This page contains written comments by the public on the Queens Bus Network Redesign that were submitted to the MTA for the 2nd Draft Plan and Proposed Final Plan. These comments were made available by the MTA under New York's Freedom of Information Law.
These comments are useful for understanding the needs of Queens bus riders and how the MTA addressed (or failed to address) their needs in the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan.
These comments are useful for understanding the needs of Queens bus riders and how the MTA addressed (or failed to address) their needs in the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan.
Comments from the 2nd Draft Plan (2022)
1,197 comments received between March 29, 2022 and June 22, 2022
1,197 comments received between March 29, 2022 and June 22, 2022
3/29/2022, 12:12 AM — where can I see the 2022 queens bus line revised draft
3/29/2022, 1:16 AM — I appreciate the increased frequency on the Q54 bus although 15 minute service would be better on weekends, especially during the day. That route could be improved by keeping it on Metropolitan Ave through St. John's cemetery instead of turning down 80th St. and Cooper Ave which tends to add a lot of delays (turning a bus always seems to take a long time).
For the Q59 service, while it does make sense to have it start at the Williamsburg Bridge bus plaza and would quicken trips on that route it does reduce the service available along the Williamsburg waterfront which is chronically undeserved by the bus network. It's mentioned that would be mitigated by the Brooklyn Bus redesign. The Brooklyn bus redesign should be shared in the meantime and the western routing of the Q54 service should not change until the Brooklyn redesign is implemented as well.
3/29/2022, 2:50 AM — Overall this is a much better plan than the previous version. I still am disappointed that I won't be able to get to Kaufman Astoria Theater and the Museum of the Moving Image on the Q66 (Northern Blvd West). In Jackson Heights too many bus stops are being removed - particularly on the Q33 and Q49 - these are operating on neighborhood streets where people are using these routes for neighborhood movements so wholesale removal of stops will cause problems - it may make more sense to re-balance bus stops by going to every 3 blocks even instead. On north/south streets removal of bus stops won't save much time and cause excessive walking distances due to passenger volumes and signal timings. Two of the stops eliminated on the Q49 will greatly reduce utility of the route and from observed passenger usage makes no sense (89 Street/90 Street at 34 Avenue and 74 Street/75 Street at 37 Avenue). Often times during the peak period I see leave-behinds on the Q72 (Junction Blvd) so I am a little bit shocked and disappointed that more frequent service is not proposed.
3/29/2022, 3:32 AM — Hello! The new plans as they pertain to my neighborhood (Jackson Heights) look like a great step in the right direction, especially the redesign of the Q49 route. Thanks!
3/29/2022, 4:40 AM — Do not reroute any of the QM2, QM20, or QM32 to the Long Island Expressway during the PM rush hour, it will just make the runtimes longer due to significant traffic, I'm sure the point of this redesign is also to save money by cutting down runs with low ridership.
3/29/2022, 5:24 AM — As a rider of the QM2 on the weekends, the wait time would be a lot longer than now and an inconvenience for weekend commuters. I also feel that sending express buses over the Queensboro Bridge still not as fast as sending vehicles through the Midtown Tunnel as well. There is always a lot of traffic and congestion on Borden Avenue while on the approach to the Long Island Expressway.
3/29/2022, 6:19 AM — we need add more bus routes.. to reach every corner of NYC... w early times.. cause subway couldn t reach anymore... sample from queens elmhurst to sheephead bay or connect island. etc...
and better pass by train station's... ...
it will raise business back to normal... public back to use MTA..
there is location couldn't reach by train only...
3/29/2022, 6:21 AM — Hi. Much better! Thank You so much for finding a way to get me and others on the Q65 a little further north up 162nd St to transfer to/from the Q12/13/28 at Sanford and Northern while still getting others to Main St. Also, thank you so very much for keeping the 164 St/Highland Av stop on the Q65 and Homelawn St/Highland Av stop on the Q31 in both directions. They were very much needed as there are many residents like myself who live in houses and apartment buildings along [REDACTED] the steep hill who benefit from those stops daily. Thank You for keeping 24/7 service and keeping both the Parsons Blvd (F) and Jamaica Center (E)(J)(Z) stations served on the Q65. Thank You for straightening the Q31 up Utopia Pkwy the full length and adding frequently and extended service hours on it as well. Only one issue, the Q65 should remain and terminate at the Jamaica LIRR station at Sutphin Bl/94 Av as it does now. Without it, commuters like myself wouldn't be able to get to/from the many lines serviced by LIRR at Jamaica Station as well as the AirTrain to JFK Airport as we do now. Thank You!
3/29/2022, 6:34 AM — I used to think the q30 to/from Little Neck was the most unreliable and infrequiently run bus (especially for the afternoon commute home). Little did I know things were about to get so much worse. Apparently I took for granted taking one bus to the F in Jamaica and getting on an express train that will take me directly to my office's stop. Under your proposed removal of the ONLY bus route that stops within one mile of my home, I now have to take a new route Q88, nearly twice as long distance on the road to Rego Park, where I will have to take a local train then change to the F, the train I need to get to my office. My usual 1 1/2 hour( which is ridiciulous to begin with) commute is undoubtably INCREASED in time. Not only will I spend longer on the bus itself (longer route also means more crowded bus!), I have to take two subway lines, transfering at Roosevelt Ave, one of the busiest stops. I cannot fathom how I would be able to survive this if I had to return to the office 5 days a week. I really hope this takes YEARS to implement so I have time to MOVE because I cannot rely on this new bus route. This change has 100% made my future commute worse, which is pretty incrdible you managed to do considering it currently clocks in at 1 1/2 hours on a GOOD day. The MTA is already one of the biggest sucks on my quality of life and this has just made things incredibly worse. Your redesign should focus on areas that are a subway desert and focus on improving those communites commutes. We have no other options than taking the bus. Focus on improving our lives, not people who don't need to take the bus when they have better and more reliable options.
3/29/2022, 6:40 AM — Hi. Thank you so very much for keeping the current Q43 routing the way it is from Jamaica LIRR Station to 268th St. Love the extension to LIJ Hospital too! Thank you also for adding a second route (new Q45) along w/ the Q43 as well on Hillside west of Merrick Blvd to the Jamaica LIRR Station. I also like the rush portion from 169 St to Springfield Blvd as the local can be serviced by the Q1. One problem is the elimination of some stops on Hillside west of 169th St (example: 163/164 Sts, 165/166 Sts). Please have the Q43 and new Q45 service those stops as the 163rd St eastbound and 164th St westbound stops are used by multiple people like myself as 164th St is a major street north of Hillside, and people also transfer from the Q43 to the Q65 at that stop instead of having to go to Parsons. The QM68 (former X68) should also serve the 163/164 St stops as well because as I said before, 164th is a major street and there is no (F) stop there that would duplicate service with the QM68. Thank You.
3/29/2022, 7:15 AM — Please, please either DO NOT end the QM3 or have another Express bus travel to/from Northern Boulevard in Flushing.
In this time of Covid, I am sure others besides me are not comfortable taking rush hour 7 trains.
We met and discussed this preCovid--I thought we made some headway convincing those in power that the QM3 is important to us.
As of now, there are NO QM3 midday buses or weekend buses. Why can't you continue the limited run (3 to Manhattan and 3 back home)?
Thank you----by the way, please let me know when the meeting/s will be and I will try to attend.
Hopeful,
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3/29/2022, 7:49 AM — This is a step in the right direction. Bus routes close to me is Q43 and Q46. Along with Q27 and Q1.
I believe reducing peak and off peak frequency is not the way to go. Maintaining a 6-8min frequency during peak and 10 min headways during off peak is crucial. According to the new plan off peak frequency will be maintained throughout the night and early morning hours. I don't know if I read that right. But that should be the way.
Proposed Q45 headways will not be sufficient. It's a direct route to LIRR and that should mean a minimum of 10 minute headways during peak and 15 min during off peak.
Proposed Q26 is excellent. Great headways throughout the week.
Are there any buses stopping at Queens Village LIRR?
I would also hope that priority corridors get Bus lane ( preferably center running bus lane) with enforcement and concrete protection along with bus shelters at all stops.
3/29/2022, 8:16 AM — I'm sad that the Q19 will no longer go from Astoria Blvd onto Northern Blvd and instead will dip down to Roosevelt and then continue to Main St. This will unfortunately change my commute. The Q19 is the only bus we have that goes from Astoria to Flushing directly and serves many people in East Elmhurst (a subway desert). The detour in the route will delay a lot of people's arrival times. Many, many people get off at the Northern Blvd + Main St stop, which will no longer exist.
I work at [REDACTED], on [REDACTED], and a number of students who live in [REDACTED] commute every day via the Q19 to [REDACTED]. Their commute is arduous enough as it is, and changing the route will make it even longer.
I hope you consider keeping the Q19 as it is!
3/29/2022, 8:20 AM — Q18 Bus Route - As many elderly and people with mobility issues ride the Q18, I feel that there should be a stop on both sides of 65th Place and Queens Blvd. Requiring someone especially the elderly and those with mobility issues to cross Queens Blvd to be able to board the bus could be dangerous. The only other option you provide is having them walk to 50th Avenue and 65th Place which isn’t a feasible option.
3/29/2022, 8:42 AM — Please consider adding an SBS bus service linking the Hunter's Point neighborhood of Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This rapidly growing neighborhood is served by one subway stop (Vernon/Jackson) on the #7 subway line, which has no elevator or escalator. It's inaccessible to those with mobility issues & difficult to navigate for parents with strollers.
Other more established neighborhoods, such as Jackson Heights, have had bus service into Manhattan for years. Long Island City desperately needs bus service.
Thank you.
3/29/2022, 8:59 AM — I like some of the proposals, however the Q78 should be combined with the Q61 to provide a subway connection to Flushing an return via Willets Point Blvd, Bell Blvd, Springfield Blvd to Springfield Gardens.
I am however opposed to combining the Q10 and Q64. I would rather see the Q10 combined with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA route.
3/29/2022, 9:07 AM — I get the idea of less bunching of buses which is a daily problem of many lines .I feel skipped stops is a mistake because people will be bunched up at the next available stop. Why not put more bus lanes on the roadways? Add traffic agent’s to give tickets for double parking that slow down the buses.
3/29/2022, 9:52 AM — This is pure stupidity. Nothing about this makes sense. These routes ha e worked this way since their inception why change it? Now because of some genius idea instead of taking one bus from the train to my home and maybe a 25 minute trip now will take upwards of an hour and I will have to transfer to two buses ? Does that make sense to you? Does that seem logical ? Does that seem more efficient ? What is wrong with you people. ? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it leave my bud alone. I already live in a transit desert where service sucks I’m referring specifically to the Q16 to Main Street. And also the QM 20 and QM2 Express buses you are gutting the MTA is a disgrace
3/29/2022, 10:14 AM — Please have either the Q25 or Q65 continue to serve Jamaica LIRR. Maybe have one or both take Hillside Av, then Sutphin Blvd, and Archer Ave maintain that connection.
3/29/2022, 10:18 AM — Hi,
As a Long Island City resident, I was disappointed to review the new Bus Redesign proposal. I am all for making the buses move faster, and a dedicated bus line is a great idea. But taking away both the Q69 and the Q66 will leave my neighborhood devoid of much of its bus service. Many senior citizens live in my building, and they rely on these two lines to connect them with the F, N, W and 7 Trains. I hope you reconsider this decision.
Thank you
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3/29/2022, 10:29 AM — I would like to comment that speeding travel time is very important, as the report mentions. I would suggest that fare collection be made as fast as possible. Possible steps could include off-bus collection (like Select Service), and faster fareboxes that would allow a quick tap or coin deposit.
Also, buses should have traffic signal pre-emption. Bus stops should be near side so that passengers could board at the red light. At present, a bus stops for a red light, crosses the intersection, and stops again for passengers; this is wasteful.
3/29/2022, 10:44 AM — Hello! I really appreciate the changes proposed, especially the Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza. I feel there is a bit of a missed opportunity in having potential bus routes between Queens and the Bronx, particularly via the RFK bridges. I feel there could be a significant benefit in having an easier connection between, for example, the South Bronx and Astoria that didn't require going through Manhattan.
3/29/2022, 10:45 AM — I've been a Kew Gardens Hills resident all my life, I remember back in June 2010, when the Q74 along with many other bus routes were discontinued. After seeing the draft plan released in 2019, I was thrilled that they finally are bringing back the Q74 route, (QT86) with a new routing, that will probably serve more purpose than before. The buses in the AM and PM rushes are probably some of the most crowded in eastern Queens. After reading this new plan, I was hoping to see the Q74 come back, but as I go through it, there's nothing about it in the new draft. I'm appalled by it, especially since a lot of people in this area get on the current Q46 bus. I like the plan that was happening for Kew Gardens Hills, but would've wished for the return of a major part in most Kew Garden Hills residents commutes.
Thank you.
3/29/2022, 10:46 AM — I love many of the changes in the new draft plan. I support the retention of the Q53 to the Rockaways, and Q49 in Jackson Heights.
Additionally, the proposal to route the Q66 straight down Northern Blvd would likely encourage me to take the Q66 instead of walking to the 7 when traveling to LIC. Maybe more competitive option. This is an improvement over the previous plan. I hope these changes go through!
3/29/2022, 11:11 AM — Hi, I live in Whitestone between Francis Lewis Blvd and Utopia Pkwy, and am currently served by both branches of the current Q16 bus. I am happy to see that the new draft of the bus network redesign maintains service between this area and Flushing Main St, whereas the original draft proposed complete replacement with a north/south route to Jamaica which would not have reflected actual commuting patterns. Overall I see a lot of systemwide improvements between the original and current drafts and appreciate all of you actually taking into account the public's feedback from the first round. (As someone who works on public transportation routing myself I know this is no easy task!)
In the latest draft, the Q16 will be cut back to no longer serve my neighborhood and will be replaced by the Q61 and Q62 rush services. I think these proposed routes are quite interesting and have some merit to them, including the express segments closer to Flushing, however I am very concerned by the overall reduction in frequency from the current Q16 service especially on the weekends when the Q61 would not operate and the Q62 would operate only hourly on Sundays. For the residents of my neighborhood, service frequency is much more important than speed of service - if you can catch a bus to Flushing 4 times an hour, or only twice an hour but save three minutes each time, there is a reduction in accessibility and convenience for riders. As proposed right now, the efficiency gained from the improved routings are not returned to riders in the form of improved service as promised - instead we would be getting a disguised service cut.
Service frequency and efficiency are the main drivers of public transportation use. The current Q16 route has very solid ridership throughout day, all week long, and I fear the new changes will discourage riders from using public transportation in favor of private cars especially on the weekend when hourly bus service is a completely inadequate way to get home from the subway. Take a ride on the Q16 and you'll notice that ridership consists largely of the elderly, schoolkids, and other underserved populations that don't have access to private vehicles and depend on the Q16 as a lifeline.
When performing your final review of the bus network redesign, please reconsider the reduction of service to Whitestone and see if the current, full-length simplified Q16 can make the cut.
Sincere thanks for responding to feedback and for the impressive work that has gone into this so far!
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3/29/2022, 11:23 AM — Please send me updates regarding the QM10 Lefrak city express line. I have been a rider for 30 plus years. It is crucial it remains running on 57th avenue /junction BLVD stop
3/29/2022, 11:39 AM — Also, please reinstate the QM2 downtown plan from the previous draft plan. Trying to get to 2 Broadway in one shot.
3/29/2022, 11:48 AM — I'm interested in the #104 Queens route bus.
When will the Q102 be replaced by the Q104.
3/29/2022, 12:05 PM — Please please do not take away the route on the Q10 that goes to 130th. These bus stops serve so many people in the community and you would be doing a disservice to this area by removing that route. You would essentially be turning it into a 2 fare route (for people who are already struggling to make ends meet) to get into work in many places by doing this. Please reconsider this change.
3/29/2022, 12:15 PM — Firstly, the new route proposals such as the buses replacing the Q29 does not make any sense regarding how another route would just take its place but extended what should have been done is extend the Q29 further not by discontinuing the route, the route itself is useful and has a lot of ridership.
3/29/2022, 12:53 PM — I have to sit down and read this proposal more throughly but my 1st impression is that the MTA did NOT listen to any of us from NE Queens!!! I was very vocal at the meeting that was held a few years ago on the 1st proposal & I have responded to all MTA surveys sent to me. This plan will bring about less reliable service, not better service!!!
Gov Hochul and Mayor Adams keep pushing for companies to reopen and want less of us to continue to regularly WFH. With all the violent crime in the city and on subways and with this poorly thought out bus design more and more people will move out of NYC!
The wait times between buses is increasing during weekday commutes!! How can we get to work on time?? Right now I get mta texts about weekday buses being cancelled on a regular basis! QM7 which is part of NE Queens making stops in Forest Hills too with the proposal! Who came up with that idea? We want better commutes and not worse!!!
Even Longer wait times for buses on weekends!!!
No more super express buses?!? Why don’t I see them?
All of this is unacceptable. The express buses are how we get in and out of the city for work, doctor appointments, theatre, etc…. We are in a transportation desert!
3/29/2022, 2:43 PM — Dear MTA!
I live in Hungary, I have been a bus driver for almost 20 years. I have received a diploma for accident-free traffic several times. I want to live in New York City. I would like to work as a bus driver at the [REDACTED]. Please help me with this matter where I can apply. Thanks for the help! Sincerely! [REDACTED]
3/29/2022, 2:48 PM — Dear Metropolitan Transportation Authority!
I live in Hungary, I have been a bus driver for almost 20 years. I have received a diploma for accident-free traffic several times. I want to live in New York City. I would like to work as a bus driver at the. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Please help me with this matter where I can apply. Thanks for the help!
Sincerely! [REDACTED]
3/29/2022, 8:29 PM — I think it’s needed since the traffic is so bad often times I can beat the bus into Flushing by walking.
3/29/2022, 9:26 PM — Can the Q78 extend to the Bronx via Throgs Neck Bridge and terminate at Westchester Square?
Can the Q40 LTD extend to Flushing via Q65 and let Q65 service Beechurst like the prior Queens Bus Redesign?
Can the Q115 extend to Flushing with the Q25 so Kissena and Parsons has 4 minute headways during Off Peak Hours?
Can the Q20 extend with the Q60 to 40 Projects?
Can the Q24 and Q42 consolidate so that the Q24 doesn't duplicate the Q56?
Can the Q55 extend to USB Arena helping out the Q57, and the Q82 terminate at Queens Village LIRR (route like current Q36)?
Can we speed up the Q46 LTD and Q48 LTD by extending the Q8 via the Q75 and Q46/Q48 to 260th Street and Union Tpke?
Can the B54 from Brooklyn extend to Forest Hills?
Can the Q7 get 2 branches with the Green Acres via Rochdale Branch labeled Q6 and the Laurelton Branch (replacing the former Q5AS or Q5ALS along 225th Street) labeled Q7A? This means the Q85 is cut back to Springfield and 145th Road.
Can the Q28 LTD extend to Queens Center via Q58 restoring the Corona Ave LTD?
Can the Q75 extend with the Q88 to Little Neck?
We also need Bronx routes via RFK Bridge including Bx41 SBS to LaGuardia Airport, so that the IBX is connected.
Can we extend the B48 from Brooklyn to Northern Blvd and Broadway via the prior QT2 and QT75 proposed routes?
Can the Q49 extend to Woodside LIRR?
Can the Proposed Q68 merge into the Q33 as Williamsburg to East Elmhurst?
3/29/2022, 9:54 PM — I agree with the Q16 opinions, they should repurpose the buses from Q62 to other needed areas in NE Queens - just let Q16 continue serving Ft Totten up Utopia. Q62 seems oddly redundant...
Q19 is a strange line... I feel like it should be more limited service like instead of local. That cross town route connects two major neighborhoods.
Q44 going to Fordham is nice but that area is always congested with double parking and traffic - probably going to cause the whole service to suffer with delays. That area needs a busway or center running bus lanes. It is still an important artery for car traffic, unfortunately.
Q50 Co-op loopy seem so inefficient but I understand bus service should have priority for one seat rides for elderly and limited mobility folks. Thinking a circulator type route for the Co-op area seems like a better idea.
Having Q16, 61, 62, and 28 turning into Union St is always problematic - it needs some transit priority. The buses gets bogged down with traffic significantly and the police station there think they can park their cars anywhere and everywhere.
Having the Q31 straightened out as N/S service is nice.
Possibly unpopular opinion? Bus service should be free on weekends or at least Sunday. They should try a one month pilot and see if economic activity picks up in local businesses and downtowns.
3/29/2022, 10:29 PM — First of what will likely be many comments. Generally speaking - what's still missing from this plan is a really new way of thinking. Circulating smaller buses to deal with distances to central lines in residential areas would make a lot more sense than full size buses in many cases.
And, you cannot expect any reasonable comments from neighborhoods that have buses out of Brooklyn left out of this discussion. For instance, the B13 and B20 spend a fair amount of time in Queens - without knowing what's happening with them, any comments on buses in those parts of Queens are meaningless. Brooklyn and Queens MUST be done together.
3/29/2022, 10:40 PM — Please keep the Westbound HILLSIDE AV/243 ST Q43 bus stop. The next stop is across a Gas Station which is highly used by cars coming off the Cross Island Parkway and by having this stop it will prevent unnecessary danger to teenagers and senior citizens that live in the area.
3/29/2022, 10:43 PM — Second general comment. Although pitched as a ground up rethinking of the bus system, it appears that existing bus stops were either retained or eliminated. In some cases, maybe it makes sense to relocate one stop, while eliminating another. But, the rethinking didn't seem to go to that level. Would likely eliminate some of those excessively long walks for riders.
3/29/2022, 11:02 PM — I have looked at the new Draft plan. It is better than the previous plan but there are still some things that need to be addressed. The Q39 is now ending and starting at 69 Street and Grand Avenue with the Q18. There is barely enough of room in that area for the Q18 now in terms of parking and layover space for buses. A lot of school kids in the Ridgewood area take the Q39 to get to schools in the Sunnyside, Maspeth and Long Island City area plus there a number of people in that area that take the Q39 to get to LaGuardia Community College. The Q67 is now covering the Ridgewood area that the Q39 use to cover but the Q67 is still taking the same route to Queens Plaza without covering those schools and the college. People/students going to those schools and the college would now need to transfer at Laurel Hill Blvd to the Q39. Laurel Hill Blvd is not a good place for this amount of people just to transfer to one bus. Also, the Q67 is now going to be a "rush" route what stops will it skip exactly? It is not listed in the route description. The frequencies for the new Q67 do not look good for the rush hour. A lot of school kids and people take the Q39 now to get to the schools and the subway trains in the Long Island City area. With a 5 minute interval on the Q39 now in the morning the buses are still packed. Also, people in the 69 Street and Grand Avenue area do not really need a bus like the new Q39 since they can simply take the Q18 to get to the subway stations (and LIRR) in Woodside. Also, the Q39 is going to be combined with the Q103. This will probably not work since the ridership on Vernon Blvd (even though it has increased) is not enough for a route like the Q39 to cover this area. Keep in mind the traffic on Van Dam Street is a nightmare and the Q39 will always be very late covering Vernon Blvd. A route like the Q103 should still remain separate or possibly be combined with a route going to Williamsburg/Greenpoint Brooklyn. I noticed the Q69 is no longer covering Queens Plaza. There are still quite of bit of people in the Q69 area in Astoria that take this route to the Queens Plaza area. I noticed the B57 has been shortened in Brooklyn, however, it has been lengthen in Queens to cover 69 Street and end near the 74 Street terminal. The B57 is too long as it is. There is a lot of traffic on that route throughout Flushing Avenue and Downtown Brooklyn. There is limited room near the 74 Street terminal area to have the route terminal there. The Q52/Q53 SBS is not covering the LIRR terminal at Woodside anymore. This route(s) should continue covering this since there are a number of people in that area that rely on Q52/Q53 SBS. I'm concerned about the Q14. The Q14 is going to be plagued with delays due to traffic traveling up the old Q23 route in Corona and on top of that the traffic in the Queens Blvd area near 57 Street. The Q104 going to Roosevelt Island might be challenging since there is so much traffic on Broadway. The Q104 should have been left alone. For the new B53 and Q68 there is limited amount of room for layover and parking near the Queens terminal stop near 48 Street. The Q10 and the Q64 should not be combined. Those are two different routes with two different purposes. A busy Airport route should not be combined with a small but very busy route that connects to an important subway line, also the demographics differ from those two routes. Extending the new Q23 to 188 Street is going to be problematic because it will be a long route plus the traffic 108 Street is not going to keep the route on-time. The new Q73 looks good, that might work. The Q68 (the old Q101) should still go to Manhattan since there are still people in Astoria that prefer a bus over a train going into the city. The Q63 is questionable because there is a limited amount of room to terminate a route in the Broadway/Queens Blvd/Grand Ave area plus there is already a local train that goes to Queens Plaza and a rout
3/29/2022, 11:05 PM — Some poor choices on stops to be eliminated:
Q10: Remaining stops along a portion of Lefferts are Metropolitan Ave and 85th Avenue, which means a long block south of the current stop at 84th Avenue, which has a K-12 Yeshiva school and Atria retirement, a tall apartment building, 2 short blocks west at 117th Street. So they would have to walk double the distance to use the Q10.
Q56: Removing 2 consecutive stops at Woodhaven Blvd East AND 94th Street making one walk to 96th Street or
go west and cross Woodhaven Blvd, which is not very safe to do. 94th/95th Street is also where there are stairs to the el's Wodhaven Blvd station east entrance.
3/29/2022, 11:05 PM — Queens bus service is horrendous. It is slow and unreliable. The Q34 needs to run on weekends. It makes absolutely no sense that it only runs during the week. Weekend service also needs to be increased.
3/29/2022, 11:18 PM — In regards to the Q61 proposal westbound. Please don’t add bus stops so close together. Specifically the proposed WILLETS PT BL/17 AV & WILLETS PT BL/146 ST bus stations. These two are not necessary.
The Francis Lewis stop is effective enough and should be considered as the center point of this surrounding neighborhood.
In regards to 146 proposal. That’s barely a block apart. The proposal on Parsons is effective enough as well.
The point is that the Westbound rush should have a more ”rushed” approach. In order for the commuter to save time to connect to the 7 train.
3/29/2022, 11:26 PM — For the QM65 why not run it through Springfield Gardens to serve new customers.
3/30/2022, 12:03 AM — I think the plan is very good and could use some minor changes. The roadway under the M elevated tracks from Fresh Pond Rd to Myrtle/Wyckoff Avs should be made into a busway for the Q55, Q98, and Q58 to speed up travel times and these routes should de moved from the road to under the El. The Q105 should run to Manhattan over the Queensborough bridge and end at the same terminal as the Q60 for increased interborough service as to serve as a backup in case there are issues with the N/W trains. There should still be continuous service along Vernon Blvd. from the Hunters Point Ferry Terminal to the Astoria Ferry Terminal similar to the current Q103 to support the growing neighborhoods in this area. This would link all the ferry terminals along the Queens Waterfront.
3/30/2022, 12:15 AM — There is a fundamental problem with the plan - specifically the bus stop rebalancing plan. This fundamental issue is that you are classifying local neighborhood routes as limited routes therefore justifying the removal of bus stops. I would like to know the criteria that you used to classify Routes Q33 and Q49 as limited. I would also like to know specific criteria used to justify the removal of bus stops along Q33, Q49, and Q72 along with data behind the removal of bus stops. On all routes I am seeing the removal of bus stops at 34 Avenue, a street that has become a neighborhood amenity and are stops that I have observed to have a lot of usage, which makes no sense. There is not a lot of opportunity for travel time savings from these specific stops is small as some of them are near side stops and the bus is already stopping most of the time due to traffic signals. The philosophy seems to be to inconvenience the residents of 34 Avenue for very little benefit. Walking distances from 34 Avenue to Northern Boulevard or 35 Avenue are in the range of 600 to 700 feet and for many users of the 34 Avenue bus stop that will be in addition to the distance they are already walking to/from a bus stop.
3/30/2022, 12:22 AM — The lack of an option on 21st street in Astoria to 27th street Queens plaza South is very inconvenient. We would now have a B route to Brooklyn on 21st street and the Q69 continuing along 21st street. I don't see how it makes sense to have a Q105 along 31st street to Q Plaza S/27th street when the N and W lines run in that same direction. With the Q100 likely to stop once Rikers closes, we are left with no options to Q Plaza S from 21st street. We have new dedicated bus lanes and we should not be losing an option but rather adding one.
3/30/2022, 12:38 AM — We need a bus line that goes downtown other than the ones on 188th and union turnpike, the express times usually do not overlap and it usually means waiting for them and if the hours are after 9am, It is nearly impossible. The new proposed changes are great for skipping stops after 188 but only if a new lines can be started for a downtown bus on Union Turnpike from Northshore and also on Hillside. This will further ensure efficiency on the streets and wait times. Wifi on the express buses can also use an upgrade. Thank you for your time.
3/30/2022, 12:42 AM — If you look at a transit map, you see a gap in the area north of Northern, West of Steinway, South of Astoria Blvd. The only available means of public transport is the Q18. The Q18 also serves other "gap" areas such as Maspeth and connects with major transit hubs. Yet you still have it at "30 min or better" in off peak hours which start at 9AM????? and end at 7PM???? You ridership data is all wonky as so many 10-6 shift office workers, as well as bartenders, actors, nurses and doctors who need to go in at times outside of that ridiculous 1950s-era window end up taking an taking their cars. Who can wait 25 minutes when you are not even sure if the bus will arrive? If it is cold or windy? If you are just plain exhausted? What good are the express buses, ferries, limited bus options, etc. if we can't get to them? I dare you to try an experiment and extend the "rush" hours to 11 in the AM and 9in the PM on weekdays, market that info, hold the bus drivers to the actual schedules and see what happens. I bet you get ridership.
3/30/2022, 12:43 AM — The Q47 Route should not remove the bus stop at 31st avenue and 74th street for the Northbound route.
A lot of bus users west of the bus route rely on that stop.
3/30/2022, 1:06 AM — Stop consolidation is good and important. Currently, many stops are spaced more closely than they need to be, which slows down buses. Eliminating closely-spaced stops is good for bus speed.
3/30/2022, 1:33 AM — This would be a great opportunity to retire triple-digit designations from Queens local buses. The Q104 could become the Q94, and likewise:
Q105 -> Q95
Q109 -> Q99
Q111 -> Q91
Q114 -> Q92
Q115 -> Q90
Also, when will Manhattan have its bus network similarly re-evaluated?
3/30/2022, 1:45 AM — Original draft plan had QT65 running on 160th street from Whitestone to LIRR Broadway station. It is perfect for people in that area if we want to take LIRR on Broadway Station. The new draft plan totally changed this. People in the area between have difficulty to go to LIRR Broadway Station now. The new Q62 is overlapping with Q31 and Q76 on Francis Lewis Blvd. It will be better if Q62 can go on 160th or 163rd street then go down to LIRR Broadway Station.
3/30/2022, 2:08 AM — Hi, in previous draft, there was new express bus route from Bay Terrace to downtown mahattan. Even it still had room to discuss the schedule, but we love to have that route! However, I dont see it in the new draft! There is a lot people who live in this area are working in downtown! Please also consider to have express bus route from Bay Terrace to downtown mahattan!
Thank you!
3/30/2022, 2:40 AM — The proposed changes to the Q60 and Q46 are unacceptable and detract from quality of life, especially for seniors and workers. Sacrificing these stops would be detrimental to seniors who rely on the bus service to do their grocery shopping, On the Eastbound Q60: Removing the Ascan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stop is totally unacceptable as that is right outside Orchard fine Foods Supermarket where a lot of people grocery shop and they take the bus go get home. Discontinuing the 77th And Queens boulevard Stop services Forest Hills South apartment complex as well as other buildings. Seniors would have difficulty in negotiating the extra blocks to get to a bus stop from the supermarket with a cart full of groceries. This does not make any sense.
Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop would cause a lot of problems for people who run out of the train at that end of Union Turnpke. They would then have to cross Union Tpke to catch the bus at 78th Avenue. Also there is a shelter at the Union Tpke stop. A lot of people take that bus and eliminating either of those stops is unacceptable.
Sacrificing and removing stops for the benefit of a speedier commute does not address the needs of the people who use it. Please keep these stops as is.
3/30/2022, 3:09 AM — Will you be providing print copies of the Queens Bus Redesign to each branch of the Queens Library system? Is the full route map available in print? Is there a full size map of the proposed system on line? Preferably an interactive version? The thumb nail map in the online "brochure" is hard to read. It is hard to see how the individual lines relate to each other without seeing the full map. While there is a lot of good information for each route you have to scroll through all 50+ of them to see how the over-all system works.
3/30/2022, 4:36 AM — Please make the Q67 and Q68 bus routes more direct. The new Q67 is going to take more of a detour than the existing Q39 in Ridgewood (same route). Currently Q39 buses take Eliot Av as a shortcut between Metropolitan Av and Fresh Pond Rd, but the new route would have buses travel an additional distance to the corner of Fresh Pond Rd and Metropolitan Av. To improve the existing Q39 route (proposed Q67 route) between 61 St and 58 St, I recommend having buses take Maspeth Av instead of Grand Av and Rust St. I would suggest having the southbound proposed Q68 take 46 St instead of 48 St in Sunnyside. Any street past 43 St is going to waste time for many riders since the entrance to the Kosciuszko Bridge is at 43 St. There's nothing you could really do for the northbound Q68 because of how the roads are laid out.
3/30/2022, 4:43 AM — I am in support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign overall, but have a comment regarding the elimination of the twice daily Q111 runs down Peninsula Blvd in Nassau County. These two daily runs provide connectivity to people who work just over the border in Nassau where no alternate means of public transportation is available. The only other options would be to walk back to LIRR and pay a much more expensive fare to travel to Jamaica and then connect to and pay a second fare to connect to other buses or the subway. The Bus Network Redesign no longer needs to be cost neutral and I hope the MTA can take a second look at the elimination of these extended runs of the Q111. The people who do use this bus are those who can least afford to have it eliminated.
3/30/2022, 5:11 AM — Q77: Should be extended to Laurelton LIRR station via current routing...
Q111/113/114: Q111 designation should remain for Guy R Brewer service instead of Q115. Q114 designation for the Rosedale service. Q113 designation should be retained for the Far Rockaway service...
3/30/2022, 5:21 AM — I wish for more bus service near east New York, specifically liberty avenue/city line. Like the old B12 routing the q8 or 6 can cover as it goes to new lord
3/30/2022, 5:22 AM — For the Q47 northbound, a stop at 74th street and 31 Ave should be considered because it has many people getting off and walking west as far as 69th street and north as far as 25th Ave. It would be unusual to have the bus stop at 76th street, just for people to walk back those blocks. Especially if the bus is going to turn, there should be a stop.
3/30/2022, 5:55 AM — The Q84 should not be having express stops after Springfield BLVD going to laurelton and from Laurelton to Springfield Blvd. The Cambria Heights neighborhood is full of seniors and older people. You expect people to walk to another stop if they have arthritis?
3/30/2022, 6:01 AM — There are some errors on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Report, final 3-28pd: 1.) All of the bus route diagrams/maps that are located within Southwest Queens (such as pages 62, 74, 79, 86, 90, 131, 145,150, 186, 237, 240, 243, 255, 328, 367 and possibly a few others) that show the Aqueduct Racetrack Subway Station incorrectly indicate this station with a white circle as this station is handicapped accessible so this subway station should be indicated with a grey shaded circle. 2.) All of the bus route diagrams/maps that are located within Southwest Queens (such as pages 62, 74, 79, 86, 90, 131, 145,150, 186, 237,240, 243, 328, 367 and possibly a few others) that show the Aqueduct- North Conduit Station also incorrectly indicate this station with a grey shaded circle as this station is not ADA handicapped accessible so this station should be indicated with a white circle. 3.) The Q55 diagram on page 251 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Report is incorrect showing the name of Juniper Bl S instead of Myrtle Avenue and Jamaica Avenue along the route corridor. One more issue is on the Queens Network Bus Diagram (Document 79621). Along Hillside Avenue on this map between Springfield Blvd. and Little Neck Parkway indicates routes 45 & 46 instead of routes 43 and 45. Hopefully the next revision these corrections will be made and updated.
3/30/2022, 6:05 AM — Q16 route, will be completely cut off from Fort Totten and it's one of the few public pools in Queens. There are over 3k kids in ps21, jhs 185 and 6k in Flushing High that live along Q16 route that will not have a way to cool in hot summer. Or take two buses for what use to be short route.
3/30/2022, 6:28 AM — Keep the QM11 as you have redesigned it on the map, but try to increase eastbound service back to Queens.
3/30/2022, 6:29 AM — This is about the current Q65 and the Q27 taking over once this redesign goes in effect:
I am fine with a new route serving me because it doesn't matter to me, but what does is my bus stop being removed, COLLEGE PT BL/25 RD. Everytime I get off that stop, at least 5 people get off this stop.
I understand bus stop spacing and all that, but this is a popular stop. People depend on buses being convenient. Walking to 26 Av or 23 Av requires more walking, and a lot of elderlies live in the neighborhood, including my grandparents. Traffic conditions aren't a big problem here so there's no point in even faster speeds.
Please reconsider this decision.
3/30/2022, 6:33 AM — Most students at JHS 185 depend on the Q34 route. Yes, there's a Q20 and a Q61. But this means students who live in the Mitchell Gardens area have to walk to their homes, or transfer buses, and the fact that the 2:25pm trip is packed of students, with up to 30-40 kids.
Bring back the Q34, and have Q20 continue on Union St. Q61 could do good for fast service to Flushing though.
3/30/2022, 8:51 AM — Re: changing the Q67/route to Q39 in the Maspeth area
You are improving service by cutting 1600 stops? By making my trip to the nearest subway longer and rerouting to a busier congested station in LIC? (Instead of Hunters Point train station - now Court Square)
As taxpayers who live in a transportation desert, we asked for expanded, easier to use transportation - not to mention Express Buses. We are not getting that by creating routes that increase our travel time.
3/30/2022, 8:57 AM — Thank you for the vastly improved draft redesign proposal. The q14 & q80 lines are great. One issue though remains on the proposed q38 route along Juniper blvd south. There are only 2 stops proposed between a very large stretch of approximately 15 blocks. One stop is at Juniper blvd south and 69th lane. And the next proposed stop is at Juniper blvd south and 80th street. Since this is the only access point for many Middle Village residents who live below Juniper Blvd south, which is already causing somewhat of a hike to access the q38 route, it simply doesn't make sense not to have additional stops along the large length of Juniper Blvd south. I realize that on the residential side of the route, there may be limitations due to home owners' driveways, but there are definitely a few options midway, which would shorten the distance between the proposed 2 stops. On the Juniper Park side of Juniper blvd south, there is nothing hindering adding stops which can be easily done. Please consider the senior residents in that area who are already losing more convenient q38 access in comparison to its current route via Juniper valley road/ Furmanville. Adding additional stops along the newly proposed Juniper Blvd south leg would be much more feasible for the riders who rely on the q38.
3/30/2022, 9:25 AM — Really liked the removal of stops in the new draft plan. But strongly oppose the “Q26” to run via 73rd Avenue. I live by Horace Harding Expressway/Springfield Blvd in Oakland Gardens and commute to Flushing everyday. This draft removed all the service to Flushing in my neighbourhood. Although I really liked the idea of non stop direct service to Flushing, but I would suggest adding a sub-route to the Q26 via Horace Harding Expressway. Just like the current Q20A/B method. Other than this problem, I really liked this plan. Please do the best to stick to the idea of stops removal, nonstop direct route, and going onto new roads that never have bus service.
3/30/2022, 9:38 AM — I am extremely concerned by the cuts proposed to the QM1/5/6 express bus lines on Union Turnpike as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign
Under the plan, express bus service on Union Turnpike between 188th Street and Main Street in both directions would be significantly cut, with service ending by 7 pm every night, and buses only running every 90 minutes off-peak and on weekends. As a frontline worker in a hospital, I take the express bus 5 days per week, and the buses are packed at all hours of the day and night. This service reduction, along with the proposed reductions in service on the Q46, would severely hurt the economic recovery and return to in-person work that Mayor Adams wants.
These cuts make even less sense with the plan for congestion pricing on the horizon, as this plan will require MORE options for public transportation, not fewer options! The E and F trains are already packed, so it is not realistic to expect so many passengers to use the subway in place of the express bus. Moreover, many people (especially women) tell me they feel unsafe taking the subway and prefer the safe environment of the express bus.
3/30/2022, 10:15 AM — The bus redesign is disproportionately eliminating transit options for people who reside in and near Rochdale Village which is home to thousands of New Yorkers. I urge you to reconsider and re-establish stops on Guy Brewer and 137th Avenue, Baisley Boulevard and Foch Boulevard. This plan is not functional nor will it allow thousands who utilize the bus lines to get to and from their destinations especially those who have no choice but to use the two fare zone transport options.
3/30/2022, 10:25 AM — Please keep the current Q39 the way it is, or please add a fork somewhere near Van Dam/Thompson. There are A LOT OF STUDENTS like me who rely on the Q39 that go to Ridgewood/Maspeth to/from their commutes. So if these plans get implemented, students will now have to walk all the way from Borden Ave to Thompson Ave, where there are A LOT of high school/college students. I urge you guys to please keep the current Q39, or add a fork to the new Q67 to Van Dam and Thompson, because many students from the surrounding schools will be benefited. Some of these schools include LaGuardia, Bard Early College, Middle College, Robert F. Wagner and more schools.
3/30/2022, 10:27 AM — I would like for the Q9 present route remain the same.
With your new proposal of the route it will be quite rough for commuters to walk 3 to 5 blocks to get the Q9 bus.
Eg. By MTA eliminating 115th avenue and Forch bus stops and for linden and 133st stop to remain is a real hassel.
That Linden stop is a dangerous stop for commuters.
The side walk is not even 6ft from the roadway.the stop lights there its a 4 way stop.
What will happen when traffic is heavy and busy on rush hours.
This needs to addressed.
3/30/2022, 10:40 AM — A bus stop is proposed to be removed on the Q38 northbound (Rego Park - Middle Village) direction. The bus stop proposed to be removed is at 63 Drive and Queens Blvd. This bus stop is by a subway station, the 63 Drive station of the M and R trains. As proposed people coming from Manhattan would have to walk to Booth Street, a distance of about 500 feet (about a tenth of a mile, about two minutes of walking at a three mile per hour pace) from the current bus stop,
In the southbound direction there is currently, and in the proposal, a bus stop at 63 Drive and Queens Blvd. from which people can get the M and R train at the 63 Drive station.
3/30/2022, 11:08 AM — This is very inconvenient for me as I don’t drive and depend heavily on public transport,I go to cosco ,LA fitness (Bay Harbor)regularly also the shopping area in five towns ,so with these arranged stops it’s very hard for me to get by .
3/30/2022, 11:09 AM — The redesign for the Q111, Q114, QM21 and QM63 does not take into consideration the needs of the residents in Rochdale Village, Jamaica, New York. You have eliminated MAJOR CONNECTING stops at Guy Brewer/137th Ave, Guy Brewer/Baisley Blvd, Guy Brewer/Foch, and Guy Brewer/Linden Blvd on the Q111 and Q114. These eliminated stops means that those traveling to Manhattan will not be able to connect to an express bus. Even the new Q115 does not stop at Guy Brewer/Linden. This means increased travel time and the creation of DOUBLE FARE ZONES. This is unacceptable for a low income neighborhood.
The QM21 is a lifeline for those working in midtown Manhattan and having it running every 45 minutes for the morning commute ridiculous. You have taken away stops that would have given us alternate connections and decreasing the service in the one express we actually need to get to work on time. You have also eliminated stops on 2nd Ave in Manhattan on the QM21 that are a lifeline for our essential workers who are employed at NYU Medical Center, Bellevue Hospitals and surrounding medical facilities which threat cancer patients among others. Again, creating double fare zones.
This is unacceptable and needs to be reevaluated.
3/30/2022, 11:50 AM — I completely disagree with the removal of service for major stops for the 111 147 Ave bus route. Specifically the removal of Baisley Blvd, Foch Blvd and any of the Rochdale stops (130,134,137). This bus route services the people of Rochdale and the surrounding neighborhoods and removing such stops makes it more difficult for commuters.
3/30/2022, 12:03 PM — I submit a request to extend the Q85 and Q86 route to include the Valley Stream LIRR bus stop. This will improve connectivity to LIRR and also serve the eastern part of the Green Acres mall - to the shops on Mill Road/Sidney Place and Roosevelt Avenue and Valley Stream LIRR.
This proposal extension will only add 1 mile east of the eastern end of the Green Acres Mall loop and will add new stops where there are more shopping and transit options along the route.
3/30/2022, 12:20 PM — I understand that the goal here is to speed up bus services but in not only my case, but my neighborhood’s, we’ll be losing service and being suffering on crowded buses more than usual. There are a lot of seniors and people with disabilities that rely on the Q85, Q111, and Q114 that have trouble simply getting to the current bus stops proposed for removal within the perimeter of Rochdale Village. With those stops removed, that practically leaves the neighborhood with no bus service at all, except for the QM21 and the newly proposed QM65, especially if you’re someone with limited mobility.
3/30/2022, 12:45 PM — Thank you very much for this updated plan, it’s a big improvement over the last bus network redesign. I really appreciate you listening thoroughly to public comments. I live in Astoria and use the M60 SBS frequently to access metro north to travel upstate and visit family in the Bronx and Westchester. My partner and I feel it’s a very important link between Astoria and northern Manhattan and the region north. Also, it’s unpleasant and environmental injustice to begin with that we have a major highway running through Astoria, the SBS line via the highway at least gives us some hyper local benefit of having this major work polluting auto infrastructure. Is the M60 being eliminated from the SBS network or is it just not shown because it’s an “M” bus? Could you please retain the M60 bus line? Also, it is possible to make a commitment in this plan the have the Queens bus network as 100% electric within the next 8 years to meet our state’s climate goals via the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act? This will also help our local air quality and reduce noise pollution. Thank you for considering this feedback.
3/30/2022, 1:13 PM — Please make a stop for us to transfer at Linden and Guy Brewer!!!!
3/30/2022, 1:22 PM — There should be a bus between Flushing and JFK Airport, as well as a bus between Jamaica and LaGuardia Airport.
The Q1 and Q9 should be extended to the Airtrain or one of the passenger terminals at the airport.
Love the Q4 extension into Elmont, the Q51 should go there as well.
The Q7 should go to Crescent Street subway station on the western end and Green Acres Mall or even a place in Valley Stream to connect with Nice Bus' n4 on the eastern end.
There should be a branch of the Q10 to Queens College on school days since the (E) and (F) express trains stop at Forest Hills for the college students.
Love the new Q12 and Q13, much more streamlined and linear.
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe this new Q17 could be extended to JFK via Farmers Boulevard?
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe this new Q20 could have a branch to Forest Hills via Jewel Avenue?
Love the new Q21.
Love the new Q22, missed opportunity to bring service back to Bayswater though.
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe the Q23 can be restructured into a LaGuardia Airport-Jamaica route somehow?
Love cutting the Q24 back to Broadway Junction.
I like the new Q25, but feel like it should at least go to that shopping center on 20th Avenue at the northern end, no?
Love the new Q27, wish the route was a little more linear on the northern end and swapped terminals with the Q17, but why fix what isn't broken you know?
The Q31 doesn't really do too well ridership-wise, so I'm pleasantly surprised by its improvements, hopefully they'll attract some ridership to it.
Disappointed by the lack of changes along Roosevelt Avenue. Missed opportunity to finally provide bus service on Roosevelt Avenue between 108th Street and 82nd Street. Also a missed opportunity to at least shift the Q32 to 83rd Street, or Q33 to 81st Street to provide some streamlining in the area.
Love the Q35 extension, missed opportunity to connect the Rockaways with the (B) and (Q) trains though.
Love the new Q37.
Love splitting the Q38, it should continue down Fresh Pond Road towards Ridgewood Terminal though, Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue is kind of in the middle of nowhere.
Love the extension of the Q39, but not a big fan of the cuts it's going to get, especially when it's busier and more useful than the Q67 in every area both routes service, except for around Calvary Cemetery where the Q67 is more useful due to serving Amazon, UPS, etc.
The Q40 change down 143rd Street is good, missed opportunity to connect that route with the commercial Jamaica Center area though.
Love the extension and added service on the Q42.
Love the Q43 extension, I guess Nassau County/NICE Bus didn't like the other route to North Shore University Hopsital huh? lol
LOVE the Q44 extension to Fordham long overdue. I figured it would parallel the Bx9's routing, but I'll take it!
The Q45 should definitely have a branch to North Shore University Hospital.
Love the Q46/Q48 changes, great ideas!
The Q47 should continue down Fresh Pond Road towards Ridgewood Terminal, Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue is kind of in the middle of nowhere.
I like that there's finally going to be a bus between The Bronx and LaGuardia Airport, the only problem is that it's the wrong one! It should have been the Bx41 getting the LaGuardia treatment first, that being said I still like the idea of extending it to LaGuardia, but I don't like the huge cut in service to Co-op City. It should instead follow a similar path as the BxM7 to Dreiser Loop or even the Dyre Avenue subway station.
Like I said before, that Q51 should most definitely go to Elmont with the Q4.
Love the Q52 extension to Jackson Heights.
Love the Q55 extension to Jamaica, long overdue.
Love the new Q57, this route is going to do some serious numbers ridership-wise.
Love the new Q58 with added service up 111th Street, excellent idea!
Love the Q59 changes, I thought that U-Turn at 63rd Drive was banned, but if it isn't anymore then awes
3/30/2022, 2:22 PM — On the Q43 extension to/from LIJ Hospital, why is there ONLY an EASTBOUND stop on North 7th Street and Hillside Ave, but no stop in the WESTBOUND direction? It makes no sense for people who get off at that stop to go to work or shop, how are they supposed to return? I live close to that intersection and currently use the NICE bus to get to businesses in Queens as well as make connections to other Queens bus routes, however, I would much prefer an MTA bus as they run 24/7, while the NICE buses do not. Since the Q43 terminates at Sutphin Blvd, it's very useful for people in northern areas of New Hyde Park to get to JFK airport. Also keep in mind that a stop there would extremely be useful for Queens residents because one of the largest supermarkets (Stop & Shop) and mini-mall is located just walking distance from that stop and there are no other options for Queens residents on Hillside Ave for several miles. Please seriously consider placement of a WESTBOUND stop at or near North 7th Street. I am sure it will be popular and well served.
3/30/2022, 4:20 PM — I hope the 137th Avenue and Guy R Brewer bus stop does NOT get eliminated. Rochdale Village is a large residential complex and the bus stop is needed for residents to get to their destination.
3/30/2022, 7:12 PM — Blah blah blah blah blah. Nothing ever gets better. I've stopped taking the bus and just park as close to the subway and walk. My kids too. You're never on time, your drivers will see someone running when they are early and keep going. You still bus bunch or worse you don't even show up. The subway has become a joke too. 2 hour commutes. Same old broken conversations on paper. We switched to the LIRR and we live in Queens bc we need our jobs. Even the LIRR is a hot mess since MTA took over. My kids are leaving NY as are many others, I get it. Go to Japan, see what they do. That's my answer. Because you guys couldn't get a bus system to run on time of your life depended on it. All we hear at this point is blah blah blah. 52 years and nothing changes but words on paper.
3/30/2022, 7:56 PM — This redesign is not supporting citizens living in Rochdale Village who need to commute to Manhattan. I need the old route back. Bus Redesign Q111, Q114, Q115 (new line). Q113 Eliminated.
Major stops eliminated: Guy Brewer & 137th Ave (connects to QM21), Baisley Blvd, Foch, Linden Blvd (connects to QM63).
3/30/2022, 7:59 PM — This new draft plan is not conducive to a lot of people, myself being one of them. You’re taking away main stops along guy r brewer that people use to catch these limited buses. You’re taking away most of the stops that are accessible for the people of Rochdale Community. Also this new plan will make people have to use double fare to now get where they are going on guy r brewer alone, let alone more money if they have to get on another bus or train afterwards. This new draft plan is not a good plan and I feel it should not happen
3/30/2022, 10:26 PM — This new bus route would be an awesome idea. I work in [REDACTED] and the drive is horrible. I would definitely utilize this new bus route. Please let's make it happen
3/30/2022, 10:28 PM — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Below are my suggestion, 2 of 3 QM8 (To Glen Oak, Eastbound only) via Oakland Gardens, it has two advantages, first of all, QM8 can be serve Oakland Gardens residents, another advantage is SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP always traffic jam, if QM8 via 69 Av, it saves a lot of traffic time.
Below is the route suggestion:
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/69 AV Keep
Eastbound 69 AV/CLOVERDALE BL New
Eastbound 230 ST/69 AV New
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/67 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/64 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/224 ST Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/CLOVERDALE BL Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/231 ST Remove
Eastbound DOUGLASTON PKY/65 AV Keep
or
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/69 AV Keep
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/67 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/64 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/224 ST Remove
Eastbound 69 AV/CLOVERDALE BL New
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/CLOVERDALE BL Keep
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/231 ST Keep
Eastbound DOUGLASTON PKY/65 AV Keep
3/30/2022, 10:34 PM — I really like the draft plan. It is connecting a lot of neighborhoods together. I am all for the reduced stops. I have seen a lot of complaints about the reduced spots for the elderly but I don't think the reduction will be so drastic. I have heard people say it would extend it by a quarter mile and that seems more than fine to me.
I understand people are complaining but so many more people rely on it to get to work and school so I am all for the reduced stops.
3/31/2022, 12:29 AM — My CAR commute Tuesday:
From East Elmhurst:
1/2 hour round trip to drive my son to the subway in Woodside.
Home
One hour round trip to drive my girls to school in Astoria.
Home
1 hour to pick up my girls from school in Astoria.
Home
1/2 hour to pick up my son from Woodside
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my girls to and from the Boys and Girls club in Astoria.
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my son to basketball in Astoria.
Home
That's 5 hours driving in one day because there is no public transportation from East Elmhurst to Astoria for teens. Home
1 hour round trip to drive my girls to and from the Boys and Girls club.
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my son to basketball in Astoria.
Home
That's 5 hours driving in one day because there is no public transportation from East Elmhurst to Astoria for teens.
We need a new bus route down 31st Ave from East Elmhurst to Astoria (from at least the 90s to 21st St).
Also, we need an express bus down Northern Blvd. from at least the 90s in Queens to Manhattan (over the Queensboro bridge). Please get rid of the bike lanes on Northern and replace with dedicated bus lanes.
The bike lanes are not being used and causing too much traffic and car congestion on Northern Blvd. An express bus and dedicated bus lanes would also reduce overcrowding on the 7. Do not have a bus end at the subway in Woodside. Make sure the bus lane and new bus route goes all the way to Manhattan! I won't use it if I have to transfer to the subway in Woodside. If the bus stops at Woodside, I'll continue to drive my son to the subway. But my son and I would use it if it goes to Manhattan. Make sure the bus goes to Manhattan! That's really important. Please.
3/31/2022, 12:44 AM — Strongly urge the MTA to establish an express bus route from southern Brooklyn (Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay) to JFK Airport. Either directly to the airport or at least to the Howard Beach IND/Airtrain stop. Currently, the only way to get to JFK from southern Brooklyn by public transportation is via the Atlantic Terminal LIRR to Jamaica to the Airtrain - a two hour trip at best.
3/31/2022, 12:45 AM — We have been petitioning for the Q77 bus in Springfield Gardens to extend the ridership to a few blocks to 147th Avenue to make connections to the Q111 and Q113 to have passengers make connections instead of going all the way to Jamaica Avenue to make connections to Q77 as well as Q5, Q85, N4. This has been a prolong proposal to our elected officials and it has been on the backburning for years. When will the residents of Springfield Gardens, Rosedale & Far Rockaway get into fruitition.
3/31/2022, 12:46 AM — I am requesting that you keep the Baisley Blvd and Guy R. Brewer Blvd/137ave bus stops.
3/31/2022, 1:44 AM — I was very happy to see that the Q49 has been put back in the plan, and that the frequency will get better?? (it's been pretty bad lately).
I'm not delighted about losing our own stop (78th) but am working on acceptance -- i.e., it is a tradeoff for making the buses run faster.
HOWEVER -- the stop at 37th Ave and 74th St. (northbound) is really important! Many people go shopping at the Indian grocery stores on their way home from the subway. They tend to have really heavy bags because of stocking up on staple items that are not sold in regular grocery stores. (i.e., rice in 10-20 lb bags)
So every bus has a few people with heavy groceries who get on the bus at 37th Ave. For the mobile (like me), a walk with the extra load is annoying but good exercise, but I do see quite a few elderly folks, parents with children, etc., for whom the extra walk would probably make it impossible.
3/31/2022, 1:53 AM — Thank you!!! This is great. Especially the Q23 changes, it will save time on my wife's commute and enable us to reach some other places we go for shopping more easily
An Express bus stop to downtown Manhattan at Kew Gardens subway station would be great, especially if those routes are using Queens blvd anyway
3/31/2022, 2:22 AM — I would like to know why the bus stops going west from Marathon Pky to Douglaston Pky where changed.....There are no stops between these two points except for a stop on the same block of the Douglaston Pky stop.....so why is there two stops on the same block and nothing in between....my suggestion would be to put back the stop at 245th Street....
3/31/2022, 3:22 AM — The QM22 bus needs to be restored. The QM22 had so much potential as a bus route but MTA never cared to add more service. Since it was discontinued in 2010, there has been more real estate development and gentrification of Astoria. Astoria is losing direct Midtown service with the loss of the Q101 and introduction of the new Q68, restoring the QM22 would be a great way to make up for that. Especially since the Q69 is supposed to provide non-stop express service to the subway, where many people transfer to overcrowded subways to Manhattan anyways. The QM22 would also provide system resiliency in the event of a disruption of N and W service as you would have people who will be willing try a relatively cheaper express bus rather than take a relatively more expensive Uber or Lyft. I would The new residents moving into Astoria don't generally like using local buses and this has already been established with the failure of the B91 and B92 during the L train shutdown in gentrified Williamsburg, but the new residents would consider taking the bus if it had amenities, peace and quiet, which is what the express bus has. That is why the QM22 being restored is important.
3/31/2022, 3:23 AM — Hi i don t see the qm3 express bus mentioned
3/31/2022, 3:31 AM — The QM22 bus needs to be restored. There will be no direct midtown service from Astoria since the Q101 to Manhattan will now be the Q68 to Brooklyn. Much of the ridership to Manhattan on the Q101 originates from north of the Grand Central Parkway. As much as MTA wants to establish better Queens-Brooklyn connections, many of the transplants moving into Astoria will not use local buses. This is very clear and has precedent with the low ridership of the B91, B91A, B92 established during the L train shutdown. However given many transplants willingness to use Uber/Lyft as an alternative to the subway, an express bus in Astoria would be appropriate as MTA would be smart to encourage customers to stay on MTA services by providing an upmarket alternative to the subway rather than lose them to Uber/Lyft. Since many of the midtown riders on the Q101 board north of the Grand Central Parkway, providing QM22 service along Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street would be an appropriate alternate. To save resources on the new QM22, MTA could operate a single variant via Madison Avenue instead of separate 3rd and 6th Avenue services which was the case with the original QM22.
3/31/2022, 3:36 AM — Absolutely horrible redesign . The Q1 on Springfield Blvd eliminated is stupid many including myself ride that bus to the subway now I have to take two buses . The Q88 bus is heavily used why are you cutting the line . Leave them the way they are
3/31/2022, 3:39 AM — Bring back the QM22 bus. Demographics have significantly changed in Astoria since the discontinuation of this bus in 2010 and there are riders who would use an express bus as an upmarket alternative to the subway. Many people in Astoria use Uber/Lyft as an upmarket alternative to the subway, an express bus would help keep these people on MTA services. MTA already runs lower ridership express buses in neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Rego Park which are designed to draw people off of the overcrowded Queens Boulevard Line, since the Queens Boulevard Line, Flushing Line, Astoria Line and 60th Street Tunnels are at maximum subway capacity and ridership has dropped on the QM10/QM11/QM12/QM40/QM42, an express bus from Astoria/Jackson Heights that performs the same function as the QM10/QM11/QM12/QM40/QM42 is appropriate. Another thing is that there's an N/W subway extension to LaGuardia Airport that is being discussed, restoring the QM22 now would help provide resiliency in the event that there is need for greater subway capacity on the 60th Street tunnel and the Astoria line due to the subway extension to LaGuardia Airport. Other gentrifying neighborhoods like Inwood already have express bus service, now is the time to restore the QM22.
3/31/2022, 3:44 AM — Please bring back the QM22 bus. There is no longer any direct bus service to Midtown from Astoria because you're turning the Q101 into the Q68 to Brooklyn. Most Q101 riders to Midtown board north of the Grand Central Parkway. An express bus is appropriate for these people. Also there is new development in Astoria along 21st Street and you are already proposing an express Q69 to the subway where many people will be transferring to Manhattan anyway. There are more people coming back to work and uncomfortable using the subway in Astoria. These are all good reasons to bring back the QM22.
3/31/2022, 4:11 AM — Hi! After looking at this bus network redesign, I've got to say that I'm quite pleased. Increasing spacing on routes, and adding new SBS, limited, and rush services is bound to increase ridership, and replacing some routes will make certain one seat rides, subway transfers, and other accessibility concerns easier. Furthermore, increased headways and new interborough will be also likely induce more ridership demand in North Brooklyn and Queens.
However, to ensure that the MTA bus service remains accessible to everyone, I'd like to remind the MTA that increasing stop spacing should also come with increased paratransit options for the elderly and disabled. This way people who are both elderly and disabled and may not be able to walk to the new bus stops can continue to get around with ease.
Lastly, and this is more of a local issue, would it be possible to allow an easier B62 transfer to Court Square? I am aware that part of this plan is to reduce the amount of side tracking that routes currently do, but Court Square remains a crucial transfer point for the B62 to the Queens Boulevard Line for Williamsburg residents who live further away from the G train, and, bar an extension of the G back to Forest Hills which would allow riders to transfer to the QBL at 21 st, a connection to Court Sq should probably remain for the time being. This connection would also benefit new riders from the eastern part of Astoria who may want to transfer to the QBL, and limited stop spacing will increase operating speeds and headways more than enough to counter this slight detour.
Thank you for taking your time to read my comments, questions, and concerns. I wish you a fine day.
Best,
Max
Student of Chemistry and Urban Studies at [REDACTED]; and long-time Brooklynite.
3/31/2022, 4:17 AM — hi
3/31/2022, 4:26 AM — One important issue with the proposed Q57 route is that the route doesn't serve the 179th Street Subway Station for former Q110 (rush hour) and former Q36 passengers along Jamaica Avenue from Floral Park, Bellerose, Queens Village and Hollis. Although the Q57 does serve the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station this station is about ten to twelve minutes further west of the 179th Street Subway Station which would increase a passenger's commute into Manhattan via the subway. In order to rectify this situation, I have the following suggested route revisions to the proposed Q57, the Q55 and Q56 routes. In the westbound direction the Q57 bus could make a right turn at 179th Place/Jamaica Avenue and travel toward Hillside Avenue stopping at the corner of 179th Place/Hillside Avenue where the former rush hour Q110 used to terminate at. After this point the westbound Q57 bus could make a left turn and travel non-stop to Merrick Blvd. making a left turn at Merrick Blvd. and traveling along Merrick Blvd. to Jamaica Avenue continue westbound on its normal route. One bus stop could be added along Merrick Blvd. near 90th Avenue close to the 165th Street Bus Terminal. In the eastbound direction the Q57 bus could make a left turn at 168th Street and travel toward Hillside Avenue with one stop added at 168th Street/89th Avenue and then the bus would continue along 168th Street and then make a right turn at Hillside Avenue and travel non-stop to the 179th Street subway Station. After stopping at the 179th Street Subway Station the westbound Q57 bus could then and then make a right turn at either 179th Street or at 180th Street and then travel toward Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the eastbound Q57 would then make a left turn and continue on its normal route toward Little Neck.In order to provide local bus service along Jamaica Avenue between 168th Street and 179th Street the Q55 and Q56 routes due to the suggested additional changes to the Q57 route the Q55 and Q56 routes could also be extended east along Jamaica Avenue to serve former Q57 points along Jamaica Avenue plus to also serve the 179th Street Subway Station. In the eastbound direction both the Q55 and Q56 buses would first be extended east to 178th Street/Jamaica Avenue making all local stops such as at 170th Street, 173rd Street, 175th Street (added back - School P.S./I.S. 268Ql). At Jamaica Avenue/178th Street both the Q55 and Q56buses would make a left turn (with a stop added along 178th Street near Jamaica Avenue) and then these two buses would continue along 178th Street to Hillside Avenue. The Q55 and Q56 routes could then layover either along the east side of 178th Street at the southeast corner of Hillside Avenue or the Q55 and/or the Q56 could make a right turn at Hillside Avenue and another right turn at 179th Street and layover along the west side of 179th Street or make another right turn at 180th Street and layover along the west side of 180th Street at the southwest corner of Hillside Avenue. This would depend upon the MTA and where NYCDOT could place additional bus stops at. for these two routes to terminate at. Returning back in the westbound direction the Q55 and Q56 could travel south along 179th Street or 180th Street back to Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the westbound Q55 and Q56 buses would then make a right turn and stop along Jamaica Avenue at 179th Street,175th Street (added School P.S./ I.S. 268Q), 173rd Street and then continue on their normal westbound route.
Another separate option in lieu of making changes to the Q57, Q56 and Q55 routes would be to provide a separate Rush route (Purple bus route) could operate along Jamaica Avenue from Little Neck Parkway or 257th Street to the 179th Street Subway Station but that would terminate at 165th Street Terminal similar to that of the Q2 route and Q82 routes. The Q9 route could also be revised and extended up to travel
3/31/2022, 4:29 AM — Has Braunstein taken a Bus in FH or Rego Park, Queens, namely Q60, Q23, Q38, QM11,10, 40? about a year ago some Bus Shelters removed. Heavy residential and shopping malls here, and Seniors unable to take Subways.
3/31/2022, 4:52 AM — The proposed new redesigned Q16 route is excellent - Good Job!! I can get to Downtown Flushing using only one bus. Great Job!
3/31/2022, 5:45 AM — The proposed Q10 route solves the problems created years ago when the Q74 route was eliminated.
3/31/2022, 5:48 AM — Here are comments / suggestions... from a senior
I'm happy to speak with someone if they want... this is a landline and my answering machine broke...best time to call is usually noon
1) Take seniors and people with disabilities seriously. FOR EXAMPLE: Even while wearing my reading glasses(which gives me 20-20 vision), and ENLARGING view to 500%... I still can't read the numbers on the routes on the proposed map. Too small too blurry...
2) The proposed bus STOPS are not shown... that would, in my case, make a huge difference. When can I expect to see the proposed stops?
2) Thank you for restoring the #38 route... I made as much noise as I could, when it was left out of the last proposal. Apparently someone (maybe my councilman) helped get the word to you... because the public meeting for feedback was a total waste of my time. When I left in disgust because NO ONE was taking feedback from anyone.. there were 3 other people who left with me. We were all... to put it politely... VERY unhappy. We all paid to get to the meeting (by bus!), we were all seniors who didn't love going out at night for this, and then (for me) having to walk home on dark deserted streets. That won't be a problem if its on zoom... but I am very wary and suspicious that when someone from the MTA says that they want my opinion, what they really want is for me to think the MTA wants my opinion... it's more pr than reality.
3) For routes that typically get most of their riders during rush hours, has the MTA considered using vans? Smaller vehicles = less gas.
4) When I read that the reason the MTA wants to make changes is to better serve the public... that's great. But when another huge reason is NOT mentioned... $$$$... I tend to question everything I am told. Being transparent means being honest.
5) PLEASE REMEMBER: Seniors, Disabled! Not everyone can run for a bus, or walk more than a couple of blocks. Or afford a cab.
5) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I know that I tend to get grumpy. I feel the way you feel when I am ignored. I APPRECIATE YOU too... it's not all doom & gloom... and I know that probably most people at the MTA are working their butts off and have been / continue to be, asked to do more than humanly reasonable. So thanks!
3/31/2022, 6:07 AM — Why have you left the B20 and the B13 out of your study? These are key routes that connect key arts of Brooklyn and Queens, like other Brooklyn routes discussed in this plan, yet they are left out. Please don't forget to include these routes in your consideration and don't just address them in a Brooklyn specific plan that forgets to consider their importance to Interborough Connectivity.
3/31/2022, 7:07 AM — Two comments:
1) the distance in the proposed first stop after leaving the 74 st Roosevelt terminal, the Q49 spans Roosevelt Ave, 37th Rd, 37th Ave before the draft proposed stop at 35th Ave 74 st. Those avenues are equivalent to 3 East-west blocks each. The span is equivalent to walking several football fields. I suggest that the Avenue stops be retained as is. I am a senior with mobility issues and the proposed distance is a major challenge. Many seniors by necessity use buses.
.I respectfully ask that the Avenue length be reconsidered and have 37 ave 74 street remain a stop eastbound. It presently has a shelter enclosure and bench. Thanks so much.
2) Eliminated Q29 bus will negatively impact Newtown HS students, hospital workers, shoppers both going to QC mall as well as shoppers coming into our Jackson Hts neighborhood supporting our small businesses. The 7 train 82 st stop connecting to the Q29 helps commuters heading to and from Elmhurst. The Q29 is utilized and important to the neighborhood. Listed on the chart of eliminated Q29 are Q14, 80 and Q38 routes which don’t service anywhere near the Q29 route.
3/31/2022, 7:48 AM — The 3/30/22 revised Queens bus design draft is much improved from the 2020 version. Thank you for listening to your customers. I appreciate all the hard work being done.
Several comments regarding the current draft:
1) Please take into account when assessing bus speed that allowable street speeds have been lowered.
2) Having back door entry will speed up boarding time. Even though omny isn’t up to speed now, we are planning for years to come so “build it and they will come.”
3) Garbage trucks, delivery and food trucks, double parked cars are the real time wasters. Install cameras on the bus dashboards that take a photo and automatically generate a traffic ticket. People will learn when it has a financial consequence. Just do it. As a matter of fact, start with the camera/ticket option now and measure the improvement. Same with rear entry. Can be done more quickly than waiting to finalize routing changes.
4) If stops are removed, be mindful of some things. Removing a stop running east-west is better than removing an Avenue block stop which represents at least the equivalent of three east /west sized blocks. Much further and a bigger challenge to seniors.
There needs to be sheltered stops with benches to accommodate the longer walks to the next bus stop.
Please retain the eastern direction stop of 37 ave 74 st on the Q49. The distance from the 74 st Roosevelt terminal until the first proposed stop at 35 ave 74 st is quite a distance. It spans across Roosevelt Ave , 37 Rd, 37 Ave til it reaches 35 ave 74 st. For a senior it is like walking several football fields. Seniors rely on buses as many of us cannot climb the subway stairs.
5) Northern Blvd needs an express bus that runs from Flushing into Manhattan. I don’t expect the MTA to take on another such redesign project for another hundred years so thinking of our current and future needs will serve us better now.
Lastly, can you provide an email address for Andy Byford? I know he is in London but it is important that I reach him. I didn’t believe him that our comments would be taken into consideration in redraft. I would like to apologize for yelling at him and thank him.
3/31/2022, 9:10 AM — I am an essential worker, who depended solely on the Qm21 to get me to work. You cannot eliminate the stop on 34th and 2nd Ave. this stop is what helps me to get to work to care for sick people. This is not ok. In affluent neighborhoods this would not happen, actually in affluent neighborhoods the bus stop is directly in front on the hospital. By removing this stop you are causing hundreds of healthcare heros who ride the bus to be delayed in their commute which affect the patients we care for every day and depend on us
3/31/2022, 9:13 AM — I do not agree with the plan to remover the stop at 34th and 2nd Ave. i am a health care worker and this will cause a huge inconvenience for me. To get to most hospitals in the city we need this stop. The Qm21 was my only dependable source of transport during the pandemic especially on very long days. Removing this stop wil cause a huge delay in my commute and. On a bigger note affect the patients I care for every day. Please do not remove this stop
3/31/2022, 9:39 AM — Proposal for bus stop location for the Q38 northbound and southbound directions at Juniper Blvd. South and 80 Street.
The Q38 southbound direction (Middle Village - Rego Park) bus stop sequence number 8 on the New Draft Plan Brochure, a new bus stop due to rerouting, shows it on the website to be located on the southeast corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80 Street. I propose that it be moved to the southwest corner. This location is by PS 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole school. Parents with their kids would be let off the bus at the school and not have to cross 80th Street. Also, with the new routing most people would be coming from the area on the side of the school and would not have to cross 80th Street to get to the bus stop.
In the northbound direction (Rego Park - Middle Village) the bus stop should be located on the northwest corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street (new bus stop sequence number 11 on the New Draft Plan Brochure). Because of the proposed rerouting of the Q38 most people live in the area on the west side of 80th Street and south of Juniper Blvd. South, thus they would not have to cross 80th Street. This proposed bus stop location is located directly across from PS 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole school. With this location parents and their children would only have to cross one street, Juniper Blvd. South, to get to the school, whereas if the bus stop was located on the northeast corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street they would have to cross two streets: Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street. Most people going to Juniper Valley Park go to large area of the park which is at the northwest corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street where I propose the bus stop be located.
3/31/2022, 10:06 AM — Taking away the 2nd Ave stop on the Qm21 after all these yrs would hurt so many. I’ve been taking it for 25 & 1/2 yrs. That stop is so beneficial to so many. Why take it away?
3/31/2022, 10:21 AM — Keep my Q29 Bus
Is my kids transportation
3/31/2022, 11:05 AM — You should swap the northern terminals for the Q33 and Q47, giving the Marine Air Terminal a 24/7 to the subway at Jackson Heights and making the Q33 a more linear route.
3/31/2022, 11:06 AM — I am in my 60’s, do not drive, and often have mobility issues. I cannot afford to take Uber or Lyft every time I need to go to the doctor or physical therapy or to a grocery store. Losing any bus lines (especially the Q29) would be devastating for me. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the individuals crafting the redesign. Feel free to contact me.
3/31/2022, 11:12 AM — I like the new Q80 route being the new Q29. I like that it goes up 80th Street (putting it physically closer to Maspeth), still reaches the M and R subways, and still reaches Queens Center Mall. It also distributes coverage more evenly than having it go up Dry Harbor Road.
What I would like to see with the Q80 is an extension at the southern end into Glendale, specifically Central Avenue westbound. Many people take the Q55 just to transfer to the Q29, so this would be beneficial. Also many students walk from 80/Cooper to IS 119.
I also like the Q14 routing, more than the QT83. Anecdotally, many people travel between Corona and Ridgewood, so I like that the Q14 goes through Corona Plaza, definitely a local hotspot. Glendale could also be helped out with an extension onto at least near Cypress Hills Street and Myrtle Ave, perhaps further east towards the 70s.
Only thing I dislike about the Q14 is that it avoids the Metropolitan Ave subway station. There's also a mall and a high school there.
3/31/2022, 11:25 AM — Good evening,
Please do not remove the Q29 bus line. This line is essential for students, parents and community members to transport to schools, shopping mall and homes. Thank you.
3/31/2022, 11:35 AM — This is ridiculous! Q29 is major route from Roosevelt to queens center mall . Seriously ? You are be that so low, cut the services from major queens section to save your money and given to all your shareholder? This line has been serving in queens more decades.
3/31/2022, 11:43 AM — Please keep Q29 stop on Hoffman Drive. My child goes to Ps .119. Q 29 is the bus he takes to 80st and then walk about 10 blocks to school. With the new bus plan Q80, we will either walk to Grand Ave or 57th Ave and 92 street(crossing the Blvd if death). It is such a long hike before he gets on the bus, then another long hike to walk to school. His usual commute is about 13 mins on the bus then 8 mins walk. With this updated route, and bus frequency of every 12 mins, he will need to be prepared for one hour commute. I can’t imagine walking and waiting for the bus during winter months.
Please keep Q29 bus
3/31/2022, 11:45 AM — Please keep Q29 bus that’s the only bus that goes to my son school at PS IS 119 Glendale that school is g$t school that probably 8 school buses from our area for kids schooled there. Almost all kids enrol in GAnd T and siblings gs with G n T go to that school my son be 7th grade next year and need to get to q29 bus only bus go there from Elmhurst thank upu
3/31/2022, 12:01 PM — For buses (and train riders) to make better connections, they need to utilize their info screens to provide transfer connection data like Bustime/Google does. That way riders can make informed decisions on transfers.
There are apps available but having real time data on those screens is more convenient.
3/31/2022, 12:08 PM — Free weekend bus service should be studied to see if it can improve local economic activity.
During the height of the pandemic when buses were free for a time, I took the bus to places I normally would not have other times and visited businesses that remained open. It was a new experience for me and I wish to see it again when ridership is back and businesses are all open. Perhaps free buses will increase foot traffic through local downtowns and bring more tax revenue to the city.
You could even swap free parking Sunday for free bus service.
I would love to see this as a test pilot for a month or two just to test the waters with fanfare.
3/31/2022, 12:25 PM — I am writing to express my concern regarding the redesign on the Queens bus routes. Since my location is in Elmhurst, I can't imagine what I would do if you eliminate Q29. I take that route almost to move to and from the 7 train. I use it to go to my daughter's after school activities. It has been very helpful and I think it would be very difficult for people in my neighborhood to find new routes to move around.
Please reconsider keeping our Q29 buses for the Elmhurst people.
3/31/2022, 12:26 PM — The area in Union St/Flushing between Northern Blvd and Roosevelt is a choke point for car traffic and buses. The 109th Precinct uses Union St as their parking lot and travel through there is exceedingly difficult when cars and buses are making their turns into 37th Ave. This area requires significant transit priority and scrutiny in the upcoming redesign.
I would propose no parking during AM and PM rush and working with 109th Precinct to park their vehicles elsewhere, like repurposing the parking structure nearby. Having bus lanes would be a major plus.
3/31/2022, 12:38 PM — Bus Q29 needs to remain!!! Lots of students, seniors, health workers and all rely on this line that has served the community for over 50 years!!! Madness to even consider eliminating it. Our community cannot afford to loose it.
3/31/2022, 12:55 PM — Please don’t cut the q29 bus line it’s my only way home to a father of 7 kids please I beg you.
3/31/2022, 12:56 PM — Please do not take the q29 bus away we have lived in the Hampton stop for many years ! That’s the only safe way to get home now a days because the train is not even safe ! Please don’t get rid of this bus Corina area and elmhurst really needs it
3/31/2022, 3:24 PM — Keep Q29 Bus Route. It’s essential for most of us as it is the closest transportation compared to the trains at night! It’s scary to walk from the train station and the buses help us get home safely!
3/31/2022, 4:01 PM — Please don’t eliminate the Q29! My family uses it all the time. Don’t cut up the Q29 route. PLEASE
3/31/2022, 4:22 PM — DOT eliminated 23 bus stops along the Q66 route along Northen Boulevard which affects seniors, the disabled and hundreds and hundreds of children from IS145. DOT has put our children’s lives in danger without any community input for the sake of pleasing politicians financial donors. DOT is destroying a neighborhood and nobody seems to care.
3/31/2022, 4:45 PM — There should be a bus route between Jackson Heights and The Bronx.
3/31/2022, 6:28 PM — Extend the Q1 up Jericho Turnpike to 257th Street.
There should be a bus connecting Floral Park LIRR with Little Neck Parkway.
3/31/2022, 6:42 PM — Apparently the MTA has nothing better to do than make it even harder for working and elderly people to get to their destinations. Stop messing around with the Q32 route and just add more buses!! Ticket and tow the people that park in the bus stops on Roosevelt ave and service would run faster. You removed bus stops on the Q66 route and the wait for a bus is the same......too long.
3/31/2022, 8:00 PM — Keep the Q29!!!!!! This is the only way many families has of getting to the mall and grocery stores that are near it.
3/31/2022, 10:30 PM — You need to correct your chart, you left out the Q21 replacing the Q29 in Elmhurst/Jackson Heights portion of it's old route. It lists 3 lines replacing the Q29 but none of them goes near Elmhurst/Jackson Heights.
On the Q53 SBS I think its a mistake to terminate it at Broadway/75th Street in Jackson Heights. That area already has a number of bus lines terminating there serving commuters. Adding two more lines will increase congestion/traffic not to mention you'll be inconveniencing all the people who use it from 61st Street. The Q53 has be terminating in Woodside for over 50 years. Now suddenly it's a problem? You're moving it out of Woodside because of the Q70 Airport bus. Your inconveniencing commuters for tourists and travelers. That's wrong.
3/31/2022, 11:41 PM — How is it possible you made things worse for people of Middle Village. NO service on Eliot Ave or 69 st. No service to the queens mall or LIRR or 80 st. without transfer to two or three buses. All you did was divert traffic from Eliot Ave to Juniper Park. Rethink the the Q38 service. Q18 and Q67/
3/31/2022, 11:45 PM — Moving the Q38 from Penelope Ave, Furmanville Ave, and Juniper Valley Road removes it from very many residents of Middle Village. Rerouting it to Juniper Bouldvard South (along the park) is bad enough; but when there are only two local bus stops at 80th Street (New Stop Sequence 11) and 69th Lane (New Stop Sequence 12) ; it removes bus service from a sizeable portion of our population. Residents should not be expected to walk such a great distance to the nearest stop.
Furthermore, removal of the Eliot Ave section in North Middle Village can be a significant loss. Frequency and transfer times to the New Q14 route may never make up the loss you are doing by severly limiting the Q38.
4/1/2022, 12:11 AM — Premier HealthCare & YAI Center for Specialty Therapy bus stop on northern and 211 st can not remove that stop because that place for disability medical cinc and therapy place . That stop for disability service. Please not remove that stop.please save that bus stop This is for q12/13 bus route
4/1/2022, 12:18 AM — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE Q29 BUS LINE!!!
This line is essential to Elmhurst residents like myself who rely on it as transportation especially when I go to parts of Elmhurst (further away from the subway lines) and Jackson Heights especially in the evenings to visit family or patron local Queens restaurants. As a woman who is alarmed of high/rising crime rates such as sexual assault, I rely on this bus line to safely mobilize in my neighborhood. Traveling from 82nd and Roosevelt Ave for example takes about 45 mins - 1 hour to take the 7 train and then the R/M (which many times goes express to Forrest Hills because of construction causing me to then take the train back for the local stops ) to my stop (Woodhaven Blvd). By comparison the q29 is a 10 minute bus ride only a few blocks from my house. Please do not remove this essential line for Elmhurst/Rego Park residents. As the subway feels increasingly dangerous, I would not feel comfortable in leaving my house during the evenings.
4/1/2022, 12:22 AM — Thank you for restoring the Jackson Heights routes, particularly the Q49, the western portion of the Q66, and the Q53. I also do actually appreciate the stop consolidation on the Q49 and Q66, but want to emphasize that the frequency is really important. The Q49 has a ton of people going to East Elmhurst at rush hour so the increased frequency is great. Also love the extensions of the B57 and B62!
4/1/2022, 1:03 AM — In the Bayswater section of the Rockaway community (CB14) a population of 19,000 residents there is no Queens bus service. To remedy this hardship, I am requesting an extension of the Q22 bus line route to include and extend the route down Mott Ave beyond Beach Channel Drive.
Thank you very much.
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4/1/2022, 1:09 AM — It is crucial to Elmhurst residents that the Q29 bus route stay. As elderly residents of Elmhurst who live along the route will need to walk longer distance to and from subway stations to reach places like Queens Center Mall and Jackson Hts and 82nd street . Elderly or handicapped persons would need to walk the elevated crest on Hampton St. to get to Corona Ave.
it is of utmost importance to keep this bus route !
4/1/2022, 1:26 AM — Keep the q29, people who can’t wake up the stairs on the subway will have no way to get to the mall from Jackson heights… it would be a different story if the train stations had elevators but this would cut off a lot of people in Elmhurst who rely on the q29. The first stop always has a huge line of people waiting , it’s a necessity to keep the q29 going!
4/1/2022, 1:49 AM — I am the director of a senior-serving program in Jackson Heights. The Q66 runs through the neighborhood we serve. We need to have the bus stops on 92nd street returned/replaced, in order for the hundreds of older adults living in the area to have access to bus service. The elimination of this east/west stop means that older adults not only have to walk additional blocks, but cross another very busy intersection (Junction) in order to wait for a bus.
Thank you!
4/1/2022, 2:14 AM — I take the QM11 (QMT102) from Forest Hills to Downtown. The inbound stop and leaving time is great!
But on the outbound it cut down a lot of services which is not good.
I see the bus is leaving at 4p, 5p, 5:30pm...but I think most of the people leave work at the same time the bus leaving the first stop.
If I need to catch the 5pm bus, I pretty much have to leave at 4:45p and I think the managers will not be happy.
So I think it makes more sense to change the outbound time to 4:10, 5:10, 5:40, so that people have about 10 min to walk to the bus stop.
Also the bus is not running on Trinity and Vesey, which mean those passengers will have to walk all the way to water street and I think it's a bit far.
Maybe the first stop on the outbound could start on Broadway and Thames, so that it could accommodate the passengers currently working near world trade center?
Thank you.
4/1/2022, 2:29 AM — Extend the Q9 to Lefferts Blvd. Airtrain Station.
4/1/2022, 2:29 AM — I have reviewed the entire Queens Bus Network Redesign, and I have a few comments. I am basing my opinion on my experience of living in Queens my entire life in several different neighborhoods.
1) First I will start with the good: I think the added routes between Queens and Brooklyn are a great start. They are a real necessity.
2) There are not enough non-express buses going to Manhattan. You are eliminating an entire route so there are only 2 left! And the Q32 isn't even 24 hours a day. The subways often shutdown for maintenance in the middle of the night so if we don't have buses, we have to drive (which we know the City doesn't want) and pay a ton on parking or we have to pay a ton on a cab. And most of the buses that go to Manhattan are express buses, which are a lot more money. We need more routes that go to Manhattan and they need to be 24 hours a day.
3) You should be expanding bus routes to go all the way to East River ferry lines in Astoria, Long Island City, and Brooklyn. This will give people another way to travel besides getting on the subway. For instance, you stop several routes (like the Q54) in Williamsburg, but you can bring those all the way down to one of the ferry stops in Brooklyn so people can hop on the ferry to Manhattan. You should be striving to connect more methods of transportation.
4) It is a bad idea to remove the bus stop on Metropolitan Avenue and the east side of Woodhaven Blvd on the Q54 line. People transfer from that stop to buses that go down Woodhaven Blvd to Queens Blvd. You may think it seems redundant because there is another bus stop on the west side of Woodhaven Blvd, but it is not. Woodhaven Blvd has 9 lanes of traffic! So people would have to get off the bus and then cross a very large, very dangerous street to transfer to their bus. I can imagine people running across the traffic when they see their bus coming in an attempt not to miss it and then getting hit by a car. For the same reason it would be a bad idea to remove the bus on the west side of Woodhaven since people often transfer to buses heading towards the Jamaica and Atlantic Avenue train stations on that side of the street.
5) It is also a bad idea to remove the bus stop at Metropolitan Avenue and Selfridge on the Q54 line. That bus is directly in front of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, which is a 6-12 grade school. As you probably know, the City does not provide school buses for children in 7th grade and above, so almost all the children who go to school there rely on public transportation. It is wonderful that they can get off the bus and head directly into the school instead of having to walk several blocks. The next closest stop would be Metropolitan and Woodhaven Blvd., but that would require them to cross a very busy, dangerous street by the Trader Joe's parking lot. If you know the area, you know that is a dangerous crossing. In fact, there was just a you tube video circulating about how it is the most dangerous parking lot in New York City, and that danger stretches into the cross street with all the cars trying to get into the parking lot.
6) I understand that you are trying to make bus routes more efficient, but I think that your redesign is going to require many people to take several buses now instead of just one. They may even have to take 2 or 3 buses or 2 buses and the subway. For that reason, I think that riders should get unlimited transfers within a certain period of time (2 hours? ) It is unfair to ask riders to pay twice if they need to take 2 or 3 buses or 2 buses and a subway.
4/1/2022, 4:22 AM — The Q45 route is a great idea but weekend service is needed due to activity along Little Neck Parkway such as the Queens Farm Museum, however this might still not bring in enough ridership on the route. In order to improve ridership on the Q45 I believe a small route revision is needed on the western end of the route. Instead of the Q45 terminating at Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue on its western end the Q45 route should instead be extended at Sutphin Blvd./Jamaica Avenue further east to Jamaica Hospital via similar routing and stops as the proposed Q42 route. This additional route extension would provide faster access to and from Jamaica Hospital for passengers from many Northeastern Queens communities.
4/1/2022, 5:51 AM — Hi! I use the Q59 to commute to and from work a few times a week, and I propose that you keep its current routing at its eastern terminus (EB - left on Hor Harding, right on Junction, right on 62nd, right on Queens Blvd.) This current routing permits for a much easier turnaround with the left turn coming at a less busy, and better (for the Q59) signaled intersection. Also, many riders go to the last stop because it's a lot closer to Corona and the Rego Centre than the new proposed routing. This also provides better network coverage for Queens Blvd riders, and others on the Q60/Q59 corridor because more destinations are more readily accessed. The proposed change will not make service faster and may actually make it slower.
Personally, it leaves me a block from my destination whereas the new routing would leave me 4 longs blocks and 1 super crazy intersection to cross.
Thank you for taking the time to read and consider my comment.
4/1/2022, 5:53 AM — Several suggestions that would be beneficial for commuters like me, who reside in Queens Village:
-A route that goes through Braddock Avenue, Spencer Avenue and the ENTIRETY of Bell Boulevard (Queens Village LIRR Station - Bay Terrace Via Bell Blvd)
-A route that connects Winchester Boulevard & Douglaston Parkway
-A route that serves the whole of Little Neck Parkway
-Extend one of the lines that run along Francis Lewis or Springfield to Green Acres. It would be MUCH easier to get there.
-Think about the routes you are making/changing more carefully. Consider how it would impact people from each neighborhood.
4/1/2022, 6:27 AM — The proposed Q38 route could be revised on its eastern end at 108th Street to instead travel along 108th Street to the Horace Harding Expressway then to College Point Blvd. The Q38 could then travel north along College Point Blvd. and merge with the Q16 route to Bayside. Since both these routes are listed as (Green) local routes a new combined route this shouldn't be that difficult. The new combined route could have a service frequency similar to that of the Q16 route which would be better than the proposed Q38 service frequency, but I believe by combining these two routes together would vastly increase ridership as it would connect many Northeastern Queens neighborhoods to both Rego Park and Middle Village reducing reliance on other routes such as the Q58 and Q98 which then may require additional transfers to access these points.
4/1/2022, 6:55 AM — Please keep the Q29 it is needed for many riders who connect from the 7 train to their homes. It also connects many students to get to schools.
4/1/2022, 7:11 AM — Q29 is a route used by students primarily & workers; can the MTA explain what will happen with all of the Q29 bus riders?
4/1/2022, 7:37 AM — Please do not eliminate the Q29, we already have a poor oublic transportation system in Queens.
4/1/2022, 8:08 AM — Hello MTA. I am a BMCC college student. I am concerned about the Q100 being discontinued from the new Queens Bus Network Redesign. The Q100 Limited service to Rikers Island is a great way to get to Rikers Island, but without any local stops (which will take a while longer to get to Rikers). In my opinion, you should leave the Q100 Limited, and instead keep the Q105 as an local service option to cover the Q102 service.
4/1/2022, 8:54 AM — I'm a resident in queens and I take the q29 daily to work. The q29 cuts through all the woodhaven traffic and gets me home sooner rather than any bus on Woodhaven. Taking it away will create a horrible traffic jam and leave 100s of customers without transportation through woodhaven/ middle village . If you don't live in the area you don't know what trouble you can cause when you take away a bus that is being taken consistently daily with thousands of commuters. It's hard as it is. Please don't take this line away!!
4/1/2022, 10:17 PM — Distance between bus stops on the Q38, both directions, on Juniper Blvd. South between 69th Lane and 80th Street, is about 3,177 feet. A bus stop mid-way between these two bus stops is warranted.
4/1/2022, 11:33 PM — Please don’t consider cutting out times or days on the QM2 or QM 32.I’m constantly going into the city either alone or groups of friends and I need these modes of transportation to get me there. I’m retired but am a regular theater and museum goer, I belong to an organization and I’m on the board ergo meetings always. Some of my doctors are in the city as well.
Since it’s a hassle to take the RR meaning several connections and I won’t use the subways now what are my choices?
Do I need to sit locked in my house or drive into the city and create further stress?
This would be a travesty!
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4/1/2022, 11:57 PM — The bus 29 even is the route is not too long is important to us who lives in Elmhurst and Jackson heights I can’t take so many busses to get middle village so please think about it we really appreciate it
4/2/2022, 3:11 AM — Removing 40 percent of the bus stops from the Q49 is not the right way to address bus speeds on the route. All it will do is reduce access to the route. There is a major bottleneck on many times of day on this route that this plan does nothing to address - 74th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and 37 Avenue. The bus stops I use on either end of my trip are being removed. This will increase my total walking distance (total of each end of my trip) from 1,150 feet to 2,050, a net increase of 900 feet. And while I will be seeing 24 hour service I am not seeing any improvement to service frequency - nor will I see much travel time since buses don't actually stop at bus stops that no one is using at the time anyway. So I will see my trip time actually increase by 4 minutes.
4/2/2022, 4:50 AM — The new Q67 - instead of having it go down the narrow 61st Street in Maspeth, what about Fresh Pond to Flushing; left on Flushing; right on Rust Street to pick up the rest of the route? 61st Street for buses is tough, it's narrow, probably somewhat dangerous for the buses, as well as cars and pedestrians. I know it creates a long walk for those between Grand and the LIE in some portions of the area, but others can walk to Rust and 57th Drive; maybe adding a stop just past Maspeth Avenue as well. There is only one stop on Grand under the current draft.
4/2/2022, 4:54 AM — This draft is pretty much is good in my opinion. It provides more crosstown availability and cut down services where it essentially doesn't need buses. Ex. The Q102 being replace by Q104(service in Roosevelt Island) and Q105 (service in 31st street and Q100 service to Rikers). The B53 is providing more service along Broadway and also help with B46 and B47 service from Gates Ave to Marcy Ave and replace the Q24 along Broadway. But one thing I'm disappointed about is the Q101service taken out but in all honestly I'm up for as I can take to B60 to Williamsburg Bus Terminal and I can Transfer to the Q68 and go to Astoria more quickly and not having a 2 hour commute to get to Astoria.
4/2/2022, 5:02 AM — The revised B57 going to Jackson Heights (but no longer to Red Hook). Not sure I understand why the elimination of a big part of the Brooklyn leg. But, wouldn't a bus be better served traveling from 69th Street to 82nd Street using 37th Avenue instead of Roosevelt Avenue? Roosevelt is not an easy street to travel - single lane in each direction; lots of existing traffic. 37th Avenue much less busy, wider street. Anyone who needs the train can change at 69th/Roosevelt. If the issue is 74th Street train station, then maybe turning on 75th to get it off of Roosevelt?
4/2/2022, 5:33 AM — This is a comment about Q4 stop spacing.
I like that stops between Farmers and Francis Lewis are consolidated to 193, 197, and 201. This is better than the first proposal (195, 201). I'd like to suggest making stops more legible and easy to find by actually moving the stops in both directions to the same intersection, instead of having staggered stops as is the case today. For example, 192 St is proposed to be kept in the eastbound direction; move it to 193 St.
Please do not remove Newburg St as that is a connection to the LIRR.
Regarding stops between 179 St and Merrick, I'd like to suggest just two stops specifically at 177th Place/114th Road, and 175th Street, in both directions (to also remove staggered stop locations). At the former, there is an existing traffic light and a crosswalk, keeping it safe for passengers. That allows the latter to be a perfect location for a bus stop by balancing out the stop spacing to four blocks to the next stop in both directions, as well as maximizing reachability within this peculiar street grid (helpful not just for people going to Jamaica but going towards Cambria Heights as well).
4/2/2022, 6:23 AM — Keep the Q29 bus route
4/2/2022, 7:00 AM — I understand the logic for the new routes however, seniors who are capable, seniors who walk with a cane, people who get around in wheelchairs and rely on the buses to commute, people with children and carriages are not being considered.
NYC has made all the bike lanes and bike racks, these people don't need the buses.
People are riding their mopeds, scooters, etc.
Today, as an example in the morning a handicap person on a wheelchair on Steinway Street and 30 Avenue took the q101 bus and got off at the last stop in Manhattan. Tell me how will he commute with your new plan. How will he transfer to the q 32 or q 60 to Manhattan from Steinway Street.
Removing stops so the bus route can go faster. Seniors rely on the bus for example to go to the market, go to church. Can you picture the senior with a cane having to walk on a rainy day further for the bus stop.
I am a grandmother who babysits her grandchildren.
Two days a week I take the q 19 to the last stop and then take the q 12 to Douglaston Parkway and 243 Street and then return with the q12 to the last stop and transfer to the q 19 back to Astoria.
Three days a week I take the q19 to the last stop then take the q27 to Springfield Blvd and Jamaica Ave and transfer to the q 36 or N24 to Jericho turnpike and 246 Street. I return with the q36 or N24 to the q27 and finally the q 19 back to Astoria.
Weekends I take the q101 on Steinway Street and 23 Ave to the last stop in Manhattan.
Your website says your are going to eliminate the q101 to Manhattan because I can transfer to the q32 or q60. Are you kidding me. Your suggestion passengers can transfer from Steinway Street to the q32 or q60 bus.
Everyday I see high school students and college students just getting on the buses and not paying. It does not matter what bus line in Queens, they take advantage of the system.
Another issue I forgot to mention, was in the winter, a blind man with a cane was trying to find the bus stop, but the bus stop pole was filled with snow and who could not tap the pole to realize he was at the stop until I guided him.
My sons that I help babysit and rely on my commute don't want their mother on the subway system and I too don't want to take the subway.
Like I said in the beginning, I understand why you are doing the changes but the MTA is for all the people no matter age or capabilities.
Don't cut off our wings.
4/2/2022, 8:47 AM — The Q29 is a very convenient and essential bus route. Removing it from the MTA would be a hassle for many commuters.
4/2/2022, 9:37 AM — I like the idea. I find that the new proposals will make the system efficient. Even though spacing out the stops further out can lead to the buses idling at the stops longer, it will still make the buses faster.
4/2/2022, 10:29 AM — The elimination of the Q10 bus going directly into the JFK Terminal will very NEGATIVELY impact the airport workers who rely on this vital connection to get to work. The bus is full of workers at all hours of the day using Q10 to go into JFK, as they cannot afford a commute that involves Airtrain. If any of you actually rode on the Q10, you will see all the working class people that absolutely need this route. By removing the JFK Terminal stop you are making the very people who depend on the MTA bus system pay more while also segmenting their commute.
4/2/2022, 11:37 AM — The Q29 should NOT be eliminated, it is a bus that take you to the Queens Mall.
On 82nd Street by Roosevelt, I see long lines for the bus.
I PERSONALLY, have taken that bus many times.
What you MTA needs to do with MANY routes including the trains is be organized..
Some trains come just a few people, same is with some bus routes.
For example, you wait and wait for a bus and none come. Suddenly, two or three come at once from the same route.
Bottom line, some buses and trains needs to spread out a little to financially benefit MTA and passengers.
4/2/2022, 5:54 PM — Hi good day to you.
Here is my comments on the express bus changes for Queens.
I highly agree with the QM5, 8, & 35 Running Express to/from 188 Street & 64 Avenue. The QM8 should run from 530 AM to 930 AM Manhattan Bound and 230 PM to 730 PM Glen Oaks Bound. The QM35 should also run from 545 AM to 945 AM Manhattan Bound and 3 PM to 8 PM Glen Oaks Bound. QM5 should have a earlier trip at 440 AM to Manhattan.
I don't really agree with the Union Turnpike changes. The QM6 should serve stops west of 188 during times the QM1 is not running as the proposed ending time for the 1 is too early and will leave folks having to back track from 188 to get to the bypassed stops on Union as the service span will still be the same on the 5 and 6 but not the 1. Also look into adding a 7 AM trip from Manhattan to Lake Success as I had come across many people who work in the medical facilities around Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue that want to use the express bus but don't because the first QM6 to Lake Success at 805 AM is too late for them.
The Queens Blvd stops for QM7 is also something I disagree with. The best idea was the first draft where there was a Queens Blvd wall street route that started in Briarwood at Queens Blvd and Main Street and that was much better. Ideally the QM7 should add a 520 AM and 950 AM inbound trip and a 745 PM outbound trip.
I do agree with having all wall street buses stop at 34th and 1st and it's a move I feel like that can be implemented even before the redesign starts.
I don't really see much of a need for a Southeast Queens to Wall Street bus when you got other areas like in Northeast Queens that is asking for Wall Street service.
I do feel like the QM3 should be kept in some kind of way even if it becomes the Northeast Queens- Wall Street bus.
I do feel like the QM21, QM63, and QM64 should no longer serve the stops on Queens Blvd as a way to give Southeast Queens riders a faster and more direct trip to Manhattan. The QM68 can service the stops on Queens Blvd at Main Street, 83rd/Hoover Avenues, and 78th Avenue even if the 21, 63, and 64 continue to serve Queens Blvd stops. The simplication for the QM63, 64, and 68 in Manhattan is a great move however maybe a possibility of creating a 3rd Avenue variant for the 63, 64, and 68 should be looked at in the future when things gets more better.
The Queens Blvd and 67 Avenue and 63rd Drive stops should be made by the QM4 instead of the QM18 and have QM18 run express after 71st Avenue. QM18 should run from 530 AM to 10 AM Manhattan Bound and 230 PM to 7 PM Ozone Park Bound.
Service on the QM4 at minimum should run weekdays to Manhattan from 530 AM to Noon and from Manhattan from 230 PM to Midnight.
Weekday QM15 service to Manhattan should start at 5 AM.
QM15 service on Saturday should continue to run until 11 PM and Sunday service should be added using the existing Saturday schedule.
QM16 and QM17 should run from 430 AM to 1030 AM Manhattan Bound and from 230 PM to 830 PM Rockaway Bound.
QM2 should have the former Midnight trip from Manhattan come back and have service to Manhattan start at 5 AM.
QM20 should run to Manhattan from 515 AM to Noon and from Manhattan from 230 PM to 1130 PM
I highly disagree with all off peak service becoming every 90 minutes it should just stay every hour as it is.
Thanks and have a great day!
4/2/2022, 9:12 PM — My suggestion here is for the Q61 to make an extra added stop at Union St/26th Avenue to make a direct transfer to the Q44 which is an Interborough Route so say if someone on Willets Point Blvd needed to go to the Bronx, they wouldn't have to walk from Willets Pt Blvd and Parsons to Union St and 26th Avenue. I understand that the Q61 is a peak "rush" route/subway feeder but it's the only route along Willets Pt Blvd to begin with so you're not exactly giving them alternatives. Other rush routes also make stops at direct transfer points so this would help improve the connectivity of the system. Thanks for hearing me out!
4/2/2022, 9:17 PM — The proposed Q63 route should be extended from Broadway/Queens Blvd. to terminate instead at 57th Avenue/92nd Street (where the Q80 terminates at) to provide Q63 passengers easy access to the Queens Center Mall. The proposed Q51 route should also be extended east and terminate at Elmont Road/Linden Blvd. for transfer with the N1 route providing transit access between Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
4/2/2022, 11:34 PM — I read on the Facebook "Express Bus Advocacy Group" a few posts regarding the elimination of the QM3 express bus route as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Pan. For passengers that utilized the QM3 express route from eastern Northern Blvd. and Little Neck Parkway there may be a way for these passengers to have access to other nearby express routes which would be for the MTA to revise and extend the proposed Q12 Northern Blvd. bus from Little Neck Parkway to 260th Street/Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks via Little Neck Parkway and 260th Street to Union Turnpike. This would allow Q12 passengers to easily transfer to the QM5, QM8 and QM35 express routes at some joint bus stops along Little Neck Parkway or for these Q12 passengers to instead transfer to the QM6 and QM36 express routes at 260th Street/Union Turnpike. Additionally, under this plan Q12 passengers would also be able to transfer to the Q46 local route at 260th Street/Union Turnpike as well. Another additional option that would then become available would be to have the Q12 extended further east from 260th Street/Union Turnpike to the Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Hospital via Union Turnpike and Lakeville Road. Although this would then have three bus routes terminating at LIJ Hospital in which there might be some space limitations at that parking facility but then the Q46 route could then be revised to serve LIJ hospital from outside of the hospital along Lakeville Road. At this point consideration should be given to extend the Q46 route further north from Lakeville Road to the North Shore Towers via Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue. Especially with new ninety-minute wait times on the QM6 express bus middays on weekdays and also all day long on weekends therefore the revised Q46 service would now be needed for the North Shore Towers residents.
4/3/2022, 4:47 AM — How about creating a NEW Q90 SBS from Kew Gardens to Yankee Stadium. It is to begin at Union Tpke and Queens Blvd, and travel Queens Blvd and Broadway to 31st Street, then North via 31st Street to Astoria Blvd, then via RFK Bridge to The Bronx (Bronx bound exit at East 138th Street near Port Morris, Queens Bound enter via St. Ann's Avenue) and then a route to Yankee Stadium via Hub - East 149th Street.
This NEW route is to accomplish the following:
1. Bring a LTD or SBS to the Q60 route
2. Create a Broadway Crosstown SBS line.
3. Links The Bronx with Jackson Heights Subway Station for the IBX and Queens Blvd LINE and connects with the Q52 and Q53 SBS.
4. Reduces travel time between Western Queens and The Bronx by up to 35 minutes.
4/3/2022, 4:47 AM — A special thanks goes out the MTA and NYCDOT for implementing changes that would improve Queens Borough and other Borough (in the future) Bus Network. As bus rider throughout my entire life since the 90s and uses various routes throughout all 5 borough. I want to share some of my thoughts on this proposed upcoming new redesign bus network for Queens. After reviewing each bus routes profile, MTA fufilled its commitment in provide better and efficient bus service. Over the years, I understood the current service performances wasn't just based from continues city population growth, its also reflect from numbers of passenger vehicles flow from major road arteries that connected with our city bridges and tunnels that serve transportation within NY NJ CT Tri-state. These traffics often contributed to delays on bus service. From passenger vehicle double parking to unloading trucks to uber or lift limo that drop off passenger causing buses at standstill. MTA may did their parts to improve bus service. NYCDOT should also considering in making significant improvement by either adding more traffic lanes or restrict passenger or commercial vehicle from lanes that are used by MTA buses.
As this new redesign bus network that not just only improve service quality for Queens, but also for 4 other boroughs in years to come. Only few suggestions to this all new future bus network are.
1. MTA bus operator follows accordin departure schedule.
2. Installed Fareboxes that except cash dollars allow returning riders or new riders to pay their fare appropriately, (especially those whom don't use card cards for omni or short amount from metro cards)
3. Hand copy of paper bus schedules should be replenished and made available in all bus for rider like myself uses it to navigate travel time and connecting to appropriate transfer points. These material are useful to tourists who uses the bus for first time and to riders whom just don't have patient scroll and search for their bus route timetable on the mobile device.
4/3/2022, 8:19 AM — You say the draft was driven by customer feedback. CB 14 in Queens told you in 2017 and 2019 they want to retain service on Newport Avenue, but you propose to eliminate it for a third time. Q24 service was eliminated in Brooklyn in 2010. They fought to bring it back only for you to propose removing it again.
Over 2100 have signed the petition against massive bus stop removal. Yet you co tune to propose eliminating one third of the bus stops. Why don't you read the comments from these 2100 people? https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops/comments
Are you really listening or just doing what you want? You should have proposed a new bus route from Rockaway to Sheepshead Bay Station via the Belt Parkway with a bus lane on the shoulder. There is real demand for it. There is zero demand for a direct bus route from East NY to Sunnyside. Yet that is what you proposed. I would live to see your data to support that route.
4/3/2022, 11:33 AM — 1. In the new bus proposal, I hope you are not planning to eliminate the Q53 stop by Elmhurst Avenue & Bdwy. We in the community urgently need this stop which didn't exist originally. Keep in mind, important for seniors/mobility limited (no other option as cannot access subway) plus, with your constant changes of the especially weekend R train (no service at least one way and no shuttle bus like you offer in "better" communities already well served by the subways and buses like LIC, etc.) we need te Q53 and, in fact, more service as it often then bypasses the Elmhurst stop unless someone needs to exit. I have no limited mobility and the loss of this stop would be very injurious plus you now also want to stop the only other bus here, the Q29. We are so very ill-served. And sorry, the #7 is not an alternative 1. stairs upstairs are impossible and 2. area now becoming dangerous, walking from either #7 to my home especially one the sun goes down. Please stop doing harm to us in this area. We are already ill-served in so many other ways as Covid showed.
4/3/2022, 3:18 PM — There should be a bus from JFK Airport up Brewer Blvd and one up Springfield Blvd. There should be a north-south route down Francis Lewis between College Point and Green Acres.
4/3/2022, 11:04 PM — It would be easier to keep as many bus route #'s as possible even if the route is changing. Don't assign new route #s where it's absolutely not needed.
4/4/2022, 1:54 AM — Hello, I am writing to point out a problem with your redesign. By moving the b32 south in Brooklyn, to Greenpoint avenue from Freeman Street, and by moving the b62 east to McGuinness, you will be eliminating the only mode of transportation available to residents of Greenpoint north of Greenpoint Avenue. I live at [REDACTED] (10-15 walk from the new b32 stop at Greenpoint, 10-15 to the new b62 stop at McGuinness) and use both buses to travel to Queens and to connect to the 7 or E train to Manhattan. This is unacceptable for people who rely on the buses for disability or safety reasons. You would be cutting off a corner of Greenpoint that is only increasing in population density with the construction of several 40-60 story towers. Please reconsider, or include a new route that connects our part of Greenpoint to the 7 & E trains, as well as the L train farther south. Thank you.
4/4/2022, 6:34 AM — Q10 - The redesign for this route will offer Queens College Students better and faster direct access to the campus via a one seat ride from the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens, Richmond HIll and South Ozone Park. In addition residents of the Pomonock Houses and the Electchester Co -op apartments will have direct access via a one seat bus ride to JFK airport. This will provide people who live in these areas with affordable access to possible new employment opportunities at JFK Airport. The community should be informed that the JFK Air Train at the Lefferts Blvd Station is free to use - no fare is required to ride. This new routing is a great idea provided that the frequent level of service now offered by the Q64 to the subway at Forest Hills station is maintained under this new route structure. It should be noted that this is a heavily used route that serves Multi Family Housing Units and the Queens College Campus so it is imperative that existing frequencies on the Q64 portion of the route be maintained.
4/4/2022, 6:48 AM — Q11 - The redesign of this route which eliminates direct service to Queens Blvd. by having the bus terminate at Rockaway Blvd. is not acceptable and will result in people who ride this route having to take two buses to reach their final destination. Having to take two buses to reach Queens Blvd. and the Queens Center Mall will actually lengthen the traveling time instead of shortening it. In addition there is no mention of the MTA providing a two bus transfer plus a transfer to the subway being allowed for a fare of $2.75. Moreover, the elimination of many of the stops on this route will require senior citizens to have to walk further to each stop and the ridership numbers will definitely decline further. The only acceptable alternative to this redesign proposal is to maintain the existing routing of this route to a final terminal at Queens Blvd. with a 30 minute headway. Any level of service less than this represents a drastic reduction of accessibility for residents who reside in Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach and will result in more use of cars by these individuals to reach their destinations.
4/4/2022, 6:58 AM — Thank you for keeping the original Q route bus numbers in the redraft plan recently released. The using of new QT route numbers in the first draft plan required the use of a conversion chart and created much added confusion when people tried to analyze what route changes had actually been proposed. The maps and graphics used also appear to be much clearer and should allow residents of Queens County to understand what will remain the same and what could possibly change in their local bus routes.
4/4/2022, 6:59 AM — I'm not ok with the redesign of the Q46 bus line being split into two and becoming a two separate bus lines that run strictly on rush hour and that the Q65 bus line will no longer serve Jamaica LIRR Station.
4/4/2022, 7:32 AM — Very good proposal on the new mta bus routes changes. Too many stops on the Q49. This new plan should make bus travel much faster to the 74th street hub. Thank you.
4/4/2022, 9:40 PM — I am advocating to keep and increase the level of service on the QM3 express bus line. I have diagnosed disability and cannot take the subway. Removing this line would remove the means that I can get to my employment location. This is ignoring the rights of your ridership and the needs of your clients. We are your clients and are paying for a service. I will be sharing this with my local legislators as well.
4/4/2022, 10:28 PM — Please bring back the Q30. Do not name it as the Q75 and discontinue Q16 and Q31 service please!!!
4/5/2022, 12:14 AM — Q13 - The dividing of this route into two parts - local and limited in order to provide a faster ride to the number 7 train at Main Street from Bell Blvd and Northern Blvd. is an excellent idea. The current local route of the Q13 can take as long as 45 minutes to an hour just to reach the Flushing Main Street Station. This new routing will greatly reduce the traveling time from Downtown Bayside to Flushing Main Street by at least 15 minutes and maybe even 20 minutes when traffic conditions are light. As a former resident of Bay Terrace in Bayside for over 10 years before moving to a different area of Queens, this is something that I always hoped would someday happen. Another associated benefit of this proposal will be a more reliable turn around time and service on the northern end of this route from the Bayside LIRR station to the Bay Terrace area. Many people from Bay Terrace commute to NYC on the LIRR and use the Q13 from Bay Terrace to get to the Bell Blvd. Bayside LIRR station as part of the Uni-Ticket program with the LIRR . Parking in this area is at a premium so the Q13 provides a shuttle service between these two points and a discounted fare program as part of the LIRR Uni Ticket program. However, there are sometimes large gaps in service on this portion of the route due to traffic delays in the Main Street area of Flushing. I remember that many times people gave up waiting for the Q13 to arrive and instead took their cars or at the time there was a commuter van service that began to offer rides to the station for a set amount. Hopefully, this idea will result in more reliable service over the Northern portion of this route and may even encourage more people to visit the Bay Terrace Mall which is a wonderful shopping center containing a wide array of stores.
4/5/2022, 12:37 AM — When will the Queens Bus redesign Remix interactive map be updated with runtimes so we can examine the bus headways more easily. Thank you.
4/5/2022, 1:00 AM — Q21 - The proposed new routing of this line on the southern end of the route in Howard Beach down 84th Street and along 164th Avenue is an improvement over the current confusing zig- zag route of this line through this area. Also, the extension of the route north to the number 7 train at 82nd street in Jackson Heights will offer commuters an additional subway transfer option. Furthermore, the addition of 24 hour service on this route is also to be applauded. The only potential drawbacks are the elimination of some of the stops in the Lindenwood area which may discourage senior citizens from walking the extra blocks to get to the new bus stop. The Lindenwood area of Howard Beach has many apartment buildings and a significant number of senior citizens who may not have an automobile. Everything should be done to make the riding of the bus convenient for this segment of the population so the elimination of any stops in this area should be reconsidered.
4/5/2022, 1:35 AM — Re the Q49 bus route redesign the northbound bus should still stop on the corner of 74th St and 37th Ave. This is very important because eliminating this stop will impact the businesses on that strip. People go shopping on that block and buy heavy things that they then bring home via bus. This will decrease the business' sales and encourage our neighbors to buy from national big box stores instead of buying local.
4/5/2022, 1:56 AM — Hello ibwould like to have limited service on every line, an express line that goes through every neighborhood and an average of a bus stop every 2 blocks.
4/5/2022, 3:39 AM — Hello...still no South Bronx to Astoria/LGA bus? How is that route still being ignored?
4/5/2022, 5:18 AM — There's an error on the system map along the Q51 route as it says 100 AV instead of 109 AV between 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. Also within the Downtown, Jamaica area the Q115 route is incorrectly shown in the grey shaded box for Jamaica Av instead of Archer Av. Your office should also take a look at extending the Q17 route to the 179th Street Subway Station via non-stop along 188th Street and Midland Parkway which is a great speedy path to the 179th Street Subway Station subway from Union Turnpike. (This would eliminate passengers needing a three legged transfer to get to the Kew Gardens Subway Station via a transfer to the Q46 or Q48 or to the 179th Street Subway station via a transfer to the Q75 route.). After stopping at the 179th Street Subway Station your office could either extend the Q17 route to the 165th Street Terminal or have the Q17 route travel east non-stop along Hillside Avenue to possibly provide supplementary Rush service to some eastern segment of Jamaica Avenue and/or Springfield Blvd.
4/5/2022, 5:55 AM — Q73 feedback:
This is going to be extremely helpful for me to commute between Forest Hills and QCC, where I work, but I actually feel like this is a regression from the original QT87 proposal.
My biggest concern is the proposed routing along Austin Street. Austin Street is a disaster, traffic wise, and the Q23 that currently runs along there is often bunched up, and never reliable. Combine that with proposed headways of 12 min (peak) or 20 min (off-peak), and I can foresee major service gaps as multiple Q73s are bunched together in traffic on Austin Street.
Please just avoid Austin Street, and have the bus turn north on Yellowstone/Burns, but continue along Yellowstone until it gets to 108th/Jewel.
Also, I think the QT87's original routing further east to Little Neck, as part of the "Connecting the Neighborhoods" category would be helpful. I can't complain if the bus stops directly at QCC, and ends there, but I just think it would serve more people and generally be more useful if it continued east to Little Neck like the QT87 plan. It would avoid QCC directly in that case, and go along Horace Harding.
Thank you for your time.
4/5/2022, 7:08 AM — Q22 - I am opposed to the proposed rerouting of this bus route due to the fact that the western end of the route would be dropped entirely from Beach 116th Street - Beach 169th Street and would force riders to switch to the Q35 and pay another fare to ride the entire length of the Rockaway Peninsula. Is it too much to expect that at least one bus route without a transfer be provided to residents of this peninsula to ride from one end to the other? If there ever was a "transit desert" it is surely the Rockaway Peninsula. The residents of this area are entitled to at least one bus route that they can take from one end of the peninsula to the other. This shortsighted proposal ignores the steadily growing population in this area and the need especially in the summer months for more transportation options not less. The only hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula is St. John's Hospital in Far Rockaway and the Neponsit Health Center may be renovated sometime in the future for medical use. The Q22 would easily connect these two medical facilities with a one seat ride. Thirty minute headway service should be maintained on this route despite currently low ridership on the western end. The proposal to lengthen the route on the eastern end is a good one and may actually stimulate more ridership on this route on the western end in the future. Please reconsider this rerouting to keep the existing Q22 route in its entirety with the new proposed eastern extension.
4/5/2022, 7:23 AM — I have reviewed your latest plan, and will focus on one issue of major concern, which is that after all the meet ups, etc, back in late 2019/early 2020, you still wosh to eliminate the Q29, which is an abominable bizarre decision. The Q29 is a major line that serves people in Queens to attend shopping/restuarants, or connect with the #7 in Jackson Heights to get to work, to Newtown High School, and places of employment in Elmhurst, and of course, the Queens Center, and Queens Place Mall, then onward to Juniper Valley Park, St. Johns Cemetery, and the Atlas Park Mall. For many, the elderly, the disabled, etc, this is their only mode of transport, and severely changing this line would dreadfully impact their lives. For me, its hard to imagine., as well as the stats, since the bus does appear crowded and busy, and needs to remain to serve our community. Changing and waiting for two new bus lines that are proposed, would cause a loss in quality of life for people, extra stress, and time. PLease continue to review your plan, as is it really for the people, or just to create additional parking spaces?
4/5/2022, 7:33 AM — Q53 - SBS The new rerouting proposal is acceptable and represents a great improvement over the prior plan which dropped the Q53 SBS route entirely. This is a major cross boro route that is necessary to maintain in its entirety due to the fact that it offers relatively fast travel time from the Rockaway Peninsula and Howard Beach areas to the Queens Blvd. subway line, the Queens Mall and the number 7 train at Roosevelt Avenue. I am happy that the community's voices were heard and recognized that it was totally unacceptable to eliminate this route entirely in the prior draft plan. Also, it would have been a travesty to eliminate this route after the NYC DOT spent years designing bus lanes on Woodhave Blvd and the MTA created an SBS service to move riders faster along this major route. The Rockaway Peninsula needs access to the rest of the boro of Queens especially in the summer months when this route is heavily utilized. I am glad that the existing Q53 SBS Route is being maintained almost in its entirety in this new draft proposal.
4/5/2022, 7:41 AM — Without the Q29 many elementary and middle schoolers will be unable to get to school. This bus provides service to IS73, PS/IS 49, PS/IS 119, PS 13 and PS 89. This bus also provides service to Atlas Park, and 82nd street, two major hubs. Please consider keeping this route so that hundreds of children and seniors are not stranded.
4/5/2022, 7:50 AM — Q52 - SBS The route as proposed with an extension on the northern end represents an improvement in that the route currently ends at Queens Blvd at the Queens Mall and the extension to Roosevelt Avenue and the number 7 train adds more connections and options for riders on this route. I am glad that this route will continue to exist in its entirety and will have additional connection options on the northern end. Please consider perhaps extending this route eastward on the Rockaway Peninsula to St. John's Hospital which is the only medical facility that still exists in this area. However, the routing proposal in its current form is acceptable and utilizes the bus lanes on Woodhaven Blvd. and will provide access to the beaches during the summer months.
4/5/2022, 8:07 AM — I love my buses, I use most of the lines in Queens and Manhattan. Most of all in Queens - Q23, Q29, Q32, Q38, Q47, Q54, Q58, Q59, Q60, Q72. Please increase and/or enhance services, NOT decrease. I beg of you.
4/5/2022, 6:12 PM — The Q10 extension should not be implemented, as an everyday rider of the Q10, it is not a good idea to send it further north because of the risk of delays that can occur from Kew Gardens going south. The boarding times will increase and buses will bunch up and even be more late.
There's a lot of untapped potential as to what the Q64 could be, but merging with the Q10 is definitely not the right idea...it'll screw over both ridership bases.
With the Q25 solely serving Kissena as a limited with the Q17 running non-stop, those riders would want an alternative service along Kissena, the Q64 could compensate for that to/from Flushing, and it'll also directly serve Queens College students looking to go to Kew Gardens or Forest Hills instead of Jamaica. A route such as that would eliminate the backtracking a lot of people already have to do with the subway, and open up a lot more options for riders all around. Have it run from Flushing-Main Street to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike via Kissena Blvd, Jewel Avenue, and then to Queens Blvd to the 80th Road stop where the local Q10s currently board.
A better idea could've been drawn up for the Q64, especially now for some unknown reason, Jewel Avenue will have two local routes under this first draft, but merging it with the Q10 is not the right idea. It will cause more problems than it would produce solutions.
4/5/2022, 9:27 PM — We do not want the Q103 bus to go away. Spoke with numerous neighbors who take the bus. This would be a HUGE mistake. Over 1,000 units are coming to market shortly in a two to three block radius with even double this coming in the next 2 years. The NW is already too crammed and too far for the waterfront community. This better not be a play to get the Brooklyn-Queens connector because we don’t want that. If anything the Q103 needs to stay and be expanded with more hours of operation.
4/5/2022, 10:07 PM — I really think passengers in Ridgewood are going to need a local component of the Q58 route as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan removed numerous local stops within Ridgewood when converting the Q58 route from a local route to a limited route. To restore this local service please take a look at revising the Q59 local route on its western end to travel to the Ridgewood Terminal instead of traveling to and from the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. The Q59 routing in Ridgewood could be identical to Q58 routing but with most Q58 bus stops restored to provide increased local bus service to that community. As part of this plan the Q59 route could also be revised on its eastern end to serve the shopping areas in Elmhurst and Rego Park but via a revised routing which could be along Grand Avenue to/from Justice Avenue and then Justice Avenue into 56th Avenue(e/b) 57th Avenue(w/b) to/from Junction Blvd. The Q59 route could then travel along Junction Blvd. to/from the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) and HHE to/from College Point Blvd. to/from Sanford Avenue/41st Road to/from Main Street in Downtown, Flushing. This would then provide full local component of the Q58 route except for Corona Avenue segment but I believe that is less needed. If this was done the frequency of the Q59 local route would then need to be increased, however the frequency of the Q58 limited route could be reduced so these two changes would be cost neutral. As part of this plan the Q18 local route would also need to be extended from 69th Street/Grand Avenue to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via Grand Avenue/Grand Street to replace the former Q59 bus service to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. Another related idea would then be to revise the path of the Q98 route to travel along Eliot Avenue instead of Grand Avenue to reduce some operations costs and further speed up that related crosstown route. If funding is available, the Q98 route should also be extended to Westchester Square or some other point in the Bronx.
4/6/2022, 2:36 AM — The q101 is necessary to continue to go to Manhattan as it does now.
Transfer to Q32 or Q60 makes no sense for seniors, handicap people or people with carriages.
4/6/2022, 4:07 AM — Still looking through the proposal, but I really like the changes for Whitestone. It was smart to drop the previous proposal to run a bus across 14th Ave due to congestion. I also love the new 31 and wish it existed when I was a student at Francis Lewis High School.
4/6/2022, 4:26 AM — These are my personal comments about the "Queens Bus Network Redesign":
Routes Q1 and Q6 should remain as separate routes. The Q1 would remain unchanged while the Q6 would terminate at Hillside Av covering the length of Sutphin Blvd. The Q40 would be re-routed to 165 Street Terminal.
Route Q4 despite its proposed extension should remain at Jamaica Depot. In addition, route Q83 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
New routes Q31 and Q75 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
Route Q10 should not be combined with the Q64. Instead the Q10 should continue along Queens Blvd making limited stops until Junction Blvd where the Q10 would be combined with Route Q72 to create a JFK-LGA route.
The proposed. Q78 Route does not have a subway connection. This route should be combined with proposed rush hour only Q61 which operates from Main St Subway via Willets Point Blvd to Fort Totten. Instead of going into Fort Totten, let the Q61 continue onto Bell Blvd absorbing the Q78 providing a Subway connection and redesignate the route as Q29.
Base the Q26 at Casey Stengel Depot despite the present Q27 at Queens Village Depot.
Redesignate Q80 as Q30.
If Q48 and Q50 are combined, base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot.
Base Q51 at Queens Village Depot.
Extend 52 SBS to Far Rockaway.
Extend Q53 SBS to either Riis Park or Roxbury.
Provide 7 day service on the proposed Q45 to provide weekend North-South service along Little Neck Pkwy
Extend Q76 to Parsons-Archer Subway to provide Hillside Av corridor service to Jamaica Center station.
Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall to provide Hillside Av corridor service to the mall in addition to the Q85 and proposed Q86.
The proposed Q73 route should be changed. After leaving Queensbrough Community College, the Q73 would operate along Springfield Blvd, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av absorbing the present Q64 route the absorb the southern end of route Q23 to Crescent Apartments.
Here are some three digit route numbers that should be changed:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
Thank you for letting me express my views!
Best Wishes
Herb
4/6/2022, 7:59 AM — I forgot to mention in recent suggestions that the Q82 route should be redesigned as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 route at Belmont Park.
Please provide Hillside Avenue corridor passengers with access to Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd station.
Herb
4/6/2022, 8:45 AM — The changes to the QM7 are a terrible idea. The bus does not run on schedule, and is extremely crowded. It will be impossible to add all of these additional stops without extreme overcrowding. You need more QM7 buses on the existing route, not less.
4/6/2022, 9:29 AM — This plan is not doing enough for the people of laurelton or rosedale. It is the same crap going to jamaica. I see there is a new q25 terminating at Springfield blvd, why not extending to 225 and running down 225 st to 147 ave. Also the q22 extension to 5 towns, why not extend that route via brookvile blvd, sunrise hwy to green acres mall...this connection would give residents away to mall and outta their cars. Now i live in laurelton 232 st and Francis Lewis. I have doctors appointments at long island jewish. How do i get there. Oh i would have to travel west to jamaica then transfer to your new q43 to go east...this is too time consuming and their is a new q26 which uyou have terminating as the q27 did in cambria heights . why not extend it down the whole extent of francis lewis blvd and 147 ave.
4/6/2022, 9:44 AM — Good evening,
Here are my comments regarding the Draft New Plan for the Queens bus redesign.
I like the Q4 extension to Elmont, which provides a connection to the n1 bus. I also like the Q5 extension down to the portion of Rosedale currently served only by the X63. It gives people the option of catching the LIRR at Rosedale (especially with the Atlantic Ticket and expanded CityTicket).
The Q7 extension to the (J) makes sense. The extension to Cedarhurst also makes sense, and provides additional connectivity to Far Rockaway. The only issue is that there should be at least one stop where an easy transfer is available between the Q7, Q22, and Q114, which there doesn't appear to be. (Perhaps it has to do with the naming. For the Q7, it is called Reyem Drive, but for the Q22 & Q114, it is called Costco. Hopefully they will all share the stop to enable easy transfers for Q7 riders seeking to reach Far Rockaway.
A Q8 extension to Livonia Avenue makes sense to connect those areas of Central Brooklyn with Jamaica. (I doubt the B6 & B15 will remain in their current forms after the Brooklyn redesign, but whatever bus connections are available after the redesign is implemented might be useful)
I definitely think the proposed QT47 via Lakewood Avenue & 130th Street was a better route than the New Draft Plan version of the Q9. The QT47 centralized within the neighborhood, and down a more suitable street (130th Street is wider than Lincoln Street, and the Van Wyck Expressway divides the neighborhood in that area). Especially considering that it's being extended down 130th Street on the southern end anyway. If the planners are worried about reliability of service along Liberty Avenue, they can just add some "Q57" short-turns between Jamaica & Lefferts Blvd and call it a day.
Likewise, I think the QT46 was a better route than the present-day Q40. The proposed Q40 is going to be bypassing all of the stops along Lakewood Avenue anyway (except for 142nd/143rd Street), and riders along Lakewood Avenue have the Q109 available. I think buses should run down 143rd Street to Linden Blvd, as proposed in the original plan.
I believe the Q10 should be combined with the Union Turnpike/Fresh Meadows portion of the proposed Q23 (So the resulting route would run from the AirTrain station to Fresh Meadows). Northbound buses can take 80th Road to cross Queens Blvd and then make an immediate right turn to Union Turnpike, and southbound buses can take Union Turnpike to Queens Blvd westbound to 77th Avenue to Queens Blvd eastbound to Kew Gardens Road.
The Q11 should still be tied in with Woodhaven Blvd. I think leaving it as a standalone shuttle (especially at those frequencies) will just have people staying on the (A) train all the way to Howard Beach, since the Q11 runs at an even lower frequency than the Rockaway branches of the (A) train. The Q21 should have three branches south of 157th Avenue (One to Howard Beach, one to Old Howard Beach, and one to Hamilton Beach). This would actually provide a quicker connection out of the neighborhood for anybody who transfers to the Q52/53 (Since the connection could be made at 157th Avenue instead of at Rockaway Blvd). The 1-2 buses intended to be used for the Q11 shuttle route could instead be incorporated into the Q21 route, increasing frequency for Woodhaven Blvd local riders, as well as those in Lindenwood. The slight downside is that riders in Howard Beach south of 157th Avenue would see a decrease in service, but that is a lower-ridership portion of the Q21 anyway.
I believe the Q12 should still run down Marathon Parkway as proposed with the QT17 in the original proposal. Little Neck Parkway and Glenwood Street can be covered by having the n20G serve those stops with open-door service. (Similar to the current n31/32/33 arrangement in Far Rockaway).
For the Q13, I think the QT51 routing (as a Crocheron/35th Avenue route) was fine. It just needed to run full-time.
The Q14 is an excellent idea, and wi
4/6/2022, 10:25 AM — Good evening,
I would like to offer a slight revision to my comment regarding the proposed Q109. While I am not necessarily opposed to the idea of having the Q109 continue to the Euclid Avenue (A)(C) station (though I do find it a bit redundant to the subway), I believe that that portion of Sutter Avenue should definitely be served by a rerouted/extended B14 when it comes time for the Brooklyn redesign plan. As such, I would hope that a Q109 extension to Euclid Avenue would not preclude a B14 extension heading eastward. The B14 extension would allow residents of Crown Heights, Brownsville, and East New York to access points along Woodhaven Blvd, as well as points in Southeast Queens along the Q7 and Q51. This is especially important because the B15 currently has no connection to the Woodhaven Blvd routes.
As a matter of fact, I believe the B14 could be further extended to the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station via the Aqueduct Racino. This would allow Brooklyn residents to reach jobs at the Racino, and also maintain the connection from the Racino to the subway (thus allowing the Q37 to resume its former route bypassing the Racino). Furthermore, extending it to the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station would provide a connection from Woodhaven Blvd to the airport property, which is currently not possible, since the B15 does not have a connection with the Woodhaven Blvd routes.
Also, while we are on the topic of the Q37, I believe it is better to have the route remaining along 135th Avenue and 114th Street, rather than along Lefferts Blvd. The Q10 already runs along Lefferts Blvd and provides connections to the same subway lines as the Q37, and the Q37 wouldn't cover any additional stops along Lefferts Blvd. Thus, it is better to have the Q37 maintaining coverage along 114th Street).
Finally, regarding the Q9, in addition to running on 130th Street all the way up to 109th Avenue, I believe that the route should be extended to Federal Circle to maintain access from that section of South Ozone Park to JFK Airport.
Yours truly,
[REDACTED]
4/6/2022, 11:00 AM — I would also like to suggest that if some more new bus routes are being created, use the Q41,
Q72 (if combined with Q10), Q61, Q78 (if combined with Q61 to form my proposed Q29 bus
designations.)
4/6/2022, 12:04 PM — I'm disappointed to see that the Q53 was taken out of Woodside and away from the 61st Street stop. It was always a great way for friends from Manhattan or Astoria/LIC to meet up with me so that we could all travel to the beach together. I'm not sure why it's being moved but I would like to see the stops staying in Woodside!
4/6/2022, 12:46 PM — Removing the bus stop at 35th ave and 103rd street will create a hardship for people that have difficulty in walking. The proposed change will require your customer to walk an extra two blocks.
4/6/2022, 10:25 PM — Concerning the following: The Q114 line would mostly maintain its existing route under the proposed new plan, but it would no longer run from Mott Ave to Rockaway Turnpike. Proposed Q22 changes would replace that route segment.
This is going to be a hardship for the many disabled passengers including myself that travel from Seagirt Blvd to Rockaway Turnpike for doctor appointments etc. My own doctors are located along this route between Mott Ave and Rockaway Turnpike. I am a disabled rider and changing buses to get to doctor appointments during the cold weather months and the long wait times between buses will put unnecessary hardship to myself and fellow travelers. Unless you will be having the Q22 run along Seagirt Blvd and up to Beach 9th Street then on to Mott Ave this change will be detrimental to the elderly disabled passengers.
4/6/2022, 11:51 PM — Here is a suggestion regarding proposed Q45 route:
The Jamaica bound Q45 should terminate at Parsons-Archer providing Hillside Avenue corridor passengers access to th, t,e "E" and "J" trains. The Jamaica bound Q45 would operate via Little Neck Parkway, right onto Hillside Avenue, left onto Parsons Boulevard with last stop on Archer Avenue where the Q20A/B presently pick up. After the bus uses the teardrop to turn around., the Q45 will share a pick up stop with the Q31 or use the present Q25/Q34/Q65 pick up stop. On the return trip, Q45 buses will turn left on Parsons Boulevard,, right onto Hillside Avenue, left onto Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck LIRR Station. There should also be weekend service on the Q45 to improve North-South service in Eastern Queens.
Herb
4/7/2022, 5:04 AM — A bus stop is needed on the Q50 route at 14th Avenue/Whitestone Expressway for transfer with the Q31 bus. The proposed Q10 route extension from Kew Gardens to Electchester is a good start but what is needed is a bus connection between JFK Airport and Main Street - Roosevelt Avenue, Downtown, Flushing which is a major transit hub in Queens. The MTA could extend the Q10 route further north along 164th Street first from Jewel Avenue to the Horace Harding Expressway for transfer to the Q17 and Q88 routes. From that point the Q10 route could be further extended to Downtown, Flushing via the Horace Harding Expressway, Kissena Blvd. & Main Street to Roosevelt Avenue or via 164th Street, Booth Memorial Avenue, Kissena Blvd. & Main Street to Roosevelt Avenue.
4/7/2022, 7:46 AM — Combine Q22 with the Q35 to give Rockaway residents access to Kings Plaza, Flatbush Junction shopping and other Brooklyn bus routes.
One important subway suggestion: Extend the "R" train to 179 Street-Jamaica 24/7. Also replace "Z" train service with a new "K" train which would operate between Parsons-Archer and Ninth Avenue Brooklyn to provide all day Nassau Street service through Dekalb Avenue.
4/7/2022, 8:39 AM — Please do not remove the Q49 bus stops at 35th Ave & 78th street as well as the Northbound stop on 74th Street & 37th Ave. These are main stops for many elderly in the neighborhood who need to access the bus to get to the commercial stores on 74th Ave. Also the stop at 35th Ave & 78th leads to Travers Park which is the only park in the neighborhood.
4/7/2022, 9:22 AM — Q65 - The proposed changes to the Q65 routing are for the most part acceptable in that service is maintained on the 164th Street corridor in a North South direction. However, the rerouting of this bus off of the 45th Avenue corridor in Flushing should be reconsidered due to the fact that this route would no longer serve Flushing Hospital directly which is a major drawback. I agree that the bus should no longer travel on Bowne Street or 45th Avenue west of Flushing Hospital due to the fact that these streets are too narrow to accommodate two way car traffic let alone bus traffic in both directions. The rest of 45th Avenue between Flushing Hospital and 162nd Street is a wide enough roadway to accommodate bus traffic adequately as it has for many decades without any problems. At Flushing Hospital the Q65 should then be routed over Parsons Blvd. and Sanford Avenue to reach downtown Flushing. It is important that as many bus routes as possible serve our remaining medical centers for obvious reasons. Also, many of the residents along the 45th Avenue segment to be discontinued are immigrants who do not drive or own cars and rely on the bus for their primary means of transportation.
4/7/2022, 9:37 AM — Q37- Thank you for leaving this route largely unchanged. It is important to maintain service on the 111th Street corridor from North to South due to the fact that there are only a few major North to South arteries in SW Queens: Woodhaven Blvd., 111th Street, and Lefferts Blvd. This route may become more heavily utilized in the future due to the continued expansion of the Resorts World Casino. Additional service can be added to this route as necessary if needed.
4/7/2022, 9:43 AM — Good evening,
I have heard about possible plans to get rid of the Q25. I have been taking the Q25 for many years, and it is very often apart of the routes I take to get to places. Other bus routes are a bit further away from my home, and other people could feel the same way. I feel as though getting rid of the Q25 could make it more difficult for those of us who live closest to the Q25 bus route to go places, and the Q25 also stops right in front of Queens College, which is very helpful. Overall, I feel as though the Q25 is very helpful, and getting rid of it could make it more difficult for many of us who take the MTA on a daily basis.
Best,
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4/7/2022, 10:08 AM — Q45 - Thank you for maintaining bus service along the Little Neck Parkway corridor from North to South. Little Neck Parkway represents the eastern most major corridor in Queens County and ends at the Little Neck LIRR station where parking is only available for a small number of cars. It is very important to maintain connections between LIRR stations and MTA bus routes and this route preserves this needed connection and offers riders an option to using their cars to get to the LIRR. In addition, this route preserves service to Glen Oaks Village which is a large highly populated Co Op development in NYC. There are also a number of new employers that have been established along this route from the Long Island Expressway to the Grand Central Parkway and this route gives employees at these facilities an option to take the bus to work. There is also a significant elderly population in this area who would utilize this route to go shopping or to get to medical appointments. The UNI Ticket option which combines a LIRR Ticket with a discounted weekly or monthly bus fare should be brought back to stimulate ridership. This UNI Ticket option was available years ago when this route was served by the Q79 but was discontinued when this route was dropped. For some reason it was not offered when the Q36 began service on this route but should be brought back to encourage ridership to the Little Neck LIRR station.
4/8/2022, 1:50 AM — I am a NYC employee who travels and PAYS for my bus ride from Rockaway into Brooklyn everyday to work. Changing the Q35 bus route for summer people is unfair to me as a tax paying, employee of this city. Please do not change the route!
4/8/2022, 3:06 AM — Please keep the Express Bus stop at 108th St and 62nd Drive. Your plan proposes running the QM12 and QM42 routes along 108th St to make up for the loss of the QM10 and QM40 routes. However, it also eliminates the stop at 108th St. and 6nd Drive, which means everyone who previously boarded at that stop must walk several extra minutes to the nearest stop. There is significant construction currently underway within a block of that stop. Between the time you developed this draft plan and the time it takes effect, three new high-rise apartment buildings will have been built within one block of this stop, which means there will be several thousand additional residents there who are potential riders boarding at 108th St. and 62nd Dr. That is not true of the other stops nearby. Removing the most convenient stop to that neighborhood just as the neighborhood itself is about to experience significant population growth is the wrong decision. Thank you for your consideration.
4/8/2022, 6:24 AM — Q60 - Thank you for keeping the Q60 route intact with service still being provided to the East Side of Manhattan from Queens. Queens Blvd. is a major East West corridor in Queens and it passes through many diverse neighborhoods. Many residents in these neighborhoods cannot use the subway due to disability or because they are elderly and cannot negotiate the steps to get down to the subway platform. Also, the bus makes many stops that are not adjacent to the subway station and also makes connections to other bus routes and offers riders an all bus routing to their destination. This route has also served to help subway riders when the QNS Blvd. service is delayed or not running at all. It offers a good alternative to those who choose not to ride the subway and I am glad that the service and route will be maintained in its entirety in this proposal.
4/8/2022, 7:04 AM — Q78 - This new bus route proposed in this redesigned effort needs to be entirely rethought in that in its proposed form it attempts to serve two disparate markets at the same time. It should be noted that the Springfield Blvd. corridor of Queens travels mostly through low density neighborhoods and also car rich areas where most people own at least one car per family. In addition, many QCC students travel by car to the campus due to the fact that free parking is readily available in the neighborhoods adjacent to the campus and many use their cars to travel to their part time jobs after attending classes at QCC. There is little to no demand for anyone to travel the entire route from Laurelton to Bay Terrace or vice versa. However, the southern portion of the route from QCC to Laurelton would be used by QCC students who do not have access to a car. The northern portion of this proposed route is already well served by the Q13 and the QCC campus is also easily accessible by the Q12 bus. If any service is provided on the northern portion of this route what is needed is a shuttle service between the Bayside LIRR Station and the Bay Terrace area in order to accomodate growing LIRR ridership trends and the lack of parking at the Bayside LIRR station. This route could be split into two separate services each beginning and ending at QCC but service along the whole corridor needs to be rethought due to a lack of customer demand and due to the fact that people will not wait for the bus in Bay Terrace and instead just use their cars to get to QCC or the LIRR Bayside station. Please rethink this route design before final implementation.
4/8/2022, 9:24 AM — Q70 - Thank you for maintaining this route as it currently exists. Regardless of other improvements to LGA access by mass transit that eventually may be made by the PA of NY, this route should remain as well to bring LIRR riders from the Woodside Station to LGA. It should be noted that whatever other routes either subway or bus may be added as a result of the new LGA initiatives, they will take many years to implement if they ever happen at all. In the meantime, this route already provides one fare access to LGA via a free transfer from the subway and may actually represent the best and most practicable route to LGA.
4/8/2022, 9:44 AM — Leave the Q47 route as it currently is. The changed route to the Q80 terribly inconveniences so many people. Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue Station provides so many essential connections (local and express). The Q80 only going to Grand Ave-Newton provides limited subway options. Many workers depend on the express subway lines at Roosevelt Ave to get to work. Many McClancey students get on near Elliot Ave and 80th and would definitely have a difficult time to get to school without the current bus route. In addition, the local subway lines often do not run on the weekends so it would be difficult to get to and from where you need to go without having the bus from Roosevelt Ave. Simply eliminate stops that are nearby to each other (i.e. two blocks away from each other) and eliminate stops that few people get on and off. You can still connect to the Metropolitan Avenue subway lines while still leaving the Q47 current route as it currently is.
4/8/2022, 10:06 AM — I would like to suggest that the Q88 be redesigned Q41. Since the present Q41 is being discontinued, that number would be perfect for the route that traverses Horace Harding Expressway.
After all, Hillside Avenue has the Q43 and Union Turnpike has the Q46 and in the future the Q48.
Herb
4/9/2022, 1:47 AM — The Q44SBS route should be rerouted from the Cross Bronx Expressway over to the Bruckner Boulevard between Brush Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx to create a transfer between the Q44SBS route and the BX5 route at Bruckner Boulevard/Castle Hill Avenue. The Q44SBS route would have to travel along Castle Hill Avenue between the Bruckner Boulevard and the Cross Bronx Expressway to maintain most of its current route structure to and from Fordham Plaza. (In the future when the BX6SBS route is extended further east to Story Avenue/Pugsley Avenue possibly at that time the MTA could extend the BX6SBS a little further east to another point to create an additional transfer between the BX6SBS and the Q44SBS at Castle Hill Avenue/Bruckner Boulevard.).
The BX20 should also be extended from Parsons Blvd./14th Avenue to Westchester Square or some other point further in the Bronx instead of terminating in Whitestone, Queens. The route should also be extended to 165th Street, Jamaica for more transfer connections to other Queens routes if the route is also extended to new areas of The Bronx that are currently unserved by the Q44SBS route such as Westchester Square.
4/9/2022, 2:48 AM — For the purposes of this feedback, I am going to focus on speaking to the parts of the network that I use the most: the Q10, Q37, Q41 (parts of which will become the Q109), Q53, Q55, and Q60. I use the Q10 and Q41 on a daily basis though, so those are the bus lines I know the best.
I actually have no problems with the routes themselves, speaking for the ones that I use. In fact, I actually like what you've done to the Q10 and the new Q109 route. With the Q10, by extending that line onto Jewel Avenue, you have given my dad, who has knee problems, a one-seat ride to work at Queens College, which I really appreciate. And by making sure that the new Q109 doesn't go along narrow side streets (unlike the old Q41), you are keeping the buses from simultaneously unpredictable yet annoying delays, like the times the Q41 buses have gotten stuck behind Sanitation trucks on 127th Street for as much as 10-15 minutes.
There is one major concern I have, which is the number of stops you all are eliminating. I suspect the MTA wants to eliminate stops in an effort to make the buses faster, but the trade-off is that eliminating too many bus stops will result in longer walks to the stops for people with mobility limitations. I am able-bodied myself so I'm not the best person to commentate on how much these eliminations affect people with mobility limitations, but I urge you all to get lots of feedback on your plan from the disability community before eliminating as many stops as you all plan to eliminate.
4/9/2022, 2:34 PM — There should be a bus between Rockaway Park and Jamaica
4/9/2022, 2:38 PM — Extend the Q22 to Green Acres
4/9/2022, 11:42 PM — why did the union Cloverdale blvd and union tpke west bound and grand central union tpke eastbound Q46 bus stops remain ? How many people use those stops not many at all? I leave there and very few people use it. both should be removed.
QM5 needs a needs a transfer point there is only Qm1 for west of188 street what if they need a transfer point what if Qm1 is out of service then what subway with all the crime elder person should use that mode of transportation come on. we need a transfer point west of 188 street besides QM1.
4/10/2022, 1:34 AM — Do not muck up the Q32 and the Q60. I moved to 41st street in Sunnyside because I live a block and a half from these bus stops. I use them to get to Manhattan. I'm 75 and there are over 55 steps to get to the 7 train at 40th street and i will die if I have to climb them.
The Q104 runs like the N and R trains - never and rarely. Today April 10 I had to wait 50 minutes for that bus. How will this new plan improve Q104 service?
4/10/2022, 2:18 AM — QM-15, QM-16, QM-17 - Thank you for keeping the existing route structure for these three express routes largely intact and for maintaining QM-15 service on Saturdays. These express bus routes are needed to serve geographically isolated areas of the city (Rockaways and Howard Beach) that have a very long existing bus/subway commute time to Mid-Town Manhattan of well over an hour and in many cases one and a half hours to two hours of traveling time via the A train. The A train is the longest subway route in the system and is very unreliable. The A train follows a very circuitous and time consuming routing on its journey to Mid-Town Manhattan via Queens, Central Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan. Delays are frequently encountered due to train congestion and the opening of the swing bridge over Jamaica Bay which often gets stuck in the open position. Another significant factor that affects subway service to the Rockaway Peninsula is the fact that many A trains only go to Lefferts Blvd. and a rider has to transfer at the Rockaway Blvd. station to a Far Rockaway bound A train. In addition many riders are forced to transfer a second time at the Broad Channel station to the Shuttle train to Rockaway Park. The express bus service from these areas offers for a premium fare direct one seat service to Mid-Town Manhattan in about an hour. This is why it is important to maintain this service as is because the end result will be more auto traffic on the roads due to the fact that people who live in these areas will use their cars to get to work rather than mass transit.
4/10/2022, 4:22 AM — Please Keep The Q25 And Q65 Stops On College Point Boulevard As My Husband And I Use These Routes All The Time. Please Have Them Go To Jamaica RailRoad Station. My Husband Works For [REDACTED]. We Both Travel On The LIRR Also To Go To Long Island. Please Note That I Have Level Two Autism Spectrum Disorder. We Both Have Learning Differences So Changes Can Be Challenging For The Both Of Us. I Hope That You Can Understand And Work On A Balance That Helps Everyone Here In College Point. Thank You From The Bottom Of Our Hearts.
4/10/2022, 6:23 AM — Hello MTA,
Regarding the proposed Q19 consider the following comments about the proposal below.
Retaining the following stops:
-150th Street and 7th Avenue (Westbound)
-150th Street and 8th Avenue (Eastbound)
These two stops are vital to those who live north of 7th avenue. The bus makes it's way north and makes the turn down 7th avenue. Removing these stops is a disservice to those who would be forced to get off at 10th avenue and walk north when the bus is going in the eastbound direction anyway. For those taking the bus into Flushing the walk to access the bus has increased greatly as well. The proposal creates a large gap between stops (i.e.)150th street and 10th avenue and the terminal stop at 151st street and 7th avenue. This would also cause people to walk up and down the hill of 7th avenue which lacks sidewalks for the majority of the block and creates unsafe walking conditions - especially in bad weather. The reduction of accessibility to this bus line for residents should be reconsidered.
-150th Street and 12th Avenue (Eastbound)
-150th Street and 11th Avenue (Westbound)
These stops are located near the heart of the Whitestone village. Again, this is a reduction in accessibility for the service to and from Flushing.
-150th Street and 23rd Avenue (Eastbound)
-150th Street and 22nd Avenue (Westbound)
Removing these two stops creates a large 4 block gap between stops between Willets Point Blvd and 20th Avenue. Also reducing the accessibility for the bus service.
In general this bus route makes no sense to go to Astoria from Flushing. This local route has existed to provide service from Whitestone - Flushing since the 1930's to provide access to the subway for Whitestone residents. The proposed changes are a disservice to the community. Removing multiple stops from ridership for the sake of extending the bus to another section of Queens diminishes the quality of local service. Connections to Astoria could easily be made in Flushing by transferring to another bus or subway - having one bus (the proposed Q19) go directly between the two neighborhoods is not necessary. Astoria has access to multiple busses and the subway (N,W and transfers at Queens Boro Plaza), Whitestone does not. Establishing a longer bus route reduces the convenience of people who wish to access the Main St hub, the subway and Manhattan from Whitestone.
Terminating the Q19 bus at 151st and 7th avenue is also a regression back to the old Q14 bus. The current Q15A bus provides access to Beechurst and the Northshore Farms Shopping center and the new proposal would be removing this extended access to residents. Consider this point in the design as well. One good change in the Q19 proposal is the proposed re-route on to Roosevelt Ave from 150th street. This is definitely an improvement as opposed to the current route from 41st avenue to Bowne street to Roosevelt Avenue. This change creates a more direct route to Flushing Main Street from 150th street.
Thank you for your time and please take these comments into careful consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
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4/10/2022, 7:13 AM — If my suggestion to combine the Q10 with the Q72 is approved, the route should be extended to serve Marine Air Terminal at LGA.
Before you provide bus service on 73 Avenue West of 188 Street please have DOT install a traffic light at the intersection of 73 Avenue-182 Street. It is a dangerous intersection.
Please install a traffic light on 164 Street-72 Avenue.
These are some more suggestions.
You may be hearing from me soon!
Herb
4/10/2022, 8:24 PM — The new bus redesign still negatively impacts my household. Along with other issues, the primary impact is it eliminates the Q88. I use this bus to travel to work, going from Union Tpke. and Springfield Blvd. to Junction Blvd. The new plan requires me to take 2 buses, transferring a distance from home. Transferring closer to home entails 3 buses!
Additionally, I have an elderly mother and aunt who use the Q88 to go to Fresh Meadows for shopping. The new routes require more transferring. My mother takes the Q27 to shopping by Springfield Blvd. and the L.I.E. The new map requires a transfer for this under 2 mile trip.
MTA, the elderly won't do this. Rightfully, they won't wait for 2 buses for what had been a 5-minute single bus ride. They simply won't go where they had been able to, reducing their quality of life and negatively affecting local businesses.
I will most likely now start driving to work. Anyone riding the Q88 during a typical business AND school day, will find the bus absolutely packed during morning and afternoon rush hours, as I do daily. Counting ridership in the summer, and/or after a holiday, is not a realistic snapshot of use. My Q88 commute already takes just about an hour going home. Waiting for 2 packed buses now? No thanks.
We don't need routes eliminated. People choose neighborhoods and jobs with commuting in mind. Add more buses to existing routes, remove stops that are too close together, and add new routes that make new connections. Removing buses is not the answer.
4/10/2022, 8:47 PM — Don't muck with the Q53SBS. I can get to Rockaway via the Q32 (and don't muck with that route) and change for the Q63SBS. An excellent way for me to get to the beach from Sunnyside.
4/10/2022, 11:10 PM — Hello. The proposed changes to the Q60 and Q46 are unacceptable and detract from quality of life, especially for seniors and workers. On the Eastbound Q60: Removing the Ascan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stop is right in front of Orchard Fine Foods Supermarket where a lot of people grocery shop and they take the bus go get home. Discontinuing the 77th And Queens boulevard Stop services Forest Hills South apartment complex as well as other buildings. Seniors would have difficulty in negotiating the extra blocks to get to a bus stop from the supermarket with bags of groceries. This does not make any sense. I have actually spoken to people who were waiting for the Q60 on Queens Blvd and Ascan, outside the supermarket. I even spoke to an MTA employee whow uses a cane and regularly takes bus at this stop after church service right across the street. They were all totally unaware of the proposed removal of this stop and very concerned how this would affect them and that it would create a hardship for them. The purpose of the buses is for convenience not speed. Now with respect to the Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop also does not make any sense. This is a major transfer point and having the 2 stops (one at 78th Avenue and Queens Boulevard) addresses the many transfer points (other buses as well as exiting the subway at either end). Eliminating this stop would mean people who have to cross 2 sections of a very busy Union Turnpike and imagine people running for the bus and getting hit by a car. As I said, buses are about convenience and removing this would negatively affect the people who depend on these stops. I hope that these 2 issues will be resolved satisfactorily. Most people have no idea these are possibilities. I hope that even though I am unable to attend the meetings, due to being out of town, my issues will be addressed. Thank you for your time.
Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop would cause a lot of problems for people who run out of the train at that end of Union Turnpke. They would then have to cross Union Tpke to catch the bus at 78th Avenue. Also there is a shelter at the Union Tpke stop. A lot of people take that bus and eliminating either of those stops is unacceptable.
Sacrificing and removing stops for the benefit of a speedier commute does not address the needs of the people who use it. Please keep these stops as is.
4/10/2022, 11:57 PM — I take the QM42 to and from Manhattan. I understand that several current stops on Yellowstone Boulevard are going to be removed and stops on 108th Street will be added. 108th Street is a very well-travelled street with the Q63 running in both directions, double-parked cars, trucks and school buses. Yellowstone Boulevard is less congested and those stops should remain. If you want to improve travel time, you should consider making an express bus lane on the LIE from Manhattan to Queens.
4/11/2022, 12:19 AM — We would LOVE a bus from LIC/Hunters Point area through the Tunnel to Midtown! Especially with all of the weekend repair work on the 7, this would be an important bus route for me and my LIC neighbors. Thanks so much!
4/11/2022, 12:44 AM — Please consider adding a bus route connecting Long Island city to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
4/11/2022, 12:59 AM — I would love to see a bus connecting LIC with Manhattan via Midtown tunnel. This route has been needed a long time a go, but specially now with the new 4-6 high-rise buildings coming to the area plus the small ones.
Thanks for taking this in consideration.
Best
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4/11/2022, 1:13 AM — It would be great to have an LIC-midtown bus route, especially as 7 train often has service disruption during weekends and overnight. When the subway doesn't run on weekends, it takes significantly longer time to get into the city.
4/11/2022, 1:16 AM — a bus is needed as 7 trains often don't run on weekends
4/11/2022, 1:22 AM — We need a Long Island City to Midtown bus! Please make this happen. I have lived here for 23 years and when the 7 goes down there is no way to get there.
4/11/2022, 1:28 AM — For several reasons, I think it would be very helpful for a bus to go from Long Island City through the Midtown Tunnel. First, because of all the new construction, the #7 line is quite crowded during rush hours. Second, the #7 is often unavailable weekends because of repair; this has gone on for years. Third, for senior citizens or the disabled, subway steps can be daunting; a bus has fewer steps and a lift for wheelchairs, walkers, etc. if needed. Fourth, these days subways seem less safe than buses because of expanses that are deserted, even during daytime hours. Recently, there have been a number of subway crimes reported, but I haven't heard of a similar amount reported on buses. Fifth, the upgraded ferry system is nice but isn't near everyone, is more expensive than the subway, and doesn't have free transfer to a Manhattan bus near the ferry. For these five reasons, expanding Queens bus service to go through the Midtown Tunnel would be ideal. Thank you for addressing this!
4/11/2022, 1:46 AM — I am a member of the LIC community. Many of us would like for the MTA to create a new bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. Please consider this request. Thank you!
4/11/2022, 2:13 AM — Please consider adding a bus from Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan. As we all know, the LIC community has added several new high-rises in just the past few years with no additional mode of transportation. The trains are crowded and most days we have to wait for the 3rd or 4th or 5th train to just be able to squeeze in.
Thank you for your consideration.
4/11/2022, 3:06 AM — I work at [REDACTED] in Sunnyside. There is a proposed change to the bus plan to remove the bus stop at 39th Street which is around the corner from our Older Adult Center (senior center). Members rely on this stop to attend our center to prevent social isolation, get assistance with resources and benefits, and to receive a hot nutritious meal. Removing this stop would create a hardship for our older adults and create a barrier to receiving much-needed services. As the city has fully opened up, more older adults will be using the bus as their only mode of transportation. I would ask that the redesign not remove this stop.
4/11/2022, 3:10 AM — What do you plan to do about the fact that the LONGER one waits for a bus, MORE show up at the SAME TIME?
4/11/2022, 4:09 AM — I use the bus in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and queens regularly. A route between Long Island city and Manhattan thru the midtown tunnel is desperately needed. Especially when the 7 train is down.
4/11/2022, 4:29 AM — I think the Queens bus network could use a bus route connecting Long Island City to Manhattan via the Queens Midtown tunnel. The population in the area has grown a lot since the bus map was last redesigned, and the 7 train gets overcrowded often. It would be especially since the 7 train is down for servicing so often, it would be great to have a bus route going directly to Manhattan when the train is down.
4/11/2022, 8:54 AM — Hi. We would love a bus via the midtown tunnel to be in LIC and to Manhattan in less than 10 min!! Would be amazing!
4/11/2022, 9:16 AM — Please have an LIC to midtown via midtown tunnel route!
4/11/2022, 9:35 AM — To whom it may concern,
I’m writing it to express my opinion about adding a bus route from Long Island City Waterfront( Hunter’s Point,11109) to Midtown Manhattan via Queens Midtown Tunnel from Monday to Sunday. I believe all of the residents from the neighborhood would benefit from it as many of us need to commute between Long Island City to Manhattan frequently. Thank you for your consideration.
4/11/2022, 10:09 AM — The new bus line would be of great benefits to the LIC community, and I fully support this initiative.
4/11/2022, 10:37 AM — As one of many mothers in the LIC community, we need options for mothers with strollers beyond just a ferry. We need a bus to connect LIC to Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. Mothers in the community with young children feel forgotten and isolated and unable to connect to Manhattan.
4/11/2022, 10:45 AM — I live in LIC near hunters point and the public transit options to get to Manhattan are very limited on the weekends when the 7 train is intermittently under construction. I’m a physician and work 7 days a week, so this leads me to have to take expensive car service to the hospital. It would greatly help to have a bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel. Please consider this to meet an important need for Queens residents!
Alice
4/11/2022, 10:46 AM — I live in LIC and work at Bellevue Hospital- there are limited options for how to get to work and so I have had to take a car service many time. Please consider establishing a bus route from LIC to Manhattan through the midtown tunnel!
4/11/2022, 10:59 AM — Subway 7 train is now the only way we can commute to Manhattan. When 7 train is not available (under construction/maintenance) we will have to do shuttle/train /bus transfers. We really need a bus that can go directly pass the east river.
4/11/2022, 11:18 AM — This route would help me get to Manhattan when the #7 train isn't working
4/11/2022, 11:22 AM — Regarding the Q53 Route in Rockaway. Please consider the following route change. The Southbound Q53 from the Cross Bay Bridge should follow it's current stops until it reaches Rockaway Beach Blvd. and Beach 108th St. At that intersection it should turn right onto Beach 108th St. and then make a left on Beach Channel Drive to stop in front of the Rockaway Ferry (B108th St. and Beach Channel Drive). It should then continue on Beach Channel Drive and make a left onto Beach 116th St. Continue on Beach 116th St. with a new stop at the end of the block in front of the Flight 587 memorial (currently a no parking zone, so no parking is lost). The bus would then loop back up Beach 116th St to stop in front of the A/S Subway station (existing last stop). On the way back, a new stop on the corner of Beach 108th St. and Beach Channel Dr. should be added, which would allow for an easier connection from the Ferry to the Bus.
This creates better ferry to bus connections. It also eliminates a difficult turn on Rockaway Beach Blvd. to Beach 116th St. It also adds a stop close to the Beach for summer travelers.
4/11/2022, 11:33 AM — Regarding the Bus Stops on Noel Road/Cross Bay Blvd and West 17th Road and Cross Bay Blvd. These stops are the only stops in Broad Channel. Neither one of them benefits from a countdown clock/information kiosk. Nor do either of them have bus shelter. Please consider adding both an info kiosk (like the rest of the Q52/53 route) and at least one bus shelter, so there is a place to wait for the bus out of the rain.
4/11/2022, 11:40 AM — Please create a new bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This would be so helpful when the 7 train is not operating!
4/11/2022, 1:10 PM — Would be amazing and much need a bus from lic to Manhattan.
4/11/2022, 8:06 PM — Please link long island city with manhattan via the midtown tunnel
4/11/2022, 8:54 PM — Any chance for a new bus line from Long Island City to Midtown East? The Midtown Tunnel is conveniently located next to the neighborhood, it seems like a missed opportunity, especially since the 7 train can be overcrowded during rush hour.
4/11/2022, 9:39 PM — It would be great to have an alternative way to reach Manhattan from LIC! We really need it.
4/12/2022, 1:25 AM — As a senior, that definitely rides the trains from LIC, given how often the 7 train has been down, one would wonder why you have not established a bus route through the mid-town tunnel, just to alleviate the shut-downs, but also to transport people so quickly and easily back and forth between LIC and Manhattan. Many individuals continue to be seriously concerned about the trains, with these shootings and other violent acts, it seems prudent and wise to set up a bus route to encourage folks back on the system in general. And the route could be geared to go back and forth from say the 6 train stop on 33rd or from there to Grand Central and back. Please, please seriously consider adding a bus route through the mid-town tunnel - I think it would surprise you how many people would take it immediately. Thank you!
4/12/2022, 2:18 AM — Q101 needs to continue to go into Manhattan as it does now.
You can't be serious about transferring to the Q32 or Q60 for seniors living in Astoria with wheelchairs or canes that need to go to Manhattan for doctor appointments.
The way things are now with the subways, the bus is what we seniors rely on for transportation and safety.
In general your redesign of the Queens buses does not consider the seniors.
I have been taking the Q101 for over 60 years as a child to now as a senior. I rely on the Q101 to Manhattan for my hospital appointments. Transferring to the Q32 or Q60 is not an option.
Don't shut us seniors out .
4/12/2022, 5:46 AM — While I appreciate the attempt to connect Queens to Brooklyn, I am dismayed to see that a Queens-to-Brookyln bus is slated to replace the Q101. The Q101 is a VITAL connector between Astoria and Manhattan; it is the only accessible option for Astoria residents with mobility issues, parents with children, and the elderly, and it is the only reliable 24/7 connection between Astoria and Manhattan when the subways are so often out of service. Any attempt to connect Astoria with Brooklyn must be via an ADDITIONAL bus line or by extending the route of a bus that already terminates in Queens (like the Q104), not by eliminating the most crucial bus artery that Astoria has with the city. I note the Q32 and Q60 buses have both been reinstated from the 2019 plan with their connections between Manhattan and Queens, because residents made it clear that they rely on DIRECT connection with the city. Astorians deserve the same; they should not lose that access and have to tackle the physically taxing, inaccessible, and time-consuming hassle of making connections around Queens Plaza when there is already a well-used bus line in place. Please retain the Q101 and its 24/7 service. It is a community necessity.
4/12/2022, 9:38 AM — Extend the Q48 to North Shore Towers via Union Turnpike, 260 Street and Grand Central Parkway. Provide 7 day service!
Please base Q50 at LaGuardia Depot if combined with the present Q48 route.
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Extend Q72 route to serve Marine Air Terminal.
Take care for now!
Herb
4/12/2022, 7:41 PM — I as well as many others ride the QM10 and I see that it is being eliminated. This really upsets me as well as many other riders on this line. In lieu or recent subway events and shootings, many people do not want to ride the subway fearing for their own safety. I ask you to please consider reinstating this rout that is such an important mode of transportation to so many people. Thank you.
4/12/2022, 8:54 PM — merging the qm10 and qm40 buses is an optimal for my specific area in the neighborhood. when I miss those buses that are easily accessed from where I live I have to walk a significant distance to get to an Express bus that services the areas that I am intending to go to usually for doctor's appointments and by the time those buses get to the stop closest to me which is not that close all the time they are packed. it is bad enough that these particular lines that directly service my area often don't run regularly due to the shortage of drivers so if you're condensing this based on ridership how do you know how many people can ride these particular lines at the times that they are to be of service when those times are not running. it's not fair to us, as a compromise it should be considered to leave at least one of those lines running from 98th Street and 63rd Road. some of us with mobility issues that is the easiest option for us. focus on getting drivers to service these lines instead of omitting them for low ridership when we don't even have the full spectrum view of the service.
4/12/2022, 9:32 PM — Please don’t take away q47 and q38 from middle village. This will be very inconvenient for the whole neighborhood, the adults, the kids abs elderly.
Thank you so much.
4/12/2022, 9:35 PM — There should be a bus connecting courts square area to the LIC water front. Thanks.
4/13/2022, 8:03 AM — The old proposal of Changing Bus #39 and merging with 19 in going in the center of Astoria, was much more better than the new idea I saw at your website.
Also giving us #67 with the limitation of frequency in the busses, you are going to make us suffer going to Astoria.
A lot of people living in Ridgewood, are going every day in Astoria, that's why you need to unite bus #19 with # 19 NOT TO GIVE US A USELESS BAUS LINE THAT WORKS ONLY WEEK DAYS AND IS EVERY HALPH AN HOUR EACH. SHAME...
4/13/2022, 11:46 AM — The Q30 bus to Little Neck now goes directly to the express E/F train. The replacement bus Q88 for people in Douglaston and Little Neck only goes to Woodhaven Blvd., a local M/R train stop. To reach an E/F train, an extra transfer to another bus is needed. Even in the first draft, we were given two buses to the E/F trains. Instead of routing four buses to Queensborough Community College, which would cause excessive congestion, the Q73 should be routed through Douglaston Parkway and terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Pkwy. The Q73 would allow us to reach the E/F trains at Forest Hills-71st Ave. with just one ride. We commend the MTA for giving us the Q88, but it's really the Q73 that we need.
Also, please consider moving the bus stop at Springfield Blvd. in front of Starbucks for the Q88 to the west side of Springfield Blvd. in front of the Fukuoka Shabu Shabu restaurant. Trucks and cars are constantly double parked in front of Starbucks for drop-offs and food. Often times the Q30 to Little Neck cannot pull up to the curb to unload or board passengers. This has been a frustrating problem for many years, and it needs to be addressed.
4/14/2022, 12:38 AM — I am quite upset on the suggested changes to the QM20 route. Not all workers are commuting on rush hours due to changes in many companies to offset schedules for distancing and shared workspaces with alternating days. Buses are becoming fuller and with some buses not running, the buses are getting closer to capacity. Cutting runs during peak will create overcrowding on the buses that are running. There is no weekend QM20 runs as is, so discontinuing the QM2 which is the closest route that runs on weekends would be a disservice to those in NE Queens that need access to midtown on weekends. These suggested plans are a horrible idea
4/14/2022, 2:30 AM — Your proposal to limit Express Bus service to Northeast Queens is shortsighted and unfair. I take the QM20, QM2 and QM3 regularly, and my ride without express bus service would be DOUBLE the time. I can't believe that this is the MTA's proposal, given the recent danger on subways. The express buses run quickly and safely. Your agency should be incentivizing people to take the express buses, not cutting service while the city is simultaneously cutting parking spots and there are repeated physical attacks on subways.
Your agency is out of touch and irresponsible.
You should all be ashamed of this proposal and yourselves.
4/14/2022, 2:51 AM — Need a bus connecting LIC new development areas in Hunter point to midtown Manhattan via the midtown tunnel.
4/14/2022, 4:12 AM — I strongly support the idea of LIC - Midtown bus service
4/14/2022, 4:22 AM — Do not discontinue Q1 on Springfield Boulevard.
4/14/2022, 4:30 AM — Please create a bus route from long Island City to Midtown Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. It will help alleviate congestion on the 7 train and provide an accessible travel alternative to the 7 train for patrons with disabilities.
4/14/2022, 4:30 AM — The QM11 redesign would negatively impact myself and other riders that live along the stops to be eliminated. The bus is full everyday, why do things need to be changed?
4/14/2022, 4:50 AM — The proposed Q69 route still makes it difficult for riders to transfer to the 7 and G trains at Court Square. It will be a long walk either above ground or through the E/M platform. As Court Square is one of only 2 stops in Queens for the G train it is important to make transferring easier for riders heading to Brooklyn. Maybe continuing the Q69 on 21st Street and allowing riders to transfer to the G at the 21st Street stop.
4/14/2022, 5:18 AM — The Q60 needs to be split in two. First, no one rides the bus from Jamaica to Manhattan. You had an opportunity to here to make 2 routes. The q60 from south Jamaica terminal to Woodhaven Blvd and then another route from Woodhaven blvd to South Jamaica. Taking away stops in the end will save 1-2 mins at most but buses will still be slow and stuck in unecessary traffic.
The Q65 picks up a lot of people from the LIRR terminal especially in the morning, now these people will have to transfer, I may see there is maybe a greater demand of people coming from the Eastern end of Queens so I want to see how this plays out. The bus being completely local will slow this bus dramatically. I know by map the distance doesn’t seem far but it’s a bit of a drive. None of which these planners know anything about. This bus needs a limited option. The amount of customers coming to and from the hospital warrant 5 or better rush hour service, 7 or better off peak service and 12 min evening service. 10 mins or better weekend service Saturday and Sunday. This is clear.
4/14/2022, 6:54 AM — We need a bus route that takes us directly into midtown or even downtown from LIC/Queensboro area. Once the 7 train is down, it is impossible to get into Manhattan. We need alternative routes to get into the city, and even into Brooklyn. So many parts of the city and so many neighborhoods are growing rapidly - we need a bus route that will connect different, growing parts of the city with LIC. Bus routes need to serve where the subways don't.
4/14/2022, 8:04 AM — We need a bus from LIC to midtown. Especially with the 7 being down so often, a 10 minute commute easily becomes an hour. A direct line to midtown would ease congestion and help passengers with mobility issues
4/14/2022, 8:37 AM — Yes please…
4/14/2022, 9:09 AM — Does the mta plan to eliminate the number of transfers allowed? Based on the changes here multiple buses and trains will be needed to maintain the same commute door to door. This is putting a cost burden on those already at the edge of the city due to affordability.
4/14/2022, 9:12 AM — Has this plan been integrated with the train regarding capacity and timing
There are already extensive delays due to overcrowding and these changes will make those delays work hurting the customers.
4/14/2022, 9:34 AM — As a resident of Laurelton who uses a cane to walk at least 3 long city blocks and often waits for than 10 minutes for a bus because no dispatcher or supervisor managers this route on a regular basis. The drivers are delayed and often two or three buses are following directly behind each other. And now you wait to increase the wait from 7 minutes to 15 minutes insane. Both the length and time between buses should be the same. Let's see this changed in midtown, wherein you have M20, M7 and M5 sharing the same route for about three miles, providing almost empty buses in the city waste fuel and personnel, and buses to service the outer boroughs that don't have access to trains because we reside in areas that require a bus to the train and returning the same. MTA continues to treat areas of color with less services than others. It is through we are paying more property taxes than others, while the receive services.
MTA you have the records look at them and change the disparity, now it 2022, when will this discrimination stop.
My vote is NO to your proposed changes. You are disenfranchise with the express bus services, where it's only available for a morning and evening rush hours. While all other areas outside of SouthEast Queens, receive service much more frequently.
4/14/2022, 10:27 AM — This proposal is quite absurd. People are not taking A train from Howard Beach therefore buses are already crowded. Great injustice to community.
4/14/2022, 10:38 AM — This is a terrible idea! Why should I be inconvenienced by discontinuing service on the QM15 on 102 and 157 streets. I don’t drive and work in the city 5 days a week. I really don’t like this idea! Really unfair to us in Howard Beach!
4/14/2022, 11:27 AM — I am a senior citizen with mobility issues from an injury. I would greatly appreciate bus service into Manhattan. When I lived in Battery Park City, I always rode the M20 bus and miss it. Thank you.
4/14/2022, 12:11 PM — College Point is already painfully underserved by public transportation and the new draft plan completely cuts the neighborhood off from rail service or any other form of public transit. This plan will force me to always drive or use a cab/ride sharing service.
4/14/2022, 12:57 PM — A bud via the midtown tunnel from hunters point would solve so many issues when you constantly shut the 7 train down
4/14/2022, 1:27 PM — I would like to support having a bus that goes from Hunters Point to midtown. The many new high rise developments in Hunters Point will surely put stress on the 7 train service which is very spotty as is. We need another transit option to midtown.
4/14/2022, 6:23 PM — Please give some serious thought about revising the proposed Q51 route path from traveling along the Belt Parkway to instead traveling along the North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Boulevard and Fountain Avenue between Cross Bay Boulevard and the Gateway Center Mall. The Linden Boulevard routing should be considered because it would vastly increase ridership because the route would serve the new (LA Fitness) Linden Center Shopping Mall located on the north side of Linden Boulevard at 79th Street and the Walgreens - Linden Star Shopping Center on the south side of Linden Boulevard at 79th Street as well as the many new large housing developments such as at 2858 Linden Boulevard and at Eldert Lane the Linden Plaza Apartments and the NYCDA, Pink Houses plus the Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas at Eldert Lane. If this route revision is adopted bus stops along the Q51 route could be placed at 79th Street/Linden Boulevard and Eldert Lane/Linden Boulevard but Emerald Street/Linden Boulevard and Drew Street/Linden Boulevard would be optional. West of Eldert Lane in the westbound direction there would be no bus stops as the Q51 bus would need to be merging into the center and left lanes of Linden Boulevard to travel into the left turning lane at Fountain Avenue. After turning on to Fountain Avenue the Q51 bus would travel via current Q8 routing and stop at all current Q8 bus stops to the Gateway Center Mall Terminal along Gateway Drive including one additional eastbound stop along Linden Boulevard at 2518 Linden Boulevard (just east of Fountain Avenue) plus possibly an additional eastbound and westbound bus stop along Fountain Avenue near Vandalia Avenue due to additional new housing developments located there as well. Although this routing and stops might add about an additional ten minutes to the Q51 route it would increase overall ridership on the route then the now proposed Belt Parkway routing. The MTA shouldn't just be interested in speeding up the bus by having unnecessary excessive nonstop and non-revenue segments of an SBS/Crosstown route but needs to be more conscience in serving more passengers from more communities even if it's at the expense of a couple of minutes in running time.
4/14/2022, 8:09 PM — You are taking away my bus stop on 127 and 23rd Avenue. Not everyone takes the bus to flushing. I work on 76 and Parsons. Instead of an easy commute you now want me to walk to a bus stop blocks from my house and transfer to another bus. My commute will be longer. How does the benefit me or the elderly and school children of college point? This is absurd!!!! You need to do better. How do you think this works? DO BETTER. stop with this absurd plan
4/14/2022, 9:17 PM — Hello. I’m very concerned about the proposed Q101 redesign. The proposed Q105 and Q68 do not offer a proper alternative. I heavily rely on the Q101 for access to Manhattan. And do not see a solution for Queens/Manhattan service. Steinway should have a local and express bus service. With at least one of these lines servicing Manhattan from the Astoria Ditmars/Steinway/Astoria Heights areas.
Furthermore I disagree with the proposal to have a bus line run understand the subway line. When subway service is suspended and a shuttle bus offered, this route can take over 45 minutes from Astoria-Ditmars to Queensboro Plaza. The bus lanes should coordinate to allow subway transfer. Not to mimic the route of a subway line.
4/14/2022, 9:36 PM — I'd like to join Community Board 14 on 6/2/2022 because I live in Far Rockaway.
4/14/2022, 9:51 PM — Q22 needs to merge With Q35
4/14/2022, 9:52 PM — For the Q60, the proposal to remove the Qns blvd/86th Av stop, east & westbound. That stop is directly in front of the only supermarket along that end of the route, and many seniors and bus riders shop and then use that stop. The next stop, Qns blvd/87th Av is in front of a car wash, gets very low usage, and the cars pulling out of the car wash makes that stop less safe to walk to. A better choice would be to remove that stop and keep Qns blvd/86th Av.
4/14/2022, 10:07 PM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
4/14/2022, 10:25 PM — A bus to Midtown from LIC would be amazing to have. The 7 train often has delays and/or shutdowns. Having to take a cab gets expensive and isn't fair if so many other boroughs have buses.
4/14/2022, 10:35 PM — I understand that this is still a work in progress. However, I do have some concerns that I wanted to bring to your attention.
I live on the border of Whitestone and Bayside and I rely on the QM20 express bus to and from Midtown Manhattan.
I've been working remotely for the past 2 years, but I expect to return to my office in the city very soon. My company (and I'm sure many others) are offering a much more flexible work schedule. In fact, I expect that I'll travel more during the day than during the traditional "rush hours" time frames.
Unfortunately, the initial redesign plan eliminates all daytime service on the QM20. That's an extreme cut in service for this line. I'm writing to ask for you to support the retention of weekday DAYTIME service on the QM20. We need availability every 30 minutes like we have now. In this new "normal" that we're heading towards, express bus service needs to continue to be available all day.
Thank you for your consideration.
4/15/2022, 12:08 AM — As a life long resident of Hunter Point Long Island City I have seen the many changes to this community. When the rest of the world discovered our small town in the early ninety’s and began building these large residential buildings, one of the many things brought to the attention of the community council, developers and NYC politicians representing us is that transportation would not be sufficient to support these large buildings. Here we are in 2022 and transportation is still a big problem, the 7 train at Vernon and Jackson is over crowded on a good day…forget about when there are problems along the line and we have to take other lines which are 5 blocks away. Those lines then become very congested also. At times I have had to wait for 3 or 4 trains before I could even get on.
I have also noticed that buses coming from Greenpoint Brooklyn are crowded with people that get off in LIC and take the number 7 at Vernon and Jackson, so we are being inundated with commuters from Brooklyn.
MTA should definitely consider busses going into Manhattan from Hunters Point LIC.
Thank you
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4/15/2022, 12:44 AM — Hi - there should be a bus route from the LIC waterfront that connects to midtown Manhattan. There is a growing waterfront population (including several buildings coming online now/within the next year) and there is limited immediately nearby transportation. I am often pushed to the ferry and I would much rather support the MTA instead.
4/15/2022, 12:50 AM — please add a bus from Long Island City waterfront at Hunters Point South (say Vernon and 50th) to Manhattan via midtown tunnel (connect to M34 bus at 1st avenue)... this will be extremely valuable, will reduce strain on #7 line and serve the disabled who can't use subway at Vernon-Jackson
4/15/2022, 12:53 AM — As a partially disabled senior, I would very much appreciate a bus route to Manhattan via the tunnel. Access would be less physically challenging and I would have the assurance of having access to Manhattan when the 7 train isn’t running or is overcrowded, especially in that both problems with the 7 train occur frequently. Thank you. K. Gallo
4/15/2022, 12:59 AM — I looked at the proposed plan for Q46, there are some stops I agree that should be removed, however making the gap longer between Queens blvd and Main Street by eliminated all stops in between is not helping anyone who lives in between, you are telling people to walk 15-20 minutes if they live in between those stops. Also Union Turnpike and 150 Street is a major stop between Union Turnpike/Main St and Union Turnpike/Parson. I agree in removing Union Turnpike/147 Street.
Also I saw your new proposed Q48, the files shows the same exact stops and the new proposed Q46?? What's the point of adding this bus line to the route if it's not running the local stops that were removed on the original Q46?
4/15/2022, 1:24 AM — Hunters Point in LIC really needs a bus into into Manhattan. It would be crowded day and night. We also need more Q 103 bus service on Vernon Blvd also..
4/15/2022, 1:39 AM — Why a LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed:
- A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
- With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
- Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
- LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
4/15/2022, 3:02 AM — 923
4/15/2022, 3:04 AM — Q22 should be extended to green acres mall via brookville blvd and s conduit ave into sunrise highway. It gives the residents of far rockaway access to the shopping area also giving the residents of rosedale and laurelton access to the beaches as well, the ferry
4/15/2022, 3:21 AM — Queens is the most multicultural borough in NYC. So very many languages are spoken. If you genuinely want feedback from real bus riders, the MTA's multilingual brochures should be mailed out to all Queens homes. As a Civic Organization on Social Media. we can help somewhat but there are so very many people who will have no clue about this and will only find out about it when it happens and it is just not right. The onus should be on the MTA to share this information.
4/15/2022, 4:02 AM — With the elimination of bus stops on the Q32 route, you are not taking into consideration that mostly elderly people take this bus because there are no elevators from 61st Street to Queensborough Plaza leading to the number 7 train. This is an EXTREMELY crowded route with only 3 places to sit at each stop. Removal of any stops between 61st Street and Queensborough Plaza would severely impact elderly riders. There would also be the added expense of removing the bus stop shelters. Removing stops would slow down the crowds attempting to board the buses at each stop and create a more dangerous situation for elderly riders attempting to board.
4/15/2022, 4:35 AM — Please please give us another bus to Manhattan! I have lived in LIC for over 30 years and witnessed the huge influx of residents moving into my neighborhood. We need an alternate transit route into midtown desperately. This is a no brainer!
4/15/2022, 6:01 AM — Hi ,
Yes we do need a bus and though i am temporarily mobility challenged and have been a lifelong resident of queens and also a 20 year resident of lic/hunterspoint. The express bus will cut down commute ease congestion on the 7 and the 7 doesn’t always work and is actually extremely overcrowded during morning rush. Pre pandemic cannot even get on and multiple full trains pass. Also this bus needs to be wheelchair friendly. After being immobile i have noticed how not accessible the subway is.
4/15/2022, 7:19 AM — In reference to the QM15, QM24, QM34 andQM25 express buses, please note these are very important lines and the schedule should not be shortened of longer times between pick-ups. These buses are used by many people and especially older people because they use these buses to go to Doctor Appointments and Hospitals on the East Side has 1st and 34th and Midtown and also uptown hospitals. Taking away any service or longer intervals between buses is not right and not good for the people. Older people don’t want to ride the trains underground. They want the express buses.
4/15/2022, 7:58 AM — A bus running from LIC to Midtown would be hugely beneficial for so many LIC residents. Please consider helping us out!
4/15/2022, 8:34 AM — As Look Bus Need to be transfer to the ADA Train station and some bus reoute need to go to Gateway Mall to Train station
4/15/2022, 9:34 AM — Please design a bus route between Manhattan and LIC to alleviate the pressure on the #7 line. Let it have a stop by the Socrates Sculpture Park which is so difficult to get to.
4/15/2022, 9:54 AM — Are you crazy? The frequency in midday is bad enough and you want to make it longer? Maybe the ridership is low because people have been telecommuting and construction projects are slow due to covid. Congestion pricing is coming and you want to decrease mass transportation. You need to add earlier starts like 5:30. Get with the program, people want to get to work early and leave early. The buses are safer than the subways!!! Do you have any common sense?
4/15/2022, 10:43 AM — Why would you change the Q21 Route and leave out stops on 161 Ave and 157 Ave? People need to get from Crossbay to Lindenwood and some of us cannot walk from 157 & Crossbay to 157 & 84 Street. Also, what happened to the Q41? Why is Howard Beach constantly overlooked and punished?
4/15/2022, 11:00 AM — Many school kids take this bus. Given how dangerous everything is why would you are them walk further????
4/15/2022, 12:16 PM — There should be a bus from Long Island City direct to midtown Manhattan and back. The 7 train has too many closures and interruptions to service and there are not enough alternatives to travel to midtown Manhattan.
4/15/2022, 12:37 PM — You list all the connections made by this bus then have it staying at 30 or better after "peak" which ends at 9am and 7pm? Either extend "peak" or make it 20 or better. The rest of the time. Who will wait 30 min for a bus if they need to catch a ferry or a train? Or if they then need to wait for another bus on Steinway?
4/15/2022, 12:48 PM — LOVE this!
4/15/2022, 2:57 PM — Absolutely!!! We need a bus option to midtown!!
Trains are overcrowded and when out of service this causes huge disruptions!!
Please, please, please, give Lic a bus route to midtown!!
4/15/2022, 7:22 PM — I feel that the Q54 line needs to have a local and a limited bus. In the mornings we wait for the bus (metropolitan and park lane) when the bus comes it doesn’t stop, as the bus is already full, and one has to wait for the next bus, and the next bus. The children get to school late, and the adults get to work late. It is really frustrating for all.
The same goes for the Q60 line. The Q60 is a heavily used line with a long route. The Q60 line would really benefit from having local and limited service.
The key is to improve what is already existing.
Thank you.
4/15/2022, 9:43 PM — I'm a big fan of the new plan. The first one was terrible. Living in Western astoria, the focus on service along 21st street is very good. Most importantly, having busses (39, 69, b62) go straight down past Queens plaza to 44th drive & 21st to connect wroth subways there in both directions is a game changer. It's great for all the new development happening in vernon waterfront and improves the existing Q103. The previous plan eliminated the 103 which would be a disaster given the density happening along vernon waterfront.
The reduction and spacing out of stops is a no brainer. Please stick to your guns on that. Times must decrease to get real increased ridership and more stop spacing is mandatory.
Lastly, reliable departure time at origin is essential. That is my biggest frustration today and reason that I cannot fully rely on busses as part of my daily commute. Bus location tracking is turned off before a bus begins its route. This is a terrible practice! It should be on so that people along the route know it is actually there and will depart on time. Then, of course, busses need to actually depart their origin on time when they are sitting there. Not 2 or 4 mins after the scheduled time. Incentive drivers to begin routes exactly on time and delight your riders.
4/15/2022, 10:16 PM — We need more transportation to the city because there are hundreds more residents moving into the neighborhood with no change in train service.
4/16/2022, 12:10 AM — Please add a bus between LIC and Manhattan !!!!
4/16/2022, 12:18 AM — Please create a bus route from LIC to Midtown Manhattan. My husband is disabled and the stairs down and up to the 7 train are so difficult we often have to take a cab or Uber. ????????
4/16/2022, 12:22 AM — I’m a 21 year old girl who would prefer to take a bus rather than the subway to Midtown Manhattan.
4/16/2022, 1:27 AM — LIC needs bus service to Manhattan! Too much construction on the 7 train, shutting it down often without shuttle bus service replacement?
Ridiculous!
4/16/2022, 4:23 AM — Please keep in mind as you eliminate services that public buses are the life force of most Queens residents.
It’s is unclear how the many complicated Byzantine changes to the Queens bus routes could possibly enhance transit travel.
4/16/2022, 5:08 AM — For the q25 and 65, why is service removed from Jamaica LIRR station? That station needs a bus to be there. Maybe keep the Q34 as the bus to that station.
4/16/2022, 5:13 AM — Also, Flushing Main Street only connects to one LIRR Line, while Jamaica connects to the rest. Therefore, a bus that provides direct access to this station is needed.
4/16/2022, 5:19 AM — LIC is growing at record speed and the Vernon Jackson station is last stop on the 7 line in Queens before Manhattan. During rush hour, the train is packed. Bus routes (even an express bus during rush hour ) from LIC to various points in Manhattan would help with reducing the riders on the 7.
4/16/2022, 7:35 AM — Please consider adding a bus line that connects LIC (including waterfront) with Manhattan, for example through the midtown tunnel AND the Queensboro bridge. In general the LIC waterfront neighbourhood is badly connected to anything east or west by bus. With insecurity in the subway system and trains that don't run half the time it would be good to have options.
4/16/2022, 9:02 AM — The bus route would be great addition to the neighborhood and is urgently needed in the quickly expanding neighborhood. It will help with overcrowded subways and especially when the subway is down for repair or other situations. The only other way right now is to pay for an Uber at a surge fare or walk 15 minutes to the next subway line.
4/16/2022, 10:46 AM — Please do not alter the QM20 in any way. We already rely on 1 bus during the weekend. It would isolate Whitestone further than it is already.
4/16/2022, 10:07 PM — We desperately need bus route from Long Island City (around vernon station area and beyond) to midtown manhattan. With recent crime rising in the subways, the residents in the community needs alternative routes to get to midtown. Many residents here work in midtown so it is critical that this happens. Thank you!
4/16/2022, 10:34 PM — We would like to have a route which could connect between queens center and flushing
4/16/2022, 11:02 PM — I was disappointed to learn that the QM3 service is going to be discontinued. At a time people are starting to head back to the office and crime and violence has increased on the subways, I take the QM3 express bus. This commuting option was one of the reasons I moved to North Flushing. With its removal we're left with nothing that will get us into midtown that would get us there safely, within a reasonable amount of time and reasonable cost. Please do not leave us without an express bus option.
4/16/2022, 11:11 PM — Please get a bus from court square LIC to midtown and uptown Manhattan!
4/16/2022, 11:47 PM — Q50 - I like the fact that this route will serve the Bronx directly and will replace the existing slow moving Q48 route which makes many local stops between Main Street and LGA. This new proposed routing will offer Bronx residents a way to get to LGA without having to change buses at Main Street which is currently the case. In addition, there are convenient connections to the number 6 and 7 trains as well. Faster service between Main Street and LGA will also be an added benefit due to the elimination of local stops in Corona and East Elmhurst.
4/16/2022, 11:58 PM — Q51 - This newly proposed route seems to have resulted as an exercise in just drawing lines on a map. It basically goes from nowhere to nowhere and will have few to no riders on this route. The Gateway Mall in Brooklyn was designed as an auto dependent suburban shopping mall and would never have been built without a direct access route from the Belt Parkway. The Q8 bus currently serves this mall from Jamaica and Ozone Park Queens. It is absolutely absurd to think anyone will spend hours on this bus from Cambria Heights to the Gateway Mall when the car trip between these two places can be made in minutes. Cambria Heights is a low density single family home neighborhood in which most people have access to a car and will never use this bus. Most people from this neighborhood shop at other malls in Long Island due to the fact that Cambria Heights sits on the border with Nassau County. The few riders that need to make this trip from Queens already use the Q8 bus. I strongly recommend that this idea be scrapped entirely in favor of the Q8 bus continuing to serve this route.
4/17/2022, 12:19 AM — There's an error on the Q11 list of stops in the southbound direction for both Pattern A (page 92) & Pattern B (page 93). The southbound stop you have listed Centreville St/149 Av is still part of the revised route path of the newly formed route, therefore it cannot be "removed due to new routing". The stop should be moved on the list to between the Hawtree St/Pitkin Av stop and the Eckford Av/Raleigh St stop. It could then be corrected to state "Removed to improve speed and reliability".
4/17/2022, 12:30 AM — Q46 and Q48 - I support the idea of having the existing Q46 service that currently serves Glen Oaks now being called the Q48. This will eliminate customer confusion that currently exists on this route as to the eastern terminus of each bus. Also, the idea to have both of these routes operate as limited service west of 188th Street is a good idea in that it will reduce overall travelling time between Glen Oaks and LIJ Hospital and the Kew Gardens Subway Station. The reduction in traveling time between these two points may actually help to build ridership by people leaving their cars at home to ride the bus. It is also very important that the Q46 continue to serve LIJ Hospital and this route proposal maintains this existing service.
4/17/2022, 12:43 AM — Q43 - This is a great idea to extend the final existing eastern terminus of this route to LIJ Hospital. The Q43 currently ends at the city line on Hillside Avenue because that is where Nassau County begins. It is a great idea to extend this route into Nassau County slightly and provide a meaningful ending at LIJ Hospital. This new Q43 routing will provide more service and rider options to Queens residents to LIJ Hospital which is a major destination point for patients and visitors. Riders will now be able to ride directly to downtown Jamaica from LIJ which represents an improvement over the existing Q46 service only to Kew Gardens.
4/17/2022, 1:05 AM — To ease overcrowding on 7 trains, direct buses into midtown manhattan and to brooklyn would be helpful.
4/17/2022, 1:23 AM — Hello, I’m writing to express my interest for a bus route from Long Island City to Midtown NY. The Long Island city neighborhood has grown exponentially and the 7 train alone can no longer support all the commuters So a bus would be extremely helpful. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 2:07 AM — Q65 proposed plan: new plan will disinclude Flushing Hospital Medical Center of which, I, a resident doctor, will not be able to use the Q65 to commute to work.
Many hospital staff, nurses, doctors, take the public transportation system to get to work. Please reconsider the exclusion of stops that would allow this important stop for the 1000+ employees and visitors of Flushing Hospital located on Parson Blvd / 147 St.
Thank you.
4/17/2022, 2:22 AM — Please combine routes Q10 and Q72 into a single route to provide a combined JFK-LGA connection. This would be a split depot operation.
Also combine routes Q61 and Q78 into a single route because the Q78 has no subway connection and that could be the new Q41 since that number was eliminated. I originally suggested that that combo be the new Q29 but I like the number 41 instead.
The proposed new Q45 should terminate at Parsons-Archer. Going Westbound on Hillside Avenue the Q45 would turn left on Parsons Boulevard then make a right turn on Archer Avenue and dropp off where the Q20A/B drop off. On the return trip, the Q45 will make a pick up where the Q25/Q34 and Q65 presently pick up after turning around at the "teardrop" then turn left on Parsons Boulevard, right on Hillside Avenue, then regular Q45 route to Little Neck. The Q45 should operate 7 days a week to provide improved "North-South" servce on Little Neck Parkway.
Hope you like these suggestions.
Herb
4/17/2022, 5:35 AM — Hello,
Long Island city, specifically Hunters point, needs a bus that connects into the city and connects across town to popular uptown/downtown bus stops. The 7 train is frequently shut down and there is no efficient alternative into the city.
4/17/2022, 6:39 AM — I am writing to ask for a bus route from Long Island city to midtown. Thanks
4/17/2022, 7:02 AM — Hello, I sent in feedback earlier and I wanted to amend my comments. If I am correct, I see now that there is a bus that covers a similar route as the Q27 (it is a new line running along Springfield Blvd.). This means that from Union Turnpike and Springfield Blvd. it is still possible to go to the Harding Expwy shopping area via one bus.
The colors of the routes overlap in places on the map and I did not see this route. I mentioned the loss of the Q27 in my previous feedback. I am pleased to see now that this new route was factored into the plan and I wanted to acknowledge this positive addition. In Oakland Gardens, we need routes to get to local shopping that do not require a transfer and this helps since the Q27 was cut here. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 9:24 AM — Extend the Q1 to Floral Park LIRR please
4/17/2022, 9:44 AM — The proposed elimination of the QM10 and the rerouting of the QM11 would greatly impact me and my family. We're on the north side of the LIE, near LeFrak City (99th St and 60th Ave) and the current QM10 and QM11 service smoothly and quickly works for me (to midtown) and my spouse (to downtown). By removing these services, our commute times would increase by 10-25% and be significantly less pleasant and more dangerous in poor weather. We would have to regularly cross the busy Horace Harding Expressway and the loud LIE.
Removing LeFrak City from these loops in particular will greatly impact not just us, but our entire community, as this express bus service is a very smooth and well-used link into Manhattan which we would surely miss. I appreciate and agree that there is some simplification that the network could use, and there are good ideas in the plan, but this is not one of them.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
4/17/2022, 9:50 AM — Please do not eliminate any of the bus lines or the express buses to/ from midtown- if anything you should be adding express bus routes to/from lower manhattan and midtown now that more people are returning to work.
4/17/2022, 10:55 AM — Good evening,
I'd like to add an additional comment regarding the QM5/8/35. Since the entrance/exit point to/from the Long Island Expressway is actually at 169th Street instead of 188th Street, you can add a stop at Utopia Parkway, which would offer a connection to the Q31, and expand the coverage footprint of the QM5/8/35. If you wanted to take a step further, you could have those routes enter/exit the Long Island Expressway at Main Street, with additional stops added at 164th Street, and Kissena Blvd. Access to this area is relatively difficult by local bus/subway (You have to either take the Q88 to a local subway stop, or take the Q17 to Flushing, but the <7> express only runs during rush hour).
You can even extend the pickup segment to College Point Blvd, or add stops at some of the streets with pedestrian overpasses, but that might slow down those routes too much, considering they're coming all the way from Glen Oaks. But I think adding a few stops and entering/exiting I-495 at Main Street would be a good compromise, and somewhat provide an alternative for former X51 riders in South Flushing (the X51 was eliminated as part of the 2010 service reductions).
Off-peak, it might actually make sense to have the QM5 take the Horace Harding Expressway as far down as Queens Blvd. It would provide off-peak express bus service to LeFrak City and Rego Park, and also provide a ridership base that would allow the route to continue operating every 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes. The QM6 can also operate every 60 minutes (and serve stops west of 188th Street), thus eliminating the need to operate the QM1 off-peak. That would also provide somewhat of an alternative to QM4 riders during off-peak periods (they would be able to take a local bus to either the QM5 or QM6, depending on their exact destination).
Regards,
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4/17/2022, 11:33 AM — this proposal is way better than the first one. however, the following proposal should be added or modifed.
1.the Q40 southbound to 135 av should be via 142 st instead of remington,109 av and 143 st due to the wide sharp left turn from lakewood av into 143 st. and the northbound to hillside ave should be via 142 pl, 119 rd , 143 st, 111 av then back to 142 st here is a map from google (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6866033,-73.8200542,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1__Iazdt4ajlqU7yQOJuqfplD-Pei47I3?hl=en)
2. there should be a Northern Bl SBS since there will be no QM3 here is the map (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7599923,-73.8889062,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1n3skql5XGSRNXVfrE9nhcAPLs14?hl=en)
3.Jamaica Avenue SBS since there is busway in jamaica avenue (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7030159,-73.8522697,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s10zIEJfs6ZFqdUXClhsAVrMmM5l0?hl=en)
4 Q49 via 34 av instead of 89,90, and astoria blvd (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1H8D-711LQf0e1YyaZhpwBdMHmulRIXqo&ll=40.75410429409438%2C-73.87934340000001&z=15)
5. !69 st/ utopia pky thru route (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1tW-2kP9_cO8u51-ACoj4vSbrqlQ&ll=40.74852826860853%2C-73.78819495&z=12)
6. linden blvd SBS route is fine but no aquaduct
7.q64 should not merged with the Q10 but instead should be extended to Queensboro via 73 ave, springfield blvd (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kPKimR-5CCOQo--3W7CSmyOBjZMOAtYd&ll=40.73772664363355%2C-73.80016864999999&z=14)
8. liberty ave thru route (sbs or limited) (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kPKimR-5CCOQo--3W7CSmyOBjZMOAtYd&ll=40.73772664363355%2C-73.80016864999999&z=14)
9.myrtle ave thru route (limited or sbs) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6982813,-73.9401602,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1D6C3CgMgdjyVnmeIjkDV4ecRvpw?hl=en)
10.franics lewis blvd route thru (limited or sbs) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7216648,-73.8406405,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1z2v2tj8r9jg0R2-hv4McEJoag4g?hl=en)
11. Springfield/ bell blvds (limited) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7207692,-73.8138494,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1WL2oR_G_f2qyA4H8oUKJWhs-CIs?hl=en)
other than that its good
4/17/2022, 2:13 PM — Please consider a West Bronx - Western Queens Bus Route via the RFK Triborough Bridge. There are many people who travel by transit to The Bronx or Queens via the Triborough Bridge using the M60-SBS, but this adds additional time since you would have to go through Manhattan and transfer. A direct route of a Bx-Qn route would benefit travelers for those who want to connect with places such as LGA, The Hub and Astoria. While you have plans to extend the Q44-SBS to Fordham Plaza which would go into the North-West Bronx and extension of the Q50-LTD to LGA combined with the soon to be old Q48, it still doesn't aid those in the south-western portion of The Bronx needing Western Queens access. There was a study years ago you propose to make that happen apart of improving access to LGA, and it never become a reality. The redesigns are here, and you did not include such proposal in The Bronx Bus Redesign, and now not even in the Queens Bus Redesign and this may never become a reality. Lets make this happen, for a better commute and connectivity for The Bronx and Queens. Thank You!
4/17/2022, 7:31 PM — As a lidenwood resident I wished to have seen the q41 still be a thing as it let people that live here get access to the air train,LIRR at jamaica and the E,J,Z, and buses that go to Nassau county but now according to the new plan I would need to THREE or more bus transfers and looking at the frequency of the q21 having it 60 min or more during peak is crazy , though I like the idea of the q21 going to the 7 train I wished that it would of served more lidenwood ( like for example heading west on 155th Ave not turing on 84th but instead 81st then on 156th which would of allowed to to head south with out making three 90 turns and just two and it would bring the bus to more potential customers = more money)
4/17/2022, 7:46 PM — Please do not eliminate the Ascan and Queens Blvd stop on the QM11. It's convenient for the residents if Forest Hills trying to get downtown.
4/17/2022, 7:53 PM — I do not understand the need to eliminate the QM11 bustop on Horace Harding expressway and Westside Ave. This would put a tremendous inconvenience to the residents and the physical/mental residents surrounding that bustop as well as congest the busted after on 99th Street and 60th Ave. I ask that you reconsider the dismissal of this bustop.
4/17/2022, 8:03 PM — I depend on the QM11 on a daily basis during the workweek. Please reconsider eliminating the 67th Avenue stop. Perhaps you can take away a few of the bus times but this stop is necessary as the ones nearest are a 15 minute walk away.
4/17/2022, 8:10 PM — I don't have the ability to walk very far so the 57th Ave/99th Street stop is extremely important for me to be able to get to and from work. I am one of the few employees on my job that go in 5 days a week. Eliminating this stop could and would be devastating to my commute. I ask that the MTA seriously reconsider eliminating this stop.
4/17/2022, 8:15 PM — Please do not eliminate the Xenia and Horace Harding Expressway stop. I use this stop 2x’s a day 5 days a week. Having to walk to a near by stop at my age is becoming difficult especially with bad weather. Thank you for taking the time to hear my concern. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 8:18 PM — A bus route from LIC to midtown is much needed. The 7 train is not accessible to all, shuts down frequently, and is always overcrowded due to the increase in population in the last 10 years.
4/17/2022, 8:18 PM — Due to the rapid rising covid cases, unvaccinated individuals that have to be seated near each other in the trained, and crimes occurring in thr Subway; the express bus is the only way I am able to get to work.
4/17/2022, 8:38 PM — Don’t close the stop ? you are messing up my time my precious time !
4/17/2022, 8:42 PM — I tried taking the subways since post -COVID-19 return to work , but it is unsafe and unsanitary. I exclusively use the Express Bus now after an incident that I still have anxiety about during my last subway ride last month. Additionally, 67th Avenue is not an accessible subway stop and I was recently diagnosed with a knee injury that impacts my ability to use the stairs. For the people who live near this stop, it is our only viable option for our work commute. I know that This bus is my only option to get to work now and because the published schedule has not been updated since 2020 and doesn’t reflect the actual departure times, and because buses are frequently pulled off the route without warning, tge MTA has artificially made it unreliable to suit an agenda. Mayor Adams will not permit City employees to continue working remotely so if you eliminate this stop, you will eliminate my ability for me and many other people to get to work. Rather than eliminating the stop, fix the schedule and make service reliable. Ridership will automatically increase if you do. After the incident in Brooklyn last week, the busses are much more crowded. Please don’t exacerbate the Great Retirement by creating yet another obstacle to getting to work.
4/17/2022, 8:43 PM — The QM11 must stay in place. As a lifelong queens resident I have been able to get safely to work downtown from my neighborhood. Many riders find this as a great alternative to taking the train which has more stops underground. Taking this essential line away from forest hills would defeat the selling point that this neighborhood is a major commuter hub. KEEP THE QM11
4/17/2022, 9:22 PM — The 70th Avenue/Queens Boulevard QM11 is INTEGRAL to this neighborhood and downtown commuters. I moved to this neighborhood to have access to this bus.
Also, as a commuter with physical issues, this bus is the difference between trains and the railroad that over burden my extremities.
The QM11 at this stop is VITAL to my daily work life and health.
4/17/2022, 9:28 PM — STOP the redesign in my neighborhood!!!
Qm40, QM11 & QM10
4/17/2022, 10:00 PM — I have been riding the QM11 for a 4 years now from 99th St./60th Ave. These changes are extremely in considerate of people with physical activity issues, and I see that an entire ridership has been removed. How can the MTA just remove every stop from Horceharding Expressway to Woodhaven Blvd. Westbound. What happens to us, we need to get to work just like NYU staff. This draft plan needs to include all not just one group. Blacks and Asian population are dismissed again with this plan. I traveled through the pandemic on the QM11 from April 2020 to present and I was very thankful that the express bus was an option for me . Why I am I forgotten about now?
4/17/2022, 10:44 PM — This new draft plan for the Queens Bus Redesign is a bad idea. The reasons why this is a horrific idea is because of what you are planning to do with a bus I ride to and from work and to nightlife activities. Why are you going to replace the Q12 with the Q65 which is only going to run up to 162nd and Sanford Ave. I hope you realize that you are going to be taking away crucial essential service to Flushing Hospital on 45th Ave in Flushing. You have Nurses and Doctors who work overnight, morning, afternoon and evening shifts who rely on that bus to get them to their destination.
Also Why are you going to put the Q12 on Northern Blvd when Northern has two good reliable buses in the Q13 and Q28. Why are you planning on making the Q12 a Limited Bus and why are you planning on making the Q13 a Rush Bus. Two very bad ideas. Flushing has a good reliable bus service and I don't see the need for a redesign in this area. This redesign takes away crucial bus service to many including me who go to work. I strongly urge you to reconsider this in a major way.
4/17/2022, 11:07 PM — Hi
I think the new section of Q76 along 20th Ave. might not be possible because 20th Ave is quite narrow and if a truck or a big vehicle park or breakdown on the street the bus might not be able to pass.
4/17/2022, 11:12 PM — I would like a vote on NOT getting rid of the gateway terminal stop entirely because It would be very inconvenient to people who can’t afford a car to get to the mall. A lot of people that I know rely on the q8 and don’t want to have to travel out of their way to come even a tiny bit closer to the mall, just for it to be cut off the route. Please take this into Major consideration.
4/17/2022, 11:44 PM — This is absolutely disgraceful that you would cut service to Queens. I am a qm15 rider and they need MORE service not less. People are not all back to work yet. Why would you even make any changes until people are back ? Always disrespected in Southern Queens ! It takes 2 hours to get to work now !
4/17/2022, 11:59 PM — I would like to receive information
4/18/2022, 1:51 AM — Please let the Q101 continue to go directly to Manhattan. Although it is great a new bus to Brooklyn from Astoria is planned, it is important to also maintain a direct link into Astoria from Manhattan. For older or disabled people( like me), the direct line to Manhattan, where many hospitals & Dr's offices are, is critical. Even though the new draft plan explains that you can take the bus in Astoria to Queens Plaza, say, & then change for a Manhattan- bound bus, the problem is that once you get to Manhattan-even with the Q101 as it is now- you ALREADY have to transfer to get to most locations. Eliminating the Q101 terminating in Manhattan would mean taking THREE buses to get around. With canes, walkers, or wheelchairs, it's just too much. Last summer, with a lack of cabs & AccessARide vehicles available in Manhattan,, the Q101 saved the day! I hope there is a way to maintain it, without sacrificing other helpful new options. Hundreds of new apartments are to be built near the Q101 line; having a bus line to Manhattan will be more important than ever. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 2:32 AM — Please do NOT remove the stop at Queen Boulevard and 67th avenue in either direction! As a senior citizen with arthritic knees and feet, the subway is an agonizing thought, and I cannot afford taxis for all of my errands. Add to that the crime wave in the subways, and a little old lady is a serious target. LEAVE THIESE STOPS IN USE111
4/18/2022, 2:48 AM — I rely on QM11 stop on 63rd Drive as I need to travel to World Trade Center. Why is this stop being removed? Not correct as I’m sure I’m not the only patron who uses this stop. Which will be the next stop, if this falls on deaf ears?
Thank you
4/18/2022, 2:57 AM — The B53 needs to be cut 1/2 way point at the Williamsburg bridge bus hub. The traffic congestion at the bridge during rush hours morning and evening are going to affect the lines going to Broadway Junction. Maybe B53A for the Queens side and B53B for the Brooklyn side.
4/18/2022, 3:23 AM — Please do not eliminate any of the bus stops around 62nd dr and 108th Street. These are heavily residential areas with coops and lots of commuters including the Q23 stops and Expresses busses QM11 and QM10.
4/18/2022, 4:17 AM — Please add a data layer to the Remix map where two proposed routes can be viewed at the same time in order to locate transfer points more easily. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 4:24 AM — Please let the QM63, QM64 and QM68 operate along along Sixth Avenue.
Madison Avenue should be used for inbound Express bus routes from Brooklyn and outbound Express bus routes to The Bronx
Herb
4/18/2022, 5:47 AM — I live in Astoria & work in Manhattan. I chose to live where I do in Astoria because the Q101 is right near my apartment & the bus is routed directly to Manhattan. I'm upset that the new plan is to bypass Manhattan and connect to Brooklyn, where I would need to transfer lines. I am an essential hospital employee. People who live in this area of Queens don't need or want this bus to connect to Brooklyn. We need the route to continue directly to and from Manhattan.
4/18/2022, 7:10 AM — Don’t touch QM11
4/18/2022, 7:47 AM — I am new to the area. I work at [REDACTED] in Manhattan and the QM 11 bus is the route I take to and from work. The bus and train will b take me waynove an hour to get to and from work. I have a Multiple Sclerosis and has suffered from 2 pulmonary embolism. This route is much easier and safer for me. The step in the Train stations is a bit too much and the trains are truly not that safe. The shooting the recently occurred on the train happened on a train I would have taken to work. I do not feel safe getting on the train.
4/18/2022, 8:55 AM — Here is a suggestion regarding destination signs: Eliminate neighborhood signs and give complete location of ending point for example: the new Q57 destination signs would say "Q57 Hillside Av-Little Neck Pkwy"and in the opposite direction the sign would say "Q57 Rockaway Blvd-Liberty Av station". Please look into this suggestion
Herb
4/18/2022, 9:25 AM — 1 We need bus meet a Train station that is ADA
2 we need bus run during day includ weekend summer time
3 need bus 21st Queensbridge to Queen plaza
4/18/2022, 10:07 AM — Dear MTA, please provide a bus route from Long Island City into Midtown Manhattan. A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators. Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns. Adding a bus route will undoubtedly improve the quality of life of Queens residents. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 11:14 AM — Do not change the Q101 bus from Astoria into Manhattan. Elderly people and handicapped rely on that bus to get into Manhattan for doctors appointments. My patents live near Steinway street abs we do not have an elevator at the station. The bus is their only means into Manhattan. Transferring to another bus would extend there time even more and make traveling difficult. We do not need a bus that going into Williamsburg. We need a direct bus into Manhattan from Astoria.
4/18/2022, 2:59 PM — A bus going through midtown tunnel across 34th street to the west side would be very convenient. Now with what is going on in the train system and the mental health issues many are afraid of taking the train. Hunters point south is growing at a rapid pace, we need more options of transportation to alleviate the crowds.
4/18/2022, 7:37 PM — I would rather see one of the bus times cut before the Ascan stop is eliminated.
4/18/2022, 7:40 PM — Please do not eliminate the QM11 stop on Ascan Ave
4/18/2022, 7:55 PM — Please do not eliminate the bus stop for QM11 on 102 Street and 63 rd. It would be a huge inconvenience as I live right by the stop .
4/18/2022, 9:00 PM — The proposed Q104 eliminates convenient connections at Queens Plaza for subway and bus routes.
The Q102 is used by many elderly and disabled. Making passengers change buses for other routes to get to Queens Plaza is discomforting to those who use the buses most.
Broadway is a bottleneck and always congested. Not a good choice for rapid transit. Major construction projects and temporary restaurant structures make this a one lane route in each direction.
Do not eliminated direct service to Queens Plaza from Vernon Blvd and Roosevelt Island.
4/18/2022, 9:18 PM — Good morning ladies and gentleman:
I ride the QM11 bus in both the morning and evening for my commute to and from home in Forest Hills and my job in lower Manhattan. It has been brought to my attention that the MTA is planning to eliminate the stop at Queens Boulevard and 72nd Drive, which is my pick-up stop in the morning and my drop-off stop in the evening. This would create a terrible inconvenience to all of us who use this stop. As more and more people are returning to in-office work, ridership on the QM11 will steadily increase, as will the number of people who use the stop that is located at Queens Boulevard and 72nd Drive. So, eliminating this stop and looping it onto the QM7 route, which provides service to a section of Queens where the bus is the only form of public transportation to and from Manhattan would lead to severe and potentially dangerous crowding.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
4/18/2022, 10:59 PM — When considering rerouting bus routes, there should be a route that goes through the Midtown tunnel in and out of the city to Long Island City. With all the over abundance of development the trains and ferries are overburdened and 5his would provide more. Access to Manhattan from LIC without driving in and adding to,the traffic situation which has become unbearable. Now hat the 59 th street Upper Level Bridge is under massive construction travel to and from NYC has become even more difficult. It would seem that infrastructure would be considered and implemented before more development of an area is greenlighted. We are completely overburdened here in Long Island City and these questions have consistently been asked of those who are okaying this building and “ gentrification of a formerly industrial area.
4/18/2022, 11:12 PM — As senior citizens without the Q23 we’d have to walk up to Austin, cross Queens Bl to get the Q23. That would be quite difficult. We need it to get to and from train station and Forest Hills doctors. It’s just too far without bus service.
4/19/2022, 4:10 AM — A notice was place at the 57thAve and 97th Street in Lefrak City this stop will be eliminated. PLEASE DO NOT STOP SERVICE at this location. I depend on this bus service daily to and from work. Due to all the crime on subway I do not feel safe.
Thank You
A MTA rider
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4/19/2022, 4:20 AM — Many years ago, I took the X51 to and from work. It was discontinued. I switched to the QM3 even though it's a 20 minute walk from my home to the closest stop. Now it's being discontinued. How is that an improvement for me?
In addition, the stop where I once caught the X51 and the Q12 was eliminated. I don't understand why eliminating bus stops is even being considered. What about people with mobility issues? What about the elderly? Is it a good idea to force those people to travel further just to get to or from a bus stop? Evidently, the MTA isn't concerned with passenger safety or convenience. If I take the Q12 home late at night, I have to walk further to get home and I've been told the old stop is "unsafe" although other buses (including school buses) still stop there.
4/19/2022, 4:37 AM — Q27 - The proposed new routing of the Q27 is a good idea in that it will provide faster and more reliable service to QCC and also offer new bus service to the eastern part of Oakland Gardens which currently has no bus service at all. The rerouting of this line onto Parsons Blvd. and off of Holly Avenue and Kissena Blvd. is a plus due to the fact that Holly Avenue is too narrow to adequately accommodate bus service. In addition this route will now directly serve Flushing Hospital Center as well. Many students who attend QCC do not have cars and rely on the Q27 bus to bring them from the number 7 train to the campus and then on the return trip to jobs at retail stores in other parts of Queens. The addition of the College Point service to this route will allow QCC students from this neighborhood to have a one seat ride to the campus for the first time.
4/19/2022, 4:39 AM — Like many NYC residents, I use QM express busses to commute to work. I use QM7 mostly but also QM8 and QM11. Today I reviewed proposed changes and I am concerned. Increasing waiting time for QM11 - EB from 18 to 23 min and WB from 26 to 37 min is terrible. After working all day, people would have to stay longer at the bus stops waiting for the bus to come and then have a hard time finding a seat when the bus finally arrives due to overcrowding. Then the route changes, also concerning. You shouldn't eliminate large sections from the route altogether. This will make it impossible for many to get on the express bus without taking a local bus back in the opposite/undesired-sideways direction, making commute tedious and stressful. The whole point of taking the express bus is to pay extra so that stress can be eliminated as much as possible and shorten the commute. Removing sections of the route will definitely do the opposite. I also saw that there was a proposition to add bus stops for QM7 on Queens Boulevard and in Midtown. Again, this will make an already long commute longer for many of us. Please don't significantly change the routes and don't make busses less frequent. With subway system being unsafe and overcrowded many NYC residents rely on express bus service to get to work and back home.
4/19/2022, 5:00 AM — Q88 - The new route proposal for the Q88 is a great idea that will eliminate the current confusing route that this bus follows after 188th Street where it currently leaves the LIE service road and goes to the 73rd Avenue corridor and then to Springfield Blvd. The new routing will allow direct one seat service from the Queens Mall to all of the important destinations on the LIE corridor: Queens College; Francis Lewis HS; Fresh Meadows Shopping District; St. Francis Prep HS; QCC; Cardozo HS; Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center and the Little Neck Shopping Center and other employers located on Little Neck Parkway. It will also serve numerous other elementary and junior high schools along its route as well as a few private and parochial schools. Many students at QCC have jobs at the Queens Center Mall and this rerouting will allow them to go directly to the mall without having to change buses. With each change of a bus that is required there is less of a chance that someone will take the bus in the first place. The Queens Center Mall and the surrounding area are constantly expanding their shopping and entertainment facilities and this route will provide a one seat ride from eastern Queens directly to the mall.
4/19/2022, 5:12 AM — I ride the q32 from Penn Station to 38th street. This bus starts and ends in queens. The redesign ends this bus at 42nd Street. Will there be a Manhattan bus to Penn Station that runs along 5th avenue?
4/19/2022, 5:14 AM — Keep the QM11 stop on Queens Blvd and 72nd Drive
4/19/2022, 5:15 AM — Q109 - This new bus route appears to provide a satisfactory level of service to a crosstown route across many different neighborhoods of Queens that are previously served by the Q7 and the Q41. The current route of the Q41 is perhaps one of the most confusing and poorly laid out routes in Queens in that it zig zags down numerous narrow streets and never travels consistently on any one avenue for any long period of time. This new routing provides a more consistent and logical path for the rider to follow and remember and the two proposed terminals at either end make more sense than the current terminal of the Q7 in the Cargo area of JFK and the Q41 in Howard Beach. In fact I have personally observed practically no one using the Q7 in the Cargo area of JFK and very few riders ever travel on the Q41 from one end to the other. This new route proposal represents a good combination of the existing terminals of the Q7 - Euclid Avenue and the Q41 - Jamaica.
4/19/2022, 5:27 AM — A bus route that services the area of LIC near the water would be helpful to alleviate some of the overcrowding on the 7. Although overall subway ridership is down, the 7 still becomes very crowded at rush hour if there is even a small delay, and since ferry schedules are not as frequent as busses or trains, using the ferry to commute is not a viable alternative.
4/19/2022, 5:41 AM — Q28 - The new route proposal for this bus represents an improvement over the existing slow ride from 162nd Street to Main Street - Flushing subway station. The route still maintains its existing structure and offers a faster ride to the eastern destinations from the number 7 train station. A faster ride will prevent the loss of more riders on this route and perhaps even attract a few new riders back to the bus. It is important that the eastern terminus of this route be maintained at the Bay Terrace Mall due to the fact that this represents a major shopping and entertainment center as well as many medical facilities and doctors offices are located around the perimeter of the mall. If the bus comes more frequently and reliably on the eastern end of the route more people will consider taking the bus to one of the many intermediate destinations along the route.
4/19/2022, 6:42 AM — The new Eastbound bus is scheduled for Fresh Pond Rd/Linden Street. The westbound service should be scheduled for Fresh Pond Rd/Grove Street. However, it is scheduled for Gates Avenue. There is NO bus stop at Gates Avenue. It makes sense to KEEP THE BUS at Fresh Pond Road/GROVE STREET. Please review this request and update your Proposal for the Westbound service to Fresh Pond Rd/Grove Street. Thank you.
4/19/2022, 6:47 AM — I am almost 73 years of age and have lived in New York City and taken the subways/public transportation all my life. I now live in Forest Hills, and regularly visit my 4 year old grandson who lives in Long Island City at [REDACTED]. My favorite way to get there is to take the F train to Roosevelt Island, and then take the NYC Ferry to Long Island City. Unfortunately, this isn't very efficient. These days I prefer to take the Q60 bus to Queens Plaza, get a bus, and then walk. IF you extend the Q69 and have it stop at 21st and 44th Drive, I can take the E train the Court Square and get the Q69 there. BUT I will not be able to get the Q69 at Queens Plaza, so I will not be able to take the Q60 bus, because it does not go to Court Street. Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza is a major transfer point. Please make sure it is included as a stop in your bus redesign. Thank you.
4/19/2022, 9:58 AM — Please do not eliminate. the QM 15 cohancy Street stop. If you remove the 102nd St. stop Cohancy street is the only stop in old Howard Beach. There is also very limited times that are there so getting rid of it all together would really hurt Howard Beach residents
4/19/2022, 2:49 PM — When the
terminal at 74th was being renovated the Q33 travelled along Broadway instead of the traffic nightmare that is Roosevelt Ave., resulting a much quicker trip. It also offered better access to Elmhurst, particularly the Hospital, and wasn't doubling the Q32 route. I was disappointed when it reverted to the regular route after the renovation.
The Q29 is often too crowded and adding more busses to that line would be a relief.
Similarly the Q66 would be better served with additional busses but all too often there are two, and sometimes even 4 busses grouped in two minutes and not another for twenty or more.
4/19/2022, 3:01 PM — For the Q32 two busses a an hour on Sundays is not enough!
Even the five an hour proposed during peak seems under what would be necessary.
Are we still trying to put people in a position to choose public transportation over driving? If so, please make it more pleasant and easy to do so.
4/19/2022, 8:10 PM — I have been thinking about a bus running down 65th street in Brooklyn from Costco to the Kings Highway B and Q subway station, as well as a bus running along Ocean Parkway. Another thought is to run the B4 bus straight down Stillwell Avenue into the stillwell terminal.
4/19/2022, 9:11 PM — Eliminating an entire area (QM40 & QM10) but keeping 2 buses with the same route (QM12 & QM42) makes absolutely no sense. Why not keep one of each so that an entire neighborhood can have access to the bus without walking a mile? Keep either the QM10 or QM40 & keep either the QM12 or QM42 as is if you’re going to make changes that don’t serve anyone better in Queens. This draft makes buses inaccessible.
4/19/2022, 9:32 PM — I am outraged at the planned bus cuts for the QM15 bus. Everyone is just starting to come back to work and you cut service ? We have been needing more buses since before the pandemic ! And the new buses I might add are horrible ! Is this social distancing ? The inside seat is so tiny that people don't fit. We can't get down the steps out of the bus because you narrowed the entrance. There is no air and the drivers claim they can't control the air flow or wherever to lower the temperature. BRING BACK THE OLD BUSES! and we need more buses in the morning hours between 730 and 8 am
4/19/2022, 10:23 PM — Please do NOT discontinue the Q103 route. It is a much needed lifeline for people who are not close to the routes that run along 21st Street. The Q103 buses are always filled to capacity at peak hours, and all of these people would be forced to use the Q100 and Q69 buses which would result in more overcrowding. With large new residential buildings recently opened or preparing to open, there will be the need for MORE service along the Vernon Blvd corridor, not less. PLEASE KEEP THE Q103!
4/19/2022, 10:32 PM — Please do NOT eliminate the Q103 route. It provides much-needed service for working people who are not close to the routes that run along 21st Street and this would be very unfair. The Q103 buses are always very full at peak hours, and all of these people would be shifted to the Q100 and Q69 buses which would result in even more overcrowding. There are many large new residential buildings that recently opened or are preparing to open, so there will be the need for MORE service along the Vernon Blvd corridor, not the elimination of it. PLEASE KEEP THE Q103!
4/19/2022, 10:45 PM — Currently I am taking Q47 at 80st St/Eliot, transfer to 7 subway train at 69/Roosevelt in the morning. with the draft plan provided, I am not able to figure out the new route for me, can you please provide more info about how to get to 7 subway train in the morning with same/better time duration from this draft?
Thanks in advance!
4/19/2022, 10:48 PM — Obviously MTA has not been paying attention to the increase QM4 Express Bus ridership especially on the weekends. I need the QM4 on the weekends. Why not combine QM1 and the QM4? The subways are scary and violent so obviously people are looking for an alternative and every Saturday morning on the 8:10 and the 9:10 buses into the city the last stop Forest Hills (Queens Blvd.)has at least 6 passengers. The Forest Hills passengers can take the subway, but because of the violence on the subway no one wants to ride it anymore. Without the QM4 on the weekends I am forced to move out of the city.
4/19/2022, 11:32 PM — The proposed changes to the current X63 are HERRENDOUS!! None of you ride the express bus?? By changing the route so that the bus heads downtown to 23rd St. first, you have now added 30-50 minutes to most of the ridership's commute time. Even if the bus is full to capacity going into the city, most of the ridership gets off the bus on 3rd Avenue or before Madison. By altering the express bus route, you leave those of us who work on the Eastside and depend on this mode of transportation, no alternatives. I take the express bus (have for over 20 years) and I pay so much money for the safety, comfort, and convenience of travel. I do not want to take a train when I get off of the express bus. I don't want to take a train AT ALL! This plan is HORRIBLE and in no way does it mitigate traffic. All it does, is make our morning commute a nightmare! I completely and wholeheartedly oppose this plan!
4/20/2022, 12:06 AM — Please tell me the proposed schedule for the QM4
It's very important to me that there are late hours leaving the city.
The passed few weeks I've been taking the 11:50pm bus home.
Taking the subway and a local Q64 will not be an option for me.
Thank you
4/20/2022, 12:14 AM — Come out and face the public like all the other great people that work for the MTA
4/20/2022, 1:00 AM — Please add Queens Boulevard stops on the QM1 and QM31 between Woodhaven Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
Please add Union Turnpike stops on the QM6 and QM36 between Main Street and 188 Street.
Please have the Q17 Rush run between Flushing and Jamaica.
Please have the Q52 Crosstown/SBS run between Jackson Heights and Far Rockaway.
4/20/2022, 2:14 AM — Q46/Q48: far too many bus stops have been removed and takes service away from those who cannot walk such long distances (asking anyone with mobility issues to walk over half a mile is onerous). Even a visual look of the route shows how some sections are far less served than others - why?? E.g., no stops between Utopia Pkwy and 164th street is unacceptable. Also, during rush hours, many stops get so crowded that passengers have to wait for up to 3 buses to board. Taking stops away makes this worse. Additionally, reducing frequency is a big mistake.
4/20/2022, 4:33 AM — I am fed up with the MTA's continued refusal to listen to their customers. Regardless of leadership, your responses to any complaint are canned lip service and not an actual consideration of solving the problems brought to their attention. You also, either negligently or deliberately, do not deliver accurate data on the status of individual bus and subway lines; "no problems" are often listed when there are clear delays. The ongoing bus redesign project is a perfect example of this. At the beginning of the pandemic due to public outcry against bus stop removal under the plan they were then championing, you said they would not remove any stops. They lied. You removed a number of stops on the Q66 line and rather than improving service this has resulted in buses bunching together. The amount of time saved for any individual bus on the route is meaningless if customers are left behind waiting for 20 minutes because 3 buses that should be well spaced apart have just passed the stop you had to walk an extra 4 blocks to get to after the removal of your stop. This is aside from the fact that eliminating stops directly affects the elderly and disabled, and in some cases children where safety is an issue.
The current bus redesign continues to ignore community feedback. Cutting bus stops is a non-starter and should only be considered in extreme cases, such as where two stops around a corner overlap. The ideas of Limited, SBS, and Express buses are good, but only if they are in addition to existing routes and stops and not as replacements to them.
The Queens communities do not support cutting bus stops. Full stop. We've already told you this. We reject any proposal that does this.
4/20/2022, 4:49 AM — I love this stop and everyone I know uses it everyday do not eliminate it.
4/20/2022, 5:55 AM — You have completely REMOVED express bus service to and from Saint Albans. I rely on the QM21 early mornings and late evenings to get to where I need to go. It is a safe clean ride for me and others. Why have you eliminated my entire community the options of taking express buses. Also the Q83 , Q3, and Q4 bus stops are too far apart. It's safer to get off the bus close to where you need to go instead of walking the streets to get to where you need to go. You have a high percentage of seniors who can't walk long distances to get to the bus, get off then walk a longer distance home. What are you thinking about? Get off the computers and think of people instead of numbers please.
4/20/2022, 6:02 AM — Hi I like the idea about the Q50 Limited bus route but I don't really like the idea that it will terminate at Pelham Bay Park midday instead of Co-op City because I am already losing the Bx29 service to Co-op City and I only travel midday so that means I will have less Bus routes that I could take to get to Earhart Lane and other parts of Co-op City. Otherwise i think that the extension of the Q44 Sbs to Fordham Plaza is a good Idea and the Q50's extension is a good idea. Thank you for listening to my comment.
4/20/2022, 6:23 AM — Your bus changes on the whole are impressive but they seem to expect the residents of Rockaway to have to take at least two to get anywhere. If visiting Howard Beach it is now necessary to take the Q53 and or the Q52 then change for the Q21 to get to the back of Howard beach. Also, taking either the Q53 or Q52 and wanting to get the #7 express or the LIRR from 61st St would require a transfer at the 74th street station. Also the 61st Street stop had an escalator/elevator for anyone with physical limitations.
The distance from stop to stop has increase which also is problematic for anyone that has physical limitation, carrying heave items home from work/school, The old stops especially by the apartment buildings were convenient for the various entrances to the buildings.
I am hoping that there will be a designated area for the buses that are not in use to wait. Now the buses are parking in very inconvenient location. They park on th corner of Beach 105h street on the west bound side making a left hand turn very difficult since there is an extended yellow striped area for walkers to stand when crossing the street which causes drivers to make a extra wide turn while avoiding the bus parked on the same corner. The other area buses are parked are on 116th street near the corner of Newport avenue . The buses park in the left hand turn lane for Newport avenue. Forcing driver who are making the left hand turn to be in the right hand lane blocking traffic, The other day I counted three buses on 116th street at the same time
4/20/2022, 8:31 AM — It appears to me that, in formulating these new plans, very limited consideration was given to the needs of people with handicaps, the elderly, et al.
Relative to the Q66, Northern Blvd., I reviewed the stops and found that, for the most part, the distance between stops is approximately 4-5 blocks. Unfortunately, knowing the length of some of these blocks personally, it is apparent that not much thought was given to the length of each block. To top this off, it appears that there is no stop between 70th to 60th Streets at all. Additionally, the next stop after 60th Street is Broadway which is approx. 9 blocks.
Relative to the Q49, 35th Avenue, again the distancing between stops is not giving any credence to the lives of people with handicaps, the elderly et al. This city has made it increasingly difficult to retain one's car. Between parking lanes that have been eliminated to put rental bicycles in place, lanes that have been removed to provide bike lanes, removal of car parking to allow for trucks only, etc. many people who had cars have given them up and must now rely on public transportation. These people are now left with no choice but to use public transportation, however, if they have issues walking, these new routes are making it very difficult. On the Q49 route, removal of the stop on 75th Street & 37th Avenue, leaves very long blocks (between 32nd & 37th Aves. or Roosevelt Ave. back to 37th Ave.) for a person who shops the many stores on 37th Avenue.
I do not understand the plans that are being forged for these bus routes but I do feel that not enough thought is being given to the people who actually need the lines for their very existence.
4/20/2022, 12:25 PM — It appears that the Q30 is going to be eliminated and only the Q31 will run from Jamaica to Fresh Meadows.
The wait for the Q31 and the Q30 has always been quite long, particularly off hours so extending the Q31
will result in even longer waiting for that bus - this plan is not an improvement, unless the plan is to run these
buses much more frequently.
4/20/2022, 12:35 PM — This is a terrible plan in that because the QM1 runs infrequently we rely on the Q5 and Q6 particularly at Utopia Parkway and onward - service will be much less frequent More people would utilize the Q1,5 and 6 more often in the buses ran more frequently during the day but after 12 noon going west it is really difficult to predict if the buses
will make all the stops.
As a rider of these buses - I will probably rely more on the LIRR particularly with these changes.
It may save money but it decreases services I think this is a terrible plan
4/20/2022, 12:42 PM — I submitted comments on the change in the QM5 and QM6 schedules which eliminate stops after 188th Street and forces people to rely on the QM1 which is very infrequent and not much improved under the new plan.
As it is the buses are pretty infrequent when it is not rush hour - particularly using to go into Manhattan -
it is really a terrible plan As it is on weekends, very often the QM5 is late or does not show up so I cannot imagine
what this new plan will be like.
I think this plan will result in my less frequently using the bus and more often using the LIRR which is generally on time and efficent.
If the goal in NYC is to reduce dependency on cars to Manhattan,this plan does not support this as the part of Queens
needs more not less service.
Heartbreaking!
4/20/2022, 12:44 PM — This plan makes more sense the proposals for the QM 1, 5 and 6 As written it appears to improve service
not make it more difficult for riders.
4/20/2022, 1:22 PM — This plan might be very helpful - although it may not run as frequently, particularly on weekends
4/20/2022, 1:42 PM — Q53-SBS service to Woodside would be discontinued due to congestion and difficulty with buses laying over in that area.
Q53-SBS service to Woodside is the alternative route when there are Subway delays, service changes for track construction and emergency shutdown.
This Queens Bus Network Redesign is designing real hassle and stress for the everyday Commuters and Riders.
4/20/2022, 1:50 PM — 90 minutes between buses on weekends is a really long time. Many elderly people rely on this bus
Also, it looks like many of the local and express busses all cross 188th Street and Union - fine for me - but isn't
that creating a local traffic potential nightmare. - couldn't some of these buses stop on Union and Utopia?
or somewhere in between
I am making a lot of comments because I think this plan really needs to be thought through. There are some improvements that are welcome w added routes but i think less stops and longer routes are going to be painful!
4/20/2022, 2:44 PM — This plan is detrimental to our community (particularly the most vulnerable members of our community, including small children, the elderly and disabled) for the reasons outlined below.
On the bus lines I use most frequently, q18 and q102 from 30th avenue to 12th street, "balancing" bus stops means there's almost .4 miles between the stop on 8th street and Astoria Blvd and the next stop (21st street and 30th avenue). This makes the bus all but unusable for my elderly mother and father. Moreover, the bus stops on 12th street and 14th street are being cut 1) because doing so is claimed to speed up bus service by 20 seconds per stop and 2) because they are claimed to be "underutilized." I'm sure you can understand why these explanations cannot both be true - eliminating a "rarely used" bus stop cannot possibly speed bus service because the bus rarely stops there anyway. Thus eliminating the stop will not speed up the bus line, it will merely eliminate access for small children (there's an elementary school right across the stop on 14th street), the disabled and elderly.
Furthermore, by eliminating route q102, service on this corridor will be cut in half.
Moreover, elimination of the q103 further limits access (Does it really need to be explained that a substitute route over a quarter mile away is laughable?) And q103 is right by the ferry too!
Once again, it appears the MTA has not listened to riders, who prioritize overall shorter TRIP time (Does MTA understand that walking to the bus is part of a rider's trip? Because it seems like maybe MTA forgot in its zeal to eliminate over 1000 bus stops) and bus frequency, not improbable claims of trivially shorter travel time on routes that will no longer be accessible. In sum, should this utterly irresponsible redesign go into effect, the MTA will have succeeded in making public transit worse in every meaningful way for me, my family and my neighbors. MTA will make travel by car more attractive and likely. Please, please do not do this.
4/20/2022, 8:01 PM — Please do not eliminate this as Bus stop for the QM11. I will not take the subway and this is my only alternative to getting to work.
4/20/2022, 8:09 PM — This is a travesty of epic proportions! Not only will you make it harder for most of us residents that use the Q102 but difficult for folks that come to visit patients at Coler Hospital! I am opposed to this new redesign!
4/20/2022, 8:50 PM — QM20 / QM2 > the latest redesign did not take into account comments provided two years ago. No QM20 service during non-peak hours will leave riders stranded. Additionally, the QM2 redesign does not provide for current coverage along the QM20 line during weekend hours. You are removing service for North Flushing riders on both express bus and local routes. On Q20 routes, there will be NO service along portions of Union St, and Q44 with limited stops underserves the community. There are many elderly residents unable to walk to bus stopsfurther away. I am dismayed at the proposed changes that has no regard for its residents in the community.
4/20/2022, 9:48 PM — It is not completely clear to me, but is the QM3 line being abolished? If so you are alienating a large part of Queens. A route through Little Neck, Bayside, and Flushing is necessary for a lot of us trekking into midtown daily.
4/20/2022, 9:54 PM — A bus route from LIC to Manhattan is much needed to help with the overcrowded 7 train and frequent train disruptions. I would support this route.
4/20/2022, 10:14 PM — I love the new bus route. It will enable me, Being disabled and in a Wheelchair, to Shop at Costco Whenever I Want to and to Also Visit the Many Stores on Broadway. I thank you for the new route and I hope it really comes to fruition. It will be a real plus for the disabled community and our many seniors here on Roosevelt Island. It is very well appreciated by all of us.
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4/20/2022, 10:31 PM — As a 40-year Roosevelt Island resident, and as a senior citizen, the proposed route changes from Q102 to Q104 that eliminate a direct route to Queens Plaza are simply ridiculous.
Direct access to & from Queens Plaza by Roosevelt Islanders, especially when the Tram is not running or there are serious interruptions to F Train service just further complicate any commute for a wide range of adults of all ages, any many children who commute to schools.
The current Q102 route to Queens Plaza guarantees residents and workers on RI direct access to several other Important bus routes to Manhattan as well as parts of Queens & Brooklyn. The current route also permits connections to several subway lines to parts of Queens, Brooklyn & Manhattan, including the disability-accessible by elevator QP station.
This is a bad idea, and despite some occasionally low ridership data, will hurt folks who live &/or work on RI very much.
Please reconsider a route for us that takes us to Queens Plaza.
4/20/2022, 11:24 PM — Hello. The draft plan for the Queens Bus Redesign makes my commute longer and more dangerous by breaking my one-seat ride into two-seats and requiring the change in an underdeveloped area. I am a Q39 rider from Ridgewood (67th and Forest Ave) to LaGuardia Community College (Thomson Ave & Skillman). I do not approve the proposed change to service Ridgewood with the Q67. The Q67 will take riders to Queens Plaza, which is still a 10-15 minute walk to LaGuardia Community College. This seems to prioritize the needs of business over the needs of community college students, staff, and faculty. I would like to see my one-seat ride from the heart of Ridgewood to LaGuardia Community College maintained.
4/21/2022, 12:23 AM — I would like to suggest that the six three digit route designations should be changed:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
Also, a change should be made to the proposed Q73 route: when traveling Westbound on 73 Avenue, turn right onto 164 Street, turn left onto Jewel Avenue and absorb the Q64 route. The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 route to provide a JFK-LGA connection.
Those are my suggestions for now!
Herb
4/21/2022, 7:34 AM — I joined the public workshop on 4/18 for CD1. I want to re-emphasize that the Q18 bus stop at 54th Ave/32nd St really stresses at least 3 house owners by the corner. The biggest problem is garbage throwing by the riders, including masks, napkins, soda cans, whole bag of food trash when they are handout and waiting for the bus. Our household received garbage tickets from sanitation 2 times so far this year and our neighbors right by the bus stop received another 2 tickets due to the garbage throwing from the riders. They throw garbage before we woke up. We appealed to ticket with video recordings but the judges said regardless of the source. We are very frustrating and angry at the same time. We also saw people putting food and drink on our fence and accidentally dropped their soda into our front yard and they just left the sugary mess. Some riders sit on the stairs in front of our entryway/back of our garage doors, then eat and throw garbage. We can't and there is no use to confront with them. I wonder why there is no facility such as waiting shelter/chairs, trash can (with cleaning schedule) nor street cleaning for public bus lane and communication of the sanitation people that at least they understand the rapid accumulation of garbage were from riders of the bus. I really hope that the bus stop can be removed from 54th Ave/32nd St sine there are already two stops one street away on 54th Ave/Northern Blvd and 54th Ave/31st St with some bus stop facilities and I see street cleaning sign. Thank you for reading this long comment. I really appreciate.
4/21/2022, 12:42 PM — Like the proposed route plan for Q43. Thanks
4/21/2022, 7:24 PM — The Q49 redesigned route will make it harder for my family to access public transportation; we usually catch the bus at the 92nd St./32nd Ave stop which is only a half a block from us when we walk through the alley. Specifically this is helpful for my mother in law who lives with us as she has a mobility issue; the Q49 helps her easily access the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave stop and from there she is able to make it to her doctor and physical therapy appointments. Removing this will double the amount of walking she needs to do and I worry about her health. Furthermore, the stop is always packed. It is not reasonable walking distance to move a stop that has been there for years; I fail to see how changing the route will lead to better speed and reliability.
Best,
Aimee
4/21/2022, 10:59 PM — https://www.qchron.com/opinion/columns/the-mta-still-doesnt-get-it/article_6372fa02-c001-11ec-99a5-2fc3baf3d7a0.html
Why don't you respond to these comments other than an auto response? We deserve answers to our questions and to actually have a discussion, not just you telling us why your plans are so great which they aren't.
This will be my second comment without a response.
4/22/2022, 1:01 AM — Why are you not considering the thousand comments from riders who do not want you to eliminate one third of the bus stops?
https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops/comments
4/22/2022, 1:12 AM — Never received e mail confirmation for this comment. So I am sending it again.
https://www.qchron.com/opinion/columns/the-mta-still-doesnt-get-it/article_6372fa02-c001-11ec-99a5-2fc3baf3d7a0.html
4/22/2022, 4:41 AM — As LIC continues to grow at break neck speed there are many more people in need of going back and forth to Manhattan. A bus route from LIC into Manhattan through the Midtown Tunnel is greatly needed now and into the future.
4/22/2022, 10:40 PM — A bus route from near the Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City to Manhattan is absolutely necessary. LIC Residents are constantly inconvenienced by the #7 subway service outages. PLEASE add a bus stop on one/some of the many bus routes from Queens to Manhattan. Thank you.
4/23/2022, 3:11 AM — I currently take the east river ferry from Hunters Point/LIC whenever I need to get to the east side. Regrettably, take the 7 subway all the other times. As a senior, the subway is difficult to manage. Bus service thru the Midtown Tunnel would be a life saver. A route from Hunters Point/LIC going crosstown on 34 or 36/37 street would be most convenient.
4/23/2022, 4:43 AM — I know I would benefit if an MTA bus would go directly from LIC into Manhattan through the midtown tunnel. I have mobility issues and am also concerned about the present crime in the subways.
4/23/2022, 6:21 AM — I live in College Point.
I notice that Q20A will not be servicing within the Town in College Point, and norounte is planned for running across within College point.
People lives in College just go across town on Q20A to Target and Shop Rite Mall on 20th Ave to get there essentials and groceries and head home.
Q20A also connect people to essential Postal Service in College Point.
How to people in town get access to essential establishment with Q20A discontinued and no replacement route is planned? Please address this issue immediately thanks
4/23/2022, 6:35 AM — Please bring back the Q30. A lot of customers including myself need this route.
4/23/2022, 6:36 AM — Please bring back the Q30. A lot of customers including myself need this route.
4/23/2022, 9:56 AM — Hi, I have various comments regarding on bus routes operating through the Middle Village & Maspeth areas. Although there are some proposals that are fine and are actual positive, some of the proposed routes and service levels in the area are quite frankly unacceptable. Please read this carefully because I am going to list a lot of information and suggestions which would helpful and/or fairly easy to change.
-------PROPOSALS WHICH NEED WORK (AND SUGGESTIONS)-------
QM15 - The MTA is planning to cut service on this route to every 90 minutes on weekday evenings and weekends. This is against MTA guidelines, and those buses actually carry riders, as I have used those buses for years. People are not going to bother waiting for a bus every 90 minutes, it's already long enough with a bus every 60 minutes?
If anything, there should be more bus service on this route. I suggest for the MTA to look into the following service improvements, some of which can be implemented at no cost:
1. NO 90 MINUTE FREQUENCIES AT ALL!!!!!! What are you people thinking?!?!?
2. Add Sunday service, every 60 minutes, at the same hours as the existing Saturday service
3. Extend Saturday service 3 hours into the night, with the last bus depart Midtown at 10:40 PM (last bus into Midtown departs Lindenwood at 9 PM).
4. Add a 7:45 PM weekday trip from Midtown
5. Extend off-peak buses to Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways on trips from Lindenwood which come from or go back to its depot (which is located in the Rockaways), as well as trips before or after a driver's designated lunch break. This could be done in a cost-neutral fashion, provide QM16 & QM17 riders with off-peak service, and grow ridership even more on the QM15.
Q80 - This route partially replaces the Q29 and Q47 along 80th Street, but does not operate to Jackson Heights like both routes do. This is a detriment for those who go to Jackson Heights for the (7) , (E) , and (F) trains, who work and shop in the area, and those who go to Elmhurst Hospital or other medical clinics. The bus leaves people at Grand Avenue - Newtown station, which is not an ADA station, and does not provide direct access to the other subway and bus lines like the Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Avenue station does. For the elderly, this makes the trip especially difficult. There is no need for another bus to the (M) and (R) trains when every bus going east-west in this proposal does that already (Q14, Q38, Q58, Q59, Q98). The (R) train is also very unreliable, especially on weekends, where 20-30 minute waits (or even more) are not uncommon. Existing Q47 bus service is more frequent during the week, and had its service increased on Saturdays a few years ago, because of that. We take the bus to/from Jackson Heights for the subway connections and for more frequent service.
My suggestion is to run this Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Avenue instead of Elmhurst (Queens Center Mall), operating via Broadway north of Queens Boulevard. This would preserve direct access to Jackson Heights, reduce transfers, and also directly serve Elmhurst Hospital, which neither existing Q47 or Q29 route currently does, making it easier for users to get to and from medical visits. It would also bring elderly and disabled riders to an ADA accessible station, and provide Middle Village and Glendale residents with access to the same subway lines we all depend on. Another suggestion which I could get behind is to merge the Q80 with the proposed Q63 route in the draft proposal, which would also achieve the same result.
Q47 - The MTA is modifying the Q47 so that it operates and stays along 69th Street, providing no service along Calamus Avenue where the existing Q47 currently operates. This creates a coverage gap, since the street grid is broken in the area, and it would affect many people who use the buses in this area. The existing Q47 gets a considerable chunk of riders on Calamus Avenue.
I urge the MTA to reconsider this, and make the segmen
4/23/2022, 9:37 PM — A bus route through the tunnel is long overdue! The crowding and irregularity of the 7 train make an an alternate route imperative.
4/23/2022, 11:13 PM — the new q105 is a bus route to nowhere. The n already services 31st and now the bus will go nowhere but queens plaza. why? dutch kills is left with no bus service.
extend the bus to hunters point or better into manhattan.
also please keep the Q53 leaving from woodside.
4/24/2022, 12:55 AM — I am not pleased with what I see. From what I see I will have to pay 2 fares just to get to Rego Park, that makes no sense. I also need to get to the 58 Bus to get to Brooklyn to work, that will take 3 buses, I am not at all pleased. To get to the train it will take 3 buses. This is ridiculous. What are you people thinking, whose idiotic idea is this. Then you wonder why you loose ridership.
4/24/2022, 4:31 AM — Hi: I still do not like your queens bus network redesign this is because it is complicated to people. For example, I would like to see you get rid of the Q73 route in forest hills queens and replace it with the current Q23 route, this is because a lot of people demand on it on the weekdays like to school and commuting. Also Q73 planned route in Forest Hills can be replaced with the Q23 route to union turnpike then to flushing or fresh meadows. I am used to this current one and going to be a bit hard to adapt to the new one. Also that Q23 has serviced the forest hills area to for many years.
4/24/2022, 5:06 AM — Please don’t eliminate the express bus to downtown Manhattan I cannot take the Subways as it causes anxiety from recent attacks. I need the QM11 to remain in place.
4/24/2022, 6:27 PM — Addressing the areas of South Jamaica. There is service running north and south. The Q6, Q7, Q111, Q112, Q113 but again no one seems to realize that there needs service traveling from east/west and west/east in the southeast section.
There needs to be a way to connect from any of the above busses without having to travel north to the Jamaica Center and then travel south again. Basically going completely out of the way and wasting time just to catch any of the southbound buses Q5, Q85, Q4, Q42, Q3.
The only option people have now; young, old, elderly, disabled (day, night, rain, heat or snow) is to walk from Rockaway Blvd or Sutphin Blvd through Baisley Pond Park to catch the bus going south to Rosedale or Far Rockaway or Green Acres. Residents can't even get to Rochdale Mall. They either have to that the Q6 or Q40 north to Sutphin Blvd, walk across Archer Ave to the Bus Terminal to catch the Q111, Q113, Q114 that run down Guy R Brewer Blvd and then street shopping so it in reverse.
Having 2 lines running across southeastern Queens would alleviate all that unnecessary travel time and reduce some of the crowding by people who just want to go shopping locally. These lines can continue to run into other areas of southeastern Queens connecting to other routes, so it's not just a 15 minute shuttle.
4/24/2022, 11:34 PM — I do not believe that the Q22 bus stop at Gateway and 19th street should be eliminated because it is the where patients enter St. Johns Hospital. The Plainview stop can be eliminated to save on time because if you remove the gateway stop it could mean life or death for someone.
4/25/2022, 1:50 AM — To Whom it may concern,
I am writing you today to protest the new Queens Bus Redesign Draft plan proposed by the MTA. As a resident of Whitestone, Northeast Queens, we would be even more isolated than we re now, especially on the weekend.
We already have no QM20 on the weekend and only rely on the Q15-Q15A, which is not frequent on the weekend.
People are going back to work and we need more buses, especially the Express Buses, not less.
Thank you for taking my concerns into consideration.
Best Regards,
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4/25/2022, 3:17 AM — To whom it may concern:
I looked over the proposed new bus routes. I’m a little concerned that my route it being rerouted and removed! My stop is Union Turnpike and 153rd street. I usually take the QM5 and or QM6 at 6:00 am or 6:10 am. Sometimes I take the QM5 even earlier.
I am a hospital employee and I start my shift at 7 am and these are the only buses I can take in-order to get work on time!! I see that the QM5 will no longer run on Union Turnpike, and the QM6 will no longer stop on Union Turnpike between 188 street and Main Street both ways.
I understand I have an option to take the QM1, but the earliest one that stops by me is at 6:22am and that will get me to work at 7:20am the earliest, which does not work out for me.
The buses that I currently take in the morning are full, where almost every seat is taken. Instead of removing stops on Union Turnpike, the MTA should add more QM1 service. Especially earlier runs for people who start work early!
This is unacceptable to the people who depend on these buses to get to work ON-TIME.
Thank you,
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4/25/2022, 5:24 AM — To whom it may concern:
I looked over the proposed new bus routes. I’m very UPSET that my route it being rerouted and removed! My stop is Union Turnpike and Chevy Chase. I usually take the first QM5 and or QM6, depending on my work schedule.
I am a hospital employee and I start my shift at 6:30-7am and these are the only buses I can take in-order to get work on time!! I see that the QM5 will no longer run on Union Turnpike, and the QM6 will no longer stop on Union Turnpike between 188 street and Main Street both ways.
I DO NOT have the option to take the QM1, since it does NOT run at the appropriate time that I need!!
The buses that I currently take in the morning are full, where almost every seat is taken. Instead of removing stops on Union Turnpike, the MTA should add more, and earlier QM1 service. Especially earlier runs for people who start work early!
This is unacceptable to the people who depend on these buses to get to work ON-TIME.
Thank you,
[REDACTED]
4/25/2022, 8:44 AM — Here are some modified suggestions regarding the "Queens Bus Network Redesign:
The Q1 and Q6 should remain as separate routes. The present Q1 would remain unchanged even with the elimination of the Queens Village branch. The Q6 should terminate at Sutphin Blvd-Hillside Avenue and the Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St.Terminal.
Cc
The Q10 should remain as a separate route.
The present Q64 would be part of a modified Q73 route. Forest Hills bound, operate along Sprifielf Blvd, right onto 73 Av, rionto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av absorbing the present Q64 route then turning right onto Queens Blvd center strip the left onto Yellowstone Blvd then absorb the Suthern end of the Q23 to Crest Apartments. There is no demand for bus service on 73 Avenue Bern 164 St and Main St.
Base the Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway.
Extend Q53 to Riis Park or Roxbury.
Combine Q61 and Q78 onto a single route because the Q78 has no subway connection. Make this combined route the new Q41.
Redesigned the following three digit routes into two digit routes:
Q104 would become Q34.
Q105 would become Q36.
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71.
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15.
Hetb
4/25/2022, 2:44 PM — No late night service on Q75 means you'd have to walk from Jamaica-179 subway station, which is far and potentially unsafe. This also eliminates the possibility of the generally safer, more crowded, late-night option of taking the 7 train to Flushing-Main St and transferring to the Q17 because now the Q17 terminates at Union Turnpike (And during the day, that would become a two fare route if you have to go from 7 to Q17 to Q75). This will also have the effect of cutting off the Chinese community in Hollis/Jamaica Estates from the Chinatown in Flushing by shortening the Q17 line.
4/25/2022, 8:05 PM — With the rise in crimes throughout nyc subways living in bayside I rely on the QM3 express bus to get me to and from work. Please do not cut that line!
4/25/2022, 8:41 PM — I have been riding the Q66 to work for several years. It's a one and a half block walk through Travers Park in Jackson Heights to Northern, and less than a half a block to my school when I get off the bus. I am 65 years old who walks with a slight limp from a hip reconstruction operation several years ago.
Your redesign on the Queens buses will force me to either change buses at Northern Boulevard and Broadway, or go to the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt avenue via the Q49 in order to get the bus that will bring me to the school I work in. The Q49 is even less reliable than the Q66, plus the bus stops on that line that you plan to eliminate mean a 3 block walk to the nearest stop. Not the best thing for a senior citizen with a disability.
Additionally, I worry that this will put me in a two fare zone, because nothing has been said about allowing transfers between the Q66 and the planned Q63. This is a terrible plan that completely disregards the senior citizens and disabled people of Queens.
4/25/2022, 10:24 PM — The Q41 is the only way to get from Howard Beach and linden wood to Jamaica station. I depend on that bus especially since there is very limited service in Howard Beach off of Cross Bay. Please consider keeping this line, there are so many buses all over queens and this is one of the very few in this area!
4/25/2022, 11:57 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/26/2022, 12:19 AM — No late night service on Q75 means you'd have to walk from Jamaica-179 subway station, which is far and potentially unsafe. This also eliminates the possibility of the generally safer, more crowded, late-night option of taking the 7 train to Flushing-Main St and transferring to the Q17 because now the Q17 terminates at Union Turnpike (And during the day, that would become a two fare route if you have to go from 7 to Q17 to Q75). This will also have the effect of cutting off the Chinese community in Hollis/Jamaica Estates from the Chinatown in Flushing by shortening the Q17 line. This plan you say is simpler, but not safer. Safety is very important especially with the added violence in our city.
4/26/2022, 12:25 AM — I would like to also add that this new plan will make it especially difficult for the elderly, disabled, and school kids that rely on this bus line. Seems shortsighted and not inclusive for all people that use this bus line.
4/26/2022, 12:44 AM — While I don't live in NYC, I do visit multiple times per year and often ride buses in Queens. As an "outsider" I can tell you the only agency that can improve bus service is the NYPD, and NOT the MTA. As long as cars and delivery vehicles are allowed to double park, park in bus stops, park in "no standing" areas near corners which buses need to turn, etc. the MTA cannot run a reliable service. I have been on many buses where "bunching" was the direct result of the abject lack of parking enforcement in residential and commercial neighborhoods. I'm sure you're already aware of this, but I thought I would share my observations, nonetheless. Thanks.
4/26/2022, 1:28 AM — I am really impressed by the changes in the network for my neighborhood (East Elmhurst/Jackson heights). The reduction in stops on the Q33 should help make the trip time to the subway much faster and I am happy that the connection with the Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av Station is being retained because of the connections with other bus routes and the accessible station.
4/26/2022, 1:29 AM — I take the Q25 on 127th and 23rd to go to Parsons and 76th to work. I leave my house at 5:41 for a 5:42 bus. It is always crowded even that early in the morning. You are proposing to take that bus stop away which would mean I would have to walk blocks to another bus and then transfer in Flushing to get to work. How does this benefit us? How will the elderly or school children benefit with this when the bus stops are being taken away? This is absurd that you would stop my one bus commute, take away my bus stop and make it ridiculous to get to work. I have a few disabilities that this will affect. Please listen to College Point when we tell you this is not in our best interest. Keep our busses the way they are. It's a hardship for a lot of people. Have you even polled us to see if this would work? No but you expect us to be okay with this. We are not okay with this. We are outraged as a community
4/26/2022, 1:49 AM — B53 NEED TO BE EXT TO NORTHEN BLVD SHOPPING CENTER LONG NORTHEN BLVD 24PLACE TO WOODSIDE AVE
4/26/2022, 3:49 AM — A notice was place at my bus stop at 97th street and 57th ave. in Lefrak City, to eliminate this stop. I rely on the QM11 on a daily basis to and from work. Due to crime in our subway systems I do not feel safe. PLEASE DO NOT ELIMINATE THIS STOP.
Thank you
MTA rider
4/26/2022, 4:08 AM — With all of the buildings going up in Flushing along College Point Blvd, it would make sense to have a bus that travels along that Blvd. Main Street is so congested that you could take one of those buses and reroute them to travel along College Point Blvd. Maybe the Q25 or Q65. It will give people who live in those buildings a mass transit option and it will good for business as well that develops on College Point Blvd, such as the Tangram movie theater. You could take the Q25, have it go from Kissena to College Point Blvd, maybe along Franklin and Blossome Aves, and have it travel along the Blvd from Flushing to College Point. It winds up there anyway. And you keep the Q65 on Main Street (or Q25).
4/26/2022, 5:49 AM — This is in regard to the Q39. I noticed that you are eliminating the stops going to Maspeth at Thompson and 30th Place and in reverse you are eliminating the stop at Thompson and Skillman Avenues. These stops are directly by La Guardia Community College and are both heavily used. It may seem like you are saving time but you are making longer walks for students and faculty with walking difficulties. I urge you to keep both those stops for La Guardia Community College.
4/26/2022, 6:16 AM — I grew up in Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst. I have lived on 85th Street and 30th Avenue for more than 25 years. I regularly use the Q33 bus. I need to use the Q33 bus to get to the subway, especially when it is raining or snowing. So, I appreciate the MTA keeping the Q33 and hopefully making it a faster service while still connecting to the 82nd Street subway stop and the Roosevelt Avenue - Jackson Heights terminal.
I read over the Queens Bus Network Redesign. I saw which stops would be removed to improve speed & reliability; with the proposed stop changes, I believe the Q33 route will be better and faster (which it really needs to be). I get change is hard and that change scares people - I myself initially had a knee-jerk reaction. But after reading the draft, I feel like this will help the Q33. -[REDACTED]
4/26/2022, 6:30 AM — Q49, Q66, Q72, Q33: You are proud that buses are accessible to disabled. But by extending the distance between stops, especially between avenues, skipping an avenue, you are making it more difficult for the elderly, disabled, and not so elderly to get to the bus. In some cases, you're skipping four street blocks instead of two.
Q33: Service into LGA was discontinued after instituting the Q70. But we in the neighborhood are not adequately served to LGA.
Q49: a huge walk from the terminal to 76 St and 35 Ave.
Q72: This is the only bus from Junction to 74 St serving the neighborhood with local service to main terminal and terminals C and D at LGA. Weekend service of only every 30 to 60 min is inadequate. How can one make a flight reliably. The express buses, which don't serve the neighborhood, run much more frequently. As a matter of fact, I waited at LGA at around 5 pm on a Monday for 30 min.
4/26/2022, 9:13 AM — The disastrous decision was made several years ago to change the direction of 75th St and route buses down 75th to the Roosevelt Ave subway station. This made the intersection of 37th Ave and 75th St now a 3-light intersection, rather than a 2-light intersection, each direction having less time to move traffic through. Because of the SEVERAL grocery stores within a 2-block radius of that intersection (with their delivery trucks double parking), and Roosevelt Ave being an express stop, there is a HUGE amount of pedestrian traffic moving through that intersection, further slowing the flow of traffic. The result is busses CONSTANTLY getting backed-up on 75th St, and cars getting backed up in both directions on 37th Ave, both due to double-parked cars blocking them or simply backed-up from the all too short light at the intersection. I implore you to ask the bus drivers on the Q47 and Q49 routes--they will corroborate this.
Right now there are no plans to address this -- both the Q47 and Q49 are routed down 75th St through that intersection. And again, the biggest problem is it now being a 3-light intersection rather than a 2-light intersection, coupled with pedestrian foot traffic. (1 light for east/west traffic on 37th Ave, 1 light for southbound 75th St, and 1 light for northbound 75th St.) Why cannot buses be routed instead down a street with a 2-light intersection, or better yet, down Broadway, which is is a much wider street where double-parking does not stop the flow of traffic?
I sincerely hope you can address this difficult and potentially dangerous situation.
4/26/2022, 9:17 AM — Thank you sharing the information.
Though I like the extension of the Q49 and Q 66 lines which I regularly take. I have a few concerns.
Q49 route has many passengers. Please consider a select Q49 like the Q70 with select stops. Also due to elderly population consider distance of stops on the Q49 and Q66.
From 94 Street to 108 there is no bus between Astoria Boulevard and Ditmars Boulevard. This is not just 94 to 108, there are various streets like buell, butler, curtis, ericsson, humphrey, gilmore, mcintosh streets, 25 avenue, 24 avenue, 27 avenue, 29 avenue embedded. There are children who go to school, parents who go to work, elderly who go to appointments - what will be their mode of transportation?
People living in East Elmhurst have no direct route to LaGuardia Airport. A great number of people living in Corona and East Elmhurst work at the airport and often take the Q 48. There is no replacement. We cannot go into flushing to take the Q50 to the airport
4/26/2022, 11:52 AM — The Q17 redesign is stated to provide faster service to the subway but actually does the opposite. Removing access to the 179 St F train station would increase travel times for many as they would now need to transfer to the Q75. Please reconsider as this change would make a lengthy journey even more cumbersome. A direct route from Flushing to the 179 St F train station is imperative to providing subway access for the citizens of Queens. An alternative suggestion could be to use the proposed Q25 redesign and have a Limited option that stops at 179 St instead of Jamaica Center.
4/26/2022, 12:16 PM — Ever since the direction of traffic was changed and the Q49 and the Q47 were routed on 75th st the block has gotten exceedingly dangerous. Drivers still forget and try to drive the wrong way. The traffic back up has resulted in busses letting off angry passengers in the middle of the block who yell profanities while all of the trapped cars honk incessantly. Please route the busses down a different street that can better accommodate these bus routes.
4/26/2022, 7:14 PM — Please increase service on the Q49 bus at peak times on week day mornings. This is especially starting with buses terminating at 74 -Roosevelt at 6AM -7AM
4/26/2022, 9:30 PM — hello i take the Q101 Steinway bus now > everything i do is on east side whether downtown or uptown . I always transfer to 1st 2nd or 3rd ave buses. from what i can see i will have to pay a take the Steinway bus to Queens Plaza then switch to the Q32 then take my uptown or downtown bus. That means 3 buses and paying two fares . I am a senior and on the bus is my only mode of transport i use. This is very concerning. There is only 1 bus showing now that goes over the Ed Koch Bridge now.
Thanks for listening but i think this is now viable particularly having to pay two fares.
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4/27/2022, 1:25 AM — I disagree with some of the “improvements” being made to the q10. I believe that the q10 should run the way it has been because it is one of the only buses that runs through that area. There is a school PS124 where students are able to take the q10 after school. Due due to the close proximity of this bus, both teachers and a majiority of students are relying on this bus to continue the way it has been for years. Having both the airport and school to take into account I believed that this new change will not be for the best.
4/27/2022, 2:32 AM — I am appalled at the fact that you removed some or most of the bus stops on the Northern Boulevard Bus, the Q#66. There was nothing wrong with it the way it was for years and years and years. For the sake of saving time, how much did it actually save you, so that you put hundreds of regular riders to be inconvenienced.
4/27/2022, 5:03 AM — We will see the buses are horrible i.live in foch work in rockkaway the 111 113 114 the worst
4/27/2022, 5:46 AM — I live in Jackson Hts and there is a problem with the intersection of 37 Av and 75 St. It got screwed up when they changed the direction of 75 St, so that intersection is now a shit show. Buses and cars get backed up on 75 St and 37th Ave. It is especially bad at evening rush hour. Honking goes on all night. Cars have to wait to turn for people crossing, so that makes it worse. People double parking makes it worse. It is just WAY too busy of an intersection to have buses coming though there. PLEASE CHANGE THAT!!! It is a nightmare for people who live here!
4/27/2022, 9:50 AM — As I have submitted recently a proposal to change the six three digit route designations:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36,
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
I also would like to suggest that the proposed Q80 route should be redesigned Q30.
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 asate separate routes. Please combine the Q10 and Q72 onto a single route to provide access between JFK and LGA airports. As far as the Q64 is concerned, the proposed Q73 should operate along 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the present Q64 route and then absorbing the Southern half of the Q23 route.
The proposed Q78 route has no subway connection. The proposed rush hour only Q61 should operate full time and combine the route with the Q78 to provide a connection with the #7 train. This weroute would operate along Union Street and Willets Point Boulevard bypassing Fort Totten then absorbing the Q78 route.
This new route could be designated as the new Q41.
Herb
4/27/2022, 11:07 AM — Many aspects of the Queens Bus Network Redesign are positive!
Stop consolidation is essential to improve trip time and reliability. I appreciate that the MTA is moving us away from legacy streetcar stop spacing towards more modern spacing that properly balances walk time and total trip time. I ask that the MTA not fall prey to loss aversion, and instead stick with their current planned stop spacing of about one-quarter mile.
While many planned routes have good peak frequency, the MTA should greatly increase off-peak and weekend frequencies to at least 10 minutes—and preferably #6MinuteService—on all lines. This is important because off-peak and weekend ridership has recovered from pandemic lows better than weekday peak ridership, and because people deserve mobility at all times of the day. Wait time is a large part of total trip time on many bus routes; greater bus frequency will finally unlock bus-bus transfers across the borough.
Working closely with NYC DOT will be essential for the success of this plan. Bus speeds have slowed dramatically over the last few decades as car ownership has soared. It will take an expansive network of dedicated bus lanes to reverse this trend. NYC Transit should encourage NYC DOT to take advantage of the wide arterials in Queens and build center-running bus lanes for as many routes as possible. New enter-running lanes on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco recently sped up trips by 35%, which is more than any side-running or offset bus lane. All new bus lanes should be 24/7 for maximal equity benefits, since lower-income residents are more likely to take bus trips outside traditional rush hours.
Please consider my suggestions to help make this good plan truly transformational.
4/27/2022, 11:46 AM — Good evening,
I believe that there is an opportunity to provide better interborough service between The Bronx and western Queens in a corridor not covered by the proposed Q44 & Q50. I believe that there is potential ridership between Jackson Heights and "The Hub" in The Bronx, traveling along the I-278 corridor This (general) corridor was part of the original TriBoro RX plan (which would use the NYAR/CSX freight line from Sunset Park to the South Bronx), which was truncated to the "Interborough Express" between Sunset Park & Jackson Heights. I believe that the northern portion of the corridor still has enough latent demand to fill up a bus route.
The route should start at the Victor Moore Bus Terminal at Broadway & Roosevelt Avenue (or some nearby area if there is insufficient space at the terminal), and then proceed along Broadway to enter I-278 heading towards The Bronx. It should then take Exit 44 to Astoria Blvd, making stops at Steinway Street & 31st Street, before continuing onto the RFK Bridge, taking I-87 to Exit 2, and then continuing up Willis Avenue, 138th Street, and Third Avenue, to terminate at 149th Street. For the return trip, buses should essentially do the same route in reverse, taking Third Avenue to 138th Street to St. Ann's Avenue, entering the RFK Bridge, and then making stops along Astoria Blvd at 31st Street & Steinway Street, before getting back onto I-278 and heading back to Broadway & Roosevelt Avenue.
As you know, the Q70 has been an extremely successful route, traveling up the east leg of I-278 towards LaGuardia Airport, and I believe you would see similar success in a route taking the west leg of I-278 heading towards The Bronx. As mentioned, it would tap into the latent demand between Jackson Heights and the South Bronx until such a time (possibly generations from now, though hopefully much sooner) when passenger rail can be built in this corridor.
Yours truly,
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4/27/2022, 1:57 PM — The bus should stop on Northern Boulevard at 56 Street, 58 Street, 62 Street, 64 Street, 66 Street, 110 Street, 112 Street, 116 Street, 118 Street, 120 Street, 122 Street and 124 Street instead of the proposed new stops, which is ridiculous especially for the elderly, which is why they take the bus in the first place..
4/27/2022, 8:04 PM — I just read of the cuts you are making including the QM3 bus service as well as cuts on QM2 and QM20. I really wish you would reconsider, this has been such a great mode of transportation for me and makes it so much easier to get to school.
4/27/2022, 8:08 PM — The NEW Queens Bus Redesign Draft Plan does not include the QM3 Bus. What are the other options or the closest express bus? Thank you for your time.
4/27/2022, 9:40 PM — Cutting Services on the QM2 and QM20 is not acceptable for Northern Queens. Our taxes have only gone up and our services have dimished since the MTA has taken over the private busses in 2005. I have been a long standing commuter and this downhill cycle of unreliability and cuts is not acceptable for a working person. Northeast Queens is not a retirement community. People have to go to work every day and it should not take 2 hours each way when its 11 miles from NYC.
4/27/2022, 10:30 PM — I depend on the QM2 to get into Manhattan. Otherwise I am basically in a transportation desert. Using the local Q15 or Q15A bus to get to the 7 subway at Main Street takes far too long.
You are proposing to reduce the frequency of service, including on the weekends, which means that when a bus simply doesn't show up at all, which happens far too often—it happened to me just LAST WEEK—people will have to wait TWICE AS LONG as they do now the next one. On the weekends, that means waiting for AN HOUR AND A HALF. That is RIDICULOUS. And for the NYC transit system, it is UNACCEPTABLE.
The buses are starting to fill up again. On the buses that I took into Manhattan just last Saturday, nearly EVERY SEAT was filled.
Please reconsider.
4/27/2022, 10:53 PM — I was at one of the open house Zoom meetings - the one for comments was that one of the reasons for getting rid of variations, particularly local and limited stop versions of the route is because of nomenclature confusion - passengers having to look at headsigns to figure out if it is the correct bus to take. I have two responses to that. First, this same issue exists on the subway and is not seen as a problem (the 7 local and diamond express). Second, instead of getting rid of the limited stop variations and mutating local services into services that poorly access communities - do what you do on Staten Island - have a different route number for the local and limited such as along Victory Blvd S62 local and S92 limited stop.
4/27/2022, 10:54 PM — I would like to voice my support for a LIC to midtown bus connection.
4/27/2022, 10:55 PM — Please establish a bus route connecting LIC with Manhattan via midtown tunnel.
4/27/2022, 11:20 PM — Your draft with the shortened Q17 line is VERY shortsighted. You are basically making it extremely difficult for the elderly, disabled and the children who needs to take the Q17 to school on the route that you are eliminating. You are ENDANGERING their lives and creating a 2 fair zone. You are basically isolating all the residents along 188th Street between Union Turnpike and Hillside who depends on these stops to transfer to the trains and who needs stops to go grocery shopping, school, work, etc.... You must not eliminate and limit the Q17 stops!
4/28/2022, 12:39 AM — LIC needs a direct bus to midtown.
There is often work on the 7 train and random issue with trains between Manhattan and Queens via the 7 line.
With the increase in residents would help overcrowding on the train.
4/28/2022, 2:01 AM — Long Island City needs a bus to Midtown Manhattan.
4/28/2022, 3:59 AM — An alternative transportation option from LIC to Manhattan would be extremely beneficial / essential to the neighborhood. The area has seen a drastic increase in residents, and another commuting option into Manhattan besides the heavy (and mainly) sole reliance on the 7 train would be helpful (especially given that there has been neverending construction shutdowns that impact weekend / late night commuting), and the fact that the Midtown Tunnel is right in the vicinity.
4/28/2022, 4:13 AM — We need a bus from LIC to midtown via the midtown tunnel.
4/28/2022, 4:13 AM — Please provide bus services from LIC to midtown
4/28/2022, 4:28 AM — You need to do better outreach to the community. I suggest mailing a flyer with a simple URL and a QR code to every household in Queens referring residents to this website. It should be in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Greek, and Russian, among others.
4/28/2022, 5:20 AM — Please do not cut service on the QM35, QM5 and QM8. It is hard as it is waiting for buses that are canceled (like this morning) or that come infrequently. In fact, we need more buses. It takes me almost 2 hours to get home to Queens! A half hour in between buses on 3rd Avenue is very burdensome especially when one is canceled. And cutting buses in the morning will cost me because if I'm late like this morning i am docked pay. We need more buses and more buses that run more frequently.
4/28/2022, 7:17 AM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/28/2022, 8:34 AM — Q58 please stop at New york hall of science
111 st 49ave or 47ave so passenger get on or off as well park as well
4/28/2022, 9:16 AM — Hey MTA! i would like to let you guys know that the Q73, replacing the Q23 south of Queens Blvd is having the stop "Metropolitan Avenue & Selfridge Street" Removed in the new plan, which is used daily my students at Queens Metropolitan High School. if we could keep that stop there maybe only during school hours it would be very handy, as the nearest stops are now 2 blocks away.
4/28/2022, 10:49 AM — I am opposed to the removal of the Queens Boulevard/63 Drive bus stop on the Q60 route in both directions. That intersection serves the community as a transit hub (the train station is located there, as well as the Q38, QM11, and QM18) and a business hub (shopping, dining, etc.). I'm also opposed to the relocation of the Q72 southern terminal from Junction Boulevard to Woodhaven Boulevard. Queens Center Mall is already served by numerous bus lines, and it adds an unnecessary hardship to those who live/work in the area and use that route to navigate their way around.
4/28/2022, 11:58 AM — We desperately need a bus and/or shuttle option from LIC (Vernon Blvd area) to Manhattan.
4/28/2022, 12:05 PM — We need a bus from LIC to Manhattan through the midtown tunnel
4/28/2022, 2:09 PM — This is regarding the X64 Express Bus and the supposed draft plan to re-route morning buses away from running along Third Avenue. Your claim of “hearing us” and our concerns are pure LIES. Now you’re starting this BULLS**T again and causing further distress for commuters. It will be an INCONVENIENCE to have to get off and transfer to yet another bus to reach our work place. Most express bus commuters already dealt with having to “transfer” between buses and/or trains (both in my case) to reach their jobs before utilizing the express for a less stressful commute. Why don’t use put another bus on the route you “propose”. The X64 Express bus riders would appreciate leaving our current route AS IS. Thank you.
4/28/2022, 7:36 PM — It will be very inconvenient for you to remove the stop of Q9 on 115th Avenue and Lincoln st.
That means i will have to walk 5 blocks more.
4/28/2022, 8:30 PM — Hi!
I’ve been taking the QM3 for over 10 years and I didn’t see it on the new redesigned plan. Please help us with this route- IT CANNOT BE CUT! If anything, it should be expanded with more buses as more and more people have been taking this line into the city and back home.
4/28/2022, 9:54 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/28/2022, 11:10 PM — Good Morning,
After attending the zoom meeting of last night (4/28/22), I was left dismayed. Having taken the QM10 and QM11 for over 30 years as a resident of Lefrak City feel as if we have been dumped on again in which I must take the train home due to the timing of the Express Bus schedule. How is it that by the time this plan goes into place I will be a senior citizen working harder and not wiser in order to transport into the city for work. Am I to be penalized by having to walk almost 3-4 blocks in order to reach the new bus designation? With the world as it is, I do not wish to ride on the subways nightly, however, after returning back to the office despite the pandemic, I have no choice. Every evening I'm very aware of the homeless people, panhandlers and individuals with mental problems which causes anxiety. With additional stress, our local Q38 is changing into two different routes. How is that helping individuals in the neighborhood? I have a daughter with a cognitive disability and this will cause much discomfort.
4/28/2022, 11:31 PM — Are you really considering removing all the Q39 stops in Ridgewood? How is this possible? This is our neighborhood lifeline. My son uses it to get to middle school. My neighbors use it to get to church. My niece uses it to get to LAGCC. I use it to come home from work. Sunnyside and LIC families use it to get to PS 290Q. What about the kids who attend Robert Wagner middle school or Aviation HS. I'm all for updating the archaic system but please do not take this away completely!!!
4/28/2022, 11:59 PM — This is an absolutely absurd plan. The Q39 route is a MAJOR artery for the Ridgewood community. Taking it out of Ridgewood will be a burden on so many, myself included, as I ride from Long Island City every day. The current inconsistent wait for a bus is bad enough as it is, and now you expect us to wait for TWO buses coupled with the increased traffic issue since COVID, especially at that Grand Avenue intersection where the expressway is?! Getting home and/or picking up our children ON TIME will now be more taxing, and likely impossible, with all of the transportation issues, traffic and random on-going construction. Not to mention the danger of having the younger children riding alone having to switch in a high-traffic area! Nothing good can come of changing it to your proposed plan. How about you make positive changes like splitting the route - an express version strait to LIC and a student version for the MANY schools along the route - that would assist with the over crowding, not further inconvenience your riders. I am highly disappointed and quite angry with the lack of understanding of how important this bus route in Ridgewood is. Please reconsider your proposal.
4/29/2022, 12:00 AM — Please do not remove the bus stop on Queens Blvd at 39th St. This stop has high usage by the older adult population that attend the Older Adult Center, or are seeking services from Sunnyside Community Services at 43-31 39th St, 11104
4/29/2022, 12:28 AM — Long Island City really needs a bus line connection to midtown Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. It has been very complicated to get to midtown from LIC for years, mostly due to lack of elevator service at the 7 train subway stop in LIC. For mother’s with young children, carrying strollers up and down the subway stairs is very hard and also unsafe. A direct bus line through the tunnel would bring more convenient, safer and more accessible way to commute to Manhattan. Thank you!
4/29/2022, 2:23 AM — The proposed elimination of Q39 stops in Ridgewood will be very damaging, restricting access between Ridgewood and Sunnyside/LIC. Many students use the line to access LaGuardia Community College, Aviation HS, Wagner Middle School (LIC) and my own daughter used the line to reach PS 290Q. This change will further disconnect Sunnyside from the rest of school District 24, making the existing disconnection even worse. Please do not eliminate these stops.
4/29/2022, 3:38 AM — submitting comment on behalf of Ms Helen Hirst who does not have computer access.
She wants to keep the q38 as she and her senior friends use it to get to other areas of the district. She has used the same bus for over 40 years. She and her neighbors rely on it, as she can no longer drive. She says the new design is not senior citizen friendly as it requires much more walking to a bus stop. She does not believe she would be able to walk to the new q38 bus stop, as it is too far.
4/29/2022, 3:58 AM — submitting on behalf of Phyllis who does not have a computer.
keep the q39. She has problems with her legs so she needs to use the bus. The new redesign puts her bus stop longer distance to her home. She also has to walk further when she reach her destination. The new redesign is not taking into consideration people seniors and riders with disabilities.
4/29/2022, 6:14 AM — Add/extend bus service from Long Island City into Manhattan via midtown tunnel please
4/29/2022, 8:20 AM — I'm concerned about the elimination of the Sutphin Boulevard/94th Avenue stop as that is the stop nearest the LIRR and the JFK Airtrain, two major Queens transportation hubs.
4/29/2022, 8:22 AM — I'm concerned about the elimination of the Sutphin Boulevard/94th Avenue stop on both the Q25 and Q65 routes as that is the stop nearest the LIRR and the JFK Airtrain, two major Queens transportation hubs.
4/29/2022, 8:54 AM — Please consider running a bus from along Island City to midtown, as it’s needed with the 7 train becoming more and more congested.
Thank you for your consideration!
Kristin
4/29/2022, 9:21 AM — LIC desperately needs a bus to midtown. My husband works in hospitality and is constantly stranded after midnight at Grand Central because the 7 train is ALWAYS closed for repairs. $30 cabs every night from midtown to LIC is not sustainable for anyone that works after midnight in NYC. Hospitality workers and healthcare workers that work night shifts cannot afford this! Thank you.
4/29/2022, 9:42 AM — Man, today was ridiculous on 75th Street in Jackson Heights. 4 busses sitting in the ONE BLOCK between 37th/35th, plus 8 cars. Why? Because the light is too short, there's too many people crossing the street, and that intersection is a joke. Nothing in your proposal is gonna fix that.
75th St needs to be changed back to one-way northbound, and buses need to go down a different street. I know you did it to streamline buses, but you actually made it worse. You gotta change it!
4/29/2022, 10:40 AM — It will be very helpful to have a bus that goes from LIC to Midtown via the Queens Tunnel. It's such a fast route and great alternative to subways, especially for those with mobility challenges and parents with strollers. It can be a great alternative to the 7 as it is becoming overcrowded with the increasing size of the population in LIC.
4/29/2022, 12:32 PM — We need a bus from LIC to Midtown!
4/29/2022, 12:39 PM — I live in Court Square, Long Island City. We need a direct bus between midtown Manhattan and LIC. Currently the only choice, Q32, is very slow and through the jammed Queensborough Bridge.
4/29/2022, 12:40 PM — It is essential to have a bus to midtown because 7 trains occasionally stop at LIC during the weekends and we need alternative ways to go to Manhattan
4/29/2022, 1:26 PM — There’s been a lot of delays as some Q37 routes travel via the Resorts World Casino. The Q37b bypasses the Resorts World Casino which means that branch of the route should be providing better on time performance better that the other branch. The other branch called the Q37 route should be renamed Q37A and run limited stop plus terminate at the Resorts World Casino which would speed up service on those buses not having to travel further south 135th Avenue/130th Street in South Ozone Park.
I would also recommend that the Q109 route be rerouted to serve the Resorts World Casino since the route would be running nonstop between Centreville Street/109 Avenue and 111 Street/109 Avenue. Instead in the e/b direction the Q109 route should remain on Rockaway Boulevard (passing 109th Avenue) then loop inside the casino via Aqueduct Road and then travel to 109th Avenue via 108 Street back toward 109th Avenue make a right turn and head toward Jamaica. In the w/b direction the Q109 could make a left turn at 109th Street travel south toward Rockaway Boulevard and then enter the re-enter the casino via Aqueduct Road. Departing the Resorts World Casino, the w/b Q109 could just travel along Aqueduct Road back to Rockaway Boulevard make a left and head back toward Cross Bay Blvd etc. Since Resorts World Casino doesn’t have the Shuttle bus anymore to and from Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica the Q109 route would be a great alternative to provide bus service to and from Downtown, Jamaica to the Resorts World Casino.
The MTA should add an additional stop to the proposed Q51 route at 109th Street/Rockaway Boulevard in both directions so that this route could serve the Resorts World Casino.
4/29/2022, 11:04 PM — I would like to mention that the proposed Q109 route would be serving three stations of the same "A" IND subway line. The first station served is the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station which is scheduled for future ADA handicapped accessibility. It should be noted that most passengers needing access to the "A" Subway line from the proposed Q109 route (as well as the current Q7 route) would be passengers east of Cross Bay Boulevard. West of Cross Bay Boulevard along Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue where the proposed Q109 route would be traveling is in walking distance to a few other "A" Subway Line stations along Liberty Avenue such as the Rockaway Boulevard Station, the 88 Street Station, the 80 Street Station and also along Pitkin Avenue at the Grant Avenue Station thereby very few Q109 passenger would be utilizing the Q109 route to connect to the "A" Subway Line at the Euclid Avenue Subway Station especially after ADA handicapped accessibility is added to the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station scheduled in the very near future. With that being said I'm not sure how much ridership is drawn to and from South Queens to the proposed western end of the Q109 route being located at the Euclid Avenue Subway Station. On the western end of the Q109 route I believe bus service is more needed to the USPS Brooklyn General Mail Facility (GMF) located at Stanley Avenue/Postal Facility Road for Postal employees that reside in Queens but work at that facility plus this location plus this would also major transfer point to other Brooklyn routes for Q109 riders. The only issue is if the bus should be extended from the Euclid Avenue Subway Station or possibly the Q109 routing be changed at Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue to access the USPS Brooklyn GMF via Drew Street and/or Eldert Lane to Stanley Avenue & Postal Facility Road. Also another connection is needed for western Ozone Park passengers to access the Linden Center Mall at 79th Street/Linden Boulevard and don't know if another route (such as the Q57 being further extended) would be needed that could travel either from Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue or could operate in a similar path to the Q109 between Cross Bay Blvd. and 84th Street but continue along Sutter Avenue (instead of Pitkin Avenue) over the North & South Conduit avenues and then travel along the South Conduit Avenue into the side road of the South Conduit Avenue directly to the Linden Center Mall or instead travel along Drew Street then a left turn into the center lane of Linden Boulevard and traveling to the 79th Street left turning lane to access the Linden Center Mall with that routing where the bus could then make a wide U turn at 79th Street to the westbound service road of Linden Boulevard. Under either routing option the bus could then terminate between 79th Street and 78th Street (a/k/a Sapphire Street) where there is some space in front of the BM5/B15 bus stop for an additional bus stop to be placed at for this purpose. When this bus departs the bus could then return back via Linden Boulevard to Drew Street to Blake Avenue then Forbell Street to Sutter Avenue or Eldert Lane to Sutter Avenue. The bus could then make a right turn at Sutter Avenue and continue over the North & South Conduit avenues on its way back toward Cross Bay Boulevard.
4/30/2022, 1:33 AM — Base routes Q31, Q75 and. Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Base routes Q51 and Q57 at Queens Village Depot
Base the Q73 at Queens Village Depot
Base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot
Make College Point an all "QM" routes Depot
Including QM15, 16, 17, 18, 21 63 64 65 and 68.
Herb
4/30/2022, 1:37 AM — Dear sir please keep bus stops for the q22 as is especially best that stop is the hospital getting ti and frim hospital is very hard especially for disabled people. And regular people need access to care as well the clinic is at this stop. Please keep 73rs st as well om on a wheel chair and this stop is right by my building the next stop I would not vevae to board the bus as its in grass area on addition please keep all stops from 117st to Jacob ris Park. We have no transportation as it is..as wellease dont change ant stops going to mott Ave b20.
Please don't change the q53vnorvtge q52 stops more than half the time Subway is not working and no wheel chair access to the train for disabled. Also please consider putting back the 122st rockaway beach blvd stop as that is directly in front of social security office. Your taking away stops that have access to care
4/30/2022, 1:37 AM — I work in the restaurant industry. We get off after midnight and the 7 train is never running. We need reliable public transit to LIC! I can’t take a $30 Uber every night.
4/30/2022, 2:32 AM — Customer is Reporting that she was given the wrong Information for a hearing Date about the Queens Redesign buses. Customer given a phone # 929-436-2866 then press star and then dail 6256615911 then hit pound before the schedule meeting. From a MTA Employee the meeting was a dial in and no one answer the phone. Customer don't have no information. Customer want MTA to have a meeting with Citizen Senior at Catherine Sheridan Senior Citizen at 83rd st, jackson heights ny 11372 Customer want to speak to someone she has no Internet, no computers or smart phone. customer is upset, Customer would like to voice her opinion.
4/30/2022, 4:27 AM — Concerning the Q-18 bus route, you should keep the Laurel Blvd bus stop in both directions since it is a transfer point to the east bound Q60 bus. It is difficult for senior citizens and others for that matter to cross Queens Blvd at 65th place. The boulevard is 14 lanes wide at this point and a lot of cars and trucks are turning from 65th place because of the entrance to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in both directions at this intersection. Appreciate anything that can be done to keep the Laurel Blvd bus stop.
4/30/2022, 6:58 AM — On March 31, 2022 I read a post on Facebook Queens Bus Redesign - Discussion Group regarding someone complaining about the loss of bus service along the Q29 bus route. I also remember being at a Queens Community Board #5 Transporation Committee meeting many years ago where someone there mentioned that they need a bus to LaGuardia Airport from Ridgewood. The revised Q47 route partially does this but this route only serves Terminal A in La Guardia Airport plus only serves Middle Village and not all of Ridgewood. Possibly you should consider having the Q72 route extended from the Queens Center Mall area to operate along Woodhaven Boulevard to Eliot Avenue and Eliot Avenue to the Fresh Pond Road Station instead of the Q14 route traveling to the Fresh Pond Road Station. This would provide Ridgewood passengers direct access to Terminals B & C in LaGuardia Airport which neither the Q14 or Q47 routes now provide. The Q14 route could then be revised to serve Dry Harbor Road up to Furmanville Avenue and then your office could determine if the Q14 route should go any further from that point. Another point is that both of the Q14 & Q72 routes have similar time frequencies, operate at similar time spans of the day and are both considered local routes under your design plan.
4/30/2022, 7:53 AM — I would say that they should be a bus route that goes from the West Bronx to Northern Queens via Triboro Bridge. It can alleviate the overcrowding of the M60 bus.
4/30/2022, 7:57 AM — Please make the line assessible for LIC below Queensborough plaza and midtown
4/30/2022, 2:42 PM — Bus connecting lic (waterfront) and midtown/Central Park would be much needed addition to our LIC
5/1/2022, 1:04 AM — Needs a bus from LIC to midtown!
5/1/2022, 7:24 AM — Here are some more depot basing suggestions:
Routes Q25, Q65 and Q66 should be based at Casey Stengel depot.
Routes Q32 and Q50 should be based at Laguardia depot.
Routes Q31, Q75 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica depot.
That's all for now!
Herb
5/1/2022, 8:43 AM — Please do not discontinue the Q39 stops in Ridgewood! This bus is a lifeline for kids in our Ridgewood/Glendale community to get to/from school in LIC/Sunnyside, Queens. As it is, it takes out kids over 60 mins to get home from VanDam/Hunter Point Blvd to the last stop in Ridgewood on the Q39, and having to transfer and take 2 buses/subways would exacerbate the travel time! We need access to better schools, which for many of us means sending our kids to the LIC neighborhood. This change could mean 2+ hours each way for commute to school, which takes 20-30 mins driving via car. Subway travel includes 40 mins of walking and nearly 1.5 hrs of travel each way, so the Q39 is a lifeline. Bus inefficiency stems from issues with excessive traffic throughout the area the Q39 travels, which just keeps worsening. Keeping bus lanes clear would help with efficiency, as buses often have to cut back into traffic to go around illegally parked cars during peak hours. Also, excessive traffic through industrial areas without designated bus lanes, slows buses down. In addition, the Q39 helps to keep Forest Ave a thriving business community, as it's the only bus line traveling down that corridor, linking different areas of Ridgewood and Glendale that other bus lines miss. Please don't punish our neighborhood by eliminating the Q39 from our neighborhood, but look for other solutions!
5/1/2022, 9:42 AM — LIC resident need a bus line to midtown
5/1/2022, 11:12 AM — Q86, new bus route to replace the Q5 to Green Acres from Jamaica .Eastbound- Merrick Bl/243 St add new stop Need to keep the old stop , Merrick Bl /241 st. Much more convenience to us Seniors, who attend the SNAP Senior Center at the Cross Island business building , also it is a building where many people have doctor appointments. If the stop changes to 243 street, which passes the senior center , we now have to walk back a long block and half. PLEASE KEEP OLD STOP 241 STREET.
Sunrise Hwy/Sunrise Cinema , since the Sunrise Cinema no longer exists, Hoping this new stop is closer to the Green Acres Commons, We need a bus stop closer to the new shopping area .
5/1/2022, 10:12 PM — Make Baisley Park depot another"QM" depot.
Base routes QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65 & QM68.
Base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia depot.
Base routes Q109, Q111 and Q115 at JFK Depot and Base Q52, Q53 and Q114 at Far Rockaway depot.
Base routes Q25, Q65 and Q66 at Casey Stengel depot.
Base routes Q31, Q75, Q76 and Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Herb
5/2/2022, 1:24 AM — These comments are about the Q60 bus.
*To eliminate the Q60 bus by Rite Aid on 63rd Drive & Queens Blvd makes no sense since it connects to the subway on the same block.
*To eliminate the Q60 bus on 67th Ave & Queens Blvd makes no sense since it connects to the subway on the same block.
5/2/2022, 1:39 AM — Good Morning,
I am a lifelong Queens resident. Myself and my family rely heavily on the public transportation system and more specifically the buses. I have to voice my concerns about the MTA proposal for rerouting of buses.
This proposed change greatly negatively impacts the many students and consumers who rely on the Q47.
The proposed rerouting of the Q47 will gravely impact the commutability of my neighborhood, for the working people, for the Substantial number of high school students it services, and for our community’s economic maintenance.
The proposed plan from the MTA, particularly the Q47 bus, does not make any sense. It is neither more efficient, or direct, in fact it shows the opposite on the proposed plan. The proposed MTA plan offers an alternative of multiple buses and transfers. I do not see how that is more efficient or direct. It is increasing the transit time significantly.
The Q11 proposed route is also shocking as it is cutting out a major portion of the area it has served for at least 30 years.
Residents are adjusting to post pandemic routines. Students are finally returning to a way of normalcy. I do not see the benefit of further adding to the commute time, reducing accessibility of mass transit to a community, and negatively impacting the jobs and revenue to a community.
I am asking for the guidance of this MTA office, and the support his constituents need to sustain in these already trying times.
I have signed up for the forum in May 4 designated for CB5.
Please feel free to reach out to me in this email or [REDACTED]
I thank you and your office for your time and attention in this pressing matter.
Best regards,
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 1:51 AM — I am a Glendale resident and parent of a child who attends [REDACTED]. With the new bus routes there is a huge disruption in the Q47 that allows the Glendale children to take the bus on 80th and Cooper to school and get dropped off at Atlas park everyday. If this bus no longer takes this route then our Glendale children will struggle to get to and from school. This always affects the Middle Village children who pick this bus up on 80th by Juniper and by Walgreens.
Something needs to be done for these children. This is not fair for them to have to struggle to find a way to and from school everyday. What can we do???
5/2/2022, 2:04 AM — Good Morning,
I am a lifelong Queens resident. I have to voice my concerns about the MTA proposal for rerouting of buses.
The proposed rerouting of the Q47 will gravely impact the commutability of my neighborhood, for the working people, for the substantial number of high school students it services, and for our community’s economic maintenance.
The proposed plan from the MTA, particularly the Q47 bus, does not make any sense. It is neither more efficient, or direct, in fact it shows the opposite on the proposed plan. The proposed MTA plan offers an alternative of multiple buses and transfers. I do not see how that is more efficient or direct. It is increasing the transit time significantly.
The Q11 proposed route is also shocking as it is cutting out a major portion of the area it has served for at least 30 years.
Residents are adjusting to post pandemic routines. Students are finally returning to a way of normalcy. I do not see the benefit of further adding to the commute time, reducing accessibility of mass transit to a community, and negatively impacting the jobs and revenue to a community.
Please feel free to reach out to me in this email or [REDACTED]
I thank you and your office for your time and attention in this pressing matter.
Best regards,
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 4:45 AM — Thank you in advance for your time. It seems that 75th Street (between 35th and 37th Avenues) presently has a large allocation of the bus traffic in the immediate area. For example (going south) we have the Q47 & Q49 plus various buses that are out of service. Going away from the commercial section of 74th street for several blocks I don't see any other street (eg 76/77/78 etc.) that has 2 active buses going down their street constantly throughout the day (and night).
Like everyone, we should accept our "fair share" but right now we seem to have more than other streets. The new plan should reflect this.
Thank you in advance for your time.
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 4:56 AM — Please re-route the Q47 and Q49 buses away from 75th Street in Jackson Heights. The road is too narrow and cars double-park frequently. This means that the bus is stuck and can't move. This then means there's unending honking of cars throughout the day. 75th Street is not built for huge MTA buses. It can barely handle small cars.
-Susie
5/2/2022, 5:05 AM — Please do not discontinue the QM3 bus service. I rely on this bus everyday to get to work in midtown especially because other modes of transportation are not as safe anymore due to an increased rate of crimes. There are many people in my neighborhood who take this bus with me as well as an increase in number of passengers more recently due to these concerns. So please do not discontinue the QM3 express bus service because it is the safest and most reliable way for us to get to midtown.
5/2/2022, 7:42 AM — The proposal to eliminate the Q88 from running on 73rd Ave & rerouting it to Horace Harding Blvd is a terrible idea. The Q73 & Q26 are a poor replacement & will not be going to the Queens Mall & this change will be a major burden especially on senior citizens & the disabled. The proposals to lengthen the frequency of the QM5 & QM6 on Weekdays & Weekends at Peak hours & Midday are also very misguided. 90 minutes is much too long for intervals between buses. Please reconsider these awful proposals as the most important feature of the Queens Bus Routes is not the speed that they run or how straight the route is but how it accommodates the customers.
5/2/2022, 8:41 AM — The new version of the Queens Bus Redesign is a BIG improvement. My bus, Q1, has been restored which is critically important for me and my neighbors. The new stop spacing is doable for me now; I'm not sure how I'll feel 5 years from now--I'm 72. It's great that frequency will be increased. I like that the new Q1 has a route that continues further west into Queens.
The stop that will now be closest to me (one block further away) is on the Cross Island highway overpass. I have some concern that the location will be colder and windier in cold months and hotter, with no shade, in hot months. I think that it would be difficult to place a bus shelter there IF there is ever budget for shelters system-wise which there should be.
I look forward to attending a meeting later this month.
5/2/2022, 9:30 AM — The Q60 bus should be a select service bus. It is a long route
5/2/2022, 10:11 PM — In your report it appears that the Q21 route has an increase in frequency however, when looking at the current Q11 service of every ten minutes during the Peak frequency (which now operates to Elmhurst) it's actually a cut in overall service. Based upon this it might make sense to add another branch of the Q21 local line along Woodhaven Boulevard. This branch should come from another new service from Brooklyn which would bring in more local ridership to the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor. One option is to have this other local branch to travel between 82nd Street - Jackson Heights and the North Conduit Avenue/Cross Bay Boulevard but then this branch could follow the current route path of BM5 route to Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue or this branch could just travel to the USPS Brooklyn GMF located near Stanley Avenue & Postal Facility Road. This additional branch could provide the necessary increase in local bus service along the Woodhaven Boulevard local line.
Another issue is that I don't see the point of not extending the Q60 bus to Columbus Circle to transfer with more Manhattan bus routes especially with the service cuts to so many express bus routes. With regard to the Q60 serving South Jamaica some passengers that don't take subways into Manhattan and prefer bus may like to transfer to this route (with the proposed cuts to the express bus routes) so the Q60 route should serve instead Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue instead. To replace bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue Jamaica the Q23 route should be extended to this point instead of traveling to Fresh Meadows. The Q10 should then serve Union Turnpike to 188th Street in Fresh Meadows instead of serving Jewel Avenue. The Q64 Jewel Avenue route should be reestablished and then extended on its eastern end to 164th Street/Horace Harding Expressway and on its western end to The Shops at Atlas Park Mall via Yellowstone Boulevard and Cooper Avenue. These changes should also help eliminate many of the concerns I read on Facebook Queens Bus Redesign Discussion Group.
There also seems to be a lot of people very upset about the reduction in express bus services especially in the Off-Peak hours and on weekends with up to ninety-minute waits on many express bus routes. What might be needed here is a (combined) express bus during the off-peak periods that would possibly operate during these periods serving express bus passengers from several branches rather than just from one branch or maybe some more Interborough SBS/Crosstown routes which I'll give examples of each. For example, during off peak periods a special express bus route could be established that could operate limited stop along Queens Boulevard between Kew Gardens and Elmhurst and then travel into Manhattan via the LIE and serve Sixth Avenue and exit via the 59th Street Bridge and Queens Boulevard back to Kew Gardens. Passengers from routes such as QM24, QM12, QM4, QM5, QM1, QM6, QM15, QM16, QM17 & QM18 (all Sixth Avenue routes for Central & Southwestern Queens) would be required to transfer to other routes at the limited stops along Queens Boulevard to access most local Queens areas covered by their express route. It may not cover every single area with two buses, but some minor changes could be made to those connecting local routes so that passengers during off-peak using these types of Crosstown routes would only require one transfer to arrive at an express bus point such as for example the Q10 (former Q64) extended to the Horace Harding Expressway/164th Street. Another possible option is a new Crosstown SBS bus (with a local fare) along Queens Boulevard to compliment the Q60 route. This SBS/Crosstown route could operate limited stop between Downtown, Jamaica and Manhattan bus with limited stops along major transfer points along Queens Boulevard but also travel to Columbus Circle in Manhattan so that it would provide enough transfer connectivity in Manhattan as well. Additionally, the transfer po
5/2/2022, 10:16 PM — I am working in NYU cancer center and I am taking QM 12 on Yellowstone and 64. my work shift is 7:30- 3:30 and iam taking the first bus at 6:50 AM . I know a lot of cancer patients coming for chemotherapy from Rego Park and forest hills area and most of them is elderly and disable patients who is not be able to use the subway and their stears to clime up and down. To use the express buss was so easy to all of us , to workers and to patients and the one that running earlier morning . Before you do any changes , please think about sick and disable people who using this busses to take a treatment and surgery.
5/2/2022, 11:19 PM — I am very upset about the proposed changes to the QM11. What is proposed is not rerouting, it’s a new route all together. Removing the stops near LeFrak makes means the bus is no longer accessible to its residents and others in the area. The replacement stops are 10-15 walk away across a literal highway. I suffer from severe anxiety and the Express Bus is the way I am able to commute to work, if you take away my bus I don’t know if I can keep my job. Similarly at my stop are several people with mobility issues, saying just walk 15 minutes away or take the subway instead is not an appropriate substitute for the Express Bus. I don’t know if you need every stop near LeFrak, but to take them all away is a mistake.
5/3/2022, 12:43 AM — While there are many good steps to speed up buses in the plan, there are some major issues in western-central Queens where one seat rides are now looking to be broken into multi-bus trips to get to major destinations. Examples are:
The current Q47 that runs a very useful north south route from Glendale to East Elmhurst, connecting students to a variety of High Schools, will be a noticed loss.
The current Q39 being replaced by the Q67 for a trip from Ridgewood to LIC misses a major connection to Laguardia College/Laguardia High School and will turn a one seat ride into a commute requiring a trip slowing transfer.
5/3/2022, 12:57 AM — I am glad to see the untampered route of the Q38 going from 108 St through Middle Village, so students can get to their high schools (either Forest Hills H.S. & Christ the King HS.). Only on searching at what should the normal intersecting bus routes:
Where is the bus that goes from Queens Center Mall that goes down Dry Harbor/ 80th St towards Atlas mall into Glendale? That route seems to be totally eliminated.
5/3/2022, 2:18 AM — Bravo! You listened to our comments and revised the plan to address convenience and public safety. Thank you for not touching the Q49 and love the Q66 ends in LIC by the water. While I understand removing stops is an inconvenience to some, I strongly believe the faster ride that will result off-sets the negatives. Buses are the lifeline for Queens and we need increased bus service -- would love to see fares based on zones as many of us use the bus to get to local stores (weekends) and during the week to Manhattan. Should not cost the same.
5/3/2022, 4:27 AM — Dear Sir or Madam,
While I applaud many of the changes you have made to the Queens Bus Redesign, I wish to point out a few things:
I sincerely object to the change removing Q53 SBS service from Woodside. The removal of service deprives Woodside residents of a one-seat bus option to Elmhurst, which is home to two major shopping centers, a variety of local businesses (markets and restaurants along Broadway, for example), and places of worship. This is also a useful link for those coming from the LIRR who wish to access the malls or the Woodhaven area. The other alternative would be to take the IRT 7 train to Roosevelt Avenue and switch to the IND trains. This is not simple for those who use assisted mobility devices or trying to do shopping. The surface option would be for one to take the Q32 and switch to the Q63 or the combined Q52/53. Forcing a bus transfer at Jackson Heights would only add to travel time. What is needed is more service, not less. Lower ridership in the Woodside segment is in part due to the traffic conditions along Roosevelt Avenue, which should be addressed and ameliorated, and should not be an excuse to remove service entirely. In a time where the goals are to reduce congestion and auto emissions, there should be more buses.
On that note, terminating both the Q52/53 in around Jackson Heights may in fact exacerbate traffic conditions in the area, as the area is already a terminus for several bus lines. It would be more sensible to through run at least one of the bus routes, particularly to Woodside and terminate around 48th Street to give riders access to routes servicing Manhattan and Brooklyn to form a more cohesive network. (This can be accomplished by turning one of the routes onto 48th Street and then on 43rd Avenue going EB to Roosevelt Avenue, giving connections to the B53, 68, and 104.)
I would also recommend extending some local bus lines into Lower Manhattan for additional connections. This should be warranted if the premise is to provide more options for riders and to lure them away from private automobile vehicle use. For example, the Q59 or 68 could be extended across the Williamsburg Bridge, accomplishing the goal of providing ADA options to travellers with limited mobility, but create a valuable alternative to the subway especially on weekends. Similarly, you should seriously look into extending one of the bus routes that end in Astoria into Bronx, which would save riders considerable time and avoiding a roundabout route on either the M60 or the N to the IRT East Side lines.
5/3/2022, 4:59 AM — Hi there, I am frequent user of the Q23 and I was happy to see that my route will now be covered by Q73 ( Burns/Yellowstone - 71st / Qns Blvd). Also, as I reviewed westbound service I noticed that Metropolitan/Woodhaven stop is only available for the east bound service. I often connect to SBS Q53 at Metropolitan and Woodhaven, and with this new plan that would now be terribly inconvenient. I believe this stop should be added for both east and westbound service, especially for folks needing to head to the rockaways in the summer from Forest Hills via public bus. Thanks for sharing these draft plans. I hope this change can be made given the many connection points at Metropolitan/Woodhaven.
5/3/2022, 5:06 AM — What is going to happen to Q34, i didn't see it on the plan.
Thank you
5/3/2022, 5:18 AM — Please leave my QM3 bus alone, we only have 3 buses and you are planning to discontinue service, as well as reduce service on QM20, QM2 and QM32. In spite of your studies, ridership has increased because many riders are avoiding taking the subway into Manhattan. Years ago you eliminated the QM50, what are you thinking, we are not entitled to express bus service?
I think it should be mandatory for all of MTA employees to use public transportation, maybe so you would be more considerate once you have to experience the inconveniences. Instead of wasting money in rezoning studies, please use that money to give the stations proper maintenance, it would be money well spent.
5/3/2022, 5:19 AM — Hi,
I just wanted to tell you that I, as a lot of my colleagues take the bus stop at the 39 Place and Queens Blvd. I have seen Seniors from the Senior Center that take the bus there as well, and it would be terrible if you take that stop out of our way. Some of us, take a long time to get to the bus stop, and taking it out would mean that we have to walk to the other stop that it is up on the hill, about 2 or 3 blocks away.
Please do not take our stops in Queens away because we need them.
5/3/2022, 5:38 AM — Where is the Express Bus from Whitestone to LOWER MANHATTAN that was promised ?????
5/3/2022, 5:50 AM — It seems to be that there are enough houses going through Western Maspeth (which is more industrial) than eastern Maspeth. Regarding the Q67 route, People living near Maurice Park or Ridgewood Gardens (a huge apartment complex) will have a fairly difficult time getting to LIC now, the Q39 and Q47 bus are quite far. Also there is no easy way to get from Maspeth to Middle Village that doesn't require at least 15min of walking. The Old Q67 bus route that went Maurice Ave and then up 53rd Drive and the 69th St into Middle Village would much better serve as a direct link between 2 communities (Maspeth and Middle Village) which have such a big distance to any subway. Please put the Q67 bus route back on the northern side of the LIE as it has been, and then taking 69th St south towards Metropolitan Ave
5/3/2022, 7:44 AM — To eliminate the local stop non lefferts Boulevard like the one near Austin Street will be a big hardship for lot of elderly riders who use the bus to get the subway. They are not able to walk uphill to the station. This would be very bad for a lot of residents in this neighborhood
5/3/2022, 10:08 AM — On the Q18 and Q102 line, the 30ave/29st station should not be removed. That station has 3 schools and a lot of students use this station
5/3/2022, 11:19 AM — We Need an SBS bus New Rochelle LGA to JFK or at least Jamaica to connect the airports and region. It Takes 90+ minutes to Midtown GCT/42nd street now and 3 hours to CT on public transit. so many times I just drive to the airport since rideshare is over $150 from NYC to CT. An SBS bus from would be great New Rochelle to over the Whitestone bridge going to LGA & continuing to Jamaica/JFK. This suggestion would connect the region on one bus line. Currently I am forced to make several transfers from JFK to get to Connecticut AirTran e train to 7 train to metro north and is very costly. LGA is a bit easier to Harlem 125 with 60SBS bus. I feel a regional bus to new Rochelle connecting to the new Haven line would cut down on 1’000s of Uber,Lyft & taxis that have to utilize the Whitestone bridge which I do and in order to cut travel Time down. It also doesn’t help having all the out of area Uber/Lyft divers go offline which are allowed to go to the airports but cannot pick up creating 1’000s more of unessary cars on the road having to come from ct over the Whitestone bridge every day. the CT/Westchester county Uber Lyft drivers have to come back empty because they cannot pick up and are forced to drive back empty causing twice as many rideshare cars on the road which is completely unnecessary.
5/3/2022, 12:33 PM — Please extend the peak hours schedule until 9pm. The schools give us metro cards good until 8:30 pm because a lot of us travel far for school and then have afterschool activities. The q18 connects to a lot of neighnofhoods and subways as you show, so going down to every 30 minutes by 7 is a drag. There is goimg to be a large new school on Northern by 54th and there are new apartment buildings going up on 31st ave and 28th ave. People would ride a bus that ran more often.
5/3/2022, 1:56 PM — I bought my apartment because of the public transport, the bus stop ( 34th avenue 90th street)is in front of the apartment to go to the train station and also the return stop is just a street away at 34th avenue 89th street . I got difficulty to walk too long and if you remove the 34th avenue stop for Q49 is not helping me at all , especially have to walk long way from Northern Blvd at late night is not safe and very big inconvenience to me.
Please do reconsider if you can.
Thank you so much
5/3/2022, 5:44 PM — Q3 bus can work as a express for main stops
5/3/2022, 7:42 PM — Hello, Im a senior Citizen Could you Please Mail me this map you posted, I, not very computer savy, Nor do I own a printer to print it out .... If you can I would be very happy .... Thank You If it costs more tha a dollar Please Dont send for I live ss check to ss check ... so I have to watch where each dollar runs off to, God Bless You all
5/3/2022, 7:58 PM — I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DUNKIRK MADE A BUS ROUTE TO CONNECT LINDEN WITH LIBERTY AVENUE.THOUSANDS IN THE SAINT ALBANS AREA WOULD BENEFIT.
5/3/2022, 8:59 PM — Under this new plan residents of fresh meadows will lose their access to the F train which was previously serviced by the Q17!
How will we reach the train station now?
5/3/2022, 9:26 PM — There's been a lot of issues in South Ozone Park including delays on the Q37 route due to its cumbersome loop routing within the Resorts Casino plus the loss in the Queens Bus Network Redesign of the Rockaway Boulevard Branch of the Q10 route in which a replacement bus service is absolutely needed. The Q37 should be revised to no longer serve the Resorts World Casino and the Q37 should be spilt into two branches strictly serving South Ozone Park and not the Resorts World Casino. One Branch of the Q37 would operate along the proposed route serving both Rockway Boulevard & 135 Avenue in South Ozone Park but would no longer be serving the casino anymore and a second branch could operate straight along Rockway Boulevard from 111 Street to 130 Street or131 Street/Lincoln Street or even up to the Van Wyck Expressway or 142 Street to provide replacement bus service for the former Q10 Rockway Boulevard Branch passengers needing access to the "A" subway line or other subway and bus lines north of that point. Regarding the casino it would be a lot easier for the Q109 route to loop in and out of the casino via 109th Street (westbound direction) and 108th Street (eastbound direction) plus slightly revise the Q109 path to operate on to Rockway Boulevard between Cross Bay Boulevard and Aqueduct Road (near 108 Street). Under this plan the eastbound Q109 would be accessing the casino by traveling along Rockway Boulevard directly to Aqueduct Road and once departing the casino could then travel north along 108th Street and make a right turn at 109 Avenue to continue on its normal route to Jamaica. The westbound Q109 could travel to the casino by making a left turn at 109th Street /109th Avenue and travel to Rockway Boulevard making a right turn and travel directly into the left turning lane into the casino and departing the casino the westbound Q109 would just make a left turn at Rockway Boulevard and travel along Rockway Boulevard toward Cross Bay Boulevard. For additional bus service to the Casino Resorts World should operate a free shuttle bus service between the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Station and the Resorts World Casino via Aqueduct Road. This would provide connections to three major bus lines Q10, B15 and Q3 routes plus also now provide free bus service to the casino for airport and airline passengers as well.
5/3/2022, 9:43 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/3/2022, 10:58 PM — The stops for the express buses on Fresh Pond Road on the QM24, QM34 & QM25 do not need to be eliminated. There is already enough distance between stops.
On the Q55 the elimination of the Centre & Seneca stops leaves too much distance between Cornelia stop and Forest Ave stop. I suggest just eliminating the Centre ave stop.
The eliminations of routes and rerouting of others will actually leave people waiting to transfer instead of a direct route. Most people in Queens are using the buses to get from one place to another within the boro which is not a train station to Manhattan.
5/4/2022, 12:08 AM — I understand that the scheduled times are not under review, but I have a comment about the description of the current service hours for the Q37 which is listed as starting at 5AM. The first bus leaving Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike in the morning is at approximately 5:50 AM. I would not consider that to be “5 AM.” Ultimately, I would hope that at least one more bus time is added to make that description more accurate. Thank you.
5/4/2022, 12:20 AM — I want to also make a comment on the logos of "MTA Bus Company". Instead of saying "MTA Bus" on the bottom it should say "Queens Division" for College Point, Baisley Park, Far Rockaway, JFK & Laguardia Depots.
Spring Creek Depot should belong to the "Brooklyn Division" and Eastchester and Yonkers Depots should belong to the "Bronx Division".
Please look into reprinting the logos.
Please reroute the proposed Q73 to Jewel Avenue West of 164 Street and absorb the Q64 route then after dropping off passengers by the 71 Avenue subway, make a right turn into the Queens Boulevard center strip and then turn left onto Yellowstone Boulevard to absorb the Southern half of the existing Q23 route ro Crescent Apartments.
Please redesignate the Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park. Also ,redesignate Q80 as the new Q30
Also three digit routes should be:
Q104 to Q34
Q105 to Q36
Q109 to Q64
Q111 to Q71
Q114 to Q74
Q115 to Q15
Herb
5/4/2022, 12:44 AM — The #65 bus is needed on this side of town we are 8-10 blocks away from the college point Blvd. There has been construction going on here for the last 3 years making it difficult for the bus to come down 14 th. Road and 14 th. Ave. . People have to walk up 8 blocks with cranes and other heavy equipment on the sidewalks. There are also many seniors on this side of town me included. Please don’t remove the #65 route. Very concerned.
5/4/2022, 1:00 AM — Q60 between Union Tpk and 71st Avenue: TOO MANY STOPS ARE BEING REMOVED!! There are numerous doctor's offices on this stretch of Queens Blvd (not to mention Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC), and seniors/disabled rely on the Q60 to get to them. The proposal removes 43% of Eastbound stops, and 38% of Westbound stops on this stretch of Queens Blvd. Some of the proposed stops for removal are back-to-back, resulting in a walk of close to a mile between remaining stops. This is WAY too much for seniors or people with disabilities. And all this for, according to your own info, NO improvement between existing and proposed frequency.
The City has already forced residents to increase their reliance on bus service with their sub-optimal implementation of bike lanes. People are taking the bus more and driving less because they can no longer park near vital services. Please don't compound this mistake by reducing bus service, too!
5/4/2022, 3:06 AM — Keeping routes along Liberty Ave needs to be revised; since the ridership on those stops are low or no one takes the bus at those stops.
Also, creating droop off location will create a lot on congestion. How about creating pick up on 34th instead.
5/4/2022, 3:22 AM — Please add my name to those who are requesting an LIC Midtown Bus route.
This route would fulfill an important role extending critical transit options for older and disabled residents.
5/4/2022, 4:22 AM — The 65 bus is my commute to work for many years, changing this bus will be a inconvenience and a disaster to all of us in the area
5/4/2022, 5:57 AM — it is hard to get much of a clear picture when the area which is my eye's focus to in this city ideal is 3 separate meeting.
The bus travel which means the most to me is the "Rego Park", "Middle Village", "Elmhurst" area.
How come that is the very corner of the world that is not part of any day's topic? A bus that takes no person anywhere will impede travel.
So far, only the Q38 seemed to be still as useful. I am glad to it is, as well as the new bus line that will be the other half of what was formerly the Q38 line. Finding more has been more complicated then it should be.
5/4/2022, 7:10 AM — Hi, to whom it may concern,
Hope everything is doing well with you.
Please keep Q29 bus and its schedule, this is a very important bus route for my daily basis because I live in Middle Village and work in Glendale. The cancellation of Q29 would cause countless troubles to me, and I would need to spend more hours on commute every day. It would be greatly appreciate that if Q29 bus can be kept. Thank you for your time reading me massage.
Warmest regards
5/4/2022, 10:42 AM — To straighten the Q58 route (and the new Q98 route) in Ridgewood have southbound buses on Fresh Pond Rd turn right onto Woodbine St instead of Putnam Av. Once Woodbine St reaches St Nicolas Av, the buses can turn right onto St Nicolas Av and left on Palmetto St. Once they reach Myrtle Av, the buses can turn left and terminate on the corner of Myrtle Av and Wyckoff Av, where there is an entrance to the Myrtle-Wyckoff Av subway station. Eastbound buses can start their trips from there and turn left onto Madison Av. They could continue along Madison Av to Fresh Pond Rd, where they would join the existing route. There is no need for the buses to follow the path of the M train exactly. This new alignment would shift the buses over two short blocks, bringing them farther from where I currently live. However, with the shorter route, I'm sure the buses will run more reliably and faster.
5/4/2022, 11:27 AM — Our Cooperative, Residents, Immediate neighbors will be negatively affected by proposed cutting of Express Bus Service Stop at 108th St/62nd Drive. With addition of three new buildings, scheduled to open in 2022 the potential to increase ridership at this location exponentially increases.
Thank you for the consideration.
5/4/2022, 9:01 PM — Please do not change the route for the q 101. I use this bus to commute to Manhattan every week . I have used this bus for commuting to work for over 20 years . The subway into Manhattan does not work well for me because of knee arthritis .
Thank you for your time .
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5/4/2022, 9:51 PM — The Q24 should still terminate at Archer Av-Merrick Blvd via Jamaics Av, right onto Merrick Blvd, left onto Archer Av then left onto 168 St
Herb
5/4/2022, 10:28 PM — Changing the first stop on the QM42 (and QM12) to be on Yellowstone and Juno is a not well thought out idea. There is no easy access to that area for people to get to the bus stop except by walking. You cannot take the Q54 or Q23 or any local bus to the stop. It would make much more sense for it to either start on Woodhaven and Metropolitan or even better would be 71st Avenue and Metropolitan and go down metropolitan to Woodhaven up to Yellowstone. I take the 7:20am QM42 everyday at 71st avenue and Metropolitan, and I am disabled. I cannot easily walk to where the new stop would be, and there are too many stairs for me to take the subway, not to mention all the violence and germs. There are also 8 other people I know between my stop and Juno that would be cut out of the route. Several people either take the Q23 or the Q54 and get off to take the express bus at the current first stop. Changing the first stop cuts about 3 minutes off the route while causing immense difficulty for myself and several other people including a woman with cancer and an elderly woman who intends to work til the day she dies. It also makes very little sense as the bus will still have to travel down metropolitan to get to the location of the new first stop, so it would just be going right past paying customers and not stopping for any logically thought out reason. I hope you would be able to give it some more thought and at least add the first stop at Metropolitan and 71st, then down to Metropolitan and Woodhaven, followed by the turn on to Yellowstone. It's a much more cohesive route and does the loyal passengers justice.
5/4/2022, 10:37 PM — This new plan eliminates a lot of the stops that locals and especially the elderly rely on. It makes them walk farther and have to transfer more than once in some cases. Please dont implemement this new plan.
5/4/2022, 11:30 PM — Hi, I live in rego park and forest hills area for over 21 years, but there is never a direct bus line going from this area to flushing. I believe with the growing population of Asian community in Queens, there should be a few bus lines set up or rerouted between these two areas.
The benefits will be tremendous:
1. it will decrease the traffic congestion in these two areas especially Flushing where the main street just banned all the private cars
2. beneficial to the environment, where more people will start to take buses going to flushing instead of driving their own cars
3. increase the revenue to the MTA
4. convenient to the elderly who doesn't drive
please consider this route to create a direct connection between two populous areas and this will be beneficial to all parties and the environment.
thanks,
Crystie
5/4/2022, 11:46 PM — I reside in the Rockaways in which it is very difficult to Travel off and on the Island by way of Public Transportation. I would like to see Express buses running all day Monday thru Friday and also on the weekends. The limited time frames for Express Bus service in the Rockaways is an inconvenience. Other areas of Queens have Express Bus Service running all day Monday - Friday and weekends as well. Why are we so short changed, and unremembered. The Q52 Limited Bus doesn't come frequently enough and the Busses are always crowded. When it was first implemented the Bus left from Beach 67th street Station as a first stop. Once it expanded as far back as Beach 59th Street ridership increased, but not the Bus Service. The Q22 has way to many people with Disabilities whom are in Wheelchairs, are bringing Large size Shopping Karts, and Strollers on a already crowded Bus. This situation is an accident waiting to happen. During Hurricane Sandy the MTA provided us with unclean Buses that dated back from the 50's. We were in a horrible situation and the Bus Service provided wasn't enough. Bottom line the Rockaways has far to long been neglected.
5/5/2022, 1:08 AM — re: the MTA’s Proposed Removal of Q23’s 68th Ave bus stop on 108th St ‘to improve speed & reliability’.
In the Spring or Fall, the extra 3-block walk to the 67th or 69th Ave bus stops would not be a hardship, due to the mild weather.
However, carrying packages in the hot, humid months of the Summer or the cold, snowy days of the Winter, might make the extra walking an undue burden, especially for senior citizens.
I strongly urge you to eliminate this bus stop removal from your proposed re-design of the Queens Bus Network.
5/5/2022, 4:36 AM — Please do not eliminate stops along queens blvd for the Q60. These are essential for many people in the neighborhood who rely on the local bus. Please keep the route as is (ie. Don't remove queens blvd/ascan ave stop).
5/5/2022, 6:35 AM — 1. It would be nice if there were a bus that ran between the 71 Ave station in Forest Hills to somewhere near Yellowstone Blvd and Alderton Street or Woodhaven Blvd. The proposed Q73 won't be too helpful. Like the current Q23, it seems to end on Union Tpke, where riders would have to get off and wait for the next bus before returning to Metropolitan Ave. There are many Rego Park residents who prefer to take express trains at 71 Ave instead of local trains at Woodhaven Blvd. We live about a mile from the 71 Ave station, which should be a short bus ride, but it's a longish walk. Some of us end up catching cabs from the station if it's late. Commuters who catch the LIRR at the Forest Hills station would also appreciate a bus that takes them from Rego Park to Forest Hills.
2. It seems like the Q53 Express bus will no longer connect with the LIRR stop in Woodside, which seems like a shame.
3. Can the restaurant shacks that were put on Austin Street, Forest Hills be take down now? They severely block traffic and slow down buses.
5/5/2022, 7:04 AM — Qns blvd and Queens Plaza E has a dangerous bus stop when heading into Manhattan. It is for the Q32 and Q 60. Alot of oeolle transfer for the E train there. There are about 3 feet to stand between the bridge traffic and the bike lane, which has a ton of users, many of them motorized. (Are motorized bikes allowed?)I feel so unsafe standing there, but if I move back away from the stop, i cannot see if the bus is coming. Something should be reconfigured.
5/5/2022, 7:45 AM — We really could use a bus that takes us from Forest Hills to Flushing, thank you for your consideration!
5/5/2022, 12:06 PM — Please reconsider Q27 end/begin stop at Union Turnpike or Hillside Ave instead of 69th Ave for easier transfer point. Thank you.
5/5/2022, 3:22 PM — The proposed route changes for the Q60 and the Q72 eliminate connections to the 63rd Drive station in Rego Park. Many elderly people in Rego Park use the Q60 to travel from 63rd Drive to the Queens Center Mall. They will no longer be able to do by bus.
The Q72 also serves as a means for many elderly people to travel to government offices in Lefark City. This access is being removed from them. In addition, the route provides easy access for residents of Rego Park to the airport. Under your proposal people would have to transfer to a subway and take it one stop to a nonADA compliant station to complete the trip or cross a major thoroughfare to take a second bus, the Q60, to a stop that is several blocks away from 63rd Drive, or take a cab. Many people also use the bus to go to the Rego Center Mall which is no longer on the bus’ route.
Your proposal is making public transit less accessible to people rather than more accessible.
5/5/2022, 7:32 PM — Please don not remove Q88 for my job and Q30 for my daughter’s school please please
Thank you so much
5/5/2022, 9:41 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/5/2022, 10:58 PM — I think the redesigning of the buses here in college point are ridiculous.
How are we supposed to get around?
And now your taking my only way to get to the supermarket away
I live om the q65 route .
I'm asking you to reconsider
5/5/2022, 11:00 PM — Removing the local bus stops on 72nd Drive west and Ascan Avenue east will make public transportation for seniors less accessible. It does not make it easy for a person with a walker or cane to lose bus stops. The 72nd Drive bus stop is a covered stop. The subway stop on 75th is inaccessible. You are taking away transportation from seniors in a large senior community.
5/5/2022, 11:31 PM — I frequently take the Q10 to go into the city. I sometimes wait up to 10-20 minutes for a bus to head towards Kew Gardens during off-peak hours. I don't agree with the removal of bus stops which makes it hard for those who can't walk far and combining the Q64 & Q10. I am worried having the bus go to onto Queens Blvd to go to Pomonok will make me wait longer to get home as Kew Gardens always has long lines for the bus. Please keep our bus line as it is and listen to us customers!
5/5/2022, 11:39 PM — MTA said they would make the Jamaica Avenue a priority corridor to reduce traffic. I think you should have the Q55 go down Hillside Avenue to make it's last stop 179 street to connect with the F line instead of the proposed route. The bus has a long way to go back to Brooklyn and this bus and the Q54 needs to have a schedule that compliment each other. Having the bus go further into Jamaica will add to longer wait times.
5/6/2022, 12:06 AM — I’m hoping to change your minds on the redesigning of the buses in college point .
This is my only way to the dr and shopping.
I relied on the buses .
5/6/2022, 12:44 AM — Concerning the q73 redesign. On it's western route the bus should turn on Nansen St instead of Loubet st. This would give the many passengers who live on the south side of Metropolitan Ave a much shorter walk to their residences. Thanks for the consideration of the change.
5/6/2022, 5:30 AM — This draft is a significant improvement on the first, and I am generally happy with it. While my connection to the Steinway Street shopping district (via the Q101) will unfortunately be removed, the newly extended Q50 will provide actually reliable service to Flushing, and the Q69 will finally reach the parts of Long Island City I enjoy going to. I am a bit confused by the unusual stop spacing proposed on this map, especially for the Q19 and Q69, but hopefully stops can be evened-out long-term so that riders aren't concentrated at one stop or another. I also hope that the MTA addresses the problem of "disappearing buses," or scheduled bus runs that do not happen for no reason at all. This has long been an issue in Astoria, and especially on the Q69 and M60, even during off-peak hours.
5/6/2022, 5:45 AM — Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall. The Hillside Avenue corridor deserves direct access to the mall. We have direct access to Roosevelt Field so why can't we have access to Green Acres?
Please keep the Q10 between JFK Airport and Union Turnpike station.
Reroute the Q73: when operating Westbound along 73 Avenue, turn right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the Q64.
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q1 should remain unchanged and the Q6 should operate from Sutphin--Hillside station to JFK Cargo Plaza. The Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St.Terminal.
New routes Q45 Q51, Q57 and Q73 should be based at Queens Village Depot.
Q17, Q26, Q27, should be based at Casey Stengel Depot. Also base the Q66 at Casey Stengel Depot.
Herb
5/6/2022, 7:01 AM — DO NOT GET RID OF THE Q88 BUS ROUTE THAT GOES DOWN 73RD AVE TO THE QUEENS MALL. IT IS OUR ONLY ACCESS TO THIS AREA AND THE ELDERY CANNOT WALK TO THE PROPOSED HORACE HARDING AND WE WILL BE TRAPPED AT HOME.
5/6/2022, 8:03 AM — The new redesign of the Q23 does a grave disservice to Forest Hills residents. Many students and older residents take the Q23 from Forest Hills (south of Queens blvd) to Halsey Middle School, to the Commonpoint Y, to doctor's offices, to the hospital north of Queens Blvd. According to this redesign, residents this area now have to take 2 separate buses, with two separate schedules, just to go 2 miles to school/doctor/Y? Ridiculous. Please amend this. This is so ill-considered and unpopular among residents it will receive nothing but pushback.
5/6/2022, 8:25 AM — As someone who was raised in College Point and whose whole family lives in College Point, I think it is extremely important to not make totally confusing and unnecessary changes to a bus system that needs improvement. I do not believe that the bus service will improve by changing the numbers of 25 and 65 to 17 and 27, respectively. It is only confusing for those of us who have lived here for more than twenty years. It would not be hyperbolic to say that those numbers are iconic, they are numbers that are part of our history and that of NYC.
5/6/2022, 11:27 PM — What about the rest of us frop Union Turnpike to Jamaica through 188th Street and Hillside avenue ?
5/7/2022, 12:08 AM — The new Q48 should be extended to North Shore Towers via Union Turnpike, left onto 260 Street, right onto Little Neck Parkway, right onto Grand Central Parkway to North Shore Towers.
This will provide North Shore Towers and Glen Oaks Village residents.24/7 service.
Herb
5/7/2022, 12:10 AM — The changes you suggest would be very advantageous to me, as it would allow me a single bus almost door-to-door ride from my home to my job in College Point. Instead of taking the Q16 to the Q20, I could take the Q31 from bayside straight to College Point. The extended hours would be very helpful when taking the Jamaica Air Train. We prefer to take the Q31 to Sutphin Blvd in Jamaica to catch the air train to JFK. But the Q31 currently doesn't run in the early and late hours. Extending the hours would save us a lot of money in cab fare.
I like the plan for the Q31.
Thank you.
5/7/2022, 4:52 AM — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan in Downtown, Jamaica a passenger still won't be able to transfer between the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 (Southeastern Queens) routes and the Q2, Q3, Q76, Q77, Q82 routes as the second set of routes come from the east and terminate at the 165th Street Terminal before connecting with the other routes, however it should be noted that the Q77 and Q3 already transfer to those other routes as those two routes also come from Southeastern Queens as well leaving just the Q82, Q2 and Q76 routes to actually be mostly concerned about. To correct this some thought should be given to extending the Q82 route to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue via Parsons Blvd., Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, 121st Street(w/b) or Lefferts Blvd.(w/b)/Lefferts Blvd.(e/b). Only four additional stops would be needed to provide super limited Q82 service which would provide speedy bus service between the Lefferts Blvd. "A" Line Station and Downtown, Jamaica as well as between the Lefferts Blvd. "A line Station and the UBS arena. Additional bus stops would only be needed at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue and Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. Depending upon available terminal space at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue the Q2, Q76 route and possibly even the Q77 routes should terminate at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue rather than 165th Street Terminal.
With all of the open space then available at 165th Street Terminal (if some or all of the above route changes are implemented) other bus routes coming from the west such as the Q24, Q109, Q54, and Q44SBS routes including possibly the Q20 & Q60 routes as well (See other suggested changes later) could all instead terminate at 165th Street Terminal. The Q109 would just travel east from Hillside Avenue/Parsons Blvd. to Merrick Blvd. and making a right turn to access the 165th Street Terminal. The Q109 could also provide (via a three-legged transfer) access between the Q111, Q114 & Q115 routes and the NICE routes N6, N6X, N22, N24 or the routes from the west such as the Q8, Q9, Q24, Q54, Q44SBS, Q20 & Q60 if some of those routes are also modified. Please note most bus routes coming from the west (such as the Q24, Q109, Q54, Q44SBS, Q20 & Q60 routes) need accessibility to 165th Street Terminal in order for those routes to transfer with the NICE buses N6, N6X, N22, N24 routes, however please note NYCT routes coming from the east usually could transfer to and from Nice buses along various points along Hillside Avenue (N1, N6, N6X,N22 N24 routes) or at 165th Street Terminal or at various points along Merrick Blvd. or at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue (N4, N4X) routes. Please also note passengers coming from routes from the south along Merrick Blvd. could use the Q25 route to transfer near Jamaica Avenue/165th Street(s/b) 165th Street/Archer Avenue(n/b) to NICE buses at the 165th Street Terminal. Also the Q55 &Q56 routes (which also come from the west) may still be able to transfer with the NICE bus routes (N6,N6X,N22 N24) at 179th Street/Hillside Avenue if those two routes are also extended further east to that point via Jamaica Avenue, 179th Place(e/b) or 178th Street (e/b) to Hillside Avenue as suggested in a previous e-mail (concerning compatible changes to the Q57 route) so these two routes may not be needed to terminate at 165th Street Terminal even though they are coming from the west.
As mentioned briefly earlier consideration should also be given to revise the path of the Q60 route to operate further east along Jamaica Avenue to 165th Street Terminal for more transfer accessibility to this Manhattan route for those that cannot take subways to Manhattan plus in Manhattan the Q60 route should be extended to 59th Street Columbus Circle as well for increased transfer accessibility. To provide bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue South Jamaica the Q31 route and/or the Q43 routes should be extended f
5/7/2022, 7:20 AM — Thank you for considering and revising several of the original 2020 proposals. That said, we want to use our cars less often but, instead of providing better service, there is still inadequate transportation for our area in NE Queens. It shouldn’t only be about local bus routes & connections to subways. Express buses are the best means of transportation for many, especially seniors & handicapped. We go to Manhattan to work, see shows, attend concerts, have lunch/dinner, tour museums, to medical appointments, and even to sightsee. We want to enjoy our city, but this proposal for some Express buses makes us feel not welcome in our own city. We can come to terms with certain revisions, but there are several that would make it that much more difficult for too many of us. For example,
~ Without a dedicated Express bus lane on the LIE, travel time could become untenable. Provisions are needed for dedicated lanes in both directions, at the very least during peak morning & evening hours.
~ QM2. Weekday mid-day service intervals proposed at 60 minute instead of 30 is unacceptable. It is already stressful waiting for off-peak express buses. You never know when there will be a no-show - and this happens OFTEN. With this proposal, if one bus doesn’t show, your wait is 2 hours. Weekend service intervals every 90 minutes instead of 60 IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. I have lived in other cities in the US and abroad, and none have longer than 60-minute waits for any means of public transportation. This is NYC – capital of the world!
~ QM20. Mid-day service on Weekdays and all Weekend service eliminated. What are the options? How many times have we relied on the QM20 when the QM2 was missing, and vice versa?
Many of these proposals are based on supposed low ridership - but when was that calculated? I've only experienced that during the pandemic. After 2 years of Covid we're trying to get back to some type of normalcy, but some of these proposals will keep us home or in our cars.
The subject continues to be upsetting. I hope our feedback will be used to reconsider some of the current draft proposals.
Thank you.
5/7/2022, 7:37 AM — DON'T CHAMGE ROUTES!!!
Why would you CHANGE SOMETHING THAT IS FINE...WHY WOULD TALE AWAY THE Q101...WHY WOULD YOU MESS UP A BUS SYSTEM AND MAKE IT CONFUSING & NOT FLUID FOR THE AREA. ARE YOU THINKING OF THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. TBE OLDER PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE Q101 TO TJE CITY FOR DR APPOINTMENTS YOU NOW WANT TJEM TO TRANSFER & WAIT ON A VERY BUSY HIGHLY DANGEROUS ROAD...HORRRIBLE MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIX THE REAL ISSUES NOT CREATE MORE!!!
KEEP THE BUSES MAINTENANCE & ENSURE THE RUN REGULARLY.
5/7/2022, 8:15 AM — As a bus operator home college point I could more happy,I been pray that a long time;but those changes are very good for a bus operator point of views .This is the first time that NYCT is doing something that making so happy; specially Qm5 ,Qm6 and Qm1
5/7/2022, 10:19 AM — Please do not change the q64 bus route/line.
Too many people already utilize this route in the morning. Picking up people along the proposed route would not allow those of us who live near 141st street to even get on the bus in the morning. The buses would be arriving here packed to capacity. Let alone people near park drive east.
Please consider the amount of people who get on the bus from Main Street to park drive east in the morning.
5/7/2022, 2:52 PM — Pls keep the stops on the Q64. Many people work at the Joint Industry Board which is at the Parsons Blvd stop and many live along the current route.
5/7/2022, 8:20 PM — Please don't eliminate all of the Q23 stops from Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills to Queens Blvd. You're making it hard for Senior Citizens to get around.
5/7/2022, 9:56 PM — BAYSIDE, BAY TERRACE, QUEENS:
PLEASE FIND A WAY TO SOMEHOW PRESERVE (ADD ON) THE 18TH AVENUE/211TH STREET BUS STOP FOR THE NEW PROPOSED QT85 NEW ROUTE. WHILE MAKING IT FASTER TO REACH SUBWAYS, THE NEW ROUTES ARE FOGETTING ABOUT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENTS WHO CAN'T CLIMB STREET HILLS & MUST MANEUVER BEHIND BUILDINGS TO REACH BUS STOPS. ALTERNATIVES IN THE NEW ROUTE MUST CLIMB 16TH AVENUE HILL FOR QT85 OR A 212TH STREET HILL FOR QT48. I AM A DISABLED 63 YEAR OLD ACCOUNTANT, YOUR ESSENTIAL WORKER, WHO RELIES ON DAILY USE (DESPITE COVID) OF MTA BUS TO SUBWAY SYSTEM & BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION, HAVE ALRADY BECOME ELIGIBLE OFR A REDUCED FARE METROCARD. CREATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM HAMPERS MY ABILITY TO REACH BUS STOPS KEEPING THE ABOVE BUS STOP PRESERVES MY ABILITY TO REACH ONE BUS STOP SINCE THE QM2 EXPRESS BUS HAS ALREADY BEEN RE-ROUTED & "RETURN-ELIMINATED" WITHIN MY COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
5/8/2022, 2:31 AM — When the MTA announced its intention to route buses down our block several years ago, the community comment meeting was packed with people complaining that it would adversely affect everything from congestion, to noise, to air pollution. Our worst fears were soon realized and still persist. From 7 to 9 or later in the morning and 4 to 7 or later in the evening, the block is bumper-to-bumper with buses and cars. There are frequently 5 or 6 buses in a row, many in poor states of repair, with noisy brakes and electric starters and a lot of exhaust. Both the current and proposed plan show 2 bus lines on our street (75th St. bet. 35th and 37th): the Q47 and Q49. But "out of service" or deadhead buses are also routed here and often comprise a significant amount of the traffic.
The larger problem is the traffic on 37th Ave. and connecting streets with their many markets and double-parking delivery trucks and cars. For years there's been talk of a traffic plan that was going to make 37th a one-way street, to help with the congestion, but this was never enacted. As it exists now, traffic rules are not enforced, and are probably unenforceable, despite the number of ticketing agents deployed. Delivery trucks, including 18 wheel tractor-trailers, regularly block one lane of 37th to make their deliveries.
The intersection of 37th and 75th, in spite of the addition of an additional traffic light and multiple adjustments, is still a quagmire during rush hours. One of the main problems for our block, where the traffic is constantly clogged during these periods, with angry drivers and incessant honking, is that there is a bus stop on the corner of 75th, just across 37th (as buses head south). Many times during the day, including morning and evening rush hours, trucks and cars park in the bus stop, forcing the buses to stop in the middle of the street, which halts southbound traffic completely. When this happens it's not unusual for no more than 2 or 3 vehicles to be able to cross the intersection on each light. I've talked with traffic enforcement agents about this, who say there is nothing more they can do than ticket the offending vehicles, usually delivery trucks, which they admit has no effect on the problem. The cost of traffic tickets has long been part of the cost of doing business in NYC, and the city has apparently decided that actually enforcing critical parking rules with readily available tow trucks, which is the only thing, in my opinion, that will change behavior, is not politically viable.
In the meantime everyone suffers, and our block, which used to be quite lovely and livable, has been turned into traffic hell for large parts of the day. Last year the city installed a new type of No Parking zone in front of our building (at 3535 75th St.) and elsewhere, meant to alleviate traffic congestion by providing a space for the ever increasing delivery services and car services. This is an excellent idea and has been very helpful, but it's very poorly enforced. I regularly file 311 complaints about the cars that park here for hours or days, especially handicap permits, which are not allowed in such zones. More often than not, traffic agents are misinformed about handicap permits and refuse to ticket such vehicles until I contact their superiors. Between lack of enforcement and the ignorance or unwillingness to enforce the rules, it feels like a losing battle.
As long as an overall, more intelligent plan for this neighborhood (with additional one-way corridors, etc.) is not enacted, traffic regulations must be better enforced, with even more agents. Other streets, namely 76th St. between 35th and 37th, should share the burden of bus lines, and no residential street should have more than 1.
5/8/2022, 5:20 AM — I am very dissatisfied that the Q23 will no longer travel to Union Typk. near the Crescent Apts. nor will it travel to Woodhaven Blvd/Metropolitan Avenues. For years I have relied on this bus route for shopping and to get to Forest Park. This will now necessitate transferring to an additional bus. I will be forced to consider buying a car-- adding to traffic congestion and air pollution. This is not acceptable!!
5/8/2022, 5:25 AM — I have relied on the Q88 to travel to Cunningham and Alley Pond Parks. Unfortunately, this proposed route change will necessitate taking two buses to get to those destinations.
I am against the proposed change to this bus route. Traveling by car (which would mean buying one first), would only add to traffic congestion and air pollution- that would be an unsatisfactory solution.
5/8/2022, 7:36 AM — To whom it may concern
I have been living and using the Queens bus lines since I was 15 years old. I looked over the proposed Queens Bus lines, and there is a lot of feedback I would like to give in regards to some of the particular lines that directly affect me and other commuters. I am unable to make any of the zoom meetings with the community boards, so I am leaving my feedback here.
General Bus Plan Concern
The Overall concern that I have noticed about most of the new proposed lines have wait times of 8 minutes or more. Realistically, that translates to a 10-20 minute extra wait time meaning that most bus passengers will have to leave even earlier in order to make it to work in time, or will be late to appointments or child care pickup because the bus was delayed. That is unacceptable considering the makeup of the Queens population using buses exceeds ridership in the other boroughs because we do not have subway transit that spreads out throughout the borough. All I see with the new bus plans is that the stops will be filled with more riders, which will delay the busses being on time, and delay commuters to their destinations.
Proposed Q10 Concern.
I am concerned about the removal of the Jewel Avenue and 136th Street bus stop, but keeping Jewel Avenue and 138th street stop. The design doesn't make sense. Typically, there is more pedestrian traffic at Jewel Avenue and 136th street compared to Jewel/138th street. More passengers wait at 136th Street for the bus than at 138th, AND most importantly, there is a traffic light and crosswalk at Jewel Ave and 136th street where there is not a crosswalk at Jewel and 138th Street. By removing the Jewel and 136th street bus stop, you are forcing pedestrians to cross Jewel Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic to the Southbound side in the morning, and to cross from the northbound side of the avenue in the evening, leaving a dangerous situation for bus passengers trying to catch and exit the buses and drivers using Jewel Ave in both directions.
Proposed Q73 Concern.
I am concerned about the route in general. The bus travelling on 73rd avenue in both directions, turning onto Jewel Avenue from Main street as well as turning onto Austin Street will cause endless traffic that will make it impossible for pedestrians and drivers alike to maneuver around central Queens. I happened to have witnessed an out of service Q64vbus make the turn from Main Street onto Jewel Avenue during a practice run at 1:30 pm. When the bus stopped, there were at least 4-5 cars trapped in the intersection southbound, eastbound and westbound. The cars couldn't move until the bus cleared the Jewel Avenue Main Street bus stop, and this was during off peak hours. During rush hour, the backlog of traffic will double or triple.
5/8/2022, 8:37 AM — I am very upset to see that the Q50 bus is planned to be discontinued on weekends. I have depended on that bus for over 50 years and now that bus is vital for me to visit my elderly parents. I take that bus every sunday midafternoon with a lot of other people Even if would go midweek, the Q50 is not running during the middle of the day. This is the only bus going into Co-op City. To eliminate this bus is a real deservice to those of us that depend on this bus. Alternate buses are not practical , as they would take me more than 2 hours to travel . I already transfer buses to get to Co-p City frm my address in Queens. Please save this bus for those of us that are not commuters for work, but deend on this bus for visiting our families and other reasons.
5/8/2022, 9:01 AM — I wrote in the past about QM8, QM7 and QM5 buses. Here are my additional comments.
It feels like we are starting from scratch. All of the heads of the MTA I spoke to directly at the meetings precovid have now left the agency— including Andy Byford?, Patrick Foye and Mark Holmes. I told them my concerns in email and in person.
These virtual meetings I am told are not as effective for getting our concerns across! And not well publicized either!! Many seniors who I spoke to didn’t understand the implications of these proposals or realize that they will be changing bus routes and frequency.
?Glen Oaks and Fresh Meadows bus routes have always gone hand in hand to have more options for NE commuters. The new plan will make that all go away because transfer points are being eliminated and stops removed!! Will make it really difficult for Express bus commuters! And weirdly combining forest hills (which is congested to begin with) with Glen Oaks!
The increased times between buses is outrageous. Currently we get notifications about less buses running on a daily basis. And the notification system tells us at last minute or sometimes we don’t even get notifications! How can anyone reliably get to work and appointments? And the city wants private businesses to bring back their staff to NYC offices?!?!
I was recently told by the mta customer service via twitter to use the subway and transfer to a midtown QM5 bus when a QM8 didn’t show at night! The subways are unsafe right now.
There will no longer be the Chevy Chase transfer point under this plan. So for example, in AM I should be able to take the QM5 (Glen oaks) and transfer to QM7 (fresh meadows) or take QM7 and transfer to QM5 in PM. With this plan this would be impossible and an unacceptable to all commuters. The MTA says this is due to redundancy. But if a bus doesn’t show up we need options between Fresh meadows & Glen oaks to still get to where we need to on time!!
1000 % Awful- right now there are super express QM8 buses in the evening. I do not see anywhere on the proposal where these three super popular buses are listed!! They were always packed every night and commuters would get in line early to get these buses! So if this is not part of the plan our evening commutes would INCREASE! We would have to go through the congested downtown loop!
This is another bus that eliminates union turnpike stops & Chevy chase transfer point.
This is a long commute already and the proposal INCREASES times between buses!
And adds an NYU stop!
Awful:
All the QM5 union turnpike stops are being eliminated. For rerouting!
Like I said above: The increased times between buses is outrageous!! Currently we get notifications about less buses running on a daily basis. How can anyone reliably get to work and appointments?
And unbelievably the Sat and Sun service of the QM5 will be increased from 60 min frequency to 90min!!! Imagine if a bus doesn’t show?!?!
Awful:
On QM7 the frequency is increasing from 11 minutes to 26! Again unacceptable!
Why are they taking away ability to transfer between the Fresh Mesdows to Glen oaks line but adding 6 stops in Forest Hills which is congested and in an entirely different area of Queens which has much, much more access to transportation ( local & express buses, subways and LIRR) !? And then adding a Stop at NYU too?
5/8/2022, 8:48 PM — Hi,
I am a senior citizen who lives on [REDACTED] in one of the many apartment buildings behind the Queens courthouse. I do not want to see the Q46 stop removed at 135th Street. I use this stop very frequently to go to my part time job east on Union Turnpike past Utopia to supplement my Social Security to pay for the high cost of Medicare and just to try to make ends meet. For me, and I’m sure others in the area, this would cause a major inconvenience.
If I’m understanding the proposal correctly, this stop, the one before it, and the one after it would be eliminated leaving the only place to get the Q46 is at Queens Blvd. and 78th and Union Tpke. just east of Main Street; that’s a far walk. Why is it that the people who need these stops the most are being forgotten and inconvenienced? Also, by removing the westbound stops at Union Tpke. at 185th, 183rd, and 179th (I use this stop often and which is conveniently located by many stores and restaurants) you are creating so much overcrowding. It’s frustrating enough as an older person to have to try to maintain balance while standing and to do it on a packed bus. As it is, you frequently state that you run as many buses/trains as possible with “the staff you have” and there’s overcrowding now. What will happen to the overcrowding when you cut stops? As a matter of fact, just recently, I got on the westbound bus at 179th around 6:00 PM after waiting quite a while during rush hour and it was extremely crowded, no seats. We went a few stops when a wheelchair person wanted to get on. The driver asked if they would wait for the next bus which was empty but they would not. This would have been okay except for the fact that this man was unfortunately maybe homeless, had many dirty bags, and smelled absolutely disgusting, putting everyone at risk for maybe COVID, bed bugs, or who knows what else and the driver wouldn’t let us out the back door while he helped the wheelchair person because he said the empty bus already passed.
I implore you, please leave these stops alone. The Q46 is the only option to navigate Union Turnpike from Queens Blvd. to LIJ hospital (from which I just recently took the bus back from the emergency room there). I really don’t understand why the route is being split with a Q48 – let’s make it even more inconvenient by taking away stops and, I think, having people switch buses to get to, essentially, the same place as now and to add something we don’t really need….!?
Thank you for your consideration.
5/8/2022, 9:17 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/8/2022, 11:41 PM — Today I took the QM10 at 630 and it was full. We are also going to get a giant complex with thousands of people moving in right on 108 Street and 62nd Dr. the building is complete and people are set to move in with in the next two months. People are going back to work in the office every day at least 20 people are on the bus and the Qm 12 is full as well why are we deleting the QM10? Please do not get rid of the QM10. I am a nyc teacher and do not drive.
5/9/2022, 5:01 AM — Hi sir / madam I’m concerning about bus stop infront of our business which peoples blocking our entrance throwing garage also some peoples were very violence ! Pls help
5/9/2022, 5:40 AM — Please leave stops at Springfield Blvd and 75th Ave, and 73rd Ave and 220th St, I don't see any buses stop there.
5/9/2022, 7:04 AM — There is a correction needed on page 41 and 42 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan the Report regarding the Proposed Local Route Frequency & Plan Changes (weekdays only*) listing. Bus route Q62 and its information was not listed. Also, on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan System Map there is an error on a street name which now lists Union Street instead of Ulmer Street. This error is located where the Q17 operates within the College Point neighborhood.
5/9/2022, 8:24 AM — Why are there no posters about the Queens Bus Redesign on buses in my community. Those lines are QM21, Q111, Q113, Q114, Q85. Our community needs to know about the changes coming their way and how it will affect them. You are neglecting a mostly minority community. Our communities need to be involved in the conversations that will affect their commute and livelihoods.
5/9/2022, 8:51 AM — We need sheltered Bus Stops along Sixth Ave. With the new proposal it seems buses are going to take longer to come especially weekends and it will be very helpful to have a bench to sit down and wait for the bus, especially at night. Thank you!
5/9/2022, 11:12 AM — The buses MTA should be more patience with the people because the people needs time to go down from the bus every body needs time to go down or to board and take a sit, for me I am feeling that I am going to fall, every time I that I board the bus is same for me, and I see happen also women and men. Please do something about to get aware the driver they have people on board no chickens.
Specially Q49 line they full the bus even if we still have COVID in the country
Thank you so much for this space to share our very worries.
5/9/2022, 7:24 PM — Eliminating the QM10 would send many of us no choice but to take the QM18 which will make that bus severely crowded as it would be the only bus from 6ave mid town that would go to Rego Park Queens Blvd at 63rd drive.
5/9/2022, 8:58 PM — It looks like the QM10 Express Bus Line will be discontinued? How will the working people of Lefrak City and the surrounding area get to Mid-town? The express bus is a good commute for people who are too scared to ride the trains now with all of the crime happening! How far will we have to walk to find an express bus. Please do not eliminate the the QM10 Express Bus it is a much needed line!!
5/9/2022, 9:03 PM — Is very important to keep Q29,is a convenience transportation for our Community, is time to raise our voice and tell MTA,must be consult with our Community before changes that can affect ,specially the places that can have acces by bus only,
5/9/2022, 10:20 PM — Hoping to keep same stops! Without much
Interruptions?
Qm2 is my bus, wish l use frequently within the week, as well on weekends!
5/9/2022, 10:55 PM — hello
i take the QM10 every day, please do not get rid of it, when i take the QM12, there are no seats, so the 12 is not an option for me. Please keep the QM10. also, so many new buildings have gone up on 108 street, they will also take the QM10.
5/10/2022, 12:57 AM — The proposed redesign of the Q31 bus cuts out an entire community in Bayside and as far as I can see there are no buses that will serve that area. I take the Q31 to and from the Bayside LIRR Station on Bell Blvd to get to work. I also use it to get to Bell Blvd to access the stores between 35th Avenue and Northern Blvd. (Neptune Diner, Doctors office, Citibank, Artistique Hair Salon, The French Workshop, CVS etc.) It is too far to walk, especially with packages.
I gave up trying to drive and park anywhere near Bell Blvd. There is no reliable parking anywhere especially when you are trying to catch a train. The last time I tried (10 years ago) I had to park so far away from the station, I was almost back home. And what about all the kids going to Bayside High School or to Raymond O'connor Park?
There are a lot more people in their 60's and 70's having to keep on working to pay bills. This change will make it impossible for them to get around. In the redesign it says that the discontinued segment will be served by the Q 27, 78, 13 and 28. No it won't. There are no buses that travel west of Bell Blvd or east of Utopia Pkwy. I would have to take the Q13 all the way to Bay Terrace and then the Q28 back around to where I live (even that stop is being removed.) which would take me the better part of an hour, rather than taking the Q31 for ten minutes. And not to mention a lot more walking and stairs.
Traveling in the other direction, the Q31 takes you to other stores like Marino's on Utopia Pkwy, St. Mary's Cemetery, Union Tpke to transfer to the Q46 to the Kew Gardens Court (jury duty) or to Sutphin Blvd for the Queens County Courts or going east to LIJ Hospital. There is no parking anywhere around the courts, so you would really be out in the cold. Also it's the only way to get to the LIRR in Jamaica to travel east without having to go all the way west to Woodside and come back east again. That makes no sense.
There would be no other way to get there without walking all the way to Utopia Parkway to the new route for the Q31 (at least 10 - 12 blocks) or again, taking several buses and waiting for transfers. Taking the Q31 out of an entire area leave us in the lurch and makes it so much more difficult. Please rethink this move and keep some kind of service in that area. Please...
5/10/2022, 2:05 AM — I would suggest that that the MTA Queens 69 bus be extended to pass Vaughn College (86-01 23rd Avenue, East Elmhurst). The suggested route below would assist students who use mass transit to access the campus.
The q69 extends to and from long Island city and ends at 82 street and Astoria Blvd.
My suggestion is that the eastbound Q69 route from LIC along Ditmars Blvd. turn left onto 23rd Avenue and pass the FEDEX, King's Inn Family Center, Korean Church, Budget car rental and Vaughn College and then turn right on 94th Street permitting easy transfer to the Q72 which goes to Corona and Queen's Blvd .
At Astoria Blvd. the q69 route would then turn right onto Astoria Blvd, passing the Buccaneer, Walgreens, McDonald's and 7-11 returning to continue its current route on Astoria Blvd.
Modifying the 82 street transfer from the Q69 to the M60 to the King's Inn would be eased thereby assisting the disabled. None of the other existing transfers would be lost. Another advantage of the modification would permit a transfer between the Q69 and the F train at 21st street, thereby letting students from Manhattan and Brooklyn avoid Jackson Heights.
I believe our neighbors listed above would support the route modification.
5/10/2022, 3:28 AM — My understanding is that the Q10 will replace the Q64 route. According to the Q10 redesign plans it seems that the 136th street and Jewel Avenue stop on the Q64 will be removed, both northbound and southbound. Please do not remove the current Southbound Q64 stop at 136th street and Jewel Avenue. I understand that there is a stop on Jewel Avenue and Park Drive East (which is still on the same block of Jewel Avenue), but that is a steep hill and we have a lot of elderly people and people with kids/strollers that would make it difficult to get to. From what I have witnessed in the past 7 years living here, there are many more people getting on the bus at the 136th and Jewel stop over the Park Drive East stop. Also, please do not remove the Northbound stop at 136th street and Jewel Avenue. Similarly, elderly people will find it very difficult to get up that steep hill from Park Drive East to get to 136th street. I know that 138th is not that far, but there is no crosswalk and no lights at 138th and Jewel. The cars do not stop for people to cross the road to the west side of Jewel Avenue. I know many people that live closer to the 138th street and Jewel Avenue northbound stop, that get off at 136th street because it is impossible to safely cross the street to get to the west side of Jewel avenue, since there is no crosswalk for pedestrians and no lights at the 138th street and Jewel stop.
5/10/2022, 3:55 AM — Please don’t remove the stop on jewel ave and 136th street more than a 100 people will be affected by these. Kids who go to school and old people in our community who ride the bus every day .and residents who work at the city taking the express bus. This will be so hard for us
Hope you will consider my request
Thank you
Kristine
5/10/2022, 4:01 AM — The proposed northbound Q68 will have lots of problems when leaving the stop at Queens-Midtown Exp at 48 St. The bus is supposed to turn left after this stop, meaning it will have to cross paths with right turning and through vehicles. To avoid this dangerous driving maneuver, this stop should be moved to the far side along 48 St, just passed this intersection. Alternatively, the stop at the T-intersection of 48 St and 47 St could be utilized. The proposed Q67 is also supposed to use this stop. While routing the bus this way is not a big problem, in order to improve speed and reliability, the eastbound Q67 should instead stay on 54 Av.
5/10/2022, 6:49 AM — Along the eastbound Q67 route a bus stop is being eliminated along Borden Av at Greenpoint Av. However, the next stop after this is over half a mile away. The corresponding stop in the westbound direction will be at Borden Av and 39 Pl (since the one at 38 St will be removed). Going in the opposite direction, the stop at Greenpoint Av will be closest to 39 Pl. You could instead remove the westbound stop on the Q12 route at Northern Blvd and 227 St. It is in the middle of a swamp and is placed in a two-way bike path. This stop should be removed to improve speed, reliability, and safety. I'm sure this stop is not popular since there is only one building nearby.
5/10/2022, 7:16 AM — As a board member of the College Point Civic and Taxpayers Association, I have heard many complaints about the Queens Bus Redesign. It is the opinion of many that the Q65, Q25, and Q20A routes shouldn't be modified. I live near the Q65 route and I am fortunate enough to not have my stop removed. But people who live near the 123 Street and 25th Road stops shouldn't be removed. With the increasing crime in this city, an increase of average stop spacing shouldn't be prioritized over the safety of riders walking longer distances to bus stops. Another point is that many people that use the Q65 from College Point go to Jamaica. The Q27 in the Bus Redesign shouldn't go to Oakland Gardens as it will make those people have to transfer in Main Street, further congesting those stops.
5/10/2022, 7:37 AM — It is extremely inconsiderate to eliminate express bus services on 63rd Road. It may save time for bus drivers, however, this proposed change will be an inconvenience to several commuters on 63rd Road.
5/10/2022, 8:10 AM — Dear team,
Reg: Q44 Northbound
Why Northbound MAIN ST/KISSENA BL Stop is being removed while this is the most used stop for offloading northbound commuters transferring to 7 Subway line. It will add delay to their commute by adding 3 additional unnecessary Red lights.
Northbound MAIN ST/KISSENA BL Remove Removed to improve speed & reliability
5/10/2022, 9:03 AM — The Q73 is a good idea, but it should not run on Main Street or Jewel Avenue. It should take Vleigh Place to the subway at Queens Boulevard.
In Forest hills, it should not run on Austin Street. It should take Queens Boulevard, then turn south on Yellowstone Boulevard.
5/10/2022, 10:26 AM — Q5, CHANGING TO Q86- JAMAICA TO GREEN ACRES
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE 241 STREET STOP , CLOSER TO MY SENIOR CENTER AT CROSS ISLAND PLAZA BUILDING .
5/10/2022, 11:29 AM — Strongly recommend Extending the rout to the Bronx High School of Science and added express line between 6:30to 8:30 and in the afternoon between 2:30 to 6:30 during the school days.
5/10/2022, 12:59 PM — I paid three years of private school bus from Whitestone to Bronx high school of science. I chose private school bus, because the transit time, the safety and on time. I rather cut down unnecessary expenses for the private bus fees. Then my son didn’t needed take the bus to Main Street, then transfer to trains to school; didn’t needed walk in darkness to bus stop to make sure arrived school on time.Thanks to pandemic, we saved one year of bus fares. I strongly recommend extending the route of Q44SB to Bronx High School of Science. We have hundreds Queens students are taking private school buses each day that needs this route. Also please consider running express services from 6 to 8am and 2:30 to 6:30pm for our students. Appreciated for your attentions
5/10/2022, 7:48 PM — Please do not remove the QM10 bus line. Our community needs it. We rely on this bus to get to work everyday.
5/10/2022, 7:48 PM — I am a NYC nurse and use the qm10 to get to my hospital for work everyday. I am happy to see the MTA trying to redesign a better plan for queens, however, please keep the QM10 bus route as is- this bus is vital for me arriving to work on time and others riders as well.
5/10/2022, 9:37 PM — I take QM40 at 98pl and 63rd to work. I drop off my son at school at 8am, and walk over in time to catch the 8.15am bus, so I can be in the office by 9. If you remove the stop, it's much longer walk to the new stop. I won't be able to take the bus. I cant afford car service. Pls don't change the route. I am a cancer patient, and my immune is low. I don't want to take the subway and expose myself to health hazard in the midst of covid.
5/10/2022, 10:28 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/10/2022, 10:34 PM — Strongly recommend extending the route to the Bronx high school of science and add the express line between 6:30-8:30 in the morning and 2:30-6:30 in the afternoon.
5/10/2022, 10:59 PM — Proposed Q10 Concern.
I am concerned about the removal of the Jewel Avenue and 136th Street bus stop, but keeping Jewel Avenue and 138th street stop. The design doesn't make sense. Typically, there is more pedestrian traffic at Jewel Avenue and 136th street compared to Jewel/138th street. More passengers wait at 136th Street for the bus than at 138th, AND most importantly, there is a traffic light and crosswalk at Jewel Ave and 136th street where there is not a crosswalk at Jewel and 138th Street. By removing the Jewel and 136th street bus stop, you are forcing pedestrians to cross Jewel Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic to the Southbound side in the morning, and to cross from the northbound side of the avenue in the evening, leaving a dangerous situation for bus passengers trying to catch and exit the buses and drivers using Jewel Ave in both directions.
5/10/2022, 11:08 PM — The Q32 needs to continue to begin and end its route on 32nd Street, across from Penn Station. There are a lot of commuters who use this bus to get to and from work. I have mobility issues, which are not enough to require Access-A-Ride, but make it difficult to walk more than 1/4 mile. The Q32 is perfect now, but the current redesign plan has the Q32 begin and end on 42nd Street, which is useless for people coming from Penn Station. There is currently no bus stop on 34th Street and Madison Avenue, which means that if people have to change to an uptown bus, they must walk from the bus stop at 34th Street and 5th Avenue or 34th and Park Avenue to catch a bus on Madison Avenue. If a rider is in a wheelchair or has mobility issues, that is impossible. Please rethink the plan for the Q32.
5/10/2022, 11:36 PM — QM17 bus stop redesign - having the bus stop at 54th street is not serving the community in that area. All the other bus stops along beach channel drive is in proximity to the train station. The train station is on 59th street so to get to the bus everyone who lives in the homes and apartments by the beach 57th - 62nd have to walk back or even have someone drop them off to catch the bus. Before 51st there's no homes in the area so everyone have to walk back to Housing which is were the bus stop is to catch the bus. We need the stop accessible to the greater community.
5/11/2022, 12:30 AM — QM17 and QM16 should have Saturday service added, many people would like to travel to Manhattan on the weekend without traveling to Howard Beach to catch the QM15. The bus depot is in Far Rockaway and it is ridiculous that we don't have express bus service on the weekends. Also after the last stop in Cross Bay we should go straight express. The people in Howard Beach have the QM15 that runs more often than the QM16 & QM17. Give the people of Rockaway true Express Bus Service.
5/11/2022, 12:38 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 2:46 AM — The removal of the Q13 Northern bvld/ Corporal Kennedy stop would affect kids getting to and from MS 158. It would be very inconvenient. I hope the bus stop remains for the kids safety.
5/11/2022, 4:53 AM — Good afternoon, there are many people who are upset with the changes specifically in Middle Village. Many people are requesting that the Q67 remain a direct line from Middle village to Long Island City. A lot of the smaller stops are being removed and it is a major inconvenience to take two buses to LIC. Please reconsider this line.
5/11/2022, 6:22 AM — Hello this proposed bus re-design leaves people living in Bayswater with very little option and it’s very unfair to them. Driving to Beach 9th or Seagirt and Crest Road is not an option unless you have a car or a guaranteed space to park a vehicle to catch the QM17 bus. Why would you remove the stop at Mott Ave? As it is, it take 20-25 mins to walk to Mott Ave then you’e proposal is that we get a bus to the nearest QM17 stop? That adds another 15 min to our commute plus 1.5 hours to the city. This makes no sense and I vehemently oppose this redesign. Why not take off stops at 163rd and 159th Streets in Howard Beach. They already have access to the QM17. How are they serving the Rockaway Peninsula by removing one of the MOST important stops on Mott Ave? is the redesign aim to make life difficult for us? How are you expecting people to walk for 20 mins to wait for 15 mins for a local bus to ride 1.5 hours to Manhattan and call is an upgrade? Please do not remove Mott Ave. That is Avery important location. Take out Beach 9th and all the stops already proposed BUT KEEP MOTT AVE!
Thank you
5/11/2022, 9:06 AM — My major concern is improved service on the QM2. We need an earlier start time 5:30 am. Construction workers start extremely early. They can use a break from driving. We need to add service on off peak not cut. Congestion pricing is coming, people need more public transportation and to be able to flex their time without taking 2 hours to get home. What happened to the proposal to get an express bus to go to downtown Manhattan. Taking a bus and train is a ridiculously long ride from NE Queens. The only express bus downtown is in Fresh Meadows. We need a downtown bus in College Pt, Whitestone, Bayside area.
5/11/2022, 9:08 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, which is almost many new immigrants family 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 9:44 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:45 AM — We really appreciated if Q44 can be extended it’s route to Bronx Science School.
It is much safe and effective if students can have direct bus from Queens to Bronx
5/11/2022, 9:46 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:47 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:51 AM — We need Q44 to bronx science high school! Because my son study in that school!
Thanks
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:54 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:55 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:56 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:59 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:01 AM — I think Q44 extension is very good idea. It is convenient for the students in Queens and Bronx to go to Bronx High school of Science.
5/11/2022, 10:03 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:07 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, which is almost many new immigrants families 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the School.
5/11/2022, 10:10 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:11 AM — I would like to have the Q44 bus have a stop near or in front of the Bronx High School of Science
5/11/2022, 10:16 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:16 AM — To whom it may concern,
Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
Thank you for your concern !
May
5/11/2022, 10:22 AM — pls extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High school of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00am to 8:30am and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 to 6:30 PM, Rightnow hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, wich is almost many new immigrants family 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 10:24 AM — Strongly recommend to extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute more than 3 hours (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:25 AM — Please add stop at bronx science high school for bus q44
5/11/2022, 10:35 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:46 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:47 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:48 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx high school of science on school day.
5/11/2022, 11:02 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High School of Science on school days. It will be so helpful for my family moving to and fro the Bronx area.
5/11/2022, 11:05 AM — ????(???? @Cecilia-26B-Q):Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:12 AM — We like Q44 bus stop by Bronx science hight school
5/11/2022, 11:13 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:17 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:26 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:37 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:41 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:47 AM — Please add a bus stop at Bronx High School of Science.
5/11/2022, 11:48 AM — ????(???? @Cecilia-26B-Q):Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:59 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Scienceand on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:00 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:03 PM — Please leave/keep the Southbound, Q3 Route, Farmers Blvd/Henderson Ave. It helps many people coming from work to walk towards home inside or Henderson Ave. please consider this request
5/11/2022, 12:03 PM — I hope the bus can be extended to Bronx High School of Science and Technology so that children can go to school in the morning without having to get up so early to take the subway and transfer to the bus. I hope this decision can be approved
5/11/2022, 12:29 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:42 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting studentsfrom private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 7:16 PM — Please extend the line to the Bronx Science
5/11/2022, 7:30 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:01 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00am to 8:30am and Queens-bound express service from 2:30pm to 6:30pm. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company which is almost many new immigrants family’s 10% of income. Otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 9:19 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:20 PM — Dear Sir or Madam, Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:36 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:11 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:28 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:08 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:30 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and High School of American Studies at Lehman College and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for schools. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. This is a significant lack of service between these 2 boroughs.
5/12/2022, 12:53 AM — Please extend the Q44 bus line to bronx science high school.
5/12/2022, 1:10 AM — RE THE QM15 -- I see you want to change the time between buses during Peak times from 9 minutes to 13 minutes. As it is, the buses were crowded BEFORE THE PANDEMIC and we were requesting MORE BUSES. Now that everyone will be going back to work, this is going to cause an INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF OVERCROWDING!! That is a LOT OF TIME to wait for the next bus during rush hour !! PLEASE LEAVE IT AT 9 MINUTES.
5/12/2022, 1:33 AM — ??????queens ? Brooklyn ???bus
5/12/2022, 2:00 AM — I'm curious if anyone on your planning commission actually DROVE your new 'time saving' redesign of the Q16 Utopia that is now proposed to go straight up Utopia Pkwy and turn onto Crocheron Ave?
If anyone had actually taken the time to do this you would have seen that Utopia is so narrow between Chrocheron and 33rd Ave there it's sometimes impossible for 2 cars to pass each other so how will a bus fit? Or what happens when the returning bus is also there? It can take several lights for a car to get through the intersection of Utopia/Chrocheron if a CAR wants to make a left turn. Not to mention a BUS trying to make a turn onto Chrocheron- another narrow street...all to get to the madness known as Northern Blvd. And let's not forget that area is undergoing a years long sewer upgrade, causing cars to be detoured.
Or how about the fact that your new wait time is 10 minutes LONGER? Exactly how is this supposed to make life easier in an area that is already a transit desert?
I hope you will address my concerns. You have my email so I'm looking forward to your timely response.
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5/12/2022, 2:25 AM — I am concerned and upset about the removal of off-peak express bus service in my area, Jewel Ave & Main Street, as well as other areas. There has been increased crime on the subways, people are packed close together (a covid concern), and the city is trying encourage people to take public transportation into the city vs. drive to reduce congestion. By removing the option of the off-peak express bus to/from the city, it will increase the use of cars/taxis driving in to the city. I know a number of people, including elderly, those with difficulty walking/stairs, parents with kids, those concerned about covid, those scared of the subway crime, who take the express bus to doctors appointments, business appointments, shopping, etc. Removing the off-peak hours will do a great disservice to our community.
5/12/2022, 2:33 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:37 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:37 AM — Our communities have been in a transportation dessert for many years. Any redesign to meet our travel more easy and not long of a commute. Our residents in Springfield Gardens have put a proposal for the Q77 to be extended to 147th Ave for commuter from Far Rockaway, Rosedale to make easy transfers instead of traveling to Jamaica to transfer to the Q77 (for another 20 minutes).
5/12/2022, 2:39 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:45 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. thanks .
5/12/2022, 4:16 AM — Bus route on 20 ave between parsons blvd and 154 street has no space for bus stops, very narrow, safety concerns
5/12/2022, 4:46 AM — I would be grateful if you can consider extending the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. Thank you !
5/12/2022, 5:35 AM — I strongly object to the removal of the bus stop on Union Turnpike and 226th street for the Q46 and the proposed Q48. Prior to the pandemic that stop was (and proportionately still is) heavily used. If you would look at pictures instead of a map, you would see by the housing configuration that the majority of residents who use the bus service live congregated around the 22th street stop. On the south side of Union Turnpike there is literally no Apartment buildings east of the 226th street bus stop. The stop is in front of the entrance to the final building on that side of the street. Rather than walk east and stand on a dark unsafe service road of the GCP (which is the next stop) everyone will walk west to Springfield Blvd and add to the congestion of the North/South--East/West passenger exchange. Instead of occasionally having to stop for the red light--your bus may have to stop for two in order to get everyone on because you have added to the density of the stop. I could go on but I hope you get the point.
5/12/2022, 6:20 AM — Please send the MTA bus redesign for northern queens
5/12/2022, 7:02 AM — Is there plans for west side access from queens, (Forest Hills) specifically around 57th street and 11th avenue in Manhattan, thank you
5/12/2022, 7:06 AM — PLEASE do NOT get rid of off-peak express bus hours! Tonight my uncle, a man in his early 70s, was coming home from work on the subway. He was minding his own business. Someone came up to him with a baseball bat and smashed him in the face. He is on his way to the hospital right now. Many, including myself, no longer feel safe in the NYC subways. We need an alternative public transportation option into/out of the city throughout the day. The express bus is that option. I take the express bus along Jewel Avenue (QM4/QM44).
5/12/2022, 8:23 AM — Here are some more suggestions, they may be repetitive but here they are:
If the Q50 absorbs the Q48, please base the new Q50 at LaGuardia Depot.
Keep the Q1 and Q6 as two separate routes. The Q6 should operate to Hillside-Sutphin Station and the Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St. Terminal.
Combine the proposed Q61 with the proposed Q78. The Q78 proposal has no subway connection.
The Q10 and Q64 should remain as two separate routes, the Q64 should be absorbed by a modified Q73. Forest Hills bound, the Q73 would operate along 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the present Q64 route to 71 Avenue Station. The Q73 would be based at Queens Village Depot.
The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 to create a JFK-LGA route.
Base the Q31, Q75 and Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Base the new Q17 and Q66 at Casey Stengel Depot.
Base the Q32 at LaGuardia Depot.
Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall.
Redesigned the six three digit route designations:
Q104 to become Q34
Q105 to become Q36
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 to become Q71
Q114 to become Q74
Q115 to become Q15
Extend Q52 SBS to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 SBS to Riis Park
If the Q61 and Q78 are combined, make that route the new Q41.
That's It!
Herb
5/12/2022, 8:50 AM — What would be useful is a stop at Cloverdale Boulevard and Kenilworth Avenue or close to that, the northeast corner of the Queensborough Community College campus, and a way to get to that from the Long Island Railroad Bayside stop. The Q27 stop is on the opposite side of the campus, away from most of the academic buildings.
5/12/2022, 9:44 AM — The Q23 stops on 43rd Ave & 104,
101 St & Roosevelt Ave shouldn’t be removed. The #7 train stop at 103rd has a huge ridership that get off and connect to the 23 towards E Elmhurst & Forest Hills.
Specifically you are forcing ppl to walk a long distance to 108St to catch the bus towards FH.
In addition you are creating a bus desert in an unsafe area of Corona. The stops along 104 St are crucial, there is a school a block away. Parents rely on these stops.
Also there a places of worship whose parishioners use the bus particularly seniors and families with children.
Walking from National St to 108 St is a long stretch again in an unsafe area.
I urge you to please keep those stops.
Also the Q58 - if you remove the stop at Corona Ave & 102 creates a long stretch from the previous stop on National
There’s a park , school and shopping area.
This area is undeserved already , brown communities should not have to suffer.
5/12/2022, 12:01 PM — Please extend q44 line to Bronx scienxe
5/12/2022, 12:14 PM — Eastern Queens which includes Bayside is beyond the subway services. Also, a good part of the population is made up of seniors. Thus, bus service is essential for getting around Queens and NYC including frequent local buses. Express buses are necessary for Eastern Queens as well to connect with Manhattan. More express service to the Bronx, Brooklyn could be accomplished by establishing a hub for express buses. Now express buses in Queens do not make local stops that would enable transfers to Bronx-bound buses, for instance.
5/12/2022, 10:01 PM — Please keep local bus service on the ENTIRE length of Jewel Avenue instead of moving parts of it to 73rd avenue in Kew Gardens Hills. The proposed plan will make it more difficult for the Pomonoc community, a low income community, from accessing the subway.
5/13/2022, 1:58 AM — Please consider keeping the Queens Boulevard/44th street stop on the Q60 line. This stop is used by many riders and is in the middle of a residential area. Removing the stop would mean current users would need to walk at the very minimum four additional blocks, a barrier for many disabled or mobility limited people that live in the area.
5/13/2022, 2:24 AM — The proposed q66 route deliberately avoids public housing on 21st street that serves a significant elderly population dependent upon buses . It’s not only inconvenient for me ; it’s racist and discriminatory . Shame on mta for even considering this!!
5/13/2022, 2:29 AM — System works great leave well enough alone!!!!
NY City Transportation is the best in the worls!!!
5/13/2022, 2:59 AM — Extend q77 to green acres
5/13/2022, 4:06 AM — The following feedback concerns routes that come into Queens Community District 6
Q10
In general the headways are considerable
Q21
The northbound route table is a bit confusing it has the Queens B/59 Ave stop removed and then not removed
There is a Woodhaven/Hoffman stop Soutbound and a Hoffman/Woodhaven stop Northbound - is there a reason for the different names - appears to be the same stop.
Q23
There is too much space between the 69 Ave & 67 Ave stops - about 8 blocks
The removal of the 108/62 stop could be problematic
Q38
Northbound - the headway between Queens B/63 Avenue & 63 Drive/Booth are too large
Q46
Confused - the Queens B/78 Ave stop - is it on the eastbound side - i would presume so.
Q54
Eastbound - The stop removal at 72 Dr/Park Lane South is problematic and will put evening passengers at risk as they must travel further to board
Westbound - Removal of stops like Metro/Forest P Dr, Metro/72 create rather large headways.
Q59
Eastbound - Is Queens B/62 Drive a stop or not - grid is not clear
Westbound - Removal of the Horace Harding could make access to those on the other side of LIE a challenge
Q60
Westbound - Headway between Queens B/75 Ave and Queens B/108 is too much.
Q73
Wish it did not have to be on Austin
QM7
As the QM7 local is replacing the QM11 local leg one stop that does not appear replicated is the Queens B/78 - this needs rectified
QM11
Nice to have service added to Yellowstone
After reviewing all the other express bus routes I am concerned about congestion on Yellowstone which is already a mess. I am also concerned about buses Idling on Yellow/Juno at the start of the route.
QM12
As 63rd Ave stop is eliminated, do we know which Midtown Express Bus will cover that?
QM18
The headways between 66/71st and 108/67 are too big
QM42
Removal of the Metro/Union loop based on ridership could be a problem. When were those ridership numbers considered. Were they pre-pandemic or post? If pre- we are seeing more people on buses now bc of the fear of the subway. If Post- many businesses still have not resumed any type of return either full in person or hybrid. Are there projections they might have considered.
5/13/2022, 6:52 AM — we strongly oppose the 73 ave bus line in hillcrest queens .the ave is already congested. bus lines on union trpk ,utopia pkwy, and 164 st are quite sufficient.all the neighbors are in agreement about this.it will reduce our quality of life and is quite unnecessary we must reconsider this part of the proposal.all the existing bus lines are comfortably accessible in our neighborhood.....please reconsider this part of the proposal
5/13/2022, 7:07 AM — I am strongly against this idea of continuing
The bus line on 73rd ave. It’s very unsafe having a bus line here. There are many kids on these safe streets, and putting a bus line down these streets will put many of these childrens lives in danger, whether it’s the constant traffic or the many random people walking the streets. Please don’t allow this to happen.
5/14/2022, 2:06 AM — I take this bus home from school and it needs to keep connecting to the Q27 so I can get home. Thank you
5/14/2022, 7:04 AM — I've heard that that current Q1 passengers along Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village still want a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway in Jamaica without transferring to other bus lines. Additionally, I believe the MTA should consider eliminating the Q78 route so that some of those resources could be shifted to the Q26 route so that the Q26 route could then be extended further south from Francis Lewis Boulevard/120th Avenue to Farmers Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard thus increasing the frequency of bus service along Springfield Boulevard south of 120th Avenue as the Q26 has better frequencies than the Q78 route plus direct transfer connection to the IRT #7 subway Line for more passengers from Southeastern Queens. Also, with the additional resources of eliminating the Q78 route the MTA should also revise the Q75 route to instead operate from Fort Totten in Bayside to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue, Jamaica via Bell Boulevard to 48th Avenue, 216th Street, Luke Place, 56th Avenue, and then Springfield Boulevard between Queensborough Community College and Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would travel between Springfield Boulevard and 188th Street(w/b)/187th Place(e/b) the Q75 would travel to Hillside Avenue and then on its proposed route to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue Jamaica. The Q75 route should also operate (express) limited stops between the Horace Harding Expressway and Hillside Avenue thus stopping along Springfield Boulevard only at the Horace Harding Expressway, 73rd Avenue, Union Turnpike and Hillside Avenue as the Q27 route would be serving interim stops between the Horace Harding Expressway and 73rd Avenue and the Q26 route would serve interim stops between 73rd Avenue and Hillside Avenue. Along Springfield Boulevard between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would then make more interim local stops which would serve former Q1 Springfield Boulevard passengers by then providing a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway Station in Jamaica. At Springfield Boulevard/Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would also operate (express) limited stops only stopping at 212th Street, Francis Lewis Boulevard and 188th Street(w/b)/187th Place(e/b) and then travel to Hillside Avenue and then continue its normal proposed route to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue. Under this plan the Q75 route would also provide a one seat ride to Jamaica for Bayside passengers as the Q31 route once did. I also checked the bus stops along Springfield Boulevard on both the Q26 and Q75 routes where they now parallel each other and found that all stops were identical in the southbound direction but in the northbound direction there were two more stops at 107th Avenue and 94th Avenue that were removed from the Q26 route but for some reason were added to the Q78 route perhaps this was an error as there are only 52 stops proposed in the northbound direction and 55 stops proposed in the Southbound direction on the Q78 so perhaps there is still one more stop on that route in the Southbound direction that might have been also added by error. There was also a minor difference in stops at one nearby location as the Q26 stops at 119th Avenue and the Q78 at 120th Avenue.
5/14/2022, 7:12 AM — On one of the past virtual meetings some were complaining about splitting the Q23 over to Fresh Meadows and wanted the route to serve the Forest View Crescent Co-op/Stop & Shop at Union Turnpike and one person mentioned how difficult it is to access the Forest Hills Subway Station from the Alderton Street and Yellowstone Blvd. area as well and that there's already an express bus there and why can't a local bus operate along Yellowstone Blvd. as well. If it is determined that the Q23 will no longer travel to Fresh Meadows and instead travel toward the Forest View Crescent Co-op/Stop & Shop at Union Turnpike to terminate at or some other similar remedy. If this is the situation, I hope the MTA would then consider revising/extending the Q10 route to serve Union Turnpike between Kew Gardens and 188th Street in Fresh Meadows but instead of having the Q10 terminate at 188th Street/64th Avenue as the Q23 route was proposed to do please consider having the Q10 route travel further north to the Horace Harding Expressway and then further east to Queensborough Community College to terminate at instead. This would provide Northeastern Queens passengers easier access to JFK Airport as well as access to the Kew Gardens Subway Station of the "E" & "F" subway lines or to the Lefferts Boulevard Station of the "A" subway line. This would also provide Southwestern Queens passengers faster access to St. John's University, St. Francis Prep High School, Queensborough Community College plus transfers to and from many other routes Northeastern Queens routes.
5/14/2022, 1:41 PM — As a Kew Gardens Hills resident, I can only say that some of this would be a disaster for our community.
1. There are times of the day and year that we do not have enough parking in our shopping district as it is. Taking away more to put in a dedicated bus lane (which was already determined to be unnecessary in the immediate local area), would destroy our local businesses which are already hurting do to decreased pedestrian traffic coupled with 2 years of covid protocols.
2. Having a bus turn off of Jewel Ave on to Main Street and then go up 73rd Ave, takes it off of Jewel where it is already heavily used, and adds too much traffic to 73rd Ave. Best would be to leave what works alone, or at least turn the bus at 150th Street rather than Main Street, which would keep it away from 2 residential blocks that include 3 synagogues and a preschool.
5/14/2022, 10:30 PM — Put a bus route between Hunter’s Point South in LIC and Midtown Manhattan using the Midtown Tunnel.
5/14/2022, 10:30 PM — Bus route from hunters point LIC to midtown Manhattan
5/15/2022, 2:59 AM — If the Q27 terminated at 230 St-69 Av, NYCDOT should install traffic lights at Springfield Blvd-69 Av and at 69 An-Cloverdale Blvd.
Please extend the Q77 to Green Acres Mall. The Hillside Avenue corridor deserves access.
Make Roosevelt Avenue between Prince Street and Main Street the new Starting Point for the new Q12 Northern Blvd East route.
Please keep the Q24s Jamaica Terminal on 168 Street not 89 Avenue-Parsons Blvd. The Broadway Junction bound Q24 should operate along Jamaica Av, left on Sutphin Blvd, right on 94 An which becomes Atlantic Avenue after crossing Van Wyck Expwy then regular route to Broadway Junction. On the return trip along Atlantic Avenue continue on 94 Av, left on Sutphin Blvd, right on Jamaica Av, right on Herrick Blvd, left on Archer Avenue then left to end of route on 168 St.
Please redesigned Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park.
Herb
5/15/2022, 4:21 AM — Please extend Q77 to green acres mall for our community of Hollis and Queens Village.
5/15/2022, 4:34 AM — Hi,
Given the opportunity, why not adding a new/extended route between Forest Hills and Flushing (near Main street)?
At the moment the quickest way between the two points is to take the R/M/E/F subway line between Forest Hills and Jackson Heights, followed by the (usually local) 7 train.
Thanks,
Rich
5/15/2022, 9:40 AM — I live on 73rd Avenue. During evening rush hour starting at 3 pm when school let's out, LIE & Grand Central Parkway are at a stand still, all the traffic backs up on 73rd Ave from Main Street thru past 187th Street. What are you all thinking?????
5/15/2022, 10:40 AM — 1-real estate values on our homes are sure to go down with all of the ensuing issues a bus route will cause
2-parking would either be curtailed or eliminated to accommodate bus stops in front of peoples homes in this residential area
3-passengers waiting for buses tend to liter at bus stops
4- evening and night buses will cause additional and excessive noise that all ready exists from passenger cars and emergency vehicles (not to mention airplane noise from LaGuardia) only to become magnified by adding the buses
Very much oppose this!!!.
5/16/2022, 12:55 AM — I live in the highest paying tax neighborhood in Queens and we had one bus line that provides transportation for all of our high school children to the several high schools located along the route and now you want to take that bus route away from us? The Q76 queens line needs to remain as is to service all of the highschool and middle schools on its current Francis Lewis route (holy cross high school, WJPS, St. Francis Prep, TMlA, Bayside highschool, and many others). By removing all of the stops in whitestone for our kids to pick up the bus in the morning and then not traveling down francis Lewis blvd, you are inconveniencing multiple neighborhood children (Malba, whitestone, north flushing, bayside etc) and they reside in the neighborhoods that have the highest property taxes so who are you making this change for?? Why do those of us that pay the most taxes in this city now have to make our kids reroute for school and take two buses that are not in their neighborhood to get to the schools we pay for?? The Q76 queens new route does not fit the needs of the neighborhood it is in and needs to remain as is. Go and disorganize another neighborhoods bus route, one that doesn’t pay in average $15k or more in taxes. We don’t have a subway system near us, the Q76 queens line is our kids life line for high school and it’s not fair that person in the MtA that hasn’t bothered to ask those of us in the neighborhood that rely on that bus for approval of a new route. Everyone in Malba, whitestone, flushing and bayside would all agree we do not need or want any changes to that line!!
5/16/2022, 9:48 AM — I just attended one of the virtual meetings for my district's bus routes redesign and appreciated my voice and concerns being heard. I'm looking forward to adding my comments to the Remix map and sharing this resource with friends and neighbors. My one concern is what outreach is being done to make this map resource more known and accessible to the public. I only learned about this through attending the meeting, but I was one of only two attendees for my district. What is MTAs plan for making the Remix map more known to the general public or bus riders in general? More signage, posters in public spaces, materials in community centers/places of gathering, communicating with Community Boards, etc? I appreciate hearing your feedback. Thank you!
5/16/2022, 10:54 AM — I am writing to you about one of the proposed new bus routes under MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign. The bus route is from Forest Hills to Queensborough Community College and the bus would go down 73rd Avenue, as well as Jewel Avenue. The bus would be Q73.
I am strongly opposed to this bus route for a number of reasons. First, there already is a bus that goes along Jewel Avenue (Q64) and with this proposed bus route there will be 2 buses going along Jewel Avenue (Q64 and Q73). Jewel Avenue already has a lot of traffic and adding an additional bus would make the traffic along Jewel Avenue nearly impossible. Also, 73rd Avenue also has traffic congestion and adding buses along 73rd Avenue would only add more traffic congestion on 73rd Avenue. Another reason why I am opposed to this route is that the bus stops would take up valuable parking spots. I live in Hillcrest and I am close to 73rd Avenue and I already sometimes find it difficult to find a parking spot and adding bus stops would only make it more difficult. Also, the bus would add noise polution to the neighborhood. It would be very difficult at night and early in the morning when people are sleeping, especially the people that live right on 73rd Avenue and very close to 73rd Avenue. Not only will it disturb people when they are sleeping but it would change the character of the neighborhood. Hillcrest is a very quiet residential neighborhood. Most people, including myself, live here because of that reason. Finally, this bus route is really not necessary. There are many buses that either go right to Queensborough Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses. As you see, this bus route will cause a myriad of problems and it really is not really needed. Please do not put this bus route into place. Thank you.
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5/16/2022, 11:20 AM — The 168th St stop on Union Tpke in Queens is a very important, vital, busy stop for the q46 and all the qm express lines. 164th St to Utopia Pkwy is too far for most of the residents. Please do not take away or reduce the 168th St stop when redesigning the routes
5/16/2022, 12:38 PM — Why are you cutting out our whole neighborhood from local and express busses. All the new changes cut of every bus. The closest express bus will not be .7 miles from our home. (The old qm10) yet you only moved the bus 1 block for the people in Forest hills. And thre closest local bus is now .5 miles from our home. You have cut off the busses that take our children to their zoned schools. The only local bus that serves our area was the q38 and that will no longer turn into our area it will now go left?
You have removed all bus that stopped on
99th street and 60th Ave , 99 st and 58 Ave. The bus will no long go this way at all. Also you have removed the q58 from picking up 108 and Horace harding expy. The kids will have to walk .5 miles to 108st and corna Ave to get a bus to school. But your re routing the bus to 111 Street? That street has Flushing meadow park on one side of the street and private houses on the other. It does not service 1/2 as many people. Also they just reduced the road from 2 lanes to 1 line by Flushing meadow so how are you going to put a bus on that street. There are bike lanes and kids running to and from the park.
5/17/2022, 1:54 AM — Express bus from LIC to midtown, please!
5/17/2022, 3:05 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be so convenient. It would also relieve subway congestion.
5/17/2022, 7:11 AM — On the Q39 newly proposed route were a large segment will be discontinued and served by Q67. I strongly disagree with the proposed plan. A lot of students live in Ridgewood that go to High Schools in Long Island City. Parents like the fact their child does not need to switch buses. Also many people live in Ridgewood and work in the Sunnyside; Long Island City area.
I was one of those students that went to Aviation High School and for a time period I worked in Long Island City by Queens Plaza. It nice to only have to get on one bus and not switch to another one.
I hope this proposed change does not happen.
5/17/2022, 11:04 AM — I am writing to you about one of the proposed new bus routes under MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign. The bus route is from Forest Hills to Queensborough Community College and the bus would go down 73rd Avenue, as well as Jewel Avenue. The bus would be Q73.
I am strongly opposed to this bus route for a number of reasons. First, there already is a bus that goes along Jewel Avenue (Q64) and with this proposed bus route there will be 2 buses going along Jewel Avenue (Q64 and Q73). Jewel Avenue already has a lot of traffic and adding an additional bus would make the traffic along Jewel Avenue nearly impossible. Also, 73rd Avenue also has traffic congestion and adding buses along 73rd Avenue would only add more traffic congestion on 73rd Avenue. Another reason why I am opposed to this route is that the bus stops would take up valuable parking spots. I live in Hillcrest and I am close to 73rd Avenue and I already sometimes find it difficult to find a parking spot and adding bus stops would only make it more difficult. Also, the bus would add noise polution to the neighborhood. It would be very difficult at night and early in the morning when people are sleeping, especially the people that live right on 73rd Avenue and very close to 73rd Avenue. Not only will it disturb people when they are sleeping but it would change the character of the neighborhood. Hillcrest is a very quiet residential neigborhood. Most people, including myself, live here because of that reason. Another reason why I oppose this bus route is litter. When there are bus stops and people, the amount of litter increases. Hillcrest as well other neigborhoods, along 73rd Avenue, would have more litter. Finally, this bus route is really not necessary. There are many buses that either go right to Queensborough Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses.
I hope that you see, as I do, that this proposed bus route is not a sound idea for a number of reasons. Thank you.
5/17/2022, 10:36 PM — I don’t see the need for a bus route on 73 Ave. 73 Ave runs through a residential area, no malls, shopping centers The area is well served by buses on 188th St, utopia parkway, 164th street.
What 73 Ave needs is more traffic lights to stop people speeding
5/17/2022, 10:41 PM — No to buses on 73 Ave, what makes you think that a bus is needed. It is a residential area. No businesses attracting people outside the neighborhood. Don’t think too many people would use it. Area served by 164 st, utopia parkway, union turnpike and 188 st
5/17/2022, 11:07 PM — The proposed bus route Q73 will be going through the middle of quite, tree lined, residential neighborhoods, full of children, baby carriages and elderly residents with walkers. There have already been several traffic lights added to this route which have increased congestion and dangerous maneuvering by drivers to avoid the lights. adding the noise, foot traffic, and loss of residential parking spaces the route will bring will be detrimental to the community.
Please reconsider this route.
5/18/2022, 1:08 AM — Please keep the 168th Street &Union Tpke stop for ALL buses. Please do NOT create a bus line along 73rd Avenue between 164th Street & Utopia Parkway. The streets and homes in this area are not set up to accommodate buses or the people who would wait for them. If you need a bus along 73rd Ave, please have the bus turn off 73rd Avenue before 164th St (or even Parsons Blvd) and go onto a wider more commercial street like Union Tpke until Utopia Parkway.
5/18/2022, 4:48 AM — This proposal to have the Q10 merge with the q64 is foolish.
The Q10 should remain where it is OR cross Union Tpke and merge with the Q46 at main street.
The route is long enough as is and it takes the buses long enough to get from terminal to terminal as is.
What would be better is have the Q10 continue past KG road, turning onto Union Tpke then terminating at main street where it would then turn around again and come through briarwood back to Queens Blvd and then down lefferts to JFK.
That would make a lot more sense overall
5/18/2022, 4:51 AM — The Q19 and Q15A merger is spectacular. Thank you for this, only one bus to go to work is a lifesaver!
5/18/2022, 5:21 AM — Extend the Q14 to Metropolitan Ave/Middle Village because so many individuals transfer from the Q38 to the M train service and vice versa.
5/18/2022, 8:10 AM — Re: the proposed Q60 eastbound route: Please do not eliminate the Queens Blvd. / 77th Ave. and Queens Blvd. / 83rd Ave. Commuters like myself get off at these stops. Plus Queens Blvd. / 80 Rd. The 77th Ave. stop is close to stores & a bank. The 83rd Ave. stop, which is near the District Attorney’s office, has a lot of people who live in apartments around the corner towards Kew Gardens Rd.
5/18/2022, 9:45 AM — I'm an earlier testimony I suggted that College Point and Baisley Park depots become "QM" depots. I would like to suggest that the QM68 be based at College Point. Anything South of Hillside Avenue be based at Baisley Park.
I am still requesting that the six three digit routes be changed to two digit routes:
Q104 would be Q34
Q105 would be Q36
Q109 would be Q64
Q111 would be Q71
Q114 would be Q74
Q115 would be Q15
If you combine the proposed Q61 with the Q78 make that the new Q41.
Redesignate the proposed Q80 as the new Q30.
Redesigned the proposed Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 at Belmont Park
That's All For Now!
Herb
5/18/2022, 10:05 AM — Q73 should continue down Yellowstone to Kessell to avoid Burns Street and 69th Ave. this is a difficult intersection with three roads converging and a driveway, leading to difficulty for pedestrian crossing. Also buses speed down 69th Ave which is a residential street. Keeping busses along the wider Yellowstone Blvd which is only two avenues away is a short walk and safer for pedestrians and the community.
5/18/2022, 10:36 AM — Removing so many stops from each bus line is going to increase the number of pedestrian accidents as riders are being forced to walk further and further and to rush through busy intersections to get to the nearest stop. Since there is less service overall and missing just one bus would be a big problem for getting to work on time, riders will also feel obliged to run to catch the bus, perhaps even through traffic. The decrease in the frequency of the buses is also a problem during this ongoing pandemic because it means that if another covid surge occurs and multiple bus drivers become sick, there will be huge delays in the system and a complete lack of service for hours, which also endangers livelihoods and lives. These changes are also incredibly burdensome for the disabled and elderly, perhaps even to a discriminatory extent. There should be no decrease in the frequencies of these buses, service should be extended and expanded rather than cut down and reduced, especially now that the MTA has billions of dollars of funding from the government. There is no other city in the entire country where the lives of the inhabitants depend so much on public transportation, and making sure public transportation is easy, cheap, and accessible is also now more important than ever in the face of extreme climate change.
I can also say from personal experience that removing the NORTHERN BL/196 ST stop from the Q12 and Q13 lines is unwise and very dangerous because there are a lot of schoolchildren who depend on that stop. Forcing them to cross at the next nearest stops NORTHERN BL/194 ST, where there is no crosswalk or at NORTHERN BL/FRANCIS LEWIS BL or NORTHERN BL/UTOPIA PY, which are both huge busy intersections with multiple lanes and turning lanes, would put these children in a great deal of danger and will almost certainly cause an increase in the number of accidents along Northern Blvd, which is already one of the most dangerous roads in New York City. You cannot in good conscience remove this stop from both of these routes, or else you will be putting all of these children at risk.
5/18/2022, 10:47 AM — Please be advised that there is a mistake on the new oropsed bus route map.
On Hillside Ave. route in the Eastern part of Queens it shows Q46 instead of Q43.
Q46 runs on Union Turnpike.
Q43 runs on Hillside Ave.
5/18/2022, 12:27 PM — I take the Q39 bus on 60th street and Saint Felix every single day to work. With no other options without more transfers making my commute even longer. Removing the stop will hurt local businesses at a time when there's a explosion of possbly thousands of new residents moving into the area. Overcrowding any other public transportation alternatives.
This bus is also a life line to many elderly in the area as well as students.
Environmentally more people with cars will be out on the road considering this is a hard ro reach area. More cars at a time when congestion is a problem getting grin one side of Queen's to another.
5/18/2022, 2:07 PM — It would be really appreciated if the QM17 would provide services on the weekends especially from Far Rockaway to Manhattan.
Thanks.
5/19/2022, 12:13 AM — Please do not remove the Q8 Bus Stop for Pitkin Avenue - Logan Street. Logan St and Sutter Av isn’t barely used the stoped I mentioned is used by many students in the morning and in the evening. This stop should remain. Please and thank you.
5/19/2022, 1:16 AM — Why can’t you run some down Springfield Blvd . Many depend on this bus to go to the subway at 179 . Makes no sense . Very unhappy as many are here that you want to discontinue the Q1 Queens Village route
5/19/2022, 1:17 AM — Your killing the Queens Village end how stupid a heavily used route
5/19/2022, 1:24 AM — Why do you guys discontinue heavily used routes makes no sense . Keep the 27 the way it is . College point extension would be nice .
5/19/2022, 1:58 AM — Please, don’t remove the both of my stops of Q83 at liberty avenue at 177street and liberty avenue 180street. Keep one. Thank you
5/19/2022, 2:02 AM — It is stated that if a current bus line is not listed, then it may have been renamed and that the route may still be in the system. Well, I can't find anything for the existing Q41, the most heavily used line in Howard Beach. Is that route then gone? It would appear so. I really don't get this city and the geniuses that make these decisions. The city wants less people in cars, but are taking away their bus-lines away. Genious....not.
5/19/2022, 2:11 AM — The proposed Q73 bus raises several significant concerns:
Jewel Avenue and Main Street are already extremely congested. The 64 crawls especially during the morning rush, between Main and Queens Blvd. Another bus will create bottleneck traffic along Jewel and 73rd Avenues, one-lane streets that already have major traffic congestion.
Limited line of sight from cross streets - a car went into mine several years ago on 73 Avenue due to blocked sight from large cars parked near the intersection; busses will only make this dangerous road even worse
Litter and safety due to increased volume of people coming in and out of the neighborhood
Noise
Impossible parking, on top of the already existing parking issues; we don't have a driveway and find that parking is a challenge. A bus will make this worse.
Thank you for taking these issues into consideration.
5/19/2022, 3:16 AM — I want to see the Q77 extended to Green Acres Mall.
5/19/2022, 3:51 AM — The historic Ridgewood Reservoir is a 50-acre natural oasis that serves diverse communities on the border of Brooklyn and Queens. Despite its beauty, ecological importance, and open access, the Ridgewood Reservoir, which is proximate to some of the poorest areas in New York City, is impossible to reach by public transportation. I am calling on the MTA and New York City to provide direct bus access for New Yorkers looking to reach our greenspace and enjoy its benefits.
The Ridgewood Reservoir, one of the very few greenspaces in this part of the Brooklyn / Queens border, is ill-served by current public transportation options. The closest subway station is the J train at Norwood Avenue, a mile away. The closest bus stop is the Q56 at Jamaica and Shepherd Avenues, a half-mile downhill from the Reservoir. This greenspace currently best serves as a cultural and ecological treasure for New Yorkers who can drive to it. For neighborhood residents and visitors, this is a travesty. Quality greenspace should be available to all, most especially when the surrounding areas are underserved and their residents are primarily people of color.
With more transportation options, this reservoir will be accessible to all New Yorkers to enjoy its many health benefits. This includes a multi-use path for walking, biking and running, scenic birds and flowers, quiet respite from the city, and more! The MTA should be in the business of helping people take public transportation rather than excluding them from neighborhood parkland based on its car-oriented location.
5/19/2022, 3:59 AM — My current stop on Groton & Yellowstone on the QM42 would be eliminated. I have health issues and can't walk to another stop. This would be severely inconvenient for me as I have no other options on how to commute to and from work.
5/19/2022, 4:07 AM — Good afternoon, More B77 is needed. Always have to wait 20 minutes for a bus to come. You should have the same service like the B17. Need improvement on this. Thank you.
5/19/2022, 4:08 AM — Bus drivers must be more accomadative to passengers whenever they see passengers running to meet the stop some of them are unreasonable and just drive away we are all human beings and it's expected we would behave in that manner put the shoes on some of the drivers foot and I'm certain they too will complain about courtesy thanks
5/19/2022, 5:12 AM — One should reconsider removing the eastbound Q54 bus stop on Metropolitan Ave and Grandview Ave. There is currently a bus shelter at this location. There are no bus shelters at any of the other nearby bus stops.
It would be a waste of money having to removing the bus shelter. This bus stop is also a nice location to get off the Q54 and catch the B38 which has a stop on Grandview Ave right by Metropolitan Ave.
5/19/2022, 5:44 AM — On the q33 removing a couple stops on roosevelt ave is fine and along 23rd ave also will make the route quicker but i dont think the removal of stops along 83rd and 82nd st is a good idea since those streets are all long.
5/19/2022, 5:47 AM — I am not satisfied with the removal of service along my bus route (currently qm40). I don’t have the accessibility to walk far to catch an express bus and eliminating this line and neighboring ones does not help me. Please reconsider this bus redesign carefully and thoughtfully.
5/19/2022, 6:00 AM — The q18 redesign is good. Taking away the loop on jay ave,50th ave and 53ave will make the route better
5/19/2022, 6:33 AM — Removing the two stops on the Q60 between Continental and 75th Avenue will be an enormous hardship for the large senior wheelchair/walker dependent population in the area. If you survey the population you will see how many dependent people take this bus to Mount Sinai and NYU Langone Hospital Center.
5/19/2022, 6:36 AM — I was thinking about the removed stops on the Q60. Can't they run local and selected service intermittently so people who can't walk the six or seven blocks to the next bus stop have an option?
5/19/2022, 7:13 AM — When will the Redesign go into effect?
Which bus line will replace Q27 and Q77
In Cambria Heights and Springfield Gardens?
Thank you
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5/19/2022, 10:05 AM — Where's the Q41 , did it run off the map
5/19/2022, 11:34 AM — This will be the closest stop where I can get an express bus into Manhattan. I will have to walk an additional 6 blocks to get here or take the new Q14 bus in morning rush hour. Will you be providing more buses on the QM12 line? Even if I do get on the bus I might have to stand. Not good. I have 2 types of arthritis in both knees and walk with a cane. This change will add an additional 30-45 minutes to my commute. This does not help me at all.
5/19/2022, 11:35 AM — The elimination of the QM3 would be very detrimental to those who use it. In the past couple of weeks, ridership on this bus route has increased. One of the reasons being a public distrust in the current measure of safety on the subways. The other being that for those who use this bus line, it is the safest and most direct route to midtown Manhattan.
The proposed Q12 as an alternative would not be feasible, as we would still have to rely on the subways, which the public at the moment, do not consider safe AT ALL.
5/19/2022, 11:47 AM — The new plan for the Q69 is great, skipping stops down 21st street between northern Astoria and the F train. I applaud this idea.
However, the new 101 routing causes a transit desert at 21st Avenue and 21st Street, where the Q100 would stop. The marine terrace apartments and associated veterans housing would be left far away from any bus access. The 101 should run down 21st and not 31st to address this.
5/19/2022, 8:02 PM — Don't you DARE cancel the QM10 route! My neighbors, some of whom are handicapped, and I need this bus to get to work every day!!!
5/20/2022, 12:24 AM — How can visually impaired people like me get info on bus route changes?
5/20/2022, 3:56 AM — I have two important comments on the current bus redesign for Queens.
First, there is a proposal for the Q73. This route would send buses directly through a residential neighborhood on 73rd Avenue. There are busses that travel close enough, and therefore it does not warrant to have a bus route. It would add unwelcome congestion and noise to a quiet residential and suburban neighborhood. It would also make already tight parking in the neighborhood more difficult.
Second, the redesign removes QM buses stops on Union Turnpike west of 188 (QM5, QM6, QM35, QM36), as well as reduces the frequency of buses for the remaining lines servicing on Union Turnpike west of 188 (QM1 and QM31). This would result is a SIGNIFICANT drop in available buses for riders on Union Turnpike west of 188. If the other routes (QM5, QM6, QM35, QM36) are to bypass these stops, the frequency of the remaining buses (QM1 and QM31) should be increased threefold, rather than being reduced.
Thank you,
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5/20/2022, 4:03 AM — Q73: Having a bus that goes through a quiet, residential neighborhood on 73rd Avenue is a terrible mistake and would lower the quality of life for the residents. The bus route is not needed as there are suitable alternatives. It would increase congestion and noise pollution to a residential neighborhood. Houses are along the route very close to the street, and it would be disturbing to all those who live there.
QM1, QM5, QM6, QM31, QM35, and QM36: Riders using the buses stops on Union Turnpike west of 188 will be greatly harmed by the current proposal. Four of the six routes will be removed from this stretch. In addition, the two remaining buses will have reduced frequency. Even if the number of buses for the remaining buses remain the same, the buses would be too infrequent to be practical to rely on it for cummutting.
Please do not implement the proposed changes to these routes.
Thank you,
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5/20/2022, 6:46 AM — I represent DO & CO New York Catering, Inc., a employer with approx. eight hundred employees at a commercial kitchen 149-32 132nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11430.
The majority of our employees uses bus line Q10 to commute to and from work. Based on the draft proposal, Q10 would be rerouted so as to create at least 3000ft of walking distance between their workplace and the bus stop (more depending on where exactly the new bus stop is placed). The Q9 line, which is touted as a replacement, would put them at almost the same distance, and also put them on the other side of the I-678 freeway, incentivizing unsafe crossings of the freeway.
On behalf of our workforce, I thus respectfully submit that the Q10 stop near 149-32 132nd Street should remain in its existing location.
5/20/2022, 7:23 AM — On the new Q57, if the ending point is Little Neck Pkwy-Hillside Av, where will buses turn around?
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q1 will operate between Bellerose and 165 St. Terminal. The Q6 will operate between JFK Cargo Plaza and Hillside-Sutphin station.
Reroute the Q73 after 73 Av-164 St turn right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av right onto Queens Blvd center strip, left onto Yellowstone Blvd absorbing the Southern end of the Q23.
Combine Q61 with Q78 to provide a subway connection.
Combine the Q10 with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA connection
Replace the six three digit route designations by the following:
Q104 would be Q34
Q105 would be Q36
Q109 would be Q64
Q111 would be Q71
Q114 would be Q74
Q115 would be Q15
You will be hearing more from me soon!
Herb
5/20/2022, 11:23 AM — Why are you removing so many routes from 109th Ave/Merrick where there are 4 high-volume routes now being reduced to just 1? It may seem on paper that the intersection was over-served- but it was not. Commuters from Long Island & southern Queens will drive to 109/Merrick- park their cars and take the bus to the subway- because of available & free parking- frequent bus service. A 1/2 mile between stops (104 ave to Linden) is too long considering Allen Senior Center is on 107th. Is there a route connecting Merrick Blvd to 169th St F train? Folks south of Hillside are only being steered to Archer/Parsons. Prior to 1990 when Jam. Center opened Merrick busses went all the way to Hillside Ave. What happened to the plan to bring Q42 route up to Horace Harding- it should also be extended to ST Albans LIRR/ Veteran's Hospital -just add 1 stop to the existing plan terminating at Sayers/180th. Why separate between south queens and north of Hillside Ave? The Q60 should be extended to Merrick/109th instead of terminating at Sutphin/109th- doing this may mitigate route loss for this intersection and is also adding only 1 stop.
5/20/2022, 1:46 PM — Re:Q47 route. The proposed elimination of the stop at 72nd St 31st Ave (and southbound thereafter) is a terrible inconvenience to those residents who live west of 72nd Street. You propose they walk 3 more blocks to 75th St. This was brought up at hearings and yet is still being proposed. There is no other close bus in this part of Jackson Heights. Very unfair. Please do not do this.
5/20/2022, 10:14 PM — Please modify the Queens bound Q101 bus, that goes down Steinway to & from Manhattan. The bus s/make its 1st stop, @ The same place the Q66/Q69 stop, just before the turn up QBP, so passengers can make their connection. Q66, Q69, & Q101 should all stop before the turn, raster then making the connection, @ 29th Street, which is under heavy construction.
5/20/2022, 11:43 PM — Please fix the bus routes going down 75th street in Jackson Heights. There is so much congestion.
5/21/2022, 4:54 AM — Removing all stops on the Q5 and q85 lines between merrick and baisley and merrick and linden Blvd is a stretch. I’m not even a senior citizen and I’m quite concerned because that’s more than 6 long blocks. And if you’re unfamiliar with Merrick Blvd in Queens NY those blocks are extremely long. I understand the needs for improvement but that’s way too much. I think 2 or 3 stops in between would be more reasonable. Thanks for giving us Queens residents the opportunity to be heard.
5/21/2022, 11:15 PM — Hi,
We should not remove the existing line. On juniper valley road.
Thanks
Hing
5/22/2022, 1:40 AM — Hi - Re: Q17 Rush plan. I am concerned that the end point in Fresh Meadows would have the bus travel on a small residential street. Please consider re-routing that to run on (1) 73rd Ave to 193rd Street to Union Turnpike and then back on 188 Street OR (2) Union Turnpike to 193rd Street to Avon Road and then back on 188 Street. Option 2 (Avon Road) would also have the advantage of offering Q17 service to students who attend PS/IS178 without them having to take the new Q75 and then transfer to the Q17.
5/22/2022, 1:50 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the proposed new Q17 line. The current end point in Fresh Meadows will have the bus run on 81st Ave, which is a small residential street that is not suitable for buses. I propose a slight change. Re-route the Q17 so that it runs on Union Turnpike, take a right on 193rd Street, right on Avon Road, and then back right on 188 Street. These streets are larger and can better accommodate a bus. In addition, re-routing the line to run on Avon Road would allow students attending PS/IS178 to take the Q17 directly home north, rather than having to take the Q75 and then transfer. Thank you for your consideration.
5/22/2022, 2:12 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the proposed Q17 line. The new terminal point of the Q17 (188 Street/Union Turnpike) means that the Q17 will be traveling on 81st Avenue. This is a small residential street and not good to have a bus travel on it. I suggest you re-route the bus so that it travels on Union Turnpike, take a right on 193rd Street, right on AVON ROAD, and then right on 188 Street. 193rd Street and Avon Road are both bigger roads. Also, by going down to Avon Road and 188 Street, students who attend PS/IS178 who currently take the Q17 home can continue to keep their regular commutes. They wouldn't have to transfer from the Q75 to the Q17. Thank you for your consideration.
5/22/2022, 4:48 AM — Please give us a bus line from Long Island city to Manhattan.
5/22/2022, 9:28 AM — first off, full disclosure (as will be clear later on), i am an mta employee (dept of subways). my comments here are as an objective passenger regarding a few of the routes i normally take from flushing but sometimes with a different perspective mixed in, some of which online (cd7 breakup room 3, 630pm session) would not have been the proper forum. that said, i would appreciate if you (operations planning) read my comments until the end (despite my scathing criticism of the q20 right off the bat).
q20: in the redesign, this route has been made essentially obsolete. from main/39th through main/63rd inclusive (the highest ridership volume segment of the route), the amount of stops were reduced to 7. in that same span, the q44 sbs/crosstown makes 6. what is the point of having a 'local' if the spacing of stops is the same as the select bus? unless you want specifics, i will not go into detail as i am sure that you already have to read 1000+ comments about stops being removed on 'local' service throughout queens, especially when you now have a faster service rush/crosstown (which is a big positive for many in the redesign) for those who need to get to the subway quicker. that said, count me amongst the masses that is frustrated (despite me not losing a stop) with the logic that says you can not have both rush/crosstown and local for those who desire it (do not want to spend a few more minutes walking to their stop to save a few minutes on the bus or are not as able). i can not imagine closing local subway stops to make the trip 'faster' and using 'peer systems' to justify it. i digress. the second part of the q20 reduction to uselessness is the short lining it to briarwood. that is a dead end. almost nobody transfers to the subway there. on weekdays, during rush hours and middays, only the f train stops there (not the e). the majority of the passengers riding southbound are either going to the lirr, airtrain, e/j/z trains, or transferring to another bus in jamaica. as was suggested by someone in breakup room 3, at least let it go to the lirr/airtrain jamaica station and find a place to turn it around there if you want to reduce the amount of bus lines on jamaica and archer avenues. it can be an obscure new terminal if not at lirr/airtrain itself. back to the q20, on the other end of the route, there will be no direct bus service from the 7 train to the college point center mall for workers/shoppers. that one was just a bonus gripe to complete the whole route. i understand sacrifices have to be made whenever there is change but the flushing (stop reductions) and the non jamaica (short lining to briarwood) are huge issues that could reduce q20 ridership significantly to the point where it could be eliminated and replaced in the future by a few more q44 intervals (unless that is the plan). thank you for indulging my vent on my home line. moving on.
q44: extending it in the bronx to connect with metro north (erroneously referred to as lirr in the proposed q44 route summary and in the breakup rooms by the moderators) is a big positive. ironically, despite saying in the route summary that there are no q44 stops removed, there are stops removed at 2 different lirr connections. in jamaica, it seems as if the southbound archer/sutphin (jamaica lirr) stop is removed but it is hard to tell as it is not listed as a current stop (which it is). of a more surprising note is the northbound main/kissena stop being removed. as was stated by someone in breakup room 3, that is the heaviest offload point on the entire route as passengers get off there to transfer to the 7 train, lirr, and other buses. it is understood that the next stop main/38th is only 4 blocks away but it is also 4 traffic lights away and then a walk back of 2 blocks for the 7 train which adds a significant amount of time for the majority. the q44 mostly empties out at main/kissena and reloads at main/38 with those going north, transferring from the 7 train or buses. as an aside,
5/22/2022, 11:04 AM — I am thrilled at the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Especially the Q43 extension eastward to LIJ hospital. I am also happy with the fact that there will be new stops (in both directions) located at or near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Lakeville Road. I have 1 suggestion. The current redesign places an eastward stop for the Q43 at the intersection of Hillside Avenue and North 7th Street. In my opinion this exact spot is a problem for bus drivers. First of all, right after this proposed stop, the driver will need to make it to the left most lane of Hillside Avenue in order to turn left onto Lakeville Road; this is very difficult to do because it's a very short distance from the currently proposed spot to the left lane and it can be a stressful maneuver, especially during heavy traffic periods. There is also a very busy gas station located on Hillside Ave and North 7th Street and cars are constantly pulling into and out of it, again adding stress for the bus driver. I suggest the MTA consider placement of the new bus stop 1 block west (at the intersection of Hillside Ave and North 6th Street.) There is only one business (Mavis Tire) that traverses the block on the south side of Hillside Avenue between N 5th and N 6th Streets, and it closes at 6PM (while the gas station operates 24/7.) In addition, a stop at N 6th provides much more room for the bus driver to go from the right most lane of the bus stop to the left most lane where they need to be to turn left onto Lakeville Road. I would like to add that about 15 years ago, when the MTA used to operate the Long Island Bus (which is now operated by NICE), there was a stop at Hillside Ave and North 6th Street. I believe this was done for the same reasons I have mentioned here (that it made it easier for the bus driver to traverse the intersection.) I hope my suggestion provides some insight and can help in finalizing the bus stop.
5/22/2022, 9:32 PM — LIC needs a bus to midtown via the Midtown tunnel.
Also, buses between Vernon Blv and Greenpoint should run more frequently.
5/23/2022, 3:26 AM — Eastbound BEACH 19 ST/SEAGIRT BL Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound BEACH 19 ST/GATEWAY BL Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound CORNAGA AV/BEACH 20 ST Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound BEACH 21 ST TERMINAL/BEACH 21 ST Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 21 ST/MOTT AV Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 20 ST/CORNAGA AV Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 20 ST/BROOKHAVEN AV Remove Removed due to new routing
I have written once before and did not realize how many stops are being removed. Why are you taking out all of these stop but keeping stops on Crossbay when you have the QM16 driving along the same route?
It is not fair to the people in Rockaway and especially to those who rely on the bus in the areas you're planning to remove. I am sure those responsible for the design have never really gotten on the bus or live in the area. The option of an A train is not an option unless you want to get mugged, harrassed by homeless and drunk people at that station. The Q22 is absolutely horrible as well to get on in order to connect to a QM17 10-15 mins away. Who is this redesign benefitting really? The MTA or the people riding the bus? You're not saving those of us coming from the bay or surrounding areas and along all those stops above that you're removing.
Please reconsider. Mott Avenue and possibly Seagirt and 19th should stay in place.
Thank you.
5/23/2022, 3:39 AM — I’m very upset by this redesign that affects the QM4 and the other express buses (QM5/6). I don’t have a car and I work in Midtown East 7 days a week, at 2 different jobs. I go into the city during peak M-F but I return off peak. And I work on weekends. How am I supposed to get in and out of Manhattan with no off-peak express buses? I cannot use the subway because I have panic attacks and the upsurge in violence and other things make me unable to use the subway. This isn’t right. The community - old and young - use the express buses to get into/out of the city on weekends and off peak to also see movies, theater, shopping and so forth. As well as work. This will affect the economy of the Manhattan as well as affect our lives. If there is reduced ridership it’s because most employers in Manhattan still have not opened their offices for in-person. The public should not be deprived of service because of this. And what about old people who depend on the express buses? What will happen to them?
5/23/2022, 4:23 AM — Good Afternoon,
Though I do not live in Queens at the moment, I used to live in Queens and I am always in Sunnyside. My particular comment is about the Q 50 service between the Bronx and Queens. In the Bronx redesign, which would in this case coincide with the Queens redesign, the Q50 service ends in Co-Op City after peak hours (6am-9am and 4pm-7pm). Personally, this doesn't inconvenience me because by the time I am able to leave Co-Op City it is outside of those peak hours, but even outside of myself, one thing I don't think that was taken into consideration was the Mall at Bay Plaza. It is the only major mall in the Bronx with direct access to Flushing, Queens. This mall closes at 9 PM, and with peak hours ending at 7 PM, it highly inconveniences our friends who live in Queens by adding additional travel time and bus fare. This will end up putting more money into the pockets of Uber and Lyft ultimately and discourage anyone in Queens from a job opportunity at the Mall at Bay Plaza.
My proposal would be to extend service to at least 10pm everyday for evening hours. That way folks who live in queens and just want to shop don't have to cut their time short, those who work here don't have an added inconvience, and it is a lot safer for our young women and teens who frequent these areas. And though I spoke specifically to the Mall at Bay Plaza, this also applies to the Mall in Flushing as well.
Thank you for your time, I would absolutely love to hear a response and have my feedback considered. As a young woman and frequent rider, I would like to confidently take my tax-payed public transit, not Uber and Lyft all the time.
Best,
Alyssa
5/23/2022, 4:46 AM — Even if I am not a resident of Queens, I really do like the express bus plan! All buses will use the Long Island Expressway in both directions instead of some routes using Queens or Northern Boulevards. However, some off-peak and weekend Queens express routes will be discontinued. Like the QM4 bus route, people would have to take the Q10, not Q64 to transfer to the Subway. I think that's a bit of a hassle to do. Plus, with the QM20, I would like to at least see service every 60 mins instead of no service at all during non-peak hours and weekends. People wanting to get to the city during off-peak hours would be in for a long, long walk in the Whitestone area of Queens. But, I think that this plan would be very useful and faster for people to get to Manhattan from Queens and vice versa.
5/23/2022, 5:38 AM — This redesign for the Q60 bus makes no sense. Leave the heavily used bus route on the heavily used Queens Boulevard. Unless your aim is to cut ridership by making access to the bus extremely inconvenient. Many consumers use the Q60 bus to shop at all the stores on Queens Boulevard. I suspect people like living along 108th Street because its quiet. Not much traffic there. Why bring more?
5/23/2022, 6:11 AM — I would like to voice my opposition to the proposed Q73 bus. There are many reasons for my opposition to this new route:
1. The new bus is unnecessary as the neighborhood is already served by other routes on Union Tpke., Horace Harding Expressway, and the Q64 on Jewel Avenue.
2. The new route will have a negative impact on the quality of life due to additional traffic and air and noise pollution. 73 Avenue between 164 St. and 188 St. primarily has single family homes that front on 73 Ave. (As opposed to the homes east of 188 St.). These homes, and their owners, did not purchase their homes to live along a crowded and noisy public transportation route.
3. The new route adds significant security concerns for these home owners.
4. The new route will have a negative impact on the value of these properties. These homeowners have invested a significant amount of money in their homes and they will inevitably see these investments decrease in value through no fault of their own.
In summary, the negative impact of adding the new Q73 route far outweigh and possible benefits. Therefore I implore you to reconsider and cancel plans for adding this new route in favor of expanding service on other existing routes.
5/23/2022, 10:31 AM — As a senior I have been filled with anxiety ever since the q10 bus stop making the stop at 150th ave and 130st..it now leaves us 7 long blocks on 134 st. Which is next to homeless men shelter and hotels that attract problem ppl..My niece gets home at 10pm from her job and she has encountered masturbators and she is full of fear as the 7 blocks are deserted and not residential..so she walks alone filled with fear..I don't know why mta didn't think about the seniors who live by 130st and decided to do this terrible change...we do not want to become a victim please let's be proactive and put 150/130st. As a stop again..god forbid anything happens to the young ladies who have to walk by the drunk men hanging by the hotels..
Please be proactive vs reactive..
Let's not wait for something disastrous to happen to then make a change..
As a senior I walk slow and those 7 longggg deserted blocks can take me 25 min just to get home..
Please hear our cries...
5/23/2022, 12:59 PM — The Bay Terrace needs transportation for education, cultural and health needs and its quality of life. Our community is growing with new development.
THE NEW PLAN REDUCES or ELIMINATES BUS SERVICES WE NOW HAVE in Bay Terrace. We pay for this service though our taxes and high fares--$14 + for a round trip to downtown Manhattan with LIRR + off peak /peak/senior pricing ? x 5 days a week?
The new plan makes traveling a hardship on the Bay Terrace community. We rely on MTA bus service - no train or alternate services.
Advice: to save MTA money eliminate Q32 Jackson Heights bus line frequency - often underutilized and runs every 10-15 minutes day and night. New plan retains all this schedule.
IF THIS PLAN GOES THROUGH:
Express Bus QM2—reduces weekend service to run every 1 ½ hours instead of every 1 hour. Unacceptable- leave at 6AM(no scheduled service) for a 9AM appointment ?
Reduces QM2 weekday off peak service drastically and peak service (peak- 6AM-9AM 4PM-7PM rush hour). Reduces 3 per hour to 2 per hour off peak Eastbound. Often off peak is often crowded and necessary to the community.
Reduces West Bound:QM2 Off Peak to 1 per hour (60minutes) 9AM-4PM – 7PM-10PM or later. Now 3 per hour @20 minutes or every 30 minutes to 5 PM- then 1 per hour )
2.New plan: Q 13 Pick up Eastbound is on Main Street not 39th Ave. but runs on Sanford Ave. then merges with Northern Blvd. at Utopia Blvd. (dangerous to stand on Main St.) Second stop- concern: it will be full before #7 subway passengers board it? Q28 Main Street stop now is an alternate route for overcrowding and stop should be near the Q13 at Main Street.
Dropoff needs to be retained on Q13 stop between 23 Ave. and 24Ave. – plan removes it.
5.New Plan: Q28 removes stops (express)east and west along lower Flushing union St. and Northern needed and Northern Blvd.
6. New Plan Q12 goes up/down Northern Blvd. only. Bayside passengers would have to cross dangerous intersection of Northern Blvd. and Bell Blvd. to board Q13 bus to go north on Bell. Pick up is second stop on Main St. and 39th Ave. –plan doesn’t indicate the exact place for the stop.
7.Baysiders wait too long for unreliable service- late, busses pulled from the route before our very eyes and we wait an extra hour, ½
Hour etc. for service.
Immediate Bus replacement needed for out of service buses. We’re left stranded with no information often for an hour in the cold or heat at night.
Change of route/service change notice now pasted on a pole and windblown.
We need electronic signage on poles with emergency and out of service notices.
Also noticed new routes seem to be posted on poles already. no time tables available why? is this a done deal?
5/23/2022, 11:56 PM — To whom it may concern:
I am writing regarding a new proposed Bus route "Q73". I moved to the fresh meadows location a couple of years ago, I moved here because it is a quiet and peaceful neighborhood which was close to both bus routes and subway systems. I got the feel of the city with suburb type of living. The q46 which is exactly three blocks from my house, takes me both towards the subway (E/F) train as well as towards Springfield Blvd. I can also take it to Parsons blvd, and transfer to go to Queens College if need be. Adding this new line Q73, in my opinion would be over kill, there is no reason to ruin a quiet neighborhood which already has public transportation at their front door step with more public transportation. I drive to get my groceries, I use 73rd avenue as a means of getting to most close supermarkets, It is convenient and not congested, adding a bus route on it would only cause more traffic, more potential accidents, add to more pollution and more so add to potential crime as well as taking away from the charm of the suburb privacy feel of this neighborhood. I could understand if there weren't a good portion of bus routes in the neighborhood, but this area is literally surrounded by bus routes which take can take us in all directions desired: Q46, Q30, Q31, Q65, Q88, Q17 to list a few, all of these are within a three block walking distance in the surrounding area and they all lead to one another giving you access to each no matter your desired direction. Please take this into consideration and invest the funds into something more useful and needed (functional working subway cameras, possible ways of keeping the subways more clean and less hazardous); I know it sounds easier said than done, just a few suggestions I thought of. Hope you are all well, and thank you for your time and consideration.
5/24/2022, 2:45 AM — I strongly object to the proposed plan to run a Q73 bus line through a quiet, residential neighborhood. We already have several buses in the area - including the Q64 on Jewel Avenue and Q46 on Union Turnpike, none of which go through residential areas, but are primarily confined to business districts. 73rd Avenue is a one lane road that has many traffic lights which will result in many stops and starts creating additional traffic congestion, noise, and pollution. Valuable parking spots will be eliminated, the grass on the strips near the streets will be paved over, and all our lawns will be destroyed. In addition, people waiting for buses will litter our streets and sidewalks. We have lived in our house, which is along 73rd Avenue, for almost 40 years. One of our bedrooms lies along 73rd Avenue, while the other two are very close. All three bedrooms will be effected by the noise and will make life unbearable. We did not buy a house along a bus route and should not be forced to live in one now. Please abandon this proposed route. Please consider the welfare of the families living along 73rd Avenue, a quiet, beautiful, residential area.
5/24/2022, 3:39 AM — I have been taking the Qm3 for many years, and ridership has increased tremendously since the pandemic. There is no other express bus option north of the expressway to serve the communities from bayside east. There are the qm5 and 6, both south of the expressway, and the 2 and 20 in the flushing/bayside area. Ours is the only route serving the neighborhoods from bayside east, including Douglaston, Little Neck and Great Neck. As it is, it is already limited service, with only three buses in each direction during rush hour on weekdays. Please reconsider removal of this route, as there is no alternative for us.
5/24/2022, 4:56 AM — Honestly, I don’t believe that changing the bus routes is going to lessen the time that it takes to get from the edge of the city to Manhattan or Brooklyn. Traffic is only getting worse, and as anyone that lives out here know, Queens is a car borough. Our best bet for making nyc more connected, less polluted and lessening traffic is with the extensions of the subways to the edge of the borough or creating routes from each neighborhood that link to the LIRR fast and giving a discounted rate for those that live in the city. We deserve it.
5/24/2022, 8:40 AM — I am very concerned about the plan to split off the Wall Street area bus QM8 to Northern Blvd leaving QM7 as the only Wall Street bus going along Union Turnpike. Plus you are planning to add QM11 stops to the QM7. First the ridership is not equal. This plan has too many buses for the Northern Blvd route and not enough servicing Union Turnpike. In addition the addition of the QM11 stops along Queens Blvd will make the ride home so painfully long. I take either the 7 or 8 home in the evening and by 188th Street, there are few "Glen Oaks" people left. Meanwhile, that route gets the last bus, not the Union Turnpike bus (QM7) Only a portion of the Wall Street buses should be routed to Northern and you should add more QM7s and make it the last bus.
5/24/2022, 8:55 AM — Bus stop at Grandview Ave and Metropolitan Ave - Q54 going East bound has a bus shelter.
All bus stops that have a shelter or seating should be kept.
You should redesign bus stops according to what is at the stop for passengers.
5/24/2022, 9:47 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the new QM7 and QM8 bus routes. The new QM7 route severely disadvantages current bus riders west of 188 Street. Frequency of service will decrease with the elimination of the QM8 option. Commute times will increase due to the addition of six new stops on Queens Boulevard. The current commute time is already very long. For example, today is Tuesday, a relatively light traffic day of the week and it took 1 hour 15 minutes to travel eastbound from Park Row/Ann Street to Union Tpke/Chevy Chase Street. So the QM7 proposal has the net effect of decreasing service and increasing commute times. Please consider keeping the existing QM7 and QM8 bus routes. To address concerns about long commute times of QM8 riders that live further out east in Queens, you can add a few super express QM8 routes that has the current one-stop pick-up in Manhattan and then start the drop-off at 188 Street/64 Ave. Thank you.
5/24/2022, 11:54 AM — Please consider keeping the q41 or at least a route that continues to serve Jamaica. With the elimination of that route, all 3 buses in Howard beach would only end up by queens center mall. We don’t need 3 buses that go to the same place!!! A direct route to a major central hub has been amazing for this area!
5/24/2022, 12:00 PM — Based upon comments under Queens Bus Redesign - Discussion Group on Facebook plus some comments I heard at the past virtual meetings of Queens Community boards # 9 &10 I think the proposed Q109 route should be revised to serve Lindenwood and along 84th Street in central Howard Beach from Cross Bay Boulevard/Liberty Avenue instead of the Q109 serving Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park which should then be transferred as an extension to the Q57 route. Under this plan the Q109 would provide a greater frequency of bus service between the Lindenwood/Howard Beach area and the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station than the proposed Q21 route plus it would also provide direct bus service to Downtown, Jamaica as the Q41 route once provided so many passengers wouldn't complain. Regarding the revised Q57 route could then further be extended to the USPS Brooklyn GMF at Postal Facility Road to transfer with more Brooklyn routes plus provide access for Postal employees from Queens that work at that Brooklyn facility. This could be done by either extending the Q57 route from Euclid Avenue/Pitkin Avenue or revising the route path of the Q57 route from Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue. By also having the Q109 serve Lindenwood and along 84th Street in Central Howard beach would also provide more resources to restore Q11 bus service between Elmhurst and/or Jackson Heights and Old Howard Beach/Hamilton beach by eliminating or reducing the need for the Q21 route to service the Lindenwood and Central Howard beach area.
5/24/2022, 11:42 PM — Yes,please!
5/24/2022, 11:42 PM — Such a bus service would be a game changer for our family!
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — We are such a large community of residents in LIC and Hunters Point, most of us with childrens, we need an accesible way of transport to Midtown. Please provide a bus or elevators in the metro station of Vernon Boulevard.
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — Please connect LIC to Manhattan with a direct bus that is handicap accessible. The neighborhood should have that connection.
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — Hi - I would like to petition for a bus service from Long Island City to midtown manhattan. Thanks.
5/24/2022, 11:46 PM — I live in LIC on Center Blvd.
Having a bus in LIC (I suppose on Vernon or Jackson ave near the 7 or G trains) to connect to Manhattan would be very much appreciated.
Right now the only direct bus I know of to get into Manhattan is by Queensboro Plaza which is very far from Center Blvd.
The bus would be crucial especially when the Manhattan bound 7 train is out of service (which happens a few times every few months). When this happens, the only option is to take E from Court Square which also is a little far. Furthermore, there are often many delays on E during these times, causing an exorbitant amount of waiting for a commute that should be very quick.
5/24/2022, 11:46 PM — A bus would be helpful for all community members, especially those with children who have difficulty with the train because of strollers and shut downs on the weekend.
5/24/2022, 11:47 PM — A bus service from LIC to Manhattan would be a great asset for the LIC community and would relax the overcrowded subways from LIC.
5/24/2022, 11:50 PM — Please add a LIC Midtown buss connector. I have mobility issues and would really appreciate an alternative to the subway, which is too dangerous to ride anyway. The increase in residents in LIC is creating crowding at the Vernon 7 stop
5/24/2022, 11:50 PM — In support of LIC bus to midtown
5/24/2022, 11:52 PM — Please add a bus connecting LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel!
5/24/2022, 11:54 PM — Would love to have a connection to midtown Manhattan.this would be very convenient
5/24/2022, 11:55 PM — Accessibility to 7 train is limited to LIC residents
The trains are crowded and not safe during the nights.
There is limited weekend train service making a significant impact on city accessibility.
5/24/2022, 11:55 PM — Hello, I am writing in support of an LIC - Midtown bus connection for Long Island City. Thank you!
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — Having a bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown tunnel is a great and necessary addition to transit in this area. There is currently no bus route that works for me (in Hunter's point next to the East River) to get to Manhattan, and it would be awesome if there were. Thanks! -Ashley
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — A bus option from LIC to Manhattan would give me an incredible option to commute into the city! I've been wanting this ever since I moved here!
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — Hi,
A bus to support the LIC community into Manhattan via QMT is needed. It will be important for my abilities, needs, and continued presence in NY.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — A bus route from LIC to midtown would greatly help with going into Manhattan and commuting. Hope you will make this a consideration, Thanks!
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — I wholly support a bus route to NYC. The 7 train often doesn’t run and a taxi costs $25 just to cross into NYC which is too expensive for many of us families.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — i judge a bus route connecting long island city to manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be of tremendous value to my community.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — This would be fabulous. A relatively easy answer for a big problem. I recently declined a job because it was a difficult commute. Will encourage more riders and ability to work in expanded locations
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Add bus
Add buses
Add bicycle lanes
Limit cars in the 5 boroughs
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Hi MTA,
As a member of LIC community, I am submitting this comment to urge you please consider extending your current planned bus route. An LIC-Midtown bus connection could be accomplished by extending existing bus routes through the Midtown Tunnel. For example, the initial draft plan calls for extending the Q66 & Q69 routes to end at the Hunters Point waterfront, for connections to the ferries & LIRR. A more sensible approach would be to stop at the Hunters Point waterfront, then continue through the Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan.
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Please extend the bus line to stop at the Hunters Point Waterfront !
5/25/2022, 12:00 AM — The LIC and especially the waterfront area has hugely developed in the last decade. More and more buildings are opened and the only way / option for Manhattan is the 7th train. The distance to the subway becomes very difficult to handle especially during the cold seasons when we actually have to drag the children in the cold wind. A bus service that will serve the waterfront would be highly appreciated. Thank you
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — Having a bus from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be extremely helpful. Oftentimes, the 7 line is under maintenance and there are no other subway lines within a 15 minute walk from me. This makes it very inconvenient to get to Manhattan. A bus would definitely fix this issue.
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — Hello, I live in LIC and commute to midtown Manhattan. It is very inconvenient for me to commute through bus because there's bo direct bus route from midtown Manhattan to LIC. Considering it's proximity, I hope we can have one either thru cross-midtown tunnel line or extension of current bus route to Boden avenue.
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — I would like to request that a LIC-Midtown bus connection is considered and included in the Queens bus network redesign, it would immensely benefit all Long Island City residents, including myself and my family.
5/25/2022, 12:03 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be great, making stops along Jackson and Vernon!
5/25/2022, 12:03 AM — LIC needs a bus to midtown Manhattan via the midtown tunnel asap.
Thanks,
Ali
5/25/2022, 12:04 AM — I always thought it was ludicrous not to have a bus here. There are seniors that live in LIC that do not take the subway. Please put this program through.
Gratefully,
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5/25/2022, 12:08 AM — It would be great to have a bus that goes closer to the water - nearer to Center Blvd, 5th street, etc. Even Vernon to midtown Manhattan would be helpful.
5/25/2022, 12:08 AM — Thank you so much for this great, very much-needed travel option...for many of us who live in the LIC but work in Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:09 AM — The Long Island City neighborhood needs an LIC-Midtown bus connection. The growth of the neighborhood over the last few years has been an amazing revitalization of the area, but it is currently underserved by public transportation. There is large number of affluent white collar workers in LIC and an LIC-Manhattan bus connection would be a great investment by the MTA and would strengthen the NYC economy.
5/25/2022, 12:11 AM — A bus route connecting LIC to Midtown through the Midtown Tunnel would be very valuable, especially for commuters who live in the rapidly expanding LIC neighborhood. Something that passes through and serves both the Center Blvd and Jackson Ave population centers would be ideal.
5/25/2022, 12:17 AM — As a senior a bus is needed to give us access to midtown. Trains are dangerous & ppl with disability need a better way of transportation for our area.
5/25/2022, 12:18 AM — Please strongly consider bus service from LIC to Manhattan. Also an increase of any service of transportation into Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:21 AM — I am a health care worker and a bus route from LIC to midtown, particularly outside of ferry hours, would be a godsend for me and my family. Please create this and save thousands of LIC residents time and money wasted on excessively long commutes
5/25/2022, 12:22 AM — Hi! An LIC bus in queens would greatly alleviate the overcrowded 7 train situation, especially if we have a bus from Long Island City via the midtown the midtown tunnel that would directly make drop offs in midtown. This community will only have growth in the next few months and years with the construction of new buildings and there are limited trains that run into LIC particularly on the Hunters Point side of LIC which solely relies on 7 train access into Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:23 AM — Please connect LIC to midtown by bus!
5/25/2022, 12:26 AM — Please revise the plan so that the bus extension continues into Manhattan via the tunnel, allowing physically disabled passengers to go into Manhattan without switching modes of transport to the ferry.
5/25/2022, 12:28 AM — We need a bus to midtown Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:29 AM — I’m a fairly new resident in LIC originally from Manhattan and would love bus service into Manhattan. Curious if this is a possibility for convenience in this rapidly growing community. Thank you, Mary Ann
5/25/2022, 12:31 AM — I require ADA accessible transportation from Hunters Point to Manhattan. A bus service through midtown tunnel would be a perfect solution. Please consider this for the population that needs and ADA accessible solution.
5/25/2022, 12:36 AM — Having an LIC bus would be life changing. It’s very difficult getting to places in midtown especially when the 7 train is down, and walking to central LIC where the NQR lines are takes 30 minutes to walk to from my apartment. Having this alternative route would definitely be much more convenient and I would use it more than I use the 7 train.
5/25/2022, 12:37 AM — Please add a bus route from Long Island city to midtown. Thanks.
5/25/2022, 12:38 AM — Hi, this is a brilliant idea. Rush hour in the morning is hard taking the train to Manhattan as it’s always full now. Also, as a victim of a lot of Asian hate, this will make us feel safer from attacks. Thank you for this initiative.
5/25/2022, 12:41 AM — A bus service via midtown tunnel would be extremely valuable giving additional transit options.
5/25/2022, 12:44 AM — We need community shuttle bus to pick up residents from surrounding neighborhoods and send us to closest the subway stations. Many residents in LIC need walk more than 10-15 mins to get to subway station, which is very inconvenient, especially for elders and commuters. Some residents management company, such as TF cornerstone, is offering similar services, but it only limits to their residents. They operates in very limited time and cannot provide professional bus service. This type of community shuttle bus is very popular in other metropolitan cities, such as Seoul and Shanghai. This kind bus can also send riders to different subway stations when one line is shut down. Here is more formal definition of this type of bus: The community bus is a small bus line that connects subway stations or long distance bus transit stations, residential areas, apartment complexes, etc., and connects other modes of transportation.
5/25/2022, 12:45 AM — This is 100% needed. Thank you
5/25/2022, 12:45 AM — This plan is making things much worse. How can you possibly justify cutting the express bus service? There are no subways in Fresh Meadows, I along with thousands of other residents rely on the express bus to get to work in Manhattan. Not only are you removing my bus stop on the QM4 and QM44, you are increasing the time between busses during peak hours and eliminating off peak and weekend service. So now if I work late I have to take the 7 and the Q65 which has 9 more stops added to the route before my stop or the E and the Q10 which has 17 stops before it gets to the subway station meaning it will be PACKED by the time it comes and it will drop me 1/2 mile away from home. Please explain how this redesign helps me? This plan is going to negatively impact a large working population in Electchester that rely on the bus network to commute to Manhattan. Please leave the express busses and the Q64 route the way that they are, nobody in this community asked for this.
5/25/2022, 12:46 AM — Absolutely need this bus service
5/25/2022, 12:50 AM — Please provide bus service from midtown to LIC. The 7 is frequently shutdown and overcrowded. The bus would provide an important means of transportation to connect Queens and LIC working families.
5/25/2022, 12:51 AM — As a member of the Hispanic community and representing my household, I urge you to open a bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan as our jobs, schools and loved ones are in the island. Thank you for serving your tax-payers!
5/25/2022, 12:51 AM — the MTA’s initial draft plan calls for extending the Q66 & Q69 routes to end at the Hunters Point waterfront, for connections to the ferries & LIRR. A more sensible approach would be to stop at the Hunters Point waterfront, then continue through the Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan. As an older person, it has been challenging to deal with the long walk from the waterfront to the 7 and then more so, the stairs to the 7 train. A bus would be the perfect solution and should easily connect across town. Currently I am limited to the ferry and the rush hour only schedule of the M34. Rush hour is a terrible time to travel to doctors appointments as an older person. Thanks for your attention to my request.
5/25/2022, 12:52 AM — A bus from Long Island city to Manahttan would be extremely warranted and helpful. There is consistent shutdowns on the 7 line and an alternate regular option would is necessary. Thank you for your time.
5/25/2022, 12:54 AM — a bus serving Hunterspoint and LIC, esp the waterfront would be amazing. There are weekends that it is hard to get to Manhattan due to 7 train service being shut down which is inconvenient. Having a bus that would pick up near the 7 train entrances on Vernon and dropping off at Grand Central or other local sites would be ideal and very helpful to local residents.
5/25/2022, 12:58 AM — A direct bus route from LIC to manhattan would be amazing for LIC residents and those looking for alternative transportation between manhattan and queens. Unexpected work or delays often make the subways unreliable and a bus route would fill a much needed role when the train isn't an option.
5/25/2022, 1:00 AM — A bus route from LIC to Manhattan would be beneficial to my work commute and leisurely activities. It would be a great alternative when the trains or ferries are out of service
5/25/2022, 1:00 AM — Dear Team,
It would be essential to hav a bus service to Manhatten from LIC as currently there is only 7 line subway to Hudson yards with no possibility to travel with kids to Central Park (in particular with a stroller) or for medical or work purposes in Manhatten.
thank you for considering
Hanna
5/25/2022, 1:01 AM — We need more ways to get to manhattan from the lic waterfront. When the 7 is shut down for maintenance, it really creates issues for commuters. Especially elderly or disabled riders.
5/25/2022, 1:14 AM — Requesting bus to/from LIC - Manhattan. Need something in addition to 7 train in case it isn’t working. 7 train isn’t very accessible (no elevators at many stations) and overcrowding.
5/25/2022, 1:15 AM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
5/25/2022, 1:15 AM — Please create this bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel! It would be a huge gift not only to adults, but also to students heading to middle and high schools! Thank you!
5/25/2022, 1:16 AM — We would love a bus going through the midtown tunnel. Travel between Manhattan and queens when the 7 is down becomes almost impossible. Would be a great alternative to subway travel
5/25/2022, 1:18 AM — A bus line from LIC to midtown would be incredibly important and helpful for those who commute to midtown. Right now, our only options is to us E, 7, or ferry. The 7 train only travels cross town, the ferry will only bring you to 34th street. The E while does bring you to midtown and across town is almost a mile from Hunters Point and very inconvenient to get to.
5/25/2022, 1:27 AM — Dear MTA,
Please consider in adding a bus to connect LIC residents to Midtown. This will support many individuals and families who struggle to get to Manhattan via train for various reasons. Uber/Lyft has also been exponentially more costly over the last few months. A LIC bus will certainly serve the community. Thank you for your attention to this important matter!
Best,
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5/25/2022, 1:27 AM — We Long Island City, Hunter’s Point residents would love a bus into Manhattan!
5/25/2022, 1:34 AM — We need new bus line in LIC to serve the new residential neighborhoods and to alleviate reliance on the 7 train.
5/25/2022, 1:40 AM — A Bus from LIC to Manhattan is absolutely critical. In the case of track maintenance or stalls in one or two lines, we have quite literally no other mode of transportation. This is a transportation epidemic for queens.
5/25/2022, 1:49 AM — A bus line would provide a great alternative to the overcrowded 7 train as the neighborhood continues to grow
5/25/2022, 1:50 AM — LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed
5/25/2022, 1:53 AM — Would love alternate public transportation access into Manhattan. Please extend down to center Blvd.
5/25/2022, 2:00 AM — YESSS PLEASE WE NEED MORE TRANSPORTATION IN LIC!!! the walk in the winter is brutal and there are so many residents here that need to commute
5/25/2022, 2:03 AM — As a resident of Long Island City, I encourage the MTA to open a direct and ADA-accessible bus line from Long Island City to Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 2:14 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be a tremendous asset to the community, especially given the frequency at which weekend service is suspended for parts of the line.
5/25/2022, 2:19 AM — A bus would be sweet. I'm disabled and Court Square s a wee bit too far.
5/25/2022, 2:37 AM — I’d like an LIC-midtown connection
5/25/2022, 2:38 AM — Long Island City is experiencing incredible growth. Initially along the waterfront on Center Blvd and now on streets up on Vernon -Jackson. over 80% of us who reside in LIC work in Manhattan. In addition to the Ferry and Subway system, we need to have an express bus route that can access the city via the midtown tunnel.
If the MTA is seeking feedback for a final draft of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. please add a bus, an ADA-accessible bus that can get us into to the center of Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 2:46 AM — Please provide a bus that takes us directly into midtown as an alternative to the train. There is only one 7 train line for most of Long Island City residents and it is always overly crowded.
5/25/2022, 3:07 AM — This bus link would be incredibly helpful for Queens residents.
5/25/2022, 3:09 AM — Bus service connecting LIC to manhattan via midtown tunnel would be very helpful
5/25/2022, 3:10 AM — We need this bus!!! Lic to midtown please
5/25/2022, 3:30 AM — Long Island city has exploded as a desirable place to live. Weekend subway service is unreliable and frankly dangerous.
Please start bus routes to manhattan.
5/25/2022, 3:44 AM — Please! We need a bus! And earlier ferry times!
5/25/2022, 3:46 AM — In the queens bus redesign it says that you are retiring the QM3, will a new route/bus be taking its place for people in Auburndale, Bayside and Little Neck? It does not say in the redesign what people should take once the bus stops running. Please let me know
5/25/2022, 4:01 AM — As a resident who is quadriplegic and uses a power wheelchair, the subway is not an option for me. An accessible public bus and accessible bus stops would be a most welcome addition to my life for work and pleasure, not to mention more flexibility and ease in accessing different parts of Manhattan, especially during inclement weather or when the ferry stops running. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you like more insight to the needs of passengers with disabilities.
5/25/2022, 4:04 AM — It would help with commuting to have an easy way to travel to work especially when the ferry is closed pretty early and only comes every hour or so, and the bus makes me feel safer than the subway which is also a long walk (15 mins for me) and often under construction
5/25/2022, 4:08 AM — As a LIC resident I would like to see bus from Long Island City and Hunters Point areas that goes into midtown. This would help alleviate the over-crowed situation on the 7 train and on the ferrys. Thank you for considering.
5/25/2022, 4:11 AM — A bus connecting Hunters Point to Midtown Manhattan would be incredibly helpful for the LIC community. While there are other transportation options like the 7 train or the ferry, both have drawbacks. The 7 train is the only subway line servicing the Hunters Point area and can get extremely crowded by the time it reaches the Hunters Point stop. Further, any delays or closures leave commuters with little options. The ferry is great but it doesn’t run often enough and has more limited capacity, not to mention that the Manhattan stop by 34th St is no where near a transportation hub where commuters can easily connect to other destinations. Another transportation option into Midtown Manhattan would be highly valuable in my view so I am in full support of creating or extending a bus line that connects Hunters Point to Midtown Manhattan. Thank you!
5/25/2022, 4:37 AM — Our community in LIC would greatly benefit from a LIC-Midtown bus. The population has exploded here yet we only have one subway line to much of LIC. Please consider the addition of an express bus.
5/25/2022, 4:42 AM — I think that the LIC Bus is critical for ensuring that people with disabilities have ADA accessible transit and can easily travel to Manhattan. Just this morning I was travelling to Greenpoint and the only options on Google maps were CITI bike and walking across Pulaski bridge, neither of which would be accessible options-- obviously that specific trip wouldn't be addressed by a bus to Manhattan, but it just highlighted for me the critical importance of having multiple transit options, especially with the increase in subway violence. Thank you!
5/25/2022, 4:45 AM — As senior citizens living in long Island city, my husband and I would benefit from an additional way to get into Manhattan. We currently take either the 7 or the ferry, but would be unable to take the subway if we develop mobility issues- an unfortunate likelihood at our age. We strongly urge the MTA to implement a bus connection.
5/25/2022, 4:46 AM — I support the plans to have ADA-enabled buses from LIC to Midtown Manhattan. This would help greatly especially in the event of 7 train shut downs. Thank you
5/25/2022, 4:57 AM — An LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed as it will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators. With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line. Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns. LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial, and existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population, whereas other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years
5/25/2022, 5:29 AM — Please, a lot of old people is living in LIC too and they need help with the public transport. A bus to Midtown is very necessary for us. Thank you
5/25/2022, 5:43 AM — Hello! Long Island City is in great need of a bus that connect us to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
The bus would provide LIC residents with direct, ADA-accessible transit to the center of Manhattan. This is very much needed! Thank you!
5/25/2022, 6:57 AM — The 7 frequently does maintenance on the weekends. I live in Hunters Point South and there’s no good transportation option when the 7 is out.
5/25/2022, 7:08 AM — I am a new resident of Long Island City, having been selected in New York City's affordable housing lottery, "Housing Connect". I am also a disabled resident. Unfortunately, the nearest subway station, Jackson-Vernon, is not accessible to me. A bus from this area into Manhattan would be a real help for someone like me and would make all the wonderful cultural amenities of Manhattan possible. Please think of people like me when you are making your plans for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. I have seen and met several other residents who were selected for apartments in the "disabled" category of other buildings in Hunter's Point. So there is definitely a need here.
Thank you.
5/25/2022, 7:28 AM — Greetings! A bus line linking Long Island city to manhattan (over queensboro bridge or midtown tunnel) would be so appreciated - especially with the lack of elevators/escalators on the 7 line.
5/25/2022, 8:51 AM — I m disable
please this is a must!
5/25/2022, 9:16 AM — Please make this a reality. The inaccessibility of the 7 train for disabled or elderly passengers is a problem that needs to be fixed with this bus route.
5/25/2022, 10:04 AM — LIC-Midtown bus connection will provide essential transportation for my family as I have a baby and my wife and I find it very difficult to travel by train with the baby stroller
5/25/2022, 10:50 AM — Yes please create a bus line to Midtown from Long Island city… It is important to have easy access for those who are physically challenged. While I am not, I have many visitors who cannot climb up and down through the subway when visiting. This would make it safe and convenient
5/25/2022, 11:16 AM — We urgently need the support of the MTA to provide us with LIC Bus service to Manhattan. We are far from the 7 train and also there is no lift accessibility. Frequent closures on weekends and nights. Please support us! Grateful heart.
5/25/2022, 11:34 AM — A bus between LIC and Manhattan, particularly with hours outside the usual ferry hours, would be a huge help. I work at NYU Langone Health and this would be a game changer for me - particularly with the recent concerns with the subway system safety.
5/25/2022, 12:18 PM — Hello MTA team, I would like to request that the Queens bus route redesign offer a bus link between Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan via the Queens-Midtown tunnel. It would alleviate congestion on the 7, and offer accessible transportation to destinations across the East-West stretch of Midtown. Thank you.
5/25/2022, 12:18 PM — I oppose this plain as I would not want a bus stop next to my house on 73rd ave, where my children live and play. We have purchased the house to have a suburban quite life. We have plenty of busses running on Union Turnpike and Utopia Pkwy, just few blocks away from 73 Ave.
5/25/2022, 12:41 PM — When is this going to be implemented? 2032?
5/25/2022, 12:46 PM — It would be a great to have a bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
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5/25/2022, 12:50 PM — I kindly ask you to provide LIC residents with direct, ADA-accessible transit to the center of Manhattan. Subway trains connecting LIC to Manhattan are usually packed, especially during rush hours. A bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel is a long overdue.
5/25/2022, 8:46 PM — we need a bus to go through the midtown tunnel, at least when the 7 is down.
5/25/2022, 10:41 PM — Given the recent happenings on the subway especially the two attack on women in lic stations this would be a great alternative which is cost efficient for riders and more environmentally friendly than Ubers…
5/25/2022, 10:52 PM — Hello,
As a resident of Long Island City who works in Manhattan, I fully encourage the development of a bus line that allows LIC residents a direct route to Manhattan. During the past year there have been countless weekends and late nights when the 7 train access to the city has been halted because of construction or some other disruption. If you live in Hunters Point, this is the only simple access point into the city as the E train is quite a distance walk away and the free transportation between stops is often unreliable. A bus option into the city would allow another solution during these times of construction. Thank you for your time.
5/25/2022, 10:52 PM — Hello, as a LIC resident, I would love to have bus going from LIC to midtown through the midtown tunnel. And to see more electric buses in general.
Thank you,
Barbara
5/25/2022, 10:53 PM — LIC is a growing community, and this additional bus line is very much needed.
5/25/2022, 11:48 PM — It is in the best interests of the people of Long Island City to establish a bus route that connects Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan via the Queens Midtown Tunnel. The current bus lines were created when the area was largely industrial, and with so many housing units having been built over the past 20 years, it is imperative to provide essential transit options that meet the needs of these New Yorkers. With the ferry leaving residents off at 1st Avenue, and the nearest 7 train being a half mile away, and with minimal elevators and working escalators, it makes it very difficult for those that are mobility challenged to get into Manhattan. Many times, they must order taxis and ride sharing services which becomes a significant financial toll on these residents. Better mobility challenged transit options at affordable prices is what Long Island City needs to continue thriving.
5/26/2022, 12:47 AM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
5/26/2022, 3:11 AM — We need that bus! I don’t feel safe taking my new born on the train and the ferry can only get me so far. I think that bud would be a great idea.
5/26/2022, 3:52 AM — I'd like to address in particular the proposed changes to the Q60, especially as it runs through Rego Park and Forest Hills.
I have over 54 years of living in Rego Park/Forest Hills. I can no longer take the subway as I cannot maneuver steps safely with a walker or rollator. The same grandmas I used to make fun of back in 1971 with my friends, who were older and feeble, I have joined in my abilities. On a limited income I can no longer grab a taxi with ease to go places in the area if Access a Ride is not an option. Stops are going to be removed on the Q60 which is going to affect our neighbors.
The average NYC block is 200 ft. For me, on a good day, I can walk about 3 blocks without the need to rest. On a bad day which are
becoming more and more, 50-100ft is the standard where I need to take a break. For me, to exit my building to walk to Queens Blvd
on 64rd, my basement is approx 400 ft to the corner of 98 St. Then about 175 ft to 65th Ave, then another 50 ft to the Q60 bus stop
on 65th Ave and QB at the LeFrak tower where the Langone medical center is located at the flagpole. That is the equivalent of 4 blocks
to walk to get the bus which means on a good day, I am tired and achy when I finally reach the bus stop.
This bus stop is important as it is a stop for people coming from the school public school on Yellowstone and 65 Ave to the
opposite side of Queens Blvd on the South Side. Also, the patients who use the medical center daily including staff. This stop according to
the bus plan is remaining which is fortunate if you are going westbound towards Manhattan. Coming from Manhattan, the 65th Road is being
kept. This is good for me, but for others, important stops are being removed from main shopping districts in this community.
Let me show you. Looking at the proposed Q60 stops coming from Manhattan, note that the stop for the main shopping district here in Rego Park is 63rd Dr. This stop here is at the center of the subway platform right next to Pizza Hut, and across from the Rego Shopping Center (Ikea, Marshalls, Old Navy, etc.). This is the main stop for the neighborhood which is the safest bus stop in this community even at 11pm. It is safe because Rite Aid is open late as is Pizza Hut. Also, the subway stop has people coming to and fro many hours of the evening into late night. Lastly, due to the number of cars making turns on 63rd, over there and the 24 hour Mobil station across the street, the area has a good number of people present most hours of the late night.
Removing the 63rd Dr subway stop dramatically increases the distance between stops.
The distance from 65rd to 63Ave is 1920 ft which is the equivalent of approx 10 blocks.. Whereas to 63 Dr, it is 1153 Ft, this walk makes this distance quite horrid for people. It also makes it harder for people who are getting off the bus to go to the subway. This stop literally serves the shoppers in the area who use Marshals, Ikea and the stores associated with it. They also serve the people who directly shop on both sides of 63rd Road and 63rd Dr on each side of the Blvd. Removing this stop is just plain wrong.
Another example is the distance from 71st Continental to 75th Ave is over a half mile. Removing the two stops in between is shameful.
Think of the population who mainly uses buses, people who might be going short distances or people who cannot or choose not to take the
train. This precedence of removing pickup spots will be a burden on the community. Please look at the distances for walking along the hills
of Queens Blvd, this is shameful what is going to be done.
Thank you
5/26/2022, 4:23 AM — Re: Q38 local bus.
As an initial issue, the "Northbound" / "Southbound" designations on the list of bus stops is backwards. E.g. proceeding from 62nd/108th to Metropolitan is a generally southwards movement, yet this list of stops is identified as "Northbound"
Secondly, have any of the planners ridden this bus? I ask not to be facetious, but because I think it is essential to do this before making such significant changes, and one particular set of stop deletions strongly suggests this has not happened. Namely, the deletion of the 63rd Dr stop in the "Northbound" (actually southbound) direction makes absolutely no sense. This stop provides a transfer between the R & M subway trains and sits squarely in the middle of the area's busiest shopping district. Within a block of that stop there are 2 groceries, 2 greengrocers, more than a dozen restaurants. And it sits across Queens Blvd from the Rego Park Mall, which includes a new urban-style IKEA, which was placed in that location specifically due to the very good transit connections found at the intersection of 63rd Dr/Rd & Queens Blvd. Likewise, the deletion of the 63rd Rd stop in the "Southbound" (actually northbound) direction provides another transfer point with the subway and is located across the street from the Rego Park Mall.
Re: Q60 local bus.
It is good to see that the Q60's connection to Manhattan will be maintained. However, again, some of the stop deletions simply do not make sense. And again, it is the deletion of the 63rd Drive stops that is most bewildering. For the reasons detailed above, these stops are essential due to the subway connection and the high number of shops and restaurants located in close proximity to these intersections. Also, the removal of the Elliot/Queens Blvd stop should be reconsidered as this is next to the area's local post office
Moreover, DOT has identified much of the stretch of Queens Blvd in Rego Park and Forest Hills - from 63rd Avenue to 73rd Road as Senior Pedestrian Focus Areas due to the fairly high percentage of Senior Citizens living in this area. Increasing distances between stops in this area would dramatically, and negatively, impact Seniors and others with mobility issues in this area, and I urge reconsideration of the deletion of any stops in these Focus Areas.
Thank you.
5/26/2022, 4:46 AM — Hi, I live in Rochdale Village, and have been living in Rochdale since it was built in 1964. It is devastating that some bus routes will be taken away from Rochdale and other propose changes will be an inconvenience. Rochdale Village is a large community being like its own city. Seniors depend on the buses, but at the same token, bus response time must be stepped up. I understand it goes by ridership. It may not be too busy during the day, but there are periods in the day that Rochdale residents depend on bus service. Even at Rush Hour, the Q85 can take long to come, in fact 2 hours. We need improvements to bus service and that is the response time, but not delete certain bus routes altogether. We only have express bus service at rush hour. Other communities have it around the whole day. Why didn't Rochdale get that service? I know it is ridership. People depend on the LIRR because it is faster going into the City and Brooklyn. If you walk people to come and take the bus, there are things that MTA must do in providing the service. If ridership is the problem, look no further than how the bus service is being given to the community. When the Jews were living in Rochdale, we got service, but now since Rochdale has changed Minorities Ethnics. Now the MTA wants to pull bus service away from Rochdale without cause other than saying ridership.
5/26/2022, 4:48 AM — We need bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel since we have all our medical doctors & hospital are in midtown Manhattan.
5/26/2022, 10:02 AM — We don't need a bus line on 73rd Avenue. We have bus lines on Utopia Parkway, 164th Street and on Union Turnpike, within minutes from everyone in Hillcrest and Fresh Meadows. If anyone feels more is needed, make the existing lines more frequent. There is no major artery involved, 73rd Avenue does not lead to any public transportation centers, train stations etc. and therefore very few people would ride such a bus.
Traffic on 73rd Avenue is becoming too busy already, changing the character of the neighborhood, causing too much noise and air pollution, not to mention parking which is already difficult on many blocks. If bus stops are carved out of the existing space, it will be even more difficult, especially in snow. The speed of traffic is also getting very slow and is certain to become slower if buses block the way and stop at every few blocks.
In addition, a bus line would certainly reduce the value of the houses along its route, further compromising the atmosphere of the neighborhood. As for the city, less valuable houses will mean lower property taxes collected, so this bus line would reduce the income of city government also.
Please spare us this new burden.
5/26/2022, 10:47 AM — I moved to Queens from Brooklyn in December 2021 and a noteable difference here is a lack of efficient public transportation options. While there is a plethora of express bus lines in my area, the schedules are limited and inconvenient. For example, I can take a bus (QM10/12) into the city in the morning, but have to rush to Midtown in order to catch the last bus home because they don't run past 7p. I also see that there's a plan to absorb the QM10 into the QM12 but don't see any major improvement in frequency of service and no plans to expand the schedule. The buses will be overcrowded. The Brooklyn express buses ran frequently, late into the night and on weekends. Queens' public transportation options are atrocious. I love 20 minutes from Brooklyn but have to take a subway for 1 hour through Manhattan to get to Brooklyn. None of this makes sense.
5/26/2022, 11:17 AM — Having the option to take a bus into midtown from LIC would be useful to many residents. There are often delays or no service due to track work on weekends on the 7 train, which is the only close subway into Manhattan from LIC. Having the option to take a bus instead would be ideal. Further, with rising crime on the subways, it would be beneficial to have another option for riders to use where they may feel safer. Thank you.
5/26/2022, 6:48 PM — The q23 redesign is good but i think it should continue to service the 103rd st 7 train station on roosevelt ave since there is no train stop on 108th st. The rest of the route is fine
5/26/2022, 6:54 PM — The q39 redesign should be extended to the m train station at metropolitan ave which is now serviced by q67
5/26/2022, 7:01 PM — The q67 redesign is good the only thing would be to take away the right turn from fresh pond rd to metropolitan going toward ridgewood as that intersection is very complicated with short space and instead make the right turn from fresh pond rd to elliot then right turn onto metropolitan as the q39 does actively as those streets are more spacious and less complicated.
5/26/2022, 9:04 PM — You are suppressing my stop 63rd / Queens Blvd. I walk already 15 minutes every morning to catch that bus and now you are pushing the stop to 63rd and 108 which is four (4) stops farther approximately ten (10) more minutes walk. Based on your new route redesign, there is no point for me to rely on the express bus anymore, I will not walk 25 minutes and pay $62 for that bus.
5/26/2022, 10:49 PM — Hi, I would like to propose a service change/availability for customers who are coming from Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 from Merrick Blvd and wanting to go directly to the LIRR Jamaica station. Currently, all four of these buses end around the Jamaica center terminal and a connection directly to the LIRR station would be a great addition! Another issue this could alleviate is for customers coming in after 109th/Merrick Blvd stop. Many times, due to buses being packed and over capacity, buses skip the subsequent stops to Jamaica station and customers get frustrated.
5/27/2022, 3:13 AM — This would be an amazing resource to have! Please, I would use it all the time.
5/27/2022, 8:11 AM — We need the xtra rout to the city
5/27/2022, 8:33 AM — As a resident of LIC, I find that a bus route linking LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be a very valuable addition to the public transit options in LIC.
5/27/2022, 9:30 AM — On behalf of my family and my Linden Hill community including Mitchell Gardens #3, #2 and #1 as well as Linden Hill I wish to voice our displeasure with the redesign of the Queens Bus Network. It will provide a major inconvenience to our community with regard to access to Manhattan and elsewhere during the week and on the weekends. For example the QM2 bus will no longer stop on weekends in our neighborhood which is 26 avenue and Union street and all stops south of it. This will affect more than 10,000 residents in our area who rely on these services for work as well as transport to the city for shows, dining and appointments. This will constitute a great economic loss to our community as well as to the City as a whole. In addition, the plan to change the discontinuation of routes associated with the QM20 bus which will be removing stops and service during the off peak periods will also greatly inconvenience our community and the City as well. Furthermore, we do not understand the necessity of replacing the Q16 bus with the new Q61 bus. While the Q61 bus will travel south and north on Union Street it will not pick up passengers on Union Street. It will bypass the bus stops previously used by the Q16 bus. Please consider the hardship you are creating for our neighbors and friends. Thank you.
5/27/2022, 10:59 AM — 7 train blows. Do something please. This bus will be a major help. Thank you.
5/27/2022, 3:30 PM — This route should run all day: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5:30 am to 1 am with a frequency at all times of 15 minutes or less.
5/27/2022, 3:37 PM — The frequency at ALL times: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays should be 15 minutes or less. Your proposed frequencies of 45 and 60 minutes or less on Saturdays and Sundays is absurd.
5/27/2022, 11:48 PM — Q1 - proposed peak/off-peak weekday frequency is good. But weekends need to be atleast at 10 min frequency
Q43 - should maintain existing peak/off-peak weeekday frequency. Weekends should be atleast 10 min. Stop spacing is excellent
Q45 - peak/off peak frequency should be atleast 15 minutes on weekdays and 15 on weekends. Beucase people would take it to the LIRR LIttle neck station
On top of increasing frequency peak/off peak, I would like to see some improvements to customer experience while waiting for the bus.
1. Bus shelters/seats at all stops with bus arrival time on screen.
2. Improvements to nearby intersection such as bulb out, curb extensions, tactile tiles at the bus stop connecting to the intersections and audible helper for people who are visually impaired ( also Braille at the bus stop signs)
3. Subway stations should have bus arrival times show on screen towards the exits. Guideway tactile tiles pointing in the direction of the bus(east/west) after exiting the station entrance.
5/28/2022, 4:43 AM — The bad thing i see is that the redesign will be by passing LaGuardia community college, a couple of highschools and a tech school all on thompson ave where major ridership of students attend coming from ridgewood. I believe the existing q39 route is a route thats able to cover areas where there are no trains. I believe its a route that doesn't need adjusting. The only adjustment would be duration once the college opens up fully after pandemic
5/28/2022, 4:49 AM — The q47 route redesign looks very efficient and it will save time and still make all connections
5/28/2022, 4:57 AM — The q49 redesign is perfect as it will extend to the end of astoria blvd and 110st. The new right turn on 31st ave instead of 32nd ave should not be added as 32nd ave and 92nd st is a wider street. Other than that it is a good redesign
5/28/2022, 5:02 AM — The q53 redesign is good to terminate at 74th st and roosevelt ave since that is the main hub. It would lose the transfer at 61st to the long island railroad but the 7train is still right there to take 2 stops to the long island railroad
5/28/2022, 5:10 AM — The q69 redesign is will take away the transfer for the E,M,R train but if they take the 7train at vernon jackson ave it will be a few stops from queens plaza to transfer and pick up those trains
5/28/2022, 5:16 AM — The q72 redesign is good and adding the queens center mall stop is efficient. Most riders on the current q72 usually walk to the mall from junction blvd and 57th ave so in this case it would make it more efficient
5/28/2022, 5:17 AM — I commute from LIC to Manhattan and would love to be able to take a bus that ran through the midtown tunnel to Manhattan.
5/28/2022, 5:20 AM — The q38 redesign looks very efficient since it takes away the loops on the route to make it better.
5/28/2022, 5:23 AM — The q104 redesign is good since the extension to roosevelt island would give roosevelt island customers and extra option to get around
5/28/2022, 5:34 AM — The q105 redesign is good it makes the route nice and straight.
5/28/2022, 6:47 AM — Dear MTA redesign team,
Please consider following adjustments to the proposed project:
QM20 express bus. It should not be eliminated off peak hours, at least on weekends. Nobody takes QM2 bus on the non-populated Whitestone Express Way, west bound - in contrary there are many of us on the residential area on other side of the Expwy.
Q61 bus. Given the proposed, it does not make stops on Union Street, can you consider changing its route along of Parsons Boulevard rather than of the extremely busy Union Street. It will make it really speedy.
Q20 bus. Eliminating Q20a to/from College Point deprives our community of a convenient way of reaching the College Point shopping mall.
Thank you.
5/28/2022, 8:03 AM — Hello,
I am submitting some comments regarding some express bus service in this redesign, particularly in Northeast (NE) Queens. I made some of these comments in the previous zoom meetings, but I figured it would be easier to have some depictions and some additional commentary regarding some of my suggestions.
First off, there are some decent proposals (the QM5's new route is an improvement over the old one, for example). There are others which I believe could use some tweaking in areas where there are missed opportunities to increase ridership easily for little to no cost.
Let me also preface, that under no circumstances should express bus routes operate any less frequent than every 60 minutes. The proposed 90 minute headways are unacceptable. It is not convenient to time nor is it easy to remember, especially given the long wait times. This will hurt ridership, and instead of cutting service, the MTA should look at relatively cheap ways to make route adjustments which would increase ridership.
Here are my suggestions for express buses in NE Queens:
----------QM1 & QM6----------
I do not have a problem with either of these two routes during peak hours. However, I do not find the QM1 necessary during off peak hours, nor do I find having the QM6 skipping everything west of 188th Street during off-peak hours necessary. The QM1 previously operated during off-peak hours and service was cut because of low ridership. What should be done, is to have the proposed QM6 make all proposed QM1 stops along Union Turnpike during off-peak hours. Service should operate no less than every 60 minutes, and perhaps it should operate every 30 minutes during certain periods of the day. There should be no 90 minute headways.
The QM1 should also start/end at 188th Street & 73rd Avenue instead of 64th Avenue, because the QM5 covers 188th Street north of 73rd Avenue, and I would also have the QM4 serve the Fresh Meadows apartment complex instead of the QM1 (see my QM4 comments for more information). Additionally, if the QM1 is the only express bus stopping on Union Turnpike west of 188th Street, it should operate no less frequent than every 10 minutes in the AM, not every 23 minutes. It would have to pick-up riders who get on the existing QM5 and QM6 as well, which operate much more frequent than the existing QM1 (the existing QM5 alone operates every 7-10 minutes). Same thing in the PM, it should operate no less frequent than every 12 minutes. The headways being proposed could potentially lead to overcrowding.
The resources used for the proposed off-peak QM1 service would go towards operating the suggest QM4 off-peak service instead (see below)
----------QM4 (Map Depicting Suggestions Included)----------
I understand that this route does not carry very heavy during off-peak hours, although I think that there are ways to counteract that without having to eliminate service. There is a missed opportunity to have QM4 buses make stops along Queens Boulevard, where ridership potential exists. Subway service is very bad on weekends along the Queens Boulevard Line, especially at the local stops with just the (R) train. It is very unreliable (trains often take 15 or 20+ minutes to arrive, regardless of what its headways actually are), and the slow service turns people off. An express bus option would be gladly welcomed. QM4 buses can make stops at 67th Avenue & 63rd Drive along Queens Boulevard, and at Woodhaven Boulevard & Hoffman Drive (the corresponding pick-up can be at Queens Boulevard & Woodhaven Boulevard or Woodhaven Boulevard & Booth Street). This is something that could technically be done today. Please strongly consider this suggestion.
The other change suggested, is on the eastern end. QM4 buses should serve the Fresh Meadows apartment complex, which is a high-density development, which is far away from the subway or the LIRR. The proposed QM5 would serve it, but the QM4 would help provide similar service levels on weekdays, and more s
5/28/2022, 11:45 PM — Q17 - This redesign proposal contains a new much needed express segment between Queens College and the number 7 train station at Flushing Main Street. It will still serve the Fresh Meadows 188th Street shopping area as well. The express service between Queens College and downtown Flushing is a much needed improvement over the slow local service now provided by the existing Q17 and the Q25/34 bus routes. This express segment may actually encourage more students attending Queens College to take the bus rather than a car to get to the campus. In any case it provides another convenient option for riders to get quickly to Queens College and the Fresh Meadows shopping district.
5/29/2022, 12:08 AM — Q7- I like the idea that the Q7 will now serve the Rockaway Blvd. Corridor instead of the confusing and winding route that it now travels. It will provide a new connection to the J Train on the western end as well as offer bus service on the western end of Rockaway Blvd. where no bus service now exists. On the eastern end it will provide service to the five towns area instead of ending in the JFK Cargo area in the middle of nowhere. As a daily traveler by car through the JFK cargo area I can attest to the fact that I have never seen anyone use this bus in the cargo area let alone that I myself have no idea where this route actually ends now. I also like the idea that this route will provide service to the US Post Office - Building Number 250 on North Boundary Road in JFK Airport. However, the proposal seems to call for this bus route to rejoin Rockaway Blvd. after serving the post office stop. You should be aware that there is currently no existing road that goes through that area to rejoin Rockaway Blvd. without the bus having to turn around somewhere at the end of N. Boundary Road. It would be great if a new road was built to connect these two roads but your proposal should be coordinated with the NYC Department of Transportation to examine the feasibility of your proposed routing. Otherwise, your new routing would have to terminate where the existing Q6 now ends and turns around to return to Jamaica. Anytime a bus needs to turn around adds many minutes to the traveling time and creates additional confusion as to the routing for the rider.
5/29/2022, 4:27 AM — Please do not remove the Hollis ave/ 190th st stop or the Hollis ave/ 205th and 204th st stops
5/29/2022, 6:30 AM — Hi I think having a bus directly from Queens to Midtown via tunnel is really going to help people going back to work especially considering the crime rate happening in the subway system.
5/29/2022, 7:39 AM — Please consider adding a LIC-Midtown bus route to allow additional options to get to Manhattan when the 7 train is not running.
5/29/2022, 7:12 PM — Someone mentioned at one of the Queens Bus Network Redesign virtual workshops a suggestion to revise and extend the Q51 on its eastern end to travel north along Springfield Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue and terminate at the Queens Village LIRR Station which is a great idea, but I believe the Q51 route could even travel further north to terminate at Union Turnpike/Springfield Boulevard to provide important transfers to the Q43, Q45, N22, N22X, Q46 and Q48 routes. This would provide even more transfer connections for many queens and Brooklyn passengers to be able to easily access more areas of Queens and Long Island.
5/29/2022, 8:47 PM — Please take a look at extending the Q82 route to Elmont Road as it would still serve the UBS arena from the outside plus connect with the N1 & N6 routes. On the western end the Q82 could also be extended further west from 168th Street/Merrick Boulevard via limited stops along Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd., Jamaica Avenue, Queens Boulevard & Broadway to 74th Street - Jackson Heights thus providing more access to the UBS Arena from Central Queens while providing a layer of limited stop service along Queens Boulevard. Access the Belmont Park from Southeastern Queens bus routes could be done by extending the Q2 route from 168th Street/Merrick Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard/Archer Avenue to terminate to easily transfer to the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 and nearby Q111, Q115 and Q114 bus routes.
5/29/2022, 9:36 PM — Hi,
I strongly disagree with the proposed changes to both the qm12 and42 in Forest Hills with both eliminating the stops near me. The proposed now stop is a very long walk away. I take the bus at 6.30am. Please assign a closer starting point along Metroplitan Ave. I am concerned about crime in the subway. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ROUTES THIS DRASTICALLY.
5/29/2022, 10:24 PM — Please take a look at revising the Q57 route to serve the 179th Street Subway Station via 179th Place(w/b) 180th Street (e/b) then the route could make limited stops at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue or Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. Please also take a look at having the Q57 route extended on its western end to travel along the proposed path of Q109 route from Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard to travel along Sutter Avenue and/or Pitkin Avenue to the Ozone Park - City Line area to the USPS Brooklyn GMF. The Q109 route could get rerouted to serve Lindenwood and Howard Beach to increase bus service to that area and replace the former Q41 bus service that most residents there are complaining about. Please note that most passengers along the current western end of the Q7 route (along Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in the City Line/Ozone Park) are not using the bus to connect to the Euclid Avenue Subway Station because these passengers are in walking distance of the "A" subway line along Liberty Avenue at the Rockaway Boulevard, 88th Street - Boyd Avenue, 80th Street-Hudson Street subway stations and at the Grant Avenue Subway station at Pitkin Avenue/Grant Avenue.
5/29/2022, 10:57 PM — Proposed Q19 bus stop removal at 27th av/8th street. Toward Astoria 27th av/2nd street. This stop SE corner is at top of the hill. Please reinstate, it will facilitate disabled persons going east on 27th ave. This corner good for q102, q18, q103 besides q19 to stop. There is very little traffic to warrant its elimination.
5/30/2022, 12:44 AM — The Q104 bus route may not be a high ridership route, but many students and local residents (including a fair amount of senior citizen riders) find that it conveniently serves key destinations in the Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside area that are not easily accessible without multiple transfers on other bus and subway routes. There is a reason why the former Steinway Transit & Queens Surface Corporation retained this route and that the MTA faced pushbacks when this route was planned for elimination in the previously proposed Bus Network Redesign.
I have to question why the MTA is insistent on removing so many stops for this route. It is my judgment that removal of the stops on this route will not speed up service as the MTA claims it will and will most likely make this bus route more inaccessible for its riders (the loss of boarding/alighting opportunities at locations other than at major intersections). I believe that it is very likely any potential gains in the reduction of running time will be due to loss of ridership in certain neighborhoods attributable directly to the proposed changes.
I would like to take this time to register my objections to two specific proposed bus stop removals:
(1) On the proposed Q104 bus route, the removal of the 48 ST/NORTHERN BL on the Eastbound direction is an ABSOLUTELY STUPID idea.
This stop directly services two shopping centers that flanks 48th Street. A substantial number of passengers currently board and alight at that stop on virtually every bus run during business hours in the daytime. The two adjacent bus stops are located too far away or positioned very inconveniently from the majority of the stores of the shopping centers.
The MTA will face major backlash from businesses and politicians if this stop is not retained.
(2) On the proposed Q104 bus route, I am against the removal of the BROADWAY/46 ST stop on the Westbound direction.
After a recent route adjustment where the W/B Q104 was rerouted away from Newtown Road, it is now the closest bus stop to the Manhattan-bound entrance of the 46th Street (M/R) subway station.
This stop is the main reason why I would even consider riding the Q104 on my daily morning commute.
Due to the weird street grid of the neighborhood, the Manhattan-bound entrances of the 46th Street (M/R) subway station are spaced farther apart from the adjacent BROADWAY/48 ST bus stop than might be expected otherwise.
5/30/2022, 12:57 AM — Please take a look at extending the Q57 route on its eastern end from Little Neck Parkway/Hillside Avenue to Little Neck Parkway/260th Street Glen Oaks so that it would then make sense to then also extend the Q48 Glen Oaks bus further north to LIRR Little Neck Station via Little Neck Parkway north of 260th Street. These two changes would eliminate the need to operate the Q45 bus route along Little Neck Parkway as the Q48 bus route would provide access to the IND Kew Gardens Subway Station for Little Neck Parkway passengers north of 260th Street. If these two above changes were implemented, then the Q45 route could be rerouted to instead serve Winchester Boulevard and Douglaston Parkway into 235th Street and terminate at the Douglaston LIRR Station. Also, on the western end of the Q45 route could also be extended to terminate at Jamaica Hospital so that employees and hospital visitors from northeastern Queens would have direct bus service to Jamaica Hospital as well.
5/30/2022, 1:17 AM — The Q1 route could also be extended further east from the 243rd Street/Cross Island Parkway to 257th Street/Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Turnpike so that Braddock Avenue passengers wouldn't need to walk all the way from 243rd Street/Cross island Parkway/Braddock Avenue to Jericho Turnpike/Commonwealth Boulevard to transfer to an eastbound N24 bus. At least at 257th Street/Jericho Turnpike the N24 bus stops are closer walking distance with the eastbound N24 stop at Garfield Avenue which is located across from 257th Street and the westbound N24 bus stop which is located along Jericho Turnpike at Keene Avenue a/k/a 257th Street for transfers back between the westbound N24 route and the westbound Q1 route.
5/30/2022, 4:11 AM — Extend Q77 to green aches
5/30/2022, 10:42 PM — It is my hope that the bus network redesign will include a direct bus stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir, a green space that I live quite close to geographically but that is strangely inacessible via public transit (and not well served by safe bike paths, either!). While I have the ability to walk the half mile from the Jamaica Ave/Shepherd Ave stop on the Q56, that is not true of other New Yorkers who may be disabled or have young children, and who have just as much right to enjoy the reservoir. The chance to take the bus directly to the reservoir would open up that existing green space to a greater proportion of its neighbors, and that seems like an obvious good. Please consider the creation of a direct stop at Ridgewood Reservoir!
5/30/2022, 11:53 PM — LaGuardia Airport needs faster bus service. I recommend splitting the M60 into two routes: one that handles local Queens stops and one that travels non-stop from the RFK bridge to the airport. Also a direct bus from the Forest Hills LIRR/subway stations with limited stops to LGA would better service central Queens.
5/30/2022, 11:54 PM — The Ridgewood Reservoir has become one of MOST favorite spots in the City, but man is it hard to get to! I strongly recommend adding a nearby bus stop. It'll help thousands of New Yorkers, especially Queens and Brooklyn residents (but Manhattan too!) enjoy this amazing resource.
5/31/2022, 12:19 AM — The westbound Q32 and Q60 bus routes are hobbled by the extreme time delay in driving around the Dutch Kills Green plaza section of Queensboro Plaza. The westbound Q32+Q60 busses need a bus stop directly off of the single-occupant-vehicle-packed Queensboro Bridge lower Roadway.
I would like to meet up at this location and take a ride on the Q32 with the design team who came up with this portion of the bus route. Was the design team aware of how wasteful this circuitous re-routing of the bus around the Dutch Kills Green is? Does the design team know how it feels as a bus rider to watch cars efficiently approach the Queensboro bridge while you are moving at a snails pace in a bus as it snakes around the Dutch Kills Green which requires two sharp turns, an S shaped curve and 6 traffic lights at intervals sometimes as little as 200 feet apart?
Just ask the driver how they feel about the number of turns and complex maneuverings that are required here.
Ask the passengers if they notice how wasteful it is to have this giant bus full of riders finally getting ready to go over the bridge then to suddenly take a sharp right onto Qns Plaza East, drive about 200 feet to a traffic light stop, then begin another 200' journey to take a very sharp left across stop and go Northern Boulevard traffic onto a less than 75 foot wide Qns Plaza North. Then the bus is finally out of traffic but has a tight S-shaped skinny street curve to maneuver through before it hits its first bus stop since it took this gargantuan nightmare of a turn onto Qns Plaza East.
Of course the Q32+Q60 bus isn't done yet because it has 3 more stop lights to go through on this inefficient skinny street that feels like it was never intended to have a bus on it before it takes yet another sharp right turn onto Queensboro Bridge where the westbound Q32 and Q60 busses have no dedicated bus lane and have to slow down and deal with fast and furious single occupant vehicle drivers.
Why does NYC even bother trying to make Queens busses more efficient if the city can't see that this is a bad design for the busses?
A very obvious solution is at the north side / westbound intersection of 28th street and the Queensboro bridge lower roadway. This set of crosswalks and bike paths and planting areas should be opened up / recofigured to include a bus pullover detail. The bikes and pedestrians could easily be shifted toward Queens plaza north. .Right now cars and bikes are comfortably traveling here. Now it's time to give the busses a more direct route.
The westbound Q32+Q60 busses do not need to do a giant loop around the Dutch Kills Green.
The westbound Q32+Q60 busses need a bus stop directly off of the single-occupant-vehicle-packed Queensboro Bridge lower Roadway.
5/31/2022, 12:51 AM — Please add a direct bus stop at Ridgewood Reservoir. It needs to be made accessible by public transportation
5/31/2022, 1:00 AM — The MTA's proposed bus redesign would affect the Q33 which stops in front of Vaughn College located between 86th and 90th Streets on 23rd Avenue.
The design proposes picking up/dropping off at 83rd Street & Roosevelt instead of at the bus terminal at 74th & Roosevelt. This would make a tremendous impact on students and faculty when transferring to take the bus. The bus redesign would alleviate traffic on Roosevelt Avenue but would inconvenience commuters.
This means that when students, faculty and staff who take the E/F train to 74th & Roosevelt instead of just going upstairs to take the Q33, they would have to walk 9 blocks to get the bus or take an additional train (#7 one stop to 82nd Street). The commute would be even longer to get to Vaughn and the proposed bus stop means a very congested bus stop for pedestrians.
Is there anything that can be done to make sure the Vaughn community has the same access to the Q33 and not have it become more arduous?
5/31/2022, 1:20 AM — In redesigning the Queen's bus map please add a stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir. It's a public park that people would like to get to on public transportation.
5/31/2022, 3:33 AM — On Q2 westbound route, please keep HOLLIS AV/207 ST and remove HOLLIS AV/211 ST instead. The stop at 207th st. is quite busy and frequently used
5/31/2022, 5:11 AM — Please create a direct bus stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir.
Referrer: NYC H2O's and Transportation Alternatives's Petition for: A Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir
5/31/2022, 5:31 AM — Ridgewood Reservoir needs a bus stop, the current closest stops are too far.
5/31/2022, 5:43 AM — Your combining of the Q11 and Q21 routes and extending it to meet the 7 subway is genius. Excellent idea. So is establishing the Q73. It would make getting to QCC so much easier. Makes good sense. Now, we need a dedicated bus stop near the Ridgewood Reservoir. It is a wonderful green space that has limited use because of lack of easy public transit. Please provide reliable public transit so that all New Yorkers can enjoy the great outdoors easily. Thank you.
5/31/2022, 5:48 AM — The Springfield/Rosedale Community Action Association, Inc., the civic association serving the Brookville Community (identified on your map as Springfield Gardens), requests the following:
1. That the express bus route QM63 start in Queens at 225th Street and 147th Avenue and then go to 258th and 149th Avenue. While the plan purports to add more express bus service in Springfield Gardens, it doesn't take into account that more than half of Springfield Gardens is below Conduit Ave/Belt Parkway. It has been our understanding that the "runoff" of the QM63 runs through Brookville. Why not have an official stop there to accommodate those living below the Conduit. Right now, there is no express bus service from that part of Springfield Gardens.
2. Add a shuttle bus between 147th Avenue and 225th Street to the Laurelton LIRR Station. There used to be one there years ago, but was removed. Those who connect with the LIRR from that part of Springfield Gardens and Brookville, have a very long walk to the railroad.
3. Consider adding some more crosstown bus routes connecting neighborhoods in Queens. Not everyone is going to a subway or railroad hub. Those who want to travel within the borough have to spend an inordinate amount of time traveling from one community to another if they must travel by bus.
5/31/2022, 6:23 AM — This bus would a great alternative to the unreliable 7 train, as well as provide a safer environment since there appear to be more and more subway incidents every day.
5/31/2022, 6:24 AM — This bus would be a safe alternative to the subway. I am a young female and taking the subway lately is very scary and I’m always on edge with all the recent incidents. This bus would be a great way to commute into the city.
5/31/2022, 8:37 AM — I would like to note my objection to the formation of the proposed Q73 bus that would go down 73rd Avenue. There are several reasons for this, including but not limited to the following:
1. 73rd Ave has only one lane and already has traffic congestion issues. Adding a bus on 73rd Ave would make the traffic even worse.
2. Also, bus stops along 73rd Ave will take up valuable parking spots in neighborhoods where it is already difficult to find parking.
3. I live on 73rd Ave and am very concerned about the noise pollution. The buses, along with the passengers who will be waiting at the bus stops, will create a ton of new noise pollution in areas that are quiet residential neighborhoods.
4. The proposed bus route would go through the quiet residential neighborhood of Fresh Meadows where I live and would disturb the character of the neighborhood.
5. I live right on 73rd Ave and if there is a bus stop placed in front of my house, I could have random people waiting for the bus in front of my house at all hours of the day, night and early morning.
6. The increase in traffic will also increase the litter and pollution to the area.
7. The increase in bus routes will increase carbon emissions when climate change is already a major issue.
8. Finally, this bus route is completely unnecessary. There are already plenty of bus routes that either go right to Queens Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses.
I respectfully ask that the proposal be reconsidered and that the proposed Q73 bus route not be implemented.
Thank you
5/31/2022, 9:10 AM — Please reconsider reducing the frequency of the QM6 bus. Having to wait 90 minutes is too long especially if a bus gets pulled out of service or never comes. Please revisit to keep the buses more frequent at 60 mins or less. This is a problem especially during the cold and wintery months. If the frequency is 90 minutes I would be more likely to take the LIRR or drive in instead.
5/31/2022, 9:21 AM — Regarding the QM6, please do not decrease the frequency. If buses don't come and/or get cancelled, having to wait 90 minutes is completely unacceptable . Some people are handicapped & unable to wait the 90 minutes for a bus that may or may not come. Having to wait 90 minutes is extremely difficult, especially during the cold & rainy months!
If the frequency is decreased, I would rather drive or take the LIRR. Please reconsider this proposed plan!!
5/31/2022, 11:27 AM — Please do not remove the current section of the Q102 bus route that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza. The newly routed Q104 that is proposed to replace the Q102 will not stop at Queens Plaza. The bus connection between Roosevelt Island and Queens Plaza is vital for Roosevelt Island residents and people who work on Roosevelt Island.
5/31/2022, 9:38 PM — These comments are issued regarding the MTAs proposed QM64 (previously known as X64) Express Bus route change. I am extremely disappointed with this proposal. Over the past ten years, the service on this route has been subjected to unprecedented changes not experienced by any of the other express bus lines in Queens.
These changes have included, but not been limited to radical alterations in pick-up and drop-off times, reductions in the number of buses servicing the route, and poor maintenance and cleanliness of the buses. Additionally, the X64 has always been the last of the routes to obtain new buses. In many cases, the route received hand me down buses discarded by the other routes, as they had moved on to the new buses. Now, to have this debilitating proposal thrust upon us is an indiscretion that my fellow riders and I cannot acquiesce to without challenge.
The express bus routes were created to alleviate the burden of commuters forced to endure a long normal service bus ride just to arrive at the subway station even before the subsequent long train ride into Manhattan. Additionally, it also provided commuters with the added benefit of greatly reduced commute times, while also allowing for only one mode of transportation. This had been successfully achieved for many years for the residents of Cambria Heights, Queens, and its surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed re-routing of the X64 would thrust our communities back into a state of longer and more overcrowded commutes. I am born and raised in Southeast Queens, and still reside there. This community is composed of hard working blue collar and middle class residents, who deserve much better representation from the MTA. The change in route would cause the following devastating effects:
Re-routing the bus to travel west on 34th Street once arriving in Manhattan, would disenfranchise countless riders travelling as you know from 37th Street to 57th Street and Third Avenue; 57th Street and Third Avenue to 57th Street and Fifth Avenue; and Fifth Avenue down and over to 23rd Street and First Avenue. The proposed cutting of this pocket of service defeats the entire purpose of the Express Bus in the first place. Riders would be forced to disembark at the first stop on 34th Street, and then fend for themselves to travel on to their respective parts of the city. Any riders under the current route requiring service along 34th Street easily disembark at 37th Street and Third Avenue, walk three short blocks over to 34th Street, and then transfer to a local service crosstown bus. The proposed route change would essentially terminate service at 34th Street, and service only a handful of riders requiring service on 34th Street. Again, there is a local bus currently providing this service along 34th Street.
Commuters would be subjected to the added burden of increased travel time. In an effort to arrive at our destinations in a timely manner, we would be forced to leave our homes much earlier each morning. The implications of this would be less sleep, breakfast on the run, and for those parents with small children, drastic changes in their ability to get their children to school safely and timely, in their haste to arrive at their places of employment on time. This is a severe attack on our quality of life. For a city that prides itself on increasing and maintaining a high quality of life for its residents, this planned re-routing would achieve the exact opposite effect.
Commuters would be forced to search for alternate travel routes. This could mean the added cost of taking the Long Island Railroad, thereby placing an unexpected financial burden on residents. Additionally, many commuters could be forced to take the regular bus into Jamaica, and then the subway on to Manhattan. Again, commute times are increased, presenting some of the added inconveniences and quality of life attacks previously mentioned. Lastly, commuters could resort to driving to other parts of town
5/31/2022, 10:11 PM — Dear Madam/Sir,
I think there are enough buses' lines in this area, such as Q30/Q31, Q46, Q65, and Express buses, so there is no need to add more bus lines in 73rd Ave and in Jewel
Ave, Thank you very much for the considerations!
6/1/2022, 12:09 AM — New Q86 to Green Acres, please do not eliminated 241 Street bus stop , My grandma needs this stop to go to the Snap Senior Center at Cross Island PLAZA, 233 Too far away , take away 233 st
6/1/2022, 12:25 AM — new Q86 bus route , please add back 241 street bus stop , for Seniors using Snap Senior Center and patients using all the doctor offices in the Cross Island Plaza across the street
6/1/2022, 12:31 AM — Q86 TO GREEN ACRES, I am 88 yrs old , can not drive anymore, use the bus to go the the senior center in the Cross Island Plaza which is just across the street from the 241 ST BUS STOP , why are you moving the stop to 233 st , now I HAVE TO WALK BACK , 2 LONG BLOCKS
6/1/2022, 1:22 AM — Add a bus stop at the ridgewood resevior at highland park.
6/1/2022, 2:29 AM — it would be so helpful to have a bus stop and route that went through long island city / hunters point to midtown manhattan. right now the 7 is the only means nearby for public transportation, and it is a 12 minute walk from the apt buildings near the water. thank you in advance!
6/1/2022, 3:46 AM — I wait. For a long time in last stop Felix ave. When the bus is park at 61 street in Felix corner. We are all students (children. And teens)and working people. We wait in the rain hot cold weather for the bus to come. My question is why don’t let the bus stop at the 60 LA and St Felix and let the full and the passengers wait inside the bus. We have very hot temperatures an very cold winters our shoes are soak and wet please be reasonable all are citizens we all pay the exactly fare of 2.75 please.
6/1/2022, 5:32 AM — It is my understanding that you want to change the Q35 and Q22 bus line routes, to "improve services". In my view, the suggested changes are not improvements at all, but, instead, are detrimental to the communities of the Rockaways, and those who come into the Rockaways for work, or school.
Let me start with the Q35. This route comes from the Flatbush "Junction", comes off of Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Beach 147th Street, where it turns onto Newport Avenue. In the summertime, the Q35 also provides service to Riis Park Division, Gateway National Recreation Area.
I'm partially handicapped, and trying to get my Access-A-Ride clearance. In the interim, I'd have to cross Newport Avenue, walk the 200 block to the Boulevard.
On a historical note, when the traffic circle at the southern base of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge was in the process of being replaced by the current overpasses, the TBTA was totally surprised when the question was asked, "What about the bus stop?" Their answer was "Uh, what bus stop?". The Q35 bus had to do some serious maneuvering at the traffic light at what then was the entrance to Fort Tilden, including backing up with all the passengers aboard, before they created the still unsatisfsctory bus stop under the overpasses enroute to Beach 116th Street from the Junction. Someone in the design stage had totally forgotten that Q35 riders lived in the Roxbury, Rockaway Point, and Breezy Point communities, west of the bridge!
Then, there's the Q22. Passengers going eastbound change from the Q35 to the Q22 to go towards Far Rockaway, at the bus stop in front of the Neponsit Home For Adults, a bit west of Beach 149th Street, or walk the length of the 200 Block of Beach 116th Street to the Q22 stop.
Another historical note: Without prior notice, the stop between Beach 116th and 117th Street for the eastbound Q22 was removed, leaving stunned passengers at the now former stop, wondering why the bus was bypassing them, then run to the new stop at Beach 115th Street, to try for the bus.
I can understand the westbound Q22 alternating buses that go through to the terminus stop at Beach 168th Street, and going to a new stop set up by the Ferry, on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 108th Street, and terminating on Beach 116th Street just South of Newport Avenue. If I were riding westbound, I'd just have to keep watch to make sure I was getting the right bus.
But what about the passengers going eastbound? I'll specify those going towards The Beach Channel Educational Complex by Beach 100th Street, or to the Far Rockaway Educational Complex at Bay 25th Street? The students living up at Breezy Point, Rockaway Point, and Roxbury? It's a 2 mile walk for many of them now, to get to the Q22 terminus stop at Beach 168th Street. So now, instead of a one seat bus ride from Beach 168th Street to school on the Q22, they now would get on the Q35, using the inadequate bus stop under the bridge overpass, then have to change to the Q22 for the remainder of the ride by Beach 116th Street.
On a slight tangent, the Q22 going to the ferry has created a problem already. It's terminus, since implementation, took away at least 6 parking spots on Beach 116th Street, from Newport Avenue south to the FDNY Firehouse. That is in front of several businesses I no longer can access, as I can no longer find a parking spot where I used to legally be able to park.
Another historical note. Years ago the Q21 used to run from by the Boardwalk on Beach 116th Street to Cross Bay/Woodhaven Boulevards at Rockaway and Liberty Avenues, as a local, while the Q53 ran much the same route, and beyond, as an Express line. Nowadays the Q21 runs from Howard Beach to somewhere north of there. No local service in Broad Channel now, at all.
Yet another historical note. There was, at some time, a Q21A bus that covered much of the more than a mile from the transportation hub at Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street/Central Avenue, to about Bay 30th Street and
6/1/2022, 5:50 AM — Please take a look at revising the Q43 route to travel along Parsons Blvd. between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica or Archer Avenue to stop at either Parsons Blvd./Jamaica Avenue or Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue before terminating at Sutphin Blvd/Archer Avenue which would then provide additional transfers with the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85 and Q86 bus routes. To provide replacement bus service to Hillside Avenue between Sutphin Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard plus provide some more transfer connectivity the Q40 route could be extended west along Hillside Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard and then south along Parsons Boulevard to Archer Avenue to terminate. Some thought should also be given to extend the Q46 route on its western end from Kew Gardens to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills via limited stops along Queen Blvd., then 108th Street to Yellowstone Blvd and then Yellowstone Blvd. to Woodhaven Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard to Metropolitan Avenue to terminate along Metropolitan Avenue(w/b) between Woodhaven Boulevard and Cooper Avenue for transfer to the Q52 and Q53 to the Rockaways. The returning eastbound Q46 route could then make a right turn at Cooper Avenue and travel north along Cooper Avenue making a left turn on to Woodhaven Boulevard and then a right turn on to Yellowstone Boulevard to proceed back to Queens Boulevard making a right turn and then continue east toward Kew Gardens. Additionally, the MTA could also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. All of the above changes along with having some of the Q43 buses as well as some of the Q46 buses also being extended on their eastern end from Lakeville Road to Great Neck via N25 routing would then provide access to LIJ Hospital, Lake Success and Great Neck from virtually any point in Queens via two buses.
6/1/2022, 8:05 AM — I would like to designate the six 3 digit route designations:
Route Q104 would become route Q36
Route Q105 would become route Q15
Route Q109 would become route Q64
Route Q111 would become route Q71
Route Q114 would become route Q74
As far as route Q115 is concerned, after leaving Jamaica Center Station, turn right onto Parsons Blvd from Archer Avenue, continue on Parsons Blvd, left onto Hillside Avenue, right onto Queens Blvd and combine with Q20 to eliminate layover by Parsons-Hillside.
Herb
6/1/2022, 9:12 AM — I have difficulty understanding why the QM10 is being “retired”; ridership has increased since NYC reopened and people started returning to work. More and more people ride the express bus to avoid trains.
You want to remove a bus that runs through a predominately black and brown community with direct access to midtown Manhattan. Make it make sense, MTA
6/1/2022, 11:02 AM — For me, the biggest issue with the redesign is the lack of connections to the Jamaica LIRR station. Under the proposed plan, the Q34 would be eliminated and neither the Q25 nor Q65 would stop at the station. To get to the LIRR, I'd have to take the Q25 to Jamaica Center, then either walk or take the subway one station over to Sutphin-Archer-JFK (which really doesn't make sense). The walk is doable for me, but would be hard on someone with mobility issues, not to mention there are people further north on the Q25 line who are much further from the station. The only alternative would be the Q43, but I'd have to walk down to Hillside/Parsons and the bus terminates before the LIRR station, meaning I'd spend most of the trip walking and there would little point to taking the bus.
The result of these changes is be that I'll be less likely to take the bus at all, and much more likely to ride a car, which seems like something the MTA shouldn't be incentivizing. I myself don't drive, so I'd be dependent on for-hire vehicles or friends to connect me to the LIRR station.
I understand the desire to reduce bus congestion near Jamaica LIRR and provide better service options to people in South Jamaica, but the service changes would remove all options for people in our area to get to the LIRR by bus. Additionally, Jamaica LIRR is a major transfer point, the station is being renovated to add new tracks, and transit-oriented development is going up in the area. Factoring all of that in, it doesn't make any sense to cut bus service there. Surely there is a way to achieve the goals of the redesign without such drastic cuts.
6/1/2022, 12:06 PM — New Bus Q86 to Green ACRES. I do not drive anymore and walk with a cane , I GET OFF AT 241 ST, to go to the Senior Center at the Cross Island Plaza
Please do not remove 241 ST STOP
6/1/2022, 7:57 PM — On the Queens Bus Network Redesign virtual workshop for Queens Community Board #13 on May 31, 2022, someone mentioned an issue with the loss of a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway Station Jamaica for Springfield Boulevard passengers currently served by one of the Q1 branches of the Q1 route. To address this issue the MTA could consider revising and extending the Q9 route to no longer turn around and terminate at 165th Street Terminal but instead to travel to Hillside Avenue and provide Rush Style bus service along Hillside Avenue to Springfield Boulevard and then the route would serve local stops along Springfield Boulevard up to Jamaica Avenue or at some other point further south along Springfield Boulevard up to Linden Boulevard.
6/2/2022, 2:43 AM — I am totally in shock at whoever came up with this plan that there is no bus in the maspeth area where it is mainly elderly people and young families with young kids who depend on this service to get their kids to school.Also it looks like you are accommodating the ups workers who many use this service and have no other way to get there.Now we have the park frank principle that is used by many teams and school for training has any thought how these young kids are going to get here or would you rather they be abducted by the expressway.Also I'm a health worker and sometimes my shift finishes at 11pm I would have to walk for a good 15 min at probably 12 at night by myself to get to my house which already at this moment in time it's long enough the 3 minute walk with all that is going on in our neighborhoods. I seriously hope this is reviewed as I speak for all the people in this neighborhood that travel daily it is a very bad plan .We need either the 18 to stay or the 67 you can't do both not acceptable.
6/2/2022, 2:59 AM — I’m writing in opposition to the newly proposed bus route changes that will adversely affect my community. Under the current proposal, both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 routes would be shortened, terminating at Rockaway Blvd and Liberty Ave, eliminating the current one-seat ride to Queens Center Mall. A greater issue is the proposed route would not connect to Cross Bay Blvd. until Rockaway Blvd this will adversely affect students attending JHS/HS 202. Students depend on both Q-11 buses, which currently stop at Pitkin Ave, to get to school but they will now add almost two miles and approximately 25 minutes to their bus ride by making them transfer at Rockaway Blvd to a south bound Q-21, Q-52 or Q-53.
To make matters worse, both the proposed Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 peak hour frequencies would be decreased, and the route would no longer run 24 hours. Many in our community work in the service industry at Queens Center Mall as well as the shops and restaurants on Woodhaven Blvd. They rely on bus service to get to work, and their work schedules often has them working into the early morning hours. The elimination of overnight service will severely impact these residents, both young and old, by leaving a transportation desert for several hours during the overnight.
The New Hamilton Beach Civic Association strongly urges the MTA to look at a workable compromise. This would be to combine both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 service into one route. The Q-11 could serve both communities by means of a loop, thereby doubling bus service for both communities while adding about 6 minutes to the ride. The inbound Q-11, following its proposed route, would turn left onto 160 Ave. and then turn right onto 102 Street following the current Hamilton Beach route. Passengers could then be discharged at the current bus stops along 104 Street. Upon leaving Hamilton Beach the bus would make a left onto 160 Ave and follow the current Howard Beach Q-11 route to 165 Ave and 96 Street.
When the Q-11 leaves 165 Ave. & 96 Street on its outgoing route, it would follow its normal route to 160 Ave. and 102 Street. It would then make a right onto 102 Street and travel along the current Q- 11 route. It would then pick up passengers at the existing bus stops along the west side of 104th Street, proceed to the turn-around at 165 Ave. and follow the current Q-11 route. As the current rest break at 104th Street & Hamilton Beach Park will not be needed, the dangerous bus stops along the east side of 104 Street, where riders must stand in the roadway to wait for the bus, could be eliminated.
I hope that the MTA will work towards the best bus service for all riders and neighborhoods and will consider our recommendations.
Regards,
Roger Gendron, President
6/2/2022, 3:37 AM — I’m writing regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan. It is my understanding that the thought behind the redesign of the Queens bus routes is to make using the buses easier and faster. In my community of Howard Beach in order to access Crossbay Blvd, one of our two main commercial districts, a bus rider would have to take the Q-11 to Pitkin Ave in Ozone Park, cross to the southbound side of Crossbay Blvd and them access a southbound Q-52/Q-53 back to Howard Beach. The other main commercial district is located at the Lindenwood Shopping Center which is bordered between 83rd Street to the west, 84th Street to the east, 153 Ave to the south and 151 Ave to the north. The Lindenwood Shopping Center and Crossbay Blvd are home to a wide variety of services such as doctors, dentists, pharmacies, supermarkets, banking, restaurants, and so much more but currently
the only way to gain access to most of these services is to drive.
My suggestion would be to create a Crosstown Howard Beach route. The route could start in Old Howard Beach at 102 Street and 159 Ave, a short walk from the MTA Howard Beach Airtrain/ A train station. The bus would turn left onto 157 Avenue stopping at 99 Street. It would then proceed west across Crossbay Blvd into New Howard Beach stopping at 92 Street following the current Q-41 route into Lindenwood. The route would change slightly as the Crosstown route would continue straight on 84th Street then turning east onto 151 Avenue and travelling back to 84th Street where it would then retrace the route back to Old Howard Beach along 157 Ave. Turning right onto 101 street, stopping at the existing Q-11 stops as it proceeds to 160 Ave. Turning east onto 160 Ave and north onto 102 Street thus completing the route. It would the It would be approximately 4 miles long and would make all of the business areas accessible to those who cannot or do not want to drive. It would be yet another way to get more vehicles off the streets.
In addition to the Crosstown Howard Beach route, there is another recommendation regarding the Express Bus. Currently, while each having a different starting point, Howard Beach is service by three Express Buses (QM-15, QM-16 & QM-17) however all three routes terminate in Mid-town Manhattan. We would like to suggest that the QM-15 be rerouted to terminate in Downtown Manhattan. Both the QM-16 & QM-17 originate on the Rockaway Peninsula where commuters have the option of taking the Rockaway Ferry or the A train to lower Manhattan however in Howard Beach there is no such option with the A train serving as the only choice. With the current crime rate in the subway system a safer and more comfortable rider experience would be the Express Bus.
I hope that the MTA will work towards the best bus service for all riders and neighborhoods and will
consider our recommendations.
Regards,
Roger Gendron, President
6/2/2022, 7:56 AM — Like I have done elsewhere, I would like to object to the idea of putting a bus line to 73rd Avenue where I live. First, there is no need for it, there is plenty of bus within 2-3 blocks everywhere. Second, it will slow traffic even more, the stops will take away already very scarce parking space. Third, it will cause air pollution, noise, and lots of garbage around the bus stops. Fourth, it will change the character of the neighborhood, instead of the relatively quiet residential atmosphere it will be much busier with lots of strangers coming through who don't live here. Finally, it will reduce the value of our homes as nobody wants to buy a house that is next to a bus stop.
I know I am speaking in the spirit that many of my neighbors agree on; even if not everyone writes a note. Please reject this idea!
6/2/2022, 8:39 AM — As a Senior Citizen, I use buses quite frequently to get to my doctor appointments. One of the buses I use is the Q41 which takes me into Jamaica where I switch to the Q65. I have lived in Ozone Park for more than 20 years and used the Q41 5 days a week to go to work in Jamaica. The Q41 has NEVER been reliable. So my questions are 1) Will the Q41 continue going from Howard Beach to the Jamaica Terminal? 2) Will there ever be an improvement of Q41 service - running more frequently during morning hours? If the Q41 will no longer go to Jamaica, what would my options be?
6/2/2022, 9:44 AM — I want to reiterate that there is no low ridership on the Q22 the issue is that there are many people riding the bus and not paying the fare. I take the Q22 at 5:30am weekdays and is packed. The same is true for the Q35. Please reevaluate the data.
The Q53/52 need to come more frequently, since so many people take these two buses.
Thanks you for having this information session.
6/2/2022, 10:04 AM — I'm extremely disappointed that the MTA has decided to overhaul the QM12 (and QM42) bus routes and completely remove the first bus stop that runs along Metropolitan Avenue, in the very southerly section of Forest Hills. As an NYC school teacher, I rely on the QM12 to get to work every morning, and I'm flabbergasted to find that I will have no direct options anymore.
Meanwhile, there are stops being maintained or added to QM12 + QM42 that are in locations very close to subway lines. Why are people who aren't within a few blocks of a subway system or alternate express bus options being deserted? Shouldn't express buses be prioritized for those areas where transit isn't immediately close by?
Additionally, don't the buses have to run along Metropolitan Avenue anyway, on their way to the newly proposed first stop on Yellowstone Blvd? Buses will likely be waiting on Metroplitan anyway to start their routes.
Revising the plan so that the first stop on the QM12 (+QM42) routes remains on Metroplitan Avenue (near 71st Avenue) would be a logical, considerate decision. I beg you to consider how an undue hardship could be rectified by simply maintaining the current routes' first stop.
6/2/2022, 10:20 AM — I am a bus operator out of Jamaica Depot. Many people riding the lines handled by this depot will be greatly affected by longer wait times and less service to their stops. For instance, normally riders at Merrick Blvd and 118 Ave could take a local 5, 84, or 85 to go to Jamaica Center but in this plan they will have to wait for a local Q25 bus coming from College Point to make it to Springfield Blvd and come back around. If anything between College Point and Jamaica should delay the bus from getting to Springfield, several buses doing “rush” service trips toward Jamaica Center will pass them by. Waiting for the local bus while watching possible near empty “rush” buses pass them will cause frustration for the rider and conflict for the operator when a bus finally does arrive.
The Q3 route which my family often uses needs Limited service which would reduce the ride time for many from JFK to Jamaica terminal.
MTA needs to sit down with a committee of people who actually live and work and drive buses in Queens to design a more effective plan to serve the communities of Queens instead of outsiders who know nothing about the unique issues of Queens public transportation.
This plan as it is addresses a few of the problems with Queens bus transportation but still needs work.
As an operator, I am also concerned about this affects my livelihood. I have worked in Jamaica depot for over 20+ years and may now have my ability to choose a route/schedule that works best for me severely limited or eliminated.
6/2/2022, 11:01 AM — Taking away the QM15 stops in Old Howard Beach means I would have to walk every morning to Cross Bay Blvd in the dark as I take the first express bus at 5:57 AM - as crime is going up this places all residents of Old Howard Beach without express bus service in the morning and the evenings.
6/2/2022, 11:38 AM — My husband and I are TOTALLY against having a bus on 73rd Avenue. Parking with be an issue ,Traffic will be an issue. There are plenty of alternate ways on buses that already exist to get from forest hill to Queens Community College. There is no need for a bus to go down 73rd Avenue. The noise pollution and well and air pollution will be an issue. We live right off of 73rd Avenue and the buses will keep us up at night. This is a suburban area and the reason we live here is because it is a quiet suburban neighborhood. People will move out of the neighborhood if there is a bus coming down 73rd Avenue
6/2/2022, 8:17 PM — Needs to have more frequent bus service on the q11 going into Hamilton Beach.
6/2/2022, 8:55 PM — Good morning, if someone with more knowledge about the Q47 bus route changes can reach out to me I would appreciate it greatly. I understand a new Q80 will take over part of the route that will be removed. I don’t understand the time frame or when this will take place. The Q47 takes my daughter right to her high school and I’m wondering if this will effect her. I’m a single parent and just bought a house in this area, after many years of saving. Part of the reason I picked here was because the bus wasn’t far and took her right to school, also I take care of my parents and it’s not far from them. As a single parent her safety is the most important so you understand my concern. Please give me a call back.
Thank you
6/3/2022, 12:33 AM — Here is an alternate plan regarding route Q115:
Instead of combining with route Q20, redesignate Q115 as Q34 and extend to Queens College via regular Q115 route, left onto Archer Avenue, right onto Parsons Blvd, left onto Kissena Blvd, left onto Horace Harding Expressway and terminate at Main Stret.
Return via left onto Main Street, left onto Horace Harding Expressway right onto Kissena Blvd serving Queens College and eliminating the need to terminate in Jamaica.
Don't forget to redesigned the other 5 three digit routes:
Q104 to become Q36
Q105 to become Q15
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 to become Q71
Q114 to become Q74
Please look into these suggestions.
Herb
6/3/2022, 4:56 AM — Please be more transparent with the transit unions and well the riding well public. Please provide more 24hrs bus service.
6/3/2022, 5:05 AM — Hello, I am a fellow commuter from my home to the city and I have concerns over the 2 bus routes that are convenient to me, which are the Q46 and the Q43. I have appreciated the fact that they are now being turned into a Rush type bus service between subway desert neighborhoods to subway stations.
- Stops between Little Neck Parkway to Commonwealth Boulevard.
On the Q46, normally I would have to jaywalk on 250th street just to get to the Union Tpk./251st St. bus stop to catch the Q46. I'm quite appalled regarding concerns for safety when travelling to the bus stop and also appalled that we are no longer able to wait at the 251st St. bus stop since it's removed, which can also leave concerns for those whose homes or places are convenient to that stop. I suggest that you put a bus stop at 249th. Street so that it can be easy for me and other residents to safely reach to the bus stop and catch the Q46.
The same goes for the Q43 bus, although it's more convenient due to the traffic lights and safe pedestrian crossing (which is known to be a hassle for residents to shop at Patel Bros & the recently opened Farmers Market grovery store at 249th Street). I'm quite appalled that the Little Neck Parkway bus stop on the Q43 has been removed. I would like to see that stop being added, along with the removal of 251st street & 248th street and the addition of the 249th Street bus stop on the Q43 for easier access and hoping to cut down travel times for this bus route.
- Little Neck Parkway corridor route (Q45)
Although this might not be my concern, I've noticed that the Q36 will no longer have that bus route, considering that there has been low ridership between Little Neck LIRR station to Floral Park (Jericho Tpke or Hillside Ave.). Perhaps a service between Floral Park to Flushing via Little Neck Parkway could be useful, or not (I'm not sure who would be on board with this), or maybe extend the Q88 to either Little Neck LIRR station or Floral Park via Little Neck Parkway (since I noticed that the Q88 is no longer going via 188th street, 73rd ave or Springfield and terminating at Queens Village LIRR station).
-Concerns for Q1's extension to JFK
The Q6's bus service discontinuation due to minimalism is perfectly fine for me, but although it may not be my concern due to Q3 bus convenience and AirTrain convenience at Jamaica station, perhaps an extension towards JFK Airport or Lefferts Blvd station (or whatever terminals are open after the JFK Redevelopment) would be much appreciated as well!
6/3/2022, 6:05 AM — I take the X68 bus from Queens to Manhattan. After sitting through the virtual workshop for my area (District 13), I am very concerned about the changes you want to make. Right now, we have morning uptown and downtown buses. The downtown buses are generally filled to about 1/3 capacity. The uptown buses are filled to at least 3/4 capacity. The vast majority of riders taking the uptown buses get off the bus at 42nd Street and Third Avenue, with at least 1/2 then walking up Third Avenue or down to Second Avenue after disembarking. Your proposal will add at least 20 - 30 minutes to the commute of those us who work in midtown and uptown. There is absolutely no reason for those of us getting off the bus at 42nd and Third, or 55th and Madison, to have to go all the way to 23rd Street first. Traffic along Second Avenue and Madison Avenue can be an absolute nightmare during the best of times, forget about during inclement weather. Right now, I take the 6:35am bus in order to get to my office in time to start work at 8:00am. If this proposal goes through, I will have to take the 6:05am bus in order to get to work on time. This will in no way shorten my commuting time, which the MTA claims it is trying to do. I do not understand the reason for making this change. I cannot think of a single rider who would benefit from this change were it to go through. Please keep both the uptown and downtown buses as they are. I am more than happy to talk to anyone at the MTA regarding my concerns. Thank you.
6/3/2022, 6:38 AM — Hi, I strongly suggest that the Q18 bus should go through 51st Street between Broadway Blvd and 31st Ave rather than through 54th st. 54th St. is a narrow one way street that there is always no space and the bus or cars honks the car parallel parked there. The bus honks for passing the street but it actually creates a lot of noise to the neighborhoods especially during early morning before 8am and evening after 10pm. I don't understand why Q18 not going to 51st St since it's very wide two-way street and also with another bus stop Q66 there with shops and more stories buildings. They did cleaning there but no on 54th st. I strongly advocate to more the path to 51st Street between Broadway Blvd and 31st Ave.
6/3/2022, 7:57 AM — Q12 - The plans for this route redesign are okay but please consider some of the following ideas for the eastern terminus of this route. For far too long most bus routes in Queens have ended on their eastern end at the Queens/Nassau border simply because this is where the City of NY ends. Most of these bus endings are less than ideal and offer no connectivity with other routes or the LIRR. One idea for this route would be for the Q12 to travel south down Little Neck Parkway and end at the LIE (Horace Harding Blvd). This would offer residents of eastern Queens access to the many stores at this location and connections to other bus routes in Queens. Another idea would be for this bus route to turn north on Little Neck Parkway and end at the Long Island Railroad Station in Little Neck. This would offer connectivity to the LIRR which will soon offer service to Grand Central Terminal as well as to Penn Station. Another idea would be to extend this route eastward along Northern Blvd to North Shore University Hospital. Many residents of eastern Queens use North Shore University Hospital and the surrounding medical facilities and would use this route if available in lieu of expensive cab rides. The NICE service currently available is inadequate and too infrequent to provide a much needed alternative for Queens residents. In the former iteration of the Queens Bus Redesign there was a proposal to extend a bus route from Queens to North Shore University Hospital but the idea had been abandoned. This eastern extension would be a good alternative to the prior proposal.
6/3/2022, 8:26 AM — Q35 - The eastern extension of this route to include 'Scholars Academy' and the Rockaway Ferry Terminal is a great idea which will help to attract additional riders to the ferry and also to the Q35. The Q35 will still provide a connection to the A Train at Beach 116th Street and the students who attend the Scholars Academy will be able to use this bus to get directly to the school. These modest changes will provide more connectivity and accessibility at the same time to residents of the Rockaway Peninsula. Many people are now using the Rockaway Ferry to commute to downtown Manhattan in addition to tourists and beach goers in the summer months who are riding in the off hours and on weekends. This route redesign proposal will provide an additional alternative for these riders.
6/3/2022, 11:35 PM — Please add a bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
6/4/2022, 12:36 AM — We need LIC bus service
6/4/2022, 1:40 AM — I would like to make a suggestion of the proposed Q17, specifically of its northbound route in College Point. Instead of having it traveling on 130th Street and 20th Ave, I think it will help a lot for the northbound buses to travel on 25th Ave and 127th Street. I suggest this because there is a steep hill on the westward trek of 23rd Ave, where residents will find it difficult to walk after dropping off from the northbound buses. If the northbound buses travel on the alternative route, residents dropping off will not have to walk too much on the 23rd Ave hill. I think the routing is also feasible, as 25th Ave is a very wide street and a portion of 127th street is northbound only. The southbound proposed Q17 route can be left as is, especially since residents walking towards the southbound buses on 130th Street walk down the 23rd Ave hill instead of up.
Additionally, I would also like to mention about the naming of the bus routes. I think it would be great if the route numbers in College Point would retain the original Q25 and Q65 labels, instead of the new Q17 and Q27 labels. It would be confusing for residents to see these new labels, especially all of a sudden. Additionally, I believe the MTA needs to increase the broadcasting of the plans. A lot of my friends are unaware of the changes, and I fear a lot of residents will be taken by surprise when the changes are implemented.
6/4/2022, 3:17 AM — This will make my trip a double fare. I am currently a one fare zone. Why should we pay double for the same trip? Please leave the Q30 bus alone. Also, please keep the QM5 bus as it is. I am over 60 years old and I do not drive. You should just add more busses and more frequent service on the Q30 QM5. Thank you.
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6/4/2022, 6:59 AM — I foresee a lot of problems.
1- Additional traffic congestion
2-Taking up valuable parking spots
3- Noise pollution
4- Random people waiting at bus stop in front through out day and night. This feels very unsafe.
5-Bus route litter
6/4/2022, 8:06 AM — Hello,
This is for the new bus route Q73.
I foresee a lot of problems.
1- Additional traffic congestion
2-Taking up valuable parking spots
3- Additional noise pollution at night and early in the morning, when you are sleeping.
4- Random people waiting at bus stop in front of houses through out day and night. This will feel very unsafe.
5- Increase of bus route litter.
Overall, this would change the character of the neighborhood. This area of Fresh Meadows is a quiet residential neighborhood and we would like it to stay that way.
6/4/2022, 4:36 PM — 1. Removing the QM10 & QM40 buses would force several disabled individuals to walk 3/4 of a mile to Junction Ave. to board the QM12.
2. During rush-hour the disabled will not be able to board the new Q14 to reach Junction, since the Q14 will be packed like sardines (as the Q38 is now) with people going to the subway
3. The QM12 is already fairly crowded. Combining these riders with those of the QM10 & QM40 will result in some riders standing throughout their trip.
6/5/2022, 12:43 AM — Hi,
As a resident who commutes daily to manhattan, I rely on using the Q25 on 119th street and 9th ave. Please do not remove the Q25 line.
6/5/2022, 12:44 AM — Hello ,
Please Do not take Q25 because I take the bus every day
6/5/2022, 11:04 PM — The Q115 should be redesignated Q34 and operate via Brewer Blvd, left on Archer Av, right on Parsons Blvd, left on Kissena Blvd and terminate at Main St-Roosevelt Av.
This will provide access along Brewer Blvd to Queens College and Downtown Flushing
Herb
6/6/2022, 12:41 AM — I am writing this because nobody in my community wouldn’t complain I don’t know why but I live in the Bronx river projects and for years even when I was a kid the q44 would stop on harrod avenue next to my building. Then with this SBS that stop was taken away and limited stops were added in the Bronx. I get it faster service but the problem removing that stop I and others who work in queens live next to the highway and it’s exits. I notice the wait for cars to pass by so I can cross the exit walking to the stop. Then be on the lookout for non responsible drivers not crashing and hitting pedestrians walking to the bus stop. I am asking please bring back this bus stop because it was very convenient and easy for me and others to take the 44 into queens without going to Manhattan
6/6/2022, 8:03 AM — Have Q73 operate on 73 Av between Springfield Blvd and 164 St then turn right on 164 St and left on Jewel Av to absorb the Q64 route. This is better than the proposed Q10/Q64 combination.
The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA route. This would be a split depot operation.
The Q82 should be redesignated as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park.
The Q115 should be redesignated Q34 and operate via Brewer Blvd, left on Archer Av, right on Parsons Blvd cutting onto Kissena Blvd and terminate at Main St-Roosevelt Av.
I am so happy that there are no "A", "B" or any letter suffix route designations. As I mentioned earlier the Q115 should be redesignated as Q34 here is a big suggestion concerning the other three digit routes:
Q104 should become Q36
Q105 should become Q15
Q109 should become Q64
Q111 should become Q71
Q114 should become Q74
Q61 and Q78 should be combined because the proposed Q78 has no subway connection. This new route could be the new Q41.
Although this might be repetitive, please look into these suggestions
Herb
6/6/2022, 8:26 AM — Please don't remove the QM5, QM35 bus stop at 197 Street and 73rd Ave. There are enough riders boarding at this stop in the morning to get to work in the morning. Also cutting down the number of scheduled buses to every 20 minutes is not great as sometimes the buses arrive early and leave early or arrive late and riders have to wait 20 minutes for the next bus and will be late for work (probably because they missed the earlier bus that left early). Have the bus drivers stick to their schedules. And if there is a delay, please update notification to Google Maps quicker. Lastly, stagger the QM5 and the QM35 better so they don't arrive at the same time. Thanks.
6/6/2022, 9:42 AM — Re: Proposed new QM7 route - The proposed new QM7 route, with the addition of stops on Queens Boulevard, will make an already long trip much longer. As it is, going eastbound towards Queens, the QM7 has consistently arrived at least 15 minutes or more after the time shown on the MTA schedule between the hours of 3 - 7 pm. Adding stops on Queens Boulevard will make the route even longer given current traffic on Queens Boulevard. This does not improve service for Union Turnpike riders west of 188 Street, who will also feel the impact of a decrease in express bus service due to the re-routing of the QM8. Please do not add the new Queens Boulevard stops. The bus ride is well over an hour as it is already from the last stop in Manhattan to the first stop in Queens both eastbound and westbound. Instead, **please maintain the current level of service by keeping the existing QM7 and QM8 routes**. To address the long routes for some QM8 riders, you may want to explore adding more Super Express QM8 rides--for example, going eastbound, one pick-up in Manhattan and drop-offs starting on 188 Streets; going westbound, a few pick-up points and then to the LIE on 188 Street. Thank you.
6/6/2022, 7:57 PM — MTA is proposing to remove all uptown buses for the X68 bus in the morning. This is a very bad idea because I currently used the uptown buses and they are already crowded now trying to eliminate will cause severe overcrowding for the down buses. These uptown buses are needed as it may be the only means of transport for some riders. This will add more than 30 minutes to each riders commute. This should be reconsidered and if possible at more uptown buses.
6/6/2022, 7:59 PM — In lieu of the recent subway climate, many people are turning away from that of steel wheels to those of rubber. The New York City bus system, which is well loved and mostly reliable to those who have frequented it for years is not under appreciated. Which is why the strong ridership of my morning uptown bus route beg to ask the question, what in God’s name is this redesign plan and who is benefiting, because it certainly won’t be us. Despite the city’s use case for a decline in ridership and proposal to make a morning commute more efficient will like many flashy urban revamps prove to only hurt those who don’t see a problem with the current route.
6/6/2022, 8:54 PM — I am in favor of the redesigned Q18 route. I like how the route is straightened out on the southern end to remain on 65th Place between Queens Blvd. and Maspeth. Zigzagging on those side streets is a time-waster. I also like how the stops are spread out further to increase travel times, even though my own stop will be eliminated. The current design feels ridiculous stopping on every other block. Please implement ASAP.
6/6/2022, 9:00 PM — I am in favor of the redesigned Q47 route. I like how it is straightened out on the southern end to go straight on 69th Street and not zig-zag on side streets. I also like how stops are spaced further apart to speed up travel times. I also love how the southern terminus goes to the M train on Metropolitan Avenue. Now I have more options to travel between Queens and Brooklyn or Queens and Manhattan! Implement this plan!
6/6/2022, 10:32 PM — Please save the Q41. Howard Beach needs it! Taking it away would leave us crippled. It would cause extra bus trips and extra fares. It would prevent some students from getting to high school, prevent people from getting to the Queens Court houses, from getting to doctors appointment, I’m getting to Jamaica Hospital, the Long Island Rail Rd., the E train, etc. Please do not take it away. Howard Beach is so frequently ignored and it feels discriminatory.
6/6/2022, 10:41 PM — There are a lot of people who rely on the Q27, Q88, and Q1 in Queens Village. By eliminating the Q27 and Q88 stops and forcing people to make transfers, how is that making public transportation better? It's already difficult without having to add a transfer. These stops shouldn't be removed.
6/6/2022, 10:43 PM — The redesign is going to inconvenience many young kids going to school and adults going to work. It’s already rough waiting for the bus because early in morning because many bus drivers don’t stop even though the bus is fully packed. Please reconsider this. College Point is already a neglected neighborhood. We can’t afford for these stops to not exist.
6/6/2022, 11:00 PM — Hi
I see that you are replacing the Q39 with Q67
Because a lot of people here in Ridgewood are going to Astoria it should be better to connect the Q18 with today's Q39 , so we can go directly to Astoria
WE DO NOT WANT THE Q67 OVERHERE
6/6/2022, 11:03 PM — I have been taking the X68 for almost 20 years. I am sincerely asking that Queens Bus Network Redesign STRONGLY be reconsidered. As ridership has increased due to violence on the subway and covid fears, causing more drivers to drive in, the commute going into Manhattan has become almost unbearable. As someone who does not have the option to work remotely, I must go into work extremely early to account for more traffic. Potentially adding 20 or more minutes to my already long commute, would simply be a nightmare. My commute home is 2 to 2 1/2 hours long EVERY evening. I cannot be possibly subjected to a longer commute into Manhattan or returning home. I respectfully and humbly ask that the redesign be reconsidered. Thank you.
6/6/2022, 11:43 PM — This is leaving the residents of Lindenwood stranded. In addition, this route will eliminate the connection to the LIRR and Nassau County buses that the Q41 now provides! This is awful!
6/7/2022, 12:27 AM — Please don’t change the Q39 design. Many riders use this route in order to access the subway and LaGuardia College.
The new design will leave them in the middle of no where.
6/7/2022, 4:41 AM — PLEASE DO NOT get rid of the Q41 bus! So many of us in Howard Beach and Lindenwood use this bus to get to work and school. Eliminating the route would be devastating to our communities!!
6/7/2022, 7:09 AM — Please keep the Q46 stops on Union Turnpike at 170 St (eastbound) and 171st (westbound) which service St. John's University. The stops at Union Turnpike and 164th streets are closer to the stadiums but far from the main body of classroom and administrative buildings.
Thank you for considering this request.
6/7/2022, 8:16 AM — Here are some more personal comments:
Q12 and Q66 buses should start out on Roosevelt Avenue between Prince and Main Sts.
If Fresh Meadows bound Q17 buses terminate at 188 St-Union Tpke, let the bus turn left from 188 St onto Union Tpke and make its final drop off in front of "Romeo's Pizza". Buses would then go along Union Tpke, right onto 193 St, right onto 81 Av, right onto 188 St and pick up at the present Flushing bound Q17 stop.
Keep Q1 and Q6 as separate routes.
Redesigned Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 route at Belmont Park.
How will Q57 buses be able to orturn around at Little Neck Pkwy-Hillside Av ?
If the Q73 becomes reality, please have DOT install a traffic light at 73 Av-182 St.
That's All Dr now!
Herb
6/7/2022, 9:44 AM — Please consider keeping the QM68 (X68) Stop at Queens Boulevard and Main Street. Please keep at least one of the Express Busses (X68, X63 or X64) going uptown on Third Avenue in Manhattan. With all the Express Buses going up Madison Avenue instead, you are adding travel time for all commuters who work on the East Side (1st and 2nd Avenues) in Midtown (East 40th to 57th Streets). PLEASE!!!!!!
6/7/2022, 1:28 PM — The proposed Q1 line seems good on paper, but my concern is for he Q6 portion especially by the subway which is always crowded, adding the Q1 load will make it even more crowded. Also, why remove the 115 Ave stop on the Q6 (1) line. I find it highly inconvenient to have to walk to (from) Linden Blvd especially when coming home. The 116 Ave stop isn't a preferred stop.
6/7/2022, 11:32 PM — Here is another important bus suggestion:
Extend the Q20 past Briarwood-Van Wyck station via left on Queens Blvd, left on Hillside Av, right on Parsons Blvd and absorb the Q111 route. This will eliminate another Jamaica layover. The only route to have layover in the Parsons-Hillside area would be the Q114 route.
If the Q1 and Q6 remain as separate routes, the Q6 would be the only route to layover in the Sutphin Hillside area. I am still suggesting that the Q40 be rerouted to 165th Street Terminal.
The Q20 would operate between Beechhurst and Rosedale.
Herb
6/8/2022, 3:22 AM — For the Q77, keep all the stops on Francis Lewis Blvd, between 115th Ave to Hollis, for the students and elderly riders going shopping at the local shopping plaza at Francis Lewis and Hollis. All the stops for the Q84 before and after Merrick Blvd should remain, you have many students and elderly passengers on this portion of the route. Keep all the stops before and after Merrick on the Q4 route. Keep all the stops between Springfield Blvd/119 ave to Hillside Ave, for the students.
6/8/2022, 4:16 AM — I am writing regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan. It is my understanding that the thought behind the redesign of the Queens bus routes is to make using the buses easier and faster. In my community of Howard Beach, in order to access Crossbay Blvd., on of our two main commercial districts, a bus rider would have to take the Q-11 to Pitkin Ave in Ozone Park, cross to the southbound side of Crossbay Blvd and then access a southbound Q-52/Q-53 back to Howard Beach. The other main commercial district is located at the Lindenwood Shopping Center which is bordered between 83rd Street to the west, 84th Street to the east, 153 Ave to the south and 151 Ave to the north. The Lindenwood Shopping Center and Crossbay Blvd are home to a wide variety of services such as doctors, dentists, pharmacies, supermarkets, banking, restaurants and so much more but currently the only way to gain access to most of these services it to drive.
My suggestion would be to create a Crosstown Howard Beach route. The route could start in Old Howard Beach at 102 Street and 152 Avenue, a short walk from the MTA Howard Beach Airtrain/A train station. the bus would turn left onto 157 Avenue stopping at 99 Street,. It would then proceed west across Crossbay Blvd into New Howard Beach stopping at 92 Street following the current Q-41 route into Lindenwood. The route would change slightly as the crosstown route would continue straight on 84th Street and then turning east onto 151 Avenue and traveling back to 84th Street where it would then retrace the route back to Old Howard Beach along 15 Ave. Turning right onto 101 street, stopping at the existing Q-11 stops as it proceeds to 160 Ave. Turning east onto 160 Ave and north onto 102 street, thus completing the route. It would be approximately 4 miles long and make all of the business areas accessible to those who cannot or do not want to drive. It would be yet another way to get more vehicles off the streets. In addition to the Crosstown Howard Beach route, there is another recommendation regarding the Express Bus. Currently while each having a different starting point, Howard Beach is serviced by three Express Buses (QM-15, QM-16 and QM-17) however, all three routes terminate in Mid-town Manhattan. We would like to suggest that the QM-15 be rerouted to terminate in Downtown Manhattan. Both the QM-16 and QM-17 originate on the Rockaway Peninsula where commuters have th eoption of taking the Rockaway Ferry or the A train to lower Manhattan however in Howard Beach, there is no such option with the A Train serving as the only choice. With the current crime rate in the subway system a safer and more comfortable rider experience would be the Express Bus.
6/8/2022, 4:24 AM — I'm writing in opposition to the newly proposed bus route changes that will adversely affect my community. Under the current proposal, both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 routes would be shortened, terminating at Rockaway Blvd. and Liberty Ave., eliminating the current one-sea ride to Queens Center Mall. A great issue to the proposed route would not connect to Crossbay Blvd., until Rockaway Blvd. This will adversely affect students attending JHS/HS 202. Students depend on both Q-11 buses, which currently stop at Pitkin Ave, to get to school but they will not add almost two miles and approximately 25 minutes to their bus ride by making them transfer to Rockaway Blvd. to a south bound Q-21, Q-52 or Q-53.
To make matters worse, both the proposed Hamilton Beach and Howard beach Q-11 peak hour frequencies would be decreased and the route would no longer run 24 hours. Many in our community work in the service industry at Queens Center Mall as well as the shops and restaurants on Woodhaven Blvd. They rely on bus service to get to work and their work schedules often has them working into the early morning hours. The elimination of overnight service will severely impact these residents, both your and old, by leaving a transportation desert for several hours during the overnight.
I ask that the MTA look at a workable compromise. This would be to combine both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 service into one route. The Q-11 could serve both communities by means of a loop, thereby doubling bus service for both communities whil adding about 6 minutes to the rite. Thank you.
6/8/2022, 6:28 AM — B53 bus to go to the Gateway Mall
It would be more accessible for people to go to the mall
6/8/2022, 6:39 AM — The Q8 bus should still go to the Gateway Mall after that Go to New Lots Avenue and Livonia and back Gateway mall and towards Queens
The service should be 24 hours
6/8/2022, 7:02 AM — Q51-SBS should I go to East New York
New Lots ave By 3 train and go back to the Gateway Mall after the go back to Queens
6/8/2022, 7:26 AM — Q109 bus should go crowns Heights Eastern Parkway Utica Avenue Brooklyn
By the 3 and 4 train
And Q109 should leave Euclid Avenue and go to the Gateway Mall after that go to Brookdale Hospital and then Eastern Parkway Utica Avenue Crowns Heights in both. directions
Q109
Should be 24-hour
6/8/2022, 8:13 AM — I am a healthcare worker needed to access immediate need to both Bellevue and nyu, switching the bus stop is going to cause a huge disruption in my commute and affecting how fast I can get to my patients. Please reconsider this bus design as it will be more hurtful that helpful
6/8/2022, 1:01 PM — From comments made at the last Queens Bus Network Redesign workshop on June 2, 2022, some riders expressed frustration regarding the MTA's proposal shifting the Q35 route from Newport Avenue to Rockaway Beach Boulevard. To make the Q35 route a more cost-effective route just leave the route on Newport Avenue in the Rockaway Peninsula but on the Brooklyn end of the route it might make sense to extend the Q35 route further north via limited stops along Flatbush Avenue up to either Atlantic Avenue/Flatbush Avenue - Barclays Center or up to Grand Army Plaza. This would basically combine the Q35 route with a large segment of the B41 Limited route thus eliminating overlapping segments of both routes between Avenue U and Avenue H/Glenwood Road. If the Q35 would incorporate a large segment to the B41 limited stop service as part of the Queens & Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign projects the MTA would need only to provide local bus service for Flatbush Avenue under the B41 route banner for the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Plan. Additionally, what also would then need to be addressed in the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign as well is the operation of a few free shuttle bus routes that could connect various parts of Williamsburg, Dumbo, Downtown Brooklyn & Prospect Heights together so that some bus routes could be curtailed at various points such as at the Barclays Center or at Grand Army Plaza including the B41 local route. For example, the southern segment of the present B67/B69 route could just operate between Cortelyou Road and the Barclays Center. A new circular free shuttle bus operating in both directions along Vanderbilt Avenue, (Grand Army Plaza loop Plaza Street East one way Plaza Street West opposite way), Flatbush Avenue, Livingston Street, Smith Street, Jay Street, Sands Street, Gold Street, York Street, Navy Street, Flushing Avenue, back to Vanderbilt Avenue etc. Another free shuttle bus could operate between Jay Street - Metro Tech and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via B67 routing and then along Division Avenue.to Havemeyer Street to Broadway which would address the lost segment of the B67 route. The B25 route could be cut back to Cadman Plaza while another free Shuttle bus operate between Jay Street to Water Street/Main Street Dumbo area as well. All of these free shuttle bus routes would be connecting a host of neighborhoods together thus sparking economic development in Brooklyn plus it would also reduce congestion in central Downtown, Brooklyn by reducing the amount of bus routes serving that central area.
6/8/2022, 1:09 PM — From comments made at the last Queens Bus Network Redesign workshop on June 2, 2022, the Rockaway community wants the Q22 route to be extended back to Beach 169th Street on its western end and cut back on its eastern end to Far Rockaway- Mott Avenue at Beach 20th Street but then extended east in a new routing to terminate at the LIRR Far Rockaway Station via Redfern Avenue returning back via Nameoke Avenue to Central Avenue to Mott Avenue. Regarding bus service to the former area of the Q113 route and Q114 route in the eastern Rockaway - Five Towns area plus the former Q22A route service to Bayswater a new route or a new free shuttle route called the Q22A or Q114A should be established which would travel from Dunbar Street - Mott Avenue Bayswater to the Rockaway Turnpike- Five Towns Shopping Center via Mott Avenue, Central Avenue, Doughty Boulevard, Mott Avenue(Nassau County), and Rockaway Turnpike to serve the former Q22A route and former Q113 and Q114 areas lost under the present redesign proposal. Please note Doughty Boulevard should be used in this new routing 9rather than the Nassau Expressway) in order for this new route to serve the Inwood LIRR Station plus to provide another transfer location between this route and the Q114 route at Bayview Avenue/Doughty Boulevard. Make sure the Q114 stop is maintained at Doughty Boulevard in the Northbound Direction as only shown being added in the southbound direction and says due to new routing which is also incorrect as this is a existing stop on the Q114 already (which shows someone on your staff was confused possibly because the Q114 Limited stops are not indicated in that area on the current Queens Bus Map like indicated for the Q113 route). Free additional transfers to and from the Q22 and Q114 routes should be provided at various locations such as at Beach Channel Drive/Mott Avenue, Doughty Boulevard/Bayview Avenue (Q114 only) & at the Five Towns Shopping Center/Meyer Avenue (Q114 only). Your office needs to then review the stops being kept removed etc. on the Q114 and Q22 routes as well. With the Q22 being shortened on its eastern end no point in removing so many stops to improve reliability. As part of the Brooklyn Bus Redesign Project your office may want to consider extending the Q22 route from Beach 169th Street to either the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station or merging the Q22 route with the B2 route. Your office should also consider extending the QM17 express route to Dunbar Street/Mott Avenue in Bayswater as well. The reclamation of bus service for the Bayswater community would help increase ridership on this new shuttle connecting route as well as increase ridership on the QM17 express route as well.
6/8/2022, 11:08 PM — Hello,
In regards to the QM68 new bus route, this propsal does is not beneficial for the people that work in the midtown/uptown area.
It seems this will add on additional time to our commute, at least 20 minutes. There is already such high traffic in Manattan and heading downtown first and then back to midtown would take even longer.
These routes have been working well for us for many years. I don't see how this will help us but make our commute even worse. I hope you would reconsider this change.
Thank you,
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6/9/2022, 12:16 AM — Hello,
I strongly oppose the elimination of the QM10 express bus that services Rego Park, a part of Corona and Elmhurst. Commuters who live near Horace Harding Expwy/Westside Ave and Lefrak City will be forced to walk about one-half mile or take a local bus to connect to an express bus. Many people who ride the QM10 have disabilities and use a cane. Eliminating the QM10 will create a hardship and a commuting problem for many people. Forcing people to ride the QM12 will only exacerbate an already crowded bus line.
In closing, the MTA should be creating additional transportation alternatives in an effort to get people back into the office in Manhattan.
Thank you,
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6/9/2022, 3:44 AM — Please don’t remove the metropolitan and 71st stop - consolidating along Yellowstone is fine but this is an important stop for anyone not lucky enough to be close to Yellowstone
6/9/2022, 4:41 AM — QM4- People are upset that the Bus will stop running on the weekends and that despite stops being removed, the proposed peak frequency is worse, going from 23 mins to 26 mins. Weekend service must stay and first trip times must not get worse.
Q65- many people who have called our office are upset with the changes to the Q65 and the fact that it will no longer go to the College Point area when it serves a very important purpose of connecting College point to the train system.
Q31- Many people in the neighborhood are very upset that the Q31 will no longer stop at Bayside Highschool meaning that kids who get off at where the q28 is intended to run will have to get on a already packed q28 or walk through the entire neighborhood just to get to school when before they would just get off at the front door steps of the school.
Q25- people are rather upset about the number of buses going to College point are being reduced or being implemented in way that require two or more bus transfers.
Q20- major issue with everyone that we speak with is the access to the shopping center
Thanks Marco Cruz - staff member for Daniel Rosenthal AD27
6/9/2022, 10:23 AM — Q73:
This is one of the projects that MTA & NYC considered to implement after long overdue. In the past the City gave up on two big Queens’ projects like Olympic Stadium and Amazon Warehouse. Now crime and homelessness have gone up. Unemployment is high. I believe the elected politicians & Officials may regret missing those projects, thus short of tax money to control crimes and & solve homelessness. MTA cannot be a loser but has to be a cash cow for the City by finding innovative projects with buses, as any expansion with Subways is not easy. Buses burn less gas, take extremely small space on the road and don't clog roads, and take no parking space on the street. It is good to see MTA in an expansion mood after two years of shirking because of Covid. The City's property tax is favorable to residents and Businesses. But people are leaving to other areas, seeking better greenery. One can explain this phenomenon only by pointing their fingers at poor Infrastructure and high crime. Time for us to be progressive and be positive attitude citizens so all of us can enjoy life in The City.
6/9/2022, 2:11 PM — Long Island City, and all of Queens need a bus through the Midtown Tunnel. Access to the East 30s by a method other than the ferry which drops one at the river could alleviate overcrowding on the non-accessible 7 train.
6/9/2022, 10:36 PM — I am a Rochdale Village, Inc. resident. Currently, I take the Q111, Q114, and Q113. I get on the bus at 137th Avenue and Guy R Brewer Blvd. to transfer at the Jamaica station. It will be an inconvenience to remove the bus stops at 137th Ave., 134th Ave., Baisley Blvd., etc. Rochdale Village is a large complex with 20 buildings. Why would the MTA remove those stops along that route when people must have those stops to get to their destination. Eliminating the Q113 and replacing it with the Q115 will lead to a longer wait time for the bus because the Q111 and Q114 will bypass my stop at 137th Ave. I must have the unlimited express bus to get to my destination faster. If the bus stops in Rochdale Village, Inc. is not broken then do not change those bus stops thinking you are fixing it; it will only be an inconvenience and lead to added frustrations. So please do not fix what is not broken and keep those aforementioned bus stops and not remove them. (Concerned Customer Passenger) Ms. Dolphin?
6/10/2022, 5:42 AM — What happened to the Q15/15A in this new redesign? Even though I’m retired, I regularly use this bus line to get to Main Street/Flushing and to do grocery shopping (153-01 10th Avenue/North Shore Farms & CVS; 153-01 Cross Island Parkway (Key Food) plus to my laundromat at 150th St/14th Avenue). I no longer own a car and the Q15/15A was perfect & convenient for my needs.
6/11/2022, 12:37 AM — Hi!
I am very concerned about the Queens bus route changes. I take the Q18 and Q67 buses in my area of Maspeth. I take the Q18 bus to the #7 express train in Woodside and the Q67 train to Long Island City for all other trains (the E, M, 7). I bought my apartment in Maspeth because of the proximity of these two buses. I understand the Q18 bus would be re-routed far away from where I currently get it on 53rd Avenue and 65th Place AND the Q67 would be eliminated from my area. I do not have a car and the buses are my lifeline to work, shopping and other errands. Do you know how many people in this area use the buses to go about their business? Do you know how many people in the co-op apartments use these buses?
Please do not change these buses.They are essential, crucial transportation routes in Maspeth and have been for a long time.
Sincerely,
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6/11/2022, 5:15 AM — In short , I do believe that adding this route to our neighborhood would be a great thing. Unfortunately there is some information in the neighborhood that is being circulated due to shortsightedness that I hope will not derail this effort to help alleviate what has been a transportation desert.
There has been information circulating in our neighborhood that is just misinformed - one of the neighbors wrote an opinion letter saying that the bus route would negatively effect housing prices, would increase pollution, would increase crime etc etc etc. All things which can easily be debunked with some research.
Unfortunately a lot of the aged population, like my mother who has lived in the neighborhood for the last 50 years do not have the ability to search the internet. I am hoping that the MTA can send out mailers to the local residents to combat this misinformation . People like my mother are more likely to see this information and believe it.
I do hope that this becomes a reality for our neighborhood. I can see commutes for some being cut and also being made much more pleasant with everyone not having to cram into the Q46 bus in the morning.
6/12/2022, 11:33 AM — As a resident of Long Island City and someone whose job is in Midtown Manhattan, this would be huge for our community. Thank you for your consideration to ease the lives of New Yorkers!
6/12/2022, 7:32 PM — There are only 1,2 express bus from forest Hills/ Kew Gardens going to downtown Manhattan. The bus is always packed too even at 6 am. If there are more stop added to QM 7(along Queens Blvd), will every passenger able to can get onto the bus. Meanwhile, I can always see the QM4 or QM44 have only a few passengers or even zero. Maybe we can extend the stop of QM4/QM44 to downtown or convert one of these to downtown loop?
6/13/2022, 1:56 AM — Regarding the proposed Q78, I think it would be better to extend the southern terminus to JFK and provide direct service to the terminals rather than having it end at Rockaway Turnpike. It would provide a better connection to the airport for everybody in Eastern Queens.
6/13/2022, 7:17 PM — Re-routing is only benefiting MTA not commuters. Whole communities were built with public transportation access and homebuyers attracted to move to these areas, now your cost benefitting approach is hurting strap-holders.
This move is disrespectful and discriminating.
6/13/2022, 9:50 PM — It feels like there are less rush hour buses. I take the bus instead of walking 15 minutes to the Parson station. Although there are three bus options, Q34, Q25 and Q25 limited, I find myself walking because it is faster than waiting for the bus. Thankfully, my walk is not too long and I don’t not have mobility needs. Regardless, there should be more buses during rush hour and the rush hour could be extended.
I get off work around 6pm from Manhattan so I commute to the Parsons to by around 6:45-7pm and there is rarely a bus.
If I could attach photos, I’d show my bus delay this morning. Thank you for considering these comments.
6/13/2022, 11:04 PM — On June 1, 2022 I submitted this part of comment below as cataloged as part of the :[220601-000903] response number to my submission in which I will now provide another option to this part of the previous suggestion copy and pasted below: "Some thought should also be given to extend the Q46 route on its western end from Kew Gardens to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills via limited stops along Queen Boulevard., then 108th Street to Yellowstone Boulevard and then Yellowstone Boulevard to Woodhaven Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard to Metropolitan Avenue to terminate along Metropolitan Avenue(w/b) between Woodhaven Boulevard and Cooper Avenue for transfer to the Q52 and Q53 to the Rockaways. The returning eastbound Q46 route could then make a right turn at Cooper Avenue and travel north along Cooper Avenue making a left turn on to Woodhaven Boulevard and then a right turn on to Yellowstone Boulevard to proceed back to Queens Boulevard making a right turn and then continue east toward Kew Gardens. Additionally, the MTA could also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. All of the above changes along with having some of the Q43 buses as well as some of the Q46 buses also being extended on their eastern end from Lakeville Road to Great Neck via N25 routing would then provide access to LIJ Hospital, Lake Success and Great Neck from virtually any point in Queens via two buses." Another second option to the previous submission number #[220601-000903] made on June 1, 2022 would be to have the Q46 extended only up to the 71st Avenue Forest Hills Subway Station along Queens Boulevard near 71st Avenue and returning back eastbound via Jewel Avenue and 108th Street back to Queens Boulevard(e/b) which is a great turnaround location then the current method of a wide U turn at 77th Avenue/Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Also under this second option the Q52 route would also be revised to no longer serve points along Woodhaven Boulevard north of Yellowstone Boulevard but be rerouted to the Forest Hills Subway Station via Yellowstone Boulevard. At that point if warranted the Q52 could also be combined with the Q64 route and travel up to the Horace Harding Expressway at 164th Street and then extended to some point further east to Queensborough Community College via the Horace Harding Expressway or further north to Downtown, Flushing via 164th Street, 46th Avenue, Parsons Boulevard & Sanford Avenue. Additionally, under this second option the MTA should also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. One new issue under this second option is that passengers should be able to switch between the Q52 and Q53 routes without having an additional fare being deducted from their MetroCard or under OMNY so that Q53 riders would have one fare access to transfer to other routes at Forest Hills and Q52 riders would have access to transfer to other routes at Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. In summary, by having the Q52 &Q53 routes serve two different markets on the northern end of the route would provide access to more communities for most passengers boarding along the Cross Bay Boulevard/Woodhaven Boulevard sections of the route although it would cut off direct bus service to Elmhurst and Jackson Heights from the eastern Q52 Rockaway Peninsula areas plus not have direct service to Forest Hills for passengers from the western Q53 Rockaway Peninsula area unless each route was also to be further divided into two branches or instead converted into four separate routes rather than two routes.
6/14/2022, 1:33 AM — Here are some better suggestions:
First, please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q6 should start at Hillside-Sutphin Station and travel its new route to JFK Cargo Plaza.
The Q115 proposal should be changed, instead of going to Flushing, let the Q115 make a right onto Hillside Av then after 165 St combine itself with the Q76 which is still underutilized during the non-rush hours. The new Q76 would operate between College Point and Springfield Gardens.
Next, the Q20 should be extended past Briarwood-Van Wyck station by turning left on Queens Blvd, left on Hillside Av then right on Parsons Blvd and absorb the Q111 route. The new Q20 would operate between Beechhurst and Rosedale.
The only route to layover at Hillside-Parsons would be the Q114.
Don't forget to redesignate the three digit routes:
Q104 would become Q36
Q105 would become Q15
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 absorbed onto Q20
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 absorbed onto Q76
6/14/2022, 5:18 AM — I rely on several buses to get me to and from work in the Bronx (Q5, Q84, and the Q3) for the past eight years. As a 2nd generation home owner living in a desirable two fare zone, I have experienced many years of frustrations with the existing Q5 bus service particularly when I have waited to catch this bus after 7:30 pm weekday evenings coming home from work. Many times, I did not have access to a car. Nor did I have someone to come pick me up at the train station. At this time in the evening I would wait up to 40 minutes or more for the Q5 to arrive. Finally, I resorted to deliberately taking the F train to the 179th Street station to catch the Q3 bus home. I would had to walk from Farmers and Merrick several blocks before arriving to my destination. I do not understand why daily the Q5 does not run as frequent as other buses in other neighborhoods particularly after 4PM.
I have observed this even when trying to catch the Q5 leaving Queens beginning at the corner of Selover Road and Merrick Boulevard at 4:00pm in the afternoon in route to an important meeting held in Manhattan. Recently, a bus driver had the nerve to inform me that I should not be upset because an operating bus passed me just 1 minute prior to his arrival. You see these Q5 buses were literally back to back. This driver was reacting to the expression of disappointment and disgust on my face. This driver expected me to be grateful I finally got on the bus. My question is: Why would two buses arrive so close together finally when five empty Q5 buses (with no passengers) rolled past as I stood in shock and disbelief at MTA's poor scheduling. This has been going on for years as far back as I can recall. I attend my graduate school’s alumni meetings in the city once a month and as I plan, I anticipate a one hour and 1/2 journey is guaranteed going to take me up to a span of 2 1/2 hours. If the plan is to eliminate stops to any of these bus routes it will certainly impact the quality of life for not just me but all of my community members. As a tax payer I have suffered from such neglect when it comes to the way MTA manages the bus routes and service to my neighborhood. Enough is enough! The MTA has to do better! There are many in my neighborhood who rely of these buses to get to work, school, church, the stores and other vital businesses who employ individuals who rely on the bus to get to work. The elimination of bus stops will surely inconvenience many. I would not doubt this redesign will impact this community's economy in the long term. Perhaps MTA is not aware of this? There has to be some other way to do this redesign plan.
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6/14/2022, 7:15 AM — Here is a comment regarding the keeping of Q1 and Q6 as two separate routes: With the Q1 Queens Village branch being discontinued, the Q6 can operate the length of Sutphin Blvd, turn right onto Hillside Av, turn right on to Merrick Blvd onto the present Q1 Queens Village slot at 165 St. Terminal. This will eliminate the need for layover at Sutphin-Hillside.
I also suggested that Q40 terminate at 165 St. Terminal.
Herb
I also suggested that the Q40 terminate at 165 St. Terminal.
6/14/2022, 7:23 AM — First the q104 should only do the top/bottom part of the island and another route should to the other to avoid looping around the entire island trust me it’s slow limit is 15mph one bus can do one end and another bus can do the other. Then the 104 after serving the island should travel down bway to queens blvd then to 63 rd drive then follow current q38 until 108st. Or stop it at the malls at rego
Q18 should be rerouted after woodside 61 to travel thru woodside to 69st, then take 69st til end at middle village for a transfer to M train terming at metro mall
6/14/2022, 8:23 AM — 2years ago before Covid I attended one of these workshops with your new design it just is the same horrible update as last time taking the bus service away from the area I live in Maspeth 53 ave stop. Please tell me how this will be faster commute to the city for me
Or my neighbors ….we have to walk approx 30 mins in the morning to a bus stop & walking home that route in the evening is not safe. Why does the service have to cleaned out in our area so unfair. So many kids get that bus to school down to LIC . MTA should not be promoting this as a faster service for who I may ask??? Please advice when your planning to roll out this awful new service. I thought NYC wanted less cars on the road it’s a joke . Please give me some positive feedback on this issue?
6/14/2022, 8:23 AM — 2years ago before Covid I attended one of these workshops with your new design it just is the same horrible update as last time taking the bus service away from the area I live in Maspeth 53 ave stop. Please tell me how this will be faster commute to the city for me
Or my neighbors ….we have to walk approx 30 mins in the morning to a bus stop & walking home that route in the evening is not safe. Why does the service have to cleaned out in our area so unfair. So many kids get that bus to school down to LIC . MTA should not be promoting this as a faster service for who I may ask??? Please advice when your planning to roll out this awful new service. I thought NYC wanted less cars on the road it’s a joke . Please give me some positive feedback on this issue?
6/14/2022, 11:32 PM — For the most part, I do not have any qualms about the Queens Bus Redesign, especially Express Buses QM2, QM20 and QM32. However, for the QM20 westbound morning route, I would usually get on at 17th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard as there is a bus shelter with benches to sit on which is advantageous to me as a person with chronic back issues. With the redesign plan for the QM20, the 17th Ave and Willets Point Blvd stop is eliminated and I would need to go to 19th Avenue and Willets Point Blvd. And there is no bus shelter with benches. Would the MTA please install at least benches as this stop. Thank you for your time and consideration.
6/15/2022, 4:43 AM — Your agency might want to take a look at adding a RUSH or CROSSTOWN/SBS bus route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and some major transfer point in Brooklyn. The route structure could parallel the Q85 route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and Springfield Boulevard/North & South Conduit avenues but this new route would then continue on the North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue(e/b) to/from Rockaway Boulevard and then travel west to Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard. Along Rockaway Boulevard the bus should only make limited stops to Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard. At Cross Bay Boulevard the bus could then travel south to 149th Avenue(westbound)/North Conduit Avenue & South Conduit Avenue(eastbound) to/from Linden Boulevard or to/from Sutter Avenue in Brooklyn. As part of the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Project your agency would then determine where this route should travel in Brooklyn if it is implemented.
6/15/2022, 5:05 AM — Marilyn is an elderly 83 year old bus rider who uses the Q18 and q47. She appreciates that the bus stops are close by her house. She feels seniors needs were not considered when the plans are drawn, as the stops are far from designation points. She's asking that the changes not be so drastic.
6/15/2022, 6:23 AM — LOCAL BUS PRIORITIES
Q11 - The MTA proposes to shorten the Q11 Howard Beach/Woodhaven Boulevard bus route by ending its services at Woodhaven and Rockaway Boulevards and Liberty Avenue, stating that services beyond this point are redundant (p. 89). From a customers perspective, the Q11s services are vitally needed beyond this point to enable us to reach Aqueduct Raceway, a mass vaccination site throughout the pandemic, and the JFK AirTrain-Howard Beach station, the gateway to JFK International Airport.
Q29 - The MTA plans to completely eliminate the vital cross-town route of the Q29, which runs on Dry Harbor Road and 80th Street connecting Glendale/Middle Village to Jackson Heights at the 82nd
Street Subway Station on the 7 line, and along the bus route, access to and from important institutions and resources: Elmhurst Hospital, Newton High School, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, the Queens Center Mall, Resurrection Ascension Academy and Church, Madison York Assisted Living Facility, Dry Harbor Nursing Home, Juniper Valley Park, St. Margarets Academy and Church, St. John Cemetery, and the Atlas Mall.
In place of the Q29 bus route, the MTA proposes that bus riders mix and match four different bus routes, including a new one, the Q80, to get to their destinations (p. 50, p. 130, p. 300). The new Q80 is a 3.4 mile spur that allows Glendale/Middle Village bus riders to travel to and from the M and R local subway stop at Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard (p. 300). The MTA plan does not explain why adding a bus service to the M and R train requires eliminating the Q 29 bus service to and from the 7 line in Jackson Heights. Customers seek a both/and solution retention of the existing Q29 bus route and the additional bus services the MTA has proposed for the Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard local subway stop.
Q47 - The MTA carves out a core part of the Q47 cross-town bus route that runs through Maspeth and connects Glendale/Middle Village bus riders with Woodside, the Roosevelt Avenue Bus and Subway Hub in Jackson Heights, Monsignor Clancy Memorial High School, Lexington School for the Deaf, and LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst. Customers agree with the MTA that service along a very short part of the Q47 bus route a total of three bus stops on Calamus Avenue in Maspeth --- should be discontinued (p. 220). However, this problem can be remedied by removing the three bus stops from the Q47 route and allowing the bus to proceed on Grand Avenue, the main business thoroughfare in Maspeth. At the intersection of 69 Street and Grand Avenue, the Q47 can turn right onto 69 Street and proceed on its original route. The Q47 bus route also includes one left turn at the corner of 80 Street and Grand Avenue. However, there is no oncoming traffic at that corner and there is no basis for the MTA to bring an end to cross-town service Q47 based on its adoption of the UPS left turn policy.
Glendale/Middle Village bus riders have relied on the Q47 bus route for decades. Many of us bought homes in the area and decided where to send our children to school based on proximity to the Q47 bus route. It is our only cross-town connection to priority destinations in Maspeth, Woodside, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. Again we ask why must additional bus services proposed at one end of our community come at the expense of deleting a long established direct cross-town connections? Again, customers ask for a both/and solution -- retention of the existing Q47 bus route and the additional bus services the MTA has proposed for the Middle Village local subway stop on Metropolitan Avenue. .
EXPRESS BUS PRIORITIES
On the eve of implementation of congestion pricing and a hoped for post-pandemic recovery, expanding the infrastructure for express bus services is paramount. The 2022 Draft Plan does the opposite. It projects the loss of two express bus lines in our community: the QM 10/40 and the BM 5 (p. 47). Moreover,
6/15/2022, 6:23 AM — adding copy of letter to Chairman on same issues/concerns -- for public record; no additional response required
6/15/2022, 6:44 AM — Please do not end the QM10 bus route. Many riders that live in the Lefrak City area use it to commute to and from work. The ridership has only increased and it is a vitally important transportation vehicle for of us who do not want to ride the subway trains. Please do not end the QM10 bus route.
6/15/2022, 9:21 AM — Can you create a better connection between the Q50, SBS Q44, and Bx5? Adding a Bx5 bus stop near the Home Depot on Bruckner Blvd close to the SBS Q44 stop would make for a more direct transfer.
6/16/2022, 8:04 AM — Here are some more comments:
Routes Q17, Q26 and Q27 should be based at Casey Stengel Depot.
Routes Q32 and Q50 should be based at LaGuardia Depot.
Route Q83 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
Route Q51 should be based at Queens Village depot.
Route Q52 AND should be extended to Far Rockaway
Route Q53 AND should be extended to Jacob Ri is Ok
Combine Q10 with Q72
Herb
6/16/2022, 7:19 PM — I want to discuss about q77 proposal. It looks as if it is to terminate at around merrick blvd. Why not the southbound make a left turn on 130 ave and run along 130 ave to hook creek and right turn on hook creek blvd and right turn on merrick blvd terminating on merrick...return trip continue on merrick right turn on brookville blvd left turn on 130 ave the right turn on Springfield blvd and regular...this can be a great thing because service is very limited in this area and it will make it feel a little more connected
6/16/2022, 7:19 PM — I want to discuss about q77 proposal. It looks as if it is to terminate at around merrick blvd. Why not the southbound make a left turn on 130 ave and run along 130 ave to hook creek and right turn on hook creek blvd and right turn on merrick blvd terminating on merrick...return trip continue on merrick right turn on brookville blvd left turn on 130 ave the right turn on Springfield blvd and regular...this can be a great thing because service is very limited in this area and it will make it feel a little more connected
6/17/2022, 1:02 AM — Please leave the Q53 terminal in Woodside. I love taking a one ride to the beach during the summer. Even if only some buses start there it would make such a difference than having to take another bus or subway to get to Jackson Heights to get this bus.
6/18/2022, 2:33 AM — Please don’t change the q101 form Steinway street manhattan. It’s would be a burden to the seniors and disability who can’t use the Steinway street subway station due to it is not a ADA accessible station it would be a burden to them by handing to pay twice just to transfer to m15 bus because they only would get one transfer to q60 or q32 bus witch ever get their first . Why not just add it theQ68 bus to increase service to Astoria .
6/18/2022, 11:34 PM — Don't understand running the Q105 on 31st street with nearly the same stops as the N/W subway line. Why would you take an express option away on 21st street that doesn't turn up to Queens plaza South. 31st street under the train for another bus does not seem logical. I was born and raised in Astoria and this is disheartening for those of us who live closer to 21st street and now have to walk up to 31st to get to Queens plaza without connecting. Awful choice. Also, eliminating the M60 bus? not sure if this is the case but again another awful choice for those of us that go into certain parts of Manhattan
6/19/2022, 11:46 PM — We use Q25 bus for local transportation. The new plan use Q17 to replace Q25 between College Point and Flushing main street. It removes many local stops in the name of improve efficiency. It does not concern if one want to get those location especially for senior citizen. It is a plan design reach subway station and totally forget about local transportation issues. I think this is the design issue from somebody never took the bus before. Please correct this problem.
6/20/2022, 9:03 AM — Base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot.
Modify Q73 by operating along 73 Avenue between Springfield Boulevard and 164 Street, then go onto Jewel Avenue and absorb route Q64.
Combine Q10 and Q72 to a JFK-LGA route.
Route Q76 Jamaica bound should continue along Hillside Avenue then turn left on Parsons Boulevard and absorb the Q115 route.
Combine Q20 with Q111.
Redesignate Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 at Belmont Park.
Redesigned the three digit routes:
Q104 to become Q36
Q105 to become Q15
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 combine with Q20
Q114 to become Q74
Q115 combine with Q76
That's All For Now!
Herb
6/20/2022, 11:34 AM — I think that for the most part, the second draft is better for us residents in Queens Village than the first one and it addressed some of the issues brought up from the first time. My concerns, along with my neighbors, now involve the existing Q1, Q27, and Q88 routes along Springfield Blvd. More specifically:
1) With this proposed removal of the Q1 along Springfield Blvd, this would creates a two-fare zone for those unable to make a lengthy walk to nearby bus lines and need to get to the subway station. This is rather unfair as we are already far from the city and there are no subways in eastern Queens past Jamaica so should be addressed.
2) The proposed frequencies along the Q73 line are rather weak and would not adequately serve school-day demands that the current Q27 does. This can be alleviated by rerouting the Q26 as in the first draft on the QT31 where it took the Horace Harding Expwy between Hollis Court Blvd and Springfield Blvd, instead of using 73rd Av.
3) The existing Q88 route allows eastern Queens riders along 73rd Av in Fresh Meadows, Windsor Oaks, Oakland Gardens and those along Springfield Blvd in Queens Village to get to western Queens areas like Elmhurst and Corona with just one bus. This is important for us to get to the shopping centers at Queens Center Mall and 188th St, the numerous schools along the expressway, and the many homecare workers seeking Corona and Elmhurst for their patients. Some of us use the Q88 first to connect with other buses as well. The line was also growing in ridership prior to the pandemic. With the proposed change in the second draft, there would be an additional transfer to be made for all riders and some of us would be charged again since we would be taking three buses in the plan instead of two buses. We would like to see the Q88 route left alone and improved upon with additional service as it starts too late (8am, 9am) on weekends.
6/20/2022, 8:07 PM — Elderly and handicapped people take the Q38 to Metropolitan Ave Station because it is ground level. If you change the bus routes so that they have to take the Q14 to Fresh Pond Road, how will they get around?
It's hard enough traveling around via above-ground public transportation during the winter and these changes will make everything more difficult.
6/21/2022, 2:49 AM — What BUS ROUTE will serve LINDENWOOD - Q41 ROUTE/Q21ROUTE?
6/21/2022, 3:58 AM — Regarding the service changes on 20th Avenue in college point. I don’t mind only the Q76 will operate but I wish you could extend the time of service to midnight. Partially thru flushing. 10pm is too early for those who rely on shopping for groceries at shop rite and BJ’s wholesale. Please consider some type of arrangement to extend bus service to midnight.
6/21/2022, 7:42 AM — Your plan is a horror show! Service to this area of Queens is unreliable and sporadic at best but your plan intends to reduce this service even further...and your public meetings are a sham at best. The public really has no say in the matter (although the MTA will argue otherwise) but for my money, your plan SUCKS! For once, just do the right thing for the customer...
6/21/2022, 6:59 PM — Hi when is the new draft planning starting in live in fich workrockaway 113-114 horrible buses
6/21/2022, 8:11 PM — I reviewed the bus redesign routes for both regular and express and found too much changes all at once. Feeling that whoever designed the changes did not know anything about the neighborhood and the traffic patterns and the congestion of those routes. Such extensive changes did not consider the confusion will cause to the rider of all ages. Once again, I see the agency lack of knowledge abt the community is making the decisions. Should definitely have extensive reviews and visits the routes (not drive by) on multiple times of days and ask the ACTUAL riders before claiming any knowledge and how the new route will benefits the riders.
6/22/2022, 4:12 AM — I am opposed to the proposal for a redesigned Queens bus system. The current proposal would limit my options in commuting between my home, on the border of East Elmhurst and Astoria, and my job in Manhattan. At this time, I have access to three bus routes, including one Limited bus option that is much swifter than the average bus. With this new plan I will only have access to two bus routes, neither of them a quick travel option. I will lose access to the bus route that operates on Steinway Street, which is a major thoroughfare in my area and the location of my doctor's office and preferred pharmacy. This redesign is more concerned with connecting Queens to other boroughs, but in my experience I find that buses that go across boroughs are often slower and have longer wait times than buses that remain more local. If I want to cross boroughs, I can take the subway; what is important to me is the access to subway stations and local areas of significance.
6/22/2022, 7:48 AM — Please extend the proposed Q48 route past 260 Street-Little Neck Parkway to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week.
Combine Q61 and Q78 to provide a subway connection at Main Street.
Please combine Q76 and Q115.
Herb
3/29/2022, 1:16 AM — I appreciate the increased frequency on the Q54 bus although 15 minute service would be better on weekends, especially during the day. That route could be improved by keeping it on Metropolitan Ave through St. John's cemetery instead of turning down 80th St. and Cooper Ave which tends to add a lot of delays (turning a bus always seems to take a long time).
For the Q59 service, while it does make sense to have it start at the Williamsburg Bridge bus plaza and would quicken trips on that route it does reduce the service available along the Williamsburg waterfront which is chronically undeserved by the bus network. It's mentioned that would be mitigated by the Brooklyn Bus redesign. The Brooklyn bus redesign should be shared in the meantime and the western routing of the Q54 service should not change until the Brooklyn redesign is implemented as well.
3/29/2022, 2:50 AM — Overall this is a much better plan than the previous version. I still am disappointed that I won't be able to get to Kaufman Astoria Theater and the Museum of the Moving Image on the Q66 (Northern Blvd West). In Jackson Heights too many bus stops are being removed - particularly on the Q33 and Q49 - these are operating on neighborhood streets where people are using these routes for neighborhood movements so wholesale removal of stops will cause problems - it may make more sense to re-balance bus stops by going to every 3 blocks even instead. On north/south streets removal of bus stops won't save much time and cause excessive walking distances due to passenger volumes and signal timings. Two of the stops eliminated on the Q49 will greatly reduce utility of the route and from observed passenger usage makes no sense (89 Street/90 Street at 34 Avenue and 74 Street/75 Street at 37 Avenue). Often times during the peak period I see leave-behinds on the Q72 (Junction Blvd) so I am a little bit shocked and disappointed that more frequent service is not proposed.
3/29/2022, 3:32 AM — Hello! The new plans as they pertain to my neighborhood (Jackson Heights) look like a great step in the right direction, especially the redesign of the Q49 route. Thanks!
3/29/2022, 4:40 AM — Do not reroute any of the QM2, QM20, or QM32 to the Long Island Expressway during the PM rush hour, it will just make the runtimes longer due to significant traffic, I'm sure the point of this redesign is also to save money by cutting down runs with low ridership.
3/29/2022, 5:24 AM — As a rider of the QM2 on the weekends, the wait time would be a lot longer than now and an inconvenience for weekend commuters. I also feel that sending express buses over the Queensboro Bridge still not as fast as sending vehicles through the Midtown Tunnel as well. There is always a lot of traffic and congestion on Borden Avenue while on the approach to the Long Island Expressway.
3/29/2022, 6:19 AM — we need add more bus routes.. to reach every corner of NYC... w early times.. cause subway couldn t reach anymore... sample from queens elmhurst to sheephead bay or connect island. etc...
and better pass by train station's... ...
it will raise business back to normal... public back to use MTA..
there is location couldn't reach by train only...
3/29/2022, 6:21 AM — Hi. Much better! Thank You so much for finding a way to get me and others on the Q65 a little further north up 162nd St to transfer to/from the Q12/13/28 at Sanford and Northern while still getting others to Main St. Also, thank you so very much for keeping the 164 St/Highland Av stop on the Q65 and Homelawn St/Highland Av stop on the Q31 in both directions. They were very much needed as there are many residents like myself who live in houses and apartment buildings along [REDACTED] the steep hill who benefit from those stops daily. Thank You for keeping 24/7 service and keeping both the Parsons Blvd (F) and Jamaica Center (E)(J)(Z) stations served on the Q65. Thank You for straightening the Q31 up Utopia Pkwy the full length and adding frequently and extended service hours on it as well. Only one issue, the Q65 should remain and terminate at the Jamaica LIRR station at Sutphin Bl/94 Av as it does now. Without it, commuters like myself wouldn't be able to get to/from the many lines serviced by LIRR at Jamaica Station as well as the AirTrain to JFK Airport as we do now. Thank You!
3/29/2022, 6:34 AM — I used to think the q30 to/from Little Neck was the most unreliable and infrequiently run bus (especially for the afternoon commute home). Little did I know things were about to get so much worse. Apparently I took for granted taking one bus to the F in Jamaica and getting on an express train that will take me directly to my office's stop. Under your proposed removal of the ONLY bus route that stops within one mile of my home, I now have to take a new route Q88, nearly twice as long distance on the road to Rego Park, where I will have to take a local train then change to the F, the train I need to get to my office. My usual 1 1/2 hour( which is ridiciulous to begin with) commute is undoubtably INCREASED in time. Not only will I spend longer on the bus itself (longer route also means more crowded bus!), I have to take two subway lines, transfering at Roosevelt Ave, one of the busiest stops. I cannot fathom how I would be able to survive this if I had to return to the office 5 days a week. I really hope this takes YEARS to implement so I have time to MOVE because I cannot rely on this new bus route. This change has 100% made my future commute worse, which is pretty incrdible you managed to do considering it currently clocks in at 1 1/2 hours on a GOOD day. The MTA is already one of the biggest sucks on my quality of life and this has just made things incredibly worse. Your redesign should focus on areas that are a subway desert and focus on improving those communites commutes. We have no other options than taking the bus. Focus on improving our lives, not people who don't need to take the bus when they have better and more reliable options.
3/29/2022, 6:40 AM — Hi. Thank you so very much for keeping the current Q43 routing the way it is from Jamaica LIRR Station to 268th St. Love the extension to LIJ Hospital too! Thank you also for adding a second route (new Q45) along w/ the Q43 as well on Hillside west of Merrick Blvd to the Jamaica LIRR Station. I also like the rush portion from 169 St to Springfield Blvd as the local can be serviced by the Q1. One problem is the elimination of some stops on Hillside west of 169th St (example: 163/164 Sts, 165/166 Sts). Please have the Q43 and new Q45 service those stops as the 163rd St eastbound and 164th St westbound stops are used by multiple people like myself as 164th St is a major street north of Hillside, and people also transfer from the Q43 to the Q65 at that stop instead of having to go to Parsons. The QM68 (former X68) should also serve the 163/164 St stops as well because as I said before, 164th is a major street and there is no (F) stop there that would duplicate service with the QM68. Thank You.
3/29/2022, 7:15 AM — Please, please either DO NOT end the QM3 or have another Express bus travel to/from Northern Boulevard in Flushing.
In this time of Covid, I am sure others besides me are not comfortable taking rush hour 7 trains.
We met and discussed this preCovid--I thought we made some headway convincing those in power that the QM3 is important to us.
As of now, there are NO QM3 midday buses or weekend buses. Why can't you continue the limited run (3 to Manhattan and 3 back home)?
Thank you----by the way, please let me know when the meeting/s will be and I will try to attend.
Hopeful,
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3/29/2022, 7:49 AM — This is a step in the right direction. Bus routes close to me is Q43 and Q46. Along with Q27 and Q1.
I believe reducing peak and off peak frequency is not the way to go. Maintaining a 6-8min frequency during peak and 10 min headways during off peak is crucial. According to the new plan off peak frequency will be maintained throughout the night and early morning hours. I don't know if I read that right. But that should be the way.
Proposed Q45 headways will not be sufficient. It's a direct route to LIRR and that should mean a minimum of 10 minute headways during peak and 15 min during off peak.
Proposed Q26 is excellent. Great headways throughout the week.
Are there any buses stopping at Queens Village LIRR?
I would also hope that priority corridors get Bus lane ( preferably center running bus lane) with enforcement and concrete protection along with bus shelters at all stops.
3/29/2022, 8:16 AM — I'm sad that the Q19 will no longer go from Astoria Blvd onto Northern Blvd and instead will dip down to Roosevelt and then continue to Main St. This will unfortunately change my commute. The Q19 is the only bus we have that goes from Astoria to Flushing directly and serves many people in East Elmhurst (a subway desert). The detour in the route will delay a lot of people's arrival times. Many, many people get off at the Northern Blvd + Main St stop, which will no longer exist.
I work at [REDACTED], on [REDACTED], and a number of students who live in [REDACTED] commute every day via the Q19 to [REDACTED]. Their commute is arduous enough as it is, and changing the route will make it even longer.
I hope you consider keeping the Q19 as it is!
3/29/2022, 8:20 AM — Q18 Bus Route - As many elderly and people with mobility issues ride the Q18, I feel that there should be a stop on both sides of 65th Place and Queens Blvd. Requiring someone especially the elderly and those with mobility issues to cross Queens Blvd to be able to board the bus could be dangerous. The only other option you provide is having them walk to 50th Avenue and 65th Place which isn’t a feasible option.
3/29/2022, 8:42 AM — Please consider adding an SBS bus service linking the Hunter's Point neighborhood of Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This rapidly growing neighborhood is served by one subway stop (Vernon/Jackson) on the #7 subway line, which has no elevator or escalator. It's inaccessible to those with mobility issues & difficult to navigate for parents with strollers.
Other more established neighborhoods, such as Jackson Heights, have had bus service into Manhattan for years. Long Island City desperately needs bus service.
Thank you.
3/29/2022, 8:59 AM — I like some of the proposals, however the Q78 should be combined with the Q61 to provide a subway connection to Flushing an return via Willets Point Blvd, Bell Blvd, Springfield Blvd to Springfield Gardens.
I am however opposed to combining the Q10 and Q64. I would rather see the Q10 combined with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA route.
3/29/2022, 9:07 AM — I get the idea of less bunching of buses which is a daily problem of many lines .I feel skipped stops is a mistake because people will be bunched up at the next available stop. Why not put more bus lanes on the roadways? Add traffic agent’s to give tickets for double parking that slow down the buses.
3/29/2022, 9:52 AM — This is pure stupidity. Nothing about this makes sense. These routes ha e worked this way since their inception why change it? Now because of some genius idea instead of taking one bus from the train to my home and maybe a 25 minute trip now will take upwards of an hour and I will have to transfer to two buses ? Does that make sense to you? Does that seem logical ? Does that seem more efficient ? What is wrong with you people. ? If it ain’t broke don’t fix it leave my bud alone. I already live in a transit desert where service sucks I’m referring specifically to the Q16 to Main Street. And also the QM 20 and QM2 Express buses you are gutting the MTA is a disgrace
3/29/2022, 10:14 AM — Please have either the Q25 or Q65 continue to serve Jamaica LIRR. Maybe have one or both take Hillside Av, then Sutphin Blvd, and Archer Ave maintain that connection.
3/29/2022, 10:18 AM — Hi,
As a Long Island City resident, I was disappointed to review the new Bus Redesign proposal. I am all for making the buses move faster, and a dedicated bus line is a great idea. But taking away both the Q69 and the Q66 will leave my neighborhood devoid of much of its bus service. Many senior citizens live in my building, and they rely on these two lines to connect them with the F, N, W and 7 Trains. I hope you reconsider this decision.
Thank you
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3/29/2022, 10:29 AM — I would like to comment that speeding travel time is very important, as the report mentions. I would suggest that fare collection be made as fast as possible. Possible steps could include off-bus collection (like Select Service), and faster fareboxes that would allow a quick tap or coin deposit.
Also, buses should have traffic signal pre-emption. Bus stops should be near side so that passengers could board at the red light. At present, a bus stops for a red light, crosses the intersection, and stops again for passengers; this is wasteful.
3/29/2022, 10:44 AM — Hello! I really appreciate the changes proposed, especially the Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza. I feel there is a bit of a missed opportunity in having potential bus routes between Queens and the Bronx, particularly via the RFK bridges. I feel there could be a significant benefit in having an easier connection between, for example, the South Bronx and Astoria that didn't require going through Manhattan.
3/29/2022, 10:45 AM — I've been a Kew Gardens Hills resident all my life, I remember back in June 2010, when the Q74 along with many other bus routes were discontinued. After seeing the draft plan released in 2019, I was thrilled that they finally are bringing back the Q74 route, (QT86) with a new routing, that will probably serve more purpose than before. The buses in the AM and PM rushes are probably some of the most crowded in eastern Queens. After reading this new plan, I was hoping to see the Q74 come back, but as I go through it, there's nothing about it in the new draft. I'm appalled by it, especially since a lot of people in this area get on the current Q46 bus. I like the plan that was happening for Kew Gardens Hills, but would've wished for the return of a major part in most Kew Garden Hills residents commutes.
Thank you.
3/29/2022, 10:46 AM — I love many of the changes in the new draft plan. I support the retention of the Q53 to the Rockaways, and Q49 in Jackson Heights.
Additionally, the proposal to route the Q66 straight down Northern Blvd would likely encourage me to take the Q66 instead of walking to the 7 when traveling to LIC. Maybe more competitive option. This is an improvement over the previous plan. I hope these changes go through!
3/29/2022, 11:11 AM — Hi, I live in Whitestone between Francis Lewis Blvd and Utopia Pkwy, and am currently served by both branches of the current Q16 bus. I am happy to see that the new draft of the bus network redesign maintains service between this area and Flushing Main St, whereas the original draft proposed complete replacement with a north/south route to Jamaica which would not have reflected actual commuting patterns. Overall I see a lot of systemwide improvements between the original and current drafts and appreciate all of you actually taking into account the public's feedback from the first round. (As someone who works on public transportation routing myself I know this is no easy task!)
In the latest draft, the Q16 will be cut back to no longer serve my neighborhood and will be replaced by the Q61 and Q62 rush services. I think these proposed routes are quite interesting and have some merit to them, including the express segments closer to Flushing, however I am very concerned by the overall reduction in frequency from the current Q16 service especially on the weekends when the Q61 would not operate and the Q62 would operate only hourly on Sundays. For the residents of my neighborhood, service frequency is much more important than speed of service - if you can catch a bus to Flushing 4 times an hour, or only twice an hour but save three minutes each time, there is a reduction in accessibility and convenience for riders. As proposed right now, the efficiency gained from the improved routings are not returned to riders in the form of improved service as promised - instead we would be getting a disguised service cut.
Service frequency and efficiency are the main drivers of public transportation use. The current Q16 route has very solid ridership throughout day, all week long, and I fear the new changes will discourage riders from using public transportation in favor of private cars especially on the weekend when hourly bus service is a completely inadequate way to get home from the subway. Take a ride on the Q16 and you'll notice that ridership consists largely of the elderly, schoolkids, and other underserved populations that don't have access to private vehicles and depend on the Q16 as a lifeline.
When performing your final review of the bus network redesign, please reconsider the reduction of service to Whitestone and see if the current, full-length simplified Q16 can make the cut.
Sincere thanks for responding to feedback and for the impressive work that has gone into this so far!
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3/29/2022, 11:23 AM — Please send me updates regarding the QM10 Lefrak city express line. I have been a rider for 30 plus years. It is crucial it remains running on 57th avenue /junction BLVD stop
3/29/2022, 11:39 AM — Also, please reinstate the QM2 downtown plan from the previous draft plan. Trying to get to 2 Broadway in one shot.
3/29/2022, 11:48 AM — I'm interested in the #104 Queens route bus.
When will the Q102 be replaced by the Q104.
3/29/2022, 12:05 PM — Please please do not take away the route on the Q10 that goes to 130th. These bus stops serve so many people in the community and you would be doing a disservice to this area by removing that route. You would essentially be turning it into a 2 fare route (for people who are already struggling to make ends meet) to get into work in many places by doing this. Please reconsider this change.
3/29/2022, 12:15 PM — Firstly, the new route proposals such as the buses replacing the Q29 does not make any sense regarding how another route would just take its place but extended what should have been done is extend the Q29 further not by discontinuing the route, the route itself is useful and has a lot of ridership.
3/29/2022, 12:53 PM — I have to sit down and read this proposal more throughly but my 1st impression is that the MTA did NOT listen to any of us from NE Queens!!! I was very vocal at the meeting that was held a few years ago on the 1st proposal & I have responded to all MTA surveys sent to me. This plan will bring about less reliable service, not better service!!!
Gov Hochul and Mayor Adams keep pushing for companies to reopen and want less of us to continue to regularly WFH. With all the violent crime in the city and on subways and with this poorly thought out bus design more and more people will move out of NYC!
The wait times between buses is increasing during weekday commutes!! How can we get to work on time?? Right now I get mta texts about weekday buses being cancelled on a regular basis! QM7 which is part of NE Queens making stops in Forest Hills too with the proposal! Who came up with that idea? We want better commutes and not worse!!!
Even Longer wait times for buses on weekends!!!
No more super express buses?!? Why don’t I see them?
All of this is unacceptable. The express buses are how we get in and out of the city for work, doctor appointments, theatre, etc…. We are in a transportation desert!
3/29/2022, 2:43 PM — Dear MTA!
I live in Hungary, I have been a bus driver for almost 20 years. I have received a diploma for accident-free traffic several times. I want to live in New York City. I would like to work as a bus driver at the [REDACTED]. Please help me with this matter where I can apply. Thanks for the help! Sincerely! [REDACTED]
3/29/2022, 2:48 PM — Dear Metropolitan Transportation Authority!
I live in Hungary, I have been a bus driver for almost 20 years. I have received a diploma for accident-free traffic several times. I want to live in New York City. I would like to work as a bus driver at the. Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Please help me with this matter where I can apply. Thanks for the help!
Sincerely! [REDACTED]
3/29/2022, 8:29 PM — I think it’s needed since the traffic is so bad often times I can beat the bus into Flushing by walking.
3/29/2022, 9:26 PM — Can the Q78 extend to the Bronx via Throgs Neck Bridge and terminate at Westchester Square?
Can the Q40 LTD extend to Flushing via Q65 and let Q65 service Beechurst like the prior Queens Bus Redesign?
Can the Q115 extend to Flushing with the Q25 so Kissena and Parsons has 4 minute headways during Off Peak Hours?
Can the Q20 extend with the Q60 to 40 Projects?
Can the Q24 and Q42 consolidate so that the Q24 doesn't duplicate the Q56?
Can the Q55 extend to USB Arena helping out the Q57, and the Q82 terminate at Queens Village LIRR (route like current Q36)?
Can we speed up the Q46 LTD and Q48 LTD by extending the Q8 via the Q75 and Q46/Q48 to 260th Street and Union Tpke?
Can the B54 from Brooklyn extend to Forest Hills?
Can the Q7 get 2 branches with the Green Acres via Rochdale Branch labeled Q6 and the Laurelton Branch (replacing the former Q5AS or Q5ALS along 225th Street) labeled Q7A? This means the Q85 is cut back to Springfield and 145th Road.
Can the Q28 LTD extend to Queens Center via Q58 restoring the Corona Ave LTD?
Can the Q75 extend with the Q88 to Little Neck?
We also need Bronx routes via RFK Bridge including Bx41 SBS to LaGuardia Airport, so that the IBX is connected.
Can we extend the B48 from Brooklyn to Northern Blvd and Broadway via the prior QT2 and QT75 proposed routes?
Can the Q49 extend to Woodside LIRR?
Can the Proposed Q68 merge into the Q33 as Williamsburg to East Elmhurst?
3/29/2022, 9:54 PM — I agree with the Q16 opinions, they should repurpose the buses from Q62 to other needed areas in NE Queens - just let Q16 continue serving Ft Totten up Utopia. Q62 seems oddly redundant...
Q19 is a strange line... I feel like it should be more limited service like instead of local. That cross town route connects two major neighborhoods.
Q44 going to Fordham is nice but that area is always congested with double parking and traffic - probably going to cause the whole service to suffer with delays. That area needs a busway or center running bus lanes. It is still an important artery for car traffic, unfortunately.
Q50 Co-op loopy seem so inefficient but I understand bus service should have priority for one seat rides for elderly and limited mobility folks. Thinking a circulator type route for the Co-op area seems like a better idea.
Having Q16, 61, 62, and 28 turning into Union St is always problematic - it needs some transit priority. The buses gets bogged down with traffic significantly and the police station there think they can park their cars anywhere and everywhere.
Having the Q31 straightened out as N/S service is nice.
Possibly unpopular opinion? Bus service should be free on weekends or at least Sunday. They should try a one month pilot and see if economic activity picks up in local businesses and downtowns.
3/29/2022, 10:29 PM — First of what will likely be many comments. Generally speaking - what's still missing from this plan is a really new way of thinking. Circulating smaller buses to deal with distances to central lines in residential areas would make a lot more sense than full size buses in many cases.
And, you cannot expect any reasonable comments from neighborhoods that have buses out of Brooklyn left out of this discussion. For instance, the B13 and B20 spend a fair amount of time in Queens - without knowing what's happening with them, any comments on buses in those parts of Queens are meaningless. Brooklyn and Queens MUST be done together.
3/29/2022, 10:40 PM — Please keep the Westbound HILLSIDE AV/243 ST Q43 bus stop. The next stop is across a Gas Station which is highly used by cars coming off the Cross Island Parkway and by having this stop it will prevent unnecessary danger to teenagers and senior citizens that live in the area.
3/29/2022, 10:43 PM — Second general comment. Although pitched as a ground up rethinking of the bus system, it appears that existing bus stops were either retained or eliminated. In some cases, maybe it makes sense to relocate one stop, while eliminating another. But, the rethinking didn't seem to go to that level. Would likely eliminate some of those excessively long walks for riders.
3/29/2022, 11:02 PM — I have looked at the new Draft plan. It is better than the previous plan but there are still some things that need to be addressed. The Q39 is now ending and starting at 69 Street and Grand Avenue with the Q18. There is barely enough of room in that area for the Q18 now in terms of parking and layover space for buses. A lot of school kids in the Ridgewood area take the Q39 to get to schools in the Sunnyside, Maspeth and Long Island City area plus there a number of people in that area that take the Q39 to get to LaGuardia Community College. The Q67 is now covering the Ridgewood area that the Q39 use to cover but the Q67 is still taking the same route to Queens Plaza without covering those schools and the college. People/students going to those schools and the college would now need to transfer at Laurel Hill Blvd to the Q39. Laurel Hill Blvd is not a good place for this amount of people just to transfer to one bus. Also, the Q67 is now going to be a "rush" route what stops will it skip exactly? It is not listed in the route description. The frequencies for the new Q67 do not look good for the rush hour. A lot of school kids and people take the Q39 now to get to the schools and the subway trains in the Long Island City area. With a 5 minute interval on the Q39 now in the morning the buses are still packed. Also, people in the 69 Street and Grand Avenue area do not really need a bus like the new Q39 since they can simply take the Q18 to get to the subway stations (and LIRR) in Woodside. Also, the Q39 is going to be combined with the Q103. This will probably not work since the ridership on Vernon Blvd (even though it has increased) is not enough for a route like the Q39 to cover this area. Keep in mind the traffic on Van Dam Street is a nightmare and the Q39 will always be very late covering Vernon Blvd. A route like the Q103 should still remain separate or possibly be combined with a route going to Williamsburg/Greenpoint Brooklyn. I noticed the Q69 is no longer covering Queens Plaza. There are still quite of bit of people in the Q69 area in Astoria that take this route to the Queens Plaza area. I noticed the B57 has been shortened in Brooklyn, however, it has been lengthen in Queens to cover 69 Street and end near the 74 Street terminal. The B57 is too long as it is. There is a lot of traffic on that route throughout Flushing Avenue and Downtown Brooklyn. There is limited room near the 74 Street terminal area to have the route terminal there. The Q52/Q53 SBS is not covering the LIRR terminal at Woodside anymore. This route(s) should continue covering this since there are a number of people in that area that rely on Q52/Q53 SBS. I'm concerned about the Q14. The Q14 is going to be plagued with delays due to traffic traveling up the old Q23 route in Corona and on top of that the traffic in the Queens Blvd area near 57 Street. The Q104 going to Roosevelt Island might be challenging since there is so much traffic on Broadway. The Q104 should have been left alone. For the new B53 and Q68 there is limited amount of room for layover and parking near the Queens terminal stop near 48 Street. The Q10 and the Q64 should not be combined. Those are two different routes with two different purposes. A busy Airport route should not be combined with a small but very busy route that connects to an important subway line, also the demographics differ from those two routes. Extending the new Q23 to 188 Street is going to be problematic because it will be a long route plus the traffic 108 Street is not going to keep the route on-time. The new Q73 looks good, that might work. The Q68 (the old Q101) should still go to Manhattan since there are still people in Astoria that prefer a bus over a train going into the city. The Q63 is questionable because there is a limited amount of room to terminate a route in the Broadway/Queens Blvd/Grand Ave area plus there is already a local train that goes to Queens Plaza and a rout
3/29/2022, 11:05 PM — Some poor choices on stops to be eliminated:
Q10: Remaining stops along a portion of Lefferts are Metropolitan Ave and 85th Avenue, which means a long block south of the current stop at 84th Avenue, which has a K-12 Yeshiva school and Atria retirement, a tall apartment building, 2 short blocks west at 117th Street. So they would have to walk double the distance to use the Q10.
Q56: Removing 2 consecutive stops at Woodhaven Blvd East AND 94th Street making one walk to 96th Street or
go west and cross Woodhaven Blvd, which is not very safe to do. 94th/95th Street is also where there are stairs to the el's Wodhaven Blvd station east entrance.
3/29/2022, 11:05 PM — Queens bus service is horrendous. It is slow and unreliable. The Q34 needs to run on weekends. It makes absolutely no sense that it only runs during the week. Weekend service also needs to be increased.
3/29/2022, 11:18 PM — In regards to the Q61 proposal westbound. Please don’t add bus stops so close together. Specifically the proposed WILLETS PT BL/17 AV & WILLETS PT BL/146 ST bus stations. These two are not necessary.
The Francis Lewis stop is effective enough and should be considered as the center point of this surrounding neighborhood.
In regards to 146 proposal. That’s barely a block apart. The proposal on Parsons is effective enough as well.
The point is that the Westbound rush should have a more ”rushed” approach. In order for the commuter to save time to connect to the 7 train.
3/29/2022, 11:26 PM — For the QM65 why not run it through Springfield Gardens to serve new customers.
3/30/2022, 12:03 AM — I think the plan is very good and could use some minor changes. The roadway under the M elevated tracks from Fresh Pond Rd to Myrtle/Wyckoff Avs should be made into a busway for the Q55, Q98, and Q58 to speed up travel times and these routes should de moved from the road to under the El. The Q105 should run to Manhattan over the Queensborough bridge and end at the same terminal as the Q60 for increased interborough service as to serve as a backup in case there are issues with the N/W trains. There should still be continuous service along Vernon Blvd. from the Hunters Point Ferry Terminal to the Astoria Ferry Terminal similar to the current Q103 to support the growing neighborhoods in this area. This would link all the ferry terminals along the Queens Waterfront.
3/30/2022, 12:15 AM — There is a fundamental problem with the plan - specifically the bus stop rebalancing plan. This fundamental issue is that you are classifying local neighborhood routes as limited routes therefore justifying the removal of bus stops. I would like to know the criteria that you used to classify Routes Q33 and Q49 as limited. I would also like to know specific criteria used to justify the removal of bus stops along Q33, Q49, and Q72 along with data behind the removal of bus stops. On all routes I am seeing the removal of bus stops at 34 Avenue, a street that has become a neighborhood amenity and are stops that I have observed to have a lot of usage, which makes no sense. There is not a lot of opportunity for travel time savings from these specific stops is small as some of them are near side stops and the bus is already stopping most of the time due to traffic signals. The philosophy seems to be to inconvenience the residents of 34 Avenue for very little benefit. Walking distances from 34 Avenue to Northern Boulevard or 35 Avenue are in the range of 600 to 700 feet and for many users of the 34 Avenue bus stop that will be in addition to the distance they are already walking to/from a bus stop.
3/30/2022, 12:22 AM — The lack of an option on 21st street in Astoria to 27th street Queens plaza South is very inconvenient. We would now have a B route to Brooklyn on 21st street and the Q69 continuing along 21st street. I don't see how it makes sense to have a Q105 along 31st street to Q Plaza S/27th street when the N and W lines run in that same direction. With the Q100 likely to stop once Rikers closes, we are left with no options to Q Plaza S from 21st street. We have new dedicated bus lanes and we should not be losing an option but rather adding one.
3/30/2022, 12:38 AM — We need a bus line that goes downtown other than the ones on 188th and union turnpike, the express times usually do not overlap and it usually means waiting for them and if the hours are after 9am, It is nearly impossible. The new proposed changes are great for skipping stops after 188 but only if a new lines can be started for a downtown bus on Union Turnpike from Northshore and also on Hillside. This will further ensure efficiency on the streets and wait times. Wifi on the express buses can also use an upgrade. Thank you for your time.
3/30/2022, 12:42 AM — If you look at a transit map, you see a gap in the area north of Northern, West of Steinway, South of Astoria Blvd. The only available means of public transport is the Q18. The Q18 also serves other "gap" areas such as Maspeth and connects with major transit hubs. Yet you still have it at "30 min or better" in off peak hours which start at 9AM????? and end at 7PM???? You ridership data is all wonky as so many 10-6 shift office workers, as well as bartenders, actors, nurses and doctors who need to go in at times outside of that ridiculous 1950s-era window end up taking an taking their cars. Who can wait 25 minutes when you are not even sure if the bus will arrive? If it is cold or windy? If you are just plain exhausted? What good are the express buses, ferries, limited bus options, etc. if we can't get to them? I dare you to try an experiment and extend the "rush" hours to 11 in the AM and 9in the PM on weekdays, market that info, hold the bus drivers to the actual schedules and see what happens. I bet you get ridership.
3/30/2022, 12:43 AM — The Q47 Route should not remove the bus stop at 31st avenue and 74th street for the Northbound route.
A lot of bus users west of the bus route rely on that stop.
3/30/2022, 1:06 AM — Stop consolidation is good and important. Currently, many stops are spaced more closely than they need to be, which slows down buses. Eliminating closely-spaced stops is good for bus speed.
3/30/2022, 1:33 AM — This would be a great opportunity to retire triple-digit designations from Queens local buses. The Q104 could become the Q94, and likewise:
Q105 -> Q95
Q109 -> Q99
Q111 -> Q91
Q114 -> Q92
Q115 -> Q90
Also, when will Manhattan have its bus network similarly re-evaluated?
3/30/2022, 1:45 AM — Original draft plan had QT65 running on 160th street from Whitestone to LIRR Broadway station. It is perfect for people in that area if we want to take LIRR on Broadway Station. The new draft plan totally changed this. People in the area between have difficulty to go to LIRR Broadway Station now. The new Q62 is overlapping with Q31 and Q76 on Francis Lewis Blvd. It will be better if Q62 can go on 160th or 163rd street then go down to LIRR Broadway Station.
3/30/2022, 2:08 AM — Hi, in previous draft, there was new express bus route from Bay Terrace to downtown mahattan. Even it still had room to discuss the schedule, but we love to have that route! However, I dont see it in the new draft! There is a lot people who live in this area are working in downtown! Please also consider to have express bus route from Bay Terrace to downtown mahattan!
Thank you!
3/30/2022, 2:40 AM — The proposed changes to the Q60 and Q46 are unacceptable and detract from quality of life, especially for seniors and workers. Sacrificing these stops would be detrimental to seniors who rely on the bus service to do their grocery shopping, On the Eastbound Q60: Removing the Ascan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stop is totally unacceptable as that is right outside Orchard fine Foods Supermarket where a lot of people grocery shop and they take the bus go get home. Discontinuing the 77th And Queens boulevard Stop services Forest Hills South apartment complex as well as other buildings. Seniors would have difficulty in negotiating the extra blocks to get to a bus stop from the supermarket with a cart full of groceries. This does not make any sense.
Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop would cause a lot of problems for people who run out of the train at that end of Union Turnpke. They would then have to cross Union Tpke to catch the bus at 78th Avenue. Also there is a shelter at the Union Tpke stop. A lot of people take that bus and eliminating either of those stops is unacceptable.
Sacrificing and removing stops for the benefit of a speedier commute does not address the needs of the people who use it. Please keep these stops as is.
3/30/2022, 3:09 AM — Will you be providing print copies of the Queens Bus Redesign to each branch of the Queens Library system? Is the full route map available in print? Is there a full size map of the proposed system on line? Preferably an interactive version? The thumb nail map in the online "brochure" is hard to read. It is hard to see how the individual lines relate to each other without seeing the full map. While there is a lot of good information for each route you have to scroll through all 50+ of them to see how the over-all system works.
3/30/2022, 4:36 AM — Please make the Q67 and Q68 bus routes more direct. The new Q67 is going to take more of a detour than the existing Q39 in Ridgewood (same route). Currently Q39 buses take Eliot Av as a shortcut between Metropolitan Av and Fresh Pond Rd, but the new route would have buses travel an additional distance to the corner of Fresh Pond Rd and Metropolitan Av. To improve the existing Q39 route (proposed Q67 route) between 61 St and 58 St, I recommend having buses take Maspeth Av instead of Grand Av and Rust St. I would suggest having the southbound proposed Q68 take 46 St instead of 48 St in Sunnyside. Any street past 43 St is going to waste time for many riders since the entrance to the Kosciuszko Bridge is at 43 St. There's nothing you could really do for the northbound Q68 because of how the roads are laid out.
3/30/2022, 4:43 AM — I am in support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign overall, but have a comment regarding the elimination of the twice daily Q111 runs down Peninsula Blvd in Nassau County. These two daily runs provide connectivity to people who work just over the border in Nassau where no alternate means of public transportation is available. The only other options would be to walk back to LIRR and pay a much more expensive fare to travel to Jamaica and then connect to and pay a second fare to connect to other buses or the subway. The Bus Network Redesign no longer needs to be cost neutral and I hope the MTA can take a second look at the elimination of these extended runs of the Q111. The people who do use this bus are those who can least afford to have it eliminated.
3/30/2022, 5:11 AM — Q77: Should be extended to Laurelton LIRR station via current routing...
Q111/113/114: Q111 designation should remain for Guy R Brewer service instead of Q115. Q114 designation for the Rosedale service. Q113 designation should be retained for the Far Rockaway service...
3/30/2022, 5:21 AM — I wish for more bus service near east New York, specifically liberty avenue/city line. Like the old B12 routing the q8 or 6 can cover as it goes to new lord
3/30/2022, 5:22 AM — For the Q47 northbound, a stop at 74th street and 31 Ave should be considered because it has many people getting off and walking west as far as 69th street and north as far as 25th Ave. It would be unusual to have the bus stop at 76th street, just for people to walk back those blocks. Especially if the bus is going to turn, there should be a stop.
3/30/2022, 5:55 AM — The Q84 should not be having express stops after Springfield BLVD going to laurelton and from Laurelton to Springfield Blvd. The Cambria Heights neighborhood is full of seniors and older people. You expect people to walk to another stop if they have arthritis?
3/30/2022, 6:01 AM — There are some errors on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Report, final 3-28pd: 1.) All of the bus route diagrams/maps that are located within Southwest Queens (such as pages 62, 74, 79, 86, 90, 131, 145,150, 186, 237, 240, 243, 255, 328, 367 and possibly a few others) that show the Aqueduct Racetrack Subway Station incorrectly indicate this station with a white circle as this station is handicapped accessible so this subway station should be indicated with a grey shaded circle. 2.) All of the bus route diagrams/maps that are located within Southwest Queens (such as pages 62, 74, 79, 86, 90, 131, 145,150, 186, 237,240, 243, 328, 367 and possibly a few others) that show the Aqueduct- North Conduit Station also incorrectly indicate this station with a grey shaded circle as this station is not ADA handicapped accessible so this station should be indicated with a white circle. 3.) The Q55 diagram on page 251 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Report is incorrect showing the name of Juniper Bl S instead of Myrtle Avenue and Jamaica Avenue along the route corridor. One more issue is on the Queens Network Bus Diagram (Document 79621). Along Hillside Avenue on this map between Springfield Blvd. and Little Neck Parkway indicates routes 45 & 46 instead of routes 43 and 45. Hopefully the next revision these corrections will be made and updated.
3/30/2022, 6:05 AM — Q16 route, will be completely cut off from Fort Totten and it's one of the few public pools in Queens. There are over 3k kids in ps21, jhs 185 and 6k in Flushing High that live along Q16 route that will not have a way to cool in hot summer. Or take two buses for what use to be short route.
3/30/2022, 6:28 AM — Keep the QM11 as you have redesigned it on the map, but try to increase eastbound service back to Queens.
3/30/2022, 6:29 AM — This is about the current Q65 and the Q27 taking over once this redesign goes in effect:
I am fine with a new route serving me because it doesn't matter to me, but what does is my bus stop being removed, COLLEGE PT BL/25 RD. Everytime I get off that stop, at least 5 people get off this stop.
I understand bus stop spacing and all that, but this is a popular stop. People depend on buses being convenient. Walking to 26 Av or 23 Av requires more walking, and a lot of elderlies live in the neighborhood, including my grandparents. Traffic conditions aren't a big problem here so there's no point in even faster speeds.
Please reconsider this decision.
3/30/2022, 6:33 AM — Most students at JHS 185 depend on the Q34 route. Yes, there's a Q20 and a Q61. But this means students who live in the Mitchell Gardens area have to walk to their homes, or transfer buses, and the fact that the 2:25pm trip is packed of students, with up to 30-40 kids.
Bring back the Q34, and have Q20 continue on Union St. Q61 could do good for fast service to Flushing though.
3/30/2022, 8:51 AM — Re: changing the Q67/route to Q39 in the Maspeth area
You are improving service by cutting 1600 stops? By making my trip to the nearest subway longer and rerouting to a busier congested station in LIC? (Instead of Hunters Point train station - now Court Square)
As taxpayers who live in a transportation desert, we asked for expanded, easier to use transportation - not to mention Express Buses. We are not getting that by creating routes that increase our travel time.
3/30/2022, 8:57 AM — Thank you for the vastly improved draft redesign proposal. The q14 & q80 lines are great. One issue though remains on the proposed q38 route along Juniper blvd south. There are only 2 stops proposed between a very large stretch of approximately 15 blocks. One stop is at Juniper blvd south and 69th lane. And the next proposed stop is at Juniper blvd south and 80th street. Since this is the only access point for many Middle Village residents who live below Juniper Blvd south, which is already causing somewhat of a hike to access the q38 route, it simply doesn't make sense not to have additional stops along the large length of Juniper Blvd south. I realize that on the residential side of the route, there may be limitations due to home owners' driveways, but there are definitely a few options midway, which would shorten the distance between the proposed 2 stops. On the Juniper Park side of Juniper blvd south, there is nothing hindering adding stops which can be easily done. Please consider the senior residents in that area who are already losing more convenient q38 access in comparison to its current route via Juniper valley road/ Furmanville. Adding additional stops along the newly proposed Juniper Blvd south leg would be much more feasible for the riders who rely on the q38.
3/30/2022, 9:25 AM — Really liked the removal of stops in the new draft plan. But strongly oppose the “Q26” to run via 73rd Avenue. I live by Horace Harding Expressway/Springfield Blvd in Oakland Gardens and commute to Flushing everyday. This draft removed all the service to Flushing in my neighbourhood. Although I really liked the idea of non stop direct service to Flushing, but I would suggest adding a sub-route to the Q26 via Horace Harding Expressway. Just like the current Q20A/B method. Other than this problem, I really liked this plan. Please do the best to stick to the idea of stops removal, nonstop direct route, and going onto new roads that never have bus service.
3/30/2022, 9:38 AM — I am extremely concerned by the cuts proposed to the QM1/5/6 express bus lines on Union Turnpike as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign
Under the plan, express bus service on Union Turnpike between 188th Street and Main Street in both directions would be significantly cut, with service ending by 7 pm every night, and buses only running every 90 minutes off-peak and on weekends. As a frontline worker in a hospital, I take the express bus 5 days per week, and the buses are packed at all hours of the day and night. This service reduction, along with the proposed reductions in service on the Q46, would severely hurt the economic recovery and return to in-person work that Mayor Adams wants.
These cuts make even less sense with the plan for congestion pricing on the horizon, as this plan will require MORE options for public transportation, not fewer options! The E and F trains are already packed, so it is not realistic to expect so many passengers to use the subway in place of the express bus. Moreover, many people (especially women) tell me they feel unsafe taking the subway and prefer the safe environment of the express bus.
3/30/2022, 10:15 AM — The bus redesign is disproportionately eliminating transit options for people who reside in and near Rochdale Village which is home to thousands of New Yorkers. I urge you to reconsider and re-establish stops on Guy Brewer and 137th Avenue, Baisley Boulevard and Foch Boulevard. This plan is not functional nor will it allow thousands who utilize the bus lines to get to and from their destinations especially those who have no choice but to use the two fare zone transport options.
3/30/2022, 10:25 AM — Please keep the current Q39 the way it is, or please add a fork somewhere near Van Dam/Thompson. There are A LOT OF STUDENTS like me who rely on the Q39 that go to Ridgewood/Maspeth to/from their commutes. So if these plans get implemented, students will now have to walk all the way from Borden Ave to Thompson Ave, where there are A LOT of high school/college students. I urge you guys to please keep the current Q39, or add a fork to the new Q67 to Van Dam and Thompson, because many students from the surrounding schools will be benefited. Some of these schools include LaGuardia, Bard Early College, Middle College, Robert F. Wagner and more schools.
3/30/2022, 10:27 AM — I would like for the Q9 present route remain the same.
With your new proposal of the route it will be quite rough for commuters to walk 3 to 5 blocks to get the Q9 bus.
Eg. By MTA eliminating 115th avenue and Forch bus stops and for linden and 133st stop to remain is a real hassel.
That Linden stop is a dangerous stop for commuters.
The side walk is not even 6ft from the roadway.the stop lights there its a 4 way stop.
What will happen when traffic is heavy and busy on rush hours.
This needs to addressed.
3/30/2022, 10:40 AM — A bus stop is proposed to be removed on the Q38 northbound (Rego Park - Middle Village) direction. The bus stop proposed to be removed is at 63 Drive and Queens Blvd. This bus stop is by a subway station, the 63 Drive station of the M and R trains. As proposed people coming from Manhattan would have to walk to Booth Street, a distance of about 500 feet (about a tenth of a mile, about two minutes of walking at a three mile per hour pace) from the current bus stop,
In the southbound direction there is currently, and in the proposal, a bus stop at 63 Drive and Queens Blvd. from which people can get the M and R train at the 63 Drive station.
3/30/2022, 11:08 AM — This is very inconvenient for me as I don’t drive and depend heavily on public transport,I go to cosco ,LA fitness (Bay Harbor)regularly also the shopping area in five towns ,so with these arranged stops it’s very hard for me to get by .
3/30/2022, 11:09 AM — The redesign for the Q111, Q114, QM21 and QM63 does not take into consideration the needs of the residents in Rochdale Village, Jamaica, New York. You have eliminated MAJOR CONNECTING stops at Guy Brewer/137th Ave, Guy Brewer/Baisley Blvd, Guy Brewer/Foch, and Guy Brewer/Linden Blvd on the Q111 and Q114. These eliminated stops means that those traveling to Manhattan will not be able to connect to an express bus. Even the new Q115 does not stop at Guy Brewer/Linden. This means increased travel time and the creation of DOUBLE FARE ZONES. This is unacceptable for a low income neighborhood.
The QM21 is a lifeline for those working in midtown Manhattan and having it running every 45 minutes for the morning commute ridiculous. You have taken away stops that would have given us alternate connections and decreasing the service in the one express we actually need to get to work on time. You have also eliminated stops on 2nd Ave in Manhattan on the QM21 that are a lifeline for our essential workers who are employed at NYU Medical Center, Bellevue Hospitals and surrounding medical facilities which threat cancer patients among others. Again, creating double fare zones.
This is unacceptable and needs to be reevaluated.
3/30/2022, 11:50 AM — I completely disagree with the removal of service for major stops for the 111 147 Ave bus route. Specifically the removal of Baisley Blvd, Foch Blvd and any of the Rochdale stops (130,134,137). This bus route services the people of Rochdale and the surrounding neighborhoods and removing such stops makes it more difficult for commuters.
3/30/2022, 12:03 PM — I submit a request to extend the Q85 and Q86 route to include the Valley Stream LIRR bus stop. This will improve connectivity to LIRR and also serve the eastern part of the Green Acres mall - to the shops on Mill Road/Sidney Place and Roosevelt Avenue and Valley Stream LIRR.
This proposal extension will only add 1 mile east of the eastern end of the Green Acres Mall loop and will add new stops where there are more shopping and transit options along the route.
3/30/2022, 12:20 PM — I understand that the goal here is to speed up bus services but in not only my case, but my neighborhood’s, we’ll be losing service and being suffering on crowded buses more than usual. There are a lot of seniors and people with disabilities that rely on the Q85, Q111, and Q114 that have trouble simply getting to the current bus stops proposed for removal within the perimeter of Rochdale Village. With those stops removed, that practically leaves the neighborhood with no bus service at all, except for the QM21 and the newly proposed QM65, especially if you’re someone with limited mobility.
3/30/2022, 12:45 PM — Thank you very much for this updated plan, it’s a big improvement over the last bus network redesign. I really appreciate you listening thoroughly to public comments. I live in Astoria and use the M60 SBS frequently to access metro north to travel upstate and visit family in the Bronx and Westchester. My partner and I feel it’s a very important link between Astoria and northern Manhattan and the region north. Also, it’s unpleasant and environmental injustice to begin with that we have a major highway running through Astoria, the SBS line via the highway at least gives us some hyper local benefit of having this major work polluting auto infrastructure. Is the M60 being eliminated from the SBS network or is it just not shown because it’s an “M” bus? Could you please retain the M60 bus line? Also, it is possible to make a commitment in this plan the have the Queens bus network as 100% electric within the next 8 years to meet our state’s climate goals via the Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act? This will also help our local air quality and reduce noise pollution. Thank you for considering this feedback.
3/30/2022, 1:13 PM — Please make a stop for us to transfer at Linden and Guy Brewer!!!!
3/30/2022, 1:22 PM — There should be a bus between Flushing and JFK Airport, as well as a bus between Jamaica and LaGuardia Airport.
The Q1 and Q9 should be extended to the Airtrain or one of the passenger terminals at the airport.
Love the Q4 extension into Elmont, the Q51 should go there as well.
The Q7 should go to Crescent Street subway station on the western end and Green Acres Mall or even a place in Valley Stream to connect with Nice Bus' n4 on the eastern end.
There should be a branch of the Q10 to Queens College on school days since the (E) and (F) express trains stop at Forest Hills for the college students.
Love the new Q12 and Q13, much more streamlined and linear.
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe this new Q17 could be extended to JFK via Farmers Boulevard?
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe this new Q20 could have a branch to Forest Hills via Jewel Avenue?
Love the new Q21.
Love the new Q22, missed opportunity to bring service back to Bayswater though.
Going back to what I said earlier, maybe the Q23 can be restructured into a LaGuardia Airport-Jamaica route somehow?
Love cutting the Q24 back to Broadway Junction.
I like the new Q25, but feel like it should at least go to that shopping center on 20th Avenue at the northern end, no?
Love the new Q27, wish the route was a little more linear on the northern end and swapped terminals with the Q17, but why fix what isn't broken you know?
The Q31 doesn't really do too well ridership-wise, so I'm pleasantly surprised by its improvements, hopefully they'll attract some ridership to it.
Disappointed by the lack of changes along Roosevelt Avenue. Missed opportunity to finally provide bus service on Roosevelt Avenue between 108th Street and 82nd Street. Also a missed opportunity to at least shift the Q32 to 83rd Street, or Q33 to 81st Street to provide some streamlining in the area.
Love the Q35 extension, missed opportunity to connect the Rockaways with the (B) and (Q) trains though.
Love the new Q37.
Love splitting the Q38, it should continue down Fresh Pond Road towards Ridgewood Terminal though, Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue is kind of in the middle of nowhere.
Love the extension of the Q39, but not a big fan of the cuts it's going to get, especially when it's busier and more useful than the Q67 in every area both routes service, except for around Calvary Cemetery where the Q67 is more useful due to serving Amazon, UPS, etc.
The Q40 change down 143rd Street is good, missed opportunity to connect that route with the commercial Jamaica Center area though.
Love the extension and added service on the Q42.
Love the Q43 extension, I guess Nassau County/NICE Bus didn't like the other route to North Shore University Hopsital huh? lol
LOVE the Q44 extension to Fordham long overdue. I figured it would parallel the Bx9's routing, but I'll take it!
The Q45 should definitely have a branch to North Shore University Hospital.
Love the Q46/Q48 changes, great ideas!
The Q47 should continue down Fresh Pond Road towards Ridgewood Terminal, Fresh Pond Road and Metropolitan Avenue is kind of in the middle of nowhere.
I like that there's finally going to be a bus between The Bronx and LaGuardia Airport, the only problem is that it's the wrong one! It should have been the Bx41 getting the LaGuardia treatment first, that being said I still like the idea of extending it to LaGuardia, but I don't like the huge cut in service to Co-op City. It should instead follow a similar path as the BxM7 to Dreiser Loop or even the Dyre Avenue subway station.
Like I said before, that Q51 should most definitely go to Elmont with the Q4.
Love the Q52 extension to Jackson Heights.
Love the Q55 extension to Jamaica, long overdue.
Love the new Q57, this route is going to do some serious numbers ridership-wise.
Love the new Q58 with added service up 111th Street, excellent idea!
Love the Q59 changes, I thought that U-Turn at 63rd Drive was banned, but if it isn't anymore then awes
3/30/2022, 2:22 PM — On the Q43 extension to/from LIJ Hospital, why is there ONLY an EASTBOUND stop on North 7th Street and Hillside Ave, but no stop in the WESTBOUND direction? It makes no sense for people who get off at that stop to go to work or shop, how are they supposed to return? I live close to that intersection and currently use the NICE bus to get to businesses in Queens as well as make connections to other Queens bus routes, however, I would much prefer an MTA bus as they run 24/7, while the NICE buses do not. Since the Q43 terminates at Sutphin Blvd, it's very useful for people in northern areas of New Hyde Park to get to JFK airport. Also keep in mind that a stop there would extremely be useful for Queens residents because one of the largest supermarkets (Stop & Shop) and mini-mall is located just walking distance from that stop and there are no other options for Queens residents on Hillside Ave for several miles. Please seriously consider placement of a WESTBOUND stop at or near North 7th Street. I am sure it will be popular and well served.
3/30/2022, 4:20 PM — I hope the 137th Avenue and Guy R Brewer bus stop does NOT get eliminated. Rochdale Village is a large residential complex and the bus stop is needed for residents to get to their destination.
3/30/2022, 7:12 PM — Blah blah blah blah blah. Nothing ever gets better. I've stopped taking the bus and just park as close to the subway and walk. My kids too. You're never on time, your drivers will see someone running when they are early and keep going. You still bus bunch or worse you don't even show up. The subway has become a joke too. 2 hour commutes. Same old broken conversations on paper. We switched to the LIRR and we live in Queens bc we need our jobs. Even the LIRR is a hot mess since MTA took over. My kids are leaving NY as are many others, I get it. Go to Japan, see what they do. That's my answer. Because you guys couldn't get a bus system to run on time of your life depended on it. All we hear at this point is blah blah blah. 52 years and nothing changes but words on paper.
3/30/2022, 7:56 PM — This redesign is not supporting citizens living in Rochdale Village who need to commute to Manhattan. I need the old route back. Bus Redesign Q111, Q114, Q115 (new line). Q113 Eliminated.
Major stops eliminated: Guy Brewer & 137th Ave (connects to QM21), Baisley Blvd, Foch, Linden Blvd (connects to QM63).
3/30/2022, 7:59 PM — This new draft plan is not conducive to a lot of people, myself being one of them. You’re taking away main stops along guy r brewer that people use to catch these limited buses. You’re taking away most of the stops that are accessible for the people of Rochdale Community. Also this new plan will make people have to use double fare to now get where they are going on guy r brewer alone, let alone more money if they have to get on another bus or train afterwards. This new draft plan is not a good plan and I feel it should not happen
3/30/2022, 10:26 PM — This new bus route would be an awesome idea. I work in [REDACTED] and the drive is horrible. I would definitely utilize this new bus route. Please let's make it happen
3/30/2022, 10:28 PM — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Below are my suggestion, 2 of 3 QM8 (To Glen Oak, Eastbound only) via Oakland Gardens, it has two advantages, first of all, QM8 can be serve Oakland Gardens residents, another advantage is SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP always traffic jam, if QM8 via 69 Av, it saves a lot of traffic time.
Below is the route suggestion:
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/69 AV Keep
Eastbound 69 AV/CLOVERDALE BL New
Eastbound 230 ST/69 AV New
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/67 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/64 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/224 ST Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/CLOVERDALE BL Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/231 ST Remove
Eastbound DOUGLASTON PKY/65 AV Keep
or
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/69 AV Keep
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/67 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/64 AV Remove
Eastbound SPRINGFIELD BL/HORACE HARDING EXP Remove
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/224 ST Remove
Eastbound 69 AV/CLOVERDALE BL New
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/CLOVERDALE BL Keep
Eastbound HORACE HARDING EXP/231 ST Keep
Eastbound DOUGLASTON PKY/65 AV Keep
3/30/2022, 10:34 PM — I really like the draft plan. It is connecting a lot of neighborhoods together. I am all for the reduced stops. I have seen a lot of complaints about the reduced spots for the elderly but I don't think the reduction will be so drastic. I have heard people say it would extend it by a quarter mile and that seems more than fine to me.
I understand people are complaining but so many more people rely on it to get to work and school so I am all for the reduced stops.
3/31/2022, 12:29 AM — My CAR commute Tuesday:
From East Elmhurst:
1/2 hour round trip to drive my son to the subway in Woodside.
Home
One hour round trip to drive my girls to school in Astoria.
Home
1 hour to pick up my girls from school in Astoria.
Home
1/2 hour to pick up my son from Woodside
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my girls to and from the Boys and Girls club in Astoria.
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my son to basketball in Astoria.
Home
That's 5 hours driving in one day because there is no public transportation from East Elmhurst to Astoria for teens. Home
1 hour round trip to drive my girls to and from the Boys and Girls club.
Home
1 hour round trip to drive my son to basketball in Astoria.
Home
That's 5 hours driving in one day because there is no public transportation from East Elmhurst to Astoria for teens.
We need a new bus route down 31st Ave from East Elmhurst to Astoria (from at least the 90s to 21st St).
Also, we need an express bus down Northern Blvd. from at least the 90s in Queens to Manhattan (over the Queensboro bridge). Please get rid of the bike lanes on Northern and replace with dedicated bus lanes.
The bike lanes are not being used and causing too much traffic and car congestion on Northern Blvd. An express bus and dedicated bus lanes would also reduce overcrowding on the 7. Do not have a bus end at the subway in Woodside. Make sure the bus lane and new bus route goes all the way to Manhattan! I won't use it if I have to transfer to the subway in Woodside. If the bus stops at Woodside, I'll continue to drive my son to the subway. But my son and I would use it if it goes to Manhattan. Make sure the bus goes to Manhattan! That's really important. Please.
3/31/2022, 12:44 AM — Strongly urge the MTA to establish an express bus route from southern Brooklyn (Brighton Beach, Coney Island, Sheepshead Bay) to JFK Airport. Either directly to the airport or at least to the Howard Beach IND/Airtrain stop. Currently, the only way to get to JFK from southern Brooklyn by public transportation is via the Atlantic Terminal LIRR to Jamaica to the Airtrain - a two hour trip at best.
3/31/2022, 12:45 AM — We have been petitioning for the Q77 bus in Springfield Gardens to extend the ridership to a few blocks to 147th Avenue to make connections to the Q111 and Q113 to have passengers make connections instead of going all the way to Jamaica Avenue to make connections to Q77 as well as Q5, Q85, N4. This has been a prolong proposal to our elected officials and it has been on the backburning for years. When will the residents of Springfield Gardens, Rosedale & Far Rockaway get into fruitition.
3/31/2022, 12:46 AM — I am requesting that you keep the Baisley Blvd and Guy R. Brewer Blvd/137ave bus stops.
3/31/2022, 1:44 AM — I was very happy to see that the Q49 has been put back in the plan, and that the frequency will get better?? (it's been pretty bad lately).
I'm not delighted about losing our own stop (78th) but am working on acceptance -- i.e., it is a tradeoff for making the buses run faster.
HOWEVER -- the stop at 37th Ave and 74th St. (northbound) is really important! Many people go shopping at the Indian grocery stores on their way home from the subway. They tend to have really heavy bags because of stocking up on staple items that are not sold in regular grocery stores. (i.e., rice in 10-20 lb bags)
So every bus has a few people with heavy groceries who get on the bus at 37th Ave. For the mobile (like me), a walk with the extra load is annoying but good exercise, but I do see quite a few elderly folks, parents with children, etc., for whom the extra walk would probably make it impossible.
3/31/2022, 1:53 AM — Thank you!!! This is great. Especially the Q23 changes, it will save time on my wife's commute and enable us to reach some other places we go for shopping more easily
An Express bus stop to downtown Manhattan at Kew Gardens subway station would be great, especially if those routes are using Queens blvd anyway
3/31/2022, 2:22 AM — I would like to know why the bus stops going west from Marathon Pky to Douglaston Pky where changed.....There are no stops between these two points except for a stop on the same block of the Douglaston Pky stop.....so why is there two stops on the same block and nothing in between....my suggestion would be to put back the stop at 245th Street....
3/31/2022, 3:22 AM — The QM22 bus needs to be restored. The QM22 had so much potential as a bus route but MTA never cared to add more service. Since it was discontinued in 2010, there has been more real estate development and gentrification of Astoria. Astoria is losing direct Midtown service with the loss of the Q101 and introduction of the new Q68, restoring the QM22 would be a great way to make up for that. Especially since the Q69 is supposed to provide non-stop express service to the subway, where many people transfer to overcrowded subways to Manhattan anyways. The QM22 would also provide system resiliency in the event of a disruption of N and W service as you would have people who will be willing try a relatively cheaper express bus rather than take a relatively more expensive Uber or Lyft. I would The new residents moving into Astoria don't generally like using local buses and this has already been established with the failure of the B91 and B92 during the L train shutdown in gentrified Williamsburg, but the new residents would consider taking the bus if it had amenities, peace and quiet, which is what the express bus has. That is why the QM22 being restored is important.
3/31/2022, 3:23 AM — Hi i don t see the qm3 express bus mentioned
3/31/2022, 3:31 AM — The QM22 bus needs to be restored. There will be no direct midtown service from Astoria since the Q101 to Manhattan will now be the Q68 to Brooklyn. Much of the ridership to Manhattan on the Q101 originates from north of the Grand Central Parkway. As much as MTA wants to establish better Queens-Brooklyn connections, many of the transplants moving into Astoria will not use local buses. This is very clear and has precedent with the low ridership of the B91, B91A, B92 established during the L train shutdown. However given many transplants willingness to use Uber/Lyft as an alternative to the subway, an express bus in Astoria would be appropriate as MTA would be smart to encourage customers to stay on MTA services by providing an upmarket alternative to the subway rather than lose them to Uber/Lyft. Since many of the midtown riders on the Q101 board north of the Grand Central Parkway, providing QM22 service along Ditmars Boulevard and 21st Street would be an appropriate alternate. To save resources on the new QM22, MTA could operate a single variant via Madison Avenue instead of separate 3rd and 6th Avenue services which was the case with the original QM22.
3/31/2022, 3:36 AM — Absolutely horrible redesign . The Q1 on Springfield Blvd eliminated is stupid many including myself ride that bus to the subway now I have to take two buses . The Q88 bus is heavily used why are you cutting the line . Leave them the way they are
3/31/2022, 3:39 AM — Bring back the QM22 bus. Demographics have significantly changed in Astoria since the discontinuation of this bus in 2010 and there are riders who would use an express bus as an upmarket alternative to the subway. Many people in Astoria use Uber/Lyft as an upmarket alternative to the subway, an express bus would help keep these people on MTA services. MTA already runs lower ridership express buses in neighborhoods like Forest Hills and Rego Park which are designed to draw people off of the overcrowded Queens Boulevard Line, since the Queens Boulevard Line, Flushing Line, Astoria Line and 60th Street Tunnels are at maximum subway capacity and ridership has dropped on the QM10/QM11/QM12/QM40/QM42, an express bus from Astoria/Jackson Heights that performs the same function as the QM10/QM11/QM12/QM40/QM42 is appropriate. Another thing is that there's an N/W subway extension to LaGuardia Airport that is being discussed, restoring the QM22 now would help provide resiliency in the event that there is need for greater subway capacity on the 60th Street tunnel and the Astoria line due to the subway extension to LaGuardia Airport. Other gentrifying neighborhoods like Inwood already have express bus service, now is the time to restore the QM22.
3/31/2022, 3:44 AM — Please bring back the QM22 bus. There is no longer any direct bus service to Midtown from Astoria because you're turning the Q101 into the Q68 to Brooklyn. Most Q101 riders to Midtown board north of the Grand Central Parkway. An express bus is appropriate for these people. Also there is new development in Astoria along 21st Street and you are already proposing an express Q69 to the subway where many people will be transferring to Manhattan anyway. There are more people coming back to work and uncomfortable using the subway in Astoria. These are all good reasons to bring back the QM22.
3/31/2022, 4:11 AM — Hi! After looking at this bus network redesign, I've got to say that I'm quite pleased. Increasing spacing on routes, and adding new SBS, limited, and rush services is bound to increase ridership, and replacing some routes will make certain one seat rides, subway transfers, and other accessibility concerns easier. Furthermore, increased headways and new interborough will be also likely induce more ridership demand in North Brooklyn and Queens.
However, to ensure that the MTA bus service remains accessible to everyone, I'd like to remind the MTA that increasing stop spacing should also come with increased paratransit options for the elderly and disabled. This way people who are both elderly and disabled and may not be able to walk to the new bus stops can continue to get around with ease.
Lastly, and this is more of a local issue, would it be possible to allow an easier B62 transfer to Court Square? I am aware that part of this plan is to reduce the amount of side tracking that routes currently do, but Court Square remains a crucial transfer point for the B62 to the Queens Boulevard Line for Williamsburg residents who live further away from the G train, and, bar an extension of the G back to Forest Hills which would allow riders to transfer to the QBL at 21 st, a connection to Court Sq should probably remain for the time being. This connection would also benefit new riders from the eastern part of Astoria who may want to transfer to the QBL, and limited stop spacing will increase operating speeds and headways more than enough to counter this slight detour.
Thank you for taking your time to read my comments, questions, and concerns. I wish you a fine day.
Best,
Max
Student of Chemistry and Urban Studies at [REDACTED]; and long-time Brooklynite.
3/31/2022, 4:17 AM — hi
3/31/2022, 4:26 AM — One important issue with the proposed Q57 route is that the route doesn't serve the 179th Street Subway Station for former Q110 (rush hour) and former Q36 passengers along Jamaica Avenue from Floral Park, Bellerose, Queens Village and Hollis. Although the Q57 does serve the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station this station is about ten to twelve minutes further west of the 179th Street Subway Station which would increase a passenger's commute into Manhattan via the subway. In order to rectify this situation, I have the following suggested route revisions to the proposed Q57, the Q55 and Q56 routes. In the westbound direction the Q57 bus could make a right turn at 179th Place/Jamaica Avenue and travel toward Hillside Avenue stopping at the corner of 179th Place/Hillside Avenue where the former rush hour Q110 used to terminate at. After this point the westbound Q57 bus could make a left turn and travel non-stop to Merrick Blvd. making a left turn at Merrick Blvd. and traveling along Merrick Blvd. to Jamaica Avenue continue westbound on its normal route. One bus stop could be added along Merrick Blvd. near 90th Avenue close to the 165th Street Bus Terminal. In the eastbound direction the Q57 bus could make a left turn at 168th Street and travel toward Hillside Avenue with one stop added at 168th Street/89th Avenue and then the bus would continue along 168th Street and then make a right turn at Hillside Avenue and travel non-stop to the 179th Street subway Station. After stopping at the 179th Street Subway Station the westbound Q57 bus could then and then make a right turn at either 179th Street or at 180th Street and then travel toward Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the eastbound Q57 would then make a left turn and continue on its normal route toward Little Neck.In order to provide local bus service along Jamaica Avenue between 168th Street and 179th Street the Q55 and Q56 routes due to the suggested additional changes to the Q57 route the Q55 and Q56 routes could also be extended east along Jamaica Avenue to serve former Q57 points along Jamaica Avenue plus to also serve the 179th Street Subway Station. In the eastbound direction both the Q55 and Q56 buses would first be extended east to 178th Street/Jamaica Avenue making all local stops such as at 170th Street, 173rd Street, 175th Street (added back - School P.S./I.S. 268Ql). At Jamaica Avenue/178th Street both the Q55 and Q56buses would make a left turn (with a stop added along 178th Street near Jamaica Avenue) and then these two buses would continue along 178th Street to Hillside Avenue. The Q55 and Q56 routes could then layover either along the east side of 178th Street at the southeast corner of Hillside Avenue or the Q55 and/or the Q56 could make a right turn at Hillside Avenue and another right turn at 179th Street and layover along the west side of 179th Street or make another right turn at 180th Street and layover along the west side of 180th Street at the southwest corner of Hillside Avenue. This would depend upon the MTA and where NYCDOT could place additional bus stops at. for these two routes to terminate at. Returning back in the westbound direction the Q55 and Q56 could travel south along 179th Street or 180th Street back to Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the westbound Q55 and Q56 buses would then make a right turn and stop along Jamaica Avenue at 179th Street,175th Street (added School P.S./ I.S. 268Q), 173rd Street and then continue on their normal westbound route.
Another separate option in lieu of making changes to the Q57, Q56 and Q55 routes would be to provide a separate Rush route (Purple bus route) could operate along Jamaica Avenue from Little Neck Parkway or 257th Street to the 179th Street Subway Station but that would terminate at 165th Street Terminal similar to that of the Q2 route and Q82 routes. The Q9 route could also be revised and extended up to travel
3/31/2022, 4:29 AM — Has Braunstein taken a Bus in FH or Rego Park, Queens, namely Q60, Q23, Q38, QM11,10, 40? about a year ago some Bus Shelters removed. Heavy residential and shopping malls here, and Seniors unable to take Subways.
3/31/2022, 4:52 AM — The proposed new redesigned Q16 route is excellent - Good Job!! I can get to Downtown Flushing using only one bus. Great Job!
3/31/2022, 5:45 AM — The proposed Q10 route solves the problems created years ago when the Q74 route was eliminated.
3/31/2022, 5:48 AM — Here are comments / suggestions... from a senior
I'm happy to speak with someone if they want... this is a landline and my answering machine broke...best time to call is usually noon
1) Take seniors and people with disabilities seriously. FOR EXAMPLE: Even while wearing my reading glasses(which gives me 20-20 vision), and ENLARGING view to 500%... I still can't read the numbers on the routes on the proposed map. Too small too blurry...
2) The proposed bus STOPS are not shown... that would, in my case, make a huge difference. When can I expect to see the proposed stops?
2) Thank you for restoring the #38 route... I made as much noise as I could, when it was left out of the last proposal. Apparently someone (maybe my councilman) helped get the word to you... because the public meeting for feedback was a total waste of my time. When I left in disgust because NO ONE was taking feedback from anyone.. there were 3 other people who left with me. We were all... to put it politely... VERY unhappy. We all paid to get to the meeting (by bus!), we were all seniors who didn't love going out at night for this, and then (for me) having to walk home on dark deserted streets. That won't be a problem if its on zoom... but I am very wary and suspicious that when someone from the MTA says that they want my opinion, what they really want is for me to think the MTA wants my opinion... it's more pr than reality.
3) For routes that typically get most of their riders during rush hours, has the MTA considered using vans? Smaller vehicles = less gas.
4) When I read that the reason the MTA wants to make changes is to better serve the public... that's great. But when another huge reason is NOT mentioned... $$$$... I tend to question everything I am told. Being transparent means being honest.
5) PLEASE REMEMBER: Seniors, Disabled! Not everyone can run for a bus, or walk more than a couple of blocks. Or afford a cab.
5) THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU. I know that I tend to get grumpy. I feel the way you feel when I am ignored. I APPRECIATE YOU too... it's not all doom & gloom... and I know that probably most people at the MTA are working their butts off and have been / continue to be, asked to do more than humanly reasonable. So thanks!
3/31/2022, 6:07 AM — Why have you left the B20 and the B13 out of your study? These are key routes that connect key arts of Brooklyn and Queens, like other Brooklyn routes discussed in this plan, yet they are left out. Please don't forget to include these routes in your consideration and don't just address them in a Brooklyn specific plan that forgets to consider their importance to Interborough Connectivity.
3/31/2022, 7:07 AM — Two comments:
1) the distance in the proposed first stop after leaving the 74 st Roosevelt terminal, the Q49 spans Roosevelt Ave, 37th Rd, 37th Ave before the draft proposed stop at 35th Ave 74 st. Those avenues are equivalent to 3 East-west blocks each. The span is equivalent to walking several football fields. I suggest that the Avenue stops be retained as is. I am a senior with mobility issues and the proposed distance is a major challenge. Many seniors by necessity use buses.
.I respectfully ask that the Avenue length be reconsidered and have 37 ave 74 street remain a stop eastbound. It presently has a shelter enclosure and bench. Thanks so much.
2) Eliminated Q29 bus will negatively impact Newtown HS students, hospital workers, shoppers both going to QC mall as well as shoppers coming into our Jackson Hts neighborhood supporting our small businesses. The 7 train 82 st stop connecting to the Q29 helps commuters heading to and from Elmhurst. The Q29 is utilized and important to the neighborhood. Listed on the chart of eliminated Q29 are Q14, 80 and Q38 routes which don’t service anywhere near the Q29 route.
3/31/2022, 7:48 AM — The 3/30/22 revised Queens bus design draft is much improved from the 2020 version. Thank you for listening to your customers. I appreciate all the hard work being done.
Several comments regarding the current draft:
1) Please take into account when assessing bus speed that allowable street speeds have been lowered.
2) Having back door entry will speed up boarding time. Even though omny isn’t up to speed now, we are planning for years to come so “build it and they will come.”
3) Garbage trucks, delivery and food trucks, double parked cars are the real time wasters. Install cameras on the bus dashboards that take a photo and automatically generate a traffic ticket. People will learn when it has a financial consequence. Just do it. As a matter of fact, start with the camera/ticket option now and measure the improvement. Same with rear entry. Can be done more quickly than waiting to finalize routing changes.
4) If stops are removed, be mindful of some things. Removing a stop running east-west is better than removing an Avenue block stop which represents at least the equivalent of three east /west sized blocks. Much further and a bigger challenge to seniors.
There needs to be sheltered stops with benches to accommodate the longer walks to the next bus stop.
Please retain the eastern direction stop of 37 ave 74 st on the Q49. The distance from the 74 st Roosevelt terminal until the first proposed stop at 35 ave 74 st is quite a distance. It spans across Roosevelt Ave , 37 Rd, 37 Ave til it reaches 35 ave 74 st. For a senior it is like walking several football fields. Seniors rely on buses as many of us cannot climb the subway stairs.
5) Northern Blvd needs an express bus that runs from Flushing into Manhattan. I don’t expect the MTA to take on another such redesign project for another hundred years so thinking of our current and future needs will serve us better now.
Lastly, can you provide an email address for Andy Byford? I know he is in London but it is important that I reach him. I didn’t believe him that our comments would be taken into consideration in redraft. I would like to apologize for yelling at him and thank him.
3/31/2022, 9:10 AM — I am an essential worker, who depended solely on the Qm21 to get me to work. You cannot eliminate the stop on 34th and 2nd Ave. this stop is what helps me to get to work to care for sick people. This is not ok. In affluent neighborhoods this would not happen, actually in affluent neighborhoods the bus stop is directly in front on the hospital. By removing this stop you are causing hundreds of healthcare heros who ride the bus to be delayed in their commute which affect the patients we care for every day and depend on us
3/31/2022, 9:13 AM — I do not agree with the plan to remover the stop at 34th and 2nd Ave. i am a health care worker and this will cause a huge inconvenience for me. To get to most hospitals in the city we need this stop. The Qm21 was my only dependable source of transport during the pandemic especially on very long days. Removing this stop wil cause a huge delay in my commute and. On a bigger note affect the patients I care for every day. Please do not remove this stop
3/31/2022, 9:39 AM — Proposal for bus stop location for the Q38 northbound and southbound directions at Juniper Blvd. South and 80 Street.
The Q38 southbound direction (Middle Village - Rego Park) bus stop sequence number 8 on the New Draft Plan Brochure, a new bus stop due to rerouting, shows it on the website to be located on the southeast corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80 Street. I propose that it be moved to the southwest corner. This location is by PS 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole school. Parents with their kids would be let off the bus at the school and not have to cross 80th Street. Also, with the new routing most people would be coming from the area on the side of the school and would not have to cross 80th Street to get to the bus stop.
In the northbound direction (Rego Park - Middle Village) the bus stop should be located on the northwest corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street (new bus stop sequence number 11 on the New Draft Plan Brochure). Because of the proposed rerouting of the Q38 most people live in the area on the west side of 80th Street and south of Juniper Blvd. South, thus they would not have to cross 80th Street. This proposed bus stop location is located directly across from PS 049 Dorothy Bonawit Kole school. With this location parents and their children would only have to cross one street, Juniper Blvd. South, to get to the school, whereas if the bus stop was located on the northeast corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street they would have to cross two streets: Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street. Most people going to Juniper Valley Park go to large area of the park which is at the northwest corner of Juniper Blvd. South and 80th Street where I propose the bus stop be located.
3/31/2022, 10:06 AM — Taking away the 2nd Ave stop on the Qm21 after all these yrs would hurt so many. I’ve been taking it for 25 & 1/2 yrs. That stop is so beneficial to so many. Why take it away?
3/31/2022, 10:21 AM — Keep my Q29 Bus
Is my kids transportation
3/31/2022, 11:05 AM — You should swap the northern terminals for the Q33 and Q47, giving the Marine Air Terminal a 24/7 to the subway at Jackson Heights and making the Q33 a more linear route.
3/31/2022, 11:06 AM — I am in my 60’s, do not drive, and often have mobility issues. I cannot afford to take Uber or Lyft every time I need to go to the doctor or physical therapy or to a grocery store. Losing any bus lines (especially the Q29) would be devastating for me. I welcome the opportunity to speak to the individuals crafting the redesign. Feel free to contact me.
3/31/2022, 11:12 AM — I like the new Q80 route being the new Q29. I like that it goes up 80th Street (putting it physically closer to Maspeth), still reaches the M and R subways, and still reaches Queens Center Mall. It also distributes coverage more evenly than having it go up Dry Harbor Road.
What I would like to see with the Q80 is an extension at the southern end into Glendale, specifically Central Avenue westbound. Many people take the Q55 just to transfer to the Q29, so this would be beneficial. Also many students walk from 80/Cooper to IS 119.
I also like the Q14 routing, more than the QT83. Anecdotally, many people travel between Corona and Ridgewood, so I like that the Q14 goes through Corona Plaza, definitely a local hotspot. Glendale could also be helped out with an extension onto at least near Cypress Hills Street and Myrtle Ave, perhaps further east towards the 70s.
Only thing I dislike about the Q14 is that it avoids the Metropolitan Ave subway station. There's also a mall and a high school there.
3/31/2022, 11:25 AM — Good evening,
Please do not remove the Q29 bus line. This line is essential for students, parents and community members to transport to schools, shopping mall and homes. Thank you.
3/31/2022, 11:35 AM — This is ridiculous! Q29 is major route from Roosevelt to queens center mall . Seriously ? You are be that so low, cut the services from major queens section to save your money and given to all your shareholder? This line has been serving in queens more decades.
3/31/2022, 11:43 AM — Please keep Q29 stop on Hoffman Drive. My child goes to Ps .119. Q 29 is the bus he takes to 80st and then walk about 10 blocks to school. With the new bus plan Q80, we will either walk to Grand Ave or 57th Ave and 92 street(crossing the Blvd if death). It is such a long hike before he gets on the bus, then another long hike to walk to school. His usual commute is about 13 mins on the bus then 8 mins walk. With this updated route, and bus frequency of every 12 mins, he will need to be prepared for one hour commute. I can’t imagine walking and waiting for the bus during winter months.
Please keep Q29 bus
3/31/2022, 11:45 AM — Please keep Q29 bus that’s the only bus that goes to my son school at PS IS 119 Glendale that school is g$t school that probably 8 school buses from our area for kids schooled there. Almost all kids enrol in GAnd T and siblings gs with G n T go to that school my son be 7th grade next year and need to get to q29 bus only bus go there from Elmhurst thank upu
3/31/2022, 12:01 PM — For buses (and train riders) to make better connections, they need to utilize their info screens to provide transfer connection data like Bustime/Google does. That way riders can make informed decisions on transfers.
There are apps available but having real time data on those screens is more convenient.
3/31/2022, 12:08 PM — Free weekend bus service should be studied to see if it can improve local economic activity.
During the height of the pandemic when buses were free for a time, I took the bus to places I normally would not have other times and visited businesses that remained open. It was a new experience for me and I wish to see it again when ridership is back and businesses are all open. Perhaps free buses will increase foot traffic through local downtowns and bring more tax revenue to the city.
You could even swap free parking Sunday for free bus service.
I would love to see this as a test pilot for a month or two just to test the waters with fanfare.
3/31/2022, 12:25 PM — I am writing to express my concern regarding the redesign on the Queens bus routes. Since my location is in Elmhurst, I can't imagine what I would do if you eliminate Q29. I take that route almost to move to and from the 7 train. I use it to go to my daughter's after school activities. It has been very helpful and I think it would be very difficult for people in my neighborhood to find new routes to move around.
Please reconsider keeping our Q29 buses for the Elmhurst people.
3/31/2022, 12:26 PM — The area in Union St/Flushing between Northern Blvd and Roosevelt is a choke point for car traffic and buses. The 109th Precinct uses Union St as their parking lot and travel through there is exceedingly difficult when cars and buses are making their turns into 37th Ave. This area requires significant transit priority and scrutiny in the upcoming redesign.
I would propose no parking during AM and PM rush and working with 109th Precinct to park their vehicles elsewhere, like repurposing the parking structure nearby. Having bus lanes would be a major plus.
3/31/2022, 12:38 PM — Bus Q29 needs to remain!!! Lots of students, seniors, health workers and all rely on this line that has served the community for over 50 years!!! Madness to even consider eliminating it. Our community cannot afford to loose it.
3/31/2022, 12:55 PM — Please don’t cut the q29 bus line it’s my only way home to a father of 7 kids please I beg you.
3/31/2022, 12:56 PM — Please do not take the q29 bus away we have lived in the Hampton stop for many years ! That’s the only safe way to get home now a days because the train is not even safe ! Please don’t get rid of this bus Corina area and elmhurst really needs it
3/31/2022, 3:24 PM — Keep Q29 Bus Route. It’s essential for most of us as it is the closest transportation compared to the trains at night! It’s scary to walk from the train station and the buses help us get home safely!
3/31/2022, 4:01 PM — Please don’t eliminate the Q29! My family uses it all the time. Don’t cut up the Q29 route. PLEASE
3/31/2022, 4:22 PM — DOT eliminated 23 bus stops along the Q66 route along Northen Boulevard which affects seniors, the disabled and hundreds and hundreds of children from IS145. DOT has put our children’s lives in danger without any community input for the sake of pleasing politicians financial donors. DOT is destroying a neighborhood and nobody seems to care.
3/31/2022, 4:45 PM — There should be a bus route between Jackson Heights and The Bronx.
3/31/2022, 6:28 PM — Extend the Q1 up Jericho Turnpike to 257th Street.
There should be a bus connecting Floral Park LIRR with Little Neck Parkway.
3/31/2022, 6:42 PM — Apparently the MTA has nothing better to do than make it even harder for working and elderly people to get to their destinations. Stop messing around with the Q32 route and just add more buses!! Ticket and tow the people that park in the bus stops on Roosevelt ave and service would run faster. You removed bus stops on the Q66 route and the wait for a bus is the same......too long.
3/31/2022, 8:00 PM — Keep the Q29!!!!!! This is the only way many families has of getting to the mall and grocery stores that are near it.
3/31/2022, 10:30 PM — You need to correct your chart, you left out the Q21 replacing the Q29 in Elmhurst/Jackson Heights portion of it's old route. It lists 3 lines replacing the Q29 but none of them goes near Elmhurst/Jackson Heights.
On the Q53 SBS I think its a mistake to terminate it at Broadway/75th Street in Jackson Heights. That area already has a number of bus lines terminating there serving commuters. Adding two more lines will increase congestion/traffic not to mention you'll be inconveniencing all the people who use it from 61st Street. The Q53 has be terminating in Woodside for over 50 years. Now suddenly it's a problem? You're moving it out of Woodside because of the Q70 Airport bus. Your inconveniencing commuters for tourists and travelers. That's wrong.
3/31/2022, 11:41 PM — How is it possible you made things worse for people of Middle Village. NO service on Eliot Ave or 69 st. No service to the queens mall or LIRR or 80 st. without transfer to two or three buses. All you did was divert traffic from Eliot Ave to Juniper Park. Rethink the the Q38 service. Q18 and Q67/
3/31/2022, 11:45 PM — Moving the Q38 from Penelope Ave, Furmanville Ave, and Juniper Valley Road removes it from very many residents of Middle Village. Rerouting it to Juniper Bouldvard South (along the park) is bad enough; but when there are only two local bus stops at 80th Street (New Stop Sequence 11) and 69th Lane (New Stop Sequence 12) ; it removes bus service from a sizeable portion of our population. Residents should not be expected to walk such a great distance to the nearest stop.
Furthermore, removal of the Eliot Ave section in North Middle Village can be a significant loss. Frequency and transfer times to the New Q14 route may never make up the loss you are doing by severly limiting the Q38.
4/1/2022, 12:11 AM — Premier HealthCare & YAI Center for Specialty Therapy bus stop on northern and 211 st can not remove that stop because that place for disability medical cinc and therapy place . That stop for disability service. Please not remove that stop.please save that bus stop This is for q12/13 bus route
4/1/2022, 12:18 AM — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE Q29 BUS LINE!!!
This line is essential to Elmhurst residents like myself who rely on it as transportation especially when I go to parts of Elmhurst (further away from the subway lines) and Jackson Heights especially in the evenings to visit family or patron local Queens restaurants. As a woman who is alarmed of high/rising crime rates such as sexual assault, I rely on this bus line to safely mobilize in my neighborhood. Traveling from 82nd and Roosevelt Ave for example takes about 45 mins - 1 hour to take the 7 train and then the R/M (which many times goes express to Forrest Hills because of construction causing me to then take the train back for the local stops ) to my stop (Woodhaven Blvd). By comparison the q29 is a 10 minute bus ride only a few blocks from my house. Please do not remove this essential line for Elmhurst/Rego Park residents. As the subway feels increasingly dangerous, I would not feel comfortable in leaving my house during the evenings.
4/1/2022, 12:22 AM — Thank you for restoring the Jackson Heights routes, particularly the Q49, the western portion of the Q66, and the Q53. I also do actually appreciate the stop consolidation on the Q49 and Q66, but want to emphasize that the frequency is really important. The Q49 has a ton of people going to East Elmhurst at rush hour so the increased frequency is great. Also love the extensions of the B57 and B62!
4/1/2022, 1:03 AM — In the Bayswater section of the Rockaway community (CB14) a population of 19,000 residents there is no Queens bus service. To remedy this hardship, I am requesting an extension of the Q22 bus line route to include and extend the route down Mott Ave beyond Beach Channel Drive.
Thank you very much.
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4/1/2022, 1:09 AM — It is crucial to Elmhurst residents that the Q29 bus route stay. As elderly residents of Elmhurst who live along the route will need to walk longer distance to and from subway stations to reach places like Queens Center Mall and Jackson Hts and 82nd street . Elderly or handicapped persons would need to walk the elevated crest on Hampton St. to get to Corona Ave.
it is of utmost importance to keep this bus route !
4/1/2022, 1:26 AM — Keep the q29, people who can’t wake up the stairs on the subway will have no way to get to the mall from Jackson heights… it would be a different story if the train stations had elevators but this would cut off a lot of people in Elmhurst who rely on the q29. The first stop always has a huge line of people waiting , it’s a necessity to keep the q29 going!
4/1/2022, 1:49 AM — I am the director of a senior-serving program in Jackson Heights. The Q66 runs through the neighborhood we serve. We need to have the bus stops on 92nd street returned/replaced, in order for the hundreds of older adults living in the area to have access to bus service. The elimination of this east/west stop means that older adults not only have to walk additional blocks, but cross another very busy intersection (Junction) in order to wait for a bus.
Thank you!
4/1/2022, 2:14 AM — I take the QM11 (QMT102) from Forest Hills to Downtown. The inbound stop and leaving time is great!
But on the outbound it cut down a lot of services which is not good.
I see the bus is leaving at 4p, 5p, 5:30pm...but I think most of the people leave work at the same time the bus leaving the first stop.
If I need to catch the 5pm bus, I pretty much have to leave at 4:45p and I think the managers will not be happy.
So I think it makes more sense to change the outbound time to 4:10, 5:10, 5:40, so that people have about 10 min to walk to the bus stop.
Also the bus is not running on Trinity and Vesey, which mean those passengers will have to walk all the way to water street and I think it's a bit far.
Maybe the first stop on the outbound could start on Broadway and Thames, so that it could accommodate the passengers currently working near world trade center?
Thank you.
4/1/2022, 2:29 AM — Extend the Q9 to Lefferts Blvd. Airtrain Station.
4/1/2022, 2:29 AM — I have reviewed the entire Queens Bus Network Redesign, and I have a few comments. I am basing my opinion on my experience of living in Queens my entire life in several different neighborhoods.
1) First I will start with the good: I think the added routes between Queens and Brooklyn are a great start. They are a real necessity.
2) There are not enough non-express buses going to Manhattan. You are eliminating an entire route so there are only 2 left! And the Q32 isn't even 24 hours a day. The subways often shutdown for maintenance in the middle of the night so if we don't have buses, we have to drive (which we know the City doesn't want) and pay a ton on parking or we have to pay a ton on a cab. And most of the buses that go to Manhattan are express buses, which are a lot more money. We need more routes that go to Manhattan and they need to be 24 hours a day.
3) You should be expanding bus routes to go all the way to East River ferry lines in Astoria, Long Island City, and Brooklyn. This will give people another way to travel besides getting on the subway. For instance, you stop several routes (like the Q54) in Williamsburg, but you can bring those all the way down to one of the ferry stops in Brooklyn so people can hop on the ferry to Manhattan. You should be striving to connect more methods of transportation.
4) It is a bad idea to remove the bus stop on Metropolitan Avenue and the east side of Woodhaven Blvd on the Q54 line. People transfer from that stop to buses that go down Woodhaven Blvd to Queens Blvd. You may think it seems redundant because there is another bus stop on the west side of Woodhaven Blvd, but it is not. Woodhaven Blvd has 9 lanes of traffic! So people would have to get off the bus and then cross a very large, very dangerous street to transfer to their bus. I can imagine people running across the traffic when they see their bus coming in an attempt not to miss it and then getting hit by a car. For the same reason it would be a bad idea to remove the bus on the west side of Woodhaven since people often transfer to buses heading towards the Jamaica and Atlantic Avenue train stations on that side of the street.
5) It is also a bad idea to remove the bus stop at Metropolitan Avenue and Selfridge on the Q54 line. That bus is directly in front of the Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School, which is a 6-12 grade school. As you probably know, the City does not provide school buses for children in 7th grade and above, so almost all the children who go to school there rely on public transportation. It is wonderful that they can get off the bus and head directly into the school instead of having to walk several blocks. The next closest stop would be Metropolitan and Woodhaven Blvd., but that would require them to cross a very busy, dangerous street by the Trader Joe's parking lot. If you know the area, you know that is a dangerous crossing. In fact, there was just a you tube video circulating about how it is the most dangerous parking lot in New York City, and that danger stretches into the cross street with all the cars trying to get into the parking lot.
6) I understand that you are trying to make bus routes more efficient, but I think that your redesign is going to require many people to take several buses now instead of just one. They may even have to take 2 or 3 buses or 2 buses and the subway. For that reason, I think that riders should get unlimited transfers within a certain period of time (2 hours? ) It is unfair to ask riders to pay twice if they need to take 2 or 3 buses or 2 buses and a subway.
4/1/2022, 4:22 AM — The Q45 route is a great idea but weekend service is needed due to activity along Little Neck Parkway such as the Queens Farm Museum, however this might still not bring in enough ridership on the route. In order to improve ridership on the Q45 I believe a small route revision is needed on the western end of the route. Instead of the Q45 terminating at Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue on its western end the Q45 route should instead be extended at Sutphin Blvd./Jamaica Avenue further east to Jamaica Hospital via similar routing and stops as the proposed Q42 route. This additional route extension would provide faster access to and from Jamaica Hospital for passengers from many Northeastern Queens communities.
4/1/2022, 5:51 AM — Hi! I use the Q59 to commute to and from work a few times a week, and I propose that you keep its current routing at its eastern terminus (EB - left on Hor Harding, right on Junction, right on 62nd, right on Queens Blvd.) This current routing permits for a much easier turnaround with the left turn coming at a less busy, and better (for the Q59) signaled intersection. Also, many riders go to the last stop because it's a lot closer to Corona and the Rego Centre than the new proposed routing. This also provides better network coverage for Queens Blvd riders, and others on the Q60/Q59 corridor because more destinations are more readily accessed. The proposed change will not make service faster and may actually make it slower.
Personally, it leaves me a block from my destination whereas the new routing would leave me 4 longs blocks and 1 super crazy intersection to cross.
Thank you for taking the time to read and consider my comment.
4/1/2022, 5:53 AM — Several suggestions that would be beneficial for commuters like me, who reside in Queens Village:
-A route that goes through Braddock Avenue, Spencer Avenue and the ENTIRETY of Bell Boulevard (Queens Village LIRR Station - Bay Terrace Via Bell Blvd)
-A route that connects Winchester Boulevard & Douglaston Parkway
-A route that serves the whole of Little Neck Parkway
-Extend one of the lines that run along Francis Lewis or Springfield to Green Acres. It would be MUCH easier to get there.
-Think about the routes you are making/changing more carefully. Consider how it would impact people from each neighborhood.
4/1/2022, 6:27 AM — The proposed Q38 route could be revised on its eastern end at 108th Street to instead travel along 108th Street to the Horace Harding Expressway then to College Point Blvd. The Q38 could then travel north along College Point Blvd. and merge with the Q16 route to Bayside. Since both these routes are listed as (Green) local routes a new combined route this shouldn't be that difficult. The new combined route could have a service frequency similar to that of the Q16 route which would be better than the proposed Q38 service frequency, but I believe by combining these two routes together would vastly increase ridership as it would connect many Northeastern Queens neighborhoods to both Rego Park and Middle Village reducing reliance on other routes such as the Q58 and Q98 which then may require additional transfers to access these points.
4/1/2022, 6:55 AM — Please keep the Q29 it is needed for many riders who connect from the 7 train to their homes. It also connects many students to get to schools.
4/1/2022, 7:11 AM — Q29 is a route used by students primarily & workers; can the MTA explain what will happen with all of the Q29 bus riders?
4/1/2022, 7:37 AM — Please do not eliminate the Q29, we already have a poor oublic transportation system in Queens.
4/1/2022, 8:08 AM — Hello MTA. I am a BMCC college student. I am concerned about the Q100 being discontinued from the new Queens Bus Network Redesign. The Q100 Limited service to Rikers Island is a great way to get to Rikers Island, but without any local stops (which will take a while longer to get to Rikers). In my opinion, you should leave the Q100 Limited, and instead keep the Q105 as an local service option to cover the Q102 service.
4/1/2022, 8:54 AM — I'm a resident in queens and I take the q29 daily to work. The q29 cuts through all the woodhaven traffic and gets me home sooner rather than any bus on Woodhaven. Taking it away will create a horrible traffic jam and leave 100s of customers without transportation through woodhaven/ middle village . If you don't live in the area you don't know what trouble you can cause when you take away a bus that is being taken consistently daily with thousands of commuters. It's hard as it is. Please don't take this line away!!
4/1/2022, 10:17 PM — Distance between bus stops on the Q38, both directions, on Juniper Blvd. South between 69th Lane and 80th Street, is about 3,177 feet. A bus stop mid-way between these two bus stops is warranted.
4/1/2022, 11:33 PM — Please don’t consider cutting out times or days on the QM2 or QM 32.I’m constantly going into the city either alone or groups of friends and I need these modes of transportation to get me there. I’m retired but am a regular theater and museum goer, I belong to an organization and I’m on the board ergo meetings always. Some of my doctors are in the city as well.
Since it’s a hassle to take the RR meaning several connections and I won’t use the subways now what are my choices?
Do I need to sit locked in my house or drive into the city and create further stress?
This would be a travesty!
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4/1/2022, 11:57 PM — The bus 29 even is the route is not too long is important to us who lives in Elmhurst and Jackson heights I can’t take so many busses to get middle village so please think about it we really appreciate it
4/2/2022, 3:11 AM — Removing 40 percent of the bus stops from the Q49 is not the right way to address bus speeds on the route. All it will do is reduce access to the route. There is a major bottleneck on many times of day on this route that this plan does nothing to address - 74th Street between Roosevelt Avenue and 37 Avenue. The bus stops I use on either end of my trip are being removed. This will increase my total walking distance (total of each end of my trip) from 1,150 feet to 2,050, a net increase of 900 feet. And while I will be seeing 24 hour service I am not seeing any improvement to service frequency - nor will I see much travel time since buses don't actually stop at bus stops that no one is using at the time anyway. So I will see my trip time actually increase by 4 minutes.
4/2/2022, 4:50 AM — The new Q67 - instead of having it go down the narrow 61st Street in Maspeth, what about Fresh Pond to Flushing; left on Flushing; right on Rust Street to pick up the rest of the route? 61st Street for buses is tough, it's narrow, probably somewhat dangerous for the buses, as well as cars and pedestrians. I know it creates a long walk for those between Grand and the LIE in some portions of the area, but others can walk to Rust and 57th Drive; maybe adding a stop just past Maspeth Avenue as well. There is only one stop on Grand under the current draft.
4/2/2022, 4:54 AM — This draft is pretty much is good in my opinion. It provides more crosstown availability and cut down services where it essentially doesn't need buses. Ex. The Q102 being replace by Q104(service in Roosevelt Island) and Q105 (service in 31st street and Q100 service to Rikers). The B53 is providing more service along Broadway and also help with B46 and B47 service from Gates Ave to Marcy Ave and replace the Q24 along Broadway. But one thing I'm disappointed about is the Q101service taken out but in all honestly I'm up for as I can take to B60 to Williamsburg Bus Terminal and I can Transfer to the Q68 and go to Astoria more quickly and not having a 2 hour commute to get to Astoria.
4/2/2022, 5:02 AM — The revised B57 going to Jackson Heights (but no longer to Red Hook). Not sure I understand why the elimination of a big part of the Brooklyn leg. But, wouldn't a bus be better served traveling from 69th Street to 82nd Street using 37th Avenue instead of Roosevelt Avenue? Roosevelt is not an easy street to travel - single lane in each direction; lots of existing traffic. 37th Avenue much less busy, wider street. Anyone who needs the train can change at 69th/Roosevelt. If the issue is 74th Street train station, then maybe turning on 75th to get it off of Roosevelt?
4/2/2022, 5:33 AM — This is a comment about Q4 stop spacing.
I like that stops between Farmers and Francis Lewis are consolidated to 193, 197, and 201. This is better than the first proposal (195, 201). I'd like to suggest making stops more legible and easy to find by actually moving the stops in both directions to the same intersection, instead of having staggered stops as is the case today. For example, 192 St is proposed to be kept in the eastbound direction; move it to 193 St.
Please do not remove Newburg St as that is a connection to the LIRR.
Regarding stops between 179 St and Merrick, I'd like to suggest just two stops specifically at 177th Place/114th Road, and 175th Street, in both directions (to also remove staggered stop locations). At the former, there is an existing traffic light and a crosswalk, keeping it safe for passengers. That allows the latter to be a perfect location for a bus stop by balancing out the stop spacing to four blocks to the next stop in both directions, as well as maximizing reachability within this peculiar street grid (helpful not just for people going to Jamaica but going towards Cambria Heights as well).
4/2/2022, 6:23 AM — Keep the Q29 bus route
4/2/2022, 7:00 AM — I understand the logic for the new routes however, seniors who are capable, seniors who walk with a cane, people who get around in wheelchairs and rely on the buses to commute, people with children and carriages are not being considered.
NYC has made all the bike lanes and bike racks, these people don't need the buses.
People are riding their mopeds, scooters, etc.
Today, as an example in the morning a handicap person on a wheelchair on Steinway Street and 30 Avenue took the q101 bus and got off at the last stop in Manhattan. Tell me how will he commute with your new plan. How will he transfer to the q 32 or q 60 to Manhattan from Steinway Street.
Removing stops so the bus route can go faster. Seniors rely on the bus for example to go to the market, go to church. Can you picture the senior with a cane having to walk on a rainy day further for the bus stop.
I am a grandmother who babysits her grandchildren.
Two days a week I take the q 19 to the last stop and then take the q 12 to Douglaston Parkway and 243 Street and then return with the q12 to the last stop and transfer to the q 19 back to Astoria.
Three days a week I take the q19 to the last stop then take the q27 to Springfield Blvd and Jamaica Ave and transfer to the q 36 or N24 to Jericho turnpike and 246 Street. I return with the q36 or N24 to the q27 and finally the q 19 back to Astoria.
Weekends I take the q101 on Steinway Street and 23 Ave to the last stop in Manhattan.
Your website says your are going to eliminate the q101 to Manhattan because I can transfer to the q32 or q60. Are you kidding me. Your suggestion passengers can transfer from Steinway Street to the q32 or q60 bus.
Everyday I see high school students and college students just getting on the buses and not paying. It does not matter what bus line in Queens, they take advantage of the system.
Another issue I forgot to mention, was in the winter, a blind man with a cane was trying to find the bus stop, but the bus stop pole was filled with snow and who could not tap the pole to realize he was at the stop until I guided him.
My sons that I help babysit and rely on my commute don't want their mother on the subway system and I too don't want to take the subway.
Like I said in the beginning, I understand why you are doing the changes but the MTA is for all the people no matter age or capabilities.
Don't cut off our wings.
4/2/2022, 8:47 AM — The Q29 is a very convenient and essential bus route. Removing it from the MTA would be a hassle for many commuters.
4/2/2022, 9:37 AM — I like the idea. I find that the new proposals will make the system efficient. Even though spacing out the stops further out can lead to the buses idling at the stops longer, it will still make the buses faster.
4/2/2022, 10:29 AM — The elimination of the Q10 bus going directly into the JFK Terminal will very NEGATIVELY impact the airport workers who rely on this vital connection to get to work. The bus is full of workers at all hours of the day using Q10 to go into JFK, as they cannot afford a commute that involves Airtrain. If any of you actually rode on the Q10, you will see all the working class people that absolutely need this route. By removing the JFK Terminal stop you are making the very people who depend on the MTA bus system pay more while also segmenting their commute.
4/2/2022, 11:37 AM — The Q29 should NOT be eliminated, it is a bus that take you to the Queens Mall.
On 82nd Street by Roosevelt, I see long lines for the bus.
I PERSONALLY, have taken that bus many times.
What you MTA needs to do with MANY routes including the trains is be organized..
Some trains come just a few people, same is with some bus routes.
For example, you wait and wait for a bus and none come. Suddenly, two or three come at once from the same route.
Bottom line, some buses and trains needs to spread out a little to financially benefit MTA and passengers.
4/2/2022, 5:54 PM — Hi good day to you.
Here is my comments on the express bus changes for Queens.
I highly agree with the QM5, 8, & 35 Running Express to/from 188 Street & 64 Avenue. The QM8 should run from 530 AM to 930 AM Manhattan Bound and 230 PM to 730 PM Glen Oaks Bound. The QM35 should also run from 545 AM to 945 AM Manhattan Bound and 3 PM to 8 PM Glen Oaks Bound. QM5 should have a earlier trip at 440 AM to Manhattan.
I don't really agree with the Union Turnpike changes. The QM6 should serve stops west of 188 during times the QM1 is not running as the proposed ending time for the 1 is too early and will leave folks having to back track from 188 to get to the bypassed stops on Union as the service span will still be the same on the 5 and 6 but not the 1. Also look into adding a 7 AM trip from Manhattan to Lake Success as I had come across many people who work in the medical facilities around Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue that want to use the express bus but don't because the first QM6 to Lake Success at 805 AM is too late for them.
The Queens Blvd stops for QM7 is also something I disagree with. The best idea was the first draft where there was a Queens Blvd wall street route that started in Briarwood at Queens Blvd and Main Street and that was much better. Ideally the QM7 should add a 520 AM and 950 AM inbound trip and a 745 PM outbound trip.
I do agree with having all wall street buses stop at 34th and 1st and it's a move I feel like that can be implemented even before the redesign starts.
I don't really see much of a need for a Southeast Queens to Wall Street bus when you got other areas like in Northeast Queens that is asking for Wall Street service.
I do feel like the QM3 should be kept in some kind of way even if it becomes the Northeast Queens- Wall Street bus.
I do feel like the QM21, QM63, and QM64 should no longer serve the stops on Queens Blvd as a way to give Southeast Queens riders a faster and more direct trip to Manhattan. The QM68 can service the stops on Queens Blvd at Main Street, 83rd/Hoover Avenues, and 78th Avenue even if the 21, 63, and 64 continue to serve Queens Blvd stops. The simplication for the QM63, 64, and 68 in Manhattan is a great move however maybe a possibility of creating a 3rd Avenue variant for the 63, 64, and 68 should be looked at in the future when things gets more better.
The Queens Blvd and 67 Avenue and 63rd Drive stops should be made by the QM4 instead of the QM18 and have QM18 run express after 71st Avenue. QM18 should run from 530 AM to 10 AM Manhattan Bound and 230 PM to 7 PM Ozone Park Bound.
Service on the QM4 at minimum should run weekdays to Manhattan from 530 AM to Noon and from Manhattan from 230 PM to Midnight.
Weekday QM15 service to Manhattan should start at 5 AM.
QM15 service on Saturday should continue to run until 11 PM and Sunday service should be added using the existing Saturday schedule.
QM16 and QM17 should run from 430 AM to 1030 AM Manhattan Bound and from 230 PM to 830 PM Rockaway Bound.
QM2 should have the former Midnight trip from Manhattan come back and have service to Manhattan start at 5 AM.
QM20 should run to Manhattan from 515 AM to Noon and from Manhattan from 230 PM to 1130 PM
I highly disagree with all off peak service becoming every 90 minutes it should just stay every hour as it is.
Thanks and have a great day!
4/2/2022, 9:12 PM — My suggestion here is for the Q61 to make an extra added stop at Union St/26th Avenue to make a direct transfer to the Q44 which is an Interborough Route so say if someone on Willets Point Blvd needed to go to the Bronx, they wouldn't have to walk from Willets Pt Blvd and Parsons to Union St and 26th Avenue. I understand that the Q61 is a peak "rush" route/subway feeder but it's the only route along Willets Pt Blvd to begin with so you're not exactly giving them alternatives. Other rush routes also make stops at direct transfer points so this would help improve the connectivity of the system. Thanks for hearing me out!
4/2/2022, 9:17 PM — The proposed Q63 route should be extended from Broadway/Queens Blvd. to terminate instead at 57th Avenue/92nd Street (where the Q80 terminates at) to provide Q63 passengers easy access to the Queens Center Mall. The proposed Q51 route should also be extended east and terminate at Elmont Road/Linden Blvd. for transfer with the N1 route providing transit access between Brooklyn, Queens and Nassau County.
4/2/2022, 11:34 PM — I read on the Facebook "Express Bus Advocacy Group" a few posts regarding the elimination of the QM3 express bus route as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Pan. For passengers that utilized the QM3 express route from eastern Northern Blvd. and Little Neck Parkway there may be a way for these passengers to have access to other nearby express routes which would be for the MTA to revise and extend the proposed Q12 Northern Blvd. bus from Little Neck Parkway to 260th Street/Union Turnpike, Glen Oaks via Little Neck Parkway and 260th Street to Union Turnpike. This would allow Q12 passengers to easily transfer to the QM5, QM8 and QM35 express routes at some joint bus stops along Little Neck Parkway or for these Q12 passengers to instead transfer to the QM6 and QM36 express routes at 260th Street/Union Turnpike. Additionally, under this plan Q12 passengers would also be able to transfer to the Q46 local route at 260th Street/Union Turnpike as well. Another additional option that would then become available would be to have the Q12 extended further east from 260th Street/Union Turnpike to the Long Island Jewish (LIJ) Hospital via Union Turnpike and Lakeville Road. Although this would then have three bus routes terminating at LIJ Hospital in which there might be some space limitations at that parking facility but then the Q46 route could then be revised to serve LIJ hospital from outside of the hospital along Lakeville Road. At this point consideration should be given to extend the Q46 route further north from Lakeville Road to the North Shore Towers via Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue. Especially with new ninety-minute wait times on the QM6 express bus middays on weekdays and also all day long on weekends therefore the revised Q46 service would now be needed for the North Shore Towers residents.
4/3/2022, 4:47 AM — How about creating a NEW Q90 SBS from Kew Gardens to Yankee Stadium. It is to begin at Union Tpke and Queens Blvd, and travel Queens Blvd and Broadway to 31st Street, then North via 31st Street to Astoria Blvd, then via RFK Bridge to The Bronx (Bronx bound exit at East 138th Street near Port Morris, Queens Bound enter via St. Ann's Avenue) and then a route to Yankee Stadium via Hub - East 149th Street.
This NEW route is to accomplish the following:
1. Bring a LTD or SBS to the Q60 route
2. Create a Broadway Crosstown SBS line.
3. Links The Bronx with Jackson Heights Subway Station for the IBX and Queens Blvd LINE and connects with the Q52 and Q53 SBS.
4. Reduces travel time between Western Queens and The Bronx by up to 35 minutes.
4/3/2022, 4:47 AM — A special thanks goes out the MTA and NYCDOT for implementing changes that would improve Queens Borough and other Borough (in the future) Bus Network. As bus rider throughout my entire life since the 90s and uses various routes throughout all 5 borough. I want to share some of my thoughts on this proposed upcoming new redesign bus network for Queens. After reviewing each bus routes profile, MTA fufilled its commitment in provide better and efficient bus service. Over the years, I understood the current service performances wasn't just based from continues city population growth, its also reflect from numbers of passenger vehicles flow from major road arteries that connected with our city bridges and tunnels that serve transportation within NY NJ CT Tri-state. These traffics often contributed to delays on bus service. From passenger vehicle double parking to unloading trucks to uber or lift limo that drop off passenger causing buses at standstill. MTA may did their parts to improve bus service. NYCDOT should also considering in making significant improvement by either adding more traffic lanes or restrict passenger or commercial vehicle from lanes that are used by MTA buses.
As this new redesign bus network that not just only improve service quality for Queens, but also for 4 other boroughs in years to come. Only few suggestions to this all new future bus network are.
1. MTA bus operator follows accordin departure schedule.
2. Installed Fareboxes that except cash dollars allow returning riders or new riders to pay their fare appropriately, (especially those whom don't use card cards for omni or short amount from metro cards)
3. Hand copy of paper bus schedules should be replenished and made available in all bus for rider like myself uses it to navigate travel time and connecting to appropriate transfer points. These material are useful to tourists who uses the bus for first time and to riders whom just don't have patient scroll and search for their bus route timetable on the mobile device.
4/3/2022, 8:19 AM — You say the draft was driven by customer feedback. CB 14 in Queens told you in 2017 and 2019 they want to retain service on Newport Avenue, but you propose to eliminate it for a third time. Q24 service was eliminated in Brooklyn in 2010. They fought to bring it back only for you to propose removing it again.
Over 2100 have signed the petition against massive bus stop removal. Yet you co tune to propose eliminating one third of the bus stops. Why don't you read the comments from these 2100 people? https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops/comments
Are you really listening or just doing what you want? You should have proposed a new bus route from Rockaway to Sheepshead Bay Station via the Belt Parkway with a bus lane on the shoulder. There is real demand for it. There is zero demand for a direct bus route from East NY to Sunnyside. Yet that is what you proposed. I would live to see your data to support that route.
4/3/2022, 11:33 AM — 1. In the new bus proposal, I hope you are not planning to eliminate the Q53 stop by Elmhurst Avenue & Bdwy. We in the community urgently need this stop which didn't exist originally. Keep in mind, important for seniors/mobility limited (no other option as cannot access subway) plus, with your constant changes of the especially weekend R train (no service at least one way and no shuttle bus like you offer in "better" communities already well served by the subways and buses like LIC, etc.) we need te Q53 and, in fact, more service as it often then bypasses the Elmhurst stop unless someone needs to exit. I have no limited mobility and the loss of this stop would be very injurious plus you now also want to stop the only other bus here, the Q29. We are so very ill-served. And sorry, the #7 is not an alternative 1. stairs upstairs are impossible and 2. area now becoming dangerous, walking from either #7 to my home especially one the sun goes down. Please stop doing harm to us in this area. We are already ill-served in so many other ways as Covid showed.
4/3/2022, 3:18 PM — There should be a bus from JFK Airport up Brewer Blvd and one up Springfield Blvd. There should be a north-south route down Francis Lewis between College Point and Green Acres.
4/3/2022, 11:04 PM — It would be easier to keep as many bus route #'s as possible even if the route is changing. Don't assign new route #s where it's absolutely not needed.
4/4/2022, 1:54 AM — Hello, I am writing to point out a problem with your redesign. By moving the b32 south in Brooklyn, to Greenpoint avenue from Freeman Street, and by moving the b62 east to McGuinness, you will be eliminating the only mode of transportation available to residents of Greenpoint north of Greenpoint Avenue. I live at [REDACTED] (10-15 walk from the new b32 stop at Greenpoint, 10-15 to the new b62 stop at McGuinness) and use both buses to travel to Queens and to connect to the 7 or E train to Manhattan. This is unacceptable for people who rely on the buses for disability or safety reasons. You would be cutting off a corner of Greenpoint that is only increasing in population density with the construction of several 40-60 story towers. Please reconsider, or include a new route that connects our part of Greenpoint to the 7 & E trains, as well as the L train farther south. Thank you.
4/4/2022, 6:34 AM — Q10 - The redesign for this route will offer Queens College Students better and faster direct access to the campus via a one seat ride from the neighborhoods of Kew Gardens, Richmond HIll and South Ozone Park. In addition residents of the Pomonock Houses and the Electchester Co -op apartments will have direct access via a one seat bus ride to JFK airport. This will provide people who live in these areas with affordable access to possible new employment opportunities at JFK Airport. The community should be informed that the JFK Air Train at the Lefferts Blvd Station is free to use - no fare is required to ride. This new routing is a great idea provided that the frequent level of service now offered by the Q64 to the subway at Forest Hills station is maintained under this new route structure. It should be noted that this is a heavily used route that serves Multi Family Housing Units and the Queens College Campus so it is imperative that existing frequencies on the Q64 portion of the route be maintained.
4/4/2022, 6:48 AM — Q11 - The redesign of this route which eliminates direct service to Queens Blvd. by having the bus terminate at Rockaway Blvd. is not acceptable and will result in people who ride this route having to take two buses to reach their final destination. Having to take two buses to reach Queens Blvd. and the Queens Center Mall will actually lengthen the traveling time instead of shortening it. In addition there is no mention of the MTA providing a two bus transfer plus a transfer to the subway being allowed for a fare of $2.75. Moreover, the elimination of many of the stops on this route will require senior citizens to have to walk further to each stop and the ridership numbers will definitely decline further. The only acceptable alternative to this redesign proposal is to maintain the existing routing of this route to a final terminal at Queens Blvd. with a 30 minute headway. Any level of service less than this represents a drastic reduction of accessibility for residents who reside in Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach and will result in more use of cars by these individuals to reach their destinations.
4/4/2022, 6:58 AM — Thank you for keeping the original Q route bus numbers in the redraft plan recently released. The using of new QT route numbers in the first draft plan required the use of a conversion chart and created much added confusion when people tried to analyze what route changes had actually been proposed. The maps and graphics used also appear to be much clearer and should allow residents of Queens County to understand what will remain the same and what could possibly change in their local bus routes.
4/4/2022, 6:59 AM — I'm not ok with the redesign of the Q46 bus line being split into two and becoming a two separate bus lines that run strictly on rush hour and that the Q65 bus line will no longer serve Jamaica LIRR Station.
4/4/2022, 7:32 AM — Very good proposal on the new mta bus routes changes. Too many stops on the Q49. This new plan should make bus travel much faster to the 74th street hub. Thank you.
4/4/2022, 9:40 PM — I am advocating to keep and increase the level of service on the QM3 express bus line. I have diagnosed disability and cannot take the subway. Removing this line would remove the means that I can get to my employment location. This is ignoring the rights of your ridership and the needs of your clients. We are your clients and are paying for a service. I will be sharing this with my local legislators as well.
4/4/2022, 10:28 PM — Please bring back the Q30. Do not name it as the Q75 and discontinue Q16 and Q31 service please!!!
4/5/2022, 12:14 AM — Q13 - The dividing of this route into two parts - local and limited in order to provide a faster ride to the number 7 train at Main Street from Bell Blvd and Northern Blvd. is an excellent idea. The current local route of the Q13 can take as long as 45 minutes to an hour just to reach the Flushing Main Street Station. This new routing will greatly reduce the traveling time from Downtown Bayside to Flushing Main Street by at least 15 minutes and maybe even 20 minutes when traffic conditions are light. As a former resident of Bay Terrace in Bayside for over 10 years before moving to a different area of Queens, this is something that I always hoped would someday happen. Another associated benefit of this proposal will be a more reliable turn around time and service on the northern end of this route from the Bayside LIRR station to the Bay Terrace area. Many people from Bay Terrace commute to NYC on the LIRR and use the Q13 from Bay Terrace to get to the Bell Blvd. Bayside LIRR station as part of the Uni-Ticket program with the LIRR . Parking in this area is at a premium so the Q13 provides a shuttle service between these two points and a discounted fare program as part of the LIRR Uni Ticket program. However, there are sometimes large gaps in service on this portion of the route due to traffic delays in the Main Street area of Flushing. I remember that many times people gave up waiting for the Q13 to arrive and instead took their cars or at the time there was a commuter van service that began to offer rides to the station for a set amount. Hopefully, this idea will result in more reliable service over the Northern portion of this route and may even encourage more people to visit the Bay Terrace Mall which is a wonderful shopping center containing a wide array of stores.
4/5/2022, 12:37 AM — When will the Queens Bus redesign Remix interactive map be updated with runtimes so we can examine the bus headways more easily. Thank you.
4/5/2022, 1:00 AM — Q21 - The proposed new routing of this line on the southern end of the route in Howard Beach down 84th Street and along 164th Avenue is an improvement over the current confusing zig- zag route of this line through this area. Also, the extension of the route north to the number 7 train at 82nd street in Jackson Heights will offer commuters an additional subway transfer option. Furthermore, the addition of 24 hour service on this route is also to be applauded. The only potential drawbacks are the elimination of some of the stops in the Lindenwood area which may discourage senior citizens from walking the extra blocks to get to the new bus stop. The Lindenwood area of Howard Beach has many apartment buildings and a significant number of senior citizens who may not have an automobile. Everything should be done to make the riding of the bus convenient for this segment of the population so the elimination of any stops in this area should be reconsidered.
4/5/2022, 1:35 AM — Re the Q49 bus route redesign the northbound bus should still stop on the corner of 74th St and 37th Ave. This is very important because eliminating this stop will impact the businesses on that strip. People go shopping on that block and buy heavy things that they then bring home via bus. This will decrease the business' sales and encourage our neighbors to buy from national big box stores instead of buying local.
4/5/2022, 1:56 AM — Hello ibwould like to have limited service on every line, an express line that goes through every neighborhood and an average of a bus stop every 2 blocks.
4/5/2022, 3:39 AM — Hello...still no South Bronx to Astoria/LGA bus? How is that route still being ignored?
4/5/2022, 5:18 AM — There's an error on the system map along the Q51 route as it says 100 AV instead of 109 AV between 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. Also within the Downtown, Jamaica area the Q115 route is incorrectly shown in the grey shaded box for Jamaica Av instead of Archer Av. Your office should also take a look at extending the Q17 route to the 179th Street Subway Station via non-stop along 188th Street and Midland Parkway which is a great speedy path to the 179th Street Subway Station subway from Union Turnpike. (This would eliminate passengers needing a three legged transfer to get to the Kew Gardens Subway Station via a transfer to the Q46 or Q48 or to the 179th Street Subway station via a transfer to the Q75 route.). After stopping at the 179th Street Subway Station your office could either extend the Q17 route to the 165th Street Terminal or have the Q17 route travel east non-stop along Hillside Avenue to possibly provide supplementary Rush service to some eastern segment of Jamaica Avenue and/or Springfield Blvd.
4/5/2022, 5:55 AM — Q73 feedback:
This is going to be extremely helpful for me to commute between Forest Hills and QCC, where I work, but I actually feel like this is a regression from the original QT87 proposal.
My biggest concern is the proposed routing along Austin Street. Austin Street is a disaster, traffic wise, and the Q23 that currently runs along there is often bunched up, and never reliable. Combine that with proposed headways of 12 min (peak) or 20 min (off-peak), and I can foresee major service gaps as multiple Q73s are bunched together in traffic on Austin Street.
Please just avoid Austin Street, and have the bus turn north on Yellowstone/Burns, but continue along Yellowstone until it gets to 108th/Jewel.
Also, I think the QT87's original routing further east to Little Neck, as part of the "Connecting the Neighborhoods" category would be helpful. I can't complain if the bus stops directly at QCC, and ends there, but I just think it would serve more people and generally be more useful if it continued east to Little Neck like the QT87 plan. It would avoid QCC directly in that case, and go along Horace Harding.
Thank you for your time.
4/5/2022, 7:08 AM — Q22 - I am opposed to the proposed rerouting of this bus route due to the fact that the western end of the route would be dropped entirely from Beach 116th Street - Beach 169th Street and would force riders to switch to the Q35 and pay another fare to ride the entire length of the Rockaway Peninsula. Is it too much to expect that at least one bus route without a transfer be provided to residents of this peninsula to ride from one end to the other? If there ever was a "transit desert" it is surely the Rockaway Peninsula. The residents of this area are entitled to at least one bus route that they can take from one end of the peninsula to the other. This shortsighted proposal ignores the steadily growing population in this area and the need especially in the summer months for more transportation options not less. The only hospital on the Rockaway Peninsula is St. John's Hospital in Far Rockaway and the Neponsit Health Center may be renovated sometime in the future for medical use. The Q22 would easily connect these two medical facilities with a one seat ride. Thirty minute headway service should be maintained on this route despite currently low ridership on the western end. The proposal to lengthen the route on the eastern end is a good one and may actually stimulate more ridership on this route on the western end in the future. Please reconsider this rerouting to keep the existing Q22 route in its entirety with the new proposed eastern extension.
4/5/2022, 7:23 AM — I have reviewed your latest plan, and will focus on one issue of major concern, which is that after all the meet ups, etc, back in late 2019/early 2020, you still wosh to eliminate the Q29, which is an abominable bizarre decision. The Q29 is a major line that serves people in Queens to attend shopping/restuarants, or connect with the #7 in Jackson Heights to get to work, to Newtown High School, and places of employment in Elmhurst, and of course, the Queens Center, and Queens Place Mall, then onward to Juniper Valley Park, St. Johns Cemetery, and the Atlas Park Mall. For many, the elderly, the disabled, etc, this is their only mode of transport, and severely changing this line would dreadfully impact their lives. For me, its hard to imagine., as well as the stats, since the bus does appear crowded and busy, and needs to remain to serve our community. Changing and waiting for two new bus lines that are proposed, would cause a loss in quality of life for people, extra stress, and time. PLease continue to review your plan, as is it really for the people, or just to create additional parking spaces?
4/5/2022, 7:33 AM — Q53 - SBS The new rerouting proposal is acceptable and represents a great improvement over the prior plan which dropped the Q53 SBS route entirely. This is a major cross boro route that is necessary to maintain in its entirety due to the fact that it offers relatively fast travel time from the Rockaway Peninsula and Howard Beach areas to the Queens Blvd. subway line, the Queens Mall and the number 7 train at Roosevelt Avenue. I am happy that the community's voices were heard and recognized that it was totally unacceptable to eliminate this route entirely in the prior draft plan. Also, it would have been a travesty to eliminate this route after the NYC DOT spent years designing bus lanes on Woodhave Blvd and the MTA created an SBS service to move riders faster along this major route. The Rockaway Peninsula needs access to the rest of the boro of Queens especially in the summer months when this route is heavily utilized. I am glad that the existing Q53 SBS Route is being maintained almost in its entirety in this new draft proposal.
4/5/2022, 7:41 AM — Without the Q29 many elementary and middle schoolers will be unable to get to school. This bus provides service to IS73, PS/IS 49, PS/IS 119, PS 13 and PS 89. This bus also provides service to Atlas Park, and 82nd street, two major hubs. Please consider keeping this route so that hundreds of children and seniors are not stranded.
4/5/2022, 7:50 AM — Q52 - SBS The route as proposed with an extension on the northern end represents an improvement in that the route currently ends at Queens Blvd at the Queens Mall and the extension to Roosevelt Avenue and the number 7 train adds more connections and options for riders on this route. I am glad that this route will continue to exist in its entirety and will have additional connection options on the northern end. Please consider perhaps extending this route eastward on the Rockaway Peninsula to St. John's Hospital which is the only medical facility that still exists in this area. However, the routing proposal in its current form is acceptable and utilizes the bus lanes on Woodhaven Blvd. and will provide access to the beaches during the summer months.
4/5/2022, 8:07 AM — I love my buses, I use most of the lines in Queens and Manhattan. Most of all in Queens - Q23, Q29, Q32, Q38, Q47, Q54, Q58, Q59, Q60, Q72. Please increase and/or enhance services, NOT decrease. I beg of you.
4/5/2022, 6:12 PM — The Q10 extension should not be implemented, as an everyday rider of the Q10, it is not a good idea to send it further north because of the risk of delays that can occur from Kew Gardens going south. The boarding times will increase and buses will bunch up and even be more late.
There's a lot of untapped potential as to what the Q64 could be, but merging with the Q10 is definitely not the right idea...it'll screw over both ridership bases.
With the Q25 solely serving Kissena as a limited with the Q17 running non-stop, those riders would want an alternative service along Kissena, the Q64 could compensate for that to/from Flushing, and it'll also directly serve Queens College students looking to go to Kew Gardens or Forest Hills instead of Jamaica. A route such as that would eliminate the backtracking a lot of people already have to do with the subway, and open up a lot more options for riders all around. Have it run from Flushing-Main Street to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike via Kissena Blvd, Jewel Avenue, and then to Queens Blvd to the 80th Road stop where the local Q10s currently board.
A better idea could've been drawn up for the Q64, especially now for some unknown reason, Jewel Avenue will have two local routes under this first draft, but merging it with the Q10 is not the right idea. It will cause more problems than it would produce solutions.
4/5/2022, 9:27 PM — We do not want the Q103 bus to go away. Spoke with numerous neighbors who take the bus. This would be a HUGE mistake. Over 1,000 units are coming to market shortly in a two to three block radius with even double this coming in the next 2 years. The NW is already too crammed and too far for the waterfront community. This better not be a play to get the Brooklyn-Queens connector because we don’t want that. If anything the Q103 needs to stay and be expanded with more hours of operation.
4/5/2022, 10:07 PM — I really think passengers in Ridgewood are going to need a local component of the Q58 route as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan removed numerous local stops within Ridgewood when converting the Q58 route from a local route to a limited route. To restore this local service please take a look at revising the Q59 local route on its western end to travel to the Ridgewood Terminal instead of traveling to and from the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. The Q59 routing in Ridgewood could be identical to Q58 routing but with most Q58 bus stops restored to provide increased local bus service to that community. As part of this plan the Q59 route could also be revised on its eastern end to serve the shopping areas in Elmhurst and Rego Park but via a revised routing which could be along Grand Avenue to/from Justice Avenue and then Justice Avenue into 56th Avenue(e/b) 57th Avenue(w/b) to/from Junction Blvd. The Q59 route could then travel along Junction Blvd. to/from the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) and HHE to/from College Point Blvd. to/from Sanford Avenue/41st Road to/from Main Street in Downtown, Flushing. This would then provide full local component of the Q58 route except for Corona Avenue segment but I believe that is less needed. If this was done the frequency of the Q59 local route would then need to be increased, however the frequency of the Q58 limited route could be reduced so these two changes would be cost neutral. As part of this plan the Q18 local route would also need to be extended from 69th Street/Grand Avenue to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via Grand Avenue/Grand Street to replace the former Q59 bus service to the Williamsburg Bridge Plaza. Another related idea would then be to revise the path of the Q98 route to travel along Eliot Avenue instead of Grand Avenue to reduce some operations costs and further speed up that related crosstown route. If funding is available, the Q98 route should also be extended to Westchester Square or some other point in the Bronx.
4/6/2022, 2:36 AM — The q101 is necessary to continue to go to Manhattan as it does now.
Transfer to Q32 or Q60 makes no sense for seniors, handicap people or people with carriages.
4/6/2022, 4:07 AM — Still looking through the proposal, but I really like the changes for Whitestone. It was smart to drop the previous proposal to run a bus across 14th Ave due to congestion. I also love the new 31 and wish it existed when I was a student at Francis Lewis High School.
4/6/2022, 4:26 AM — These are my personal comments about the "Queens Bus Network Redesign":
Routes Q1 and Q6 should remain as separate routes. The Q1 would remain unchanged while the Q6 would terminate at Hillside Av covering the length of Sutphin Blvd. The Q40 would be re-routed to 165 Street Terminal.
Route Q4 despite its proposed extension should remain at Jamaica Depot. In addition, route Q83 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
New routes Q31 and Q75 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
Route Q10 should not be combined with the Q64. Instead the Q10 should continue along Queens Blvd making limited stops until Junction Blvd where the Q10 would be combined with Route Q72 to create a JFK-LGA route.
The proposed. Q78 Route does not have a subway connection. This route should be combined with proposed rush hour only Q61 which operates from Main St Subway via Willets Point Blvd to Fort Totten. Instead of going into Fort Totten, let the Q61 continue onto Bell Blvd absorbing the Q78 providing a Subway connection and redesignate the route as Q29.
Base the Q26 at Casey Stengel Depot despite the present Q27 at Queens Village Depot.
Redesignate Q80 as Q30.
If Q48 and Q50 are combined, base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot.
Base Q51 at Queens Village Depot.
Extend 52 SBS to Far Rockaway.
Extend Q53 SBS to either Riis Park or Roxbury.
Provide 7 day service on the proposed Q45 to provide weekend North-South service along Little Neck Pkwy
Extend Q76 to Parsons-Archer Subway to provide Hillside Av corridor service to Jamaica Center station.
Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall to provide Hillside Av corridor service to the mall in addition to the Q85 and proposed Q86.
The proposed Q73 route should be changed. After leaving Queensbrough Community College, the Q73 would operate along Springfield Blvd, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av absorbing the present Q64 route the absorb the southern end of route Q23 to Crescent Apartments.
Here are some three digit route numbers that should be changed:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
Thank you for letting me express my views!
Best Wishes
Herb
4/6/2022, 7:59 AM — I forgot to mention in recent suggestions that the Q82 route should be redesigned as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 route at Belmont Park.
Please provide Hillside Avenue corridor passengers with access to Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd station.
Herb
4/6/2022, 8:45 AM — The changes to the QM7 are a terrible idea. The bus does not run on schedule, and is extremely crowded. It will be impossible to add all of these additional stops without extreme overcrowding. You need more QM7 buses on the existing route, not less.
4/6/2022, 9:29 AM — This plan is not doing enough for the people of laurelton or rosedale. It is the same crap going to jamaica. I see there is a new q25 terminating at Springfield blvd, why not extending to 225 and running down 225 st to 147 ave. Also the q22 extension to 5 towns, why not extend that route via brookvile blvd, sunrise hwy to green acres mall...this connection would give residents away to mall and outta their cars. Now i live in laurelton 232 st and Francis Lewis. I have doctors appointments at long island jewish. How do i get there. Oh i would have to travel west to jamaica then transfer to your new q43 to go east...this is too time consuming and their is a new q26 which uyou have terminating as the q27 did in cambria heights . why not extend it down the whole extent of francis lewis blvd and 147 ave.
4/6/2022, 9:44 AM — Good evening,
Here are my comments regarding the Draft New Plan for the Queens bus redesign.
I like the Q4 extension to Elmont, which provides a connection to the n1 bus. I also like the Q5 extension down to the portion of Rosedale currently served only by the X63. It gives people the option of catching the LIRR at Rosedale (especially with the Atlantic Ticket and expanded CityTicket).
The Q7 extension to the (J) makes sense. The extension to Cedarhurst also makes sense, and provides additional connectivity to Far Rockaway. The only issue is that there should be at least one stop where an easy transfer is available between the Q7, Q22, and Q114, which there doesn't appear to be. (Perhaps it has to do with the naming. For the Q7, it is called Reyem Drive, but for the Q22 & Q114, it is called Costco. Hopefully they will all share the stop to enable easy transfers for Q7 riders seeking to reach Far Rockaway.
A Q8 extension to Livonia Avenue makes sense to connect those areas of Central Brooklyn with Jamaica. (I doubt the B6 & B15 will remain in their current forms after the Brooklyn redesign, but whatever bus connections are available after the redesign is implemented might be useful)
I definitely think the proposed QT47 via Lakewood Avenue & 130th Street was a better route than the New Draft Plan version of the Q9. The QT47 centralized within the neighborhood, and down a more suitable street (130th Street is wider than Lincoln Street, and the Van Wyck Expressway divides the neighborhood in that area). Especially considering that it's being extended down 130th Street on the southern end anyway. If the planners are worried about reliability of service along Liberty Avenue, they can just add some "Q57" short-turns between Jamaica & Lefferts Blvd and call it a day.
Likewise, I think the QT46 was a better route than the present-day Q40. The proposed Q40 is going to be bypassing all of the stops along Lakewood Avenue anyway (except for 142nd/143rd Street), and riders along Lakewood Avenue have the Q109 available. I think buses should run down 143rd Street to Linden Blvd, as proposed in the original plan.
I believe the Q10 should be combined with the Union Turnpike/Fresh Meadows portion of the proposed Q23 (So the resulting route would run from the AirTrain station to Fresh Meadows). Northbound buses can take 80th Road to cross Queens Blvd and then make an immediate right turn to Union Turnpike, and southbound buses can take Union Turnpike to Queens Blvd westbound to 77th Avenue to Queens Blvd eastbound to Kew Gardens Road.
The Q11 should still be tied in with Woodhaven Blvd. I think leaving it as a standalone shuttle (especially at those frequencies) will just have people staying on the (A) train all the way to Howard Beach, since the Q11 runs at an even lower frequency than the Rockaway branches of the (A) train. The Q21 should have three branches south of 157th Avenue (One to Howard Beach, one to Old Howard Beach, and one to Hamilton Beach). This would actually provide a quicker connection out of the neighborhood for anybody who transfers to the Q52/53 (Since the connection could be made at 157th Avenue instead of at Rockaway Blvd). The 1-2 buses intended to be used for the Q11 shuttle route could instead be incorporated into the Q21 route, increasing frequency for Woodhaven Blvd local riders, as well as those in Lindenwood. The slight downside is that riders in Howard Beach south of 157th Avenue would see a decrease in service, but that is a lower-ridership portion of the Q21 anyway.
I believe the Q12 should still run down Marathon Parkway as proposed with the QT17 in the original proposal. Little Neck Parkway and Glenwood Street can be covered by having the n20G serve those stops with open-door service. (Similar to the current n31/32/33 arrangement in Far Rockaway).
For the Q13, I think the QT51 routing (as a Crocheron/35th Avenue route) was fine. It just needed to run full-time.
The Q14 is an excellent idea, and wi
4/6/2022, 10:25 AM — Good evening,
I would like to offer a slight revision to my comment regarding the proposed Q109. While I am not necessarily opposed to the idea of having the Q109 continue to the Euclid Avenue (A)(C) station (though I do find it a bit redundant to the subway), I believe that that portion of Sutter Avenue should definitely be served by a rerouted/extended B14 when it comes time for the Brooklyn redesign plan. As such, I would hope that a Q109 extension to Euclid Avenue would not preclude a B14 extension heading eastward. The B14 extension would allow residents of Crown Heights, Brownsville, and East New York to access points along Woodhaven Blvd, as well as points in Southeast Queens along the Q7 and Q51. This is especially important because the B15 currently has no connection to the Woodhaven Blvd routes.
As a matter of fact, I believe the B14 could be further extended to the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station via the Aqueduct Racino. This would allow Brooklyn residents to reach jobs at the Racino, and also maintain the connection from the Racino to the subway (thus allowing the Q37 to resume its former route bypassing the Racino). Furthermore, extending it to the Lefferts Blvd AirTrain station would provide a connection from Woodhaven Blvd to the airport property, which is currently not possible, since the B15 does not have a connection with the Woodhaven Blvd routes.
Also, while we are on the topic of the Q37, I believe it is better to have the route remaining along 135th Avenue and 114th Street, rather than along Lefferts Blvd. The Q10 already runs along Lefferts Blvd and provides connections to the same subway lines as the Q37, and the Q37 wouldn't cover any additional stops along Lefferts Blvd. Thus, it is better to have the Q37 maintaining coverage along 114th Street).
Finally, regarding the Q9, in addition to running on 130th Street all the way up to 109th Avenue, I believe that the route should be extended to Federal Circle to maintain access from that section of South Ozone Park to JFK Airport.
Yours truly,
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4/6/2022, 11:00 AM — I would also like to suggest that if some more new bus routes are being created, use the Q41,
Q72 (if combined with Q10), Q61, Q78 (if combined with Q61 to form my proposed Q29 bus
designations.)
4/6/2022, 12:04 PM — I'm disappointed to see that the Q53 was taken out of Woodside and away from the 61st Street stop. It was always a great way for friends from Manhattan or Astoria/LIC to meet up with me so that we could all travel to the beach together. I'm not sure why it's being moved but I would like to see the stops staying in Woodside!
4/6/2022, 12:46 PM — Removing the bus stop at 35th ave and 103rd street will create a hardship for people that have difficulty in walking. The proposed change will require your customer to walk an extra two blocks.
4/6/2022, 10:25 PM — Concerning the following: The Q114 line would mostly maintain its existing route under the proposed new plan, but it would no longer run from Mott Ave to Rockaway Turnpike. Proposed Q22 changes would replace that route segment.
This is going to be a hardship for the many disabled passengers including myself that travel from Seagirt Blvd to Rockaway Turnpike for doctor appointments etc. My own doctors are located along this route between Mott Ave and Rockaway Turnpike. I am a disabled rider and changing buses to get to doctor appointments during the cold weather months and the long wait times between buses will put unnecessary hardship to myself and fellow travelers. Unless you will be having the Q22 run along Seagirt Blvd and up to Beach 9th Street then on to Mott Ave this change will be detrimental to the elderly disabled passengers.
4/6/2022, 11:51 PM — Here is a suggestion regarding proposed Q45 route:
The Jamaica bound Q45 should terminate at Parsons-Archer providing Hillside Avenue corridor passengers access to th, t,e "E" and "J" trains. The Jamaica bound Q45 would operate via Little Neck Parkway, right onto Hillside Avenue, left onto Parsons Boulevard with last stop on Archer Avenue where the Q20A/B presently pick up. After the bus uses the teardrop to turn around., the Q45 will share a pick up stop with the Q31 or use the present Q25/Q34/Q65 pick up stop. On the return trip, Q45 buses will turn left on Parsons Boulevard,, right onto Hillside Avenue, left onto Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck LIRR Station. There should also be weekend service on the Q45 to improve North-South service in Eastern Queens.
Herb
4/7/2022, 5:04 AM — A bus stop is needed on the Q50 route at 14th Avenue/Whitestone Expressway for transfer with the Q31 bus. The proposed Q10 route extension from Kew Gardens to Electchester is a good start but what is needed is a bus connection between JFK Airport and Main Street - Roosevelt Avenue, Downtown, Flushing which is a major transit hub in Queens. The MTA could extend the Q10 route further north along 164th Street first from Jewel Avenue to the Horace Harding Expressway for transfer to the Q17 and Q88 routes. From that point the Q10 route could be further extended to Downtown, Flushing via the Horace Harding Expressway, Kissena Blvd. & Main Street to Roosevelt Avenue or via 164th Street, Booth Memorial Avenue, Kissena Blvd. & Main Street to Roosevelt Avenue.
4/7/2022, 7:46 AM — Combine Q22 with the Q35 to give Rockaway residents access to Kings Plaza, Flatbush Junction shopping and other Brooklyn bus routes.
One important subway suggestion: Extend the "R" train to 179 Street-Jamaica 24/7. Also replace "Z" train service with a new "K" train which would operate between Parsons-Archer and Ninth Avenue Brooklyn to provide all day Nassau Street service through Dekalb Avenue.
4/7/2022, 8:39 AM — Please do not remove the Q49 bus stops at 35th Ave & 78th street as well as the Northbound stop on 74th Street & 37th Ave. These are main stops for many elderly in the neighborhood who need to access the bus to get to the commercial stores on 74th Ave. Also the stop at 35th Ave & 78th leads to Travers Park which is the only park in the neighborhood.
4/7/2022, 9:22 AM — Q65 - The proposed changes to the Q65 routing are for the most part acceptable in that service is maintained on the 164th Street corridor in a North South direction. However, the rerouting of this bus off of the 45th Avenue corridor in Flushing should be reconsidered due to the fact that this route would no longer serve Flushing Hospital directly which is a major drawback. I agree that the bus should no longer travel on Bowne Street or 45th Avenue west of Flushing Hospital due to the fact that these streets are too narrow to accommodate two way car traffic let alone bus traffic in both directions. The rest of 45th Avenue between Flushing Hospital and 162nd Street is a wide enough roadway to accommodate bus traffic adequately as it has for many decades without any problems. At Flushing Hospital the Q65 should then be routed over Parsons Blvd. and Sanford Avenue to reach downtown Flushing. It is important that as many bus routes as possible serve our remaining medical centers for obvious reasons. Also, many of the residents along the 45th Avenue segment to be discontinued are immigrants who do not drive or own cars and rely on the bus for their primary means of transportation.
4/7/2022, 9:37 AM — Q37- Thank you for leaving this route largely unchanged. It is important to maintain service on the 111th Street corridor from North to South due to the fact that there are only a few major North to South arteries in SW Queens: Woodhaven Blvd., 111th Street, and Lefferts Blvd. This route may become more heavily utilized in the future due to the continued expansion of the Resorts World Casino. Additional service can be added to this route as necessary if needed.
4/7/2022, 9:43 AM — Good evening,
I have heard about possible plans to get rid of the Q25. I have been taking the Q25 for many years, and it is very often apart of the routes I take to get to places. Other bus routes are a bit further away from my home, and other people could feel the same way. I feel as though getting rid of the Q25 could make it more difficult for those of us who live closest to the Q25 bus route to go places, and the Q25 also stops right in front of Queens College, which is very helpful. Overall, I feel as though the Q25 is very helpful, and getting rid of it could make it more difficult for many of us who take the MTA on a daily basis.
Best,
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4/7/2022, 10:08 AM — Q45 - Thank you for maintaining bus service along the Little Neck Parkway corridor from North to South. Little Neck Parkway represents the eastern most major corridor in Queens County and ends at the Little Neck LIRR station where parking is only available for a small number of cars. It is very important to maintain connections between LIRR stations and MTA bus routes and this route preserves this needed connection and offers riders an option to using their cars to get to the LIRR. In addition, this route preserves service to Glen Oaks Village which is a large highly populated Co Op development in NYC. There are also a number of new employers that have been established along this route from the Long Island Expressway to the Grand Central Parkway and this route gives employees at these facilities an option to take the bus to work. There is also a significant elderly population in this area who would utilize this route to go shopping or to get to medical appointments. The UNI Ticket option which combines a LIRR Ticket with a discounted weekly or monthly bus fare should be brought back to stimulate ridership. This UNI Ticket option was available years ago when this route was served by the Q79 but was discontinued when this route was dropped. For some reason it was not offered when the Q36 began service on this route but should be brought back to encourage ridership to the Little Neck LIRR station.
4/8/2022, 1:50 AM — I am a NYC employee who travels and PAYS for my bus ride from Rockaway into Brooklyn everyday to work. Changing the Q35 bus route for summer people is unfair to me as a tax paying, employee of this city. Please do not change the route!
4/8/2022, 3:06 AM — Please keep the Express Bus stop at 108th St and 62nd Drive. Your plan proposes running the QM12 and QM42 routes along 108th St to make up for the loss of the QM10 and QM40 routes. However, it also eliminates the stop at 108th St. and 6nd Drive, which means everyone who previously boarded at that stop must walk several extra minutes to the nearest stop. There is significant construction currently underway within a block of that stop. Between the time you developed this draft plan and the time it takes effect, three new high-rise apartment buildings will have been built within one block of this stop, which means there will be several thousand additional residents there who are potential riders boarding at 108th St. and 62nd Dr. That is not true of the other stops nearby. Removing the most convenient stop to that neighborhood just as the neighborhood itself is about to experience significant population growth is the wrong decision. Thank you for your consideration.
4/8/2022, 6:24 AM — Q60 - Thank you for keeping the Q60 route intact with service still being provided to the East Side of Manhattan from Queens. Queens Blvd. is a major East West corridor in Queens and it passes through many diverse neighborhoods. Many residents in these neighborhoods cannot use the subway due to disability or because they are elderly and cannot negotiate the steps to get down to the subway platform. Also, the bus makes many stops that are not adjacent to the subway station and also makes connections to other bus routes and offers riders an all bus routing to their destination. This route has also served to help subway riders when the QNS Blvd. service is delayed or not running at all. It offers a good alternative to those who choose not to ride the subway and I am glad that the service and route will be maintained in its entirety in this proposal.
4/8/2022, 7:04 AM — Q78 - This new bus route proposed in this redesigned effort needs to be entirely rethought in that in its proposed form it attempts to serve two disparate markets at the same time. It should be noted that the Springfield Blvd. corridor of Queens travels mostly through low density neighborhoods and also car rich areas where most people own at least one car per family. In addition, many QCC students travel by car to the campus due to the fact that free parking is readily available in the neighborhoods adjacent to the campus and many use their cars to travel to their part time jobs after attending classes at QCC. There is little to no demand for anyone to travel the entire route from Laurelton to Bay Terrace or vice versa. However, the southern portion of the route from QCC to Laurelton would be used by QCC students who do not have access to a car. The northern portion of this proposed route is already well served by the Q13 and the QCC campus is also easily accessible by the Q12 bus. If any service is provided on the northern portion of this route what is needed is a shuttle service between the Bayside LIRR Station and the Bay Terrace area in order to accomodate growing LIRR ridership trends and the lack of parking at the Bayside LIRR station. This route could be split into two separate services each beginning and ending at QCC but service along the whole corridor needs to be rethought due to a lack of customer demand and due to the fact that people will not wait for the bus in Bay Terrace and instead just use their cars to get to QCC or the LIRR Bayside station. Please rethink this route design before final implementation.
4/8/2022, 9:24 AM — Q70 - Thank you for maintaining this route as it currently exists. Regardless of other improvements to LGA access by mass transit that eventually may be made by the PA of NY, this route should remain as well to bring LIRR riders from the Woodside Station to LGA. It should be noted that whatever other routes either subway or bus may be added as a result of the new LGA initiatives, they will take many years to implement if they ever happen at all. In the meantime, this route already provides one fare access to LGA via a free transfer from the subway and may actually represent the best and most practicable route to LGA.
4/8/2022, 9:44 AM — Leave the Q47 route as it currently is. The changed route to the Q80 terribly inconveniences so many people. Jackson Heights-Roosevelt Avenue Station provides so many essential connections (local and express). The Q80 only going to Grand Ave-Newton provides limited subway options. Many workers depend on the express subway lines at Roosevelt Ave to get to work. Many McClancey students get on near Elliot Ave and 80th and would definitely have a difficult time to get to school without the current bus route. In addition, the local subway lines often do not run on the weekends so it would be difficult to get to and from where you need to go without having the bus from Roosevelt Ave. Simply eliminate stops that are nearby to each other (i.e. two blocks away from each other) and eliminate stops that few people get on and off. You can still connect to the Metropolitan Avenue subway lines while still leaving the Q47 current route as it currently is.
4/8/2022, 10:06 AM — I would like to suggest that the Q88 be redesigned Q41. Since the present Q41 is being discontinued, that number would be perfect for the route that traverses Horace Harding Expressway.
After all, Hillside Avenue has the Q43 and Union Turnpike has the Q46 and in the future the Q48.
Herb
4/9/2022, 1:47 AM — The Q44SBS route should be rerouted from the Cross Bronx Expressway over to the Bruckner Boulevard between Brush Avenue and Castle Hill Avenue in the Bronx to create a transfer between the Q44SBS route and the BX5 route at Bruckner Boulevard/Castle Hill Avenue. The Q44SBS route would have to travel along Castle Hill Avenue between the Bruckner Boulevard and the Cross Bronx Expressway to maintain most of its current route structure to and from Fordham Plaza. (In the future when the BX6SBS route is extended further east to Story Avenue/Pugsley Avenue possibly at that time the MTA could extend the BX6SBS a little further east to another point to create an additional transfer between the BX6SBS and the Q44SBS at Castle Hill Avenue/Bruckner Boulevard.).
The BX20 should also be extended from Parsons Blvd./14th Avenue to Westchester Square or some other point further in the Bronx instead of terminating in Whitestone, Queens. The route should also be extended to 165th Street, Jamaica for more transfer connections to other Queens routes if the route is also extended to new areas of The Bronx that are currently unserved by the Q44SBS route such as Westchester Square.
4/9/2022, 2:48 AM — For the purposes of this feedback, I am going to focus on speaking to the parts of the network that I use the most: the Q10, Q37, Q41 (parts of which will become the Q109), Q53, Q55, and Q60. I use the Q10 and Q41 on a daily basis though, so those are the bus lines I know the best.
I actually have no problems with the routes themselves, speaking for the ones that I use. In fact, I actually like what you've done to the Q10 and the new Q109 route. With the Q10, by extending that line onto Jewel Avenue, you have given my dad, who has knee problems, a one-seat ride to work at Queens College, which I really appreciate. And by making sure that the new Q109 doesn't go along narrow side streets (unlike the old Q41), you are keeping the buses from simultaneously unpredictable yet annoying delays, like the times the Q41 buses have gotten stuck behind Sanitation trucks on 127th Street for as much as 10-15 minutes.
There is one major concern I have, which is the number of stops you all are eliminating. I suspect the MTA wants to eliminate stops in an effort to make the buses faster, but the trade-off is that eliminating too many bus stops will result in longer walks to the stops for people with mobility limitations. I am able-bodied myself so I'm not the best person to commentate on how much these eliminations affect people with mobility limitations, but I urge you all to get lots of feedback on your plan from the disability community before eliminating as many stops as you all plan to eliminate.
4/9/2022, 2:34 PM — There should be a bus between Rockaway Park and Jamaica
4/9/2022, 2:38 PM — Extend the Q22 to Green Acres
4/9/2022, 11:42 PM — why did the union Cloverdale blvd and union tpke west bound and grand central union tpke eastbound Q46 bus stops remain ? How many people use those stops not many at all? I leave there and very few people use it. both should be removed.
QM5 needs a needs a transfer point there is only Qm1 for west of188 street what if they need a transfer point what if Qm1 is out of service then what subway with all the crime elder person should use that mode of transportation come on. we need a transfer point west of 188 street besides QM1.
4/10/2022, 1:34 AM — Do not muck up the Q32 and the Q60. I moved to 41st street in Sunnyside because I live a block and a half from these bus stops. I use them to get to Manhattan. I'm 75 and there are over 55 steps to get to the 7 train at 40th street and i will die if I have to climb them.
The Q104 runs like the N and R trains - never and rarely. Today April 10 I had to wait 50 minutes for that bus. How will this new plan improve Q104 service?
4/10/2022, 2:18 AM — QM-15, QM-16, QM-17 - Thank you for keeping the existing route structure for these three express routes largely intact and for maintaining QM-15 service on Saturdays. These express bus routes are needed to serve geographically isolated areas of the city (Rockaways and Howard Beach) that have a very long existing bus/subway commute time to Mid-Town Manhattan of well over an hour and in many cases one and a half hours to two hours of traveling time via the A train. The A train is the longest subway route in the system and is very unreliable. The A train follows a very circuitous and time consuming routing on its journey to Mid-Town Manhattan via Queens, Central Brooklyn and Downtown Manhattan. Delays are frequently encountered due to train congestion and the opening of the swing bridge over Jamaica Bay which often gets stuck in the open position. Another significant factor that affects subway service to the Rockaway Peninsula is the fact that many A trains only go to Lefferts Blvd. and a rider has to transfer at the Rockaway Blvd. station to a Far Rockaway bound A train. In addition many riders are forced to transfer a second time at the Broad Channel station to the Shuttle train to Rockaway Park. The express bus service from these areas offers for a premium fare direct one seat service to Mid-Town Manhattan in about an hour. This is why it is important to maintain this service as is because the end result will be more auto traffic on the roads due to the fact that people who live in these areas will use their cars to get to work rather than mass transit.
4/10/2022, 4:22 AM — Please Keep The Q25 And Q65 Stops On College Point Boulevard As My Husband And I Use These Routes All The Time. Please Have Them Go To Jamaica RailRoad Station. My Husband Works For [REDACTED]. We Both Travel On The LIRR Also To Go To Long Island. Please Note That I Have Level Two Autism Spectrum Disorder. We Both Have Learning Differences So Changes Can Be Challenging For The Both Of Us. I Hope That You Can Understand And Work On A Balance That Helps Everyone Here In College Point. Thank You From The Bottom Of Our Hearts.
4/10/2022, 6:23 AM — Hello MTA,
Regarding the proposed Q19 consider the following comments about the proposal below.
Retaining the following stops:
-150th Street and 7th Avenue (Westbound)
-150th Street and 8th Avenue (Eastbound)
These two stops are vital to those who live north of 7th avenue. The bus makes it's way north and makes the turn down 7th avenue. Removing these stops is a disservice to those who would be forced to get off at 10th avenue and walk north when the bus is going in the eastbound direction anyway. For those taking the bus into Flushing the walk to access the bus has increased greatly as well. The proposal creates a large gap between stops (i.e.)150th street and 10th avenue and the terminal stop at 151st street and 7th avenue. This would also cause people to walk up and down the hill of 7th avenue which lacks sidewalks for the majority of the block and creates unsafe walking conditions - especially in bad weather. The reduction of accessibility to this bus line for residents should be reconsidered.
-150th Street and 12th Avenue (Eastbound)
-150th Street and 11th Avenue (Westbound)
These stops are located near the heart of the Whitestone village. Again, this is a reduction in accessibility for the service to and from Flushing.
-150th Street and 23rd Avenue (Eastbound)
-150th Street and 22nd Avenue (Westbound)
Removing these two stops creates a large 4 block gap between stops between Willets Point Blvd and 20th Avenue. Also reducing the accessibility for the bus service.
In general this bus route makes no sense to go to Astoria from Flushing. This local route has existed to provide service from Whitestone - Flushing since the 1930's to provide access to the subway for Whitestone residents. The proposed changes are a disservice to the community. Removing multiple stops from ridership for the sake of extending the bus to another section of Queens diminishes the quality of local service. Connections to Astoria could easily be made in Flushing by transferring to another bus or subway - having one bus (the proposed Q19) go directly between the two neighborhoods is not necessary. Astoria has access to multiple busses and the subway (N,W and transfers at Queens Boro Plaza), Whitestone does not. Establishing a longer bus route reduces the convenience of people who wish to access the Main St hub, the subway and Manhattan from Whitestone.
Terminating the Q19 bus at 151st and 7th avenue is also a regression back to the old Q14 bus. The current Q15A bus provides access to Beechurst and the Northshore Farms Shopping center and the new proposal would be removing this extended access to residents. Consider this point in the design as well. One good change in the Q19 proposal is the proposed re-route on to Roosevelt Ave from 150th street. This is definitely an improvement as opposed to the current route from 41st avenue to Bowne street to Roosevelt Avenue. This change creates a more direct route to Flushing Main Street from 150th street.
Thank you for your time and please take these comments into careful consideration.
Respectfully submitted,
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4/10/2022, 7:13 AM — If my suggestion to combine the Q10 with the Q72 is approved, the route should be extended to serve Marine Air Terminal at LGA.
Before you provide bus service on 73 Avenue West of 188 Street please have DOT install a traffic light at the intersection of 73 Avenue-182 Street. It is a dangerous intersection.
Please install a traffic light on 164 Street-72 Avenue.
These are some more suggestions.
You may be hearing from me soon!
Herb
4/10/2022, 8:24 PM — The new bus redesign still negatively impacts my household. Along with other issues, the primary impact is it eliminates the Q88. I use this bus to travel to work, going from Union Tpke. and Springfield Blvd. to Junction Blvd. The new plan requires me to take 2 buses, transferring a distance from home. Transferring closer to home entails 3 buses!
Additionally, I have an elderly mother and aunt who use the Q88 to go to Fresh Meadows for shopping. The new routes require more transferring. My mother takes the Q27 to shopping by Springfield Blvd. and the L.I.E. The new map requires a transfer for this under 2 mile trip.
MTA, the elderly won't do this. Rightfully, they won't wait for 2 buses for what had been a 5-minute single bus ride. They simply won't go where they had been able to, reducing their quality of life and negatively affecting local businesses.
I will most likely now start driving to work. Anyone riding the Q88 during a typical business AND school day, will find the bus absolutely packed during morning and afternoon rush hours, as I do daily. Counting ridership in the summer, and/or after a holiday, is not a realistic snapshot of use. My Q88 commute already takes just about an hour going home. Waiting for 2 packed buses now? No thanks.
We don't need routes eliminated. People choose neighborhoods and jobs with commuting in mind. Add more buses to existing routes, remove stops that are too close together, and add new routes that make new connections. Removing buses is not the answer.
4/10/2022, 8:47 PM — Don't muck with the Q53SBS. I can get to Rockaway via the Q32 (and don't muck with that route) and change for the Q63SBS. An excellent way for me to get to the beach from Sunnyside.
4/10/2022, 11:10 PM — Hello. The proposed changes to the Q60 and Q46 are unacceptable and detract from quality of life, especially for seniors and workers. On the Eastbound Q60: Removing the Ascan Avenue and Queens Boulevard stop is right in front of Orchard Fine Foods Supermarket where a lot of people grocery shop and they take the bus go get home. Discontinuing the 77th And Queens boulevard Stop services Forest Hills South apartment complex as well as other buildings. Seniors would have difficulty in negotiating the extra blocks to get to a bus stop from the supermarket with bags of groceries. This does not make any sense. I have actually spoken to people who were waiting for the Q60 on Queens Blvd and Ascan, outside the supermarket. I even spoke to an MTA employee whow uses a cane and regularly takes bus at this stop after church service right across the street. They were all totally unaware of the proposed removal of this stop and very concerned how this would affect them and that it would create a hardship for them. The purpose of the buses is for convenience not speed. Now with respect to the Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop also does not make any sense. This is a major transfer point and having the 2 stops (one at 78th Avenue and Queens Boulevard) addresses the many transfer points (other buses as well as exiting the subway at either end). Eliminating this stop would mean people who have to cross 2 sections of a very busy Union Turnpike and imagine people running for the bus and getting hit by a car. As I said, buses are about convenience and removing this would negatively affect the people who depend on these stops. I hope that these 2 issues will be resolved satisfactorily. Most people have no idea these are possibilities. I hope that even though I am unable to attend the meetings, due to being out of town, my issues will be addressed. Thank you for your time.
Q46: Eliminating the Eastbound Union TP/Queens Boulevard stop would cause a lot of problems for people who run out of the train at that end of Union Turnpke. They would then have to cross Union Tpke to catch the bus at 78th Avenue. Also there is a shelter at the Union Tpke stop. A lot of people take that bus and eliminating either of those stops is unacceptable.
Sacrificing and removing stops for the benefit of a speedier commute does not address the needs of the people who use it. Please keep these stops as is.
4/10/2022, 11:57 PM — I take the QM42 to and from Manhattan. I understand that several current stops on Yellowstone Boulevard are going to be removed and stops on 108th Street will be added. 108th Street is a very well-travelled street with the Q63 running in both directions, double-parked cars, trucks and school buses. Yellowstone Boulevard is less congested and those stops should remain. If you want to improve travel time, you should consider making an express bus lane on the LIE from Manhattan to Queens.
4/11/2022, 12:19 AM — We would LOVE a bus from LIC/Hunters Point area through the Tunnel to Midtown! Especially with all of the weekend repair work on the 7, this would be an important bus route for me and my LIC neighbors. Thanks so much!
4/11/2022, 12:44 AM — Please consider adding a bus route connecting Long Island city to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
4/11/2022, 12:59 AM — I would love to see a bus connecting LIC with Manhattan via Midtown tunnel. This route has been needed a long time a go, but specially now with the new 4-6 high-rise buildings coming to the area plus the small ones.
Thanks for taking this in consideration.
Best
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4/11/2022, 1:13 AM — It would be great to have an LIC-midtown bus route, especially as 7 train often has service disruption during weekends and overnight. When the subway doesn't run on weekends, it takes significantly longer time to get into the city.
4/11/2022, 1:16 AM — a bus is needed as 7 trains often don't run on weekends
4/11/2022, 1:22 AM — We need a Long Island City to Midtown bus! Please make this happen. I have lived here for 23 years and when the 7 goes down there is no way to get there.
4/11/2022, 1:28 AM — For several reasons, I think it would be very helpful for a bus to go from Long Island City through the Midtown Tunnel. First, because of all the new construction, the #7 line is quite crowded during rush hours. Second, the #7 is often unavailable weekends because of repair; this has gone on for years. Third, for senior citizens or the disabled, subway steps can be daunting; a bus has fewer steps and a lift for wheelchairs, walkers, etc. if needed. Fourth, these days subways seem less safe than buses because of expanses that are deserted, even during daytime hours. Recently, there have been a number of subway crimes reported, but I haven't heard of a similar amount reported on buses. Fifth, the upgraded ferry system is nice but isn't near everyone, is more expensive than the subway, and doesn't have free transfer to a Manhattan bus near the ferry. For these five reasons, expanding Queens bus service to go through the Midtown Tunnel would be ideal. Thank you for addressing this!
4/11/2022, 1:46 AM — I am a member of the LIC community. Many of us would like for the MTA to create a new bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. Please consider this request. Thank you!
4/11/2022, 2:13 AM — Please consider adding a bus from Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan. As we all know, the LIC community has added several new high-rises in just the past few years with no additional mode of transportation. The trains are crowded and most days we have to wait for the 3rd or 4th or 5th train to just be able to squeeze in.
Thank you for your consideration.
4/11/2022, 3:06 AM — I work at [REDACTED] in Sunnyside. There is a proposed change to the bus plan to remove the bus stop at 39th Street which is around the corner from our Older Adult Center (senior center). Members rely on this stop to attend our center to prevent social isolation, get assistance with resources and benefits, and to receive a hot nutritious meal. Removing this stop would create a hardship for our older adults and create a barrier to receiving much-needed services. As the city has fully opened up, more older adults will be using the bus as their only mode of transportation. I would ask that the redesign not remove this stop.
4/11/2022, 3:10 AM — What do you plan to do about the fact that the LONGER one waits for a bus, MORE show up at the SAME TIME?
4/11/2022, 4:09 AM — I use the bus in Manhattan, Brooklyn, and queens regularly. A route between Long Island city and Manhattan thru the midtown tunnel is desperately needed. Especially when the 7 train is down.
4/11/2022, 4:29 AM — I think the Queens bus network could use a bus route connecting Long Island City to Manhattan via the Queens Midtown tunnel. The population in the area has grown a lot since the bus map was last redesigned, and the 7 train gets overcrowded often. It would be especially since the 7 train is down for servicing so often, it would be great to have a bus route going directly to Manhattan when the train is down.
4/11/2022, 8:54 AM — Hi. We would love a bus via the midtown tunnel to be in LIC and to Manhattan in less than 10 min!! Would be amazing!
4/11/2022, 9:16 AM — Please have an LIC to midtown via midtown tunnel route!
4/11/2022, 9:35 AM — To whom it may concern,
I’m writing it to express my opinion about adding a bus route from Long Island City Waterfront( Hunter’s Point,11109) to Midtown Manhattan via Queens Midtown Tunnel from Monday to Sunday. I believe all of the residents from the neighborhood would benefit from it as many of us need to commute between Long Island City to Manhattan frequently. Thank you for your consideration.
4/11/2022, 10:09 AM — The new bus line would be of great benefits to the LIC community, and I fully support this initiative.
4/11/2022, 10:37 AM — As one of many mothers in the LIC community, we need options for mothers with strollers beyond just a ferry. We need a bus to connect LIC to Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. Mothers in the community with young children feel forgotten and isolated and unable to connect to Manhattan.
4/11/2022, 10:45 AM — I live in LIC near hunters point and the public transit options to get to Manhattan are very limited on the weekends when the 7 train is intermittently under construction. I’m a physician and work 7 days a week, so this leads me to have to take expensive car service to the hospital. It would greatly help to have a bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel. Please consider this to meet an important need for Queens residents!
Alice
4/11/2022, 10:46 AM — I live in LIC and work at Bellevue Hospital- there are limited options for how to get to work and so I have had to take a car service many time. Please consider establishing a bus route from LIC to Manhattan through the midtown tunnel!
4/11/2022, 10:59 AM — Subway 7 train is now the only way we can commute to Manhattan. When 7 train is not available (under construction/maintenance) we will have to do shuttle/train /bus transfers. We really need a bus that can go directly pass the east river.
4/11/2022, 11:18 AM — This route would help me get to Manhattan when the #7 train isn't working
4/11/2022, 11:22 AM — Regarding the Q53 Route in Rockaway. Please consider the following route change. The Southbound Q53 from the Cross Bay Bridge should follow it's current stops until it reaches Rockaway Beach Blvd. and Beach 108th St. At that intersection it should turn right onto Beach 108th St. and then make a left on Beach Channel Drive to stop in front of the Rockaway Ferry (B108th St. and Beach Channel Drive). It should then continue on Beach Channel Drive and make a left onto Beach 116th St. Continue on Beach 116th St. with a new stop at the end of the block in front of the Flight 587 memorial (currently a no parking zone, so no parking is lost). The bus would then loop back up Beach 116th St to stop in front of the A/S Subway station (existing last stop). On the way back, a new stop on the corner of Beach 108th St. and Beach Channel Dr. should be added, which would allow for an easier connection from the Ferry to the Bus.
This creates better ferry to bus connections. It also eliminates a difficult turn on Rockaway Beach Blvd. to Beach 116th St. It also adds a stop close to the Beach for summer travelers.
4/11/2022, 11:33 AM — Regarding the Bus Stops on Noel Road/Cross Bay Blvd and West 17th Road and Cross Bay Blvd. These stops are the only stops in Broad Channel. Neither one of them benefits from a countdown clock/information kiosk. Nor do either of them have bus shelter. Please consider adding both an info kiosk (like the rest of the Q52/53 route) and at least one bus shelter, so there is a place to wait for the bus out of the rain.
4/11/2022, 11:40 AM — Please create a new bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This would be so helpful when the 7 train is not operating!
4/11/2022, 1:10 PM — Would be amazing and much need a bus from lic to Manhattan.
4/11/2022, 8:06 PM — Please link long island city with manhattan via the midtown tunnel
4/11/2022, 8:54 PM — Any chance for a new bus line from Long Island City to Midtown East? The Midtown Tunnel is conveniently located next to the neighborhood, it seems like a missed opportunity, especially since the 7 train can be overcrowded during rush hour.
4/11/2022, 9:39 PM — It would be great to have an alternative way to reach Manhattan from LIC! We really need it.
4/12/2022, 1:25 AM — As a senior, that definitely rides the trains from LIC, given how often the 7 train has been down, one would wonder why you have not established a bus route through the mid-town tunnel, just to alleviate the shut-downs, but also to transport people so quickly and easily back and forth between LIC and Manhattan. Many individuals continue to be seriously concerned about the trains, with these shootings and other violent acts, it seems prudent and wise to set up a bus route to encourage folks back on the system in general. And the route could be geared to go back and forth from say the 6 train stop on 33rd or from there to Grand Central and back. Please, please seriously consider adding a bus route through the mid-town tunnel - I think it would surprise you how many people would take it immediately. Thank you!
4/12/2022, 2:18 AM — Q101 needs to continue to go into Manhattan as it does now.
You can't be serious about transferring to the Q32 or Q60 for seniors living in Astoria with wheelchairs or canes that need to go to Manhattan for doctor appointments.
The way things are now with the subways, the bus is what we seniors rely on for transportation and safety.
In general your redesign of the Queens buses does not consider the seniors.
I have been taking the Q101 for over 60 years as a child to now as a senior. I rely on the Q101 to Manhattan for my hospital appointments. Transferring to the Q32 or Q60 is not an option.
Don't shut us seniors out .
4/12/2022, 5:46 AM — While I appreciate the attempt to connect Queens to Brooklyn, I am dismayed to see that a Queens-to-Brookyln bus is slated to replace the Q101. The Q101 is a VITAL connector between Astoria and Manhattan; it is the only accessible option for Astoria residents with mobility issues, parents with children, and the elderly, and it is the only reliable 24/7 connection between Astoria and Manhattan when the subways are so often out of service. Any attempt to connect Astoria with Brooklyn must be via an ADDITIONAL bus line or by extending the route of a bus that already terminates in Queens (like the Q104), not by eliminating the most crucial bus artery that Astoria has with the city. I note the Q32 and Q60 buses have both been reinstated from the 2019 plan with their connections between Manhattan and Queens, because residents made it clear that they rely on DIRECT connection with the city. Astorians deserve the same; they should not lose that access and have to tackle the physically taxing, inaccessible, and time-consuming hassle of making connections around Queens Plaza when there is already a well-used bus line in place. Please retain the Q101 and its 24/7 service. It is a community necessity.
4/12/2022, 9:38 AM — Extend the Q48 to North Shore Towers via Union Turnpike, 260 Street and Grand Central Parkway. Provide 7 day service!
Please base Q50 at LaGuardia Depot if combined with the present Q48 route.
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Extend Q72 route to serve Marine Air Terminal.
Take care for now!
Herb
4/12/2022, 7:41 PM — I as well as many others ride the QM10 and I see that it is being eliminated. This really upsets me as well as many other riders on this line. In lieu or recent subway events and shootings, many people do not want to ride the subway fearing for their own safety. I ask you to please consider reinstating this rout that is such an important mode of transportation to so many people. Thank you.
4/12/2022, 8:54 PM — merging the qm10 and qm40 buses is an optimal for my specific area in the neighborhood. when I miss those buses that are easily accessed from where I live I have to walk a significant distance to get to an Express bus that services the areas that I am intending to go to usually for doctor's appointments and by the time those buses get to the stop closest to me which is not that close all the time they are packed. it is bad enough that these particular lines that directly service my area often don't run regularly due to the shortage of drivers so if you're condensing this based on ridership how do you know how many people can ride these particular lines at the times that they are to be of service when those times are not running. it's not fair to us, as a compromise it should be considered to leave at least one of those lines running from 98th Street and 63rd Road. some of us with mobility issues that is the easiest option for us. focus on getting drivers to service these lines instead of omitting them for low ridership when we don't even have the full spectrum view of the service.
4/12/2022, 9:32 PM — Please don’t take away q47 and q38 from middle village. This will be very inconvenient for the whole neighborhood, the adults, the kids abs elderly.
Thank you so much.
4/12/2022, 9:35 PM — There should be a bus connecting courts square area to the LIC water front. Thanks.
4/13/2022, 8:03 AM — The old proposal of Changing Bus #39 and merging with 19 in going in the center of Astoria, was much more better than the new idea I saw at your website.
Also giving us #67 with the limitation of frequency in the busses, you are going to make us suffer going to Astoria.
A lot of people living in Ridgewood, are going every day in Astoria, that's why you need to unite bus #19 with # 19 NOT TO GIVE US A USELESS BAUS LINE THAT WORKS ONLY WEEK DAYS AND IS EVERY HALPH AN HOUR EACH. SHAME...
4/13/2022, 11:46 AM — The Q30 bus to Little Neck now goes directly to the express E/F train. The replacement bus Q88 for people in Douglaston and Little Neck only goes to Woodhaven Blvd., a local M/R train stop. To reach an E/F train, an extra transfer to another bus is needed. Even in the first draft, we were given two buses to the E/F trains. Instead of routing four buses to Queensborough Community College, which would cause excessive congestion, the Q73 should be routed through Douglaston Parkway and terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Pkwy. The Q73 would allow us to reach the E/F trains at Forest Hills-71st Ave. with just one ride. We commend the MTA for giving us the Q88, but it's really the Q73 that we need.
Also, please consider moving the bus stop at Springfield Blvd. in front of Starbucks for the Q88 to the west side of Springfield Blvd. in front of the Fukuoka Shabu Shabu restaurant. Trucks and cars are constantly double parked in front of Starbucks for drop-offs and food. Often times the Q30 to Little Neck cannot pull up to the curb to unload or board passengers. This has been a frustrating problem for many years, and it needs to be addressed.
4/14/2022, 12:38 AM — I am quite upset on the suggested changes to the QM20 route. Not all workers are commuting on rush hours due to changes in many companies to offset schedules for distancing and shared workspaces with alternating days. Buses are becoming fuller and with some buses not running, the buses are getting closer to capacity. Cutting runs during peak will create overcrowding on the buses that are running. There is no weekend QM20 runs as is, so discontinuing the QM2 which is the closest route that runs on weekends would be a disservice to those in NE Queens that need access to midtown on weekends. These suggested plans are a horrible idea
4/14/2022, 2:30 AM — Your proposal to limit Express Bus service to Northeast Queens is shortsighted and unfair. I take the QM20, QM2 and QM3 regularly, and my ride without express bus service would be DOUBLE the time. I can't believe that this is the MTA's proposal, given the recent danger on subways. The express buses run quickly and safely. Your agency should be incentivizing people to take the express buses, not cutting service while the city is simultaneously cutting parking spots and there are repeated physical attacks on subways.
Your agency is out of touch and irresponsible.
You should all be ashamed of this proposal and yourselves.
4/14/2022, 2:51 AM — Need a bus connecting LIC new development areas in Hunter point to midtown Manhattan via the midtown tunnel.
4/14/2022, 4:12 AM — I strongly support the idea of LIC - Midtown bus service
4/14/2022, 4:22 AM — Do not discontinue Q1 on Springfield Boulevard.
4/14/2022, 4:30 AM — Please create a bus route from long Island City to Midtown Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. It will help alleviate congestion on the 7 train and provide an accessible travel alternative to the 7 train for patrons with disabilities.
4/14/2022, 4:30 AM — The QM11 redesign would negatively impact myself and other riders that live along the stops to be eliminated. The bus is full everyday, why do things need to be changed?
4/14/2022, 4:50 AM — The proposed Q69 route still makes it difficult for riders to transfer to the 7 and G trains at Court Square. It will be a long walk either above ground or through the E/M platform. As Court Square is one of only 2 stops in Queens for the G train it is important to make transferring easier for riders heading to Brooklyn. Maybe continuing the Q69 on 21st Street and allowing riders to transfer to the G at the 21st Street stop.
4/14/2022, 5:18 AM — The Q60 needs to be split in two. First, no one rides the bus from Jamaica to Manhattan. You had an opportunity to here to make 2 routes. The q60 from south Jamaica terminal to Woodhaven Blvd and then another route from Woodhaven blvd to South Jamaica. Taking away stops in the end will save 1-2 mins at most but buses will still be slow and stuck in unecessary traffic.
The Q65 picks up a lot of people from the LIRR terminal especially in the morning, now these people will have to transfer, I may see there is maybe a greater demand of people coming from the Eastern end of Queens so I want to see how this plays out. The bus being completely local will slow this bus dramatically. I know by map the distance doesn’t seem far but it’s a bit of a drive. None of which these planners know anything about. This bus needs a limited option. The amount of customers coming to and from the hospital warrant 5 or better rush hour service, 7 or better off peak service and 12 min evening service. 10 mins or better weekend service Saturday and Sunday. This is clear.
4/14/2022, 6:54 AM — We need a bus route that takes us directly into midtown or even downtown from LIC/Queensboro area. Once the 7 train is down, it is impossible to get into Manhattan. We need alternative routes to get into the city, and even into Brooklyn. So many parts of the city and so many neighborhoods are growing rapidly - we need a bus route that will connect different, growing parts of the city with LIC. Bus routes need to serve where the subways don't.
4/14/2022, 8:04 AM — We need a bus from LIC to midtown. Especially with the 7 being down so often, a 10 minute commute easily becomes an hour. A direct line to midtown would ease congestion and help passengers with mobility issues
4/14/2022, 8:37 AM — Yes please…
4/14/2022, 9:09 AM — Does the mta plan to eliminate the number of transfers allowed? Based on the changes here multiple buses and trains will be needed to maintain the same commute door to door. This is putting a cost burden on those already at the edge of the city due to affordability.
4/14/2022, 9:12 AM — Has this plan been integrated with the train regarding capacity and timing
There are already extensive delays due to overcrowding and these changes will make those delays work hurting the customers.
4/14/2022, 9:34 AM — As a resident of Laurelton who uses a cane to walk at least 3 long city blocks and often waits for than 10 minutes for a bus because no dispatcher or supervisor managers this route on a regular basis. The drivers are delayed and often two or three buses are following directly behind each other. And now you wait to increase the wait from 7 minutes to 15 minutes insane. Both the length and time between buses should be the same. Let's see this changed in midtown, wherein you have M20, M7 and M5 sharing the same route for about three miles, providing almost empty buses in the city waste fuel and personnel, and buses to service the outer boroughs that don't have access to trains because we reside in areas that require a bus to the train and returning the same. MTA continues to treat areas of color with less services than others. It is through we are paying more property taxes than others, while the receive services.
MTA you have the records look at them and change the disparity, now it 2022, when will this discrimination stop.
My vote is NO to your proposed changes. You are disenfranchise with the express bus services, where it's only available for a morning and evening rush hours. While all other areas outside of SouthEast Queens, receive service much more frequently.
4/14/2022, 10:27 AM — This proposal is quite absurd. People are not taking A train from Howard Beach therefore buses are already crowded. Great injustice to community.
4/14/2022, 10:38 AM — This is a terrible idea! Why should I be inconvenienced by discontinuing service on the QM15 on 102 and 157 streets. I don’t drive and work in the city 5 days a week. I really don’t like this idea! Really unfair to us in Howard Beach!
4/14/2022, 11:27 AM — I am a senior citizen with mobility issues from an injury. I would greatly appreciate bus service into Manhattan. When I lived in Battery Park City, I always rode the M20 bus and miss it. Thank you.
4/14/2022, 12:11 PM — College Point is already painfully underserved by public transportation and the new draft plan completely cuts the neighborhood off from rail service or any other form of public transit. This plan will force me to always drive or use a cab/ride sharing service.
4/14/2022, 12:57 PM — A bud via the midtown tunnel from hunters point would solve so many issues when you constantly shut the 7 train down
4/14/2022, 1:27 PM — I would like to support having a bus that goes from Hunters Point to midtown. The many new high rise developments in Hunters Point will surely put stress on the 7 train service which is very spotty as is. We need another transit option to midtown.
4/14/2022, 6:23 PM — Please give some serious thought about revising the proposed Q51 route path from traveling along the Belt Parkway to instead traveling along the North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Boulevard and Fountain Avenue between Cross Bay Boulevard and the Gateway Center Mall. The Linden Boulevard routing should be considered because it would vastly increase ridership because the route would serve the new (LA Fitness) Linden Center Shopping Mall located on the north side of Linden Boulevard at 79th Street and the Walgreens - Linden Star Shopping Center on the south side of Linden Boulevard at 79th Street as well as the many new large housing developments such as at 2858 Linden Boulevard and at Eldert Lane the Linden Plaza Apartments and the NYCDA, Pink Houses plus the Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas at Eldert Lane. If this route revision is adopted bus stops along the Q51 route could be placed at 79th Street/Linden Boulevard and Eldert Lane/Linden Boulevard but Emerald Street/Linden Boulevard and Drew Street/Linden Boulevard would be optional. West of Eldert Lane in the westbound direction there would be no bus stops as the Q51 bus would need to be merging into the center and left lanes of Linden Boulevard to travel into the left turning lane at Fountain Avenue. After turning on to Fountain Avenue the Q51 bus would travel via current Q8 routing and stop at all current Q8 bus stops to the Gateway Center Mall Terminal along Gateway Drive including one additional eastbound stop along Linden Boulevard at 2518 Linden Boulevard (just east of Fountain Avenue) plus possibly an additional eastbound and westbound bus stop along Fountain Avenue near Vandalia Avenue due to additional new housing developments located there as well. Although this routing and stops might add about an additional ten minutes to the Q51 route it would increase overall ridership on the route then the now proposed Belt Parkway routing. The MTA shouldn't just be interested in speeding up the bus by having unnecessary excessive nonstop and non-revenue segments of an SBS/Crosstown route but needs to be more conscience in serving more passengers from more communities even if it's at the expense of a couple of minutes in running time.
4/14/2022, 8:09 PM — You are taking away my bus stop on 127 and 23rd Avenue. Not everyone takes the bus to flushing. I work on 76 and Parsons. Instead of an easy commute you now want me to walk to a bus stop blocks from my house and transfer to another bus. My commute will be longer. How does the benefit me or the elderly and school children of college point? This is absurd!!!! You need to do better. How do you think this works? DO BETTER. stop with this absurd plan
4/14/2022, 9:17 PM — Hello. I’m very concerned about the proposed Q101 redesign. The proposed Q105 and Q68 do not offer a proper alternative. I heavily rely on the Q101 for access to Manhattan. And do not see a solution for Queens/Manhattan service. Steinway should have a local and express bus service. With at least one of these lines servicing Manhattan from the Astoria Ditmars/Steinway/Astoria Heights areas.
Furthermore I disagree with the proposal to have a bus line run understand the subway line. When subway service is suspended and a shuttle bus offered, this route can take over 45 minutes from Astoria-Ditmars to Queensboro Plaza. The bus lanes should coordinate to allow subway transfer. Not to mimic the route of a subway line.
4/14/2022, 9:36 PM — I'd like to join Community Board 14 on 6/2/2022 because I live in Far Rockaway.
4/14/2022, 9:51 PM — Q22 needs to merge With Q35
4/14/2022, 9:52 PM — For the Q60, the proposal to remove the Qns blvd/86th Av stop, east & westbound. That stop is directly in front of the only supermarket along that end of the route, and many seniors and bus riders shop and then use that stop. The next stop, Qns blvd/87th Av is in front of a car wash, gets very low usage, and the cars pulling out of the car wash makes that stop less safe to walk to. A better choice would be to remove that stop and keep Qns blvd/86th Av.
4/14/2022, 10:07 PM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
4/14/2022, 10:25 PM — A bus to Midtown from LIC would be amazing to have. The 7 train often has delays and/or shutdowns. Having to take a cab gets expensive and isn't fair if so many other boroughs have buses.
4/14/2022, 10:35 PM — I understand that this is still a work in progress. However, I do have some concerns that I wanted to bring to your attention.
I live on the border of Whitestone and Bayside and I rely on the QM20 express bus to and from Midtown Manhattan.
I've been working remotely for the past 2 years, but I expect to return to my office in the city very soon. My company (and I'm sure many others) are offering a much more flexible work schedule. In fact, I expect that I'll travel more during the day than during the traditional "rush hours" time frames.
Unfortunately, the initial redesign plan eliminates all daytime service on the QM20. That's an extreme cut in service for this line. I'm writing to ask for you to support the retention of weekday DAYTIME service on the QM20. We need availability every 30 minutes like we have now. In this new "normal" that we're heading towards, express bus service needs to continue to be available all day.
Thank you for your consideration.
4/15/2022, 12:08 AM — As a life long resident of Hunter Point Long Island City I have seen the many changes to this community. When the rest of the world discovered our small town in the early ninety’s and began building these large residential buildings, one of the many things brought to the attention of the community council, developers and NYC politicians representing us is that transportation would not be sufficient to support these large buildings. Here we are in 2022 and transportation is still a big problem, the 7 train at Vernon and Jackson is over crowded on a good day…forget about when there are problems along the line and we have to take other lines which are 5 blocks away. Those lines then become very congested also. At times I have had to wait for 3 or 4 trains before I could even get on.
I have also noticed that buses coming from Greenpoint Brooklyn are crowded with people that get off in LIC and take the number 7 at Vernon and Jackson, so we are being inundated with commuters from Brooklyn.
MTA should definitely consider busses going into Manhattan from Hunters Point LIC.
Thank you
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4/15/2022, 12:44 AM — Hi - there should be a bus route from the LIC waterfront that connects to midtown Manhattan. There is a growing waterfront population (including several buildings coming online now/within the next year) and there is limited immediately nearby transportation. I am often pushed to the ferry and I would much rather support the MTA instead.
4/15/2022, 12:50 AM — please add a bus from Long Island City waterfront at Hunters Point South (say Vernon and 50th) to Manhattan via midtown tunnel (connect to M34 bus at 1st avenue)... this will be extremely valuable, will reduce strain on #7 line and serve the disabled who can't use subway at Vernon-Jackson
4/15/2022, 12:53 AM — As a partially disabled senior, I would very much appreciate a bus route to Manhattan via the tunnel. Access would be less physically challenging and I would have the assurance of having access to Manhattan when the 7 train isn’t running or is overcrowded, especially in that both problems with the 7 train occur frequently. Thank you. K. Gallo
4/15/2022, 12:59 AM — I looked at the proposed plan for Q46, there are some stops I agree that should be removed, however making the gap longer between Queens blvd and Main Street by eliminated all stops in between is not helping anyone who lives in between, you are telling people to walk 15-20 minutes if they live in between those stops. Also Union Turnpike and 150 Street is a major stop between Union Turnpike/Main St and Union Turnpike/Parson. I agree in removing Union Turnpike/147 Street.
Also I saw your new proposed Q48, the files shows the same exact stops and the new proposed Q46?? What's the point of adding this bus line to the route if it's not running the local stops that were removed on the original Q46?
4/15/2022, 1:24 AM — Hunters Point in LIC really needs a bus into into Manhattan. It would be crowded day and night. We also need more Q 103 bus service on Vernon Blvd also..
4/15/2022, 1:39 AM — Why a LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed:
- A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
- With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
- Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
- LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
4/15/2022, 3:02 AM — 923
4/15/2022, 3:04 AM — Q22 should be extended to green acres mall via brookville blvd and s conduit ave into sunrise highway. It gives the residents of far rockaway access to the shopping area also giving the residents of rosedale and laurelton access to the beaches as well, the ferry
4/15/2022, 3:21 AM — Queens is the most multicultural borough in NYC. So very many languages are spoken. If you genuinely want feedback from real bus riders, the MTA's multilingual brochures should be mailed out to all Queens homes. As a Civic Organization on Social Media. we can help somewhat but there are so very many people who will have no clue about this and will only find out about it when it happens and it is just not right. The onus should be on the MTA to share this information.
4/15/2022, 4:02 AM — With the elimination of bus stops on the Q32 route, you are not taking into consideration that mostly elderly people take this bus because there are no elevators from 61st Street to Queensborough Plaza leading to the number 7 train. This is an EXTREMELY crowded route with only 3 places to sit at each stop. Removal of any stops between 61st Street and Queensborough Plaza would severely impact elderly riders. There would also be the added expense of removing the bus stop shelters. Removing stops would slow down the crowds attempting to board the buses at each stop and create a more dangerous situation for elderly riders attempting to board.
4/15/2022, 4:35 AM — Please please give us another bus to Manhattan! I have lived in LIC for over 30 years and witnessed the huge influx of residents moving into my neighborhood. We need an alternate transit route into midtown desperately. This is a no brainer!
4/15/2022, 6:01 AM — Hi ,
Yes we do need a bus and though i am temporarily mobility challenged and have been a lifelong resident of queens and also a 20 year resident of lic/hunterspoint. The express bus will cut down commute ease congestion on the 7 and the 7 doesn’t always work and is actually extremely overcrowded during morning rush. Pre pandemic cannot even get on and multiple full trains pass. Also this bus needs to be wheelchair friendly. After being immobile i have noticed how not accessible the subway is.
4/15/2022, 7:19 AM — In reference to the QM15, QM24, QM34 andQM25 express buses, please note these are very important lines and the schedule should not be shortened of longer times between pick-ups. These buses are used by many people and especially older people because they use these buses to go to Doctor Appointments and Hospitals on the East Side has 1st and 34th and Midtown and also uptown hospitals. Taking away any service or longer intervals between buses is not right and not good for the people. Older people don’t want to ride the trains underground. They want the express buses.
4/15/2022, 7:58 AM — A bus running from LIC to Midtown would be hugely beneficial for so many LIC residents. Please consider helping us out!
4/15/2022, 8:34 AM — As Look Bus Need to be transfer to the ADA Train station and some bus reoute need to go to Gateway Mall to Train station
4/15/2022, 9:34 AM — Please design a bus route between Manhattan and LIC to alleviate the pressure on the #7 line. Let it have a stop by the Socrates Sculpture Park which is so difficult to get to.
4/15/2022, 9:54 AM — Are you crazy? The frequency in midday is bad enough and you want to make it longer? Maybe the ridership is low because people have been telecommuting and construction projects are slow due to covid. Congestion pricing is coming and you want to decrease mass transportation. You need to add earlier starts like 5:30. Get with the program, people want to get to work early and leave early. The buses are safer than the subways!!! Do you have any common sense?
4/15/2022, 10:43 AM — Why would you change the Q21 Route and leave out stops on 161 Ave and 157 Ave? People need to get from Crossbay to Lindenwood and some of us cannot walk from 157 & Crossbay to 157 & 84 Street. Also, what happened to the Q41? Why is Howard Beach constantly overlooked and punished?
4/15/2022, 11:00 AM — Many school kids take this bus. Given how dangerous everything is why would you are them walk further????
4/15/2022, 12:16 PM — There should be a bus from Long Island City direct to midtown Manhattan and back. The 7 train has too many closures and interruptions to service and there are not enough alternatives to travel to midtown Manhattan.
4/15/2022, 12:37 PM — You list all the connections made by this bus then have it staying at 30 or better after "peak" which ends at 9am and 7pm? Either extend "peak" or make it 20 or better. The rest of the time. Who will wait 30 min for a bus if they need to catch a ferry or a train? Or if they then need to wait for another bus on Steinway?
4/15/2022, 12:48 PM — LOVE this!
4/15/2022, 2:57 PM — Absolutely!!! We need a bus option to midtown!!
Trains are overcrowded and when out of service this causes huge disruptions!!
Please, please, please, give Lic a bus route to midtown!!
4/15/2022, 7:22 PM — I feel that the Q54 line needs to have a local and a limited bus. In the mornings we wait for the bus (metropolitan and park lane) when the bus comes it doesn’t stop, as the bus is already full, and one has to wait for the next bus, and the next bus. The children get to school late, and the adults get to work late. It is really frustrating for all.
The same goes for the Q60 line. The Q60 is a heavily used line with a long route. The Q60 line would really benefit from having local and limited service.
The key is to improve what is already existing.
Thank you.
4/15/2022, 9:43 PM — I'm a big fan of the new plan. The first one was terrible. Living in Western astoria, the focus on service along 21st street is very good. Most importantly, having busses (39, 69, b62) go straight down past Queens plaza to 44th drive & 21st to connect wroth subways there in both directions is a game changer. It's great for all the new development happening in vernon waterfront and improves the existing Q103. The previous plan eliminated the 103 which would be a disaster given the density happening along vernon waterfront.
The reduction and spacing out of stops is a no brainer. Please stick to your guns on that. Times must decrease to get real increased ridership and more stop spacing is mandatory.
Lastly, reliable departure time at origin is essential. That is my biggest frustration today and reason that I cannot fully rely on busses as part of my daily commute. Bus location tracking is turned off before a bus begins its route. This is a terrible practice! It should be on so that people along the route know it is actually there and will depart on time. Then, of course, busses need to actually depart their origin on time when they are sitting there. Not 2 or 4 mins after the scheduled time. Incentive drivers to begin routes exactly on time and delight your riders.
4/15/2022, 10:16 PM — We need more transportation to the city because there are hundreds more residents moving into the neighborhood with no change in train service.
4/16/2022, 12:10 AM — Please add a bus between LIC and Manhattan !!!!
4/16/2022, 12:18 AM — Please create a bus route from LIC to Midtown Manhattan. My husband is disabled and the stairs down and up to the 7 train are so difficult we often have to take a cab or Uber. ????????
4/16/2022, 12:22 AM — I’m a 21 year old girl who would prefer to take a bus rather than the subway to Midtown Manhattan.
4/16/2022, 1:27 AM — LIC needs bus service to Manhattan! Too much construction on the 7 train, shutting it down often without shuttle bus service replacement?
Ridiculous!
4/16/2022, 4:23 AM — Please keep in mind as you eliminate services that public buses are the life force of most Queens residents.
It’s is unclear how the many complicated Byzantine changes to the Queens bus routes could possibly enhance transit travel.
4/16/2022, 5:08 AM — For the q25 and 65, why is service removed from Jamaica LIRR station? That station needs a bus to be there. Maybe keep the Q34 as the bus to that station.
4/16/2022, 5:13 AM — Also, Flushing Main Street only connects to one LIRR Line, while Jamaica connects to the rest. Therefore, a bus that provides direct access to this station is needed.
4/16/2022, 5:19 AM — LIC is growing at record speed and the Vernon Jackson station is last stop on the 7 line in Queens before Manhattan. During rush hour, the train is packed. Bus routes (even an express bus during rush hour ) from LIC to various points in Manhattan would help with reducing the riders on the 7.
4/16/2022, 7:35 AM — Please consider adding a bus line that connects LIC (including waterfront) with Manhattan, for example through the midtown tunnel AND the Queensboro bridge. In general the LIC waterfront neighbourhood is badly connected to anything east or west by bus. With insecurity in the subway system and trains that don't run half the time it would be good to have options.
4/16/2022, 9:02 AM — The bus route would be great addition to the neighborhood and is urgently needed in the quickly expanding neighborhood. It will help with overcrowded subways and especially when the subway is down for repair or other situations. The only other way right now is to pay for an Uber at a surge fare or walk 15 minutes to the next subway line.
4/16/2022, 10:46 AM — Please do not alter the QM20 in any way. We already rely on 1 bus during the weekend. It would isolate Whitestone further than it is already.
4/16/2022, 10:07 PM — We desperately need bus route from Long Island City (around vernon station area and beyond) to midtown manhattan. With recent crime rising in the subways, the residents in the community needs alternative routes to get to midtown. Many residents here work in midtown so it is critical that this happens. Thank you!
4/16/2022, 10:34 PM — We would like to have a route which could connect between queens center and flushing
4/16/2022, 11:02 PM — I was disappointed to learn that the QM3 service is going to be discontinued. At a time people are starting to head back to the office and crime and violence has increased on the subways, I take the QM3 express bus. This commuting option was one of the reasons I moved to North Flushing. With its removal we're left with nothing that will get us into midtown that would get us there safely, within a reasonable amount of time and reasonable cost. Please do not leave us without an express bus option.
4/16/2022, 11:11 PM — Please get a bus from court square LIC to midtown and uptown Manhattan!
4/16/2022, 11:47 PM — Q50 - I like the fact that this route will serve the Bronx directly and will replace the existing slow moving Q48 route which makes many local stops between Main Street and LGA. This new proposed routing will offer Bronx residents a way to get to LGA without having to change buses at Main Street which is currently the case. In addition, there are convenient connections to the number 6 and 7 trains as well. Faster service between Main Street and LGA will also be an added benefit due to the elimination of local stops in Corona and East Elmhurst.
4/16/2022, 11:58 PM — Q51 - This newly proposed route seems to have resulted as an exercise in just drawing lines on a map. It basically goes from nowhere to nowhere and will have few to no riders on this route. The Gateway Mall in Brooklyn was designed as an auto dependent suburban shopping mall and would never have been built without a direct access route from the Belt Parkway. The Q8 bus currently serves this mall from Jamaica and Ozone Park Queens. It is absolutely absurd to think anyone will spend hours on this bus from Cambria Heights to the Gateway Mall when the car trip between these two places can be made in minutes. Cambria Heights is a low density single family home neighborhood in which most people have access to a car and will never use this bus. Most people from this neighborhood shop at other malls in Long Island due to the fact that Cambria Heights sits on the border with Nassau County. The few riders that need to make this trip from Queens already use the Q8 bus. I strongly recommend that this idea be scrapped entirely in favor of the Q8 bus continuing to serve this route.
4/17/2022, 12:19 AM — There's an error on the Q11 list of stops in the southbound direction for both Pattern A (page 92) & Pattern B (page 93). The southbound stop you have listed Centreville St/149 Av is still part of the revised route path of the newly formed route, therefore it cannot be "removed due to new routing". The stop should be moved on the list to between the Hawtree St/Pitkin Av stop and the Eckford Av/Raleigh St stop. It could then be corrected to state "Removed to improve speed and reliability".
4/17/2022, 12:30 AM — Q46 and Q48 - I support the idea of having the existing Q46 service that currently serves Glen Oaks now being called the Q48. This will eliminate customer confusion that currently exists on this route as to the eastern terminus of each bus. Also, the idea to have both of these routes operate as limited service west of 188th Street is a good idea in that it will reduce overall travelling time between Glen Oaks and LIJ Hospital and the Kew Gardens Subway Station. The reduction in traveling time between these two points may actually help to build ridership by people leaving their cars at home to ride the bus. It is also very important that the Q46 continue to serve LIJ Hospital and this route proposal maintains this existing service.
4/17/2022, 12:43 AM — Q43 - This is a great idea to extend the final existing eastern terminus of this route to LIJ Hospital. The Q43 currently ends at the city line on Hillside Avenue because that is where Nassau County begins. It is a great idea to extend this route into Nassau County slightly and provide a meaningful ending at LIJ Hospital. This new Q43 routing will provide more service and rider options to Queens residents to LIJ Hospital which is a major destination point for patients and visitors. Riders will now be able to ride directly to downtown Jamaica from LIJ which represents an improvement over the existing Q46 service only to Kew Gardens.
4/17/2022, 1:05 AM — To ease overcrowding on 7 trains, direct buses into midtown manhattan and to brooklyn would be helpful.
4/17/2022, 1:23 AM — Hello, I’m writing to express my interest for a bus route from Long Island City to Midtown NY. The Long Island city neighborhood has grown exponentially and the 7 train alone can no longer support all the commuters So a bus would be extremely helpful. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 2:07 AM — Q65 proposed plan: new plan will disinclude Flushing Hospital Medical Center of which, I, a resident doctor, will not be able to use the Q65 to commute to work.
Many hospital staff, nurses, doctors, take the public transportation system to get to work. Please reconsider the exclusion of stops that would allow this important stop for the 1000+ employees and visitors of Flushing Hospital located on Parson Blvd / 147 St.
Thank you.
4/17/2022, 2:22 AM — Please combine routes Q10 and Q72 into a single route to provide a combined JFK-LGA connection. This would be a split depot operation.
Also combine routes Q61 and Q78 into a single route because the Q78 has no subway connection and that could be the new Q41 since that number was eliminated. I originally suggested that that combo be the new Q29 but I like the number 41 instead.
The proposed new Q45 should terminate at Parsons-Archer. Going Westbound on Hillside Avenue the Q45 would turn left on Parsons Boulevard then make a right turn on Archer Avenue and dropp off where the Q20A/B drop off. On the return trip, the Q45 will make a pick up where the Q25/Q34 and Q65 presently pick up after turning around at the "teardrop" then turn left on Parsons Boulevard, right on Hillside Avenue, then regular Q45 route to Little Neck. The Q45 should operate 7 days a week to provide improved "North-South" servce on Little Neck Parkway.
Hope you like these suggestions.
Herb
4/17/2022, 5:35 AM — Hello,
Long Island city, specifically Hunters point, needs a bus that connects into the city and connects across town to popular uptown/downtown bus stops. The 7 train is frequently shut down and there is no efficient alternative into the city.
4/17/2022, 6:39 AM — I am writing to ask for a bus route from Long Island city to midtown. Thanks
4/17/2022, 7:02 AM — Hello, I sent in feedback earlier and I wanted to amend my comments. If I am correct, I see now that there is a bus that covers a similar route as the Q27 (it is a new line running along Springfield Blvd.). This means that from Union Turnpike and Springfield Blvd. it is still possible to go to the Harding Expwy shopping area via one bus.
The colors of the routes overlap in places on the map and I did not see this route. I mentioned the loss of the Q27 in my previous feedback. I am pleased to see now that this new route was factored into the plan and I wanted to acknowledge this positive addition. In Oakland Gardens, we need routes to get to local shopping that do not require a transfer and this helps since the Q27 was cut here. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 9:24 AM — Extend the Q1 to Floral Park LIRR please
4/17/2022, 9:44 AM — The proposed elimination of the QM10 and the rerouting of the QM11 would greatly impact me and my family. We're on the north side of the LIE, near LeFrak City (99th St and 60th Ave) and the current QM10 and QM11 service smoothly and quickly works for me (to midtown) and my spouse (to downtown). By removing these services, our commute times would increase by 10-25% and be significantly less pleasant and more dangerous in poor weather. We would have to regularly cross the busy Horace Harding Expressway and the loud LIE.
Removing LeFrak City from these loops in particular will greatly impact not just us, but our entire community, as this express bus service is a very smooth and well-used link into Manhattan which we would surely miss. I appreciate and agree that there is some simplification that the network could use, and there are good ideas in the plan, but this is not one of them.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
4/17/2022, 9:50 AM — Please do not eliminate any of the bus lines or the express buses to/ from midtown- if anything you should be adding express bus routes to/from lower manhattan and midtown now that more people are returning to work.
4/17/2022, 10:55 AM — Good evening,
I'd like to add an additional comment regarding the QM5/8/35. Since the entrance/exit point to/from the Long Island Expressway is actually at 169th Street instead of 188th Street, you can add a stop at Utopia Parkway, which would offer a connection to the Q31, and expand the coverage footprint of the QM5/8/35. If you wanted to take a step further, you could have those routes enter/exit the Long Island Expressway at Main Street, with additional stops added at 164th Street, and Kissena Blvd. Access to this area is relatively difficult by local bus/subway (You have to either take the Q88 to a local subway stop, or take the Q17 to Flushing, but the <7> express only runs during rush hour).
You can even extend the pickup segment to College Point Blvd, or add stops at some of the streets with pedestrian overpasses, but that might slow down those routes too much, considering they're coming all the way from Glen Oaks. But I think adding a few stops and entering/exiting I-495 at Main Street would be a good compromise, and somewhat provide an alternative for former X51 riders in South Flushing (the X51 was eliminated as part of the 2010 service reductions).
Off-peak, it might actually make sense to have the QM5 take the Horace Harding Expressway as far down as Queens Blvd. It would provide off-peak express bus service to LeFrak City and Rego Park, and also provide a ridership base that would allow the route to continue operating every 60 minutes instead of 90 minutes. The QM6 can also operate every 60 minutes (and serve stops west of 188th Street), thus eliminating the need to operate the QM1 off-peak. That would also provide somewhat of an alternative to QM4 riders during off-peak periods (they would be able to take a local bus to either the QM5 or QM6, depending on their exact destination).
Regards,
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4/17/2022, 11:33 AM — this proposal is way better than the first one. however, the following proposal should be added or modifed.
1.the Q40 southbound to 135 av should be via 142 st instead of remington,109 av and 143 st due to the wide sharp left turn from lakewood av into 143 st. and the northbound to hillside ave should be via 142 pl, 119 rd , 143 st, 111 av then back to 142 st here is a map from google (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6866033,-73.8200542,14z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1__Iazdt4ajlqU7yQOJuqfplD-Pei47I3?hl=en)
2. there should be a Northern Bl SBS since there will be no QM3 here is the map (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7599923,-73.8889062,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1n3skql5XGSRNXVfrE9nhcAPLs14?hl=en)
3.Jamaica Avenue SBS since there is busway in jamaica avenue (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7030159,-73.8522697,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s10zIEJfs6ZFqdUXClhsAVrMmM5l0?hl=en)
4 Q49 via 34 av instead of 89,90, and astoria blvd (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1H8D-711LQf0e1YyaZhpwBdMHmulRIXqo&ll=40.75410429409438%2C-73.87934340000001&z=15)
5. !69 st/ utopia pky thru route (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1tW-2kP9_cO8u51-ACoj4vSbrqlQ&ll=40.74852826860853%2C-73.78819495&z=12)
6. linden blvd SBS route is fine but no aquaduct
7.q64 should not merged with the Q10 but instead should be extended to Queensboro via 73 ave, springfield blvd (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kPKimR-5CCOQo--3W7CSmyOBjZMOAtYd&ll=40.73772664363355%2C-73.80016864999999&z=14)
8. liberty ave thru route (sbs or limited) (https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?hl=en&mid=1kPKimR-5CCOQo--3W7CSmyOBjZMOAtYd&ll=40.73772664363355%2C-73.80016864999999&z=14)
9.myrtle ave thru route (limited or sbs) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6982813,-73.9401602,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1D6C3CgMgdjyVnmeIjkDV4ecRvpw?hl=en)
10.franics lewis blvd route thru (limited or sbs) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7216648,-73.8406405,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1z2v2tj8r9jg0R2-hv4McEJoag4g?hl=en)
11. Springfield/ bell blvds (limited) (https://www.google.com/maps/@40.7207692,-73.8138494,12z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!6m1!1s1WL2oR_G_f2qyA4H8oUKJWhs-CIs?hl=en)
other than that its good
4/17/2022, 2:13 PM — Please consider a West Bronx - Western Queens Bus Route via the RFK Triborough Bridge. There are many people who travel by transit to The Bronx or Queens via the Triborough Bridge using the M60-SBS, but this adds additional time since you would have to go through Manhattan and transfer. A direct route of a Bx-Qn route would benefit travelers for those who want to connect with places such as LGA, The Hub and Astoria. While you have plans to extend the Q44-SBS to Fordham Plaza which would go into the North-West Bronx and extension of the Q50-LTD to LGA combined with the soon to be old Q48, it still doesn't aid those in the south-western portion of The Bronx needing Western Queens access. There was a study years ago you propose to make that happen apart of improving access to LGA, and it never become a reality. The redesigns are here, and you did not include such proposal in The Bronx Bus Redesign, and now not even in the Queens Bus Redesign and this may never become a reality. Lets make this happen, for a better commute and connectivity for The Bronx and Queens. Thank You!
4/17/2022, 7:31 PM — As a lidenwood resident I wished to have seen the q41 still be a thing as it let people that live here get access to the air train,LIRR at jamaica and the E,J,Z, and buses that go to Nassau county but now according to the new plan I would need to THREE or more bus transfers and looking at the frequency of the q21 having it 60 min or more during peak is crazy , though I like the idea of the q21 going to the 7 train I wished that it would of served more lidenwood ( like for example heading west on 155th Ave not turing on 84th but instead 81st then on 156th which would of allowed to to head south with out making three 90 turns and just two and it would bring the bus to more potential customers = more money)
4/17/2022, 7:46 PM — Please do not eliminate the Ascan and Queens Blvd stop on the QM11. It's convenient for the residents if Forest Hills trying to get downtown.
4/17/2022, 7:53 PM — I do not understand the need to eliminate the QM11 bustop on Horace Harding expressway and Westside Ave. This would put a tremendous inconvenience to the residents and the physical/mental residents surrounding that bustop as well as congest the busted after on 99th Street and 60th Ave. I ask that you reconsider the dismissal of this bustop.
4/17/2022, 8:03 PM — I depend on the QM11 on a daily basis during the workweek. Please reconsider eliminating the 67th Avenue stop. Perhaps you can take away a few of the bus times but this stop is necessary as the ones nearest are a 15 minute walk away.
4/17/2022, 8:10 PM — I don't have the ability to walk very far so the 57th Ave/99th Street stop is extremely important for me to be able to get to and from work. I am one of the few employees on my job that go in 5 days a week. Eliminating this stop could and would be devastating to my commute. I ask that the MTA seriously reconsider eliminating this stop.
4/17/2022, 8:15 PM — Please do not eliminate the Xenia and Horace Harding Expressway stop. I use this stop 2x’s a day 5 days a week. Having to walk to a near by stop at my age is becoming difficult especially with bad weather. Thank you for taking the time to hear my concern. Thank you.
4/17/2022, 8:18 PM — A bus route from LIC to midtown is much needed. The 7 train is not accessible to all, shuts down frequently, and is always overcrowded due to the increase in population in the last 10 years.
4/17/2022, 8:18 PM — Due to the rapid rising covid cases, unvaccinated individuals that have to be seated near each other in the trained, and crimes occurring in thr Subway; the express bus is the only way I am able to get to work.
4/17/2022, 8:38 PM — Don’t close the stop ? you are messing up my time my precious time !
4/17/2022, 8:42 PM — I tried taking the subways since post -COVID-19 return to work , but it is unsafe and unsanitary. I exclusively use the Express Bus now after an incident that I still have anxiety about during my last subway ride last month. Additionally, 67th Avenue is not an accessible subway stop and I was recently diagnosed with a knee injury that impacts my ability to use the stairs. For the people who live near this stop, it is our only viable option for our work commute. I know that This bus is my only option to get to work now and because the published schedule has not been updated since 2020 and doesn’t reflect the actual departure times, and because buses are frequently pulled off the route without warning, tge MTA has artificially made it unreliable to suit an agenda. Mayor Adams will not permit City employees to continue working remotely so if you eliminate this stop, you will eliminate my ability for me and many other people to get to work. Rather than eliminating the stop, fix the schedule and make service reliable. Ridership will automatically increase if you do. After the incident in Brooklyn last week, the busses are much more crowded. Please don’t exacerbate the Great Retirement by creating yet another obstacle to getting to work.
4/17/2022, 8:43 PM — The QM11 must stay in place. As a lifelong queens resident I have been able to get safely to work downtown from my neighborhood. Many riders find this as a great alternative to taking the train which has more stops underground. Taking this essential line away from forest hills would defeat the selling point that this neighborhood is a major commuter hub. KEEP THE QM11
4/17/2022, 9:22 PM — The 70th Avenue/Queens Boulevard QM11 is INTEGRAL to this neighborhood and downtown commuters. I moved to this neighborhood to have access to this bus.
Also, as a commuter with physical issues, this bus is the difference between trains and the railroad that over burden my extremities.
The QM11 at this stop is VITAL to my daily work life and health.
4/17/2022, 9:28 PM — STOP the redesign in my neighborhood!!!
Qm40, QM11 & QM10
4/17/2022, 10:00 PM — I have been riding the QM11 for a 4 years now from 99th St./60th Ave. These changes are extremely in considerate of people with physical activity issues, and I see that an entire ridership has been removed. How can the MTA just remove every stop from Horceharding Expressway to Woodhaven Blvd. Westbound. What happens to us, we need to get to work just like NYU staff. This draft plan needs to include all not just one group. Blacks and Asian population are dismissed again with this plan. I traveled through the pandemic on the QM11 from April 2020 to present and I was very thankful that the express bus was an option for me . Why I am I forgotten about now?
4/17/2022, 10:44 PM — This new draft plan for the Queens Bus Redesign is a bad idea. The reasons why this is a horrific idea is because of what you are planning to do with a bus I ride to and from work and to nightlife activities. Why are you going to replace the Q12 with the Q65 which is only going to run up to 162nd and Sanford Ave. I hope you realize that you are going to be taking away crucial essential service to Flushing Hospital on 45th Ave in Flushing. You have Nurses and Doctors who work overnight, morning, afternoon and evening shifts who rely on that bus to get them to their destination.
Also Why are you going to put the Q12 on Northern Blvd when Northern has two good reliable buses in the Q13 and Q28. Why are you planning on making the Q12 a Limited Bus and why are you planning on making the Q13 a Rush Bus. Two very bad ideas. Flushing has a good reliable bus service and I don't see the need for a redesign in this area. This redesign takes away crucial bus service to many including me who go to work. I strongly urge you to reconsider this in a major way.
4/17/2022, 11:07 PM — Hi
I think the new section of Q76 along 20th Ave. might not be possible because 20th Ave is quite narrow and if a truck or a big vehicle park or breakdown on the street the bus might not be able to pass.
4/17/2022, 11:12 PM — I would like a vote on NOT getting rid of the gateway terminal stop entirely because It would be very inconvenient to people who can’t afford a car to get to the mall. A lot of people that I know rely on the q8 and don’t want to have to travel out of their way to come even a tiny bit closer to the mall, just for it to be cut off the route. Please take this into Major consideration.
4/17/2022, 11:44 PM — This is absolutely disgraceful that you would cut service to Queens. I am a qm15 rider and they need MORE service not less. People are not all back to work yet. Why would you even make any changes until people are back ? Always disrespected in Southern Queens ! It takes 2 hours to get to work now !
4/17/2022, 11:59 PM — I would like to receive information
4/18/2022, 1:51 AM — Please let the Q101 continue to go directly to Manhattan. Although it is great a new bus to Brooklyn from Astoria is planned, it is important to also maintain a direct link into Astoria from Manhattan. For older or disabled people( like me), the direct line to Manhattan, where many hospitals & Dr's offices are, is critical. Even though the new draft plan explains that you can take the bus in Astoria to Queens Plaza, say, & then change for a Manhattan- bound bus, the problem is that once you get to Manhattan-even with the Q101 as it is now- you ALREADY have to transfer to get to most locations. Eliminating the Q101 terminating in Manhattan would mean taking THREE buses to get around. With canes, walkers, or wheelchairs, it's just too much. Last summer, with a lack of cabs & AccessARide vehicles available in Manhattan,, the Q101 saved the day! I hope there is a way to maintain it, without sacrificing other helpful new options. Hundreds of new apartments are to be built near the Q101 line; having a bus line to Manhattan will be more important than ever. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 2:32 AM — Please do NOT remove the stop at Queen Boulevard and 67th avenue in either direction! As a senior citizen with arthritic knees and feet, the subway is an agonizing thought, and I cannot afford taxis for all of my errands. Add to that the crime wave in the subways, and a little old lady is a serious target. LEAVE THIESE STOPS IN USE111
4/18/2022, 2:48 AM — I rely on QM11 stop on 63rd Drive as I need to travel to World Trade Center. Why is this stop being removed? Not correct as I’m sure I’m not the only patron who uses this stop. Which will be the next stop, if this falls on deaf ears?
Thank you
4/18/2022, 2:57 AM — The B53 needs to be cut 1/2 way point at the Williamsburg bridge bus hub. The traffic congestion at the bridge during rush hours morning and evening are going to affect the lines going to Broadway Junction. Maybe B53A for the Queens side and B53B for the Brooklyn side.
4/18/2022, 3:23 AM — Please do not eliminate any of the bus stops around 62nd dr and 108th Street. These are heavily residential areas with coops and lots of commuters including the Q23 stops and Expresses busses QM11 and QM10.
4/18/2022, 4:17 AM — Please add a data layer to the Remix map where two proposed routes can be viewed at the same time in order to locate transfer points more easily. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 4:24 AM — Please let the QM63, QM64 and QM68 operate along along Sixth Avenue.
Madison Avenue should be used for inbound Express bus routes from Brooklyn and outbound Express bus routes to The Bronx
Herb
4/18/2022, 5:47 AM — I live in Astoria & work in Manhattan. I chose to live where I do in Astoria because the Q101 is right near my apartment & the bus is routed directly to Manhattan. I'm upset that the new plan is to bypass Manhattan and connect to Brooklyn, where I would need to transfer lines. I am an essential hospital employee. People who live in this area of Queens don't need or want this bus to connect to Brooklyn. We need the route to continue directly to and from Manhattan.
4/18/2022, 7:10 AM — Don’t touch QM11
4/18/2022, 7:47 AM — I am new to the area. I work at [REDACTED] in Manhattan and the QM 11 bus is the route I take to and from work. The bus and train will b take me waynove an hour to get to and from work. I have a Multiple Sclerosis and has suffered from 2 pulmonary embolism. This route is much easier and safer for me. The step in the Train stations is a bit too much and the trains are truly not that safe. The shooting the recently occurred on the train happened on a train I would have taken to work. I do not feel safe getting on the train.
4/18/2022, 8:55 AM — Here is a suggestion regarding destination signs: Eliminate neighborhood signs and give complete location of ending point for example: the new Q57 destination signs would say "Q57 Hillside Av-Little Neck Pkwy"and in the opposite direction the sign would say "Q57 Rockaway Blvd-Liberty Av station". Please look into this suggestion
Herb
4/18/2022, 9:25 AM — 1 We need bus meet a Train station that is ADA
2 we need bus run during day includ weekend summer time
3 need bus 21st Queensbridge to Queen plaza
4/18/2022, 10:07 AM — Dear MTA, please provide a bus route from Long Island City into Midtown Manhattan. A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators. Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns. Adding a bus route will undoubtedly improve the quality of life of Queens residents. Thank you.
4/18/2022, 11:14 AM — Do not change the Q101 bus from Astoria into Manhattan. Elderly people and handicapped rely on that bus to get into Manhattan for doctors appointments. My patents live near Steinway street abs we do not have an elevator at the station. The bus is their only means into Manhattan. Transferring to another bus would extend there time even more and make traveling difficult. We do not need a bus that going into Williamsburg. We need a direct bus into Manhattan from Astoria.
4/18/2022, 2:59 PM — A bus going through midtown tunnel across 34th street to the west side would be very convenient. Now with what is going on in the train system and the mental health issues many are afraid of taking the train. Hunters point south is growing at a rapid pace, we need more options of transportation to alleviate the crowds.
4/18/2022, 7:37 PM — I would rather see one of the bus times cut before the Ascan stop is eliminated.
4/18/2022, 7:40 PM — Please do not eliminate the QM11 stop on Ascan Ave
4/18/2022, 7:55 PM — Please do not eliminate the bus stop for QM11 on 102 Street and 63 rd. It would be a huge inconvenience as I live right by the stop .
4/18/2022, 9:00 PM — The proposed Q104 eliminates convenient connections at Queens Plaza for subway and bus routes.
The Q102 is used by many elderly and disabled. Making passengers change buses for other routes to get to Queens Plaza is discomforting to those who use the buses most.
Broadway is a bottleneck and always congested. Not a good choice for rapid transit. Major construction projects and temporary restaurant structures make this a one lane route in each direction.
Do not eliminated direct service to Queens Plaza from Vernon Blvd and Roosevelt Island.
4/18/2022, 9:18 PM — Good morning ladies and gentleman:
I ride the QM11 bus in both the morning and evening for my commute to and from home in Forest Hills and my job in lower Manhattan. It has been brought to my attention that the MTA is planning to eliminate the stop at Queens Boulevard and 72nd Drive, which is my pick-up stop in the morning and my drop-off stop in the evening. This would create a terrible inconvenience to all of us who use this stop. As more and more people are returning to in-office work, ridership on the QM11 will steadily increase, as will the number of people who use the stop that is located at Queens Boulevard and 72nd Drive. So, eliminating this stop and looping it onto the QM7 route, which provides service to a section of Queens where the bus is the only form of public transportation to and from Manhattan would lead to severe and potentially dangerous crowding.
Thank you for your time and attention.
Sincerely,
[REDACTED]
4/18/2022, 10:59 PM — When considering rerouting bus routes, there should be a route that goes through the Midtown tunnel in and out of the city to Long Island City. With all the over abundance of development the trains and ferries are overburdened and 5his would provide more. Access to Manhattan from LIC without driving in and adding to,the traffic situation which has become unbearable. Now hat the 59 th street Upper Level Bridge is under massive construction travel to and from NYC has become even more difficult. It would seem that infrastructure would be considered and implemented before more development of an area is greenlighted. We are completely overburdened here in Long Island City and these questions have consistently been asked of those who are okaying this building and “ gentrification of a formerly industrial area.
4/18/2022, 11:12 PM — As senior citizens without the Q23 we’d have to walk up to Austin, cross Queens Bl to get the Q23. That would be quite difficult. We need it to get to and from train station and Forest Hills doctors. It’s just too far without bus service.
4/19/2022, 4:10 AM — A notice was place at the 57thAve and 97th Street in Lefrak City this stop will be eliminated. PLEASE DO NOT STOP SERVICE at this location. I depend on this bus service daily to and from work. Due to all the crime on subway I do not feel safe.
Thank You
A MTA rider
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4/19/2022, 4:20 AM — Many years ago, I took the X51 to and from work. It was discontinued. I switched to the QM3 even though it's a 20 minute walk from my home to the closest stop. Now it's being discontinued. How is that an improvement for me?
In addition, the stop where I once caught the X51 and the Q12 was eliminated. I don't understand why eliminating bus stops is even being considered. What about people with mobility issues? What about the elderly? Is it a good idea to force those people to travel further just to get to or from a bus stop? Evidently, the MTA isn't concerned with passenger safety or convenience. If I take the Q12 home late at night, I have to walk further to get home and I've been told the old stop is "unsafe" although other buses (including school buses) still stop there.
4/19/2022, 4:37 AM — Q27 - The proposed new routing of the Q27 is a good idea in that it will provide faster and more reliable service to QCC and also offer new bus service to the eastern part of Oakland Gardens which currently has no bus service at all. The rerouting of this line onto Parsons Blvd. and off of Holly Avenue and Kissena Blvd. is a plus due to the fact that Holly Avenue is too narrow to adequately accommodate bus service. In addition this route will now directly serve Flushing Hospital Center as well. Many students who attend QCC do not have cars and rely on the Q27 bus to bring them from the number 7 train to the campus and then on the return trip to jobs at retail stores in other parts of Queens. The addition of the College Point service to this route will allow QCC students from this neighborhood to have a one seat ride to the campus for the first time.
4/19/2022, 4:39 AM — Like many NYC residents, I use QM express busses to commute to work. I use QM7 mostly but also QM8 and QM11. Today I reviewed proposed changes and I am concerned. Increasing waiting time for QM11 - EB from 18 to 23 min and WB from 26 to 37 min is terrible. After working all day, people would have to stay longer at the bus stops waiting for the bus to come and then have a hard time finding a seat when the bus finally arrives due to overcrowding. Then the route changes, also concerning. You shouldn't eliminate large sections from the route altogether. This will make it impossible for many to get on the express bus without taking a local bus back in the opposite/undesired-sideways direction, making commute tedious and stressful. The whole point of taking the express bus is to pay extra so that stress can be eliminated as much as possible and shorten the commute. Removing sections of the route will definitely do the opposite. I also saw that there was a proposition to add bus stops for QM7 on Queens Boulevard and in Midtown. Again, this will make an already long commute longer for many of us. Please don't significantly change the routes and don't make busses less frequent. With subway system being unsafe and overcrowded many NYC residents rely on express bus service to get to work and back home.
4/19/2022, 5:00 AM — Q88 - The new route proposal for the Q88 is a great idea that will eliminate the current confusing route that this bus follows after 188th Street where it currently leaves the LIE service road and goes to the 73rd Avenue corridor and then to Springfield Blvd. The new routing will allow direct one seat service from the Queens Mall to all of the important destinations on the LIE corridor: Queens College; Francis Lewis HS; Fresh Meadows Shopping District; St. Francis Prep HS; QCC; Cardozo HS; Douglaston Plaza Shopping Center and the Little Neck Shopping Center and other employers located on Little Neck Parkway. It will also serve numerous other elementary and junior high schools along its route as well as a few private and parochial schools. Many students at QCC have jobs at the Queens Center Mall and this rerouting will allow them to go directly to the mall without having to change buses. With each change of a bus that is required there is less of a chance that someone will take the bus in the first place. The Queens Center Mall and the surrounding area are constantly expanding their shopping and entertainment facilities and this route will provide a one seat ride from eastern Queens directly to the mall.
4/19/2022, 5:12 AM — I ride the q32 from Penn Station to 38th street. This bus starts and ends in queens. The redesign ends this bus at 42nd Street. Will there be a Manhattan bus to Penn Station that runs along 5th avenue?
4/19/2022, 5:14 AM — Keep the QM11 stop on Queens Blvd and 72nd Drive
4/19/2022, 5:15 AM — Q109 - This new bus route appears to provide a satisfactory level of service to a crosstown route across many different neighborhoods of Queens that are previously served by the Q7 and the Q41. The current route of the Q41 is perhaps one of the most confusing and poorly laid out routes in Queens in that it zig zags down numerous narrow streets and never travels consistently on any one avenue for any long period of time. This new routing provides a more consistent and logical path for the rider to follow and remember and the two proposed terminals at either end make more sense than the current terminal of the Q7 in the Cargo area of JFK and the Q41 in Howard Beach. In fact I have personally observed practically no one using the Q7 in the Cargo area of JFK and very few riders ever travel on the Q41 from one end to the other. This new route proposal represents a good combination of the existing terminals of the Q7 - Euclid Avenue and the Q41 - Jamaica.
4/19/2022, 5:27 AM — A bus route that services the area of LIC near the water would be helpful to alleviate some of the overcrowding on the 7. Although overall subway ridership is down, the 7 still becomes very crowded at rush hour if there is even a small delay, and since ferry schedules are not as frequent as busses or trains, using the ferry to commute is not a viable alternative.
4/19/2022, 5:41 AM — Q28 - The new route proposal for this bus represents an improvement over the existing slow ride from 162nd Street to Main Street - Flushing subway station. The route still maintains its existing structure and offers a faster ride to the eastern destinations from the number 7 train station. A faster ride will prevent the loss of more riders on this route and perhaps even attract a few new riders back to the bus. It is important that the eastern terminus of this route be maintained at the Bay Terrace Mall due to the fact that this represents a major shopping and entertainment center as well as many medical facilities and doctors offices are located around the perimeter of the mall. If the bus comes more frequently and reliably on the eastern end of the route more people will consider taking the bus to one of the many intermediate destinations along the route.
4/19/2022, 6:42 AM — The new Eastbound bus is scheduled for Fresh Pond Rd/Linden Street. The westbound service should be scheduled for Fresh Pond Rd/Grove Street. However, it is scheduled for Gates Avenue. There is NO bus stop at Gates Avenue. It makes sense to KEEP THE BUS at Fresh Pond Road/GROVE STREET. Please review this request and update your Proposal for the Westbound service to Fresh Pond Rd/Grove Street. Thank you.
4/19/2022, 6:47 AM — I am almost 73 years of age and have lived in New York City and taken the subways/public transportation all my life. I now live in Forest Hills, and regularly visit my 4 year old grandson who lives in Long Island City at [REDACTED]. My favorite way to get there is to take the F train to Roosevelt Island, and then take the NYC Ferry to Long Island City. Unfortunately, this isn't very efficient. These days I prefer to take the Q60 bus to Queens Plaza, get a bus, and then walk. IF you extend the Q69 and have it stop at 21st and 44th Drive, I can take the E train the Court Square and get the Q69 there. BUT I will not be able to get the Q69 at Queens Plaza, so I will not be able to take the Q60 bus, because it does not go to Court Street. Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza is a major transfer point. Please make sure it is included as a stop in your bus redesign. Thank you.
4/19/2022, 9:58 AM — Please do not eliminate. the QM 15 cohancy Street stop. If you remove the 102nd St. stop Cohancy street is the only stop in old Howard Beach. There is also very limited times that are there so getting rid of it all together would really hurt Howard Beach residents
4/19/2022, 2:49 PM — When the
terminal at 74th was being renovated the Q33 travelled along Broadway instead of the traffic nightmare that is Roosevelt Ave., resulting a much quicker trip. It also offered better access to Elmhurst, particularly the Hospital, and wasn't doubling the Q32 route. I was disappointed when it reverted to the regular route after the renovation.
The Q29 is often too crowded and adding more busses to that line would be a relief.
Similarly the Q66 would be better served with additional busses but all too often there are two, and sometimes even 4 busses grouped in two minutes and not another for twenty or more.
4/19/2022, 3:01 PM — For the Q32 two busses a an hour on Sundays is not enough!
Even the five an hour proposed during peak seems under what would be necessary.
Are we still trying to put people in a position to choose public transportation over driving? If so, please make it more pleasant and easy to do so.
4/19/2022, 8:10 PM — I have been thinking about a bus running down 65th street in Brooklyn from Costco to the Kings Highway B and Q subway station, as well as a bus running along Ocean Parkway. Another thought is to run the B4 bus straight down Stillwell Avenue into the stillwell terminal.
4/19/2022, 9:11 PM — Eliminating an entire area (QM40 & QM10) but keeping 2 buses with the same route (QM12 & QM42) makes absolutely no sense. Why not keep one of each so that an entire neighborhood can have access to the bus without walking a mile? Keep either the QM10 or QM40 & keep either the QM12 or QM42 as is if you’re going to make changes that don’t serve anyone better in Queens. This draft makes buses inaccessible.
4/19/2022, 9:32 PM — I am outraged at the planned bus cuts for the QM15 bus. Everyone is just starting to come back to work and you cut service ? We have been needing more buses since before the pandemic ! And the new buses I might add are horrible ! Is this social distancing ? The inside seat is so tiny that people don't fit. We can't get down the steps out of the bus because you narrowed the entrance. There is no air and the drivers claim they can't control the air flow or wherever to lower the temperature. BRING BACK THE OLD BUSES! and we need more buses in the morning hours between 730 and 8 am
4/19/2022, 10:23 PM — Please do NOT discontinue the Q103 route. It is a much needed lifeline for people who are not close to the routes that run along 21st Street. The Q103 buses are always filled to capacity at peak hours, and all of these people would be forced to use the Q100 and Q69 buses which would result in more overcrowding. With large new residential buildings recently opened or preparing to open, there will be the need for MORE service along the Vernon Blvd corridor, not less. PLEASE KEEP THE Q103!
4/19/2022, 10:32 PM — Please do NOT eliminate the Q103 route. It provides much-needed service for working people who are not close to the routes that run along 21st Street and this would be very unfair. The Q103 buses are always very full at peak hours, and all of these people would be shifted to the Q100 and Q69 buses which would result in even more overcrowding. There are many large new residential buildings that recently opened or are preparing to open, so there will be the need for MORE service along the Vernon Blvd corridor, not the elimination of it. PLEASE KEEP THE Q103!
4/19/2022, 10:45 PM — Currently I am taking Q47 at 80st St/Eliot, transfer to 7 subway train at 69/Roosevelt in the morning. with the draft plan provided, I am not able to figure out the new route for me, can you please provide more info about how to get to 7 subway train in the morning with same/better time duration from this draft?
Thanks in advance!
4/19/2022, 10:48 PM — Obviously MTA has not been paying attention to the increase QM4 Express Bus ridership especially on the weekends. I need the QM4 on the weekends. Why not combine QM1 and the QM4? The subways are scary and violent so obviously people are looking for an alternative and every Saturday morning on the 8:10 and the 9:10 buses into the city the last stop Forest Hills (Queens Blvd.)has at least 6 passengers. The Forest Hills passengers can take the subway, but because of the violence on the subway no one wants to ride it anymore. Without the QM4 on the weekends I am forced to move out of the city.
4/19/2022, 11:32 PM — The proposed changes to the current X63 are HERRENDOUS!! None of you ride the express bus?? By changing the route so that the bus heads downtown to 23rd St. first, you have now added 30-50 minutes to most of the ridership's commute time. Even if the bus is full to capacity going into the city, most of the ridership gets off the bus on 3rd Avenue or before Madison. By altering the express bus route, you leave those of us who work on the Eastside and depend on this mode of transportation, no alternatives. I take the express bus (have for over 20 years) and I pay so much money for the safety, comfort, and convenience of travel. I do not want to take a train when I get off of the express bus. I don't want to take a train AT ALL! This plan is HORRIBLE and in no way does it mitigate traffic. All it does, is make our morning commute a nightmare! I completely and wholeheartedly oppose this plan!
4/20/2022, 12:06 AM — Please tell me the proposed schedule for the QM4
It's very important to me that there are late hours leaving the city.
The passed few weeks I've been taking the 11:50pm bus home.
Taking the subway and a local Q64 will not be an option for me.
Thank you
4/20/2022, 12:14 AM — Come out and face the public like all the other great people that work for the MTA
4/20/2022, 1:00 AM — Please add Queens Boulevard stops on the QM1 and QM31 between Woodhaven Boulevard and Union Turnpike.
Please add Union Turnpike stops on the QM6 and QM36 between Main Street and 188 Street.
Please have the Q17 Rush run between Flushing and Jamaica.
Please have the Q52 Crosstown/SBS run between Jackson Heights and Far Rockaway.
4/20/2022, 2:14 AM — Q46/Q48: far too many bus stops have been removed and takes service away from those who cannot walk such long distances (asking anyone with mobility issues to walk over half a mile is onerous). Even a visual look of the route shows how some sections are far less served than others - why?? E.g., no stops between Utopia Pkwy and 164th street is unacceptable. Also, during rush hours, many stops get so crowded that passengers have to wait for up to 3 buses to board. Taking stops away makes this worse. Additionally, reducing frequency is a big mistake.
4/20/2022, 4:33 AM — I am fed up with the MTA's continued refusal to listen to their customers. Regardless of leadership, your responses to any complaint are canned lip service and not an actual consideration of solving the problems brought to their attention. You also, either negligently or deliberately, do not deliver accurate data on the status of individual bus and subway lines; "no problems" are often listed when there are clear delays. The ongoing bus redesign project is a perfect example of this. At the beginning of the pandemic due to public outcry against bus stop removal under the plan they were then championing, you said they would not remove any stops. They lied. You removed a number of stops on the Q66 line and rather than improving service this has resulted in buses bunching together. The amount of time saved for any individual bus on the route is meaningless if customers are left behind waiting for 20 minutes because 3 buses that should be well spaced apart have just passed the stop you had to walk an extra 4 blocks to get to after the removal of your stop. This is aside from the fact that eliminating stops directly affects the elderly and disabled, and in some cases children where safety is an issue.
The current bus redesign continues to ignore community feedback. Cutting bus stops is a non-starter and should only be considered in extreme cases, such as where two stops around a corner overlap. The ideas of Limited, SBS, and Express buses are good, but only if they are in addition to existing routes and stops and not as replacements to them.
The Queens communities do not support cutting bus stops. Full stop. We've already told you this. We reject any proposal that does this.
4/20/2022, 4:49 AM — I love this stop and everyone I know uses it everyday do not eliminate it.
4/20/2022, 5:55 AM — You have completely REMOVED express bus service to and from Saint Albans. I rely on the QM21 early mornings and late evenings to get to where I need to go. It is a safe clean ride for me and others. Why have you eliminated my entire community the options of taking express buses. Also the Q83 , Q3, and Q4 bus stops are too far apart. It's safer to get off the bus close to where you need to go instead of walking the streets to get to where you need to go. You have a high percentage of seniors who can't walk long distances to get to the bus, get off then walk a longer distance home. What are you thinking about? Get off the computers and think of people instead of numbers please.
4/20/2022, 6:02 AM — Hi I like the idea about the Q50 Limited bus route but I don't really like the idea that it will terminate at Pelham Bay Park midday instead of Co-op City because I am already losing the Bx29 service to Co-op City and I only travel midday so that means I will have less Bus routes that I could take to get to Earhart Lane and other parts of Co-op City. Otherwise i think that the extension of the Q44 Sbs to Fordham Plaza is a good Idea and the Q50's extension is a good idea. Thank you for listening to my comment.
4/20/2022, 6:23 AM — Your bus changes on the whole are impressive but they seem to expect the residents of Rockaway to have to take at least two to get anywhere. If visiting Howard Beach it is now necessary to take the Q53 and or the Q52 then change for the Q21 to get to the back of Howard beach. Also, taking either the Q53 or Q52 and wanting to get the #7 express or the LIRR from 61st St would require a transfer at the 74th street station. Also the 61st Street stop had an escalator/elevator for anyone with physical limitations.
The distance from stop to stop has increase which also is problematic for anyone that has physical limitation, carrying heave items home from work/school, The old stops especially by the apartment buildings were convenient for the various entrances to the buildings.
I am hoping that there will be a designated area for the buses that are not in use to wait. Now the buses are parking in very inconvenient location. They park on th corner of Beach 105h street on the west bound side making a left hand turn very difficult since there is an extended yellow striped area for walkers to stand when crossing the street which causes drivers to make a extra wide turn while avoiding the bus parked on the same corner. The other area buses are parked are on 116th street near the corner of Newport avenue . The buses park in the left hand turn lane for Newport avenue. Forcing driver who are making the left hand turn to be in the right hand lane blocking traffic, The other day I counted three buses on 116th street at the same time
4/20/2022, 8:31 AM — It appears to me that, in formulating these new plans, very limited consideration was given to the needs of people with handicaps, the elderly, et al.
Relative to the Q66, Northern Blvd., I reviewed the stops and found that, for the most part, the distance between stops is approximately 4-5 blocks. Unfortunately, knowing the length of some of these blocks personally, it is apparent that not much thought was given to the length of each block. To top this off, it appears that there is no stop between 70th to 60th Streets at all. Additionally, the next stop after 60th Street is Broadway which is approx. 9 blocks.
Relative to the Q49, 35th Avenue, again the distancing between stops is not giving any credence to the lives of people with handicaps, the elderly et al. This city has made it increasingly difficult to retain one's car. Between parking lanes that have been eliminated to put rental bicycles in place, lanes that have been removed to provide bike lanes, removal of car parking to allow for trucks only, etc. many people who had cars have given them up and must now rely on public transportation. These people are now left with no choice but to use public transportation, however, if they have issues walking, these new routes are making it very difficult. On the Q49 route, removal of the stop on 75th Street & 37th Avenue, leaves very long blocks (between 32nd & 37th Aves. or Roosevelt Ave. back to 37th Ave.) for a person who shops the many stores on 37th Avenue.
I do not understand the plans that are being forged for these bus routes but I do feel that not enough thought is being given to the people who actually need the lines for their very existence.
4/20/2022, 12:25 PM — It appears that the Q30 is going to be eliminated and only the Q31 will run from Jamaica to Fresh Meadows.
The wait for the Q31 and the Q30 has always been quite long, particularly off hours so extending the Q31
will result in even longer waiting for that bus - this plan is not an improvement, unless the plan is to run these
buses much more frequently.
4/20/2022, 12:35 PM — This is a terrible plan in that because the QM1 runs infrequently we rely on the Q5 and Q6 particularly at Utopia Parkway and onward - service will be much less frequent More people would utilize the Q1,5 and 6 more often in the buses ran more frequently during the day but after 12 noon going west it is really difficult to predict if the buses
will make all the stops.
As a rider of these buses - I will probably rely more on the LIRR particularly with these changes.
It may save money but it decreases services I think this is a terrible plan
4/20/2022, 12:42 PM — I submitted comments on the change in the QM5 and QM6 schedules which eliminate stops after 188th Street and forces people to rely on the QM1 which is very infrequent and not much improved under the new plan.
As it is the buses are pretty infrequent when it is not rush hour - particularly using to go into Manhattan -
it is really a terrible plan As it is on weekends, very often the QM5 is late or does not show up so I cannot imagine
what this new plan will be like.
I think this plan will result in my less frequently using the bus and more often using the LIRR which is generally on time and efficent.
If the goal in NYC is to reduce dependency on cars to Manhattan,this plan does not support this as the part of Queens
needs more not less service.
Heartbreaking!
4/20/2022, 12:44 PM — This plan makes more sense the proposals for the QM 1, 5 and 6 As written it appears to improve service
not make it more difficult for riders.
4/20/2022, 1:22 PM — This plan might be very helpful - although it may not run as frequently, particularly on weekends
4/20/2022, 1:42 PM — Q53-SBS service to Woodside would be discontinued due to congestion and difficulty with buses laying over in that area.
Q53-SBS service to Woodside is the alternative route when there are Subway delays, service changes for track construction and emergency shutdown.
This Queens Bus Network Redesign is designing real hassle and stress for the everyday Commuters and Riders.
4/20/2022, 1:50 PM — 90 minutes between buses on weekends is a really long time. Many elderly people rely on this bus
Also, it looks like many of the local and express busses all cross 188th Street and Union - fine for me - but isn't
that creating a local traffic potential nightmare. - couldn't some of these buses stop on Union and Utopia?
or somewhere in between
I am making a lot of comments because I think this plan really needs to be thought through. There are some improvements that are welcome w added routes but i think less stops and longer routes are going to be painful!
4/20/2022, 2:44 PM — This plan is detrimental to our community (particularly the most vulnerable members of our community, including small children, the elderly and disabled) for the reasons outlined below.
On the bus lines I use most frequently, q18 and q102 from 30th avenue to 12th street, "balancing" bus stops means there's almost .4 miles between the stop on 8th street and Astoria Blvd and the next stop (21st street and 30th avenue). This makes the bus all but unusable for my elderly mother and father. Moreover, the bus stops on 12th street and 14th street are being cut 1) because doing so is claimed to speed up bus service by 20 seconds per stop and 2) because they are claimed to be "underutilized." I'm sure you can understand why these explanations cannot both be true - eliminating a "rarely used" bus stop cannot possibly speed bus service because the bus rarely stops there anyway. Thus eliminating the stop will not speed up the bus line, it will merely eliminate access for small children (there's an elementary school right across the stop on 14th street), the disabled and elderly.
Furthermore, by eliminating route q102, service on this corridor will be cut in half.
Moreover, elimination of the q103 further limits access (Does it really need to be explained that a substitute route over a quarter mile away is laughable?) And q103 is right by the ferry too!
Once again, it appears the MTA has not listened to riders, who prioritize overall shorter TRIP time (Does MTA understand that walking to the bus is part of a rider's trip? Because it seems like maybe MTA forgot in its zeal to eliminate over 1000 bus stops) and bus frequency, not improbable claims of trivially shorter travel time on routes that will no longer be accessible. In sum, should this utterly irresponsible redesign go into effect, the MTA will have succeeded in making public transit worse in every meaningful way for me, my family and my neighbors. MTA will make travel by car more attractive and likely. Please, please do not do this.
4/20/2022, 8:01 PM — Please do not eliminate this as Bus stop for the QM11. I will not take the subway and this is my only alternative to getting to work.
4/20/2022, 8:09 PM — This is a travesty of epic proportions! Not only will you make it harder for most of us residents that use the Q102 but difficult for folks that come to visit patients at Coler Hospital! I am opposed to this new redesign!
4/20/2022, 8:50 PM — QM20 / QM2 > the latest redesign did not take into account comments provided two years ago. No QM20 service during non-peak hours will leave riders stranded. Additionally, the QM2 redesign does not provide for current coverage along the QM20 line during weekend hours. You are removing service for North Flushing riders on both express bus and local routes. On Q20 routes, there will be NO service along portions of Union St, and Q44 with limited stops underserves the community. There are many elderly residents unable to walk to bus stopsfurther away. I am dismayed at the proposed changes that has no regard for its residents in the community.
4/20/2022, 9:48 PM — It is not completely clear to me, but is the QM3 line being abolished? If so you are alienating a large part of Queens. A route through Little Neck, Bayside, and Flushing is necessary for a lot of us trekking into midtown daily.
4/20/2022, 9:54 PM — A bus route from LIC to Manhattan is much needed to help with the overcrowded 7 train and frequent train disruptions. I would support this route.
4/20/2022, 10:14 PM — I love the new bus route. It will enable me, Being disabled and in a Wheelchair, to Shop at Costco Whenever I Want to and to Also Visit the Many Stores on Broadway. I thank you for the new route and I hope it really comes to fruition. It will be a real plus for the disabled community and our many seniors here on Roosevelt Island. It is very well appreciated by all of us.
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4/20/2022, 10:31 PM — As a 40-year Roosevelt Island resident, and as a senior citizen, the proposed route changes from Q102 to Q104 that eliminate a direct route to Queens Plaza are simply ridiculous.
Direct access to & from Queens Plaza by Roosevelt Islanders, especially when the Tram is not running or there are serious interruptions to F Train service just further complicate any commute for a wide range of adults of all ages, any many children who commute to schools.
The current Q102 route to Queens Plaza guarantees residents and workers on RI direct access to several other Important bus routes to Manhattan as well as parts of Queens & Brooklyn. The current route also permits connections to several subway lines to parts of Queens, Brooklyn & Manhattan, including the disability-accessible by elevator QP station.
This is a bad idea, and despite some occasionally low ridership data, will hurt folks who live &/or work on RI very much.
Please reconsider a route for us that takes us to Queens Plaza.
4/20/2022, 11:24 PM — Hello. The draft plan for the Queens Bus Redesign makes my commute longer and more dangerous by breaking my one-seat ride into two-seats and requiring the change in an underdeveloped area. I am a Q39 rider from Ridgewood (67th and Forest Ave) to LaGuardia Community College (Thomson Ave & Skillman). I do not approve the proposed change to service Ridgewood with the Q67. The Q67 will take riders to Queens Plaza, which is still a 10-15 minute walk to LaGuardia Community College. This seems to prioritize the needs of business over the needs of community college students, staff, and faculty. I would like to see my one-seat ride from the heart of Ridgewood to LaGuardia Community College maintained.
4/21/2022, 12:23 AM — I would like to suggest that the six three digit route designations should be changed:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
Also, a change should be made to the proposed Q73 route: when traveling Westbound on 73 Avenue, turn right onto 164 Street, turn left onto Jewel Avenue and absorb the Q64 route. The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 route to provide a JFK-LGA connection.
Those are my suggestions for now!
Herb
4/21/2022, 7:34 AM — I joined the public workshop on 4/18 for CD1. I want to re-emphasize that the Q18 bus stop at 54th Ave/32nd St really stresses at least 3 house owners by the corner. The biggest problem is garbage throwing by the riders, including masks, napkins, soda cans, whole bag of food trash when they are handout and waiting for the bus. Our household received garbage tickets from sanitation 2 times so far this year and our neighbors right by the bus stop received another 2 tickets due to the garbage throwing from the riders. They throw garbage before we woke up. We appealed to ticket with video recordings but the judges said regardless of the source. We are very frustrating and angry at the same time. We also saw people putting food and drink on our fence and accidentally dropped their soda into our front yard and they just left the sugary mess. Some riders sit on the stairs in front of our entryway/back of our garage doors, then eat and throw garbage. We can't and there is no use to confront with them. I wonder why there is no facility such as waiting shelter/chairs, trash can (with cleaning schedule) nor street cleaning for public bus lane and communication of the sanitation people that at least they understand the rapid accumulation of garbage were from riders of the bus. I really hope that the bus stop can be removed from 54th Ave/32nd St sine there are already two stops one street away on 54th Ave/Northern Blvd and 54th Ave/31st St with some bus stop facilities and I see street cleaning sign. Thank you for reading this long comment. I really appreciate.
4/21/2022, 12:42 PM — Like the proposed route plan for Q43. Thanks
4/21/2022, 7:24 PM — The Q49 redesigned route will make it harder for my family to access public transportation; we usually catch the bus at the 92nd St./32nd Ave stop which is only a half a block from us when we walk through the alley. Specifically this is helpful for my mother in law who lives with us as she has a mobility issue; the Q49 helps her easily access the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt Ave stop and from there she is able to make it to her doctor and physical therapy appointments. Removing this will double the amount of walking she needs to do and I worry about her health. Furthermore, the stop is always packed. It is not reasonable walking distance to move a stop that has been there for years; I fail to see how changing the route will lead to better speed and reliability.
Best,
Aimee
4/21/2022, 10:59 PM — https://www.qchron.com/opinion/columns/the-mta-still-doesnt-get-it/article_6372fa02-c001-11ec-99a5-2fc3baf3d7a0.html
Why don't you respond to these comments other than an auto response? We deserve answers to our questions and to actually have a discussion, not just you telling us why your plans are so great which they aren't.
This will be my second comment without a response.
4/22/2022, 1:01 AM — Why are you not considering the thousand comments from riders who do not want you to eliminate one third of the bus stops?
https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops/comments
4/22/2022, 1:12 AM — Never received e mail confirmation for this comment. So I am sending it again.
https://www.qchron.com/opinion/columns/the-mta-still-doesnt-get-it/article_6372fa02-c001-11ec-99a5-2fc3baf3d7a0.html
4/22/2022, 4:41 AM — As LIC continues to grow at break neck speed there are many more people in need of going back and forth to Manhattan. A bus route from LIC into Manhattan through the Midtown Tunnel is greatly needed now and into the future.
4/22/2022, 10:40 PM — A bus route from near the Midtown Tunnel in Long Island City to Manhattan is absolutely necessary. LIC Residents are constantly inconvenienced by the #7 subway service outages. PLEASE add a bus stop on one/some of the many bus routes from Queens to Manhattan. Thank you.
4/23/2022, 3:11 AM — I currently take the east river ferry from Hunters Point/LIC whenever I need to get to the east side. Regrettably, take the 7 subway all the other times. As a senior, the subway is difficult to manage. Bus service thru the Midtown Tunnel would be a life saver. A route from Hunters Point/LIC going crosstown on 34 or 36/37 street would be most convenient.
4/23/2022, 4:43 AM — I know I would benefit if an MTA bus would go directly from LIC into Manhattan through the midtown tunnel. I have mobility issues and am also concerned about the present crime in the subways.
4/23/2022, 6:21 AM — I live in College Point.
I notice that Q20A will not be servicing within the Town in College Point, and norounte is planned for running across within College point.
People lives in College just go across town on Q20A to Target and Shop Rite Mall on 20th Ave to get there essentials and groceries and head home.
Q20A also connect people to essential Postal Service in College Point.
How to people in town get access to essential establishment with Q20A discontinued and no replacement route is planned? Please address this issue immediately thanks
4/23/2022, 6:35 AM — Please bring back the Q30. A lot of customers including myself need this route.
4/23/2022, 6:36 AM — Please bring back the Q30. A lot of customers including myself need this route.
4/23/2022, 9:56 AM — Hi, I have various comments regarding on bus routes operating through the Middle Village & Maspeth areas. Although there are some proposals that are fine and are actual positive, some of the proposed routes and service levels in the area are quite frankly unacceptable. Please read this carefully because I am going to list a lot of information and suggestions which would helpful and/or fairly easy to change.
-------PROPOSALS WHICH NEED WORK (AND SUGGESTIONS)-------
QM15 - The MTA is planning to cut service on this route to every 90 minutes on weekday evenings and weekends. This is against MTA guidelines, and those buses actually carry riders, as I have used those buses for years. People are not going to bother waiting for a bus every 90 minutes, it's already long enough with a bus every 60 minutes?
If anything, there should be more bus service on this route. I suggest for the MTA to look into the following service improvements, some of which can be implemented at no cost:
1. NO 90 MINUTE FREQUENCIES AT ALL!!!!!! What are you people thinking?!?!?
2. Add Sunday service, every 60 minutes, at the same hours as the existing Saturday service
3. Extend Saturday service 3 hours into the night, with the last bus depart Midtown at 10:40 PM (last bus into Midtown departs Lindenwood at 9 PM).
4. Add a 7:45 PM weekday trip from Midtown
5. Extend off-peak buses to Howard Beach, Broad Channel and the Rockaways on trips from Lindenwood which come from or go back to its depot (which is located in the Rockaways), as well as trips before or after a driver's designated lunch break. This could be done in a cost-neutral fashion, provide QM16 & QM17 riders with off-peak service, and grow ridership even more on the QM15.
Q80 - This route partially replaces the Q29 and Q47 along 80th Street, but does not operate to Jackson Heights like both routes do. This is a detriment for those who go to Jackson Heights for the (7) , (E) , and (F) trains, who work and shop in the area, and those who go to Elmhurst Hospital or other medical clinics. The bus leaves people at Grand Avenue - Newtown station, which is not an ADA station, and does not provide direct access to the other subway and bus lines like the Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Avenue station does. For the elderly, this makes the trip especially difficult. There is no need for another bus to the (M) and (R) trains when every bus going east-west in this proposal does that already (Q14, Q38, Q58, Q59, Q98). The (R) train is also very unreliable, especially on weekends, where 20-30 minute waits (or even more) are not uncommon. Existing Q47 bus service is more frequent during the week, and had its service increased on Saturdays a few years ago, because of that. We take the bus to/from Jackson Heights for the subway connections and for more frequent service.
My suggestion is to run this Jackson Heights - Roosevelt Avenue instead of Elmhurst (Queens Center Mall), operating via Broadway north of Queens Boulevard. This would preserve direct access to Jackson Heights, reduce transfers, and also directly serve Elmhurst Hospital, which neither existing Q47 or Q29 route currently does, making it easier for users to get to and from medical visits. It would also bring elderly and disabled riders to an ADA accessible station, and provide Middle Village and Glendale residents with access to the same subway lines we all depend on. Another suggestion which I could get behind is to merge the Q80 with the proposed Q63 route in the draft proposal, which would also achieve the same result.
Q47 - The MTA is modifying the Q47 so that it operates and stays along 69th Street, providing no service along Calamus Avenue where the existing Q47 currently operates. This creates a coverage gap, since the street grid is broken in the area, and it would affect many people who use the buses in this area. The existing Q47 gets a considerable chunk of riders on Calamus Avenue.
I urge the MTA to reconsider this, and make the segmen
4/23/2022, 9:37 PM — A bus route through the tunnel is long overdue! The crowding and irregularity of the 7 train make an an alternate route imperative.
4/23/2022, 11:13 PM — the new q105 is a bus route to nowhere. The n already services 31st and now the bus will go nowhere but queens plaza. why? dutch kills is left with no bus service.
extend the bus to hunters point or better into manhattan.
also please keep the Q53 leaving from woodside.
4/24/2022, 12:55 AM — I am not pleased with what I see. From what I see I will have to pay 2 fares just to get to Rego Park, that makes no sense. I also need to get to the 58 Bus to get to Brooklyn to work, that will take 3 buses, I am not at all pleased. To get to the train it will take 3 buses. This is ridiculous. What are you people thinking, whose idiotic idea is this. Then you wonder why you loose ridership.
4/24/2022, 4:31 AM — Hi: I still do not like your queens bus network redesign this is because it is complicated to people. For example, I would like to see you get rid of the Q73 route in forest hills queens and replace it with the current Q23 route, this is because a lot of people demand on it on the weekdays like to school and commuting. Also Q73 planned route in Forest Hills can be replaced with the Q23 route to union turnpike then to flushing or fresh meadows. I am used to this current one and going to be a bit hard to adapt to the new one. Also that Q23 has serviced the forest hills area to for many years.
4/24/2022, 5:06 AM — Please don’t eliminate the express bus to downtown Manhattan I cannot take the Subways as it causes anxiety from recent attacks. I need the QM11 to remain in place.
4/24/2022, 6:27 PM — Addressing the areas of South Jamaica. There is service running north and south. The Q6, Q7, Q111, Q112, Q113 but again no one seems to realize that there needs service traveling from east/west and west/east in the southeast section.
There needs to be a way to connect from any of the above busses without having to travel north to the Jamaica Center and then travel south again. Basically going completely out of the way and wasting time just to catch any of the southbound buses Q5, Q85, Q4, Q42, Q3.
The only option people have now; young, old, elderly, disabled (day, night, rain, heat or snow) is to walk from Rockaway Blvd or Sutphin Blvd through Baisley Pond Park to catch the bus going south to Rosedale or Far Rockaway or Green Acres. Residents can't even get to Rochdale Mall. They either have to that the Q6 or Q40 north to Sutphin Blvd, walk across Archer Ave to the Bus Terminal to catch the Q111, Q113, Q114 that run down Guy R Brewer Blvd and then street shopping so it in reverse.
Having 2 lines running across southeastern Queens would alleviate all that unnecessary travel time and reduce some of the crowding by people who just want to go shopping locally. These lines can continue to run into other areas of southeastern Queens connecting to other routes, so it's not just a 15 minute shuttle.
4/24/2022, 11:34 PM — I do not believe that the Q22 bus stop at Gateway and 19th street should be eliminated because it is the where patients enter St. Johns Hospital. The Plainview stop can be eliminated to save on time because if you remove the gateway stop it could mean life or death for someone.
4/25/2022, 1:50 AM — To Whom it may concern,
I am writing you today to protest the new Queens Bus Redesign Draft plan proposed by the MTA. As a resident of Whitestone, Northeast Queens, we would be even more isolated than we re now, especially on the weekend.
We already have no QM20 on the weekend and only rely on the Q15-Q15A, which is not frequent on the weekend.
People are going back to work and we need more buses, especially the Express Buses, not less.
Thank you for taking my concerns into consideration.
Best Regards,
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4/25/2022, 3:17 AM — To whom it may concern:
I looked over the proposed new bus routes. I’m a little concerned that my route it being rerouted and removed! My stop is Union Turnpike and 153rd street. I usually take the QM5 and or QM6 at 6:00 am or 6:10 am. Sometimes I take the QM5 even earlier.
I am a hospital employee and I start my shift at 7 am and these are the only buses I can take in-order to get work on time!! I see that the QM5 will no longer run on Union Turnpike, and the QM6 will no longer stop on Union Turnpike between 188 street and Main Street both ways.
I understand I have an option to take the QM1, but the earliest one that stops by me is at 6:22am and that will get me to work at 7:20am the earliest, which does not work out for me.
The buses that I currently take in the morning are full, where almost every seat is taken. Instead of removing stops on Union Turnpike, the MTA should add more QM1 service. Especially earlier runs for people who start work early!
This is unacceptable to the people who depend on these buses to get to work ON-TIME.
Thank you,
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4/25/2022, 5:24 AM — To whom it may concern:
I looked over the proposed new bus routes. I’m very UPSET that my route it being rerouted and removed! My stop is Union Turnpike and Chevy Chase. I usually take the first QM5 and or QM6, depending on my work schedule.
I am a hospital employee and I start my shift at 6:30-7am and these are the only buses I can take in-order to get work on time!! I see that the QM5 will no longer run on Union Turnpike, and the QM6 will no longer stop on Union Turnpike between 188 street and Main Street both ways.
I DO NOT have the option to take the QM1, since it does NOT run at the appropriate time that I need!!
The buses that I currently take in the morning are full, where almost every seat is taken. Instead of removing stops on Union Turnpike, the MTA should add more, and earlier QM1 service. Especially earlier runs for people who start work early!
This is unacceptable to the people who depend on these buses to get to work ON-TIME.
Thank you,
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4/25/2022, 8:44 AM — Here are some modified suggestions regarding the "Queens Bus Network Redesign:
The Q1 and Q6 should remain as separate routes. The present Q1 would remain unchanged even with the elimination of the Queens Village branch. The Q6 should terminate at Sutphin Blvd-Hillside Avenue and the Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St.Terminal.
Cc
The Q10 should remain as a separate route.
The present Q64 would be part of a modified Q73 route. Forest Hills bound, operate along Sprifielf Blvd, right onto 73 Av, rionto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av absorbing the present Q64 route then turning right onto Queens Blvd center strip the left onto Yellowstone Blvd then absorb the Suthern end of the Q23 to Crest Apartments. There is no demand for bus service on 73 Avenue Bern 164 St and Main St.
Base the Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway.
Extend Q53 to Riis Park or Roxbury.
Combine Q61 and Q78 onto a single route because the Q78 has no subway connection. Make this combined route the new Q41.
Redesigned the following three digit routes into two digit routes:
Q104 would become Q34.
Q105 would become Q36.
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71.
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15.
Hetb
4/25/2022, 2:44 PM — No late night service on Q75 means you'd have to walk from Jamaica-179 subway station, which is far and potentially unsafe. This also eliminates the possibility of the generally safer, more crowded, late-night option of taking the 7 train to Flushing-Main St and transferring to the Q17 because now the Q17 terminates at Union Turnpike (And during the day, that would become a two fare route if you have to go from 7 to Q17 to Q75). This will also have the effect of cutting off the Chinese community in Hollis/Jamaica Estates from the Chinatown in Flushing by shortening the Q17 line.
4/25/2022, 8:05 PM — With the rise in crimes throughout nyc subways living in bayside I rely on the QM3 express bus to get me to and from work. Please do not cut that line!
4/25/2022, 8:41 PM — I have been riding the Q66 to work for several years. It's a one and a half block walk through Travers Park in Jackson Heights to Northern, and less than a half a block to my school when I get off the bus. I am 65 years old who walks with a slight limp from a hip reconstruction operation several years ago.
Your redesign on the Queens buses will force me to either change buses at Northern Boulevard and Broadway, or go to the Jackson Heights/Roosevelt avenue via the Q49 in order to get the bus that will bring me to the school I work in. The Q49 is even less reliable than the Q66, plus the bus stops on that line that you plan to eliminate mean a 3 block walk to the nearest stop. Not the best thing for a senior citizen with a disability.
Additionally, I worry that this will put me in a two fare zone, because nothing has been said about allowing transfers between the Q66 and the planned Q63. This is a terrible plan that completely disregards the senior citizens and disabled people of Queens.
4/25/2022, 10:24 PM — The Q41 is the only way to get from Howard Beach and linden wood to Jamaica station. I depend on that bus especially since there is very limited service in Howard Beach off of Cross Bay. Please consider keeping this line, there are so many buses all over queens and this is one of the very few in this area!
4/25/2022, 11:57 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/26/2022, 12:19 AM — No late night service on Q75 means you'd have to walk from Jamaica-179 subway station, which is far and potentially unsafe. This also eliminates the possibility of the generally safer, more crowded, late-night option of taking the 7 train to Flushing-Main St and transferring to the Q17 because now the Q17 terminates at Union Turnpike (And during the day, that would become a two fare route if you have to go from 7 to Q17 to Q75). This will also have the effect of cutting off the Chinese community in Hollis/Jamaica Estates from the Chinatown in Flushing by shortening the Q17 line. This plan you say is simpler, but not safer. Safety is very important especially with the added violence in our city.
4/26/2022, 12:25 AM — I would like to also add that this new plan will make it especially difficult for the elderly, disabled, and school kids that rely on this bus line. Seems shortsighted and not inclusive for all people that use this bus line.
4/26/2022, 12:44 AM — While I don't live in NYC, I do visit multiple times per year and often ride buses in Queens. As an "outsider" I can tell you the only agency that can improve bus service is the NYPD, and NOT the MTA. As long as cars and delivery vehicles are allowed to double park, park in bus stops, park in "no standing" areas near corners which buses need to turn, etc. the MTA cannot run a reliable service. I have been on many buses where "bunching" was the direct result of the abject lack of parking enforcement in residential and commercial neighborhoods. I'm sure you're already aware of this, but I thought I would share my observations, nonetheless. Thanks.
4/26/2022, 1:28 AM — I am really impressed by the changes in the network for my neighborhood (East Elmhurst/Jackson heights). The reduction in stops on the Q33 should help make the trip time to the subway much faster and I am happy that the connection with the Jackson Hts-Roosevelt Av Station is being retained because of the connections with other bus routes and the accessible station.
4/26/2022, 1:29 AM — I take the Q25 on 127th and 23rd to go to Parsons and 76th to work. I leave my house at 5:41 for a 5:42 bus. It is always crowded even that early in the morning. You are proposing to take that bus stop away which would mean I would have to walk blocks to another bus and then transfer in Flushing to get to work. How does this benefit us? How will the elderly or school children benefit with this when the bus stops are being taken away? This is absurd that you would stop my one bus commute, take away my bus stop and make it ridiculous to get to work. I have a few disabilities that this will affect. Please listen to College Point when we tell you this is not in our best interest. Keep our busses the way they are. It's a hardship for a lot of people. Have you even polled us to see if this would work? No but you expect us to be okay with this. We are not okay with this. We are outraged as a community
4/26/2022, 1:49 AM — B53 NEED TO BE EXT TO NORTHEN BLVD SHOPPING CENTER LONG NORTHEN BLVD 24PLACE TO WOODSIDE AVE
4/26/2022, 3:49 AM — A notice was place at my bus stop at 97th street and 57th ave. in Lefrak City, to eliminate this stop. I rely on the QM11 on a daily basis to and from work. Due to crime in our subway systems I do not feel safe. PLEASE DO NOT ELIMINATE THIS STOP.
Thank you
MTA rider
4/26/2022, 4:08 AM — With all of the buildings going up in Flushing along College Point Blvd, it would make sense to have a bus that travels along that Blvd. Main Street is so congested that you could take one of those buses and reroute them to travel along College Point Blvd. Maybe the Q25 or Q65. It will give people who live in those buildings a mass transit option and it will good for business as well that develops on College Point Blvd, such as the Tangram movie theater. You could take the Q25, have it go from Kissena to College Point Blvd, maybe along Franklin and Blossome Aves, and have it travel along the Blvd from Flushing to College Point. It winds up there anyway. And you keep the Q65 on Main Street (or Q25).
4/26/2022, 5:49 AM — This is in regard to the Q39. I noticed that you are eliminating the stops going to Maspeth at Thompson and 30th Place and in reverse you are eliminating the stop at Thompson and Skillman Avenues. These stops are directly by La Guardia Community College and are both heavily used. It may seem like you are saving time but you are making longer walks for students and faculty with walking difficulties. I urge you to keep both those stops for La Guardia Community College.
4/26/2022, 6:16 AM — I grew up in Jackson Heights/East Elmhurst. I have lived on 85th Street and 30th Avenue for more than 25 years. I regularly use the Q33 bus. I need to use the Q33 bus to get to the subway, especially when it is raining or snowing. So, I appreciate the MTA keeping the Q33 and hopefully making it a faster service while still connecting to the 82nd Street subway stop and the Roosevelt Avenue - Jackson Heights terminal.
I read over the Queens Bus Network Redesign. I saw which stops would be removed to improve speed & reliability; with the proposed stop changes, I believe the Q33 route will be better and faster (which it really needs to be). I get change is hard and that change scares people - I myself initially had a knee-jerk reaction. But after reading the draft, I feel like this will help the Q33. -[REDACTED]
4/26/2022, 6:30 AM — Q49, Q66, Q72, Q33: You are proud that buses are accessible to disabled. But by extending the distance between stops, especially between avenues, skipping an avenue, you are making it more difficult for the elderly, disabled, and not so elderly to get to the bus. In some cases, you're skipping four street blocks instead of two.
Q33: Service into LGA was discontinued after instituting the Q70. But we in the neighborhood are not adequately served to LGA.
Q49: a huge walk from the terminal to 76 St and 35 Ave.
Q72: This is the only bus from Junction to 74 St serving the neighborhood with local service to main terminal and terminals C and D at LGA. Weekend service of only every 30 to 60 min is inadequate. How can one make a flight reliably. The express buses, which don't serve the neighborhood, run much more frequently. As a matter of fact, I waited at LGA at around 5 pm on a Monday for 30 min.
4/26/2022, 9:13 AM — The disastrous decision was made several years ago to change the direction of 75th St and route buses down 75th to the Roosevelt Ave subway station. This made the intersection of 37th Ave and 75th St now a 3-light intersection, rather than a 2-light intersection, each direction having less time to move traffic through. Because of the SEVERAL grocery stores within a 2-block radius of that intersection (with their delivery trucks double parking), and Roosevelt Ave being an express stop, there is a HUGE amount of pedestrian traffic moving through that intersection, further slowing the flow of traffic. The result is busses CONSTANTLY getting backed-up on 75th St, and cars getting backed up in both directions on 37th Ave, both due to double-parked cars blocking them or simply backed-up from the all too short light at the intersection. I implore you to ask the bus drivers on the Q47 and Q49 routes--they will corroborate this.
Right now there are no plans to address this -- both the Q47 and Q49 are routed down 75th St through that intersection. And again, the biggest problem is it now being a 3-light intersection rather than a 2-light intersection, coupled with pedestrian foot traffic. (1 light for east/west traffic on 37th Ave, 1 light for southbound 75th St, and 1 light for northbound 75th St.) Why cannot buses be routed instead down a street with a 2-light intersection, or better yet, down Broadway, which is is a much wider street where double-parking does not stop the flow of traffic?
I sincerely hope you can address this difficult and potentially dangerous situation.
4/26/2022, 9:17 AM — Thank you sharing the information.
Though I like the extension of the Q49 and Q 66 lines which I regularly take. I have a few concerns.
Q49 route has many passengers. Please consider a select Q49 like the Q70 with select stops. Also due to elderly population consider distance of stops on the Q49 and Q66.
From 94 Street to 108 there is no bus between Astoria Boulevard and Ditmars Boulevard. This is not just 94 to 108, there are various streets like buell, butler, curtis, ericsson, humphrey, gilmore, mcintosh streets, 25 avenue, 24 avenue, 27 avenue, 29 avenue embedded. There are children who go to school, parents who go to work, elderly who go to appointments - what will be their mode of transportation?
People living in East Elmhurst have no direct route to LaGuardia Airport. A great number of people living in Corona and East Elmhurst work at the airport and often take the Q 48. There is no replacement. We cannot go into flushing to take the Q50 to the airport
4/26/2022, 11:52 AM — The Q17 redesign is stated to provide faster service to the subway but actually does the opposite. Removing access to the 179 St F train station would increase travel times for many as they would now need to transfer to the Q75. Please reconsider as this change would make a lengthy journey even more cumbersome. A direct route from Flushing to the 179 St F train station is imperative to providing subway access for the citizens of Queens. An alternative suggestion could be to use the proposed Q25 redesign and have a Limited option that stops at 179 St instead of Jamaica Center.
4/26/2022, 12:16 PM — Ever since the direction of traffic was changed and the Q49 and the Q47 were routed on 75th st the block has gotten exceedingly dangerous. Drivers still forget and try to drive the wrong way. The traffic back up has resulted in busses letting off angry passengers in the middle of the block who yell profanities while all of the trapped cars honk incessantly. Please route the busses down a different street that can better accommodate these bus routes.
4/26/2022, 7:14 PM — Please increase service on the Q49 bus at peak times on week day mornings. This is especially starting with buses terminating at 74 -Roosevelt at 6AM -7AM
4/26/2022, 9:30 PM — hello i take the Q101 Steinway bus now > everything i do is on east side whether downtown or uptown . I always transfer to 1st 2nd or 3rd ave buses. from what i can see i will have to pay a take the Steinway bus to Queens Plaza then switch to the Q32 then take my uptown or downtown bus. That means 3 buses and paying two fares . I am a senior and on the bus is my only mode of transport i use. This is very concerning. There is only 1 bus showing now that goes over the Ed Koch Bridge now.
Thanks for listening but i think this is now viable particularly having to pay two fares.
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4/27/2022, 1:25 AM — I disagree with some of the “improvements” being made to the q10. I believe that the q10 should run the way it has been because it is one of the only buses that runs through that area. There is a school PS124 where students are able to take the q10 after school. Due due to the close proximity of this bus, both teachers and a majiority of students are relying on this bus to continue the way it has been for years. Having both the airport and school to take into account I believed that this new change will not be for the best.
4/27/2022, 2:32 AM — I am appalled at the fact that you removed some or most of the bus stops on the Northern Boulevard Bus, the Q#66. There was nothing wrong with it the way it was for years and years and years. For the sake of saving time, how much did it actually save you, so that you put hundreds of regular riders to be inconvenienced.
4/27/2022, 5:03 AM — We will see the buses are horrible i.live in foch work in rockkaway the 111 113 114 the worst
4/27/2022, 5:46 AM — I live in Jackson Hts and there is a problem with the intersection of 37 Av and 75 St. It got screwed up when they changed the direction of 75 St, so that intersection is now a shit show. Buses and cars get backed up on 75 St and 37th Ave. It is especially bad at evening rush hour. Honking goes on all night. Cars have to wait to turn for people crossing, so that makes it worse. People double parking makes it worse. It is just WAY too busy of an intersection to have buses coming though there. PLEASE CHANGE THAT!!! It is a nightmare for people who live here!
4/27/2022, 9:50 AM — As I have submitted recently a proposal to change the six three digit route designations:
Q104 would become Q34
Q105 would become Q36,
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 would become Q71
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 would become Q15
I also would like to suggest that the proposed Q80 route should be redesigned Q30.
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 asate separate routes. Please combine the Q10 and Q72 onto a single route to provide access between JFK and LGA airports. As far as the Q64 is concerned, the proposed Q73 should operate along 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the present Q64 route and then absorbing the Southern half of the Q23 route.
The proposed Q78 route has no subway connection. The proposed rush hour only Q61 should operate full time and combine the route with the Q78 to provide a connection with the #7 train. This weroute would operate along Union Street and Willets Point Boulevard bypassing Fort Totten then absorbing the Q78 route.
This new route could be designated as the new Q41.
Herb
4/27/2022, 11:07 AM — Many aspects of the Queens Bus Network Redesign are positive!
Stop consolidation is essential to improve trip time and reliability. I appreciate that the MTA is moving us away from legacy streetcar stop spacing towards more modern spacing that properly balances walk time and total trip time. I ask that the MTA not fall prey to loss aversion, and instead stick with their current planned stop spacing of about one-quarter mile.
While many planned routes have good peak frequency, the MTA should greatly increase off-peak and weekend frequencies to at least 10 minutes—and preferably #6MinuteService—on all lines. This is important because off-peak and weekend ridership has recovered from pandemic lows better than weekday peak ridership, and because people deserve mobility at all times of the day. Wait time is a large part of total trip time on many bus routes; greater bus frequency will finally unlock bus-bus transfers across the borough.
Working closely with NYC DOT will be essential for the success of this plan. Bus speeds have slowed dramatically over the last few decades as car ownership has soared. It will take an expansive network of dedicated bus lanes to reverse this trend. NYC Transit should encourage NYC DOT to take advantage of the wide arterials in Queens and build center-running bus lanes for as many routes as possible. New enter-running lanes on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco recently sped up trips by 35%, which is more than any side-running or offset bus lane. All new bus lanes should be 24/7 for maximal equity benefits, since lower-income residents are more likely to take bus trips outside traditional rush hours.
Please consider my suggestions to help make this good plan truly transformational.
4/27/2022, 11:46 AM — Good evening,
I believe that there is an opportunity to provide better interborough service between The Bronx and western Queens in a corridor not covered by the proposed Q44 & Q50. I believe that there is potential ridership between Jackson Heights and "The Hub" in The Bronx, traveling along the I-278 corridor This (general) corridor was part of the original TriBoro RX plan (which would use the NYAR/CSX freight line from Sunset Park to the South Bronx), which was truncated to the "Interborough Express" between Sunset Park & Jackson Heights. I believe that the northern portion of the corridor still has enough latent demand to fill up a bus route.
The route should start at the Victor Moore Bus Terminal at Broadway & Roosevelt Avenue (or some nearby area if there is insufficient space at the terminal), and then proceed along Broadway to enter I-278 heading towards The Bronx. It should then take Exit 44 to Astoria Blvd, making stops at Steinway Street & 31st Street, before continuing onto the RFK Bridge, taking I-87 to Exit 2, and then continuing up Willis Avenue, 138th Street, and Third Avenue, to terminate at 149th Street. For the return trip, buses should essentially do the same route in reverse, taking Third Avenue to 138th Street to St. Ann's Avenue, entering the RFK Bridge, and then making stops along Astoria Blvd at 31st Street & Steinway Street, before getting back onto I-278 and heading back to Broadway & Roosevelt Avenue.
As you know, the Q70 has been an extremely successful route, traveling up the east leg of I-278 towards LaGuardia Airport, and I believe you would see similar success in a route taking the west leg of I-278 heading towards The Bronx. As mentioned, it would tap into the latent demand between Jackson Heights and the South Bronx until such a time (possibly generations from now, though hopefully much sooner) when passenger rail can be built in this corridor.
Yours truly,
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4/27/2022, 1:57 PM — The bus should stop on Northern Boulevard at 56 Street, 58 Street, 62 Street, 64 Street, 66 Street, 110 Street, 112 Street, 116 Street, 118 Street, 120 Street, 122 Street and 124 Street instead of the proposed new stops, which is ridiculous especially for the elderly, which is why they take the bus in the first place..
4/27/2022, 8:04 PM — I just read of the cuts you are making including the QM3 bus service as well as cuts on QM2 and QM20. I really wish you would reconsider, this has been such a great mode of transportation for me and makes it so much easier to get to school.
4/27/2022, 8:08 PM — The NEW Queens Bus Redesign Draft Plan does not include the QM3 Bus. What are the other options or the closest express bus? Thank you for your time.
4/27/2022, 9:40 PM — Cutting Services on the QM2 and QM20 is not acceptable for Northern Queens. Our taxes have only gone up and our services have dimished since the MTA has taken over the private busses in 2005. I have been a long standing commuter and this downhill cycle of unreliability and cuts is not acceptable for a working person. Northeast Queens is not a retirement community. People have to go to work every day and it should not take 2 hours each way when its 11 miles from NYC.
4/27/2022, 10:30 PM — I depend on the QM2 to get into Manhattan. Otherwise I am basically in a transportation desert. Using the local Q15 or Q15A bus to get to the 7 subway at Main Street takes far too long.
You are proposing to reduce the frequency of service, including on the weekends, which means that when a bus simply doesn't show up at all, which happens far too often—it happened to me just LAST WEEK—people will have to wait TWICE AS LONG as they do now the next one. On the weekends, that means waiting for AN HOUR AND A HALF. That is RIDICULOUS. And for the NYC transit system, it is UNACCEPTABLE.
The buses are starting to fill up again. On the buses that I took into Manhattan just last Saturday, nearly EVERY SEAT was filled.
Please reconsider.
4/27/2022, 10:53 PM — I was at one of the open house Zoom meetings - the one for comments was that one of the reasons for getting rid of variations, particularly local and limited stop versions of the route is because of nomenclature confusion - passengers having to look at headsigns to figure out if it is the correct bus to take. I have two responses to that. First, this same issue exists on the subway and is not seen as a problem (the 7 local and diamond express). Second, instead of getting rid of the limited stop variations and mutating local services into services that poorly access communities - do what you do on Staten Island - have a different route number for the local and limited such as along Victory Blvd S62 local and S92 limited stop.
4/27/2022, 10:54 PM — I would like to voice my support for a LIC to midtown bus connection.
4/27/2022, 10:55 PM — Please establish a bus route connecting LIC with Manhattan via midtown tunnel.
4/27/2022, 11:20 PM — Your draft with the shortened Q17 line is VERY shortsighted. You are basically making it extremely difficult for the elderly, disabled and the children who needs to take the Q17 to school on the route that you are eliminating. You are ENDANGERING their lives and creating a 2 fair zone. You are basically isolating all the residents along 188th Street between Union Turnpike and Hillside who depends on these stops to transfer to the trains and who needs stops to go grocery shopping, school, work, etc.... You must not eliminate and limit the Q17 stops!
4/28/2022, 12:39 AM — LIC needs a direct bus to midtown.
There is often work on the 7 train and random issue with trains between Manhattan and Queens via the 7 line.
With the increase in residents would help overcrowding on the train.
4/28/2022, 2:01 AM — Long Island City needs a bus to Midtown Manhattan.
4/28/2022, 3:59 AM — An alternative transportation option from LIC to Manhattan would be extremely beneficial / essential to the neighborhood. The area has seen a drastic increase in residents, and another commuting option into Manhattan besides the heavy (and mainly) sole reliance on the 7 train would be helpful (especially given that there has been neverending construction shutdowns that impact weekend / late night commuting), and the fact that the Midtown Tunnel is right in the vicinity.
4/28/2022, 4:13 AM — We need a bus from LIC to midtown via the midtown tunnel.
4/28/2022, 4:13 AM — Please provide bus services from LIC to midtown
4/28/2022, 4:28 AM — You need to do better outreach to the community. I suggest mailing a flyer with a simple URL and a QR code to every household in Queens referring residents to this website. It should be in multiple languages including English, Spanish, Mandarin, Cantonese, Korean, Bengali, Hindi, Urdu, Greek, and Russian, among others.
4/28/2022, 5:20 AM — Please do not cut service on the QM35, QM5 and QM8. It is hard as it is waiting for buses that are canceled (like this morning) or that come infrequently. In fact, we need more buses. It takes me almost 2 hours to get home to Queens! A half hour in between buses on 3rd Avenue is very burdensome especially when one is canceled. And cutting buses in the morning will cost me because if I'm late like this morning i am docked pay. We need more buses and more buses that run more frequently.
4/28/2022, 7:17 AM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/28/2022, 8:34 AM — Q58 please stop at New york hall of science
111 st 49ave or 47ave so passenger get on or off as well park as well
4/28/2022, 9:16 AM — Hey MTA! i would like to let you guys know that the Q73, replacing the Q23 south of Queens Blvd is having the stop "Metropolitan Avenue & Selfridge Street" Removed in the new plan, which is used daily my students at Queens Metropolitan High School. if we could keep that stop there maybe only during school hours it would be very handy, as the nearest stops are now 2 blocks away.
4/28/2022, 10:49 AM — I am opposed to the removal of the Queens Boulevard/63 Drive bus stop on the Q60 route in both directions. That intersection serves the community as a transit hub (the train station is located there, as well as the Q38, QM11, and QM18) and a business hub (shopping, dining, etc.). I'm also opposed to the relocation of the Q72 southern terminal from Junction Boulevard to Woodhaven Boulevard. Queens Center Mall is already served by numerous bus lines, and it adds an unnecessary hardship to those who live/work in the area and use that route to navigate their way around.
4/28/2022, 11:58 AM — We desperately need a bus and/or shuttle option from LIC (Vernon Blvd area) to Manhattan.
4/28/2022, 12:05 PM — We need a bus from LIC to Manhattan through the midtown tunnel
4/28/2022, 2:09 PM — This is regarding the X64 Express Bus and the supposed draft plan to re-route morning buses away from running along Third Avenue. Your claim of “hearing us” and our concerns are pure LIES. Now you’re starting this BULLS**T again and causing further distress for commuters. It will be an INCONVENIENCE to have to get off and transfer to yet another bus to reach our work place. Most express bus commuters already dealt with having to “transfer” between buses and/or trains (both in my case) to reach their jobs before utilizing the express for a less stressful commute. Why don’t use put another bus on the route you “propose”. The X64 Express bus riders would appreciate leaving our current route AS IS. Thank you.
4/28/2022, 7:36 PM — It will be very inconvenient for you to remove the stop of Q9 on 115th Avenue and Lincoln st.
That means i will have to walk 5 blocks more.
4/28/2022, 8:30 PM — Hi!
I’ve been taking the QM3 for over 10 years and I didn’t see it on the new redesigned plan. Please help us with this route- IT CANNOT BE CUT! If anything, it should be expanded with more buses as more and more people have been taking this line into the city and back home.
4/28/2022, 9:54 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
4/28/2022, 11:10 PM — Good Morning,
After attending the zoom meeting of last night (4/28/22), I was left dismayed. Having taken the QM10 and QM11 for over 30 years as a resident of Lefrak City feel as if we have been dumped on again in which I must take the train home due to the timing of the Express Bus schedule. How is it that by the time this plan goes into place I will be a senior citizen working harder and not wiser in order to transport into the city for work. Am I to be penalized by having to walk almost 3-4 blocks in order to reach the new bus designation? With the world as it is, I do not wish to ride on the subways nightly, however, after returning back to the office despite the pandemic, I have no choice. Every evening I'm very aware of the homeless people, panhandlers and individuals with mental problems which causes anxiety. With additional stress, our local Q38 is changing into two different routes. How is that helping individuals in the neighborhood? I have a daughter with a cognitive disability and this will cause much discomfort.
4/28/2022, 11:31 PM — Are you really considering removing all the Q39 stops in Ridgewood? How is this possible? This is our neighborhood lifeline. My son uses it to get to middle school. My neighbors use it to get to church. My niece uses it to get to LAGCC. I use it to come home from work. Sunnyside and LIC families use it to get to PS 290Q. What about the kids who attend Robert Wagner middle school or Aviation HS. I'm all for updating the archaic system but please do not take this away completely!!!
4/28/2022, 11:59 PM — This is an absolutely absurd plan. The Q39 route is a MAJOR artery for the Ridgewood community. Taking it out of Ridgewood will be a burden on so many, myself included, as I ride from Long Island City every day. The current inconsistent wait for a bus is bad enough as it is, and now you expect us to wait for TWO buses coupled with the increased traffic issue since COVID, especially at that Grand Avenue intersection where the expressway is?! Getting home and/or picking up our children ON TIME will now be more taxing, and likely impossible, with all of the transportation issues, traffic and random on-going construction. Not to mention the danger of having the younger children riding alone having to switch in a high-traffic area! Nothing good can come of changing it to your proposed plan. How about you make positive changes like splitting the route - an express version strait to LIC and a student version for the MANY schools along the route - that would assist with the over crowding, not further inconvenience your riders. I am highly disappointed and quite angry with the lack of understanding of how important this bus route in Ridgewood is. Please reconsider your proposal.
4/29/2022, 12:00 AM — Please do not remove the bus stop on Queens Blvd at 39th St. This stop has high usage by the older adult population that attend the Older Adult Center, or are seeking services from Sunnyside Community Services at 43-31 39th St, 11104
4/29/2022, 12:28 AM — Long Island City really needs a bus line connection to midtown Manhattan through the Midtown tunnel. It has been very complicated to get to midtown from LIC for years, mostly due to lack of elevator service at the 7 train subway stop in LIC. For mother’s with young children, carrying strollers up and down the subway stairs is very hard and also unsafe. A direct bus line through the tunnel would bring more convenient, safer and more accessible way to commute to Manhattan. Thank you!
4/29/2022, 2:23 AM — The proposed elimination of Q39 stops in Ridgewood will be very damaging, restricting access between Ridgewood and Sunnyside/LIC. Many students use the line to access LaGuardia Community College, Aviation HS, Wagner Middle School (LIC) and my own daughter used the line to reach PS 290Q. This change will further disconnect Sunnyside from the rest of school District 24, making the existing disconnection even worse. Please do not eliminate these stops.
4/29/2022, 3:38 AM — submitting comment on behalf of Ms Helen Hirst who does not have computer access.
She wants to keep the q38 as she and her senior friends use it to get to other areas of the district. She has used the same bus for over 40 years. She and her neighbors rely on it, as she can no longer drive. She says the new design is not senior citizen friendly as it requires much more walking to a bus stop. She does not believe she would be able to walk to the new q38 bus stop, as it is too far.
4/29/2022, 3:58 AM — submitting on behalf of Phyllis who does not have a computer.
keep the q39. She has problems with her legs so she needs to use the bus. The new redesign puts her bus stop longer distance to her home. She also has to walk further when she reach her destination. The new redesign is not taking into consideration people seniors and riders with disabilities.
4/29/2022, 6:14 AM — Add/extend bus service from Long Island City into Manhattan via midtown tunnel please
4/29/2022, 8:20 AM — I'm concerned about the elimination of the Sutphin Boulevard/94th Avenue stop as that is the stop nearest the LIRR and the JFK Airtrain, two major Queens transportation hubs.
4/29/2022, 8:22 AM — I'm concerned about the elimination of the Sutphin Boulevard/94th Avenue stop on both the Q25 and Q65 routes as that is the stop nearest the LIRR and the JFK Airtrain, two major Queens transportation hubs.
4/29/2022, 8:54 AM — Please consider running a bus from along Island City to midtown, as it’s needed with the 7 train becoming more and more congested.
Thank you for your consideration!
Kristin
4/29/2022, 9:21 AM — LIC desperately needs a bus to midtown. My husband works in hospitality and is constantly stranded after midnight at Grand Central because the 7 train is ALWAYS closed for repairs. $30 cabs every night from midtown to LIC is not sustainable for anyone that works after midnight in NYC. Hospitality workers and healthcare workers that work night shifts cannot afford this! Thank you.
4/29/2022, 9:42 AM — Man, today was ridiculous on 75th Street in Jackson Heights. 4 busses sitting in the ONE BLOCK between 37th/35th, plus 8 cars. Why? Because the light is too short, there's too many people crossing the street, and that intersection is a joke. Nothing in your proposal is gonna fix that.
75th St needs to be changed back to one-way northbound, and buses need to go down a different street. I know you did it to streamline buses, but you actually made it worse. You gotta change it!
4/29/2022, 10:40 AM — It will be very helpful to have a bus that goes from LIC to Midtown via the Queens Tunnel. It's such a fast route and great alternative to subways, especially for those with mobility challenges and parents with strollers. It can be a great alternative to the 7 as it is becoming overcrowded with the increasing size of the population in LIC.
4/29/2022, 12:32 PM — We need a bus from LIC to Midtown!
4/29/2022, 12:39 PM — I live in Court Square, Long Island City. We need a direct bus between midtown Manhattan and LIC. Currently the only choice, Q32, is very slow and through the jammed Queensborough Bridge.
4/29/2022, 12:40 PM — It is essential to have a bus to midtown because 7 trains occasionally stop at LIC during the weekends and we need alternative ways to go to Manhattan
4/29/2022, 1:26 PM — There’s been a lot of delays as some Q37 routes travel via the Resorts World Casino. The Q37b bypasses the Resorts World Casino which means that branch of the route should be providing better on time performance better that the other branch. The other branch called the Q37 route should be renamed Q37A and run limited stop plus terminate at the Resorts World Casino which would speed up service on those buses not having to travel further south 135th Avenue/130th Street in South Ozone Park.
I would also recommend that the Q109 route be rerouted to serve the Resorts World Casino since the route would be running nonstop between Centreville Street/109 Avenue and 111 Street/109 Avenue. Instead in the e/b direction the Q109 route should remain on Rockaway Boulevard (passing 109th Avenue) then loop inside the casino via Aqueduct Road and then travel to 109th Avenue via 108 Street back toward 109th Avenue make a right turn and head toward Jamaica. In the w/b direction the Q109 could make a left turn at 109th Street travel south toward Rockaway Boulevard and then enter the re-enter the casino via Aqueduct Road. Departing the Resorts World Casino, the w/b Q109 could just travel along Aqueduct Road back to Rockaway Boulevard make a left and head back toward Cross Bay Blvd etc. Since Resorts World Casino doesn’t have the Shuttle bus anymore to and from Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica the Q109 route would be a great alternative to provide bus service to and from Downtown, Jamaica to the Resorts World Casino.
The MTA should add an additional stop to the proposed Q51 route at 109th Street/Rockaway Boulevard in both directions so that this route could serve the Resorts World Casino.
4/29/2022, 11:04 PM — I would like to mention that the proposed Q109 route would be serving three stations of the same "A" IND subway line. The first station served is the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station which is scheduled for future ADA handicapped accessibility. It should be noted that most passengers needing access to the "A" Subway line from the proposed Q109 route (as well as the current Q7 route) would be passengers east of Cross Bay Boulevard. West of Cross Bay Boulevard along Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue where the proposed Q109 route would be traveling is in walking distance to a few other "A" Subway Line stations along Liberty Avenue such as the Rockaway Boulevard Station, the 88 Street Station, the 80 Street Station and also along Pitkin Avenue at the Grant Avenue Station thereby very few Q109 passenger would be utilizing the Q109 route to connect to the "A" Subway Line at the Euclid Avenue Subway Station especially after ADA handicapped accessibility is added to the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station scheduled in the very near future. With that being said I'm not sure how much ridership is drawn to and from South Queens to the proposed western end of the Q109 route being located at the Euclid Avenue Subway Station. On the western end of the Q109 route I believe bus service is more needed to the USPS Brooklyn General Mail Facility (GMF) located at Stanley Avenue/Postal Facility Road for Postal employees that reside in Queens but work at that facility plus this location plus this would also major transfer point to other Brooklyn routes for Q109 riders. The only issue is if the bus should be extended from the Euclid Avenue Subway Station or possibly the Q109 routing be changed at Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue to access the USPS Brooklyn GMF via Drew Street and/or Eldert Lane to Stanley Avenue & Postal Facility Road. Also another connection is needed for western Ozone Park passengers to access the Linden Center Mall at 79th Street/Linden Boulevard and don't know if another route (such as the Q57 being further extended) would be needed that could travel either from Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue or could operate in a similar path to the Q109 between Cross Bay Blvd. and 84th Street but continue along Sutter Avenue (instead of Pitkin Avenue) over the North & South Conduit avenues and then travel along the South Conduit Avenue into the side road of the South Conduit Avenue directly to the Linden Center Mall or instead travel along Drew Street then a left turn into the center lane of Linden Boulevard and traveling to the 79th Street left turning lane to access the Linden Center Mall with that routing where the bus could then make a wide U turn at 79th Street to the westbound service road of Linden Boulevard. Under either routing option the bus could then terminate between 79th Street and 78th Street (a/k/a Sapphire Street) where there is some space in front of the BM5/B15 bus stop for an additional bus stop to be placed at for this purpose. When this bus departs the bus could then return back via Linden Boulevard to Drew Street to Blake Avenue then Forbell Street to Sutter Avenue or Eldert Lane to Sutter Avenue. The bus could then make a right turn at Sutter Avenue and continue over the North & South Conduit avenues on its way back toward Cross Bay Boulevard.
4/30/2022, 1:33 AM — Base routes Q31, Q75 and. Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Base routes Q51 and Q57 at Queens Village Depot
Base the Q73 at Queens Village Depot
Base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot
Make College Point an all "QM" routes Depot
Including QM15, 16, 17, 18, 21 63 64 65 and 68.
Herb
4/30/2022, 1:37 AM — Dear sir please keep bus stops for the q22 as is especially best that stop is the hospital getting ti and frim hospital is very hard especially for disabled people. And regular people need access to care as well the clinic is at this stop. Please keep 73rs st as well om on a wheel chair and this stop is right by my building the next stop I would not vevae to board the bus as its in grass area on addition please keep all stops from 117st to Jacob ris Park. We have no transportation as it is..as wellease dont change ant stops going to mott Ave b20.
Please don't change the q53vnorvtge q52 stops more than half the time Subway is not working and no wheel chair access to the train for disabled. Also please consider putting back the 122st rockaway beach blvd stop as that is directly in front of social security office. Your taking away stops that have access to care
4/30/2022, 1:37 AM — I work in the restaurant industry. We get off after midnight and the 7 train is never running. We need reliable public transit to LIC! I can’t take a $30 Uber every night.
4/30/2022, 2:32 AM — Customer is Reporting that she was given the wrong Information for a hearing Date about the Queens Redesign buses. Customer given a phone # 929-436-2866 then press star and then dail 6256615911 then hit pound before the schedule meeting. From a MTA Employee the meeting was a dial in and no one answer the phone. Customer don't have no information. Customer want MTA to have a meeting with Citizen Senior at Catherine Sheridan Senior Citizen at 83rd st, jackson heights ny 11372 Customer want to speak to someone she has no Internet, no computers or smart phone. customer is upset, Customer would like to voice her opinion.
4/30/2022, 4:27 AM — Concerning the Q-18 bus route, you should keep the Laurel Blvd bus stop in both directions since it is a transfer point to the east bound Q60 bus. It is difficult for senior citizens and others for that matter to cross Queens Blvd at 65th place. The boulevard is 14 lanes wide at this point and a lot of cars and trucks are turning from 65th place because of the entrance to the Brooklyn Queens Expressway in both directions at this intersection. Appreciate anything that can be done to keep the Laurel Blvd bus stop.
4/30/2022, 6:58 AM — On March 31, 2022 I read a post on Facebook Queens Bus Redesign - Discussion Group regarding someone complaining about the loss of bus service along the Q29 bus route. I also remember being at a Queens Community Board #5 Transporation Committee meeting many years ago where someone there mentioned that they need a bus to LaGuardia Airport from Ridgewood. The revised Q47 route partially does this but this route only serves Terminal A in La Guardia Airport plus only serves Middle Village and not all of Ridgewood. Possibly you should consider having the Q72 route extended from the Queens Center Mall area to operate along Woodhaven Boulevard to Eliot Avenue and Eliot Avenue to the Fresh Pond Road Station instead of the Q14 route traveling to the Fresh Pond Road Station. This would provide Ridgewood passengers direct access to Terminals B & C in LaGuardia Airport which neither the Q14 or Q47 routes now provide. The Q14 route could then be revised to serve Dry Harbor Road up to Furmanville Avenue and then your office could determine if the Q14 route should go any further from that point. Another point is that both of the Q14 & Q72 routes have similar time frequencies, operate at similar time spans of the day and are both considered local routes under your design plan.
4/30/2022, 7:53 AM — I would say that they should be a bus route that goes from the West Bronx to Northern Queens via Triboro Bridge. It can alleviate the overcrowding of the M60 bus.
4/30/2022, 7:57 AM — Please make the line assessible for LIC below Queensborough plaza and midtown
4/30/2022, 2:42 PM — Bus connecting lic (waterfront) and midtown/Central Park would be much needed addition to our LIC
5/1/2022, 1:04 AM — Needs a bus from LIC to midtown!
5/1/2022, 7:24 AM — Here are some more depot basing suggestions:
Routes Q25, Q65 and Q66 should be based at Casey Stengel depot.
Routes Q32 and Q50 should be based at Laguardia depot.
Routes Q31, Q75 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica depot.
That's all for now!
Herb
5/1/2022, 8:43 AM — Please do not discontinue the Q39 stops in Ridgewood! This bus is a lifeline for kids in our Ridgewood/Glendale community to get to/from school in LIC/Sunnyside, Queens. As it is, it takes out kids over 60 mins to get home from VanDam/Hunter Point Blvd to the last stop in Ridgewood on the Q39, and having to transfer and take 2 buses/subways would exacerbate the travel time! We need access to better schools, which for many of us means sending our kids to the LIC neighborhood. This change could mean 2+ hours each way for commute to school, which takes 20-30 mins driving via car. Subway travel includes 40 mins of walking and nearly 1.5 hrs of travel each way, so the Q39 is a lifeline. Bus inefficiency stems from issues with excessive traffic throughout the area the Q39 travels, which just keeps worsening. Keeping bus lanes clear would help with efficiency, as buses often have to cut back into traffic to go around illegally parked cars during peak hours. Also, excessive traffic through industrial areas without designated bus lanes, slows buses down. In addition, the Q39 helps to keep Forest Ave a thriving business community, as it's the only bus line traveling down that corridor, linking different areas of Ridgewood and Glendale that other bus lines miss. Please don't punish our neighborhood by eliminating the Q39 from our neighborhood, but look for other solutions!
5/1/2022, 9:42 AM — LIC resident need a bus line to midtown
5/1/2022, 11:12 AM — Q86, new bus route to replace the Q5 to Green Acres from Jamaica .Eastbound- Merrick Bl/243 St add new stop Need to keep the old stop , Merrick Bl /241 st. Much more convenience to us Seniors, who attend the SNAP Senior Center at the Cross Island business building , also it is a building where many people have doctor appointments. If the stop changes to 243 street, which passes the senior center , we now have to walk back a long block and half. PLEASE KEEP OLD STOP 241 STREET.
Sunrise Hwy/Sunrise Cinema , since the Sunrise Cinema no longer exists, Hoping this new stop is closer to the Green Acres Commons, We need a bus stop closer to the new shopping area .
5/1/2022, 10:12 PM — Make Baisley Park depot another"QM" depot.
Base routes QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18, QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65 & QM68.
Base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia depot.
Base routes Q109, Q111 and Q115 at JFK Depot and Base Q52, Q53 and Q114 at Far Rockaway depot.
Base routes Q25, Q65 and Q66 at Casey Stengel depot.
Base routes Q31, Q75, Q76 and Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Herb
5/2/2022, 1:24 AM — These comments are about the Q60 bus.
*To eliminate the Q60 bus by Rite Aid on 63rd Drive & Queens Blvd makes no sense since it connects to the subway on the same block.
*To eliminate the Q60 bus on 67th Ave & Queens Blvd makes no sense since it connects to the subway on the same block.
5/2/2022, 1:39 AM — Good Morning,
I am a lifelong Queens resident. Myself and my family rely heavily on the public transportation system and more specifically the buses. I have to voice my concerns about the MTA proposal for rerouting of buses.
This proposed change greatly negatively impacts the many students and consumers who rely on the Q47.
The proposed rerouting of the Q47 will gravely impact the commutability of my neighborhood, for the working people, for the Substantial number of high school students it services, and for our community’s economic maintenance.
The proposed plan from the MTA, particularly the Q47 bus, does not make any sense. It is neither more efficient, or direct, in fact it shows the opposite on the proposed plan. The proposed MTA plan offers an alternative of multiple buses and transfers. I do not see how that is more efficient or direct. It is increasing the transit time significantly.
The Q11 proposed route is also shocking as it is cutting out a major portion of the area it has served for at least 30 years.
Residents are adjusting to post pandemic routines. Students are finally returning to a way of normalcy. I do not see the benefit of further adding to the commute time, reducing accessibility of mass transit to a community, and negatively impacting the jobs and revenue to a community.
I am asking for the guidance of this MTA office, and the support his constituents need to sustain in these already trying times.
I have signed up for the forum in May 4 designated for CB5.
Please feel free to reach out to me in this email or [REDACTED]
I thank you and your office for your time and attention in this pressing matter.
Best regards,
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 1:51 AM — I am a Glendale resident and parent of a child who attends [REDACTED]. With the new bus routes there is a huge disruption in the Q47 that allows the Glendale children to take the bus on 80th and Cooper to school and get dropped off at Atlas park everyday. If this bus no longer takes this route then our Glendale children will struggle to get to and from school. This always affects the Middle Village children who pick this bus up on 80th by Juniper and by Walgreens.
Something needs to be done for these children. This is not fair for them to have to struggle to find a way to and from school everyday. What can we do???
5/2/2022, 2:04 AM — Good Morning,
I am a lifelong Queens resident. I have to voice my concerns about the MTA proposal for rerouting of buses.
The proposed rerouting of the Q47 will gravely impact the commutability of my neighborhood, for the working people, for the substantial number of high school students it services, and for our community’s economic maintenance.
The proposed plan from the MTA, particularly the Q47 bus, does not make any sense. It is neither more efficient, or direct, in fact it shows the opposite on the proposed plan. The proposed MTA plan offers an alternative of multiple buses and transfers. I do not see how that is more efficient or direct. It is increasing the transit time significantly.
The Q11 proposed route is also shocking as it is cutting out a major portion of the area it has served for at least 30 years.
Residents are adjusting to post pandemic routines. Students are finally returning to a way of normalcy. I do not see the benefit of further adding to the commute time, reducing accessibility of mass transit to a community, and negatively impacting the jobs and revenue to a community.
Please feel free to reach out to me in this email or [REDACTED]
I thank you and your office for your time and attention in this pressing matter.
Best regards,
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 4:45 AM — Thank you in advance for your time. It seems that 75th Street (between 35th and 37th Avenues) presently has a large allocation of the bus traffic in the immediate area. For example (going south) we have the Q47 & Q49 plus various buses that are out of service. Going away from the commercial section of 74th street for several blocks I don't see any other street (eg 76/77/78 etc.) that has 2 active buses going down their street constantly throughout the day (and night).
Like everyone, we should accept our "fair share" but right now we seem to have more than other streets. The new plan should reflect this.
Thank you in advance for your time.
[REDACTED]
5/2/2022, 4:56 AM — Please re-route the Q47 and Q49 buses away from 75th Street in Jackson Heights. The road is too narrow and cars double-park frequently. This means that the bus is stuck and can't move. This then means there's unending honking of cars throughout the day. 75th Street is not built for huge MTA buses. It can barely handle small cars.
-Susie
5/2/2022, 5:05 AM — Please do not discontinue the QM3 bus service. I rely on this bus everyday to get to work in midtown especially because other modes of transportation are not as safe anymore due to an increased rate of crimes. There are many people in my neighborhood who take this bus with me as well as an increase in number of passengers more recently due to these concerns. So please do not discontinue the QM3 express bus service because it is the safest and most reliable way for us to get to midtown.
5/2/2022, 7:42 AM — The proposal to eliminate the Q88 from running on 73rd Ave & rerouting it to Horace Harding Blvd is a terrible idea. The Q73 & Q26 are a poor replacement & will not be going to the Queens Mall & this change will be a major burden especially on senior citizens & the disabled. The proposals to lengthen the frequency of the QM5 & QM6 on Weekdays & Weekends at Peak hours & Midday are also very misguided. 90 minutes is much too long for intervals between buses. Please reconsider these awful proposals as the most important feature of the Queens Bus Routes is not the speed that they run or how straight the route is but how it accommodates the customers.
5/2/2022, 8:41 AM — The new version of the Queens Bus Redesign is a BIG improvement. My bus, Q1, has been restored which is critically important for me and my neighbors. The new stop spacing is doable for me now; I'm not sure how I'll feel 5 years from now--I'm 72. It's great that frequency will be increased. I like that the new Q1 has a route that continues further west into Queens.
The stop that will now be closest to me (one block further away) is on the Cross Island highway overpass. I have some concern that the location will be colder and windier in cold months and hotter, with no shade, in hot months. I think that it would be difficult to place a bus shelter there IF there is ever budget for shelters system-wise which there should be.
I look forward to attending a meeting later this month.
5/2/2022, 9:30 AM — The Q60 bus should be a select service bus. It is a long route
5/2/2022, 10:11 PM — In your report it appears that the Q21 route has an increase in frequency however, when looking at the current Q11 service of every ten minutes during the Peak frequency (which now operates to Elmhurst) it's actually a cut in overall service. Based upon this it might make sense to add another branch of the Q21 local line along Woodhaven Boulevard. This branch should come from another new service from Brooklyn which would bring in more local ridership to the Woodhaven Boulevard corridor. One option is to have this other local branch to travel between 82nd Street - Jackson Heights and the North Conduit Avenue/Cross Bay Boulevard but then this branch could follow the current route path of BM5 route to Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue or this branch could just travel to the USPS Brooklyn GMF located near Stanley Avenue & Postal Facility Road. This additional branch could provide the necessary increase in local bus service along the Woodhaven Boulevard local line.
Another issue is that I don't see the point of not extending the Q60 bus to Columbus Circle to transfer with more Manhattan bus routes especially with the service cuts to so many express bus routes. With regard to the Q60 serving South Jamaica some passengers that don't take subways into Manhattan and prefer bus may like to transfer to this route (with the proposed cuts to the express bus routes) so the Q60 route should serve instead Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue instead. To replace bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue Jamaica the Q23 route should be extended to this point instead of traveling to Fresh Meadows. The Q10 should then serve Union Turnpike to 188th Street in Fresh Meadows instead of serving Jewel Avenue. The Q64 Jewel Avenue route should be reestablished and then extended on its eastern end to 164th Street/Horace Harding Expressway and on its western end to The Shops at Atlas Park Mall via Yellowstone Boulevard and Cooper Avenue. These changes should also help eliminate many of the concerns I read on Facebook Queens Bus Redesign Discussion Group.
There also seems to be a lot of people very upset about the reduction in express bus services especially in the Off-Peak hours and on weekends with up to ninety-minute waits on many express bus routes. What might be needed here is a (combined) express bus during the off-peak periods that would possibly operate during these periods serving express bus passengers from several branches rather than just from one branch or maybe some more Interborough SBS/Crosstown routes which I'll give examples of each. For example, during off peak periods a special express bus route could be established that could operate limited stop along Queens Boulevard between Kew Gardens and Elmhurst and then travel into Manhattan via the LIE and serve Sixth Avenue and exit via the 59th Street Bridge and Queens Boulevard back to Kew Gardens. Passengers from routes such as QM24, QM12, QM4, QM5, QM1, QM6, QM15, QM16, QM17 & QM18 (all Sixth Avenue routes for Central & Southwestern Queens) would be required to transfer to other routes at the limited stops along Queens Boulevard to access most local Queens areas covered by their express route. It may not cover every single area with two buses, but some minor changes could be made to those connecting local routes so that passengers during off-peak using these types of Crosstown routes would only require one transfer to arrive at an express bus point such as for example the Q10 (former Q64) extended to the Horace Harding Expressway/164th Street. Another possible option is a new Crosstown SBS bus (with a local fare) along Queens Boulevard to compliment the Q60 route. This SBS/Crosstown route could operate limited stop between Downtown, Jamaica and Manhattan bus with limited stops along major transfer points along Queens Boulevard but also travel to Columbus Circle in Manhattan so that it would provide enough transfer connectivity in Manhattan as well. Additionally, the transfer po
5/2/2022, 10:16 PM — I am working in NYU cancer center and I am taking QM 12 on Yellowstone and 64. my work shift is 7:30- 3:30 and iam taking the first bus at 6:50 AM . I know a lot of cancer patients coming for chemotherapy from Rego Park and forest hills area and most of them is elderly and disable patients who is not be able to use the subway and their stears to clime up and down. To use the express buss was so easy to all of us , to workers and to patients and the one that running earlier morning . Before you do any changes , please think about sick and disable people who using this busses to take a treatment and surgery.
5/2/2022, 11:19 PM — I am very upset about the proposed changes to the QM11. What is proposed is not rerouting, it’s a new route all together. Removing the stops near LeFrak makes means the bus is no longer accessible to its residents and others in the area. The replacement stops are 10-15 walk away across a literal highway. I suffer from severe anxiety and the Express Bus is the way I am able to commute to work, if you take away my bus I don’t know if I can keep my job. Similarly at my stop are several people with mobility issues, saying just walk 15 minutes away or take the subway instead is not an appropriate substitute for the Express Bus. I don’t know if you need every stop near LeFrak, but to take them all away is a mistake.
5/3/2022, 12:43 AM — While there are many good steps to speed up buses in the plan, there are some major issues in western-central Queens where one seat rides are now looking to be broken into multi-bus trips to get to major destinations. Examples are:
The current Q47 that runs a very useful north south route from Glendale to East Elmhurst, connecting students to a variety of High Schools, will be a noticed loss.
The current Q39 being replaced by the Q67 for a trip from Ridgewood to LIC misses a major connection to Laguardia College/Laguardia High School and will turn a one seat ride into a commute requiring a trip slowing transfer.
5/3/2022, 12:57 AM — I am glad to see the untampered route of the Q38 going from 108 St through Middle Village, so students can get to their high schools (either Forest Hills H.S. & Christ the King HS.). Only on searching at what should the normal intersecting bus routes:
Where is the bus that goes from Queens Center Mall that goes down Dry Harbor/ 80th St towards Atlas mall into Glendale? That route seems to be totally eliminated.
5/3/2022, 2:18 AM — Bravo! You listened to our comments and revised the plan to address convenience and public safety. Thank you for not touching the Q49 and love the Q66 ends in LIC by the water. While I understand removing stops is an inconvenience to some, I strongly believe the faster ride that will result off-sets the negatives. Buses are the lifeline for Queens and we need increased bus service -- would love to see fares based on zones as many of us use the bus to get to local stores (weekends) and during the week to Manhattan. Should not cost the same.
5/3/2022, 4:27 AM — Dear Sir or Madam,
While I applaud many of the changes you have made to the Queens Bus Redesign, I wish to point out a few things:
I sincerely object to the change removing Q53 SBS service from Woodside. The removal of service deprives Woodside residents of a one-seat bus option to Elmhurst, which is home to two major shopping centers, a variety of local businesses (markets and restaurants along Broadway, for example), and places of worship. This is also a useful link for those coming from the LIRR who wish to access the malls or the Woodhaven area. The other alternative would be to take the IRT 7 train to Roosevelt Avenue and switch to the IND trains. This is not simple for those who use assisted mobility devices or trying to do shopping. The surface option would be for one to take the Q32 and switch to the Q63 or the combined Q52/53. Forcing a bus transfer at Jackson Heights would only add to travel time. What is needed is more service, not less. Lower ridership in the Woodside segment is in part due to the traffic conditions along Roosevelt Avenue, which should be addressed and ameliorated, and should not be an excuse to remove service entirely. In a time where the goals are to reduce congestion and auto emissions, there should be more buses.
On that note, terminating both the Q52/53 in around Jackson Heights may in fact exacerbate traffic conditions in the area, as the area is already a terminus for several bus lines. It would be more sensible to through run at least one of the bus routes, particularly to Woodside and terminate around 48th Street to give riders access to routes servicing Manhattan and Brooklyn to form a more cohesive network. (This can be accomplished by turning one of the routes onto 48th Street and then on 43rd Avenue going EB to Roosevelt Avenue, giving connections to the B53, 68, and 104.)
I would also recommend extending some local bus lines into Lower Manhattan for additional connections. This should be warranted if the premise is to provide more options for riders and to lure them away from private automobile vehicle use. For example, the Q59 or 68 could be extended across the Williamsburg Bridge, accomplishing the goal of providing ADA options to travellers with limited mobility, but create a valuable alternative to the subway especially on weekends. Similarly, you should seriously look into extending one of the bus routes that end in Astoria into Bronx, which would save riders considerable time and avoiding a roundabout route on either the M60 or the N to the IRT East Side lines.
5/3/2022, 4:59 AM — Hi there, I am frequent user of the Q23 and I was happy to see that my route will now be covered by Q73 ( Burns/Yellowstone - 71st / Qns Blvd). Also, as I reviewed westbound service I noticed that Metropolitan/Woodhaven stop is only available for the east bound service. I often connect to SBS Q53 at Metropolitan and Woodhaven, and with this new plan that would now be terribly inconvenient. I believe this stop should be added for both east and westbound service, especially for folks needing to head to the rockaways in the summer from Forest Hills via public bus. Thanks for sharing these draft plans. I hope this change can be made given the many connection points at Metropolitan/Woodhaven.
5/3/2022, 5:06 AM — What is going to happen to Q34, i didn't see it on the plan.
Thank you
5/3/2022, 5:18 AM — Please leave my QM3 bus alone, we only have 3 buses and you are planning to discontinue service, as well as reduce service on QM20, QM2 and QM32. In spite of your studies, ridership has increased because many riders are avoiding taking the subway into Manhattan. Years ago you eliminated the QM50, what are you thinking, we are not entitled to express bus service?
I think it should be mandatory for all of MTA employees to use public transportation, maybe so you would be more considerate once you have to experience the inconveniences. Instead of wasting money in rezoning studies, please use that money to give the stations proper maintenance, it would be money well spent.
5/3/2022, 5:19 AM — Hi,
I just wanted to tell you that I, as a lot of my colleagues take the bus stop at the 39 Place and Queens Blvd. I have seen Seniors from the Senior Center that take the bus there as well, and it would be terrible if you take that stop out of our way. Some of us, take a long time to get to the bus stop, and taking it out would mean that we have to walk to the other stop that it is up on the hill, about 2 or 3 blocks away.
Please do not take our stops in Queens away because we need them.
5/3/2022, 5:38 AM — Where is the Express Bus from Whitestone to LOWER MANHATTAN that was promised ?????
5/3/2022, 5:50 AM — It seems to be that there are enough houses going through Western Maspeth (which is more industrial) than eastern Maspeth. Regarding the Q67 route, People living near Maurice Park or Ridgewood Gardens (a huge apartment complex) will have a fairly difficult time getting to LIC now, the Q39 and Q47 bus are quite far. Also there is no easy way to get from Maspeth to Middle Village that doesn't require at least 15min of walking. The Old Q67 bus route that went Maurice Ave and then up 53rd Drive and the 69th St into Middle Village would much better serve as a direct link between 2 communities (Maspeth and Middle Village) which have such a big distance to any subway. Please put the Q67 bus route back on the northern side of the LIE as it has been, and then taking 69th St south towards Metropolitan Ave
5/3/2022, 7:44 AM — To eliminate the local stop non lefferts Boulevard like the one near Austin Street will be a big hardship for lot of elderly riders who use the bus to get the subway. They are not able to walk uphill to the station. This would be very bad for a lot of residents in this neighborhood
5/3/2022, 10:08 AM — On the Q18 and Q102 line, the 30ave/29st station should not be removed. That station has 3 schools and a lot of students use this station
5/3/2022, 11:19 AM — We Need an SBS bus New Rochelle LGA to JFK or at least Jamaica to connect the airports and region. It Takes 90+ minutes to Midtown GCT/42nd street now and 3 hours to CT on public transit. so many times I just drive to the airport since rideshare is over $150 from NYC to CT. An SBS bus from would be great New Rochelle to over the Whitestone bridge going to LGA & continuing to Jamaica/JFK. This suggestion would connect the region on one bus line. Currently I am forced to make several transfers from JFK to get to Connecticut AirTran e train to 7 train to metro north and is very costly. LGA is a bit easier to Harlem 125 with 60SBS bus. I feel a regional bus to new Rochelle connecting to the new Haven line would cut down on 1’000s of Uber,Lyft & taxis that have to utilize the Whitestone bridge which I do and in order to cut travel Time down. It also doesn’t help having all the out of area Uber/Lyft divers go offline which are allowed to go to the airports but cannot pick up creating 1’000s more of unessary cars on the road having to come from ct over the Whitestone bridge every day. the CT/Westchester county Uber Lyft drivers have to come back empty because they cannot pick up and are forced to drive back empty causing twice as many rideshare cars on the road which is completely unnecessary.
5/3/2022, 12:33 PM — Please extend the peak hours schedule until 9pm. The schools give us metro cards good until 8:30 pm because a lot of us travel far for school and then have afterschool activities. The q18 connects to a lot of neighnofhoods and subways as you show, so going down to every 30 minutes by 7 is a drag. There is goimg to be a large new school on Northern by 54th and there are new apartment buildings going up on 31st ave and 28th ave. People would ride a bus that ran more often.
5/3/2022, 1:56 PM — I bought my apartment because of the public transport, the bus stop ( 34th avenue 90th street)is in front of the apartment to go to the train station and also the return stop is just a street away at 34th avenue 89th street . I got difficulty to walk too long and if you remove the 34th avenue stop for Q49 is not helping me at all , especially have to walk long way from Northern Blvd at late night is not safe and very big inconvenience to me.
Please do reconsider if you can.
Thank you so much
5/3/2022, 5:44 PM — Q3 bus can work as a express for main stops
5/3/2022, 7:42 PM — Hello, Im a senior Citizen Could you Please Mail me this map you posted, I, not very computer savy, Nor do I own a printer to print it out .... If you can I would be very happy .... Thank You If it costs more tha a dollar Please Dont send for I live ss check to ss check ... so I have to watch where each dollar runs off to, God Bless You all
5/3/2022, 7:58 PM — I WOULD LIKE TO SEE DUNKIRK MADE A BUS ROUTE TO CONNECT LINDEN WITH LIBERTY AVENUE.THOUSANDS IN THE SAINT ALBANS AREA WOULD BENEFIT.
5/3/2022, 8:59 PM — Under this new plan residents of fresh meadows will lose their access to the F train which was previously serviced by the Q17!
How will we reach the train station now?
5/3/2022, 9:26 PM — There's been a lot of issues in South Ozone Park including delays on the Q37 route due to its cumbersome loop routing within the Resorts Casino plus the loss in the Queens Bus Network Redesign of the Rockaway Boulevard Branch of the Q10 route in which a replacement bus service is absolutely needed. The Q37 should be revised to no longer serve the Resorts World Casino and the Q37 should be spilt into two branches strictly serving South Ozone Park and not the Resorts World Casino. One Branch of the Q37 would operate along the proposed route serving both Rockway Boulevard & 135 Avenue in South Ozone Park but would no longer be serving the casino anymore and a second branch could operate straight along Rockway Boulevard from 111 Street to 130 Street or131 Street/Lincoln Street or even up to the Van Wyck Expressway or 142 Street to provide replacement bus service for the former Q10 Rockway Boulevard Branch passengers needing access to the "A" subway line or other subway and bus lines north of that point. Regarding the casino it would be a lot easier for the Q109 route to loop in and out of the casino via 109th Street (westbound direction) and 108th Street (eastbound direction) plus slightly revise the Q109 path to operate on to Rockway Boulevard between Cross Bay Boulevard and Aqueduct Road (near 108 Street). Under this plan the eastbound Q109 would be accessing the casino by traveling along Rockway Boulevard directly to Aqueduct Road and once departing the casino could then travel north along 108th Street and make a right turn at 109 Avenue to continue on its normal route to Jamaica. The westbound Q109 could travel to the casino by making a left turn at 109th Street /109th Avenue and travel to Rockway Boulevard making a right turn and travel directly into the left turning lane into the casino and departing the casino the westbound Q109 would just make a left turn at Rockway Boulevard and travel along Rockway Boulevard toward Cross Bay Boulevard. For additional bus service to the Casino Resorts World should operate a free shuttle bus service between the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Station and the Resorts World Casino via Aqueduct Road. This would provide connections to three major bus lines Q10, B15 and Q3 routes plus also now provide free bus service to the casino for airport and airline passengers as well.
5/3/2022, 9:43 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/3/2022, 10:58 PM — The stops for the express buses on Fresh Pond Road on the QM24, QM34 & QM25 do not need to be eliminated. There is already enough distance between stops.
On the Q55 the elimination of the Centre & Seneca stops leaves too much distance between Cornelia stop and Forest Ave stop. I suggest just eliminating the Centre ave stop.
The eliminations of routes and rerouting of others will actually leave people waiting to transfer instead of a direct route. Most people in Queens are using the buses to get from one place to another within the boro which is not a train station to Manhattan.
5/4/2022, 12:08 AM — I understand that the scheduled times are not under review, but I have a comment about the description of the current service hours for the Q37 which is listed as starting at 5AM. The first bus leaving Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike in the morning is at approximately 5:50 AM. I would not consider that to be “5 AM.” Ultimately, I would hope that at least one more bus time is added to make that description more accurate. Thank you.
5/4/2022, 12:20 AM — I want to also make a comment on the logos of "MTA Bus Company". Instead of saying "MTA Bus" on the bottom it should say "Queens Division" for College Point, Baisley Park, Far Rockaway, JFK & Laguardia Depots.
Spring Creek Depot should belong to the "Brooklyn Division" and Eastchester and Yonkers Depots should belong to the "Bronx Division".
Please look into reprinting the logos.
Please reroute the proposed Q73 to Jewel Avenue West of 164 Street and absorb the Q64 route then after dropping off passengers by the 71 Avenue subway, make a right turn into the Queens Boulevard center strip and then turn left onto Yellowstone Boulevard to absorb the Southern half of the existing Q23 route ro Crescent Apartments.
Please redesignate the Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park. Also ,redesignate Q80 as the new Q30
Also three digit routes should be:
Q104 to Q34
Q105 to Q36
Q109 to Q64
Q111 to Q71
Q114 to Q74
Q115 to Q15
Herb
5/4/2022, 12:44 AM — The #65 bus is needed on this side of town we are 8-10 blocks away from the college point Blvd. There has been construction going on here for the last 3 years making it difficult for the bus to come down 14 th. Road and 14 th. Ave. . People have to walk up 8 blocks with cranes and other heavy equipment on the sidewalks. There are also many seniors on this side of town me included. Please don’t remove the #65 route. Very concerned.
5/4/2022, 1:00 AM — Q60 between Union Tpk and 71st Avenue: TOO MANY STOPS ARE BEING REMOVED!! There are numerous doctor's offices on this stretch of Queens Blvd (not to mention Our Lady Queen of Martyrs RC), and seniors/disabled rely on the Q60 to get to them. The proposal removes 43% of Eastbound stops, and 38% of Westbound stops on this stretch of Queens Blvd. Some of the proposed stops for removal are back-to-back, resulting in a walk of close to a mile between remaining stops. This is WAY too much for seniors or people with disabilities. And all this for, according to your own info, NO improvement between existing and proposed frequency.
The City has already forced residents to increase their reliance on bus service with their sub-optimal implementation of bike lanes. People are taking the bus more and driving less because they can no longer park near vital services. Please don't compound this mistake by reducing bus service, too!
5/4/2022, 3:06 AM — Keeping routes along Liberty Ave needs to be revised; since the ridership on those stops are low or no one takes the bus at those stops.
Also, creating droop off location will create a lot on congestion. How about creating pick up on 34th instead.
5/4/2022, 3:22 AM — Please add my name to those who are requesting an LIC Midtown Bus route.
This route would fulfill an important role extending critical transit options for older and disabled residents.
5/4/2022, 4:22 AM — The 65 bus is my commute to work for many years, changing this bus will be a inconvenience and a disaster to all of us in the area
5/4/2022, 5:57 AM — it is hard to get much of a clear picture when the area which is my eye's focus to in this city ideal is 3 separate meeting.
The bus travel which means the most to me is the "Rego Park", "Middle Village", "Elmhurst" area.
How come that is the very corner of the world that is not part of any day's topic? A bus that takes no person anywhere will impede travel.
So far, only the Q38 seemed to be still as useful. I am glad to it is, as well as the new bus line that will be the other half of what was formerly the Q38 line. Finding more has been more complicated then it should be.
5/4/2022, 7:10 AM — Hi, to whom it may concern,
Hope everything is doing well with you.
Please keep Q29 bus and its schedule, this is a very important bus route for my daily basis because I live in Middle Village and work in Glendale. The cancellation of Q29 would cause countless troubles to me, and I would need to spend more hours on commute every day. It would be greatly appreciate that if Q29 bus can be kept. Thank you for your time reading me massage.
Warmest regards
5/4/2022, 10:42 AM — To straighten the Q58 route (and the new Q98 route) in Ridgewood have southbound buses on Fresh Pond Rd turn right onto Woodbine St instead of Putnam Av. Once Woodbine St reaches St Nicolas Av, the buses can turn right onto St Nicolas Av and left on Palmetto St. Once they reach Myrtle Av, the buses can turn left and terminate on the corner of Myrtle Av and Wyckoff Av, where there is an entrance to the Myrtle-Wyckoff Av subway station. Eastbound buses can start their trips from there and turn left onto Madison Av. They could continue along Madison Av to Fresh Pond Rd, where they would join the existing route. There is no need for the buses to follow the path of the M train exactly. This new alignment would shift the buses over two short blocks, bringing them farther from where I currently live. However, with the shorter route, I'm sure the buses will run more reliably and faster.
5/4/2022, 11:27 AM — Our Cooperative, Residents, Immediate neighbors will be negatively affected by proposed cutting of Express Bus Service Stop at 108th St/62nd Drive. With addition of three new buildings, scheduled to open in 2022 the potential to increase ridership at this location exponentially increases.
Thank you for the consideration.
5/4/2022, 9:01 PM — Please do not change the route for the q 101. I use this bus to commute to Manhattan every week . I have used this bus for commuting to work for over 20 years . The subway into Manhattan does not work well for me because of knee arthritis .
Thank you for your time .
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5/4/2022, 9:51 PM — The Q24 should still terminate at Archer Av-Merrick Blvd via Jamaics Av, right onto Merrick Blvd, left onto Archer Av then left onto 168 St
Herb
5/4/2022, 10:28 PM — Changing the first stop on the QM42 (and QM12) to be on Yellowstone and Juno is a not well thought out idea. There is no easy access to that area for people to get to the bus stop except by walking. You cannot take the Q54 or Q23 or any local bus to the stop. It would make much more sense for it to either start on Woodhaven and Metropolitan or even better would be 71st Avenue and Metropolitan and go down metropolitan to Woodhaven up to Yellowstone. I take the 7:20am QM42 everyday at 71st avenue and Metropolitan, and I am disabled. I cannot easily walk to where the new stop would be, and there are too many stairs for me to take the subway, not to mention all the violence and germs. There are also 8 other people I know between my stop and Juno that would be cut out of the route. Several people either take the Q23 or the Q54 and get off to take the express bus at the current first stop. Changing the first stop cuts about 3 minutes off the route while causing immense difficulty for myself and several other people including a woman with cancer and an elderly woman who intends to work til the day she dies. It also makes very little sense as the bus will still have to travel down metropolitan to get to the location of the new first stop, so it would just be going right past paying customers and not stopping for any logically thought out reason. I hope you would be able to give it some more thought and at least add the first stop at Metropolitan and 71st, then down to Metropolitan and Woodhaven, followed by the turn on to Yellowstone. It's a much more cohesive route and does the loyal passengers justice.
5/4/2022, 10:37 PM — This new plan eliminates a lot of the stops that locals and especially the elderly rely on. It makes them walk farther and have to transfer more than once in some cases. Please dont implemement this new plan.
5/4/2022, 11:30 PM — Hi, I live in rego park and forest hills area for over 21 years, but there is never a direct bus line going from this area to flushing. I believe with the growing population of Asian community in Queens, there should be a few bus lines set up or rerouted between these two areas.
The benefits will be tremendous:
1. it will decrease the traffic congestion in these two areas especially Flushing where the main street just banned all the private cars
2. beneficial to the environment, where more people will start to take buses going to flushing instead of driving their own cars
3. increase the revenue to the MTA
4. convenient to the elderly who doesn't drive
please consider this route to create a direct connection between two populous areas and this will be beneficial to all parties and the environment.
thanks,
Crystie
5/4/2022, 11:46 PM — I reside in the Rockaways in which it is very difficult to Travel off and on the Island by way of Public Transportation. I would like to see Express buses running all day Monday thru Friday and also on the weekends. The limited time frames for Express Bus service in the Rockaways is an inconvenience. Other areas of Queens have Express Bus Service running all day Monday - Friday and weekends as well. Why are we so short changed, and unremembered. The Q52 Limited Bus doesn't come frequently enough and the Busses are always crowded. When it was first implemented the Bus left from Beach 67th street Station as a first stop. Once it expanded as far back as Beach 59th Street ridership increased, but not the Bus Service. The Q22 has way to many people with Disabilities whom are in Wheelchairs, are bringing Large size Shopping Karts, and Strollers on a already crowded Bus. This situation is an accident waiting to happen. During Hurricane Sandy the MTA provided us with unclean Buses that dated back from the 50's. We were in a horrible situation and the Bus Service provided wasn't enough. Bottom line the Rockaways has far to long been neglected.
5/5/2022, 1:08 AM — re: the MTA’s Proposed Removal of Q23’s 68th Ave bus stop on 108th St ‘to improve speed & reliability’.
In the Spring or Fall, the extra 3-block walk to the 67th or 69th Ave bus stops would not be a hardship, due to the mild weather.
However, carrying packages in the hot, humid months of the Summer or the cold, snowy days of the Winter, might make the extra walking an undue burden, especially for senior citizens.
I strongly urge you to eliminate this bus stop removal from your proposed re-design of the Queens Bus Network.
5/5/2022, 4:36 AM — Please do not eliminate stops along queens blvd for the Q60. These are essential for many people in the neighborhood who rely on the local bus. Please keep the route as is (ie. Don't remove queens blvd/ascan ave stop).
5/5/2022, 6:35 AM — 1. It would be nice if there were a bus that ran between the 71 Ave station in Forest Hills to somewhere near Yellowstone Blvd and Alderton Street or Woodhaven Blvd. The proposed Q73 won't be too helpful. Like the current Q23, it seems to end on Union Tpke, where riders would have to get off and wait for the next bus before returning to Metropolitan Ave. There are many Rego Park residents who prefer to take express trains at 71 Ave instead of local trains at Woodhaven Blvd. We live about a mile from the 71 Ave station, which should be a short bus ride, but it's a longish walk. Some of us end up catching cabs from the station if it's late. Commuters who catch the LIRR at the Forest Hills station would also appreciate a bus that takes them from Rego Park to Forest Hills.
2. It seems like the Q53 Express bus will no longer connect with the LIRR stop in Woodside, which seems like a shame.
3. Can the restaurant shacks that were put on Austin Street, Forest Hills be take down now? They severely block traffic and slow down buses.
5/5/2022, 7:04 AM — Qns blvd and Queens Plaza E has a dangerous bus stop when heading into Manhattan. It is for the Q32 and Q 60. Alot of oeolle transfer for the E train there. There are about 3 feet to stand between the bridge traffic and the bike lane, which has a ton of users, many of them motorized. (Are motorized bikes allowed?)I feel so unsafe standing there, but if I move back away from the stop, i cannot see if the bus is coming. Something should be reconfigured.
5/5/2022, 7:45 AM — We really could use a bus that takes us from Forest Hills to Flushing, thank you for your consideration!
5/5/2022, 12:06 PM — Please reconsider Q27 end/begin stop at Union Turnpike or Hillside Ave instead of 69th Ave for easier transfer point. Thank you.
5/5/2022, 3:22 PM — The proposed route changes for the Q60 and the Q72 eliminate connections to the 63rd Drive station in Rego Park. Many elderly people in Rego Park use the Q60 to travel from 63rd Drive to the Queens Center Mall. They will no longer be able to do by bus.
The Q72 also serves as a means for many elderly people to travel to government offices in Lefark City. This access is being removed from them. In addition, the route provides easy access for residents of Rego Park to the airport. Under your proposal people would have to transfer to a subway and take it one stop to a nonADA compliant station to complete the trip or cross a major thoroughfare to take a second bus, the Q60, to a stop that is several blocks away from 63rd Drive, or take a cab. Many people also use the bus to go to the Rego Center Mall which is no longer on the bus’ route.
Your proposal is making public transit less accessible to people rather than more accessible.
5/5/2022, 7:32 PM — Please don not remove Q88 for my job and Q30 for my daughter’s school please please
Thank you so much
5/5/2022, 9:41 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/5/2022, 10:58 PM — I think the redesigning of the buses here in college point are ridiculous.
How are we supposed to get around?
And now your taking my only way to get to the supermarket away
I live om the q65 route .
I'm asking you to reconsider
5/5/2022, 11:00 PM — Removing the local bus stops on 72nd Drive west and Ascan Avenue east will make public transportation for seniors less accessible. It does not make it easy for a person with a walker or cane to lose bus stops. The 72nd Drive bus stop is a covered stop. The subway stop on 75th is inaccessible. You are taking away transportation from seniors in a large senior community.
5/5/2022, 11:31 PM — I frequently take the Q10 to go into the city. I sometimes wait up to 10-20 minutes for a bus to head towards Kew Gardens during off-peak hours. I don't agree with the removal of bus stops which makes it hard for those who can't walk far and combining the Q64 & Q10. I am worried having the bus go to onto Queens Blvd to go to Pomonok will make me wait longer to get home as Kew Gardens always has long lines for the bus. Please keep our bus line as it is and listen to us customers!
5/5/2022, 11:39 PM — MTA said they would make the Jamaica Avenue a priority corridor to reduce traffic. I think you should have the Q55 go down Hillside Avenue to make it's last stop 179 street to connect with the F line instead of the proposed route. The bus has a long way to go back to Brooklyn and this bus and the Q54 needs to have a schedule that compliment each other. Having the bus go further into Jamaica will add to longer wait times.
5/6/2022, 12:06 AM — I’m hoping to change your minds on the redesigning of the buses in college point .
This is my only way to the dr and shopping.
I relied on the buses .
5/6/2022, 12:44 AM — Concerning the q73 redesign. On it's western route the bus should turn on Nansen St instead of Loubet st. This would give the many passengers who live on the south side of Metropolitan Ave a much shorter walk to their residences. Thanks for the consideration of the change.
5/6/2022, 5:30 AM — This draft is a significant improvement on the first, and I am generally happy with it. While my connection to the Steinway Street shopping district (via the Q101) will unfortunately be removed, the newly extended Q50 will provide actually reliable service to Flushing, and the Q69 will finally reach the parts of Long Island City I enjoy going to. I am a bit confused by the unusual stop spacing proposed on this map, especially for the Q19 and Q69, but hopefully stops can be evened-out long-term so that riders aren't concentrated at one stop or another. I also hope that the MTA addresses the problem of "disappearing buses," or scheduled bus runs that do not happen for no reason at all. This has long been an issue in Astoria, and especially on the Q69 and M60, even during off-peak hours.
5/6/2022, 5:45 AM — Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall. The Hillside Avenue corridor deserves direct access to the mall. We have direct access to Roosevelt Field so why can't we have access to Green Acres?
Please keep the Q10 between JFK Airport and Union Turnpike station.
Reroute the Q73: when operating Westbound along 73 Avenue, turn right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the Q64.
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q1 should remain unchanged and the Q6 should operate from Sutphin--Hillside station to JFK Cargo Plaza. The Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St.Terminal.
New routes Q45 Q51, Q57 and Q73 should be based at Queens Village Depot.
Q17, Q26, Q27, should be based at Casey Stengel Depot. Also base the Q66 at Casey Stengel Depot.
Herb
5/6/2022, 7:01 AM — DO NOT GET RID OF THE Q88 BUS ROUTE THAT GOES DOWN 73RD AVE TO THE QUEENS MALL. IT IS OUR ONLY ACCESS TO THIS AREA AND THE ELDERY CANNOT WALK TO THE PROPOSED HORACE HARDING AND WE WILL BE TRAPPED AT HOME.
5/6/2022, 8:03 AM — The new redesign of the Q23 does a grave disservice to Forest Hills residents. Many students and older residents take the Q23 from Forest Hills (south of Queens blvd) to Halsey Middle School, to the Commonpoint Y, to doctor's offices, to the hospital north of Queens Blvd. According to this redesign, residents this area now have to take 2 separate buses, with two separate schedules, just to go 2 miles to school/doctor/Y? Ridiculous. Please amend this. This is so ill-considered and unpopular among residents it will receive nothing but pushback.
5/6/2022, 8:25 AM — As someone who was raised in College Point and whose whole family lives in College Point, I think it is extremely important to not make totally confusing and unnecessary changes to a bus system that needs improvement. I do not believe that the bus service will improve by changing the numbers of 25 and 65 to 17 and 27, respectively. It is only confusing for those of us who have lived here for more than twenty years. It would not be hyperbolic to say that those numbers are iconic, they are numbers that are part of our history and that of NYC.
5/6/2022, 11:27 PM — What about the rest of us frop Union Turnpike to Jamaica through 188th Street and Hillside avenue ?
5/7/2022, 12:08 AM — The new Q48 should be extended to North Shore Towers via Union Turnpike, left onto 260 Street, right onto Little Neck Parkway, right onto Grand Central Parkway to North Shore Towers.
This will provide North Shore Towers and Glen Oaks Village residents.24/7 service.
Herb
5/7/2022, 12:10 AM — The changes you suggest would be very advantageous to me, as it would allow me a single bus almost door-to-door ride from my home to my job in College Point. Instead of taking the Q16 to the Q20, I could take the Q31 from bayside straight to College Point. The extended hours would be very helpful when taking the Jamaica Air Train. We prefer to take the Q31 to Sutphin Blvd in Jamaica to catch the air train to JFK. But the Q31 currently doesn't run in the early and late hours. Extending the hours would save us a lot of money in cab fare.
I like the plan for the Q31.
Thank you.
5/7/2022, 4:52 AM — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan in Downtown, Jamaica a passenger still won't be able to transfer between the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 (Southeastern Queens) routes and the Q2, Q3, Q76, Q77, Q82 routes as the second set of routes come from the east and terminate at the 165th Street Terminal before connecting with the other routes, however it should be noted that the Q77 and Q3 already transfer to those other routes as those two routes also come from Southeastern Queens as well leaving just the Q82, Q2 and Q76 routes to actually be mostly concerned about. To correct this some thought should be given to extending the Q82 route to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue via Parsons Blvd., Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, 121st Street(w/b) or Lefferts Blvd.(w/b)/Lefferts Blvd.(e/b). Only four additional stops would be needed to provide super limited Q82 service which would provide speedy bus service between the Lefferts Blvd. "A" Line Station and Downtown, Jamaica as well as between the Lefferts Blvd. "A line Station and the UBS arena. Additional bus stops would only be needed at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue and Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. Depending upon available terminal space at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue the Q2, Q76 route and possibly even the Q77 routes should terminate at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue rather than 165th Street Terminal.
With all of the open space then available at 165th Street Terminal (if some or all of the above route changes are implemented) other bus routes coming from the west such as the Q24, Q109, Q54, and Q44SBS routes including possibly the Q20 & Q60 routes as well (See other suggested changes later) could all instead terminate at 165th Street Terminal. The Q109 would just travel east from Hillside Avenue/Parsons Blvd. to Merrick Blvd. and making a right turn to access the 165th Street Terminal. The Q109 could also provide (via a three-legged transfer) access between the Q111, Q114 & Q115 routes and the NICE routes N6, N6X, N22, N24 or the routes from the west such as the Q8, Q9, Q24, Q54, Q44SBS, Q20 & Q60 if some of those routes are also modified. Please note most bus routes coming from the west (such as the Q24, Q109, Q54, Q44SBS, Q20 & Q60 routes) need accessibility to 165th Street Terminal in order for those routes to transfer with the NICE buses N6, N6X, N22, N24 routes, however please note NYCT routes coming from the east usually could transfer to and from Nice buses along various points along Hillside Avenue (N1, N6, N6X,N22 N24 routes) or at 165th Street Terminal or at various points along Merrick Blvd. or at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue (N4, N4X) routes. Please also note passengers coming from routes from the south along Merrick Blvd. could use the Q25 route to transfer near Jamaica Avenue/165th Street(s/b) 165th Street/Archer Avenue(n/b) to NICE buses at the 165th Street Terminal. Also the Q55 &Q56 routes (which also come from the west) may still be able to transfer with the NICE bus routes (N6,N6X,N22 N24) at 179th Street/Hillside Avenue if those two routes are also extended further east to that point via Jamaica Avenue, 179th Place(e/b) or 178th Street (e/b) to Hillside Avenue as suggested in a previous e-mail (concerning compatible changes to the Q57 route) so these two routes may not be needed to terminate at 165th Street Terminal even though they are coming from the west.
As mentioned briefly earlier consideration should also be given to revise the path of the Q60 route to operate further east along Jamaica Avenue to 165th Street Terminal for more transfer accessibility to this Manhattan route for those that cannot take subways to Manhattan plus in Manhattan the Q60 route should be extended to 59th Street Columbus Circle as well for increased transfer accessibility. To provide bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue South Jamaica the Q31 route and/or the Q43 routes should be extended f
5/7/2022, 7:20 AM — Thank you for considering and revising several of the original 2020 proposals. That said, we want to use our cars less often but, instead of providing better service, there is still inadequate transportation for our area in NE Queens. It shouldn’t only be about local bus routes & connections to subways. Express buses are the best means of transportation for many, especially seniors & handicapped. We go to Manhattan to work, see shows, attend concerts, have lunch/dinner, tour museums, to medical appointments, and even to sightsee. We want to enjoy our city, but this proposal for some Express buses makes us feel not welcome in our own city. We can come to terms with certain revisions, but there are several that would make it that much more difficult for too many of us. For example,
~ Without a dedicated Express bus lane on the LIE, travel time could become untenable. Provisions are needed for dedicated lanes in both directions, at the very least during peak morning & evening hours.
~ QM2. Weekday mid-day service intervals proposed at 60 minute instead of 30 is unacceptable. It is already stressful waiting for off-peak express buses. You never know when there will be a no-show - and this happens OFTEN. With this proposal, if one bus doesn’t show, your wait is 2 hours. Weekend service intervals every 90 minutes instead of 60 IS ENTIRELY UNACCEPTABLE. I have lived in other cities in the US and abroad, and none have longer than 60-minute waits for any means of public transportation. This is NYC – capital of the world!
~ QM20. Mid-day service on Weekdays and all Weekend service eliminated. What are the options? How many times have we relied on the QM20 when the QM2 was missing, and vice versa?
Many of these proposals are based on supposed low ridership - but when was that calculated? I've only experienced that during the pandemic. After 2 years of Covid we're trying to get back to some type of normalcy, but some of these proposals will keep us home or in our cars.
The subject continues to be upsetting. I hope our feedback will be used to reconsider some of the current draft proposals.
Thank you.
5/7/2022, 7:37 AM — DON'T CHAMGE ROUTES!!!
Why would you CHANGE SOMETHING THAT IS FINE...WHY WOULD TALE AWAY THE Q101...WHY WOULD YOU MESS UP A BUS SYSTEM AND MAKE IT CONFUSING & NOT FLUID FOR THE AREA. ARE YOU THINKING OF THE PEOPLE IN THESE COMMUNITIES. TBE OLDER PEOPLE WHO TAKE THE Q101 TO TJE CITY FOR DR APPOINTMENTS YOU NOW WANT TJEM TO TRANSFER & WAIT ON A VERY BUSY HIGHLY DANGEROUS ROAD...HORRRIBLE MAYBE YOU SHOULD FIX THE REAL ISSUES NOT CREATE MORE!!!
KEEP THE BUSES MAINTENANCE & ENSURE THE RUN REGULARLY.
5/7/2022, 8:15 AM — As a bus operator home college point I could more happy,I been pray that a long time;but those changes are very good for a bus operator point of views .This is the first time that NYCT is doing something that making so happy; specially Qm5 ,Qm6 and Qm1
5/7/2022, 10:19 AM — Please do not change the q64 bus route/line.
Too many people already utilize this route in the morning. Picking up people along the proposed route would not allow those of us who live near 141st street to even get on the bus in the morning. The buses would be arriving here packed to capacity. Let alone people near park drive east.
Please consider the amount of people who get on the bus from Main Street to park drive east in the morning.
5/7/2022, 2:52 PM — Pls keep the stops on the Q64. Many people work at the Joint Industry Board which is at the Parsons Blvd stop and many live along the current route.
5/7/2022, 8:20 PM — Please don't eliminate all of the Q23 stops from Metropolitan Ave in Forest Hills to Queens Blvd. You're making it hard for Senior Citizens to get around.
5/7/2022, 9:56 PM — BAYSIDE, BAY TERRACE, QUEENS:
PLEASE FIND A WAY TO SOMEHOW PRESERVE (ADD ON) THE 18TH AVENUE/211TH STREET BUS STOP FOR THE NEW PROPOSED QT85 NEW ROUTE. WHILE MAKING IT FASTER TO REACH SUBWAYS, THE NEW ROUTES ARE FOGETTING ABOUT THE ELDERLY PEOPLE IN NEIGHBORHOOD COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENTS WHO CAN'T CLIMB STREET HILLS & MUST MANEUVER BEHIND BUILDINGS TO REACH BUS STOPS. ALTERNATIVES IN THE NEW ROUTE MUST CLIMB 16TH AVENUE HILL FOR QT85 OR A 212TH STREET HILL FOR QT48. I AM A DISABLED 63 YEAR OLD ACCOUNTANT, YOUR ESSENTIAL WORKER, WHO RELIES ON DAILY USE (DESPITE COVID) OF MTA BUS TO SUBWAY SYSTEM & BECAUSE OF MY CONDITION, HAVE ALRADY BECOME ELIGIBLE OFR A REDUCED FARE METROCARD. CREATION OF THE NEW SYSTEM HAMPERS MY ABILITY TO REACH BUS STOPS KEEPING THE ABOVE BUS STOP PRESERVES MY ABILITY TO REACH ONE BUS STOP SINCE THE QM2 EXPRESS BUS HAS ALREADY BEEN RE-ROUTED & "RETURN-ELIMINATED" WITHIN MY COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT.
5/8/2022, 2:31 AM — When the MTA announced its intention to route buses down our block several years ago, the community comment meeting was packed with people complaining that it would adversely affect everything from congestion, to noise, to air pollution. Our worst fears were soon realized and still persist. From 7 to 9 or later in the morning and 4 to 7 or later in the evening, the block is bumper-to-bumper with buses and cars. There are frequently 5 or 6 buses in a row, many in poor states of repair, with noisy brakes and electric starters and a lot of exhaust. Both the current and proposed plan show 2 bus lines on our street (75th St. bet. 35th and 37th): the Q47 and Q49. But "out of service" or deadhead buses are also routed here and often comprise a significant amount of the traffic.
The larger problem is the traffic on 37th Ave. and connecting streets with their many markets and double-parking delivery trucks and cars. For years there's been talk of a traffic plan that was going to make 37th a one-way street, to help with the congestion, but this was never enacted. As it exists now, traffic rules are not enforced, and are probably unenforceable, despite the number of ticketing agents deployed. Delivery trucks, including 18 wheel tractor-trailers, regularly block one lane of 37th to make their deliveries.
The intersection of 37th and 75th, in spite of the addition of an additional traffic light and multiple adjustments, is still a quagmire during rush hours. One of the main problems for our block, where the traffic is constantly clogged during these periods, with angry drivers and incessant honking, is that there is a bus stop on the corner of 75th, just across 37th (as buses head south). Many times during the day, including morning and evening rush hours, trucks and cars park in the bus stop, forcing the buses to stop in the middle of the street, which halts southbound traffic completely. When this happens it's not unusual for no more than 2 or 3 vehicles to be able to cross the intersection on each light. I've talked with traffic enforcement agents about this, who say there is nothing more they can do than ticket the offending vehicles, usually delivery trucks, which they admit has no effect on the problem. The cost of traffic tickets has long been part of the cost of doing business in NYC, and the city has apparently decided that actually enforcing critical parking rules with readily available tow trucks, which is the only thing, in my opinion, that will change behavior, is not politically viable.
In the meantime everyone suffers, and our block, which used to be quite lovely and livable, has been turned into traffic hell for large parts of the day. Last year the city installed a new type of No Parking zone in front of our building (at 3535 75th St.) and elsewhere, meant to alleviate traffic congestion by providing a space for the ever increasing delivery services and car services. This is an excellent idea and has been very helpful, but it's very poorly enforced. I regularly file 311 complaints about the cars that park here for hours or days, especially handicap permits, which are not allowed in such zones. More often than not, traffic agents are misinformed about handicap permits and refuse to ticket such vehicles until I contact their superiors. Between lack of enforcement and the ignorance or unwillingness to enforce the rules, it feels like a losing battle.
As long as an overall, more intelligent plan for this neighborhood (with additional one-way corridors, etc.) is not enacted, traffic regulations must be better enforced, with even more agents. Other streets, namely 76th St. between 35th and 37th, should share the burden of bus lines, and no residential street should have more than 1.
5/8/2022, 5:20 AM — I am very dissatisfied that the Q23 will no longer travel to Union Typk. near the Crescent Apts. nor will it travel to Woodhaven Blvd/Metropolitan Avenues. For years I have relied on this bus route for shopping and to get to Forest Park. This will now necessitate transferring to an additional bus. I will be forced to consider buying a car-- adding to traffic congestion and air pollution. This is not acceptable!!
5/8/2022, 5:25 AM — I have relied on the Q88 to travel to Cunningham and Alley Pond Parks. Unfortunately, this proposed route change will necessitate taking two buses to get to those destinations.
I am against the proposed change to this bus route. Traveling by car (which would mean buying one first), would only add to traffic congestion and air pollution- that would be an unsatisfactory solution.
5/8/2022, 7:36 AM — To whom it may concern
I have been living and using the Queens bus lines since I was 15 years old. I looked over the proposed Queens Bus lines, and there is a lot of feedback I would like to give in regards to some of the particular lines that directly affect me and other commuters. I am unable to make any of the zoom meetings with the community boards, so I am leaving my feedback here.
General Bus Plan Concern
The Overall concern that I have noticed about most of the new proposed lines have wait times of 8 minutes or more. Realistically, that translates to a 10-20 minute extra wait time meaning that most bus passengers will have to leave even earlier in order to make it to work in time, or will be late to appointments or child care pickup because the bus was delayed. That is unacceptable considering the makeup of the Queens population using buses exceeds ridership in the other boroughs because we do not have subway transit that spreads out throughout the borough. All I see with the new bus plans is that the stops will be filled with more riders, which will delay the busses being on time, and delay commuters to their destinations.
Proposed Q10 Concern.
I am concerned about the removal of the Jewel Avenue and 136th Street bus stop, but keeping Jewel Avenue and 138th street stop. The design doesn't make sense. Typically, there is more pedestrian traffic at Jewel Avenue and 136th street compared to Jewel/138th street. More passengers wait at 136th Street for the bus than at 138th, AND most importantly, there is a traffic light and crosswalk at Jewel Ave and 136th street where there is not a crosswalk at Jewel and 138th Street. By removing the Jewel and 136th street bus stop, you are forcing pedestrians to cross Jewel Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic to the Southbound side in the morning, and to cross from the northbound side of the avenue in the evening, leaving a dangerous situation for bus passengers trying to catch and exit the buses and drivers using Jewel Ave in both directions.
Proposed Q73 Concern.
I am concerned about the route in general. The bus travelling on 73rd avenue in both directions, turning onto Jewel Avenue from Main street as well as turning onto Austin Street will cause endless traffic that will make it impossible for pedestrians and drivers alike to maneuver around central Queens. I happened to have witnessed an out of service Q64vbus make the turn from Main Street onto Jewel Avenue during a practice run at 1:30 pm. When the bus stopped, there were at least 4-5 cars trapped in the intersection southbound, eastbound and westbound. The cars couldn't move until the bus cleared the Jewel Avenue Main Street bus stop, and this was during off peak hours. During rush hour, the backlog of traffic will double or triple.
5/8/2022, 8:37 AM — I am very upset to see that the Q50 bus is planned to be discontinued on weekends. I have depended on that bus for over 50 years and now that bus is vital for me to visit my elderly parents. I take that bus every sunday midafternoon with a lot of other people Even if would go midweek, the Q50 is not running during the middle of the day. This is the only bus going into Co-op City. To eliminate this bus is a real deservice to those of us that depend on this bus. Alternate buses are not practical , as they would take me more than 2 hours to travel . I already transfer buses to get to Co-p City frm my address in Queens. Please save this bus for those of us that are not commuters for work, but deend on this bus for visiting our families and other reasons.
5/8/2022, 9:01 AM — I wrote in the past about QM8, QM7 and QM5 buses. Here are my additional comments.
It feels like we are starting from scratch. All of the heads of the MTA I spoke to directly at the meetings precovid have now left the agency— including Andy Byford?, Patrick Foye and Mark Holmes. I told them my concerns in email and in person.
These virtual meetings I am told are not as effective for getting our concerns across! And not well publicized either!! Many seniors who I spoke to didn’t understand the implications of these proposals or realize that they will be changing bus routes and frequency.
?Glen Oaks and Fresh Meadows bus routes have always gone hand in hand to have more options for NE commuters. The new plan will make that all go away because transfer points are being eliminated and stops removed!! Will make it really difficult for Express bus commuters! And weirdly combining forest hills (which is congested to begin with) with Glen Oaks!
The increased times between buses is outrageous. Currently we get notifications about less buses running on a daily basis. And the notification system tells us at last minute or sometimes we don’t even get notifications! How can anyone reliably get to work and appointments? And the city wants private businesses to bring back their staff to NYC offices?!?!
I was recently told by the mta customer service via twitter to use the subway and transfer to a midtown QM5 bus when a QM8 didn’t show at night! The subways are unsafe right now.
There will no longer be the Chevy Chase transfer point under this plan. So for example, in AM I should be able to take the QM5 (Glen oaks) and transfer to QM7 (fresh meadows) or take QM7 and transfer to QM5 in PM. With this plan this would be impossible and an unacceptable to all commuters. The MTA says this is due to redundancy. But if a bus doesn’t show up we need options between Fresh meadows & Glen oaks to still get to where we need to on time!!
1000 % Awful- right now there are super express QM8 buses in the evening. I do not see anywhere on the proposal where these three super popular buses are listed!! They were always packed every night and commuters would get in line early to get these buses! So if this is not part of the plan our evening commutes would INCREASE! We would have to go through the congested downtown loop!
This is another bus that eliminates union turnpike stops & Chevy chase transfer point.
This is a long commute already and the proposal INCREASES times between buses!
And adds an NYU stop!
Awful:
All the QM5 union turnpike stops are being eliminated. For rerouting!
Like I said above: The increased times between buses is outrageous!! Currently we get notifications about less buses running on a daily basis. How can anyone reliably get to work and appointments?
And unbelievably the Sat and Sun service of the QM5 will be increased from 60 min frequency to 90min!!! Imagine if a bus doesn’t show?!?!
Awful:
On QM7 the frequency is increasing from 11 minutes to 26! Again unacceptable!
Why are they taking away ability to transfer between the Fresh Mesdows to Glen oaks line but adding 6 stops in Forest Hills which is congested and in an entirely different area of Queens which has much, much more access to transportation ( local & express buses, subways and LIRR) !? And then adding a Stop at NYU too?
5/8/2022, 8:48 PM — Hi,
I am a senior citizen who lives on [REDACTED] in one of the many apartment buildings behind the Queens courthouse. I do not want to see the Q46 stop removed at 135th Street. I use this stop very frequently to go to my part time job east on Union Turnpike past Utopia to supplement my Social Security to pay for the high cost of Medicare and just to try to make ends meet. For me, and I’m sure others in the area, this would cause a major inconvenience.
If I’m understanding the proposal correctly, this stop, the one before it, and the one after it would be eliminated leaving the only place to get the Q46 is at Queens Blvd. and 78th and Union Tpke. just east of Main Street; that’s a far walk. Why is it that the people who need these stops the most are being forgotten and inconvenienced? Also, by removing the westbound stops at Union Tpke. at 185th, 183rd, and 179th (I use this stop often and which is conveniently located by many stores and restaurants) you are creating so much overcrowding. It’s frustrating enough as an older person to have to try to maintain balance while standing and to do it on a packed bus. As it is, you frequently state that you run as many buses/trains as possible with “the staff you have” and there’s overcrowding now. What will happen to the overcrowding when you cut stops? As a matter of fact, just recently, I got on the westbound bus at 179th around 6:00 PM after waiting quite a while during rush hour and it was extremely crowded, no seats. We went a few stops when a wheelchair person wanted to get on. The driver asked if they would wait for the next bus which was empty but they would not. This would have been okay except for the fact that this man was unfortunately maybe homeless, had many dirty bags, and smelled absolutely disgusting, putting everyone at risk for maybe COVID, bed bugs, or who knows what else and the driver wouldn’t let us out the back door while he helped the wheelchair person because he said the empty bus already passed.
I implore you, please leave these stops alone. The Q46 is the only option to navigate Union Turnpike from Queens Blvd. to LIJ hospital (from which I just recently took the bus back from the emergency room there). I really don’t understand why the route is being split with a Q48 – let’s make it even more inconvenient by taking away stops and, I think, having people switch buses to get to, essentially, the same place as now and to add something we don’t really need….!?
Thank you for your consideration.
5/8/2022, 9:17 PM — Please don’t remove q47 from Middle Village. This will affect many young students, elderly and adult that needs to got to work.
Thank you so much for your consideration.
5/8/2022, 11:41 PM — Today I took the QM10 at 630 and it was full. We are also going to get a giant complex with thousands of people moving in right on 108 Street and 62nd Dr. the building is complete and people are set to move in with in the next two months. People are going back to work in the office every day at least 20 people are on the bus and the Qm 12 is full as well why are we deleting the QM10? Please do not get rid of the QM10. I am a nyc teacher and do not drive.
5/9/2022, 5:01 AM — Hi sir / madam I’m concerning about bus stop infront of our business which peoples blocking our entrance throwing garage also some peoples were very violence ! Pls help
5/9/2022, 5:40 AM — Please leave stops at Springfield Blvd and 75th Ave, and 73rd Ave and 220th St, I don't see any buses stop there.
5/9/2022, 7:04 AM — There is a correction needed on page 41 and 42 of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan the Report regarding the Proposed Local Route Frequency & Plan Changes (weekdays only*) listing. Bus route Q62 and its information was not listed. Also, on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan System Map there is an error on a street name which now lists Union Street instead of Ulmer Street. This error is located where the Q17 operates within the College Point neighborhood.
5/9/2022, 8:24 AM — Why are there no posters about the Queens Bus Redesign on buses in my community. Those lines are QM21, Q111, Q113, Q114, Q85. Our community needs to know about the changes coming their way and how it will affect them. You are neglecting a mostly minority community. Our communities need to be involved in the conversations that will affect their commute and livelihoods.
5/9/2022, 8:51 AM — We need sheltered Bus Stops along Sixth Ave. With the new proposal it seems buses are going to take longer to come especially weekends and it will be very helpful to have a bench to sit down and wait for the bus, especially at night. Thank you!
5/9/2022, 11:12 AM — The buses MTA should be more patience with the people because the people needs time to go down from the bus every body needs time to go down or to board and take a sit, for me I am feeling that I am going to fall, every time I that I board the bus is same for me, and I see happen also women and men. Please do something about to get aware the driver they have people on board no chickens.
Specially Q49 line they full the bus even if we still have COVID in the country
Thank you so much for this space to share our very worries.
5/9/2022, 7:24 PM — Eliminating the QM10 would send many of us no choice but to take the QM18 which will make that bus severely crowded as it would be the only bus from 6ave mid town that would go to Rego Park Queens Blvd at 63rd drive.
5/9/2022, 8:58 PM — It looks like the QM10 Express Bus Line will be discontinued? How will the working people of Lefrak City and the surrounding area get to Mid-town? The express bus is a good commute for people who are too scared to ride the trains now with all of the crime happening! How far will we have to walk to find an express bus. Please do not eliminate the the QM10 Express Bus it is a much needed line!!
5/9/2022, 9:03 PM — Is very important to keep Q29,is a convenience transportation for our Community, is time to raise our voice and tell MTA,must be consult with our Community before changes that can affect ,specially the places that can have acces by bus only,
5/9/2022, 10:20 PM — Hoping to keep same stops! Without much
Interruptions?
Qm2 is my bus, wish l use frequently within the week, as well on weekends!
5/9/2022, 10:55 PM — hello
i take the QM10 every day, please do not get rid of it, when i take the QM12, there are no seats, so the 12 is not an option for me. Please keep the QM10. also, so many new buildings have gone up on 108 street, they will also take the QM10.
5/10/2022, 12:57 AM — The proposed redesign of the Q31 bus cuts out an entire community in Bayside and as far as I can see there are no buses that will serve that area. I take the Q31 to and from the Bayside LIRR Station on Bell Blvd to get to work. I also use it to get to Bell Blvd to access the stores between 35th Avenue and Northern Blvd. (Neptune Diner, Doctors office, Citibank, Artistique Hair Salon, The French Workshop, CVS etc.) It is too far to walk, especially with packages.
I gave up trying to drive and park anywhere near Bell Blvd. There is no reliable parking anywhere especially when you are trying to catch a train. The last time I tried (10 years ago) I had to park so far away from the station, I was almost back home. And what about all the kids going to Bayside High School or to Raymond O'connor Park?
There are a lot more people in their 60's and 70's having to keep on working to pay bills. This change will make it impossible for them to get around. In the redesign it says that the discontinued segment will be served by the Q 27, 78, 13 and 28. No it won't. There are no buses that travel west of Bell Blvd or east of Utopia Pkwy. I would have to take the Q13 all the way to Bay Terrace and then the Q28 back around to where I live (even that stop is being removed.) which would take me the better part of an hour, rather than taking the Q31 for ten minutes. And not to mention a lot more walking and stairs.
Traveling in the other direction, the Q31 takes you to other stores like Marino's on Utopia Pkwy, St. Mary's Cemetery, Union Tpke to transfer to the Q46 to the Kew Gardens Court (jury duty) or to Sutphin Blvd for the Queens County Courts or going east to LIJ Hospital. There is no parking anywhere around the courts, so you would really be out in the cold. Also it's the only way to get to the LIRR in Jamaica to travel east without having to go all the way west to Woodside and come back east again. That makes no sense.
There would be no other way to get there without walking all the way to Utopia Parkway to the new route for the Q31 (at least 10 - 12 blocks) or again, taking several buses and waiting for transfers. Taking the Q31 out of an entire area leave us in the lurch and makes it so much more difficult. Please rethink this move and keep some kind of service in that area. Please...
5/10/2022, 2:05 AM — I would suggest that that the MTA Queens 69 bus be extended to pass Vaughn College (86-01 23rd Avenue, East Elmhurst). The suggested route below would assist students who use mass transit to access the campus.
The q69 extends to and from long Island city and ends at 82 street and Astoria Blvd.
My suggestion is that the eastbound Q69 route from LIC along Ditmars Blvd. turn left onto 23rd Avenue and pass the FEDEX, King's Inn Family Center, Korean Church, Budget car rental and Vaughn College and then turn right on 94th Street permitting easy transfer to the Q72 which goes to Corona and Queen's Blvd .
At Astoria Blvd. the q69 route would then turn right onto Astoria Blvd, passing the Buccaneer, Walgreens, McDonald's and 7-11 returning to continue its current route on Astoria Blvd.
Modifying the 82 street transfer from the Q69 to the M60 to the King's Inn would be eased thereby assisting the disabled. None of the other existing transfers would be lost. Another advantage of the modification would permit a transfer between the Q69 and the F train at 21st street, thereby letting students from Manhattan and Brooklyn avoid Jackson Heights.
I believe our neighbors listed above would support the route modification.
5/10/2022, 3:28 AM — My understanding is that the Q10 will replace the Q64 route. According to the Q10 redesign plans it seems that the 136th street and Jewel Avenue stop on the Q64 will be removed, both northbound and southbound. Please do not remove the current Southbound Q64 stop at 136th street and Jewel Avenue. I understand that there is a stop on Jewel Avenue and Park Drive East (which is still on the same block of Jewel Avenue), but that is a steep hill and we have a lot of elderly people and people with kids/strollers that would make it difficult to get to. From what I have witnessed in the past 7 years living here, there are many more people getting on the bus at the 136th and Jewel stop over the Park Drive East stop. Also, please do not remove the Northbound stop at 136th street and Jewel Avenue. Similarly, elderly people will find it very difficult to get up that steep hill from Park Drive East to get to 136th street. I know that 138th is not that far, but there is no crosswalk and no lights at 138th and Jewel. The cars do not stop for people to cross the road to the west side of Jewel Avenue. I know many people that live closer to the 138th street and Jewel Avenue northbound stop, that get off at 136th street because it is impossible to safely cross the street to get to the west side of Jewel avenue, since there is no crosswalk for pedestrians and no lights at the 138th street and Jewel stop.
5/10/2022, 3:55 AM — Please don’t remove the stop on jewel ave and 136th street more than a 100 people will be affected by these. Kids who go to school and old people in our community who ride the bus every day .and residents who work at the city taking the express bus. This will be so hard for us
Hope you will consider my request
Thank you
Kristine
5/10/2022, 4:01 AM — The proposed northbound Q68 will have lots of problems when leaving the stop at Queens-Midtown Exp at 48 St. The bus is supposed to turn left after this stop, meaning it will have to cross paths with right turning and through vehicles. To avoid this dangerous driving maneuver, this stop should be moved to the far side along 48 St, just passed this intersection. Alternatively, the stop at the T-intersection of 48 St and 47 St could be utilized. The proposed Q67 is also supposed to use this stop. While routing the bus this way is not a big problem, in order to improve speed and reliability, the eastbound Q67 should instead stay on 54 Av.
5/10/2022, 6:49 AM — Along the eastbound Q67 route a bus stop is being eliminated along Borden Av at Greenpoint Av. However, the next stop after this is over half a mile away. The corresponding stop in the westbound direction will be at Borden Av and 39 Pl (since the one at 38 St will be removed). Going in the opposite direction, the stop at Greenpoint Av will be closest to 39 Pl. You could instead remove the westbound stop on the Q12 route at Northern Blvd and 227 St. It is in the middle of a swamp and is placed in a two-way bike path. This stop should be removed to improve speed, reliability, and safety. I'm sure this stop is not popular since there is only one building nearby.
5/10/2022, 7:16 AM — As a board member of the College Point Civic and Taxpayers Association, I have heard many complaints about the Queens Bus Redesign. It is the opinion of many that the Q65, Q25, and Q20A routes shouldn't be modified. I live near the Q65 route and I am fortunate enough to not have my stop removed. But people who live near the 123 Street and 25th Road stops shouldn't be removed. With the increasing crime in this city, an increase of average stop spacing shouldn't be prioritized over the safety of riders walking longer distances to bus stops. Another point is that many people that use the Q65 from College Point go to Jamaica. The Q27 in the Bus Redesign shouldn't go to Oakland Gardens as it will make those people have to transfer in Main Street, further congesting those stops.
5/10/2022, 7:37 AM — It is extremely inconsiderate to eliminate express bus services on 63rd Road. It may save time for bus drivers, however, this proposed change will be an inconvenience to several commuters on 63rd Road.
5/10/2022, 8:10 AM — Dear team,
Reg: Q44 Northbound
Why Northbound MAIN ST/KISSENA BL Stop is being removed while this is the most used stop for offloading northbound commuters transferring to 7 Subway line. It will add delay to their commute by adding 3 additional unnecessary Red lights.
Northbound MAIN ST/KISSENA BL Remove Removed to improve speed & reliability
5/10/2022, 9:03 AM — The Q73 is a good idea, but it should not run on Main Street or Jewel Avenue. It should take Vleigh Place to the subway at Queens Boulevard.
In Forest hills, it should not run on Austin Street. It should take Queens Boulevard, then turn south on Yellowstone Boulevard.
5/10/2022, 10:26 AM — Q5, CHANGING TO Q86- JAMAICA TO GREEN ACRES
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE 241 STREET STOP , CLOSER TO MY SENIOR CENTER AT CROSS ISLAND PLAZA BUILDING .
5/10/2022, 11:29 AM — Strongly recommend Extending the rout to the Bronx High School of Science and added express line between 6:30to 8:30 and in the afternoon between 2:30 to 6:30 during the school days.
5/10/2022, 12:59 PM — I paid three years of private school bus from Whitestone to Bronx high school of science. I chose private school bus, because the transit time, the safety and on time. I rather cut down unnecessary expenses for the private bus fees. Then my son didn’t needed take the bus to Main Street, then transfer to trains to school; didn’t needed walk in darkness to bus stop to make sure arrived school on time.Thanks to pandemic, we saved one year of bus fares. I strongly recommend extending the route of Q44SB to Bronx High School of Science. We have hundreds Queens students are taking private school buses each day that needs this route. Also please consider running express services from 6 to 8am and 2:30 to 6:30pm for our students. Appreciated for your attentions
5/10/2022, 7:48 PM — Please do not remove the QM10 bus line. Our community needs it. We rely on this bus to get to work everyday.
5/10/2022, 7:48 PM — I am a NYC nurse and use the qm10 to get to my hospital for work everyday. I am happy to see the MTA trying to redesign a better plan for queens, however, please keep the QM10 bus route as is- this bus is vital for me arriving to work on time and others riders as well.
5/10/2022, 9:37 PM — I take QM40 at 98pl and 63rd to work. I drop off my son at school at 8am, and walk over in time to catch the 8.15am bus, so I can be in the office by 9. If you remove the stop, it's much longer walk to the new stop. I won't be able to take the bus. I cant afford car service. Pls don't change the route. I am a cancer patient, and my immune is low. I don't want to take the subway and expose myself to health hazard in the midst of covid.
5/10/2022, 10:28 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/10/2022, 10:34 PM — Strongly recommend extending the route to the Bronx high school of science and add the express line between 6:30-8:30 in the morning and 2:30-6:30 in the afternoon.
5/10/2022, 10:59 PM — Proposed Q10 Concern.
I am concerned about the removal of the Jewel Avenue and 136th Street bus stop, but keeping Jewel Avenue and 138th street stop. The design doesn't make sense. Typically, there is more pedestrian traffic at Jewel Avenue and 136th street compared to Jewel/138th street. More passengers wait at 136th Street for the bus than at 138th, AND most importantly, there is a traffic light and crosswalk at Jewel Ave and 136th street where there is not a crosswalk at Jewel and 138th Street. By removing the Jewel and 136th street bus stop, you are forcing pedestrians to cross Jewel Avenue in the middle of rush hour traffic to the Southbound side in the morning, and to cross from the northbound side of the avenue in the evening, leaving a dangerous situation for bus passengers trying to catch and exit the buses and drivers using Jewel Ave in both directions.
5/10/2022, 11:08 PM — The Q32 needs to continue to begin and end its route on 32nd Street, across from Penn Station. There are a lot of commuters who use this bus to get to and from work. I have mobility issues, which are not enough to require Access-A-Ride, but make it difficult to walk more than 1/4 mile. The Q32 is perfect now, but the current redesign plan has the Q32 begin and end on 42nd Street, which is useless for people coming from Penn Station. There is currently no bus stop on 34th Street and Madison Avenue, which means that if people have to change to an uptown bus, they must walk from the bus stop at 34th Street and 5th Avenue or 34th and Park Avenue to catch a bus on Madison Avenue. If a rider is in a wheelchair or has mobility issues, that is impossible. Please rethink the plan for the Q32.
5/10/2022, 11:36 PM — QM17 bus stop redesign - having the bus stop at 54th street is not serving the community in that area. All the other bus stops along beach channel drive is in proximity to the train station. The train station is on 59th street so to get to the bus everyone who lives in the homes and apartments by the beach 57th - 62nd have to walk back or even have someone drop them off to catch the bus. Before 51st there's no homes in the area so everyone have to walk back to Housing which is were the bus stop is to catch the bus. We need the stop accessible to the greater community.
5/11/2022, 12:30 AM — QM17 and QM16 should have Saturday service added, many people would like to travel to Manhattan on the weekend without traveling to Howard Beach to catch the QM15. The bus depot is in Far Rockaway and it is ridiculous that we don't have express bus service on the weekends. Also after the last stop in Cross Bay we should go straight express. The people in Howard Beach have the QM15 that runs more often than the QM16 & QM17. Give the people of Rockaway true Express Bus Service.
5/11/2022, 12:38 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 2:46 AM — The removal of the Q13 Northern bvld/ Corporal Kennedy stop would affect kids getting to and from MS 158. It would be very inconvenient. I hope the bus stop remains for the kids safety.
5/11/2022, 4:53 AM — Good afternoon, there are many people who are upset with the changes specifically in Middle Village. Many people are requesting that the Q67 remain a direct line from Middle village to Long Island City. A lot of the smaller stops are being removed and it is a major inconvenience to take two buses to LIC. Please reconsider this line.
5/11/2022, 6:22 AM — Hello this proposed bus re-design leaves people living in Bayswater with very little option and it’s very unfair to them. Driving to Beach 9th or Seagirt and Crest Road is not an option unless you have a car or a guaranteed space to park a vehicle to catch the QM17 bus. Why would you remove the stop at Mott Ave? As it is, it take 20-25 mins to walk to Mott Ave then you’e proposal is that we get a bus to the nearest QM17 stop? That adds another 15 min to our commute plus 1.5 hours to the city. This makes no sense and I vehemently oppose this redesign. Why not take off stops at 163rd and 159th Streets in Howard Beach. They already have access to the QM17. How are they serving the Rockaway Peninsula by removing one of the MOST important stops on Mott Ave? is the redesign aim to make life difficult for us? How are you expecting people to walk for 20 mins to wait for 15 mins for a local bus to ride 1.5 hours to Manhattan and call is an upgrade? Please do not remove Mott Ave. That is Avery important location. Take out Beach 9th and all the stops already proposed BUT KEEP MOTT AVE!
Thank you
5/11/2022, 9:06 AM — My major concern is improved service on the QM2. We need an earlier start time 5:30 am. Construction workers start extremely early. They can use a break from driving. We need to add service on off peak not cut. Congestion pricing is coming, people need more public transportation and to be able to flex their time without taking 2 hours to get home. What happened to the proposal to get an express bus to go to downtown Manhattan. Taking a bus and train is a ridiculously long ride from NE Queens. The only express bus downtown is in Fresh Meadows. We need a downtown bus in College Pt, Whitestone, Bayside area.
5/11/2022, 9:08 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, which is almost many new immigrants family 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 9:44 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:45 AM — We really appreciated if Q44 can be extended it’s route to Bronx Science School.
It is much safe and effective if students can have direct bus from Queens to Bronx
5/11/2022, 9:46 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:47 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:51 AM — We need Q44 to bronx science high school! Because my son study in that school!
Thanks
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:54 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:55 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:56 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:59 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:01 AM — I think Q44 extension is very good idea. It is convenient for the students in Queens and Bronx to go to Bronx High school of Science.
5/11/2022, 10:03 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:07 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, which is almost many new immigrants families 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the School.
5/11/2022, 10:10 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:11 AM — I would like to have the Q44 bus have a stop near or in front of the Bronx High School of Science
5/11/2022, 10:16 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:16 AM — To whom it may concern,
Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
Thank you for your concern !
May
5/11/2022, 10:22 AM — pls extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High school of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00am to 8:30am and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 to 6:30 PM, Rightnow hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company, wich is almost many new immigrants family 10% of income, otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 10:24 AM — Strongly recommend to extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute more than 3 hours (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:25 AM — Please add stop at bronx science high school for bus q44
5/11/2022, 10:35 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:46 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:47 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:48 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx high school of science on school day.
5/11/2022, 11:02 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High School of Science on school days. It will be so helpful for my family moving to and fro the Bronx area.
5/11/2022, 11:05 AM — ????(???? @Cecilia-26B-Q):Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:12 AM — We like Q44 bus stop by Bronx science hight school
5/11/2022, 11:13 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:17 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:26 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:37 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:41 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:47 AM — Please add a bus stop at Bronx High School of Science.
5/11/2022, 11:48 AM — ????(???? @Cecilia-26B-Q):Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:52 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:59 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Scienceand on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:00 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:03 PM — Please leave/keep the Southbound, Q3 Route, Farmers Blvd/Henderson Ave. It helps many people coming from work to walk towards home inside or Henderson Ave. please consider this request
5/11/2022, 12:03 PM — I hope the bus can be extended to Bronx High School of Science and Technology so that children can go to school in the morning without having to get up so early to take the subway and transfer to the bus. I hope this decision can be approved
5/11/2022, 12:29 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 12:42 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting studentsfrom private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 7:16 PM — Please extend the line to the Bronx Science
5/11/2022, 7:30 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:01 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to the Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00am to 8:30am and Queens-bound express service from 2:30pm to 6:30pm. Right now hundreds of Bronx Science student families in Queens have to pay $4000/yr to private school bus company which is almost many new immigrants family’s 10% of income. Otherwise the kids need to commute 3 hours or more to the Bronx for school. This is really a kind of punishment on our new hardworking immigrants family or diligent students.
5/11/2022, 9:19 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:20 PM — Dear Sir or Madam, Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 9:36 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:11 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 10:28 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:08 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/11/2022, 11:30 PM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and High School of American Studies at Lehman College and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for schools. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. This is a significant lack of service between these 2 boroughs.
5/12/2022, 12:53 AM — Please extend the Q44 bus line to bronx science high school.
5/12/2022, 1:10 AM — RE THE QM15 -- I see you want to change the time between buses during Peak times from 9 minutes to 13 minutes. As it is, the buses were crowded BEFORE THE PANDEMIC and we were requesting MORE BUSES. Now that everyone will be going back to work, this is going to cause an INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF OVERCROWDING!! That is a LOT OF TIME to wait for the next bus during rush hour !! PLEASE LEAVE IT AT 9 MINUTES.
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5/12/2022, 2:00 AM — I'm curious if anyone on your planning commission actually DROVE your new 'time saving' redesign of the Q16 Utopia that is now proposed to go straight up Utopia Pkwy and turn onto Crocheron Ave?
If anyone had actually taken the time to do this you would have seen that Utopia is so narrow between Chrocheron and 33rd Ave there it's sometimes impossible for 2 cars to pass each other so how will a bus fit? Or what happens when the returning bus is also there? It can take several lights for a car to get through the intersection of Utopia/Chrocheron if a CAR wants to make a left turn. Not to mention a BUS trying to make a turn onto Chrocheron- another narrow street...all to get to the madness known as Northern Blvd. And let's not forget that area is undergoing a years long sewer upgrade, causing cars to be detoured.
Or how about the fact that your new wait time is 10 minutes LONGER? Exactly how is this supposed to make life easier in an area that is already a transit desert?
I hope you will address my concerns. You have my email so I'm looking forward to your timely response.
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5/12/2022, 2:25 AM — I am concerned and upset about the removal of off-peak express bus service in my area, Jewel Ave & Main Street, as well as other areas. There has been increased crime on the subways, people are packed close together (a covid concern), and the city is trying encourage people to take public transportation into the city vs. drive to reduce congestion. By removing the option of the off-peak express bus to/from the city, it will increase the use of cars/taxis driving in to the city. I know a number of people, including elderly, those with difficulty walking/stairs, parents with kids, those concerned about covid, those scared of the subway crime, who take the express bus to doctors appointments, business appointments, shopping, etc. Removing the off-peak hours will do a great disservice to our community.
5/12/2022, 2:33 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:37 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:37 AM — Our communities have been in a transportation dessert for many years. Any redesign to meet our travel more easy and not long of a commute. Our residents in Springfield Gardens have put a proposal for the Q77 to be extended to 147th Ave for commuter from Far Rockaway, Rosedale to make easy transfers instead of traveling to Jamaica to transfer to the Q77 (for another 20 minutes).
5/12/2022, 2:39 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford.
5/12/2022, 2:45 AM — Please extend the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. thanks .
5/12/2022, 4:16 AM — Bus route on 20 ave between parsons blvd and 154 street has no space for bus stops, very narrow, safety concerns
5/12/2022, 4:46 AM — I would be grateful if you can consider extending the Q44 route to The Bronx High School of Science and on school days add Bronx-bound express service from 6:00 AM to 8:30 AM and Queens-bound express service from 2:30 PM to 6:30 PM. This change will greatly relieve the hardship of many school children residing in Queens who have to commute 3 hours or more (round trip) to the Bronx for school. It will also increase ridership by attracting students from private school bus services that unfortunately many families cannot afford. Thank you !
5/12/2022, 5:35 AM — I strongly object to the removal of the bus stop on Union Turnpike and 226th street for the Q46 and the proposed Q48. Prior to the pandemic that stop was (and proportionately still is) heavily used. If you would look at pictures instead of a map, you would see by the housing configuration that the majority of residents who use the bus service live congregated around the 22th street stop. On the south side of Union Turnpike there is literally no Apartment buildings east of the 226th street bus stop. The stop is in front of the entrance to the final building on that side of the street. Rather than walk east and stand on a dark unsafe service road of the GCP (which is the next stop) everyone will walk west to Springfield Blvd and add to the congestion of the North/South--East/West passenger exchange. Instead of occasionally having to stop for the red light--your bus may have to stop for two in order to get everyone on because you have added to the density of the stop. I could go on but I hope you get the point.
5/12/2022, 6:20 AM — Please send the MTA bus redesign for northern queens
5/12/2022, 7:02 AM — Is there plans for west side access from queens, (Forest Hills) specifically around 57th street and 11th avenue in Manhattan, thank you
5/12/2022, 7:06 AM — PLEASE do NOT get rid of off-peak express bus hours! Tonight my uncle, a man in his early 70s, was coming home from work on the subway. He was minding his own business. Someone came up to him with a baseball bat and smashed him in the face. He is on his way to the hospital right now. Many, including myself, no longer feel safe in the NYC subways. We need an alternative public transportation option into/out of the city throughout the day. The express bus is that option. I take the express bus along Jewel Avenue (QM4/QM44).
5/12/2022, 8:23 AM — Here are some more suggestions, they may be repetitive but here they are:
If the Q50 absorbs the Q48, please base the new Q50 at LaGuardia Depot.
Keep the Q1 and Q6 as two separate routes. The Q6 should operate to Hillside-Sutphin Station and the Q40 should be rerouted to 165 St. Terminal.
Combine the proposed Q61 with the proposed Q78. The Q78 proposal has no subway connection.
The Q10 and Q64 should remain as two separate routes, the Q64 should be absorbed by a modified Q73. Forest Hills bound, the Q73 would operate along 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the present Q64 route to 71 Avenue Station. The Q73 would be based at Queens Village Depot.
The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 to create a JFK-LGA route.
Base the Q31, Q75 and Q83 at Jamaica Depot.
Base the new Q17 and Q66 at Casey Stengel Depot.
Base the Q32 at LaGuardia Depot.
Extend Q77 to Green Acres Mall.
Redesigned the six three digit route designations:
Q104 to become Q34
Q105 to become Q36
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 to become Q71
Q114 to become Q74
Q115 to become Q15
Extend Q52 SBS to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 SBS to Riis Park
If the Q61 and Q78 are combined, make that route the new Q41.
That's It!
Herb
5/12/2022, 8:50 AM — What would be useful is a stop at Cloverdale Boulevard and Kenilworth Avenue or close to that, the northeast corner of the Queensborough Community College campus, and a way to get to that from the Long Island Railroad Bayside stop. The Q27 stop is on the opposite side of the campus, away from most of the academic buildings.
5/12/2022, 9:44 AM — The Q23 stops on 43rd Ave & 104,
101 St & Roosevelt Ave shouldn’t be removed. The #7 train stop at 103rd has a huge ridership that get off and connect to the 23 towards E Elmhurst & Forest Hills.
Specifically you are forcing ppl to walk a long distance to 108St to catch the bus towards FH.
In addition you are creating a bus desert in an unsafe area of Corona. The stops along 104 St are crucial, there is a school a block away. Parents rely on these stops.
Also there a places of worship whose parishioners use the bus particularly seniors and families with children.
Walking from National St to 108 St is a long stretch again in an unsafe area.
I urge you to please keep those stops.
Also the Q58 - if you remove the stop at Corona Ave & 102 creates a long stretch from the previous stop on National
There’s a park , school and shopping area.
This area is undeserved already , brown communities should not have to suffer.
5/12/2022, 12:01 PM — Please extend q44 line to Bronx scienxe
5/12/2022, 12:14 PM — Eastern Queens which includes Bayside is beyond the subway services. Also, a good part of the population is made up of seniors. Thus, bus service is essential for getting around Queens and NYC including frequent local buses. Express buses are necessary for Eastern Queens as well to connect with Manhattan. More express service to the Bronx, Brooklyn could be accomplished by establishing a hub for express buses. Now express buses in Queens do not make local stops that would enable transfers to Bronx-bound buses, for instance.
5/12/2022, 10:01 PM — Please keep local bus service on the ENTIRE length of Jewel Avenue instead of moving parts of it to 73rd avenue in Kew Gardens Hills. The proposed plan will make it more difficult for the Pomonoc community, a low income community, from accessing the subway.
5/13/2022, 1:58 AM — Please consider keeping the Queens Boulevard/44th street stop on the Q60 line. This stop is used by many riders and is in the middle of a residential area. Removing the stop would mean current users would need to walk at the very minimum four additional blocks, a barrier for many disabled or mobility limited people that live in the area.
5/13/2022, 2:24 AM — The proposed q66 route deliberately avoids public housing on 21st street that serves a significant elderly population dependent upon buses . It’s not only inconvenient for me ; it’s racist and discriminatory . Shame on mta for even considering this!!
5/13/2022, 2:29 AM — System works great leave well enough alone!!!!
NY City Transportation is the best in the worls!!!
5/13/2022, 2:59 AM — Extend q77 to green acres
5/13/2022, 4:06 AM — The following feedback concerns routes that come into Queens Community District 6
Q10
In general the headways are considerable
Q21
The northbound route table is a bit confusing it has the Queens B/59 Ave stop removed and then not removed
There is a Woodhaven/Hoffman stop Soutbound and a Hoffman/Woodhaven stop Northbound - is there a reason for the different names - appears to be the same stop.
Q23
There is too much space between the 69 Ave & 67 Ave stops - about 8 blocks
The removal of the 108/62 stop could be problematic
Q38
Northbound - the headway between Queens B/63 Avenue & 63 Drive/Booth are too large
Q46
Confused - the Queens B/78 Ave stop - is it on the eastbound side - i would presume so.
Q54
Eastbound - The stop removal at 72 Dr/Park Lane South is problematic and will put evening passengers at risk as they must travel further to board
Westbound - Removal of stops like Metro/Forest P Dr, Metro/72 create rather large headways.
Q59
Eastbound - Is Queens B/62 Drive a stop or not - grid is not clear
Westbound - Removal of the Horace Harding could make access to those on the other side of LIE a challenge
Q60
Westbound - Headway between Queens B/75 Ave and Queens B/108 is too much.
Q73
Wish it did not have to be on Austin
QM7
As the QM7 local is replacing the QM11 local leg one stop that does not appear replicated is the Queens B/78 - this needs rectified
QM11
Nice to have service added to Yellowstone
After reviewing all the other express bus routes I am concerned about congestion on Yellowstone which is already a mess. I am also concerned about buses Idling on Yellow/Juno at the start of the route.
QM12
As 63rd Ave stop is eliminated, do we know which Midtown Express Bus will cover that?
QM18
The headways between 66/71st and 108/67 are too big
QM42
Removal of the Metro/Union loop based on ridership could be a problem. When were those ridership numbers considered. Were they pre-pandemic or post? If pre- we are seeing more people on buses now bc of the fear of the subway. If Post- many businesses still have not resumed any type of return either full in person or hybrid. Are there projections they might have considered.
5/13/2022, 6:52 AM — we strongly oppose the 73 ave bus line in hillcrest queens .the ave is already congested. bus lines on union trpk ,utopia pkwy, and 164 st are quite sufficient.all the neighbors are in agreement about this.it will reduce our quality of life and is quite unnecessary we must reconsider this part of the proposal.all the existing bus lines are comfortably accessible in our neighborhood.....please reconsider this part of the proposal
5/13/2022, 7:07 AM — I am strongly against this idea of continuing
The bus line on 73rd ave. It’s very unsafe having a bus line here. There are many kids on these safe streets, and putting a bus line down these streets will put many of these childrens lives in danger, whether it’s the constant traffic or the many random people walking the streets. Please don’t allow this to happen.
5/14/2022, 2:06 AM — I take this bus home from school and it needs to keep connecting to the Q27 so I can get home. Thank you
5/14/2022, 7:04 AM — I've heard that that current Q1 passengers along Springfield Boulevard in Queens Village still want a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway in Jamaica without transferring to other bus lines. Additionally, I believe the MTA should consider eliminating the Q78 route so that some of those resources could be shifted to the Q26 route so that the Q26 route could then be extended further south from Francis Lewis Boulevard/120th Avenue to Farmers Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard thus increasing the frequency of bus service along Springfield Boulevard south of 120th Avenue as the Q26 has better frequencies than the Q78 route plus direct transfer connection to the IRT #7 subway Line for more passengers from Southeastern Queens. Also, with the additional resources of eliminating the Q78 route the MTA should also revise the Q75 route to instead operate from Fort Totten in Bayside to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue, Jamaica via Bell Boulevard to 48th Avenue, 216th Street, Luke Place, 56th Avenue, and then Springfield Boulevard between Queensborough Community College and Jamaica Avenue. At Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would travel between Springfield Boulevard and 188th Street(w/b)/187th Place(e/b) the Q75 would travel to Hillside Avenue and then on its proposed route to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue Jamaica. The Q75 route should also operate (express) limited stops between the Horace Harding Expressway and Hillside Avenue thus stopping along Springfield Boulevard only at the Horace Harding Expressway, 73rd Avenue, Union Turnpike and Hillside Avenue as the Q27 route would be serving interim stops between the Horace Harding Expressway and 73rd Avenue and the Q26 route would serve interim stops between 73rd Avenue and Hillside Avenue. Along Springfield Boulevard between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would then make more interim local stops which would serve former Q1 Springfield Boulevard passengers by then providing a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway Station in Jamaica. At Springfield Boulevard/Jamaica Avenue the Q75 would also operate (express) limited stops only stopping at 212th Street, Francis Lewis Boulevard and 188th Street(w/b)/187th Place(e/b) and then travel to Hillside Avenue and then continue its normal proposed route to Sutphin Boulevard/Archer Avenue. Under this plan the Q75 route would also provide a one seat ride to Jamaica for Bayside passengers as the Q31 route once did. I also checked the bus stops along Springfield Boulevard on both the Q26 and Q75 routes where they now parallel each other and found that all stops were identical in the southbound direction but in the northbound direction there were two more stops at 107th Avenue and 94th Avenue that were removed from the Q26 route but for some reason were added to the Q78 route perhaps this was an error as there are only 52 stops proposed in the northbound direction and 55 stops proposed in the Southbound direction on the Q78 so perhaps there is still one more stop on that route in the Southbound direction that might have been also added by error. There was also a minor difference in stops at one nearby location as the Q26 stops at 119th Avenue and the Q78 at 120th Avenue.
5/14/2022, 7:12 AM — On one of the past virtual meetings some were complaining about splitting the Q23 over to Fresh Meadows and wanted the route to serve the Forest View Crescent Co-op/Stop & Shop at Union Turnpike and one person mentioned how difficult it is to access the Forest Hills Subway Station from the Alderton Street and Yellowstone Blvd. area as well and that there's already an express bus there and why can't a local bus operate along Yellowstone Blvd. as well. If it is determined that the Q23 will no longer travel to Fresh Meadows and instead travel toward the Forest View Crescent Co-op/Stop & Shop at Union Turnpike to terminate at or some other similar remedy. If this is the situation, I hope the MTA would then consider revising/extending the Q10 route to serve Union Turnpike between Kew Gardens and 188th Street in Fresh Meadows but instead of having the Q10 terminate at 188th Street/64th Avenue as the Q23 route was proposed to do please consider having the Q10 route travel further north to the Horace Harding Expressway and then further east to Queensborough Community College to terminate at instead. This would provide Northeastern Queens passengers easier access to JFK Airport as well as access to the Kew Gardens Subway Station of the "E" & "F" subway lines or to the Lefferts Boulevard Station of the "A" subway line. This would also provide Southwestern Queens passengers faster access to St. John's University, St. Francis Prep High School, Queensborough Community College plus transfers to and from many other routes Northeastern Queens routes.
5/14/2022, 1:41 PM — As a Kew Gardens Hills resident, I can only say that some of this would be a disaster for our community.
1. There are times of the day and year that we do not have enough parking in our shopping district as it is. Taking away more to put in a dedicated bus lane (which was already determined to be unnecessary in the immediate local area), would destroy our local businesses which are already hurting do to decreased pedestrian traffic coupled with 2 years of covid protocols.
2. Having a bus turn off of Jewel Ave on to Main Street and then go up 73rd Ave, takes it off of Jewel where it is already heavily used, and adds too much traffic to 73rd Ave. Best would be to leave what works alone, or at least turn the bus at 150th Street rather than Main Street, which would keep it away from 2 residential blocks that include 3 synagogues and a preschool.
5/14/2022, 10:30 PM — Put a bus route between Hunter’s Point South in LIC and Midtown Manhattan using the Midtown Tunnel.
5/14/2022, 10:30 PM — Bus route from hunters point LIC to midtown Manhattan
5/15/2022, 2:59 AM — If the Q27 terminated at 230 St-69 Av, NYCDOT should install traffic lights at Springfield Blvd-69 Av and at 69 An-Cloverdale Blvd.
Please extend the Q77 to Green Acres Mall. The Hillside Avenue corridor deserves access.
Make Roosevelt Avenue between Prince Street and Main Street the new Starting Point for the new Q12 Northern Blvd East route.
Please keep the Q24s Jamaica Terminal on 168 Street not 89 Avenue-Parsons Blvd. The Broadway Junction bound Q24 should operate along Jamaica Av, left on Sutphin Blvd, right on 94 An which becomes Atlantic Avenue after crossing Van Wyck Expwy then regular route to Broadway Junction. On the return trip along Atlantic Avenue continue on 94 Av, left on Sutphin Blvd, right on Jamaica Av, right on Herrick Blvd, left on Archer Avenue then left to end of route on 168 St.
Please redesigned Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park.
Herb
5/15/2022, 4:21 AM — Please extend Q77 to green acres mall for our community of Hollis and Queens Village.
5/15/2022, 4:34 AM — Hi,
Given the opportunity, why not adding a new/extended route between Forest Hills and Flushing (near Main street)?
At the moment the quickest way between the two points is to take the R/M/E/F subway line between Forest Hills and Jackson Heights, followed by the (usually local) 7 train.
Thanks,
Rich
5/15/2022, 9:40 AM — I live on 73rd Avenue. During evening rush hour starting at 3 pm when school let's out, LIE & Grand Central Parkway are at a stand still, all the traffic backs up on 73rd Ave from Main Street thru past 187th Street. What are you all thinking?????
5/15/2022, 10:40 AM — 1-real estate values on our homes are sure to go down with all of the ensuing issues a bus route will cause
2-parking would either be curtailed or eliminated to accommodate bus stops in front of peoples homes in this residential area
3-passengers waiting for buses tend to liter at bus stops
4- evening and night buses will cause additional and excessive noise that all ready exists from passenger cars and emergency vehicles (not to mention airplane noise from LaGuardia) only to become magnified by adding the buses
Very much oppose this!!!.
5/16/2022, 12:55 AM — I live in the highest paying tax neighborhood in Queens and we had one bus line that provides transportation for all of our high school children to the several high schools located along the route and now you want to take that bus route away from us? The Q76 queens line needs to remain as is to service all of the highschool and middle schools on its current Francis Lewis route (holy cross high school, WJPS, St. Francis Prep, TMlA, Bayside highschool, and many others). By removing all of the stops in whitestone for our kids to pick up the bus in the morning and then not traveling down francis Lewis blvd, you are inconveniencing multiple neighborhood children (Malba, whitestone, north flushing, bayside etc) and they reside in the neighborhoods that have the highest property taxes so who are you making this change for?? Why do those of us that pay the most taxes in this city now have to make our kids reroute for school and take two buses that are not in their neighborhood to get to the schools we pay for?? The Q76 queens new route does not fit the needs of the neighborhood it is in and needs to remain as is. Go and disorganize another neighborhoods bus route, one that doesn’t pay in average $15k or more in taxes. We don’t have a subway system near us, the Q76 queens line is our kids life line for high school and it’s not fair that person in the MtA that hasn’t bothered to ask those of us in the neighborhood that rely on that bus for approval of a new route. Everyone in Malba, whitestone, flushing and bayside would all agree we do not need or want any changes to that line!!
5/16/2022, 9:48 AM — I just attended one of the virtual meetings for my district's bus routes redesign and appreciated my voice and concerns being heard. I'm looking forward to adding my comments to the Remix map and sharing this resource with friends and neighbors. My one concern is what outreach is being done to make this map resource more known and accessible to the public. I only learned about this through attending the meeting, but I was one of only two attendees for my district. What is MTAs plan for making the Remix map more known to the general public or bus riders in general? More signage, posters in public spaces, materials in community centers/places of gathering, communicating with Community Boards, etc? I appreciate hearing your feedback. Thank you!
5/16/2022, 10:54 AM — I am writing to you about one of the proposed new bus routes under MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign. The bus route is from Forest Hills to Queensborough Community College and the bus would go down 73rd Avenue, as well as Jewel Avenue. The bus would be Q73.
I am strongly opposed to this bus route for a number of reasons. First, there already is a bus that goes along Jewel Avenue (Q64) and with this proposed bus route there will be 2 buses going along Jewel Avenue (Q64 and Q73). Jewel Avenue already has a lot of traffic and adding an additional bus would make the traffic along Jewel Avenue nearly impossible. Also, 73rd Avenue also has traffic congestion and adding buses along 73rd Avenue would only add more traffic congestion on 73rd Avenue. Another reason why I am opposed to this route is that the bus stops would take up valuable parking spots. I live in Hillcrest and I am close to 73rd Avenue and I already sometimes find it difficult to find a parking spot and adding bus stops would only make it more difficult. Also, the bus would add noise polution to the neighborhood. It would be very difficult at night and early in the morning when people are sleeping, especially the people that live right on 73rd Avenue and very close to 73rd Avenue. Not only will it disturb people when they are sleeping but it would change the character of the neighborhood. Hillcrest is a very quiet residential neighborhood. Most people, including myself, live here because of that reason. Finally, this bus route is really not necessary. There are many buses that either go right to Queensborough Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses. As you see, this bus route will cause a myriad of problems and it really is not really needed. Please do not put this bus route into place. Thank you.
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5/16/2022, 11:20 AM — The 168th St stop on Union Tpke in Queens is a very important, vital, busy stop for the q46 and all the qm express lines. 164th St to Utopia Pkwy is too far for most of the residents. Please do not take away or reduce the 168th St stop when redesigning the routes
5/16/2022, 12:38 PM — Why are you cutting out our whole neighborhood from local and express busses. All the new changes cut of every bus. The closest express bus will not be .7 miles from our home. (The old qm10) yet you only moved the bus 1 block for the people in Forest hills. And thre closest local bus is now .5 miles from our home. You have cut off the busses that take our children to their zoned schools. The only local bus that serves our area was the q38 and that will no longer turn into our area it will now go left?
You have removed all bus that stopped on
99th street and 60th Ave , 99 st and 58 Ave. The bus will no long go this way at all. Also you have removed the q58 from picking up 108 and Horace harding expy. The kids will have to walk .5 miles to 108st and corna Ave to get a bus to school. But your re routing the bus to 111 Street? That street has Flushing meadow park on one side of the street and private houses on the other. It does not service 1/2 as many people. Also they just reduced the road from 2 lanes to 1 line by Flushing meadow so how are you going to put a bus on that street. There are bike lanes and kids running to and from the park.
5/17/2022, 1:54 AM — Express bus from LIC to midtown, please!
5/17/2022, 3:05 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be so convenient. It would also relieve subway congestion.
5/17/2022, 7:11 AM — On the Q39 newly proposed route were a large segment will be discontinued and served by Q67. I strongly disagree with the proposed plan. A lot of students live in Ridgewood that go to High Schools in Long Island City. Parents like the fact their child does not need to switch buses. Also many people live in Ridgewood and work in the Sunnyside; Long Island City area.
I was one of those students that went to Aviation High School and for a time period I worked in Long Island City by Queens Plaza. It nice to only have to get on one bus and not switch to another one.
I hope this proposed change does not happen.
5/17/2022, 11:04 AM — I am writing to you about one of the proposed new bus routes under MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign. The bus route is from Forest Hills to Queensborough Community College and the bus would go down 73rd Avenue, as well as Jewel Avenue. The bus would be Q73.
I am strongly opposed to this bus route for a number of reasons. First, there already is a bus that goes along Jewel Avenue (Q64) and with this proposed bus route there will be 2 buses going along Jewel Avenue (Q64 and Q73). Jewel Avenue already has a lot of traffic and adding an additional bus would make the traffic along Jewel Avenue nearly impossible. Also, 73rd Avenue also has traffic congestion and adding buses along 73rd Avenue would only add more traffic congestion on 73rd Avenue. Another reason why I am opposed to this route is that the bus stops would take up valuable parking spots. I live in Hillcrest and I am close to 73rd Avenue and I already sometimes find it difficult to find a parking spot and adding bus stops would only make it more difficult. Also, the bus would add noise polution to the neighborhood. It would be very difficult at night and early in the morning when people are sleeping, especially the people that live right on 73rd Avenue and very close to 73rd Avenue. Not only will it disturb people when they are sleeping but it would change the character of the neighborhood. Hillcrest is a very quiet residential neigborhood. Most people, including myself, live here because of that reason. Another reason why I oppose this bus route is litter. When there are bus stops and people, the amount of litter increases. Hillcrest as well other neigborhoods, along 73rd Avenue, would have more litter. Finally, this bus route is really not necessary. There are many buses that either go right to Queensborough Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses.
I hope that you see, as I do, that this proposed bus route is not a sound idea for a number of reasons. Thank you.
5/17/2022, 10:36 PM — I don’t see the need for a bus route on 73 Ave. 73 Ave runs through a residential area, no malls, shopping centers The area is well served by buses on 188th St, utopia parkway, 164th street.
What 73 Ave needs is more traffic lights to stop people speeding
5/17/2022, 10:41 PM — No to buses on 73 Ave, what makes you think that a bus is needed. It is a residential area. No businesses attracting people outside the neighborhood. Don’t think too many people would use it. Area served by 164 st, utopia parkway, union turnpike and 188 st
5/17/2022, 11:07 PM — The proposed bus route Q73 will be going through the middle of quite, tree lined, residential neighborhoods, full of children, baby carriages and elderly residents with walkers. There have already been several traffic lights added to this route which have increased congestion and dangerous maneuvering by drivers to avoid the lights. adding the noise, foot traffic, and loss of residential parking spaces the route will bring will be detrimental to the community.
Please reconsider this route.
5/18/2022, 1:08 AM — Please keep the 168th Street &Union Tpke stop for ALL buses. Please do NOT create a bus line along 73rd Avenue between 164th Street & Utopia Parkway. The streets and homes in this area are not set up to accommodate buses or the people who would wait for them. If you need a bus along 73rd Ave, please have the bus turn off 73rd Avenue before 164th St (or even Parsons Blvd) and go onto a wider more commercial street like Union Tpke until Utopia Parkway.
5/18/2022, 4:48 AM — This proposal to have the Q10 merge with the q64 is foolish.
The Q10 should remain where it is OR cross Union Tpke and merge with the Q46 at main street.
The route is long enough as is and it takes the buses long enough to get from terminal to terminal as is.
What would be better is have the Q10 continue past KG road, turning onto Union Tpke then terminating at main street where it would then turn around again and come through briarwood back to Queens Blvd and then down lefferts to JFK.
That would make a lot more sense overall
5/18/2022, 4:51 AM — The Q19 and Q15A merger is spectacular. Thank you for this, only one bus to go to work is a lifesaver!
5/18/2022, 5:21 AM — Extend the Q14 to Metropolitan Ave/Middle Village because so many individuals transfer from the Q38 to the M train service and vice versa.
5/18/2022, 8:10 AM — Re: the proposed Q60 eastbound route: Please do not eliminate the Queens Blvd. / 77th Ave. and Queens Blvd. / 83rd Ave. Commuters like myself get off at these stops. Plus Queens Blvd. / 80 Rd. The 77th Ave. stop is close to stores & a bank. The 83rd Ave. stop, which is near the District Attorney’s office, has a lot of people who live in apartments around the corner towards Kew Gardens Rd.
5/18/2022, 9:45 AM — I'm an earlier testimony I suggted that College Point and Baisley Park depots become "QM" depots. I would like to suggest that the QM68 be based at College Point. Anything South of Hillside Avenue be based at Baisley Park.
I am still requesting that the six three digit routes be changed to two digit routes:
Q104 would be Q34
Q105 would be Q36
Q109 would be Q64
Q111 would be Q71
Q114 would be Q74
Q115 would be Q15
If you combine the proposed Q61 with the Q78 make that the new Q41.
Redesignate the proposed Q80 as the new Q30.
Redesigned the proposed Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 at Belmont Park
That's All For Now!
Herb
5/18/2022, 10:05 AM — Q73 should continue down Yellowstone to Kessell to avoid Burns Street and 69th Ave. this is a difficult intersection with three roads converging and a driveway, leading to difficulty for pedestrian crossing. Also buses speed down 69th Ave which is a residential street. Keeping busses along the wider Yellowstone Blvd which is only two avenues away is a short walk and safer for pedestrians and the community.
5/18/2022, 10:36 AM — Removing so many stops from each bus line is going to increase the number of pedestrian accidents as riders are being forced to walk further and further and to rush through busy intersections to get to the nearest stop. Since there is less service overall and missing just one bus would be a big problem for getting to work on time, riders will also feel obliged to run to catch the bus, perhaps even through traffic. The decrease in the frequency of the buses is also a problem during this ongoing pandemic because it means that if another covid surge occurs and multiple bus drivers become sick, there will be huge delays in the system and a complete lack of service for hours, which also endangers livelihoods and lives. These changes are also incredibly burdensome for the disabled and elderly, perhaps even to a discriminatory extent. There should be no decrease in the frequencies of these buses, service should be extended and expanded rather than cut down and reduced, especially now that the MTA has billions of dollars of funding from the government. There is no other city in the entire country where the lives of the inhabitants depend so much on public transportation, and making sure public transportation is easy, cheap, and accessible is also now more important than ever in the face of extreme climate change.
I can also say from personal experience that removing the NORTHERN BL/196 ST stop from the Q12 and Q13 lines is unwise and very dangerous because there are a lot of schoolchildren who depend on that stop. Forcing them to cross at the next nearest stops NORTHERN BL/194 ST, where there is no crosswalk or at NORTHERN BL/FRANCIS LEWIS BL or NORTHERN BL/UTOPIA PY, which are both huge busy intersections with multiple lanes and turning lanes, would put these children in a great deal of danger and will almost certainly cause an increase in the number of accidents along Northern Blvd, which is already one of the most dangerous roads in New York City. You cannot in good conscience remove this stop from both of these routes, or else you will be putting all of these children at risk.
5/18/2022, 10:47 AM — Please be advised that there is a mistake on the new oropsed bus route map.
On Hillside Ave. route in the Eastern part of Queens it shows Q46 instead of Q43.
Q46 runs on Union Turnpike.
Q43 runs on Hillside Ave.
5/18/2022, 12:27 PM — I take the Q39 bus on 60th street and Saint Felix every single day to work. With no other options without more transfers making my commute even longer. Removing the stop will hurt local businesses at a time when there's a explosion of possbly thousands of new residents moving into the area. Overcrowding any other public transportation alternatives.
This bus is also a life line to many elderly in the area as well as students.
Environmentally more people with cars will be out on the road considering this is a hard ro reach area. More cars at a time when congestion is a problem getting grin one side of Queen's to another.
5/18/2022, 2:07 PM — It would be really appreciated if the QM17 would provide services on the weekends especially from Far Rockaway to Manhattan.
Thanks.
5/19/2022, 12:13 AM — Please do not remove the Q8 Bus Stop for Pitkin Avenue - Logan Street. Logan St and Sutter Av isn’t barely used the stoped I mentioned is used by many students in the morning and in the evening. This stop should remain. Please and thank you.
5/19/2022, 1:16 AM — Why can’t you run some down Springfield Blvd . Many depend on this bus to go to the subway at 179 . Makes no sense . Very unhappy as many are here that you want to discontinue the Q1 Queens Village route
5/19/2022, 1:17 AM — Your killing the Queens Village end how stupid a heavily used route
5/19/2022, 1:24 AM — Why do you guys discontinue heavily used routes makes no sense . Keep the 27 the way it is . College point extension would be nice .
5/19/2022, 1:58 AM — Please, don’t remove the both of my stops of Q83 at liberty avenue at 177street and liberty avenue 180street. Keep one. Thank you
5/19/2022, 2:02 AM — It is stated that if a current bus line is not listed, then it may have been renamed and that the route may still be in the system. Well, I can't find anything for the existing Q41, the most heavily used line in Howard Beach. Is that route then gone? It would appear so. I really don't get this city and the geniuses that make these decisions. The city wants less people in cars, but are taking away their bus-lines away. Genious....not.
5/19/2022, 2:11 AM — The proposed Q73 bus raises several significant concerns:
Jewel Avenue and Main Street are already extremely congested. The 64 crawls especially during the morning rush, between Main and Queens Blvd. Another bus will create bottleneck traffic along Jewel and 73rd Avenues, one-lane streets that already have major traffic congestion.
Limited line of sight from cross streets - a car went into mine several years ago on 73 Avenue due to blocked sight from large cars parked near the intersection; busses will only make this dangerous road even worse
Litter and safety due to increased volume of people coming in and out of the neighborhood
Noise
Impossible parking, on top of the already existing parking issues; we don't have a driveway and find that parking is a challenge. A bus will make this worse.
Thank you for taking these issues into consideration.
5/19/2022, 3:16 AM — I want to see the Q77 extended to Green Acres Mall.
5/19/2022, 3:51 AM — The historic Ridgewood Reservoir is a 50-acre natural oasis that serves diverse communities on the border of Brooklyn and Queens. Despite its beauty, ecological importance, and open access, the Ridgewood Reservoir, which is proximate to some of the poorest areas in New York City, is impossible to reach by public transportation. I am calling on the MTA and New York City to provide direct bus access for New Yorkers looking to reach our greenspace and enjoy its benefits.
The Ridgewood Reservoir, one of the very few greenspaces in this part of the Brooklyn / Queens border, is ill-served by current public transportation options. The closest subway station is the J train at Norwood Avenue, a mile away. The closest bus stop is the Q56 at Jamaica and Shepherd Avenues, a half-mile downhill from the Reservoir. This greenspace currently best serves as a cultural and ecological treasure for New Yorkers who can drive to it. For neighborhood residents and visitors, this is a travesty. Quality greenspace should be available to all, most especially when the surrounding areas are underserved and their residents are primarily people of color.
With more transportation options, this reservoir will be accessible to all New Yorkers to enjoy its many health benefits. This includes a multi-use path for walking, biking and running, scenic birds and flowers, quiet respite from the city, and more! The MTA should be in the business of helping people take public transportation rather than excluding them from neighborhood parkland based on its car-oriented location.
5/19/2022, 3:59 AM — My current stop on Groton & Yellowstone on the QM42 would be eliminated. I have health issues and can't walk to another stop. This would be severely inconvenient for me as I have no other options on how to commute to and from work.
5/19/2022, 4:07 AM — Good afternoon, More B77 is needed. Always have to wait 20 minutes for a bus to come. You should have the same service like the B17. Need improvement on this. Thank you.
5/19/2022, 4:08 AM — Bus drivers must be more accomadative to passengers whenever they see passengers running to meet the stop some of them are unreasonable and just drive away we are all human beings and it's expected we would behave in that manner put the shoes on some of the drivers foot and I'm certain they too will complain about courtesy thanks
5/19/2022, 5:12 AM — One should reconsider removing the eastbound Q54 bus stop on Metropolitan Ave and Grandview Ave. There is currently a bus shelter at this location. There are no bus shelters at any of the other nearby bus stops.
It would be a waste of money having to removing the bus shelter. This bus stop is also a nice location to get off the Q54 and catch the B38 which has a stop on Grandview Ave right by Metropolitan Ave.
5/19/2022, 5:44 AM — On the q33 removing a couple stops on roosevelt ave is fine and along 23rd ave also will make the route quicker but i dont think the removal of stops along 83rd and 82nd st is a good idea since those streets are all long.
5/19/2022, 5:47 AM — I am not satisfied with the removal of service along my bus route (currently qm40). I don’t have the accessibility to walk far to catch an express bus and eliminating this line and neighboring ones does not help me. Please reconsider this bus redesign carefully and thoughtfully.
5/19/2022, 6:00 AM — The q18 redesign is good. Taking away the loop on jay ave,50th ave and 53ave will make the route better
5/19/2022, 6:33 AM — Removing the two stops on the Q60 between Continental and 75th Avenue will be an enormous hardship for the large senior wheelchair/walker dependent population in the area. If you survey the population you will see how many dependent people take this bus to Mount Sinai and NYU Langone Hospital Center.
5/19/2022, 6:36 AM — I was thinking about the removed stops on the Q60. Can't they run local and selected service intermittently so people who can't walk the six or seven blocks to the next bus stop have an option?
5/19/2022, 7:13 AM — When will the Redesign go into effect?
Which bus line will replace Q27 and Q77
In Cambria Heights and Springfield Gardens?
Thank you
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5/19/2022, 10:05 AM — Where's the Q41 , did it run off the map
5/19/2022, 11:34 AM — This will be the closest stop where I can get an express bus into Manhattan. I will have to walk an additional 6 blocks to get here or take the new Q14 bus in morning rush hour. Will you be providing more buses on the QM12 line? Even if I do get on the bus I might have to stand. Not good. I have 2 types of arthritis in both knees and walk with a cane. This change will add an additional 30-45 minutes to my commute. This does not help me at all.
5/19/2022, 11:35 AM — The elimination of the QM3 would be very detrimental to those who use it. In the past couple of weeks, ridership on this bus route has increased. One of the reasons being a public distrust in the current measure of safety on the subways. The other being that for those who use this bus line, it is the safest and most direct route to midtown Manhattan.
The proposed Q12 as an alternative would not be feasible, as we would still have to rely on the subways, which the public at the moment, do not consider safe AT ALL.
5/19/2022, 11:47 AM — The new plan for the Q69 is great, skipping stops down 21st street between northern Astoria and the F train. I applaud this idea.
However, the new 101 routing causes a transit desert at 21st Avenue and 21st Street, where the Q100 would stop. The marine terrace apartments and associated veterans housing would be left far away from any bus access. The 101 should run down 21st and not 31st to address this.
5/19/2022, 8:02 PM — Don't you DARE cancel the QM10 route! My neighbors, some of whom are handicapped, and I need this bus to get to work every day!!!
5/20/2022, 12:24 AM — How can visually impaired people like me get info on bus route changes?
5/20/2022, 3:56 AM — I have two important comments on the current bus redesign for Queens.
First, there is a proposal for the Q73. This route would send buses directly through a residential neighborhood on 73rd Avenue. There are busses that travel close enough, and therefore it does not warrant to have a bus route. It would add unwelcome congestion and noise to a quiet residential and suburban neighborhood. It would also make already tight parking in the neighborhood more difficult.
Second, the redesign removes QM buses stops on Union Turnpike west of 188 (QM5, QM6, QM35, QM36), as well as reduces the frequency of buses for the remaining lines servicing on Union Turnpike west of 188 (QM1 and QM31). This would result is a SIGNIFICANT drop in available buses for riders on Union Turnpike west of 188. If the other routes (QM5, QM6, QM35, QM36) are to bypass these stops, the frequency of the remaining buses (QM1 and QM31) should be increased threefold, rather than being reduced.
Thank you,
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5/20/2022, 4:03 AM — Q73: Having a bus that goes through a quiet, residential neighborhood on 73rd Avenue is a terrible mistake and would lower the quality of life for the residents. The bus route is not needed as there are suitable alternatives. It would increase congestion and noise pollution to a residential neighborhood. Houses are along the route very close to the street, and it would be disturbing to all those who live there.
QM1, QM5, QM6, QM31, QM35, and QM36: Riders using the buses stops on Union Turnpike west of 188 will be greatly harmed by the current proposal. Four of the six routes will be removed from this stretch. In addition, the two remaining buses will have reduced frequency. Even if the number of buses for the remaining buses remain the same, the buses would be too infrequent to be practical to rely on it for cummutting.
Please do not implement the proposed changes to these routes.
Thank you,
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5/20/2022, 6:46 AM — I represent DO & CO New York Catering, Inc., a employer with approx. eight hundred employees at a commercial kitchen 149-32 132nd Street, Jamaica, NY 11430.
The majority of our employees uses bus line Q10 to commute to and from work. Based on the draft proposal, Q10 would be rerouted so as to create at least 3000ft of walking distance between their workplace and the bus stop (more depending on where exactly the new bus stop is placed). The Q9 line, which is touted as a replacement, would put them at almost the same distance, and also put them on the other side of the I-678 freeway, incentivizing unsafe crossings of the freeway.
On behalf of our workforce, I thus respectfully submit that the Q10 stop near 149-32 132nd Street should remain in its existing location.
5/20/2022, 7:23 AM — On the new Q57, if the ending point is Little Neck Pkwy-Hillside Av, where will buses turn around?
Please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q1 will operate between Bellerose and 165 St. Terminal. The Q6 will operate between JFK Cargo Plaza and Hillside-Sutphin station.
Reroute the Q73 after 73 Av-164 St turn right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av right onto Queens Blvd center strip, left onto Yellowstone Blvd absorbing the Southern end of the Q23.
Combine Q61 with Q78 to provide a subway connection.
Combine the Q10 with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA connection
Replace the six three digit route designations by the following:
Q104 would be Q34
Q105 would be Q36
Q109 would be Q64
Q111 would be Q71
Q114 would be Q74
Q115 would be Q15
You will be hearing more from me soon!
Herb
5/20/2022, 11:23 AM — Why are you removing so many routes from 109th Ave/Merrick where there are 4 high-volume routes now being reduced to just 1? It may seem on paper that the intersection was over-served- but it was not. Commuters from Long Island & southern Queens will drive to 109/Merrick- park their cars and take the bus to the subway- because of available & free parking- frequent bus service. A 1/2 mile between stops (104 ave to Linden) is too long considering Allen Senior Center is on 107th. Is there a route connecting Merrick Blvd to 169th St F train? Folks south of Hillside are only being steered to Archer/Parsons. Prior to 1990 when Jam. Center opened Merrick busses went all the way to Hillside Ave. What happened to the plan to bring Q42 route up to Horace Harding- it should also be extended to ST Albans LIRR/ Veteran's Hospital -just add 1 stop to the existing plan terminating at Sayers/180th. Why separate between south queens and north of Hillside Ave? The Q60 should be extended to Merrick/109th instead of terminating at Sutphin/109th- doing this may mitigate route loss for this intersection and is also adding only 1 stop.
5/20/2022, 1:46 PM — Re:Q47 route. The proposed elimination of the stop at 72nd St 31st Ave (and southbound thereafter) is a terrible inconvenience to those residents who live west of 72nd Street. You propose they walk 3 more blocks to 75th St. This was brought up at hearings and yet is still being proposed. There is no other close bus in this part of Jackson Heights. Very unfair. Please do not do this.
5/20/2022, 10:14 PM — Please modify the Queens bound Q101 bus, that goes down Steinway to & from Manhattan. The bus s/make its 1st stop, @ The same place the Q66/Q69 stop, just before the turn up QBP, so passengers can make their connection. Q66, Q69, & Q101 should all stop before the turn, raster then making the connection, @ 29th Street, which is under heavy construction.
5/20/2022, 11:43 PM — Please fix the bus routes going down 75th street in Jackson Heights. There is so much congestion.
5/21/2022, 4:54 AM — Removing all stops on the Q5 and q85 lines between merrick and baisley and merrick and linden Blvd is a stretch. I’m not even a senior citizen and I’m quite concerned because that’s more than 6 long blocks. And if you’re unfamiliar with Merrick Blvd in Queens NY those blocks are extremely long. I understand the needs for improvement but that’s way too much. I think 2 or 3 stops in between would be more reasonable. Thanks for giving us Queens residents the opportunity to be heard.
5/21/2022, 11:15 PM — Hi,
We should not remove the existing line. On juniper valley road.
Thanks
Hing
5/22/2022, 1:40 AM — Hi - Re: Q17 Rush plan. I am concerned that the end point in Fresh Meadows would have the bus travel on a small residential street. Please consider re-routing that to run on (1) 73rd Ave to 193rd Street to Union Turnpike and then back on 188 Street OR (2) Union Turnpike to 193rd Street to Avon Road and then back on 188 Street. Option 2 (Avon Road) would also have the advantage of offering Q17 service to students who attend PS/IS178 without them having to take the new Q75 and then transfer to the Q17.
5/22/2022, 1:50 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the proposed new Q17 line. The current end point in Fresh Meadows will have the bus run on 81st Ave, which is a small residential street that is not suitable for buses. I propose a slight change. Re-route the Q17 so that it runs on Union Turnpike, take a right on 193rd Street, right on Avon Road, and then back right on 188 Street. These streets are larger and can better accommodate a bus. In addition, re-routing the line to run on Avon Road would allow students attending PS/IS178 to take the Q17 directly home north, rather than having to take the Q75 and then transfer. Thank you for your consideration.
5/22/2022, 2:12 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the proposed Q17 line. The new terminal point of the Q17 (188 Street/Union Turnpike) means that the Q17 will be traveling on 81st Avenue. This is a small residential street and not good to have a bus travel on it. I suggest you re-route the bus so that it travels on Union Turnpike, take a right on 193rd Street, right on AVON ROAD, and then right on 188 Street. 193rd Street and Avon Road are both bigger roads. Also, by going down to Avon Road and 188 Street, students who attend PS/IS178 who currently take the Q17 home can continue to keep their regular commutes. They wouldn't have to transfer from the Q75 to the Q17. Thank you for your consideration.
5/22/2022, 4:48 AM — Please give us a bus line from Long Island city to Manhattan.
5/22/2022, 9:28 AM — first off, full disclosure (as will be clear later on), i am an mta employee (dept of subways). my comments here are as an objective passenger regarding a few of the routes i normally take from flushing but sometimes with a different perspective mixed in, some of which online (cd7 breakup room 3, 630pm session) would not have been the proper forum. that said, i would appreciate if you (operations planning) read my comments until the end (despite my scathing criticism of the q20 right off the bat).
q20: in the redesign, this route has been made essentially obsolete. from main/39th through main/63rd inclusive (the highest ridership volume segment of the route), the amount of stops were reduced to 7. in that same span, the q44 sbs/crosstown makes 6. what is the point of having a 'local' if the spacing of stops is the same as the select bus? unless you want specifics, i will not go into detail as i am sure that you already have to read 1000+ comments about stops being removed on 'local' service throughout queens, especially when you now have a faster service rush/crosstown (which is a big positive for many in the redesign) for those who need to get to the subway quicker. that said, count me amongst the masses that is frustrated (despite me not losing a stop) with the logic that says you can not have both rush/crosstown and local for those who desire it (do not want to spend a few more minutes walking to their stop to save a few minutes on the bus or are not as able). i can not imagine closing local subway stops to make the trip 'faster' and using 'peer systems' to justify it. i digress. the second part of the q20 reduction to uselessness is the short lining it to briarwood. that is a dead end. almost nobody transfers to the subway there. on weekdays, during rush hours and middays, only the f train stops there (not the e). the majority of the passengers riding southbound are either going to the lirr, airtrain, e/j/z trains, or transferring to another bus in jamaica. as was suggested by someone in breakup room 3, at least let it go to the lirr/airtrain jamaica station and find a place to turn it around there if you want to reduce the amount of bus lines on jamaica and archer avenues. it can be an obscure new terminal if not at lirr/airtrain itself. back to the q20, on the other end of the route, there will be no direct bus service from the 7 train to the college point center mall for workers/shoppers. that one was just a bonus gripe to complete the whole route. i understand sacrifices have to be made whenever there is change but the flushing (stop reductions) and the non jamaica (short lining to briarwood) are huge issues that could reduce q20 ridership significantly to the point where it could be eliminated and replaced in the future by a few more q44 intervals (unless that is the plan). thank you for indulging my vent on my home line. moving on.
q44: extending it in the bronx to connect with metro north (erroneously referred to as lirr in the proposed q44 route summary and in the breakup rooms by the moderators) is a big positive. ironically, despite saying in the route summary that there are no q44 stops removed, there are stops removed at 2 different lirr connections. in jamaica, it seems as if the southbound archer/sutphin (jamaica lirr) stop is removed but it is hard to tell as it is not listed as a current stop (which it is). of a more surprising note is the northbound main/kissena stop being removed. as was stated by someone in breakup room 3, that is the heaviest offload point on the entire route as passengers get off there to transfer to the 7 train, lirr, and other buses. it is understood that the next stop main/38th is only 4 blocks away but it is also 4 traffic lights away and then a walk back of 2 blocks for the 7 train which adds a significant amount of time for the majority. the q44 mostly empties out at main/kissena and reloads at main/38 with those going north, transferring from the 7 train or buses. as an aside,
5/22/2022, 11:04 AM — I am thrilled at the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Especially the Q43 extension eastward to LIJ hospital. I am also happy with the fact that there will be new stops (in both directions) located at or near the intersection of Hillside Avenue and Lakeville Road. I have 1 suggestion. The current redesign places an eastward stop for the Q43 at the intersection of Hillside Avenue and North 7th Street. In my opinion this exact spot is a problem for bus drivers. First of all, right after this proposed stop, the driver will need to make it to the left most lane of Hillside Avenue in order to turn left onto Lakeville Road; this is very difficult to do because it's a very short distance from the currently proposed spot to the left lane and it can be a stressful maneuver, especially during heavy traffic periods. There is also a very busy gas station located on Hillside Ave and North 7th Street and cars are constantly pulling into and out of it, again adding stress for the bus driver. I suggest the MTA consider placement of the new bus stop 1 block west (at the intersection of Hillside Ave and North 6th Street.) There is only one business (Mavis Tire) that traverses the block on the south side of Hillside Avenue between N 5th and N 6th Streets, and it closes at 6PM (while the gas station operates 24/7.) In addition, a stop at N 6th provides much more room for the bus driver to go from the right most lane of the bus stop to the left most lane where they need to be to turn left onto Lakeville Road. I would like to add that about 15 years ago, when the MTA used to operate the Long Island Bus (which is now operated by NICE), there was a stop at Hillside Ave and North 6th Street. I believe this was done for the same reasons I have mentioned here (that it made it easier for the bus driver to traverse the intersection.) I hope my suggestion provides some insight and can help in finalizing the bus stop.
5/22/2022, 9:32 PM — LIC needs a bus to midtown via the Midtown tunnel.
Also, buses between Vernon Blv and Greenpoint should run more frequently.
5/23/2022, 3:26 AM — Eastbound BEACH 19 ST/SEAGIRT BL Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound BEACH 19 ST/GATEWAY BL Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound CORNAGA AV/BEACH 20 ST Remove Removed due to new routing
Eastbound BEACH 21 ST TERMINAL/BEACH 21 ST Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 21 ST/MOTT AV Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 20 ST/CORNAGA AV Remove Removed due to new routing
Westbound BEACH 20 ST/BROOKHAVEN AV Remove Removed due to new routing
I have written once before and did not realize how many stops are being removed. Why are you taking out all of these stop but keeping stops on Crossbay when you have the QM16 driving along the same route?
It is not fair to the people in Rockaway and especially to those who rely on the bus in the areas you're planning to remove. I am sure those responsible for the design have never really gotten on the bus or live in the area. The option of an A train is not an option unless you want to get mugged, harrassed by homeless and drunk people at that station. The Q22 is absolutely horrible as well to get on in order to connect to a QM17 10-15 mins away. Who is this redesign benefitting really? The MTA or the people riding the bus? You're not saving those of us coming from the bay or surrounding areas and along all those stops above that you're removing.
Please reconsider. Mott Avenue and possibly Seagirt and 19th should stay in place.
Thank you.
5/23/2022, 3:39 AM — I’m very upset by this redesign that affects the QM4 and the other express buses (QM5/6). I don’t have a car and I work in Midtown East 7 days a week, at 2 different jobs. I go into the city during peak M-F but I return off peak. And I work on weekends. How am I supposed to get in and out of Manhattan with no off-peak express buses? I cannot use the subway because I have panic attacks and the upsurge in violence and other things make me unable to use the subway. This isn’t right. The community - old and young - use the express buses to get into/out of the city on weekends and off peak to also see movies, theater, shopping and so forth. As well as work. This will affect the economy of the Manhattan as well as affect our lives. If there is reduced ridership it’s because most employers in Manhattan still have not opened their offices for in-person. The public should not be deprived of service because of this. And what about old people who depend on the express buses? What will happen to them?
5/23/2022, 4:23 AM — Good Afternoon,
Though I do not live in Queens at the moment, I used to live in Queens and I am always in Sunnyside. My particular comment is about the Q 50 service between the Bronx and Queens. In the Bronx redesign, which would in this case coincide with the Queens redesign, the Q50 service ends in Co-Op City after peak hours (6am-9am and 4pm-7pm). Personally, this doesn't inconvenience me because by the time I am able to leave Co-Op City it is outside of those peak hours, but even outside of myself, one thing I don't think that was taken into consideration was the Mall at Bay Plaza. It is the only major mall in the Bronx with direct access to Flushing, Queens. This mall closes at 9 PM, and with peak hours ending at 7 PM, it highly inconveniences our friends who live in Queens by adding additional travel time and bus fare. This will end up putting more money into the pockets of Uber and Lyft ultimately and discourage anyone in Queens from a job opportunity at the Mall at Bay Plaza.
My proposal would be to extend service to at least 10pm everyday for evening hours. That way folks who live in queens and just want to shop don't have to cut their time short, those who work here don't have an added inconvience, and it is a lot safer for our young women and teens who frequent these areas. And though I spoke specifically to the Mall at Bay Plaza, this also applies to the Mall in Flushing as well.
Thank you for your time, I would absolutely love to hear a response and have my feedback considered. As a young woman and frequent rider, I would like to confidently take my tax-payed public transit, not Uber and Lyft all the time.
Best,
Alyssa
5/23/2022, 4:46 AM — Even if I am not a resident of Queens, I really do like the express bus plan! All buses will use the Long Island Expressway in both directions instead of some routes using Queens or Northern Boulevards. However, some off-peak and weekend Queens express routes will be discontinued. Like the QM4 bus route, people would have to take the Q10, not Q64 to transfer to the Subway. I think that's a bit of a hassle to do. Plus, with the QM20, I would like to at least see service every 60 mins instead of no service at all during non-peak hours and weekends. People wanting to get to the city during off-peak hours would be in for a long, long walk in the Whitestone area of Queens. But, I think that this plan would be very useful and faster for people to get to Manhattan from Queens and vice versa.
5/23/2022, 5:38 AM — This redesign for the Q60 bus makes no sense. Leave the heavily used bus route on the heavily used Queens Boulevard. Unless your aim is to cut ridership by making access to the bus extremely inconvenient. Many consumers use the Q60 bus to shop at all the stores on Queens Boulevard. I suspect people like living along 108th Street because its quiet. Not much traffic there. Why bring more?
5/23/2022, 6:11 AM — I would like to voice my opposition to the proposed Q73 bus. There are many reasons for my opposition to this new route:
1. The new bus is unnecessary as the neighborhood is already served by other routes on Union Tpke., Horace Harding Expressway, and the Q64 on Jewel Avenue.
2. The new route will have a negative impact on the quality of life due to additional traffic and air and noise pollution. 73 Avenue between 164 St. and 188 St. primarily has single family homes that front on 73 Ave. (As opposed to the homes east of 188 St.). These homes, and their owners, did not purchase their homes to live along a crowded and noisy public transportation route.
3. The new route adds significant security concerns for these home owners.
4. The new route will have a negative impact on the value of these properties. These homeowners have invested a significant amount of money in their homes and they will inevitably see these investments decrease in value through no fault of their own.
In summary, the negative impact of adding the new Q73 route far outweigh and possible benefits. Therefore I implore you to reconsider and cancel plans for adding this new route in favor of expanding service on other existing routes.
5/23/2022, 10:31 AM — As a senior I have been filled with anxiety ever since the q10 bus stop making the stop at 150th ave and 130st..it now leaves us 7 long blocks on 134 st. Which is next to homeless men shelter and hotels that attract problem ppl..My niece gets home at 10pm from her job and she has encountered masturbators and she is full of fear as the 7 blocks are deserted and not residential..so she walks alone filled with fear..I don't know why mta didn't think about the seniors who live by 130st and decided to do this terrible change...we do not want to become a victim please let's be proactive and put 150/130st. As a stop again..god forbid anything happens to the young ladies who have to walk by the drunk men hanging by the hotels..
Please be proactive vs reactive..
Let's not wait for something disastrous to happen to then make a change..
As a senior I walk slow and those 7 longggg deserted blocks can take me 25 min just to get home..
Please hear our cries...
5/23/2022, 12:59 PM — The Bay Terrace needs transportation for education, cultural and health needs and its quality of life. Our community is growing with new development.
THE NEW PLAN REDUCES or ELIMINATES BUS SERVICES WE NOW HAVE in Bay Terrace. We pay for this service though our taxes and high fares--$14 + for a round trip to downtown Manhattan with LIRR + off peak /peak/senior pricing ? x 5 days a week?
The new plan makes traveling a hardship on the Bay Terrace community. We rely on MTA bus service - no train or alternate services.
Advice: to save MTA money eliminate Q32 Jackson Heights bus line frequency - often underutilized and runs every 10-15 minutes day and night. New plan retains all this schedule.
IF THIS PLAN GOES THROUGH:
Express Bus QM2—reduces weekend service to run every 1 ½ hours instead of every 1 hour. Unacceptable- leave at 6AM(no scheduled service) for a 9AM appointment ?
Reduces QM2 weekday off peak service drastically and peak service (peak- 6AM-9AM 4PM-7PM rush hour). Reduces 3 per hour to 2 per hour off peak Eastbound. Often off peak is often crowded and necessary to the community.
Reduces West Bound:QM2 Off Peak to 1 per hour (60minutes) 9AM-4PM – 7PM-10PM or later. Now 3 per hour @20 minutes or every 30 minutes to 5 PM- then 1 per hour )
2.New plan: Q 13 Pick up Eastbound is on Main Street not 39th Ave. but runs on Sanford Ave. then merges with Northern Blvd. at Utopia Blvd. (dangerous to stand on Main St.) Second stop- concern: it will be full before #7 subway passengers board it? Q28 Main Street stop now is an alternate route for overcrowding and stop should be near the Q13 at Main Street.
Dropoff needs to be retained on Q13 stop between 23 Ave. and 24Ave. – plan removes it.
5.New Plan: Q28 removes stops (express)east and west along lower Flushing union St. and Northern needed and Northern Blvd.
6. New Plan Q12 goes up/down Northern Blvd. only. Bayside passengers would have to cross dangerous intersection of Northern Blvd. and Bell Blvd. to board Q13 bus to go north on Bell. Pick up is second stop on Main St. and 39th Ave. –plan doesn’t indicate the exact place for the stop.
7.Baysiders wait too long for unreliable service- late, busses pulled from the route before our very eyes and we wait an extra hour, ½
Hour etc. for service.
Immediate Bus replacement needed for out of service buses. We’re left stranded with no information often for an hour in the cold or heat at night.
Change of route/service change notice now pasted on a pole and windblown.
We need electronic signage on poles with emergency and out of service notices.
Also noticed new routes seem to be posted on poles already. no time tables available why? is this a done deal?
5/23/2022, 11:56 PM — To whom it may concern:
I am writing regarding a new proposed Bus route "Q73". I moved to the fresh meadows location a couple of years ago, I moved here because it is a quiet and peaceful neighborhood which was close to both bus routes and subway systems. I got the feel of the city with suburb type of living. The q46 which is exactly three blocks from my house, takes me both towards the subway (E/F) train as well as towards Springfield Blvd. I can also take it to Parsons blvd, and transfer to go to Queens College if need be. Adding this new line Q73, in my opinion would be over kill, there is no reason to ruin a quiet neighborhood which already has public transportation at their front door step with more public transportation. I drive to get my groceries, I use 73rd avenue as a means of getting to most close supermarkets, It is convenient and not congested, adding a bus route on it would only cause more traffic, more potential accidents, add to more pollution and more so add to potential crime as well as taking away from the charm of the suburb privacy feel of this neighborhood. I could understand if there weren't a good portion of bus routes in the neighborhood, but this area is literally surrounded by bus routes which take can take us in all directions desired: Q46, Q30, Q31, Q65, Q88, Q17 to list a few, all of these are within a three block walking distance in the surrounding area and they all lead to one another giving you access to each no matter your desired direction. Please take this into consideration and invest the funds into something more useful and needed (functional working subway cameras, possible ways of keeping the subways more clean and less hazardous); I know it sounds easier said than done, just a few suggestions I thought of. Hope you are all well, and thank you for your time and consideration.
5/24/2022, 2:45 AM — I strongly object to the proposed plan to run a Q73 bus line through a quiet, residential neighborhood. We already have several buses in the area - including the Q64 on Jewel Avenue and Q46 on Union Turnpike, none of which go through residential areas, but are primarily confined to business districts. 73rd Avenue is a one lane road that has many traffic lights which will result in many stops and starts creating additional traffic congestion, noise, and pollution. Valuable parking spots will be eliminated, the grass on the strips near the streets will be paved over, and all our lawns will be destroyed. In addition, people waiting for buses will litter our streets and sidewalks. We have lived in our house, which is along 73rd Avenue, for almost 40 years. One of our bedrooms lies along 73rd Avenue, while the other two are very close. All three bedrooms will be effected by the noise and will make life unbearable. We did not buy a house along a bus route and should not be forced to live in one now. Please abandon this proposed route. Please consider the welfare of the families living along 73rd Avenue, a quiet, beautiful, residential area.
5/24/2022, 3:39 AM — I have been taking the Qm3 for many years, and ridership has increased tremendously since the pandemic. There is no other express bus option north of the expressway to serve the communities from bayside east. There are the qm5 and 6, both south of the expressway, and the 2 and 20 in the flushing/bayside area. Ours is the only route serving the neighborhoods from bayside east, including Douglaston, Little Neck and Great Neck. As it is, it is already limited service, with only three buses in each direction during rush hour on weekdays. Please reconsider removal of this route, as there is no alternative for us.
5/24/2022, 4:56 AM — Honestly, I don’t believe that changing the bus routes is going to lessen the time that it takes to get from the edge of the city to Manhattan or Brooklyn. Traffic is only getting worse, and as anyone that lives out here know, Queens is a car borough. Our best bet for making nyc more connected, less polluted and lessening traffic is with the extensions of the subways to the edge of the borough or creating routes from each neighborhood that link to the LIRR fast and giving a discounted rate for those that live in the city. We deserve it.
5/24/2022, 8:40 AM — I am very concerned about the plan to split off the Wall Street area bus QM8 to Northern Blvd leaving QM7 as the only Wall Street bus going along Union Turnpike. Plus you are planning to add QM11 stops to the QM7. First the ridership is not equal. This plan has too many buses for the Northern Blvd route and not enough servicing Union Turnpike. In addition the addition of the QM11 stops along Queens Blvd will make the ride home so painfully long. I take either the 7 or 8 home in the evening and by 188th Street, there are few "Glen Oaks" people left. Meanwhile, that route gets the last bus, not the Union Turnpike bus (QM7) Only a portion of the Wall Street buses should be routed to Northern and you should add more QM7s and make it the last bus.
5/24/2022, 8:55 AM — Bus stop at Grandview Ave and Metropolitan Ave - Q54 going East bound has a bus shelter.
All bus stops that have a shelter or seating should be kept.
You should redesign bus stops according to what is at the stop for passengers.
5/24/2022, 9:47 AM — Hello - I have a comment on the new QM7 and QM8 bus routes. The new QM7 route severely disadvantages current bus riders west of 188 Street. Frequency of service will decrease with the elimination of the QM8 option. Commute times will increase due to the addition of six new stops on Queens Boulevard. The current commute time is already very long. For example, today is Tuesday, a relatively light traffic day of the week and it took 1 hour 15 minutes to travel eastbound from Park Row/Ann Street to Union Tpke/Chevy Chase Street. So the QM7 proposal has the net effect of decreasing service and increasing commute times. Please consider keeping the existing QM7 and QM8 bus routes. To address concerns about long commute times of QM8 riders that live further out east in Queens, you can add a few super express QM8 routes that has the current one-stop pick-up in Manhattan and then start the drop-off at 188 Street/64 Ave. Thank you.
5/24/2022, 11:54 AM — Please consider keeping the q41 or at least a route that continues to serve Jamaica. With the elimination of that route, all 3 buses in Howard beach would only end up by queens center mall. We don’t need 3 buses that go to the same place!!! A direct route to a major central hub has been amazing for this area!
5/24/2022, 12:00 PM — Based upon comments under Queens Bus Redesign - Discussion Group on Facebook plus some comments I heard at the past virtual meetings of Queens Community boards # 9 &10 I think the proposed Q109 route should be revised to serve Lindenwood and along 84th Street in central Howard Beach from Cross Bay Boulevard/Liberty Avenue instead of the Q109 serving Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park which should then be transferred as an extension to the Q57 route. Under this plan the Q109 would provide a greater frequency of bus service between the Lindenwood/Howard Beach area and the Rockaway Boulevard Subway Station than the proposed Q21 route plus it would also provide direct bus service to Downtown, Jamaica as the Q41 route once provided so many passengers wouldn't complain. Regarding the revised Q57 route could then further be extended to the USPS Brooklyn GMF at Postal Facility Road to transfer with more Brooklyn routes plus provide access for Postal employees from Queens that work at that Brooklyn facility. This could be done by either extending the Q57 route from Euclid Avenue/Pitkin Avenue or revising the route path of the Q57 route from Grant Avenue/Pitkin Avenue. By also having the Q109 serve Lindenwood and along 84th Street in Central Howard beach would also provide more resources to restore Q11 bus service between Elmhurst and/or Jackson Heights and Old Howard Beach/Hamilton beach by eliminating or reducing the need for the Q21 route to service the Lindenwood and Central Howard beach area.
5/24/2022, 11:42 PM — Yes,please!
5/24/2022, 11:42 PM — Such a bus service would be a game changer for our family!
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — We are such a large community of residents in LIC and Hunters Point, most of us with childrens, we need an accesible way of transport to Midtown. Please provide a bus or elevators in the metro station of Vernon Boulevard.
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — Please connect LIC to Manhattan with a direct bus that is handicap accessible. The neighborhood should have that connection.
5/24/2022, 11:44 PM — Hi - I would like to petition for a bus service from Long Island City to midtown manhattan. Thanks.
5/24/2022, 11:46 PM — I live in LIC on Center Blvd.
Having a bus in LIC (I suppose on Vernon or Jackson ave near the 7 or G trains) to connect to Manhattan would be very much appreciated.
Right now the only direct bus I know of to get into Manhattan is by Queensboro Plaza which is very far from Center Blvd.
The bus would be crucial especially when the Manhattan bound 7 train is out of service (which happens a few times every few months). When this happens, the only option is to take E from Court Square which also is a little far. Furthermore, there are often many delays on E during these times, causing an exorbitant amount of waiting for a commute that should be very quick.
5/24/2022, 11:46 PM — A bus would be helpful for all community members, especially those with children who have difficulty with the train because of strollers and shut downs on the weekend.
5/24/2022, 11:47 PM — A bus service from LIC to Manhattan would be a great asset for the LIC community and would relax the overcrowded subways from LIC.
5/24/2022, 11:50 PM — Please add a LIC Midtown buss connector. I have mobility issues and would really appreciate an alternative to the subway, which is too dangerous to ride anyway. The increase in residents in LIC is creating crowding at the Vernon 7 stop
5/24/2022, 11:50 PM — In support of LIC bus to midtown
5/24/2022, 11:52 PM — Please add a bus connecting LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel!
5/24/2022, 11:54 PM — Would love to have a connection to midtown Manhattan.this would be very convenient
5/24/2022, 11:55 PM — Accessibility to 7 train is limited to LIC residents
The trains are crowded and not safe during the nights.
There is limited weekend train service making a significant impact on city accessibility.
5/24/2022, 11:55 PM — Hello, I am writing in support of an LIC - Midtown bus connection for Long Island City. Thank you!
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — Having a bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown tunnel is a great and necessary addition to transit in this area. There is currently no bus route that works for me (in Hunter's point next to the East River) to get to Manhattan, and it would be awesome if there were. Thanks! -Ashley
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — A bus option from LIC to Manhattan would give me an incredible option to commute into the city! I've been wanting this ever since I moved here!
5/24/2022, 11:57 PM — Hi,
A bus to support the LIC community into Manhattan via QMT is needed. It will be important for my abilities, needs, and continued presence in NY.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — A bus route from LIC to midtown would greatly help with going into Manhattan and commuting. Hope you will make this a consideration, Thanks!
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — I wholly support a bus route to NYC. The 7 train often doesn’t run and a taxi costs $25 just to cross into NYC which is too expensive for many of us families.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — i judge a bus route connecting long island city to manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be of tremendous value to my community.
5/24/2022, 11:58 PM — This would be fabulous. A relatively easy answer for a big problem. I recently declined a job because it was a difficult commute. Will encourage more riders and ability to work in expanded locations
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Add bus
Add buses
Add bicycle lanes
Limit cars in the 5 boroughs
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Hi MTA,
As a member of LIC community, I am submitting this comment to urge you please consider extending your current planned bus route. An LIC-Midtown bus connection could be accomplished by extending existing bus routes through the Midtown Tunnel. For example, the initial draft plan calls for extending the Q66 & Q69 routes to end at the Hunters Point waterfront, for connections to the ferries & LIRR. A more sensible approach would be to stop at the Hunters Point waterfront, then continue through the Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan.
5/24/2022, 11:59 PM — Please extend the bus line to stop at the Hunters Point Waterfront !
5/25/2022, 12:00 AM — The LIC and especially the waterfront area has hugely developed in the last decade. More and more buildings are opened and the only way / option for Manhattan is the 7th train. The distance to the subway becomes very difficult to handle especially during the cold seasons when we actually have to drag the children in the cold wind. A bus service that will serve the waterfront would be highly appreciated. Thank you
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — Having a bus from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be extremely helpful. Oftentimes, the 7 line is under maintenance and there are no other subway lines within a 15 minute walk from me. This makes it very inconvenient to get to Manhattan. A bus would definitely fix this issue.
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — Hello, I live in LIC and commute to midtown Manhattan. It is very inconvenient for me to commute through bus because there's bo direct bus route from midtown Manhattan to LIC. Considering it's proximity, I hope we can have one either thru cross-midtown tunnel line or extension of current bus route to Boden avenue.
5/25/2022, 12:02 AM — I would like to request that a LIC-Midtown bus connection is considered and included in the Queens bus network redesign, it would immensely benefit all Long Island City residents, including myself and my family.
5/25/2022, 12:03 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be great, making stops along Jackson and Vernon!
5/25/2022, 12:03 AM — LIC needs a bus to midtown Manhattan via the midtown tunnel asap.
Thanks,
Ali
5/25/2022, 12:04 AM — I always thought it was ludicrous not to have a bus here. There are seniors that live in LIC that do not take the subway. Please put this program through.
Gratefully,
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5/25/2022, 12:08 AM — It would be great to have a bus that goes closer to the water - nearer to Center Blvd, 5th street, etc. Even Vernon to midtown Manhattan would be helpful.
5/25/2022, 12:08 AM — Thank you so much for this great, very much-needed travel option...for many of us who live in the LIC but work in Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:09 AM — The Long Island City neighborhood needs an LIC-Midtown bus connection. The growth of the neighborhood over the last few years has been an amazing revitalization of the area, but it is currently underserved by public transportation. There is large number of affluent white collar workers in LIC and an LIC-Manhattan bus connection would be a great investment by the MTA and would strengthen the NYC economy.
5/25/2022, 12:11 AM — A bus route connecting LIC to Midtown through the Midtown Tunnel would be very valuable, especially for commuters who live in the rapidly expanding LIC neighborhood. Something that passes through and serves both the Center Blvd and Jackson Ave population centers would be ideal.
5/25/2022, 12:17 AM — As a senior a bus is needed to give us access to midtown. Trains are dangerous & ppl with disability need a better way of transportation for our area.
5/25/2022, 12:18 AM — Please strongly consider bus service from LIC to Manhattan. Also an increase of any service of transportation into Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:21 AM — I am a health care worker and a bus route from LIC to midtown, particularly outside of ferry hours, would be a godsend for me and my family. Please create this and save thousands of LIC residents time and money wasted on excessively long commutes
5/25/2022, 12:22 AM — Hi! An LIC bus in queens would greatly alleviate the overcrowded 7 train situation, especially if we have a bus from Long Island City via the midtown the midtown tunnel that would directly make drop offs in midtown. This community will only have growth in the next few months and years with the construction of new buildings and there are limited trains that run into LIC particularly on the Hunters Point side of LIC which solely relies on 7 train access into Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:23 AM — Please connect LIC to midtown by bus!
5/25/2022, 12:26 AM — Please revise the plan so that the bus extension continues into Manhattan via the tunnel, allowing physically disabled passengers to go into Manhattan without switching modes of transport to the ferry.
5/25/2022, 12:28 AM — We need a bus to midtown Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 12:29 AM — I’m a fairly new resident in LIC originally from Manhattan and would love bus service into Manhattan. Curious if this is a possibility for convenience in this rapidly growing community. Thank you, Mary Ann
5/25/2022, 12:31 AM — I require ADA accessible transportation from Hunters Point to Manhattan. A bus service through midtown tunnel would be a perfect solution. Please consider this for the population that needs and ADA accessible solution.
5/25/2022, 12:36 AM — Having an LIC bus would be life changing. It’s very difficult getting to places in midtown especially when the 7 train is down, and walking to central LIC where the NQR lines are takes 30 minutes to walk to from my apartment. Having this alternative route would definitely be much more convenient and I would use it more than I use the 7 train.
5/25/2022, 12:37 AM — Please add a bus route from Long Island city to midtown. Thanks.
5/25/2022, 12:38 AM — Hi, this is a brilliant idea. Rush hour in the morning is hard taking the train to Manhattan as it’s always full now. Also, as a victim of a lot of Asian hate, this will make us feel safer from attacks. Thank you for this initiative.
5/25/2022, 12:41 AM — A bus service via midtown tunnel would be extremely valuable giving additional transit options.
5/25/2022, 12:44 AM — We need community shuttle bus to pick up residents from surrounding neighborhoods and send us to closest the subway stations. Many residents in LIC need walk more than 10-15 mins to get to subway station, which is very inconvenient, especially for elders and commuters. Some residents management company, such as TF cornerstone, is offering similar services, but it only limits to their residents. They operates in very limited time and cannot provide professional bus service. This type of community shuttle bus is very popular in other metropolitan cities, such as Seoul and Shanghai. This kind bus can also send riders to different subway stations when one line is shut down. Here is more formal definition of this type of bus: The community bus is a small bus line that connects subway stations or long distance bus transit stations, residential areas, apartment complexes, etc., and connects other modes of transportation.
5/25/2022, 12:45 AM — This is 100% needed. Thank you
5/25/2022, 12:45 AM — This plan is making things much worse. How can you possibly justify cutting the express bus service? There are no subways in Fresh Meadows, I along with thousands of other residents rely on the express bus to get to work in Manhattan. Not only are you removing my bus stop on the QM4 and QM44, you are increasing the time between busses during peak hours and eliminating off peak and weekend service. So now if I work late I have to take the 7 and the Q65 which has 9 more stops added to the route before my stop or the E and the Q10 which has 17 stops before it gets to the subway station meaning it will be PACKED by the time it comes and it will drop me 1/2 mile away from home. Please explain how this redesign helps me? This plan is going to negatively impact a large working population in Electchester that rely on the bus network to commute to Manhattan. Please leave the express busses and the Q64 route the way that they are, nobody in this community asked for this.
5/25/2022, 12:46 AM — Absolutely need this bus service
5/25/2022, 12:50 AM — Please provide bus service from midtown to LIC. The 7 is frequently shutdown and overcrowded. The bus would provide an important means of transportation to connect Queens and LIC working families.
5/25/2022, 12:51 AM — As a member of the Hispanic community and representing my household, I urge you to open a bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan as our jobs, schools and loved ones are in the island. Thank you for serving your tax-payers!
5/25/2022, 12:51 AM — the MTA’s initial draft plan calls for extending the Q66 & Q69 routes to end at the Hunters Point waterfront, for connections to the ferries & LIRR. A more sensible approach would be to stop at the Hunters Point waterfront, then continue through the Midtown Tunnel to Manhattan. As an older person, it has been challenging to deal with the long walk from the waterfront to the 7 and then more so, the stairs to the 7 train. A bus would be the perfect solution and should easily connect across town. Currently I am limited to the ferry and the rush hour only schedule of the M34. Rush hour is a terrible time to travel to doctors appointments as an older person. Thanks for your attention to my request.
5/25/2022, 12:52 AM — A bus from Long Island city to Manahttan would be extremely warranted and helpful. There is consistent shutdowns on the 7 line and an alternate regular option would is necessary. Thank you for your time.
5/25/2022, 12:54 AM — a bus serving Hunterspoint and LIC, esp the waterfront would be amazing. There are weekends that it is hard to get to Manhattan due to 7 train service being shut down which is inconvenient. Having a bus that would pick up near the 7 train entrances on Vernon and dropping off at Grand Central or other local sites would be ideal and very helpful to local residents.
5/25/2022, 12:58 AM — A direct bus route from LIC to manhattan would be amazing for LIC residents and those looking for alternative transportation between manhattan and queens. Unexpected work or delays often make the subways unreliable and a bus route would fill a much needed role when the train isn't an option.
5/25/2022, 1:00 AM — A bus route from LIC to Manhattan would be beneficial to my work commute and leisurely activities. It would be a great alternative when the trains or ferries are out of service
5/25/2022, 1:00 AM — Dear Team,
It would be essential to hav a bus service to Manhatten from LIC as currently there is only 7 line subway to Hudson yards with no possibility to travel with kids to Central Park (in particular with a stroller) or for medical or work purposes in Manhatten.
thank you for considering
Hanna
5/25/2022, 1:01 AM — We need more ways to get to manhattan from the lic waterfront. When the 7 is shut down for maintenance, it really creates issues for commuters. Especially elderly or disabled riders.
5/25/2022, 1:14 AM — Requesting bus to/from LIC - Manhattan. Need something in addition to 7 train in case it isn’t working. 7 train isn’t very accessible (no elevators at many stations) and overcrowding.
5/25/2022, 1:15 AM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
5/25/2022, 1:15 AM — Please create this bus route from LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel! It would be a huge gift not only to adults, but also to students heading to middle and high schools! Thank you!
5/25/2022, 1:16 AM — We would love a bus going through the midtown tunnel. Travel between Manhattan and queens when the 7 is down becomes almost impossible. Would be a great alternative to subway travel
5/25/2022, 1:18 AM — A bus line from LIC to midtown would be incredibly important and helpful for those who commute to midtown. Right now, our only options is to us E, 7, or ferry. The 7 train only travels cross town, the ferry will only bring you to 34th street. The E while does bring you to midtown and across town is almost a mile from Hunters Point and very inconvenient to get to.
5/25/2022, 1:27 AM — Dear MTA,
Please consider in adding a bus to connect LIC residents to Midtown. This will support many individuals and families who struggle to get to Manhattan via train for various reasons. Uber/Lyft has also been exponentially more costly over the last few months. A LIC bus will certainly serve the community. Thank you for your attention to this important matter!
Best,
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5/25/2022, 1:27 AM — We Long Island City, Hunter’s Point residents would love a bus into Manhattan!
5/25/2022, 1:34 AM — We need new bus line in LIC to serve the new residential neighborhoods and to alleviate reliance on the 7 train.
5/25/2022, 1:40 AM — A Bus from LIC to Manhattan is absolutely critical. In the case of track maintenance or stalls in one or two lines, we have quite literally no other mode of transportation. This is a transportation epidemic for queens.
5/25/2022, 1:49 AM — A bus line would provide a great alternative to the overcrowded 7 train as the neighborhood continues to grow
5/25/2022, 1:50 AM — LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed
5/25/2022, 1:53 AM — Would love alternate public transportation access into Manhattan. Please extend down to center Blvd.
5/25/2022, 2:00 AM — YESSS PLEASE WE NEED MORE TRANSPORTATION IN LIC!!! the walk in the winter is brutal and there are so many residents here that need to commute
5/25/2022, 2:03 AM — As a resident of Long Island City, I encourage the MTA to open a direct and ADA-accessible bus line from Long Island City to Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 2:14 AM — A bus from LIC to midtown would be a tremendous asset to the community, especially given the frequency at which weekend service is suspended for parts of the line.
5/25/2022, 2:19 AM — A bus would be sweet. I'm disabled and Court Square s a wee bit too far.
5/25/2022, 2:37 AM — I’d like an LIC-midtown connection
5/25/2022, 2:38 AM — Long Island City is experiencing incredible growth. Initially along the waterfront on Center Blvd and now on streets up on Vernon -Jackson. over 80% of us who reside in LIC work in Manhattan. In addition to the Ferry and Subway system, we need to have an express bus route that can access the city via the midtown tunnel.
If the MTA is seeking feedback for a final draft of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. please add a bus, an ADA-accessible bus that can get us into to the center of Manhattan.
5/25/2022, 2:46 AM — Please provide a bus that takes us directly into midtown as an alternative to the train. There is only one 7 train line for most of Long Island City residents and it is always overly crowded.
5/25/2022, 3:07 AM — This bus link would be incredibly helpful for Queens residents.
5/25/2022, 3:09 AM — Bus service connecting LIC to manhattan via midtown tunnel would be very helpful
5/25/2022, 3:10 AM — We need this bus!!! Lic to midtown please
5/25/2022, 3:30 AM — Long Island city has exploded as a desirable place to live. Weekend subway service is unreliable and frankly dangerous.
Please start bus routes to manhattan.
5/25/2022, 3:44 AM — Please! We need a bus! And earlier ferry times!
5/25/2022, 3:46 AM — In the queens bus redesign it says that you are retiring the QM3, will a new route/bus be taking its place for people in Auburndale, Bayside and Little Neck? It does not say in the redesign what people should take once the bus stops running. Please let me know
5/25/2022, 4:01 AM — As a resident who is quadriplegic and uses a power wheelchair, the subway is not an option for me. An accessible public bus and accessible bus stops would be a most welcome addition to my life for work and pleasure, not to mention more flexibility and ease in accessing different parts of Manhattan, especially during inclement weather or when the ferry stops running. Please do not hesitate to contact me should you like more insight to the needs of passengers with disabilities.
5/25/2022, 4:04 AM — It would help with commuting to have an easy way to travel to work especially when the ferry is closed pretty early and only comes every hour or so, and the bus makes me feel safer than the subway which is also a long walk (15 mins for me) and often under construction
5/25/2022, 4:08 AM — As a LIC resident I would like to see bus from Long Island City and Hunters Point areas that goes into midtown. This would help alleviate the over-crowed situation on the 7 train and on the ferrys. Thank you for considering.
5/25/2022, 4:11 AM — A bus connecting Hunters Point to Midtown Manhattan would be incredibly helpful for the LIC community. While there are other transportation options like the 7 train or the ferry, both have drawbacks. The 7 train is the only subway line servicing the Hunters Point area and can get extremely crowded by the time it reaches the Hunters Point stop. Further, any delays or closures leave commuters with little options. The ferry is great but it doesn’t run often enough and has more limited capacity, not to mention that the Manhattan stop by 34th St is no where near a transportation hub where commuters can easily connect to other destinations. Another transportation option into Midtown Manhattan would be highly valuable in my view so I am in full support of creating or extending a bus line that connects Hunters Point to Midtown Manhattan. Thank you!
5/25/2022, 4:37 AM — Our community in LIC would greatly benefit from a LIC-Midtown bus. The population has exploded here yet we only have one subway line to much of LIC. Please consider the addition of an express bus.
5/25/2022, 4:42 AM — I think that the LIC Bus is critical for ensuring that people with disabilities have ADA accessible transit and can easily travel to Manhattan. Just this morning I was travelling to Greenpoint and the only options on Google maps were CITI bike and walking across Pulaski bridge, neither of which would be accessible options-- obviously that specific trip wouldn't be addressed by a bus to Manhattan, but it just highlighted for me the critical importance of having multiple transit options, especially with the increase in subway violence. Thank you!
5/25/2022, 4:45 AM — As senior citizens living in long Island city, my husband and I would benefit from an additional way to get into Manhattan. We currently take either the 7 or the ferry, but would be unable to take the subway if we develop mobility issues- an unfortunate likelihood at our age. We strongly urge the MTA to implement a bus connection.
5/25/2022, 4:46 AM — I support the plans to have ADA-enabled buses from LIC to Midtown Manhattan. This would help greatly especially in the event of 7 train shut downs. Thank you
5/25/2022, 4:57 AM — An LIC-Midtown Bus is Needed as it will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators. With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line. Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns. LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial, and existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population, whereas other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years
5/25/2022, 5:29 AM — Please, a lot of old people is living in LIC too and they need help with the public transport. A bus to Midtown is very necessary for us. Thank you
5/25/2022, 5:43 AM — Hello! Long Island City is in great need of a bus that connect us to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
The bus would provide LIC residents with direct, ADA-accessible transit to the center of Manhattan. This is very much needed! Thank you!
5/25/2022, 6:57 AM — The 7 frequently does maintenance on the weekends. I live in Hunters Point South and there’s no good transportation option when the 7 is out.
5/25/2022, 7:08 AM — I am a new resident of Long Island City, having been selected in New York City's affordable housing lottery, "Housing Connect". I am also a disabled resident. Unfortunately, the nearest subway station, Jackson-Vernon, is not accessible to me. A bus from this area into Manhattan would be a real help for someone like me and would make all the wonderful cultural amenities of Manhattan possible. Please think of people like me when you are making your plans for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. I have seen and met several other residents who were selected for apartments in the "disabled" category of other buildings in Hunter's Point. So there is definitely a need here.
Thank you.
5/25/2022, 7:28 AM — Greetings! A bus line linking Long Island city to manhattan (over queensboro bridge or midtown tunnel) would be so appreciated - especially with the lack of elevators/escalators on the 7 line.
5/25/2022, 8:51 AM — I m disable
please this is a must!
5/25/2022, 9:16 AM — Please make this a reality. The inaccessibility of the 7 train for disabled or elderly passengers is a problem that needs to be fixed with this bus route.
5/25/2022, 10:04 AM — LIC-Midtown bus connection will provide essential transportation for my family as I have a baby and my wife and I find it very difficult to travel by train with the baby stroller
5/25/2022, 10:50 AM — Yes please create a bus line to Midtown from Long Island city… It is important to have easy access for those who are physically challenged. While I am not, I have many visitors who cannot climb up and down through the subway when visiting. This would make it safe and convenient
5/25/2022, 11:16 AM — We urgently need the support of the MTA to provide us with LIC Bus service to Manhattan. We are far from the 7 train and also there is no lift accessibility. Frequent closures on weekends and nights. Please support us! Grateful heart.
5/25/2022, 11:34 AM — A bus between LIC and Manhattan, particularly with hours outside the usual ferry hours, would be a huge help. I work at NYU Langone Health and this would be a game changer for me - particularly with the recent concerns with the subway system safety.
5/25/2022, 12:18 PM — Hello MTA team, I would like to request that the Queens bus route redesign offer a bus link between Long Island City and Midtown Manhattan via the Queens-Midtown tunnel. It would alleviate congestion on the 7, and offer accessible transportation to destinations across the East-West stretch of Midtown. Thank you.
5/25/2022, 12:18 PM — I oppose this plain as I would not want a bus stop next to my house on 73rd ave, where my children live and play. We have purchased the house to have a suburban quite life. We have plenty of busses running on Union Turnpike and Utopia Pkwy, just few blocks away from 73 Ave.
5/25/2022, 12:41 PM — When is this going to be implemented? 2032?
5/25/2022, 12:46 PM — It would be a great to have a bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
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5/25/2022, 12:50 PM — I kindly ask you to provide LIC residents with direct, ADA-accessible transit to the center of Manhattan. Subway trains connecting LIC to Manhattan are usually packed, especially during rush hours. A bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel is a long overdue.
5/25/2022, 8:46 PM — we need a bus to go through the midtown tunnel, at least when the 7 is down.
5/25/2022, 10:41 PM — Given the recent happenings on the subway especially the two attack on women in lic stations this would be a great alternative which is cost efficient for riders and more environmentally friendly than Ubers…
5/25/2022, 10:52 PM — Hello,
As a resident of Long Island City who works in Manhattan, I fully encourage the development of a bus line that allows LIC residents a direct route to Manhattan. During the past year there have been countless weekends and late nights when the 7 train access to the city has been halted because of construction or some other disruption. If you live in Hunters Point, this is the only simple access point into the city as the E train is quite a distance walk away and the free transportation between stops is often unreliable. A bus option into the city would allow another solution during these times of construction. Thank you for your time.
5/25/2022, 10:52 PM — Hello, as a LIC resident, I would love to have bus going from LIC to midtown through the midtown tunnel. And to see more electric buses in general.
Thank you,
Barbara
5/25/2022, 10:53 PM — LIC is a growing community, and this additional bus line is very much needed.
5/25/2022, 11:48 PM — It is in the best interests of the people of Long Island City to establish a bus route that connects Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan via the Queens Midtown Tunnel. The current bus lines were created when the area was largely industrial, and with so many housing units having been built over the past 20 years, it is imperative to provide essential transit options that meet the needs of these New Yorkers. With the ferry leaving residents off at 1st Avenue, and the nearest 7 train being a half mile away, and with minimal elevators and working escalators, it makes it very difficult for those that are mobility challenged to get into Manhattan. Many times, they must order taxis and ride sharing services which becomes a significant financial toll on these residents. Better mobility challenged transit options at affordable prices is what Long Island City needs to continue thriving.
5/26/2022, 12:47 AM — A bus through the Midtown Tunnel will provide essential transportation for residents with mobility challenges who need to get to the center of Manhattan, as most #7 train stations lack elevators or escalators.
With the construction of thousands of new housing units in LIC, bus service is needed to alleviate overcrowding on the #7 line.
Bus service would also serve as a transit alternative during the #7 train’s frequent shutdowns.
LIC’s bus routes were established when the area was mostly industrial. Existing bus routes no longer serve its residential population. Other residential neighborhoods have had bus service to Manhattan for years - for example the Q32 from Jackson Heights & the Q60 from Jamaica.
5/26/2022, 3:11 AM — We need that bus! I don’t feel safe taking my new born on the train and the ferry can only get me so far. I think that bud would be a great idea.
5/26/2022, 3:52 AM — I'd like to address in particular the proposed changes to the Q60, especially as it runs through Rego Park and Forest Hills.
I have over 54 years of living in Rego Park/Forest Hills. I can no longer take the subway as I cannot maneuver steps safely with a walker or rollator. The same grandmas I used to make fun of back in 1971 with my friends, who were older and feeble, I have joined in my abilities. On a limited income I can no longer grab a taxi with ease to go places in the area if Access a Ride is not an option. Stops are going to be removed on the Q60 which is going to affect our neighbors.
The average NYC block is 200 ft. For me, on a good day, I can walk about 3 blocks without the need to rest. On a bad day which are
becoming more and more, 50-100ft is the standard where I need to take a break. For me, to exit my building to walk to Queens Blvd
on 64rd, my basement is approx 400 ft to the corner of 98 St. Then about 175 ft to 65th Ave, then another 50 ft to the Q60 bus stop
on 65th Ave and QB at the LeFrak tower where the Langone medical center is located at the flagpole. That is the equivalent of 4 blocks
to walk to get the bus which means on a good day, I am tired and achy when I finally reach the bus stop.
This bus stop is important as it is a stop for people coming from the school public school on Yellowstone and 65 Ave to the
opposite side of Queens Blvd on the South Side. Also, the patients who use the medical center daily including staff. This stop according to
the bus plan is remaining which is fortunate if you are going westbound towards Manhattan. Coming from Manhattan, the 65th Road is being
kept. This is good for me, but for others, important stops are being removed from main shopping districts in this community.
Let me show you. Looking at the proposed Q60 stops coming from Manhattan, note that the stop for the main shopping district here in Rego Park is 63rd Dr. This stop here is at the center of the subway platform right next to Pizza Hut, and across from the Rego Shopping Center (Ikea, Marshalls, Old Navy, etc.). This is the main stop for the neighborhood which is the safest bus stop in this community even at 11pm. It is safe because Rite Aid is open late as is Pizza Hut. Also, the subway stop has people coming to and fro many hours of the evening into late night. Lastly, due to the number of cars making turns on 63rd, over there and the 24 hour Mobil station across the street, the area has a good number of people present most hours of the late night.
Removing the 63rd Dr subway stop dramatically increases the distance between stops.
The distance from 65rd to 63Ave is 1920 ft which is the equivalent of approx 10 blocks.. Whereas to 63 Dr, it is 1153 Ft, this walk makes this distance quite horrid for people. It also makes it harder for people who are getting off the bus to go to the subway. This stop literally serves the shoppers in the area who use Marshals, Ikea and the stores associated with it. They also serve the people who directly shop on both sides of 63rd Road and 63rd Dr on each side of the Blvd. Removing this stop is just plain wrong.
Another example is the distance from 71st Continental to 75th Ave is over a half mile. Removing the two stops in between is shameful.
Think of the population who mainly uses buses, people who might be going short distances or people who cannot or choose not to take the
train. This precedence of removing pickup spots will be a burden on the community. Please look at the distances for walking along the hills
of Queens Blvd, this is shameful what is going to be done.
Thank you
5/26/2022, 4:23 AM — Re: Q38 local bus.
As an initial issue, the "Northbound" / "Southbound" designations on the list of bus stops is backwards. E.g. proceeding from 62nd/108th to Metropolitan is a generally southwards movement, yet this list of stops is identified as "Northbound"
Secondly, have any of the planners ridden this bus? I ask not to be facetious, but because I think it is essential to do this before making such significant changes, and one particular set of stop deletions strongly suggests this has not happened. Namely, the deletion of the 63rd Dr stop in the "Northbound" (actually southbound) direction makes absolutely no sense. This stop provides a transfer between the R & M subway trains and sits squarely in the middle of the area's busiest shopping district. Within a block of that stop there are 2 groceries, 2 greengrocers, more than a dozen restaurants. And it sits across Queens Blvd from the Rego Park Mall, which includes a new urban-style IKEA, which was placed in that location specifically due to the very good transit connections found at the intersection of 63rd Dr/Rd & Queens Blvd. Likewise, the deletion of the 63rd Rd stop in the "Southbound" (actually northbound) direction provides another transfer point with the subway and is located across the street from the Rego Park Mall.
Re: Q60 local bus.
It is good to see that the Q60's connection to Manhattan will be maintained. However, again, some of the stop deletions simply do not make sense. And again, it is the deletion of the 63rd Drive stops that is most bewildering. For the reasons detailed above, these stops are essential due to the subway connection and the high number of shops and restaurants located in close proximity to these intersections. Also, the removal of the Elliot/Queens Blvd stop should be reconsidered as this is next to the area's local post office
Moreover, DOT has identified much of the stretch of Queens Blvd in Rego Park and Forest Hills - from 63rd Avenue to 73rd Road as Senior Pedestrian Focus Areas due to the fairly high percentage of Senior Citizens living in this area. Increasing distances between stops in this area would dramatically, and negatively, impact Seniors and others with mobility issues in this area, and I urge reconsideration of the deletion of any stops in these Focus Areas.
Thank you.
5/26/2022, 4:46 AM — Hi, I live in Rochdale Village, and have been living in Rochdale since it was built in 1964. It is devastating that some bus routes will be taken away from Rochdale and other propose changes will be an inconvenience. Rochdale Village is a large community being like its own city. Seniors depend on the buses, but at the same token, bus response time must be stepped up. I understand it goes by ridership. It may not be too busy during the day, but there are periods in the day that Rochdale residents depend on bus service. Even at Rush Hour, the Q85 can take long to come, in fact 2 hours. We need improvements to bus service and that is the response time, but not delete certain bus routes altogether. We only have express bus service at rush hour. Other communities have it around the whole day. Why didn't Rochdale get that service? I know it is ridership. People depend on the LIRR because it is faster going into the City and Brooklyn. If you walk people to come and take the bus, there are things that MTA must do in providing the service. If ridership is the problem, look no further than how the bus service is being given to the community. When the Jews were living in Rochdale, we got service, but now since Rochdale has changed Minorities Ethnics. Now the MTA wants to pull bus service away from Rochdale without cause other than saying ridership.
5/26/2022, 4:48 AM — We need bus service connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel since we have all our medical doctors & hospital are in midtown Manhattan.
5/26/2022, 10:02 AM — We don't need a bus line on 73rd Avenue. We have bus lines on Utopia Parkway, 164th Street and on Union Turnpike, within minutes from everyone in Hillcrest and Fresh Meadows. If anyone feels more is needed, make the existing lines more frequent. There is no major artery involved, 73rd Avenue does not lead to any public transportation centers, train stations etc. and therefore very few people would ride such a bus.
Traffic on 73rd Avenue is becoming too busy already, changing the character of the neighborhood, causing too much noise and air pollution, not to mention parking which is already difficult on many blocks. If bus stops are carved out of the existing space, it will be even more difficult, especially in snow. The speed of traffic is also getting very slow and is certain to become slower if buses block the way and stop at every few blocks.
In addition, a bus line would certainly reduce the value of the houses along its route, further compromising the atmosphere of the neighborhood. As for the city, less valuable houses will mean lower property taxes collected, so this bus line would reduce the income of city government also.
Please spare us this new burden.
5/26/2022, 10:47 AM — I moved to Queens from Brooklyn in December 2021 and a noteable difference here is a lack of efficient public transportation options. While there is a plethora of express bus lines in my area, the schedules are limited and inconvenient. For example, I can take a bus (QM10/12) into the city in the morning, but have to rush to Midtown in order to catch the last bus home because they don't run past 7p. I also see that there's a plan to absorb the QM10 into the QM12 but don't see any major improvement in frequency of service and no plans to expand the schedule. The buses will be overcrowded. The Brooklyn express buses ran frequently, late into the night and on weekends. Queens' public transportation options are atrocious. I love 20 minutes from Brooklyn but have to take a subway for 1 hour through Manhattan to get to Brooklyn. None of this makes sense.
5/26/2022, 11:17 AM — Having the option to take a bus into midtown from LIC would be useful to many residents. There are often delays or no service due to track work on weekends on the 7 train, which is the only close subway into Manhattan from LIC. Having the option to take a bus instead would be ideal. Further, with rising crime on the subways, it would be beneficial to have another option for riders to use where they may feel safer. Thank you.
5/26/2022, 6:48 PM — The q23 redesign is good but i think it should continue to service the 103rd st 7 train station on roosevelt ave since there is no train stop on 108th st. The rest of the route is fine
5/26/2022, 6:54 PM — The q39 redesign should be extended to the m train station at metropolitan ave which is now serviced by q67
5/26/2022, 7:01 PM — The q67 redesign is good the only thing would be to take away the right turn from fresh pond rd to metropolitan going toward ridgewood as that intersection is very complicated with short space and instead make the right turn from fresh pond rd to elliot then right turn onto metropolitan as the q39 does actively as those streets are more spacious and less complicated.
5/26/2022, 9:04 PM — You are suppressing my stop 63rd / Queens Blvd. I walk already 15 minutes every morning to catch that bus and now you are pushing the stop to 63rd and 108 which is four (4) stops farther approximately ten (10) more minutes walk. Based on your new route redesign, there is no point for me to rely on the express bus anymore, I will not walk 25 minutes and pay $62 for that bus.
5/26/2022, 10:49 PM — Hi, I would like to propose a service change/availability for customers who are coming from Q4, Q5, Q84, Q85 from Merrick Blvd and wanting to go directly to the LIRR Jamaica station. Currently, all four of these buses end around the Jamaica center terminal and a connection directly to the LIRR station would be a great addition! Another issue this could alleviate is for customers coming in after 109th/Merrick Blvd stop. Many times, due to buses being packed and over capacity, buses skip the subsequent stops to Jamaica station and customers get frustrated.
5/27/2022, 3:13 AM — This would be an amazing resource to have! Please, I would use it all the time.
5/27/2022, 8:11 AM — We need the xtra rout to the city
5/27/2022, 8:33 AM — As a resident of LIC, I find that a bus route linking LIC to Manhattan via the midtown tunnel would be a very valuable addition to the public transit options in LIC.
5/27/2022, 9:30 AM — On behalf of my family and my Linden Hill community including Mitchell Gardens #3, #2 and #1 as well as Linden Hill I wish to voice our displeasure with the redesign of the Queens Bus Network. It will provide a major inconvenience to our community with regard to access to Manhattan and elsewhere during the week and on the weekends. For example the QM2 bus will no longer stop on weekends in our neighborhood which is 26 avenue and Union street and all stops south of it. This will affect more than 10,000 residents in our area who rely on these services for work as well as transport to the city for shows, dining and appointments. This will constitute a great economic loss to our community as well as to the City as a whole. In addition, the plan to change the discontinuation of routes associated with the QM20 bus which will be removing stops and service during the off peak periods will also greatly inconvenience our community and the City as well. Furthermore, we do not understand the necessity of replacing the Q16 bus with the new Q61 bus. While the Q61 bus will travel south and north on Union Street it will not pick up passengers on Union Street. It will bypass the bus stops previously used by the Q16 bus. Please consider the hardship you are creating for our neighbors and friends. Thank you.
5/27/2022, 10:59 AM — 7 train blows. Do something please. This bus will be a major help. Thank you.
5/27/2022, 3:30 PM — This route should run all day: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays from 5:30 am to 1 am with a frequency at all times of 15 minutes or less.
5/27/2022, 3:37 PM — The frequency at ALL times: weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays should be 15 minutes or less. Your proposed frequencies of 45 and 60 minutes or less on Saturdays and Sundays is absurd.
5/27/2022, 11:48 PM — Q1 - proposed peak/off-peak weekday frequency is good. But weekends need to be atleast at 10 min frequency
Q43 - should maintain existing peak/off-peak weeekday frequency. Weekends should be atleast 10 min. Stop spacing is excellent
Q45 - peak/off peak frequency should be atleast 15 minutes on weekdays and 15 on weekends. Beucase people would take it to the LIRR LIttle neck station
On top of increasing frequency peak/off peak, I would like to see some improvements to customer experience while waiting for the bus.
1. Bus shelters/seats at all stops with bus arrival time on screen.
2. Improvements to nearby intersection such as bulb out, curb extensions, tactile tiles at the bus stop connecting to the intersections and audible helper for people who are visually impaired ( also Braille at the bus stop signs)
3. Subway stations should have bus arrival times show on screen towards the exits. Guideway tactile tiles pointing in the direction of the bus(east/west) after exiting the station entrance.
5/28/2022, 4:43 AM — The bad thing i see is that the redesign will be by passing LaGuardia community college, a couple of highschools and a tech school all on thompson ave where major ridership of students attend coming from ridgewood. I believe the existing q39 route is a route thats able to cover areas where there are no trains. I believe its a route that doesn't need adjusting. The only adjustment would be duration once the college opens up fully after pandemic
5/28/2022, 4:49 AM — The q47 route redesign looks very efficient and it will save time and still make all connections
5/28/2022, 4:57 AM — The q49 redesign is perfect as it will extend to the end of astoria blvd and 110st. The new right turn on 31st ave instead of 32nd ave should not be added as 32nd ave and 92nd st is a wider street. Other than that it is a good redesign
5/28/2022, 5:02 AM — The q53 redesign is good to terminate at 74th st and roosevelt ave since that is the main hub. It would lose the transfer at 61st to the long island railroad but the 7train is still right there to take 2 stops to the long island railroad
5/28/2022, 5:10 AM — The q69 redesign is will take away the transfer for the E,M,R train but if they take the 7train at vernon jackson ave it will be a few stops from queens plaza to transfer and pick up those trains
5/28/2022, 5:16 AM — The q72 redesign is good and adding the queens center mall stop is efficient. Most riders on the current q72 usually walk to the mall from junction blvd and 57th ave so in this case it would make it more efficient
5/28/2022, 5:17 AM — I commute from LIC to Manhattan and would love to be able to take a bus that ran through the midtown tunnel to Manhattan.
5/28/2022, 5:20 AM — The q38 redesign looks very efficient since it takes away the loops on the route to make it better.
5/28/2022, 5:23 AM — The q104 redesign is good since the extension to roosevelt island would give roosevelt island customers and extra option to get around
5/28/2022, 5:34 AM — The q105 redesign is good it makes the route nice and straight.
5/28/2022, 6:47 AM — Dear MTA redesign team,
Please consider following adjustments to the proposed project:
QM20 express bus. It should not be eliminated off peak hours, at least on weekends. Nobody takes QM2 bus on the non-populated Whitestone Express Way, west bound - in contrary there are many of us on the residential area on other side of the Expwy.
Q61 bus. Given the proposed, it does not make stops on Union Street, can you consider changing its route along of Parsons Boulevard rather than of the extremely busy Union Street. It will make it really speedy.
Q20 bus. Eliminating Q20a to/from College Point deprives our community of a convenient way of reaching the College Point shopping mall.
Thank you.
5/28/2022, 8:03 AM — Hello,
I am submitting some comments regarding some express bus service in this redesign, particularly in Northeast (NE) Queens. I made some of these comments in the previous zoom meetings, but I figured it would be easier to have some depictions and some additional commentary regarding some of my suggestions.
First off, there are some decent proposals (the QM5's new route is an improvement over the old one, for example). There are others which I believe could use some tweaking in areas where there are missed opportunities to increase ridership easily for little to no cost.
Let me also preface, that under no circumstances should express bus routes operate any less frequent than every 60 minutes. The proposed 90 minute headways are unacceptable. It is not convenient to time nor is it easy to remember, especially given the long wait times. This will hurt ridership, and instead of cutting service, the MTA should look at relatively cheap ways to make route adjustments which would increase ridership.
Here are my suggestions for express buses in NE Queens:
----------QM1 & QM6----------
I do not have a problem with either of these two routes during peak hours. However, I do not find the QM1 necessary during off peak hours, nor do I find having the QM6 skipping everything west of 188th Street during off-peak hours necessary. The QM1 previously operated during off-peak hours and service was cut because of low ridership. What should be done, is to have the proposed QM6 make all proposed QM1 stops along Union Turnpike during off-peak hours. Service should operate no less than every 60 minutes, and perhaps it should operate every 30 minutes during certain periods of the day. There should be no 90 minute headways.
The QM1 should also start/end at 188th Street & 73rd Avenue instead of 64th Avenue, because the QM5 covers 188th Street north of 73rd Avenue, and I would also have the QM4 serve the Fresh Meadows apartment complex instead of the QM1 (see my QM4 comments for more information). Additionally, if the QM1 is the only express bus stopping on Union Turnpike west of 188th Street, it should operate no less frequent than every 10 minutes in the AM, not every 23 minutes. It would have to pick-up riders who get on the existing QM5 and QM6 as well, which operate much more frequent than the existing QM1 (the existing QM5 alone operates every 7-10 minutes). Same thing in the PM, it should operate no less frequent than every 12 minutes. The headways being proposed could potentially lead to overcrowding.
The resources used for the proposed off-peak QM1 service would go towards operating the suggest QM4 off-peak service instead (see below)
----------QM4 (Map Depicting Suggestions Included)----------
I understand that this route does not carry very heavy during off-peak hours, although I think that there are ways to counteract that without having to eliminate service. There is a missed opportunity to have QM4 buses make stops along Queens Boulevard, where ridership potential exists. Subway service is very bad on weekends along the Queens Boulevard Line, especially at the local stops with just the (R) train. It is very unreliable (trains often take 15 or 20+ minutes to arrive, regardless of what its headways actually are), and the slow service turns people off. An express bus option would be gladly welcomed. QM4 buses can make stops at 67th Avenue & 63rd Drive along Queens Boulevard, and at Woodhaven Boulevard & Hoffman Drive (the corresponding pick-up can be at Queens Boulevard & Woodhaven Boulevard or Woodhaven Boulevard & Booth Street). This is something that could technically be done today. Please strongly consider this suggestion.
The other change suggested, is on the eastern end. QM4 buses should serve the Fresh Meadows apartment complex, which is a high-density development, which is far away from the subway or the LIRR. The proposed QM5 would serve it, but the QM4 would help provide similar service levels on weekdays, and more s
5/28/2022, 11:45 PM — Q17 - This redesign proposal contains a new much needed express segment between Queens College and the number 7 train station at Flushing Main Street. It will still serve the Fresh Meadows 188th Street shopping area as well. The express service between Queens College and downtown Flushing is a much needed improvement over the slow local service now provided by the existing Q17 and the Q25/34 bus routes. This express segment may actually encourage more students attending Queens College to take the bus rather than a car to get to the campus. In any case it provides another convenient option for riders to get quickly to Queens College and the Fresh Meadows shopping district.
5/29/2022, 12:08 AM — Q7- I like the idea that the Q7 will now serve the Rockaway Blvd. Corridor instead of the confusing and winding route that it now travels. It will provide a new connection to the J Train on the western end as well as offer bus service on the western end of Rockaway Blvd. where no bus service now exists. On the eastern end it will provide service to the five towns area instead of ending in the JFK Cargo area in the middle of nowhere. As a daily traveler by car through the JFK cargo area I can attest to the fact that I have never seen anyone use this bus in the cargo area let alone that I myself have no idea where this route actually ends now. I also like the idea that this route will provide service to the US Post Office - Building Number 250 on North Boundary Road in JFK Airport. However, the proposal seems to call for this bus route to rejoin Rockaway Blvd. after serving the post office stop. You should be aware that there is currently no existing road that goes through that area to rejoin Rockaway Blvd. without the bus having to turn around somewhere at the end of N. Boundary Road. It would be great if a new road was built to connect these two roads but your proposal should be coordinated with the NYC Department of Transportation to examine the feasibility of your proposed routing. Otherwise, your new routing would have to terminate where the existing Q6 now ends and turns around to return to Jamaica. Anytime a bus needs to turn around adds many minutes to the traveling time and creates additional confusion as to the routing for the rider.
5/29/2022, 4:27 AM — Please do not remove the Hollis ave/ 190th st stop or the Hollis ave/ 205th and 204th st stops
5/29/2022, 6:30 AM — Hi I think having a bus directly from Queens to Midtown via tunnel is really going to help people going back to work especially considering the crime rate happening in the subway system.
5/29/2022, 7:39 AM — Please consider adding a LIC-Midtown bus route to allow additional options to get to Manhattan when the 7 train is not running.
5/29/2022, 7:12 PM — Someone mentioned at one of the Queens Bus Network Redesign virtual workshops a suggestion to revise and extend the Q51 on its eastern end to travel north along Springfield Boulevard to Jamaica Avenue and terminate at the Queens Village LIRR Station which is a great idea, but I believe the Q51 route could even travel further north to terminate at Union Turnpike/Springfield Boulevard to provide important transfers to the Q43, Q45, N22, N22X, Q46 and Q48 routes. This would provide even more transfer connections for many queens and Brooklyn passengers to be able to easily access more areas of Queens and Long Island.
5/29/2022, 8:47 PM — Please take a look at extending the Q82 route to Elmont Road as it would still serve the UBS arena from the outside plus connect with the N1 & N6 routes. On the western end the Q82 could also be extended further west from 168th Street/Merrick Boulevard via limited stops along Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd., Jamaica Avenue, Queens Boulevard & Broadway to 74th Street - Jackson Heights thus providing more access to the UBS Arena from Central Queens while providing a layer of limited stop service along Queens Boulevard. Access the Belmont Park from Southeastern Queens bus routes could be done by extending the Q2 route from 168th Street/Merrick Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard/Archer Avenue to terminate to easily transfer to the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 and nearby Q111, Q115 and Q114 bus routes.
5/29/2022, 9:36 PM — Hi,
I strongly disagree with the proposed changes to both the qm12 and42 in Forest Hills with both eliminating the stops near me. The proposed now stop is a very long walk away. I take the bus at 6.30am. Please assign a closer starting point along Metroplitan Ave. I am concerned about crime in the subway. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ROUTES THIS DRASTICALLY.
5/29/2022, 10:24 PM — Please take a look at revising the Q57 route to serve the 179th Street Subway Station via 179th Place(w/b) 180th Street (e/b) then the route could make limited stops at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue or Jamaica Avenue, Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. Please also take a look at having the Q57 route extended on its western end to travel along the proposed path of Q109 route from Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard to travel along Sutter Avenue and/or Pitkin Avenue to the Ozone Park - City Line area to the USPS Brooklyn GMF. The Q109 route could get rerouted to serve Lindenwood and Howard Beach to increase bus service to that area and replace the former Q41 bus service that most residents there are complaining about. Please note that most passengers along the current western end of the Q7 route (along Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue in the City Line/Ozone Park) are not using the bus to connect to the Euclid Avenue Subway Station because these passengers are in walking distance of the "A" subway line along Liberty Avenue at the Rockaway Boulevard, 88th Street - Boyd Avenue, 80th Street-Hudson Street subway stations and at the Grant Avenue Subway station at Pitkin Avenue/Grant Avenue.
5/29/2022, 10:57 PM — Proposed Q19 bus stop removal at 27th av/8th street. Toward Astoria 27th av/2nd street. This stop SE corner is at top of the hill. Please reinstate, it will facilitate disabled persons going east on 27th ave. This corner good for q102, q18, q103 besides q19 to stop. There is very little traffic to warrant its elimination.
5/30/2022, 12:44 AM — The Q104 bus route may not be a high ridership route, but many students and local residents (including a fair amount of senior citizen riders) find that it conveniently serves key destinations in the Astoria, Long Island City, Sunnyside and Woodside area that are not easily accessible without multiple transfers on other bus and subway routes. There is a reason why the former Steinway Transit & Queens Surface Corporation retained this route and that the MTA faced pushbacks when this route was planned for elimination in the previously proposed Bus Network Redesign.
I have to question why the MTA is insistent on removing so many stops for this route. It is my judgment that removal of the stops on this route will not speed up service as the MTA claims it will and will most likely make this bus route more inaccessible for its riders (the loss of boarding/alighting opportunities at locations other than at major intersections). I believe that it is very likely any potential gains in the reduction of running time will be due to loss of ridership in certain neighborhoods attributable directly to the proposed changes.
I would like to take this time to register my objections to two specific proposed bus stop removals:
(1) On the proposed Q104 bus route, the removal of the 48 ST/NORTHERN BL on the Eastbound direction is an ABSOLUTELY STUPID idea.
This stop directly services two shopping centers that flanks 48th Street. A substantial number of passengers currently board and alight at that stop on virtually every bus run during business hours in the daytime. The two adjacent bus stops are located too far away or positioned very inconveniently from the majority of the stores of the shopping centers.
The MTA will face major backlash from businesses and politicians if this stop is not retained.
(2) On the proposed Q104 bus route, I am against the removal of the BROADWAY/46 ST stop on the Westbound direction.
After a recent route adjustment where the W/B Q104 was rerouted away from Newtown Road, it is now the closest bus stop to the Manhattan-bound entrance of the 46th Street (M/R) subway station.
This stop is the main reason why I would even consider riding the Q104 on my daily morning commute.
Due to the weird street grid of the neighborhood, the Manhattan-bound entrances of the 46th Street (M/R) subway station are spaced farther apart from the adjacent BROADWAY/48 ST bus stop than might be expected otherwise.
5/30/2022, 12:57 AM — Please take a look at extending the Q57 route on its eastern end from Little Neck Parkway/Hillside Avenue to Little Neck Parkway/260th Street Glen Oaks so that it would then make sense to then also extend the Q48 Glen Oaks bus further north to LIRR Little Neck Station via Little Neck Parkway north of 260th Street. These two changes would eliminate the need to operate the Q45 bus route along Little Neck Parkway as the Q48 bus route would provide access to the IND Kew Gardens Subway Station for Little Neck Parkway passengers north of 260th Street. If these two above changes were implemented, then the Q45 route could be rerouted to instead serve Winchester Boulevard and Douglaston Parkway into 235th Street and terminate at the Douglaston LIRR Station. Also, on the western end of the Q45 route could also be extended to terminate at Jamaica Hospital so that employees and hospital visitors from northeastern Queens would have direct bus service to Jamaica Hospital as well.
5/30/2022, 1:17 AM — The Q1 route could also be extended further east from the 243rd Street/Cross Island Parkway to 257th Street/Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Turnpike so that Braddock Avenue passengers wouldn't need to walk all the way from 243rd Street/Cross island Parkway/Braddock Avenue to Jericho Turnpike/Commonwealth Boulevard to transfer to an eastbound N24 bus. At least at 257th Street/Jericho Turnpike the N24 bus stops are closer walking distance with the eastbound N24 stop at Garfield Avenue which is located across from 257th Street and the westbound N24 bus stop which is located along Jericho Turnpike at Keene Avenue a/k/a 257th Street for transfers back between the westbound N24 route and the westbound Q1 route.
5/30/2022, 4:11 AM — Extend Q77 to green aches
5/30/2022, 10:42 PM — It is my hope that the bus network redesign will include a direct bus stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir, a green space that I live quite close to geographically but that is strangely inacessible via public transit (and not well served by safe bike paths, either!). While I have the ability to walk the half mile from the Jamaica Ave/Shepherd Ave stop on the Q56, that is not true of other New Yorkers who may be disabled or have young children, and who have just as much right to enjoy the reservoir. The chance to take the bus directly to the reservoir would open up that existing green space to a greater proportion of its neighbors, and that seems like an obvious good. Please consider the creation of a direct stop at Ridgewood Reservoir!
5/30/2022, 11:53 PM — LaGuardia Airport needs faster bus service. I recommend splitting the M60 into two routes: one that handles local Queens stops and one that travels non-stop from the RFK bridge to the airport. Also a direct bus from the Forest Hills LIRR/subway stations with limited stops to LGA would better service central Queens.
5/30/2022, 11:54 PM — The Ridgewood Reservoir has become one of MOST favorite spots in the City, but man is it hard to get to! I strongly recommend adding a nearby bus stop. It'll help thousands of New Yorkers, especially Queens and Brooklyn residents (but Manhattan too!) enjoy this amazing resource.
5/31/2022, 12:19 AM — The westbound Q32 and Q60 bus routes are hobbled by the extreme time delay in driving around the Dutch Kills Green plaza section of Queensboro Plaza. The westbound Q32+Q60 busses need a bus stop directly off of the single-occupant-vehicle-packed Queensboro Bridge lower Roadway.
I would like to meet up at this location and take a ride on the Q32 with the design team who came up with this portion of the bus route. Was the design team aware of how wasteful this circuitous re-routing of the bus around the Dutch Kills Green is? Does the design team know how it feels as a bus rider to watch cars efficiently approach the Queensboro bridge while you are moving at a snails pace in a bus as it snakes around the Dutch Kills Green which requires two sharp turns, an S shaped curve and 6 traffic lights at intervals sometimes as little as 200 feet apart?
Just ask the driver how they feel about the number of turns and complex maneuverings that are required here.
Ask the passengers if they notice how wasteful it is to have this giant bus full of riders finally getting ready to go over the bridge then to suddenly take a sharp right onto Qns Plaza East, drive about 200 feet to a traffic light stop, then begin another 200' journey to take a very sharp left across stop and go Northern Boulevard traffic onto a less than 75 foot wide Qns Plaza North. Then the bus is finally out of traffic but has a tight S-shaped skinny street curve to maneuver through before it hits its first bus stop since it took this gargantuan nightmare of a turn onto Qns Plaza East.
Of course the Q32+Q60 bus isn't done yet because it has 3 more stop lights to go through on this inefficient skinny street that feels like it was never intended to have a bus on it before it takes yet another sharp right turn onto Queensboro Bridge where the westbound Q32 and Q60 busses have no dedicated bus lane and have to slow down and deal with fast and furious single occupant vehicle drivers.
Why does NYC even bother trying to make Queens busses more efficient if the city can't see that this is a bad design for the busses?
A very obvious solution is at the north side / westbound intersection of 28th street and the Queensboro bridge lower roadway. This set of crosswalks and bike paths and planting areas should be opened up / recofigured to include a bus pullover detail. The bikes and pedestrians could easily be shifted toward Queens plaza north. .Right now cars and bikes are comfortably traveling here. Now it's time to give the busses a more direct route.
The westbound Q32+Q60 busses do not need to do a giant loop around the Dutch Kills Green.
The westbound Q32+Q60 busses need a bus stop directly off of the single-occupant-vehicle-packed Queensboro Bridge lower Roadway.
5/31/2022, 12:51 AM — Please add a direct bus stop at Ridgewood Reservoir. It needs to be made accessible by public transportation
5/31/2022, 1:00 AM — The MTA's proposed bus redesign would affect the Q33 which stops in front of Vaughn College located between 86th and 90th Streets on 23rd Avenue.
The design proposes picking up/dropping off at 83rd Street & Roosevelt instead of at the bus terminal at 74th & Roosevelt. This would make a tremendous impact on students and faculty when transferring to take the bus. The bus redesign would alleviate traffic on Roosevelt Avenue but would inconvenience commuters.
This means that when students, faculty and staff who take the E/F train to 74th & Roosevelt instead of just going upstairs to take the Q33, they would have to walk 9 blocks to get the bus or take an additional train (#7 one stop to 82nd Street). The commute would be even longer to get to Vaughn and the proposed bus stop means a very congested bus stop for pedestrians.
Is there anything that can be done to make sure the Vaughn community has the same access to the Q33 and not have it become more arduous?
5/31/2022, 1:20 AM — In redesigning the Queen's bus map please add a stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir. It's a public park that people would like to get to on public transportation.
5/31/2022, 3:33 AM — On Q2 westbound route, please keep HOLLIS AV/207 ST and remove HOLLIS AV/211 ST instead. The stop at 207th st. is quite busy and frequently used
5/31/2022, 5:11 AM — Please create a direct bus stop at the Ridgewood Reservoir.
Referrer: NYC H2O's and Transportation Alternatives's Petition for: A Bus Stop at Ridgewood Reservoir
5/31/2022, 5:31 AM — Ridgewood Reservoir needs a bus stop, the current closest stops are too far.
5/31/2022, 5:43 AM — Your combining of the Q11 and Q21 routes and extending it to meet the 7 subway is genius. Excellent idea. So is establishing the Q73. It would make getting to QCC so much easier. Makes good sense. Now, we need a dedicated bus stop near the Ridgewood Reservoir. It is a wonderful green space that has limited use because of lack of easy public transit. Please provide reliable public transit so that all New Yorkers can enjoy the great outdoors easily. Thank you.
5/31/2022, 5:48 AM — The Springfield/Rosedale Community Action Association, Inc., the civic association serving the Brookville Community (identified on your map as Springfield Gardens), requests the following:
1. That the express bus route QM63 start in Queens at 225th Street and 147th Avenue and then go to 258th and 149th Avenue. While the plan purports to add more express bus service in Springfield Gardens, it doesn't take into account that more than half of Springfield Gardens is below Conduit Ave/Belt Parkway. It has been our understanding that the "runoff" of the QM63 runs through Brookville. Why not have an official stop there to accommodate those living below the Conduit. Right now, there is no express bus service from that part of Springfield Gardens.
2. Add a shuttle bus between 147th Avenue and 225th Street to the Laurelton LIRR Station. There used to be one there years ago, but was removed. Those who connect with the LIRR from that part of Springfield Gardens and Brookville, have a very long walk to the railroad.
3. Consider adding some more crosstown bus routes connecting neighborhoods in Queens. Not everyone is going to a subway or railroad hub. Those who want to travel within the borough have to spend an inordinate amount of time traveling from one community to another if they must travel by bus.
5/31/2022, 6:23 AM — This bus would a great alternative to the unreliable 7 train, as well as provide a safer environment since there appear to be more and more subway incidents every day.
5/31/2022, 6:24 AM — This bus would be a safe alternative to the subway. I am a young female and taking the subway lately is very scary and I’m always on edge with all the recent incidents. This bus would be a great way to commute into the city.
5/31/2022, 8:37 AM — I would like to note my objection to the formation of the proposed Q73 bus that would go down 73rd Avenue. There are several reasons for this, including but not limited to the following:
1. 73rd Ave has only one lane and already has traffic congestion issues. Adding a bus on 73rd Ave would make the traffic even worse.
2. Also, bus stops along 73rd Ave will take up valuable parking spots in neighborhoods where it is already difficult to find parking.
3. I live on 73rd Ave and am very concerned about the noise pollution. The buses, along with the passengers who will be waiting at the bus stops, will create a ton of new noise pollution in areas that are quiet residential neighborhoods.
4. The proposed bus route would go through the quiet residential neighborhood of Fresh Meadows where I live and would disturb the character of the neighborhood.
5. I live right on 73rd Ave and if there is a bus stop placed in front of my house, I could have random people waiting for the bus in front of my house at all hours of the day, night and early morning.
6. The increase in traffic will also increase the litter and pollution to the area.
7. The increase in bus routes will increase carbon emissions when climate change is already a major issue.
8. Finally, this bus route is completely unnecessary. There are already plenty of bus routes that either go right to Queens Community College or very close to it (Q75, Q78, Q88) and there is a bus that already goes to Forest Hills (Q64). Also, there are many buses that you can take that connect to those buses.
I respectfully ask that the proposal be reconsidered and that the proposed Q73 bus route not be implemented.
Thank you
5/31/2022, 9:10 AM — Please reconsider reducing the frequency of the QM6 bus. Having to wait 90 minutes is too long especially if a bus gets pulled out of service or never comes. Please revisit to keep the buses more frequent at 60 mins or less. This is a problem especially during the cold and wintery months. If the frequency is 90 minutes I would be more likely to take the LIRR or drive in instead.
5/31/2022, 9:21 AM — Regarding the QM6, please do not decrease the frequency. If buses don't come and/or get cancelled, having to wait 90 minutes is completely unacceptable . Some people are handicapped & unable to wait the 90 minutes for a bus that may or may not come. Having to wait 90 minutes is extremely difficult, especially during the cold & rainy months!
If the frequency is decreased, I would rather drive or take the LIRR. Please reconsider this proposed plan!!
5/31/2022, 11:27 AM — Please do not remove the current section of the Q102 bus route that connects Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza. The newly routed Q104 that is proposed to replace the Q102 will not stop at Queens Plaza. The bus connection between Roosevelt Island and Queens Plaza is vital for Roosevelt Island residents and people who work on Roosevelt Island.
5/31/2022, 9:38 PM — These comments are issued regarding the MTAs proposed QM64 (previously known as X64) Express Bus route change. I am extremely disappointed with this proposal. Over the past ten years, the service on this route has been subjected to unprecedented changes not experienced by any of the other express bus lines in Queens.
These changes have included, but not been limited to radical alterations in pick-up and drop-off times, reductions in the number of buses servicing the route, and poor maintenance and cleanliness of the buses. Additionally, the X64 has always been the last of the routes to obtain new buses. In many cases, the route received hand me down buses discarded by the other routes, as they had moved on to the new buses. Now, to have this debilitating proposal thrust upon us is an indiscretion that my fellow riders and I cannot acquiesce to without challenge.
The express bus routes were created to alleviate the burden of commuters forced to endure a long normal service bus ride just to arrive at the subway station even before the subsequent long train ride into Manhattan. Additionally, it also provided commuters with the added benefit of greatly reduced commute times, while also allowing for only one mode of transportation. This had been successfully achieved for many years for the residents of Cambria Heights, Queens, and its surrounding neighborhoods. The proposed re-routing of the X64 would thrust our communities back into a state of longer and more overcrowded commutes. I am born and raised in Southeast Queens, and still reside there. This community is composed of hard working blue collar and middle class residents, who deserve much better representation from the MTA. The change in route would cause the following devastating effects:
Re-routing the bus to travel west on 34th Street once arriving in Manhattan, would disenfranchise countless riders travelling as you know from 37th Street to 57th Street and Third Avenue; 57th Street and Third Avenue to 57th Street and Fifth Avenue; and Fifth Avenue down and over to 23rd Street and First Avenue. The proposed cutting of this pocket of service defeats the entire purpose of the Express Bus in the first place. Riders would be forced to disembark at the first stop on 34th Street, and then fend for themselves to travel on to their respective parts of the city. Any riders under the current route requiring service along 34th Street easily disembark at 37th Street and Third Avenue, walk three short blocks over to 34th Street, and then transfer to a local service crosstown bus. The proposed route change would essentially terminate service at 34th Street, and service only a handful of riders requiring service on 34th Street. Again, there is a local bus currently providing this service along 34th Street.
Commuters would be subjected to the added burden of increased travel time. In an effort to arrive at our destinations in a timely manner, we would be forced to leave our homes much earlier each morning. The implications of this would be less sleep, breakfast on the run, and for those parents with small children, drastic changes in their ability to get their children to school safely and timely, in their haste to arrive at their places of employment on time. This is a severe attack on our quality of life. For a city that prides itself on increasing and maintaining a high quality of life for its residents, this planned re-routing would achieve the exact opposite effect.
Commuters would be forced to search for alternate travel routes. This could mean the added cost of taking the Long Island Railroad, thereby placing an unexpected financial burden on residents. Additionally, many commuters could be forced to take the regular bus into Jamaica, and then the subway on to Manhattan. Again, commute times are increased, presenting some of the added inconveniences and quality of life attacks previously mentioned. Lastly, commuters could resort to driving to other parts of town
5/31/2022, 10:11 PM — Dear Madam/Sir,
I think there are enough buses' lines in this area, such as Q30/Q31, Q46, Q65, and Express buses, so there is no need to add more bus lines in 73rd Ave and in Jewel
Ave, Thank you very much for the considerations!
6/1/2022, 12:09 AM — New Q86 to Green Acres, please do not eliminated 241 Street bus stop , My grandma needs this stop to go to the Snap Senior Center at Cross Island PLAZA, 233 Too far away , take away 233 st
6/1/2022, 12:25 AM — new Q86 bus route , please add back 241 street bus stop , for Seniors using Snap Senior Center and patients using all the doctor offices in the Cross Island Plaza across the street
6/1/2022, 12:31 AM — Q86 TO GREEN ACRES, I am 88 yrs old , can not drive anymore, use the bus to go the the senior center in the Cross Island Plaza which is just across the street from the 241 ST BUS STOP , why are you moving the stop to 233 st , now I HAVE TO WALK BACK , 2 LONG BLOCKS
6/1/2022, 1:22 AM — Add a bus stop at the ridgewood resevior at highland park.
6/1/2022, 2:29 AM — it would be so helpful to have a bus stop and route that went through long island city / hunters point to midtown manhattan. right now the 7 is the only means nearby for public transportation, and it is a 12 minute walk from the apt buildings near the water. thank you in advance!
6/1/2022, 3:46 AM — I wait. For a long time in last stop Felix ave. When the bus is park at 61 street in Felix corner. We are all students (children. And teens)and working people. We wait in the rain hot cold weather for the bus to come. My question is why don’t let the bus stop at the 60 LA and St Felix and let the full and the passengers wait inside the bus. We have very hot temperatures an very cold winters our shoes are soak and wet please be reasonable all are citizens we all pay the exactly fare of 2.75 please.
6/1/2022, 5:32 AM — It is my understanding that you want to change the Q35 and Q22 bus line routes, to "improve services". In my view, the suggested changes are not improvements at all, but, instead, are detrimental to the communities of the Rockaways, and those who come into the Rockaways for work, or school.
Let me start with the Q35. This route comes from the Flatbush "Junction", comes off of Rockaway Beach Boulevard to Beach 147th Street, where it turns onto Newport Avenue. In the summertime, the Q35 also provides service to Riis Park Division, Gateway National Recreation Area.
I'm partially handicapped, and trying to get my Access-A-Ride clearance. In the interim, I'd have to cross Newport Avenue, walk the 200 block to the Boulevard.
On a historical note, when the traffic circle at the southern base of the Marine Parkway-Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge was in the process of being replaced by the current overpasses, the TBTA was totally surprised when the question was asked, "What about the bus stop?" Their answer was "Uh, what bus stop?". The Q35 bus had to do some serious maneuvering at the traffic light at what then was the entrance to Fort Tilden, including backing up with all the passengers aboard, before they created the still unsatisfsctory bus stop under the overpasses enroute to Beach 116th Street from the Junction. Someone in the design stage had totally forgotten that Q35 riders lived in the Roxbury, Rockaway Point, and Breezy Point communities, west of the bridge!
Then, there's the Q22. Passengers going eastbound change from the Q35 to the Q22 to go towards Far Rockaway, at the bus stop in front of the Neponsit Home For Adults, a bit west of Beach 149th Street, or walk the length of the 200 Block of Beach 116th Street to the Q22 stop.
Another historical note: Without prior notice, the stop between Beach 116th and 117th Street for the eastbound Q22 was removed, leaving stunned passengers at the now former stop, wondering why the bus was bypassing them, then run to the new stop at Beach 115th Street, to try for the bus.
I can understand the westbound Q22 alternating buses that go through to the terminus stop at Beach 168th Street, and going to a new stop set up by the Ferry, on Beach Channel Drive at Beach 108th Street, and terminating on Beach 116th Street just South of Newport Avenue. If I were riding westbound, I'd just have to keep watch to make sure I was getting the right bus.
But what about the passengers going eastbound? I'll specify those going towards The Beach Channel Educational Complex by Beach 100th Street, or to the Far Rockaway Educational Complex at Bay 25th Street? The students living up at Breezy Point, Rockaway Point, and Roxbury? It's a 2 mile walk for many of them now, to get to the Q22 terminus stop at Beach 168th Street. So now, instead of a one seat bus ride from Beach 168th Street to school on the Q22, they now would get on the Q35, using the inadequate bus stop under the bridge overpass, then have to change to the Q22 for the remainder of the ride by Beach 116th Street.
On a slight tangent, the Q22 going to the ferry has created a problem already. It's terminus, since implementation, took away at least 6 parking spots on Beach 116th Street, from Newport Avenue south to the FDNY Firehouse. That is in front of several businesses I no longer can access, as I can no longer find a parking spot where I used to legally be able to park.
Another historical note. Years ago the Q21 used to run from by the Boardwalk on Beach 116th Street to Cross Bay/Woodhaven Boulevards at Rockaway and Liberty Avenues, as a local, while the Q53 ran much the same route, and beyond, as an Express line. Nowadays the Q21 runs from Howard Beach to somewhere north of there. No local service in Broad Channel now, at all.
Yet another historical note. There was, at some time, a Q21A bus that covered much of the more than a mile from the transportation hub at Mott Avenue and Beach 20th Street/Central Avenue, to about Bay 30th Street and
6/1/2022, 5:50 AM — Please take a look at revising the Q43 route to travel along Parsons Blvd. between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica or Archer Avenue to stop at either Parsons Blvd./Jamaica Avenue or Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue before terminating at Sutphin Blvd/Archer Avenue which would then provide additional transfers with the Q4, Q5, Q83, Q84, Q85 and Q86 bus routes. To provide replacement bus service to Hillside Avenue between Sutphin Boulevard and Parsons Boulevard plus provide some more transfer connectivity the Q40 route could be extended west along Hillside Avenue from Sutphin Boulevard to Parsons Boulevard and then south along Parsons Boulevard to Archer Avenue to terminate. Some thought should also be given to extend the Q46 route on its western end from Kew Gardens to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills via limited stops along Queen Blvd., then 108th Street to Yellowstone Blvd and then Yellowstone Blvd. to Woodhaven Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard to Metropolitan Avenue to terminate along Metropolitan Avenue(w/b) between Woodhaven Boulevard and Cooper Avenue for transfer to the Q52 and Q53 to the Rockaways. The returning eastbound Q46 route could then make a right turn at Cooper Avenue and travel north along Cooper Avenue making a left turn on to Woodhaven Boulevard and then a right turn on to Yellowstone Boulevard to proceed back to Queens Boulevard making a right turn and then continue east toward Kew Gardens. Additionally, the MTA could also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. All of the above changes along with having some of the Q43 buses as well as some of the Q46 buses also being extended on their eastern end from Lakeville Road to Great Neck via N25 routing would then provide access to LIJ Hospital, Lake Success and Great Neck from virtually any point in Queens via two buses.
6/1/2022, 8:05 AM — I would like to designate the six 3 digit route designations:
Route Q104 would become route Q36
Route Q105 would become route Q15
Route Q109 would become route Q64
Route Q111 would become route Q71
Route Q114 would become route Q74
As far as route Q115 is concerned, after leaving Jamaica Center Station, turn right onto Parsons Blvd from Archer Avenue, continue on Parsons Blvd, left onto Hillside Avenue, right onto Queens Blvd and combine with Q20 to eliminate layover by Parsons-Hillside.
Herb
6/1/2022, 9:12 AM — I have difficulty understanding why the QM10 is being “retired”; ridership has increased since NYC reopened and people started returning to work. More and more people ride the express bus to avoid trains.
You want to remove a bus that runs through a predominately black and brown community with direct access to midtown Manhattan. Make it make sense, MTA
6/1/2022, 11:02 AM — For me, the biggest issue with the redesign is the lack of connections to the Jamaica LIRR station. Under the proposed plan, the Q34 would be eliminated and neither the Q25 nor Q65 would stop at the station. To get to the LIRR, I'd have to take the Q25 to Jamaica Center, then either walk or take the subway one station over to Sutphin-Archer-JFK (which really doesn't make sense). The walk is doable for me, but would be hard on someone with mobility issues, not to mention there are people further north on the Q25 line who are much further from the station. The only alternative would be the Q43, but I'd have to walk down to Hillside/Parsons and the bus terminates before the LIRR station, meaning I'd spend most of the trip walking and there would little point to taking the bus.
The result of these changes is be that I'll be less likely to take the bus at all, and much more likely to ride a car, which seems like something the MTA shouldn't be incentivizing. I myself don't drive, so I'd be dependent on for-hire vehicles or friends to connect me to the LIRR station.
I understand the desire to reduce bus congestion near Jamaica LIRR and provide better service options to people in South Jamaica, but the service changes would remove all options for people in our area to get to the LIRR by bus. Additionally, Jamaica LIRR is a major transfer point, the station is being renovated to add new tracks, and transit-oriented development is going up in the area. Factoring all of that in, it doesn't make any sense to cut bus service there. Surely there is a way to achieve the goals of the redesign without such drastic cuts.
6/1/2022, 12:06 PM — New Bus Q86 to Green ACRES. I do not drive anymore and walk with a cane , I GET OFF AT 241 ST, to go to the Senior Center at the Cross Island Plaza
Please do not remove 241 ST STOP
6/1/2022, 7:57 PM — On the Queens Bus Network Redesign virtual workshop for Queens Community Board #13 on May 31, 2022, someone mentioned an issue with the loss of a one seat ride to the 179th Street Subway Station Jamaica for Springfield Boulevard passengers currently served by one of the Q1 branches of the Q1 route. To address this issue the MTA could consider revising and extending the Q9 route to no longer turn around and terminate at 165th Street Terminal but instead to travel to Hillside Avenue and provide Rush Style bus service along Hillside Avenue to Springfield Boulevard and then the route would serve local stops along Springfield Boulevard up to Jamaica Avenue or at some other point further south along Springfield Boulevard up to Linden Boulevard.
6/2/2022, 2:43 AM — I am totally in shock at whoever came up with this plan that there is no bus in the maspeth area where it is mainly elderly people and young families with young kids who depend on this service to get their kids to school.Also it looks like you are accommodating the ups workers who many use this service and have no other way to get there.Now we have the park frank principle that is used by many teams and school for training has any thought how these young kids are going to get here or would you rather they be abducted by the expressway.Also I'm a health worker and sometimes my shift finishes at 11pm I would have to walk for a good 15 min at probably 12 at night by myself to get to my house which already at this moment in time it's long enough the 3 minute walk with all that is going on in our neighborhoods. I seriously hope this is reviewed as I speak for all the people in this neighborhood that travel daily it is a very bad plan .We need either the 18 to stay or the 67 you can't do both not acceptable.
6/2/2022, 2:59 AM — I’m writing in opposition to the newly proposed bus route changes that will adversely affect my community. Under the current proposal, both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 routes would be shortened, terminating at Rockaway Blvd and Liberty Ave, eliminating the current one-seat ride to Queens Center Mall. A greater issue is the proposed route would not connect to Cross Bay Blvd. until Rockaway Blvd this will adversely affect students attending JHS/HS 202. Students depend on both Q-11 buses, which currently stop at Pitkin Ave, to get to school but they will now add almost two miles and approximately 25 minutes to their bus ride by making them transfer at Rockaway Blvd to a south bound Q-21, Q-52 or Q-53.
To make matters worse, both the proposed Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 peak hour frequencies would be decreased, and the route would no longer run 24 hours. Many in our community work in the service industry at Queens Center Mall as well as the shops and restaurants on Woodhaven Blvd. They rely on bus service to get to work, and their work schedules often has them working into the early morning hours. The elimination of overnight service will severely impact these residents, both young and old, by leaving a transportation desert for several hours during the overnight.
The New Hamilton Beach Civic Association strongly urges the MTA to look at a workable compromise. This would be to combine both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 service into one route. The Q-11 could serve both communities by means of a loop, thereby doubling bus service for both communities while adding about 6 minutes to the ride. The inbound Q-11, following its proposed route, would turn left onto 160 Ave. and then turn right onto 102 Street following the current Hamilton Beach route. Passengers could then be discharged at the current bus stops along 104 Street. Upon leaving Hamilton Beach the bus would make a left onto 160 Ave and follow the current Howard Beach Q-11 route to 165 Ave and 96 Street.
When the Q-11 leaves 165 Ave. & 96 Street on its outgoing route, it would follow its normal route to 160 Ave. and 102 Street. It would then make a right onto 102 Street and travel along the current Q- 11 route. It would then pick up passengers at the existing bus stops along the west side of 104th Street, proceed to the turn-around at 165 Ave. and follow the current Q-11 route. As the current rest break at 104th Street & Hamilton Beach Park will not be needed, the dangerous bus stops along the east side of 104 Street, where riders must stand in the roadway to wait for the bus, could be eliminated.
I hope that the MTA will work towards the best bus service for all riders and neighborhoods and will consider our recommendations.
Regards,
Roger Gendron, President
6/2/2022, 3:37 AM — I’m writing regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan. It is my understanding that the thought behind the redesign of the Queens bus routes is to make using the buses easier and faster. In my community of Howard Beach in order to access Crossbay Blvd, one of our two main commercial districts, a bus rider would have to take the Q-11 to Pitkin Ave in Ozone Park, cross to the southbound side of Crossbay Blvd and them access a southbound Q-52/Q-53 back to Howard Beach. The other main commercial district is located at the Lindenwood Shopping Center which is bordered between 83rd Street to the west, 84th Street to the east, 153 Ave to the south and 151 Ave to the north. The Lindenwood Shopping Center and Crossbay Blvd are home to a wide variety of services such as doctors, dentists, pharmacies, supermarkets, banking, restaurants, and so much more but currently
the only way to gain access to most of these services is to drive.
My suggestion would be to create a Crosstown Howard Beach route. The route could start in Old Howard Beach at 102 Street and 159 Ave, a short walk from the MTA Howard Beach Airtrain/ A train station. The bus would turn left onto 157 Avenue stopping at 99 Street. It would then proceed west across Crossbay Blvd into New Howard Beach stopping at 92 Street following the current Q-41 route into Lindenwood. The route would change slightly as the Crosstown route would continue straight on 84th Street then turning east onto 151 Avenue and travelling back to 84th Street where it would then retrace the route back to Old Howard Beach along 157 Ave. Turning right onto 101 street, stopping at the existing Q-11 stops as it proceeds to 160 Ave. Turning east onto 160 Ave and north onto 102 Street thus completing the route. It would the It would be approximately 4 miles long and would make all of the business areas accessible to those who cannot or do not want to drive. It would be yet another way to get more vehicles off the streets.
In addition to the Crosstown Howard Beach route, there is another recommendation regarding the Express Bus. Currently, while each having a different starting point, Howard Beach is service by three Express Buses (QM-15, QM-16 & QM-17) however all three routes terminate in Mid-town Manhattan. We would like to suggest that the QM-15 be rerouted to terminate in Downtown Manhattan. Both the QM-16 & QM-17 originate on the Rockaway Peninsula where commuters have the option of taking the Rockaway Ferry or the A train to lower Manhattan however in Howard Beach there is no such option with the A train serving as the only choice. With the current crime rate in the subway system a safer and more comfortable rider experience would be the Express Bus.
I hope that the MTA will work towards the best bus service for all riders and neighborhoods and will
consider our recommendations.
Regards,
Roger Gendron, President
6/2/2022, 7:56 AM — Like I have done elsewhere, I would like to object to the idea of putting a bus line to 73rd Avenue where I live. First, there is no need for it, there is plenty of bus within 2-3 blocks everywhere. Second, it will slow traffic even more, the stops will take away already very scarce parking space. Third, it will cause air pollution, noise, and lots of garbage around the bus stops. Fourth, it will change the character of the neighborhood, instead of the relatively quiet residential atmosphere it will be much busier with lots of strangers coming through who don't live here. Finally, it will reduce the value of our homes as nobody wants to buy a house that is next to a bus stop.
I know I am speaking in the spirit that many of my neighbors agree on; even if not everyone writes a note. Please reject this idea!
6/2/2022, 8:39 AM — As a Senior Citizen, I use buses quite frequently to get to my doctor appointments. One of the buses I use is the Q41 which takes me into Jamaica where I switch to the Q65. I have lived in Ozone Park for more than 20 years and used the Q41 5 days a week to go to work in Jamaica. The Q41 has NEVER been reliable. So my questions are 1) Will the Q41 continue going from Howard Beach to the Jamaica Terminal? 2) Will there ever be an improvement of Q41 service - running more frequently during morning hours? If the Q41 will no longer go to Jamaica, what would my options be?
6/2/2022, 9:44 AM — I want to reiterate that there is no low ridership on the Q22 the issue is that there are many people riding the bus and not paying the fare. I take the Q22 at 5:30am weekdays and is packed. The same is true for the Q35. Please reevaluate the data.
The Q53/52 need to come more frequently, since so many people take these two buses.
Thanks you for having this information session.
6/2/2022, 10:04 AM — I'm extremely disappointed that the MTA has decided to overhaul the QM12 (and QM42) bus routes and completely remove the first bus stop that runs along Metropolitan Avenue, in the very southerly section of Forest Hills. As an NYC school teacher, I rely on the QM12 to get to work every morning, and I'm flabbergasted to find that I will have no direct options anymore.
Meanwhile, there are stops being maintained or added to QM12 + QM42 that are in locations very close to subway lines. Why are people who aren't within a few blocks of a subway system or alternate express bus options being deserted? Shouldn't express buses be prioritized for those areas where transit isn't immediately close by?
Additionally, don't the buses have to run along Metropolitan Avenue anyway, on their way to the newly proposed first stop on Yellowstone Blvd? Buses will likely be waiting on Metroplitan anyway to start their routes.
Revising the plan so that the first stop on the QM12 (+QM42) routes remains on Metroplitan Avenue (near 71st Avenue) would be a logical, considerate decision. I beg you to consider how an undue hardship could be rectified by simply maintaining the current routes' first stop.
6/2/2022, 10:20 AM — I am a bus operator out of Jamaica Depot. Many people riding the lines handled by this depot will be greatly affected by longer wait times and less service to their stops. For instance, normally riders at Merrick Blvd and 118 Ave could take a local 5, 84, or 85 to go to Jamaica Center but in this plan they will have to wait for a local Q25 bus coming from College Point to make it to Springfield Blvd and come back around. If anything between College Point and Jamaica should delay the bus from getting to Springfield, several buses doing “rush” service trips toward Jamaica Center will pass them by. Waiting for the local bus while watching possible near empty “rush” buses pass them will cause frustration for the rider and conflict for the operator when a bus finally does arrive.
The Q3 route which my family often uses needs Limited service which would reduce the ride time for many from JFK to Jamaica terminal.
MTA needs to sit down with a committee of people who actually live and work and drive buses in Queens to design a more effective plan to serve the communities of Queens instead of outsiders who know nothing about the unique issues of Queens public transportation.
This plan as it is addresses a few of the problems with Queens bus transportation but still needs work.
As an operator, I am also concerned about this affects my livelihood. I have worked in Jamaica depot for over 20+ years and may now have my ability to choose a route/schedule that works best for me severely limited or eliminated.
6/2/2022, 11:01 AM — Taking away the QM15 stops in Old Howard Beach means I would have to walk every morning to Cross Bay Blvd in the dark as I take the first express bus at 5:57 AM - as crime is going up this places all residents of Old Howard Beach without express bus service in the morning and the evenings.
6/2/2022, 11:38 AM — My husband and I are TOTALLY against having a bus on 73rd Avenue. Parking with be an issue ,Traffic will be an issue. There are plenty of alternate ways on buses that already exist to get from forest hill to Queens Community College. There is no need for a bus to go down 73rd Avenue. The noise pollution and well and air pollution will be an issue. We live right off of 73rd Avenue and the buses will keep us up at night. This is a suburban area and the reason we live here is because it is a quiet suburban neighborhood. People will move out of the neighborhood if there is a bus coming down 73rd Avenue
6/2/2022, 8:17 PM — Needs to have more frequent bus service on the q11 going into Hamilton Beach.
6/2/2022, 8:55 PM — Good morning, if someone with more knowledge about the Q47 bus route changes can reach out to me I would appreciate it greatly. I understand a new Q80 will take over part of the route that will be removed. I don’t understand the time frame or when this will take place. The Q47 takes my daughter right to her high school and I’m wondering if this will effect her. I’m a single parent and just bought a house in this area, after many years of saving. Part of the reason I picked here was because the bus wasn’t far and took her right to school, also I take care of my parents and it’s not far from them. As a single parent her safety is the most important so you understand my concern. Please give me a call back.
Thank you
6/3/2022, 12:33 AM — Here is an alternate plan regarding route Q115:
Instead of combining with route Q20, redesignate Q115 as Q34 and extend to Queens College via regular Q115 route, left onto Archer Avenue, right onto Parsons Blvd, left onto Kissena Blvd, left onto Horace Harding Expressway and terminate at Main Stret.
Return via left onto Main Street, left onto Horace Harding Expressway right onto Kissena Blvd serving Queens College and eliminating the need to terminate in Jamaica.
Don't forget to redesigned the other 5 three digit routes:
Q104 to become Q36
Q105 to become Q15
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 to become Q71
Q114 to become Q74
Please look into these suggestions.
Herb
6/3/2022, 4:56 AM — Please be more transparent with the transit unions and well the riding well public. Please provide more 24hrs bus service.
6/3/2022, 5:05 AM — Hello, I am a fellow commuter from my home to the city and I have concerns over the 2 bus routes that are convenient to me, which are the Q46 and the Q43. I have appreciated the fact that they are now being turned into a Rush type bus service between subway desert neighborhoods to subway stations.
- Stops between Little Neck Parkway to Commonwealth Boulevard.
On the Q46, normally I would have to jaywalk on 250th street just to get to the Union Tpk./251st St. bus stop to catch the Q46. I'm quite appalled regarding concerns for safety when travelling to the bus stop and also appalled that we are no longer able to wait at the 251st St. bus stop since it's removed, which can also leave concerns for those whose homes or places are convenient to that stop. I suggest that you put a bus stop at 249th. Street so that it can be easy for me and other residents to safely reach to the bus stop and catch the Q46.
The same goes for the Q43 bus, although it's more convenient due to the traffic lights and safe pedestrian crossing (which is known to be a hassle for residents to shop at Patel Bros & the recently opened Farmers Market grovery store at 249th Street). I'm quite appalled that the Little Neck Parkway bus stop on the Q43 has been removed. I would like to see that stop being added, along with the removal of 251st street & 248th street and the addition of the 249th Street bus stop on the Q43 for easier access and hoping to cut down travel times for this bus route.
- Little Neck Parkway corridor route (Q45)
Although this might not be my concern, I've noticed that the Q36 will no longer have that bus route, considering that there has been low ridership between Little Neck LIRR station to Floral Park (Jericho Tpke or Hillside Ave.). Perhaps a service between Floral Park to Flushing via Little Neck Parkway could be useful, or not (I'm not sure who would be on board with this), or maybe extend the Q88 to either Little Neck LIRR station or Floral Park via Little Neck Parkway (since I noticed that the Q88 is no longer going via 188th street, 73rd ave or Springfield and terminating at Queens Village LIRR station).
-Concerns for Q1's extension to JFK
The Q6's bus service discontinuation due to minimalism is perfectly fine for me, but although it may not be my concern due to Q3 bus convenience and AirTrain convenience at Jamaica station, perhaps an extension towards JFK Airport or Lefferts Blvd station (or whatever terminals are open after the JFK Redevelopment) would be much appreciated as well!
6/3/2022, 6:05 AM — I take the X68 bus from Queens to Manhattan. After sitting through the virtual workshop for my area (District 13), I am very concerned about the changes you want to make. Right now, we have morning uptown and downtown buses. The downtown buses are generally filled to about 1/3 capacity. The uptown buses are filled to at least 3/4 capacity. The vast majority of riders taking the uptown buses get off the bus at 42nd Street and Third Avenue, with at least 1/2 then walking up Third Avenue or down to Second Avenue after disembarking. Your proposal will add at least 20 - 30 minutes to the commute of those us who work in midtown and uptown. There is absolutely no reason for those of us getting off the bus at 42nd and Third, or 55th and Madison, to have to go all the way to 23rd Street first. Traffic along Second Avenue and Madison Avenue can be an absolute nightmare during the best of times, forget about during inclement weather. Right now, I take the 6:35am bus in order to get to my office in time to start work at 8:00am. If this proposal goes through, I will have to take the 6:05am bus in order to get to work on time. This will in no way shorten my commuting time, which the MTA claims it is trying to do. I do not understand the reason for making this change. I cannot think of a single rider who would benefit from this change were it to go through. Please keep both the uptown and downtown buses as they are. I am more than happy to talk to anyone at the MTA regarding my concerns. Thank you.
6/3/2022, 6:38 AM — Hi, I strongly suggest that the Q18 bus should go through 51st Street between Broadway Blvd and 31st Ave rather than through 54th st. 54th St. is a narrow one way street that there is always no space and the bus or cars honks the car parallel parked there. The bus honks for passing the street but it actually creates a lot of noise to the neighborhoods especially during early morning before 8am and evening after 10pm. I don't understand why Q18 not going to 51st St since it's very wide two-way street and also with another bus stop Q66 there with shops and more stories buildings. They did cleaning there but no on 54th st. I strongly advocate to more the path to 51st Street between Broadway Blvd and 31st Ave.
6/3/2022, 7:57 AM — Q12 - The plans for this route redesign are okay but please consider some of the following ideas for the eastern terminus of this route. For far too long most bus routes in Queens have ended on their eastern end at the Queens/Nassau border simply because this is where the City of NY ends. Most of these bus endings are less than ideal and offer no connectivity with other routes or the LIRR. One idea for this route would be for the Q12 to travel south down Little Neck Parkway and end at the LIE (Horace Harding Blvd). This would offer residents of eastern Queens access to the many stores at this location and connections to other bus routes in Queens. Another idea would be for this bus route to turn north on Little Neck Parkway and end at the Long Island Railroad Station in Little Neck. This would offer connectivity to the LIRR which will soon offer service to Grand Central Terminal as well as to Penn Station. Another idea would be to extend this route eastward along Northern Blvd to North Shore University Hospital. Many residents of eastern Queens use North Shore University Hospital and the surrounding medical facilities and would use this route if available in lieu of expensive cab rides. The NICE service currently available is inadequate and too infrequent to provide a much needed alternative for Queens residents. In the former iteration of the Queens Bus Redesign there was a proposal to extend a bus route from Queens to North Shore University Hospital but the idea had been abandoned. This eastern extension would be a good alternative to the prior proposal.
6/3/2022, 8:26 AM — Q35 - The eastern extension of this route to include 'Scholars Academy' and the Rockaway Ferry Terminal is a great idea which will help to attract additional riders to the ferry and also to the Q35. The Q35 will still provide a connection to the A Train at Beach 116th Street and the students who attend the Scholars Academy will be able to use this bus to get directly to the school. These modest changes will provide more connectivity and accessibility at the same time to residents of the Rockaway Peninsula. Many people are now using the Rockaway Ferry to commute to downtown Manhattan in addition to tourists and beach goers in the summer months who are riding in the off hours and on weekends. This route redesign proposal will provide an additional alternative for these riders.
6/3/2022, 11:35 PM — Please add a bus route connecting LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel.
6/4/2022, 12:36 AM — We need LIC bus service
6/4/2022, 1:40 AM — I would like to make a suggestion of the proposed Q17, specifically of its northbound route in College Point. Instead of having it traveling on 130th Street and 20th Ave, I think it will help a lot for the northbound buses to travel on 25th Ave and 127th Street. I suggest this because there is a steep hill on the westward trek of 23rd Ave, where residents will find it difficult to walk after dropping off from the northbound buses. If the northbound buses travel on the alternative route, residents dropping off will not have to walk too much on the 23rd Ave hill. I think the routing is also feasible, as 25th Ave is a very wide street and a portion of 127th street is northbound only. The southbound proposed Q17 route can be left as is, especially since residents walking towards the southbound buses on 130th Street walk down the 23rd Ave hill instead of up.
Additionally, I would also like to mention about the naming of the bus routes. I think it would be great if the route numbers in College Point would retain the original Q25 and Q65 labels, instead of the new Q17 and Q27 labels. It would be confusing for residents to see these new labels, especially all of a sudden. Additionally, I believe the MTA needs to increase the broadcasting of the plans. A lot of my friends are unaware of the changes, and I fear a lot of residents will be taken by surprise when the changes are implemented.
6/4/2022, 3:17 AM — This will make my trip a double fare. I am currently a one fare zone. Why should we pay double for the same trip? Please leave the Q30 bus alone. Also, please keep the QM5 bus as it is. I am over 60 years old and I do not drive. You should just add more busses and more frequent service on the Q30 QM5. Thank you.
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6/4/2022, 6:59 AM — I foresee a lot of problems.
1- Additional traffic congestion
2-Taking up valuable parking spots
3- Noise pollution
4- Random people waiting at bus stop in front through out day and night. This feels very unsafe.
5-Bus route litter
6/4/2022, 8:06 AM — Hello,
This is for the new bus route Q73.
I foresee a lot of problems.
1- Additional traffic congestion
2-Taking up valuable parking spots
3- Additional noise pollution at night and early in the morning, when you are sleeping.
4- Random people waiting at bus stop in front of houses through out day and night. This will feel very unsafe.
5- Increase of bus route litter.
Overall, this would change the character of the neighborhood. This area of Fresh Meadows is a quiet residential neighborhood and we would like it to stay that way.
6/4/2022, 4:36 PM — 1. Removing the QM10 & QM40 buses would force several disabled individuals to walk 3/4 of a mile to Junction Ave. to board the QM12.
2. During rush-hour the disabled will not be able to board the new Q14 to reach Junction, since the Q14 will be packed like sardines (as the Q38 is now) with people going to the subway
3. The QM12 is already fairly crowded. Combining these riders with those of the QM10 & QM40 will result in some riders standing throughout their trip.
6/5/2022, 12:43 AM — Hi,
As a resident who commutes daily to manhattan, I rely on using the Q25 on 119th street and 9th ave. Please do not remove the Q25 line.
6/5/2022, 12:44 AM — Hello ,
Please Do not take Q25 because I take the bus every day
6/5/2022, 11:04 PM — The Q115 should be redesignated Q34 and operate via Brewer Blvd, left on Archer Av, right on Parsons Blvd, left on Kissena Blvd and terminate at Main St-Roosevelt Av.
This will provide access along Brewer Blvd to Queens College and Downtown Flushing
Herb
6/6/2022, 12:41 AM — I am writing this because nobody in my community wouldn’t complain I don’t know why but I live in the Bronx river projects and for years even when I was a kid the q44 would stop on harrod avenue next to my building. Then with this SBS that stop was taken away and limited stops were added in the Bronx. I get it faster service but the problem removing that stop I and others who work in queens live next to the highway and it’s exits. I notice the wait for cars to pass by so I can cross the exit walking to the stop. Then be on the lookout for non responsible drivers not crashing and hitting pedestrians walking to the bus stop. I am asking please bring back this bus stop because it was very convenient and easy for me and others to take the 44 into queens without going to Manhattan
6/6/2022, 8:03 AM — Have Q73 operate on 73 Av between Springfield Blvd and 164 St then turn right on 164 St and left on Jewel Av to absorb the Q64 route. This is better than the proposed Q10/Q64 combination.
The Q10 should be combined with the Q72 to provide a JFK-LGA route. This would be a split depot operation.
The Q82 should be redesignated as Q79 to avoid confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park.
The Q115 should be redesignated Q34 and operate via Brewer Blvd, left on Archer Av, right on Parsons Blvd cutting onto Kissena Blvd and terminate at Main St-Roosevelt Av.
I am so happy that there are no "A", "B" or any letter suffix route designations. As I mentioned earlier the Q115 should be redesignated as Q34 here is a big suggestion concerning the other three digit routes:
Q104 should become Q36
Q105 should become Q15
Q109 should become Q64
Q111 should become Q71
Q114 should become Q74
Q61 and Q78 should be combined because the proposed Q78 has no subway connection. This new route could be the new Q41.
Although this might be repetitive, please look into these suggestions
Herb
6/6/2022, 8:26 AM — Please don't remove the QM5, QM35 bus stop at 197 Street and 73rd Ave. There are enough riders boarding at this stop in the morning to get to work in the morning. Also cutting down the number of scheduled buses to every 20 minutes is not great as sometimes the buses arrive early and leave early or arrive late and riders have to wait 20 minutes for the next bus and will be late for work (probably because they missed the earlier bus that left early). Have the bus drivers stick to their schedules. And if there is a delay, please update notification to Google Maps quicker. Lastly, stagger the QM5 and the QM35 better so they don't arrive at the same time. Thanks.
6/6/2022, 9:42 AM — Re: Proposed new QM7 route - The proposed new QM7 route, with the addition of stops on Queens Boulevard, will make an already long trip much longer. As it is, going eastbound towards Queens, the QM7 has consistently arrived at least 15 minutes or more after the time shown on the MTA schedule between the hours of 3 - 7 pm. Adding stops on Queens Boulevard will make the route even longer given current traffic on Queens Boulevard. This does not improve service for Union Turnpike riders west of 188 Street, who will also feel the impact of a decrease in express bus service due to the re-routing of the QM8. Please do not add the new Queens Boulevard stops. The bus ride is well over an hour as it is already from the last stop in Manhattan to the first stop in Queens both eastbound and westbound. Instead, **please maintain the current level of service by keeping the existing QM7 and QM8 routes**. To address the long routes for some QM8 riders, you may want to explore adding more Super Express QM8 rides--for example, going eastbound, one pick-up in Manhattan and drop-offs starting on 188 Streets; going westbound, a few pick-up points and then to the LIE on 188 Street. Thank you.
6/6/2022, 7:57 PM — MTA is proposing to remove all uptown buses for the X68 bus in the morning. This is a very bad idea because I currently used the uptown buses and they are already crowded now trying to eliminate will cause severe overcrowding for the down buses. These uptown buses are needed as it may be the only means of transport for some riders. This will add more than 30 minutes to each riders commute. This should be reconsidered and if possible at more uptown buses.
6/6/2022, 7:59 PM — In lieu of the recent subway climate, many people are turning away from that of steel wheels to those of rubber. The New York City bus system, which is well loved and mostly reliable to those who have frequented it for years is not under appreciated. Which is why the strong ridership of my morning uptown bus route beg to ask the question, what in God’s name is this redesign plan and who is benefiting, because it certainly won’t be us. Despite the city’s use case for a decline in ridership and proposal to make a morning commute more efficient will like many flashy urban revamps prove to only hurt those who don’t see a problem with the current route.
6/6/2022, 8:54 PM — I am in favor of the redesigned Q18 route. I like how the route is straightened out on the southern end to remain on 65th Place between Queens Blvd. and Maspeth. Zigzagging on those side streets is a time-waster. I also like how the stops are spread out further to increase travel times, even though my own stop will be eliminated. The current design feels ridiculous stopping on every other block. Please implement ASAP.
6/6/2022, 9:00 PM — I am in favor of the redesigned Q47 route. I like how it is straightened out on the southern end to go straight on 69th Street and not zig-zag on side streets. I also like how stops are spaced further apart to speed up travel times. I also love how the southern terminus goes to the M train on Metropolitan Avenue. Now I have more options to travel between Queens and Brooklyn or Queens and Manhattan! Implement this plan!
6/6/2022, 10:32 PM — Please save the Q41. Howard Beach needs it! Taking it away would leave us crippled. It would cause extra bus trips and extra fares. It would prevent some students from getting to high school, prevent people from getting to the Queens Court houses, from getting to doctors appointment, I’m getting to Jamaica Hospital, the Long Island Rail Rd., the E train, etc. Please do not take it away. Howard Beach is so frequently ignored and it feels discriminatory.
6/6/2022, 10:41 PM — There are a lot of people who rely on the Q27, Q88, and Q1 in Queens Village. By eliminating the Q27 and Q88 stops and forcing people to make transfers, how is that making public transportation better? It's already difficult without having to add a transfer. These stops shouldn't be removed.
6/6/2022, 10:43 PM — The redesign is going to inconvenience many young kids going to school and adults going to work. It’s already rough waiting for the bus because early in morning because many bus drivers don’t stop even though the bus is fully packed. Please reconsider this. College Point is already a neglected neighborhood. We can’t afford for these stops to not exist.
6/6/2022, 11:00 PM — Hi
I see that you are replacing the Q39 with Q67
Because a lot of people here in Ridgewood are going to Astoria it should be better to connect the Q18 with today's Q39 , so we can go directly to Astoria
WE DO NOT WANT THE Q67 OVERHERE
6/6/2022, 11:03 PM — I have been taking the X68 for almost 20 years. I am sincerely asking that Queens Bus Network Redesign STRONGLY be reconsidered. As ridership has increased due to violence on the subway and covid fears, causing more drivers to drive in, the commute going into Manhattan has become almost unbearable. As someone who does not have the option to work remotely, I must go into work extremely early to account for more traffic. Potentially adding 20 or more minutes to my already long commute, would simply be a nightmare. My commute home is 2 to 2 1/2 hours long EVERY evening. I cannot be possibly subjected to a longer commute into Manhattan or returning home. I respectfully and humbly ask that the redesign be reconsidered. Thank you.
6/6/2022, 11:43 PM — This is leaving the residents of Lindenwood stranded. In addition, this route will eliminate the connection to the LIRR and Nassau County buses that the Q41 now provides! This is awful!
6/7/2022, 12:27 AM — Please don’t change the Q39 design. Many riders use this route in order to access the subway and LaGuardia College.
The new design will leave them in the middle of no where.
6/7/2022, 4:41 AM — PLEASE DO NOT get rid of the Q41 bus! So many of us in Howard Beach and Lindenwood use this bus to get to work and school. Eliminating the route would be devastating to our communities!!
6/7/2022, 7:09 AM — Please keep the Q46 stops on Union Turnpike at 170 St (eastbound) and 171st (westbound) which service St. John's University. The stops at Union Turnpike and 164th streets are closer to the stadiums but far from the main body of classroom and administrative buildings.
Thank you for considering this request.
6/7/2022, 8:16 AM — Here are some more personal comments:
Q12 and Q66 buses should start out on Roosevelt Avenue between Prince and Main Sts.
If Fresh Meadows bound Q17 buses terminate at 188 St-Union Tpke, let the bus turn left from 188 St onto Union Tpke and make its final drop off in front of "Romeo's Pizza". Buses would then go along Union Tpke, right onto 193 St, right onto 81 Av, right onto 188 St and pick up at the present Flushing bound Q17 stop.
Keep Q1 and Q6 as separate routes.
Redesigned Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 route at Belmont Park.
How will Q57 buses be able to orturn around at Little Neck Pkwy-Hillside Av ?
If the Q73 becomes reality, please have DOT install a traffic light at 73 Av-182 St.
That's All Dr now!
Herb
6/7/2022, 9:44 AM — Please consider keeping the QM68 (X68) Stop at Queens Boulevard and Main Street. Please keep at least one of the Express Busses (X68, X63 or X64) going uptown on Third Avenue in Manhattan. With all the Express Buses going up Madison Avenue instead, you are adding travel time for all commuters who work on the East Side (1st and 2nd Avenues) in Midtown (East 40th to 57th Streets). PLEASE!!!!!!
6/7/2022, 1:28 PM — The proposed Q1 line seems good on paper, but my concern is for he Q6 portion especially by the subway which is always crowded, adding the Q1 load will make it even more crowded. Also, why remove the 115 Ave stop on the Q6 (1) line. I find it highly inconvenient to have to walk to (from) Linden Blvd especially when coming home. The 116 Ave stop isn't a preferred stop.
6/7/2022, 11:32 PM — Here is another important bus suggestion:
Extend the Q20 past Briarwood-Van Wyck station via left on Queens Blvd, left on Hillside Av, right on Parsons Blvd and absorb the Q111 route. This will eliminate another Jamaica layover. The only route to have layover in the Parsons-Hillside area would be the Q114 route.
If the Q1 and Q6 remain as separate routes, the Q6 would be the only route to layover in the Sutphin Hillside area. I am still suggesting that the Q40 be rerouted to 165th Street Terminal.
The Q20 would operate between Beechhurst and Rosedale.
Herb
6/8/2022, 3:22 AM — For the Q77, keep all the stops on Francis Lewis Blvd, between 115th Ave to Hollis, for the students and elderly riders going shopping at the local shopping plaza at Francis Lewis and Hollis. All the stops for the Q84 before and after Merrick Blvd should remain, you have many students and elderly passengers on this portion of the route. Keep all the stops before and after Merrick on the Q4 route. Keep all the stops between Springfield Blvd/119 ave to Hillside Ave, for the students.
6/8/2022, 4:16 AM — I am writing regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft Plan. It is my understanding that the thought behind the redesign of the Queens bus routes is to make using the buses easier and faster. In my community of Howard Beach, in order to access Crossbay Blvd., on of our two main commercial districts, a bus rider would have to take the Q-11 to Pitkin Ave in Ozone Park, cross to the southbound side of Crossbay Blvd and then access a southbound Q-52/Q-53 back to Howard Beach. The other main commercial district is located at the Lindenwood Shopping Center which is bordered between 83rd Street to the west, 84th Street to the east, 153 Ave to the south and 151 Ave to the north. The Lindenwood Shopping Center and Crossbay Blvd are home to a wide variety of services such as doctors, dentists, pharmacies, supermarkets, banking, restaurants and so much more but currently the only way to gain access to most of these services it to drive.
My suggestion would be to create a Crosstown Howard Beach route. The route could start in Old Howard Beach at 102 Street and 152 Avenue, a short walk from the MTA Howard Beach Airtrain/A train station. the bus would turn left onto 157 Avenue stopping at 99 Street,. It would then proceed west across Crossbay Blvd into New Howard Beach stopping at 92 Street following the current Q-41 route into Lindenwood. The route would change slightly as the crosstown route would continue straight on 84th Street and then turning east onto 151 Avenue and traveling back to 84th Street where it would then retrace the route back to Old Howard Beach along 15 Ave. Turning right onto 101 street, stopping at the existing Q-11 stops as it proceeds to 160 Ave. Turning east onto 160 Ave and north onto 102 street, thus completing the route. It would be approximately 4 miles long and make all of the business areas accessible to those who cannot or do not want to drive. It would be yet another way to get more vehicles off the streets. In addition to the Crosstown Howard Beach route, there is another recommendation regarding the Express Bus. Currently while each having a different starting point, Howard Beach is serviced by three Express Buses (QM-15, QM-16 and QM-17) however, all three routes terminate in Mid-town Manhattan. We would like to suggest that the QM-15 be rerouted to terminate in Downtown Manhattan. Both the QM-16 and QM-17 originate on the Rockaway Peninsula where commuters have th eoption of taking the Rockaway Ferry or the A train to lower Manhattan however in Howard Beach, there is no such option with the A Train serving as the only choice. With the current crime rate in the subway system a safer and more comfortable rider experience would be the Express Bus.
6/8/2022, 4:24 AM — I'm writing in opposition to the newly proposed bus route changes that will adversely affect my community. Under the current proposal, both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 routes would be shortened, terminating at Rockaway Blvd. and Liberty Ave., eliminating the current one-sea ride to Queens Center Mall. A great issue to the proposed route would not connect to Crossbay Blvd., until Rockaway Blvd. This will adversely affect students attending JHS/HS 202. Students depend on both Q-11 buses, which currently stop at Pitkin Ave, to get to school but they will not add almost two miles and approximately 25 minutes to their bus ride by making them transfer to Rockaway Blvd. to a south bound Q-21, Q-52 or Q-53.
To make matters worse, both the proposed Hamilton Beach and Howard beach Q-11 peak hour frequencies would be decreased and the route would no longer run 24 hours. Many in our community work in the service industry at Queens Center Mall as well as the shops and restaurants on Woodhaven Blvd. They rely on bus service to get to work and their work schedules often has them working into the early morning hours. The elimination of overnight service will severely impact these residents, both your and old, by leaving a transportation desert for several hours during the overnight.
I ask that the MTA look at a workable compromise. This would be to combine both Hamilton Beach and Howard Beach Q-11 service into one route. The Q-11 could serve both communities by means of a loop, thereby doubling bus service for both communities whil adding about 6 minutes to the rite. Thank you.
6/8/2022, 6:28 AM — B53 bus to go to the Gateway Mall
It would be more accessible for people to go to the mall
6/8/2022, 6:39 AM — The Q8 bus should still go to the Gateway Mall after that Go to New Lots Avenue and Livonia and back Gateway mall and towards Queens
The service should be 24 hours
6/8/2022, 7:02 AM — Q51-SBS should I go to East New York
New Lots ave By 3 train and go back to the Gateway Mall after the go back to Queens
6/8/2022, 7:26 AM — Q109 bus should go crowns Heights Eastern Parkway Utica Avenue Brooklyn
By the 3 and 4 train
And Q109 should leave Euclid Avenue and go to the Gateway Mall after that go to Brookdale Hospital and then Eastern Parkway Utica Avenue Crowns Heights in both. directions
Q109
Should be 24-hour
6/8/2022, 8:13 AM — I am a healthcare worker needed to access immediate need to both Bellevue and nyu, switching the bus stop is going to cause a huge disruption in my commute and affecting how fast I can get to my patients. Please reconsider this bus design as it will be more hurtful that helpful
6/8/2022, 1:01 PM — From comments made at the last Queens Bus Network Redesign workshop on June 2, 2022, some riders expressed frustration regarding the MTA's proposal shifting the Q35 route from Newport Avenue to Rockaway Beach Boulevard. To make the Q35 route a more cost-effective route just leave the route on Newport Avenue in the Rockaway Peninsula but on the Brooklyn end of the route it might make sense to extend the Q35 route further north via limited stops along Flatbush Avenue up to either Atlantic Avenue/Flatbush Avenue - Barclays Center or up to Grand Army Plaza. This would basically combine the Q35 route with a large segment of the B41 Limited route thus eliminating overlapping segments of both routes between Avenue U and Avenue H/Glenwood Road. If the Q35 would incorporate a large segment to the B41 limited stop service as part of the Queens & Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign projects the MTA would need only to provide local bus service for Flatbush Avenue under the B41 route banner for the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Plan. Additionally, what also would then need to be addressed in the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign as well is the operation of a few free shuttle bus routes that could connect various parts of Williamsburg, Dumbo, Downtown Brooklyn & Prospect Heights together so that some bus routes could be curtailed at various points such as at the Barclays Center or at Grand Army Plaza including the B41 local route. For example, the southern segment of the present B67/B69 route could just operate between Cortelyou Road and the Barclays Center. A new circular free shuttle bus operating in both directions along Vanderbilt Avenue, (Grand Army Plaza loop Plaza Street East one way Plaza Street West opposite way), Flatbush Avenue, Livingston Street, Smith Street, Jay Street, Sands Street, Gold Street, York Street, Navy Street, Flushing Avenue, back to Vanderbilt Avenue etc. Another free shuttle bus could operate between Jay Street - Metro Tech and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via B67 routing and then along Division Avenue.to Havemeyer Street to Broadway which would address the lost segment of the B67 route. The B25 route could be cut back to Cadman Plaza while another free Shuttle bus operate between Jay Street to Water Street/Main Street Dumbo area as well. All of these free shuttle bus routes would be connecting a host of neighborhoods together thus sparking economic development in Brooklyn plus it would also reduce congestion in central Downtown, Brooklyn by reducing the amount of bus routes serving that central area.
6/8/2022, 1:09 PM — From comments made at the last Queens Bus Network Redesign workshop on June 2, 2022, the Rockaway community wants the Q22 route to be extended back to Beach 169th Street on its western end and cut back on its eastern end to Far Rockaway- Mott Avenue at Beach 20th Street but then extended east in a new routing to terminate at the LIRR Far Rockaway Station via Redfern Avenue returning back via Nameoke Avenue to Central Avenue to Mott Avenue. Regarding bus service to the former area of the Q113 route and Q114 route in the eastern Rockaway - Five Towns area plus the former Q22A route service to Bayswater a new route or a new free shuttle route called the Q22A or Q114A should be established which would travel from Dunbar Street - Mott Avenue Bayswater to the Rockaway Turnpike- Five Towns Shopping Center via Mott Avenue, Central Avenue, Doughty Boulevard, Mott Avenue(Nassau County), and Rockaway Turnpike to serve the former Q22A route and former Q113 and Q114 areas lost under the present redesign proposal. Please note Doughty Boulevard should be used in this new routing 9rather than the Nassau Expressway) in order for this new route to serve the Inwood LIRR Station plus to provide another transfer location between this route and the Q114 route at Bayview Avenue/Doughty Boulevard. Make sure the Q114 stop is maintained at Doughty Boulevard in the Northbound Direction as only shown being added in the southbound direction and says due to new routing which is also incorrect as this is a existing stop on the Q114 already (which shows someone on your staff was confused possibly because the Q114 Limited stops are not indicated in that area on the current Queens Bus Map like indicated for the Q113 route). Free additional transfers to and from the Q22 and Q114 routes should be provided at various locations such as at Beach Channel Drive/Mott Avenue, Doughty Boulevard/Bayview Avenue (Q114 only) & at the Five Towns Shopping Center/Meyer Avenue (Q114 only). Your office needs to then review the stops being kept removed etc. on the Q114 and Q22 routes as well. With the Q22 being shortened on its eastern end no point in removing so many stops to improve reliability. As part of the Brooklyn Bus Redesign Project your office may want to consider extending the Q22 route from Beach 169th Street to either the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station or merging the Q22 route with the B2 route. Your office should also consider extending the QM17 express route to Dunbar Street/Mott Avenue in Bayswater as well. The reclamation of bus service for the Bayswater community would help increase ridership on this new shuttle connecting route as well as increase ridership on the QM17 express route as well.
6/8/2022, 11:08 PM — Hello,
In regards to the QM68 new bus route, this propsal does is not beneficial for the people that work in the midtown/uptown area.
It seems this will add on additional time to our commute, at least 20 minutes. There is already such high traffic in Manattan and heading downtown first and then back to midtown would take even longer.
These routes have been working well for us for many years. I don't see how this will help us but make our commute even worse. I hope you would reconsider this change.
Thank you,
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6/9/2022, 12:16 AM — Hello,
I strongly oppose the elimination of the QM10 express bus that services Rego Park, a part of Corona and Elmhurst. Commuters who live near Horace Harding Expwy/Westside Ave and Lefrak City will be forced to walk about one-half mile or take a local bus to connect to an express bus. Many people who ride the QM10 have disabilities and use a cane. Eliminating the QM10 will create a hardship and a commuting problem for many people. Forcing people to ride the QM12 will only exacerbate an already crowded bus line.
In closing, the MTA should be creating additional transportation alternatives in an effort to get people back into the office in Manhattan.
Thank you,
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6/9/2022, 3:44 AM — Please don’t remove the metropolitan and 71st stop - consolidating along Yellowstone is fine but this is an important stop for anyone not lucky enough to be close to Yellowstone
6/9/2022, 4:41 AM — QM4- People are upset that the Bus will stop running on the weekends and that despite stops being removed, the proposed peak frequency is worse, going from 23 mins to 26 mins. Weekend service must stay and first trip times must not get worse.
Q65- many people who have called our office are upset with the changes to the Q65 and the fact that it will no longer go to the College Point area when it serves a very important purpose of connecting College point to the train system.
Q31- Many people in the neighborhood are very upset that the Q31 will no longer stop at Bayside Highschool meaning that kids who get off at where the q28 is intended to run will have to get on a already packed q28 or walk through the entire neighborhood just to get to school when before they would just get off at the front door steps of the school.
Q25- people are rather upset about the number of buses going to College point are being reduced or being implemented in way that require two or more bus transfers.
Q20- major issue with everyone that we speak with is the access to the shopping center
Thanks Marco Cruz - staff member for Daniel Rosenthal AD27
6/9/2022, 10:23 AM — Q73:
This is one of the projects that MTA & NYC considered to implement after long overdue. In the past the City gave up on two big Queens’ projects like Olympic Stadium and Amazon Warehouse. Now crime and homelessness have gone up. Unemployment is high. I believe the elected politicians & Officials may regret missing those projects, thus short of tax money to control crimes and & solve homelessness. MTA cannot be a loser but has to be a cash cow for the City by finding innovative projects with buses, as any expansion with Subways is not easy. Buses burn less gas, take extremely small space on the road and don't clog roads, and take no parking space on the street. It is good to see MTA in an expansion mood after two years of shirking because of Covid. The City's property tax is favorable to residents and Businesses. But people are leaving to other areas, seeking better greenery. One can explain this phenomenon only by pointing their fingers at poor Infrastructure and high crime. Time for us to be progressive and be positive attitude citizens so all of us can enjoy life in The City.
6/9/2022, 2:11 PM — Long Island City, and all of Queens need a bus through the Midtown Tunnel. Access to the East 30s by a method other than the ferry which drops one at the river could alleviate overcrowding on the non-accessible 7 train.
6/9/2022, 10:36 PM — I am a Rochdale Village, Inc. resident. Currently, I take the Q111, Q114, and Q113. I get on the bus at 137th Avenue and Guy R Brewer Blvd. to transfer at the Jamaica station. It will be an inconvenience to remove the bus stops at 137th Ave., 134th Ave., Baisley Blvd., etc. Rochdale Village is a large complex with 20 buildings. Why would the MTA remove those stops along that route when people must have those stops to get to their destination. Eliminating the Q113 and replacing it with the Q115 will lead to a longer wait time for the bus because the Q111 and Q114 will bypass my stop at 137th Ave. I must have the unlimited express bus to get to my destination faster. If the bus stops in Rochdale Village, Inc. is not broken then do not change those bus stops thinking you are fixing it; it will only be an inconvenience and lead to added frustrations. So please do not fix what is not broken and keep those aforementioned bus stops and not remove them. (Concerned Customer Passenger) Ms. Dolphin?
6/10/2022, 5:42 AM — What happened to the Q15/15A in this new redesign? Even though I’m retired, I regularly use this bus line to get to Main Street/Flushing and to do grocery shopping (153-01 10th Avenue/North Shore Farms & CVS; 153-01 Cross Island Parkway (Key Food) plus to my laundromat at 150th St/14th Avenue). I no longer own a car and the Q15/15A was perfect & convenient for my needs.
6/11/2022, 12:37 AM — Hi!
I am very concerned about the Queens bus route changes. I take the Q18 and Q67 buses in my area of Maspeth. I take the Q18 bus to the #7 express train in Woodside and the Q67 train to Long Island City for all other trains (the E, M, 7). I bought my apartment in Maspeth because of the proximity of these two buses. I understand the Q18 bus would be re-routed far away from where I currently get it on 53rd Avenue and 65th Place AND the Q67 would be eliminated from my area. I do not have a car and the buses are my lifeline to work, shopping and other errands. Do you know how many people in this area use the buses to go about their business? Do you know how many people in the co-op apartments use these buses?
Please do not change these buses.They are essential, crucial transportation routes in Maspeth and have been for a long time.
Sincerely,
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6/11/2022, 5:15 AM — In short , I do believe that adding this route to our neighborhood would be a great thing. Unfortunately there is some information in the neighborhood that is being circulated due to shortsightedness that I hope will not derail this effort to help alleviate what has been a transportation desert.
There has been information circulating in our neighborhood that is just misinformed - one of the neighbors wrote an opinion letter saying that the bus route would negatively effect housing prices, would increase pollution, would increase crime etc etc etc. All things which can easily be debunked with some research.
Unfortunately a lot of the aged population, like my mother who has lived in the neighborhood for the last 50 years do not have the ability to search the internet. I am hoping that the MTA can send out mailers to the local residents to combat this misinformation . People like my mother are more likely to see this information and believe it.
I do hope that this becomes a reality for our neighborhood. I can see commutes for some being cut and also being made much more pleasant with everyone not having to cram into the Q46 bus in the morning.
6/12/2022, 11:33 AM — As a resident of Long Island City and someone whose job is in Midtown Manhattan, this would be huge for our community. Thank you for your consideration to ease the lives of New Yorkers!
6/12/2022, 7:32 PM — There are only 1,2 express bus from forest Hills/ Kew Gardens going to downtown Manhattan. The bus is always packed too even at 6 am. If there are more stop added to QM 7(along Queens Blvd), will every passenger able to can get onto the bus. Meanwhile, I can always see the QM4 or QM44 have only a few passengers or even zero. Maybe we can extend the stop of QM4/QM44 to downtown or convert one of these to downtown loop?
6/13/2022, 1:56 AM — Regarding the proposed Q78, I think it would be better to extend the southern terminus to JFK and provide direct service to the terminals rather than having it end at Rockaway Turnpike. It would provide a better connection to the airport for everybody in Eastern Queens.
6/13/2022, 7:17 PM — Re-routing is only benefiting MTA not commuters. Whole communities were built with public transportation access and homebuyers attracted to move to these areas, now your cost benefitting approach is hurting strap-holders.
This move is disrespectful and discriminating.
6/13/2022, 9:50 PM — It feels like there are less rush hour buses. I take the bus instead of walking 15 minutes to the Parson station. Although there are three bus options, Q34, Q25 and Q25 limited, I find myself walking because it is faster than waiting for the bus. Thankfully, my walk is not too long and I don’t not have mobility needs. Regardless, there should be more buses during rush hour and the rush hour could be extended.
I get off work around 6pm from Manhattan so I commute to the Parsons to by around 6:45-7pm and there is rarely a bus.
If I could attach photos, I’d show my bus delay this morning. Thank you for considering these comments.
6/13/2022, 11:04 PM — On June 1, 2022 I submitted this part of comment below as cataloged as part of the :[220601-000903] response number to my submission in which I will now provide another option to this part of the previous suggestion copy and pasted below: "Some thought should also be given to extend the Q46 route on its western end from Kew Gardens to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills via limited stops along Queen Boulevard., then 108th Street to Yellowstone Boulevard and then Yellowstone Boulevard to Woodhaven Boulevard and Woodhaven Boulevard to Metropolitan Avenue to terminate along Metropolitan Avenue(w/b) between Woodhaven Boulevard and Cooper Avenue for transfer to the Q52 and Q53 to the Rockaways. The returning eastbound Q46 route could then make a right turn at Cooper Avenue and travel north along Cooper Avenue making a left turn on to Woodhaven Boulevard and then a right turn on to Yellowstone Boulevard to proceed back to Queens Boulevard making a right turn and then continue east toward Kew Gardens. Additionally, the MTA could also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. All of the above changes along with having some of the Q43 buses as well as some of the Q46 buses also being extended on their eastern end from Lakeville Road to Great Neck via N25 routing would then provide access to LIJ Hospital, Lake Success and Great Neck from virtually any point in Queens via two buses." Another second option to the previous submission number #[220601-000903] made on June 1, 2022 would be to have the Q46 extended only up to the 71st Avenue Forest Hills Subway Station along Queens Boulevard near 71st Avenue and returning back eastbound via Jewel Avenue and 108th Street back to Queens Boulevard(e/b) which is a great turnaround location then the current method of a wide U turn at 77th Avenue/Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens. Also under this second option the Q52 route would also be revised to no longer serve points along Woodhaven Boulevard north of Yellowstone Boulevard but be rerouted to the Forest Hills Subway Station via Yellowstone Boulevard. At that point if warranted the Q52 could also be combined with the Q64 route and travel up to the Horace Harding Expressway at 164th Street and then extended to some point further east to Queensborough Community College via the Horace Harding Expressway or further north to Downtown, Flushing via 164th Street, 46th Avenue, Parsons Boulevard & Sanford Avenue. Additionally, under this second option the MTA should also look into extending the Q53 route further west in the Rockaways to Jacob Riis Park and terminating at Beach 169th Street and extending the Q52 route further east to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Boulevard to terminate. One new issue under this second option is that passengers should be able to switch between the Q52 and Q53 routes without having an additional fare being deducted from their MetroCard or under OMNY so that Q53 riders would have one fare access to transfer to other routes at Forest Hills and Q52 riders would have access to transfer to other routes at Elmhurst and Jackson Heights. In summary, by having the Q52 &Q53 routes serve two different markets on the northern end of the route would provide access to more communities for most passengers boarding along the Cross Bay Boulevard/Woodhaven Boulevard sections of the route although it would cut off direct bus service to Elmhurst and Jackson Heights from the eastern Q52 Rockaway Peninsula areas plus not have direct service to Forest Hills for passengers from the western Q53 Rockaway Peninsula area unless each route was also to be further divided into two branches or instead converted into four separate routes rather than two routes.
6/14/2022, 1:33 AM — Here are some better suggestions:
First, please keep the Q1 and Q6 as separate routes. The Q6 should start at Hillside-Sutphin Station and travel its new route to JFK Cargo Plaza.
The Q115 proposal should be changed, instead of going to Flushing, let the Q115 make a right onto Hillside Av then after 165 St combine itself with the Q76 which is still underutilized during the non-rush hours. The new Q76 would operate between College Point and Springfield Gardens.
Next, the Q20 should be extended past Briarwood-Van Wyck station by turning left on Queens Blvd, left on Hillside Av then right on Parsons Blvd and absorb the Q111 route. The new Q20 would operate between Beechhurst and Rosedale.
The only route to layover at Hillside-Parsons would be the Q114.
Don't forget to redesignate the three digit routes:
Q104 would become Q36
Q105 would become Q15
Q109 would become Q64
Q111 absorbed onto Q20
Q114 would become Q74
Q115 absorbed onto Q76
6/14/2022, 5:18 AM — I rely on several buses to get me to and from work in the Bronx (Q5, Q84, and the Q3) for the past eight years. As a 2nd generation home owner living in a desirable two fare zone, I have experienced many years of frustrations with the existing Q5 bus service particularly when I have waited to catch this bus after 7:30 pm weekday evenings coming home from work. Many times, I did not have access to a car. Nor did I have someone to come pick me up at the train station. At this time in the evening I would wait up to 40 minutes or more for the Q5 to arrive. Finally, I resorted to deliberately taking the F train to the 179th Street station to catch the Q3 bus home. I would had to walk from Farmers and Merrick several blocks before arriving to my destination. I do not understand why daily the Q5 does not run as frequent as other buses in other neighborhoods particularly after 4PM.
I have observed this even when trying to catch the Q5 leaving Queens beginning at the corner of Selover Road and Merrick Boulevard at 4:00pm in the afternoon in route to an important meeting held in Manhattan. Recently, a bus driver had the nerve to inform me that I should not be upset because an operating bus passed me just 1 minute prior to his arrival. You see these Q5 buses were literally back to back. This driver was reacting to the expression of disappointment and disgust on my face. This driver expected me to be grateful I finally got on the bus. My question is: Why would two buses arrive so close together finally when five empty Q5 buses (with no passengers) rolled past as I stood in shock and disbelief at MTA's poor scheduling. This has been going on for years as far back as I can recall. I attend my graduate school’s alumni meetings in the city once a month and as I plan, I anticipate a one hour and 1/2 journey is guaranteed going to take me up to a span of 2 1/2 hours. If the plan is to eliminate stops to any of these bus routes it will certainly impact the quality of life for not just me but all of my community members. As a tax payer I have suffered from such neglect when it comes to the way MTA manages the bus routes and service to my neighborhood. Enough is enough! The MTA has to do better! There are many in my neighborhood who rely of these buses to get to work, school, church, the stores and other vital businesses who employ individuals who rely on the bus to get to work. The elimination of bus stops will surely inconvenience many. I would not doubt this redesign will impact this community's economy in the long term. Perhaps MTA is not aware of this? There has to be some other way to do this redesign plan.
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6/14/2022, 7:15 AM — Here is a comment regarding the keeping of Q1 and Q6 as two separate routes: With the Q1 Queens Village branch being discontinued, the Q6 can operate the length of Sutphin Blvd, turn right onto Hillside Av, turn right on to Merrick Blvd onto the present Q1 Queens Village slot at 165 St. Terminal. This will eliminate the need for layover at Sutphin-Hillside.
I also suggested that Q40 terminate at 165 St. Terminal.
Herb
I also suggested that the Q40 terminate at 165 St. Terminal.
6/14/2022, 7:23 AM — First the q104 should only do the top/bottom part of the island and another route should to the other to avoid looping around the entire island trust me it’s slow limit is 15mph one bus can do one end and another bus can do the other. Then the 104 after serving the island should travel down bway to queens blvd then to 63 rd drive then follow current q38 until 108st. Or stop it at the malls at rego
Q18 should be rerouted after woodside 61 to travel thru woodside to 69st, then take 69st til end at middle village for a transfer to M train terming at metro mall
6/14/2022, 8:23 AM — 2years ago before Covid I attended one of these workshops with your new design it just is the same horrible update as last time taking the bus service away from the area I live in Maspeth 53 ave stop. Please tell me how this will be faster commute to the city for me
Or my neighbors ….we have to walk approx 30 mins in the morning to a bus stop & walking home that route in the evening is not safe. Why does the service have to cleaned out in our area so unfair. So many kids get that bus to school down to LIC . MTA should not be promoting this as a faster service for who I may ask??? Please advice when your planning to roll out this awful new service. I thought NYC wanted less cars on the road it’s a joke . Please give me some positive feedback on this issue?
6/14/2022, 8:23 AM — 2years ago before Covid I attended one of these workshops with your new design it just is the same horrible update as last time taking the bus service away from the area I live in Maspeth 53 ave stop. Please tell me how this will be faster commute to the city for me
Or my neighbors ….we have to walk approx 30 mins in the morning to a bus stop & walking home that route in the evening is not safe. Why does the service have to cleaned out in our area so unfair. So many kids get that bus to school down to LIC . MTA should not be promoting this as a faster service for who I may ask??? Please advice when your planning to roll out this awful new service. I thought NYC wanted less cars on the road it’s a joke . Please give me some positive feedback on this issue?
6/14/2022, 11:32 PM — For the most part, I do not have any qualms about the Queens Bus Redesign, especially Express Buses QM2, QM20 and QM32. However, for the QM20 westbound morning route, I would usually get on at 17th Avenue and Willets Point Boulevard as there is a bus shelter with benches to sit on which is advantageous to me as a person with chronic back issues. With the redesign plan for the QM20, the 17th Ave and Willets Point Blvd stop is eliminated and I would need to go to 19th Avenue and Willets Point Blvd. And there is no bus shelter with benches. Would the MTA please install at least benches as this stop. Thank you for your time and consideration.
6/15/2022, 4:43 AM — Your agency might want to take a look at adding a RUSH or CROSSTOWN/SBS bus route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and some major transfer point in Brooklyn. The route structure could parallel the Q85 route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and Springfield Boulevard/North & South Conduit avenues but this new route would then continue on the North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue(e/b) to/from Rockaway Boulevard and then travel west to Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard. Along Rockaway Boulevard the bus should only make limited stops to Cross Bay Boulevard/Rockaway Boulevard. At Cross Bay Boulevard the bus could then travel south to 149th Avenue(westbound)/North Conduit Avenue & South Conduit Avenue(eastbound) to/from Linden Boulevard or to/from Sutter Avenue in Brooklyn. As part of the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Project your agency would then determine where this route should travel in Brooklyn if it is implemented.
6/15/2022, 5:05 AM — Marilyn is an elderly 83 year old bus rider who uses the Q18 and q47. She appreciates that the bus stops are close by her house. She feels seniors needs were not considered when the plans are drawn, as the stops are far from designation points. She's asking that the changes not be so drastic.
6/15/2022, 6:23 AM — LOCAL BUS PRIORITIES
Q11 - The MTA proposes to shorten the Q11 Howard Beach/Woodhaven Boulevard bus route by ending its services at Woodhaven and Rockaway Boulevards and Liberty Avenue, stating that services beyond this point are redundant (p. 89). From a customers perspective, the Q11s services are vitally needed beyond this point to enable us to reach Aqueduct Raceway, a mass vaccination site throughout the pandemic, and the JFK AirTrain-Howard Beach station, the gateway to JFK International Airport.
Q29 - The MTA plans to completely eliminate the vital cross-town route of the Q29, which runs on Dry Harbor Road and 80th Street connecting Glendale/Middle Village to Jackson Heights at the 82nd
Street Subway Station on the 7 line, and along the bus route, access to and from important institutions and resources: Elmhurst Hospital, Newton High School, Cathedral Preparatory Seminary, the Queens Center Mall, Resurrection Ascension Academy and Church, Madison York Assisted Living Facility, Dry Harbor Nursing Home, Juniper Valley Park, St. Margarets Academy and Church, St. John Cemetery, and the Atlas Mall.
In place of the Q29 bus route, the MTA proposes that bus riders mix and match four different bus routes, including a new one, the Q80, to get to their destinations (p. 50, p. 130, p. 300). The new Q80 is a 3.4 mile spur that allows Glendale/Middle Village bus riders to travel to and from the M and R local subway stop at Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard (p. 300). The MTA plan does not explain why adding a bus service to the M and R train requires eliminating the Q 29 bus service to and from the 7 line in Jackson Heights. Customers seek a both/and solution retention of the existing Q29 bus route and the additional bus services the MTA has proposed for the Grand Avenue and Queens Boulevard local subway stop.
Q47 - The MTA carves out a core part of the Q47 cross-town bus route that runs through Maspeth and connects Glendale/Middle Village bus riders with Woodside, the Roosevelt Avenue Bus and Subway Hub in Jackson Heights, Monsignor Clancy Memorial High School, Lexington School for the Deaf, and LaGuardia Airport in East Elmhurst. Customers agree with the MTA that service along a very short part of the Q47 bus route a total of three bus stops on Calamus Avenue in Maspeth --- should be discontinued (p. 220). However, this problem can be remedied by removing the three bus stops from the Q47 route and allowing the bus to proceed on Grand Avenue, the main business thoroughfare in Maspeth. At the intersection of 69 Street and Grand Avenue, the Q47 can turn right onto 69 Street and proceed on its original route. The Q47 bus route also includes one left turn at the corner of 80 Street and Grand Avenue. However, there is no oncoming traffic at that corner and there is no basis for the MTA to bring an end to cross-town service Q47 based on its adoption of the UPS left turn policy.
Glendale/Middle Village bus riders have relied on the Q47 bus route for decades. Many of us bought homes in the area and decided where to send our children to school based on proximity to the Q47 bus route. It is our only cross-town connection to priority destinations in Maspeth, Woodside, Jackson Heights and East Elmhurst. Again we ask why must additional bus services proposed at one end of our community come at the expense of deleting a long established direct cross-town connections? Again, customers ask for a both/and solution -- retention of the existing Q47 bus route and the additional bus services the MTA has proposed for the Middle Village local subway stop on Metropolitan Avenue. .
EXPRESS BUS PRIORITIES
On the eve of implementation of congestion pricing and a hoped for post-pandemic recovery, expanding the infrastructure for express bus services is paramount. The 2022 Draft Plan does the opposite. It projects the loss of two express bus lines in our community: the QM 10/40 and the BM 5 (p. 47). Moreover,
6/15/2022, 6:23 AM — adding copy of letter to Chairman on same issues/concerns -- for public record; no additional response required
6/15/2022, 6:44 AM — Please do not end the QM10 bus route. Many riders that live in the Lefrak City area use it to commute to and from work. The ridership has only increased and it is a vitally important transportation vehicle for of us who do not want to ride the subway trains. Please do not end the QM10 bus route.
6/15/2022, 9:21 AM — Can you create a better connection between the Q50, SBS Q44, and Bx5? Adding a Bx5 bus stop near the Home Depot on Bruckner Blvd close to the SBS Q44 stop would make for a more direct transfer.
6/16/2022, 8:04 AM — Here are some more comments:
Routes Q17, Q26 and Q27 should be based at Casey Stengel Depot.
Routes Q32 and Q50 should be based at LaGuardia Depot.
Route Q83 should be based at Jamaica Depot.
Route Q51 should be based at Queens Village depot.
Route Q52 AND should be extended to Far Rockaway
Route Q53 AND should be extended to Jacob Ri is Ok
Combine Q10 with Q72
Herb
6/16/2022, 7:19 PM — I want to discuss about q77 proposal. It looks as if it is to terminate at around merrick blvd. Why not the southbound make a left turn on 130 ave and run along 130 ave to hook creek and right turn on hook creek blvd and right turn on merrick blvd terminating on merrick...return trip continue on merrick right turn on brookville blvd left turn on 130 ave the right turn on Springfield blvd and regular...this can be a great thing because service is very limited in this area and it will make it feel a little more connected
6/16/2022, 7:19 PM — I want to discuss about q77 proposal. It looks as if it is to terminate at around merrick blvd. Why not the southbound make a left turn on 130 ave and run along 130 ave to hook creek and right turn on hook creek blvd and right turn on merrick blvd terminating on merrick...return trip continue on merrick right turn on brookville blvd left turn on 130 ave the right turn on Springfield blvd and regular...this can be a great thing because service is very limited in this area and it will make it feel a little more connected
6/17/2022, 1:02 AM — Please leave the Q53 terminal in Woodside. I love taking a one ride to the beach during the summer. Even if only some buses start there it would make such a difference than having to take another bus or subway to get to Jackson Heights to get this bus.
6/18/2022, 2:33 AM — Please don’t change the q101 form Steinway street manhattan. It’s would be a burden to the seniors and disability who can’t use the Steinway street subway station due to it is not a ADA accessible station it would be a burden to them by handing to pay twice just to transfer to m15 bus because they only would get one transfer to q60 or q32 bus witch ever get their first . Why not just add it theQ68 bus to increase service to Astoria .
6/18/2022, 11:34 PM — Don't understand running the Q105 on 31st street with nearly the same stops as the N/W subway line. Why would you take an express option away on 21st street that doesn't turn up to Queens plaza South. 31st street under the train for another bus does not seem logical. I was born and raised in Astoria and this is disheartening for those of us who live closer to 21st street and now have to walk up to 31st to get to Queens plaza without connecting. Awful choice. Also, eliminating the M60 bus? not sure if this is the case but again another awful choice for those of us that go into certain parts of Manhattan
6/19/2022, 11:46 PM — We use Q25 bus for local transportation. The new plan use Q17 to replace Q25 between College Point and Flushing main street. It removes many local stops in the name of improve efficiency. It does not concern if one want to get those location especially for senior citizen. It is a plan design reach subway station and totally forget about local transportation issues. I think this is the design issue from somebody never took the bus before. Please correct this problem.
6/20/2022, 9:03 AM — Base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot.
Modify Q73 by operating along 73 Avenue between Springfield Boulevard and 164 Street, then go onto Jewel Avenue and absorb route Q64.
Combine Q10 and Q72 to a JFK-LGA route.
Route Q76 Jamaica bound should continue along Hillside Avenue then turn left on Parsons Boulevard and absorb the Q115 route.
Combine Q20 with Q111.
Redesignate Q82 as Q79 to avoid confusion with the existing Q2 at Belmont Park.
Redesigned the three digit routes:
Q104 to become Q36
Q105 to become Q15
Q109 to become Q64
Q111 combine with Q20
Q114 to become Q74
Q115 combine with Q76
That's All For Now!
Herb
6/20/2022, 11:34 AM — I think that for the most part, the second draft is better for us residents in Queens Village than the first one and it addressed some of the issues brought up from the first time. My concerns, along with my neighbors, now involve the existing Q1, Q27, and Q88 routes along Springfield Blvd. More specifically:
1) With this proposed removal of the Q1 along Springfield Blvd, this would creates a two-fare zone for those unable to make a lengthy walk to nearby bus lines and need to get to the subway station. This is rather unfair as we are already far from the city and there are no subways in eastern Queens past Jamaica so should be addressed.
2) The proposed frequencies along the Q73 line are rather weak and would not adequately serve school-day demands that the current Q27 does. This can be alleviated by rerouting the Q26 as in the first draft on the QT31 where it took the Horace Harding Expwy between Hollis Court Blvd and Springfield Blvd, instead of using 73rd Av.
3) The existing Q88 route allows eastern Queens riders along 73rd Av in Fresh Meadows, Windsor Oaks, Oakland Gardens and those along Springfield Blvd in Queens Village to get to western Queens areas like Elmhurst and Corona with just one bus. This is important for us to get to the shopping centers at Queens Center Mall and 188th St, the numerous schools along the expressway, and the many homecare workers seeking Corona and Elmhurst for their patients. Some of us use the Q88 first to connect with other buses as well. The line was also growing in ridership prior to the pandemic. With the proposed change in the second draft, there would be an additional transfer to be made for all riders and some of us would be charged again since we would be taking three buses in the plan instead of two buses. We would like to see the Q88 route left alone and improved upon with additional service as it starts too late (8am, 9am) on weekends.
6/20/2022, 8:07 PM — Elderly and handicapped people take the Q38 to Metropolitan Ave Station because it is ground level. If you change the bus routes so that they have to take the Q14 to Fresh Pond Road, how will they get around?
It's hard enough traveling around via above-ground public transportation during the winter and these changes will make everything more difficult.
6/21/2022, 2:49 AM — What BUS ROUTE will serve LINDENWOOD - Q41 ROUTE/Q21ROUTE?
6/21/2022, 3:58 AM — Regarding the service changes on 20th Avenue in college point. I don’t mind only the Q76 will operate but I wish you could extend the time of service to midnight. Partially thru flushing. 10pm is too early for those who rely on shopping for groceries at shop rite and BJ’s wholesale. Please consider some type of arrangement to extend bus service to midnight.
6/21/2022, 7:42 AM — Your plan is a horror show! Service to this area of Queens is unreliable and sporadic at best but your plan intends to reduce this service even further...and your public meetings are a sham at best. The public really has no say in the matter (although the MTA will argue otherwise) but for my money, your plan SUCKS! For once, just do the right thing for the customer...
6/21/2022, 6:59 PM — Hi when is the new draft planning starting in live in fich workrockaway 113-114 horrible buses
6/21/2022, 8:11 PM — I reviewed the bus redesign routes for both regular and express and found too much changes all at once. Feeling that whoever designed the changes did not know anything about the neighborhood and the traffic patterns and the congestion of those routes. Such extensive changes did not consider the confusion will cause to the rider of all ages. Once again, I see the agency lack of knowledge abt the community is making the decisions. Should definitely have extensive reviews and visits the routes (not drive by) on multiple times of days and ask the ACTUAL riders before claiming any knowledge and how the new route will benefits the riders.
6/22/2022, 4:12 AM — I am opposed to the proposal for a redesigned Queens bus system. The current proposal would limit my options in commuting between my home, on the border of East Elmhurst and Astoria, and my job in Manhattan. At this time, I have access to three bus routes, including one Limited bus option that is much swifter than the average bus. With this new plan I will only have access to two bus routes, neither of them a quick travel option. I will lose access to the bus route that operates on Steinway Street, which is a major thoroughfare in my area and the location of my doctor's office and preferred pharmacy. This redesign is more concerned with connecting Queens to other boroughs, but in my experience I find that buses that go across boroughs are often slower and have longer wait times than buses that remain more local. If I want to cross boroughs, I can take the subway; what is important to me is the access to subway stations and local areas of significance.
6/22/2022, 7:48 AM — Please extend the proposed Q48 route past 260 Street-Little Neck Parkway to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week.
Combine Q61 and Q78 to provide a subway connection at Main Street.
Please combine Q76 and Q115.
Herb
Comments from the Proposed Final Plan (December 2023)
1,806 comments on Salesforce (MTA's website) between December 11, 2023 and July 31, 2024
1,806 comments on Salesforce (MTA's website) between December 11, 2023 and July 31, 2024
12/11/23 — NEED MORE INFORMATION
1/8/24 — I do not agree with the plan to merge the Q21 and the Q11. If anything the Q21 should be extended to 75th Street Broadway/Jackson Heights to help out with the Q53. The Q53 is far too crowded of a route even after 10:30 at night and I've seen people unable to get on due to the amount of passengers on the bus. Also the weekend scheduling of the buses leaving the terminal at Woodhaven Boulevard and Hoffman Drive should be changed. The local buses are scheduled to leave at the exact same time as the Q52 during late evenings. This forces people to wait nearly half an hour for the next bus if they miss both the local and the SBS. As previously mentioned even during late evenings the Q53 is incredibly crowded and not everyone is able to get on. The buses leaving their terminals at the same time also doesn't make sense for passenger loads. Most would board the Q52, leaving the local with usually less than ten passengers, this is an inefficient use of services. The weekend schedule should be similar to the weekday schedules. The schedules should be as such: Q52 - 10:00pm, Q11 - 10:15, Q52 - 10:30, Q21 - 10:45, Q52 - 11:00pm.
1/24/24 — For the life of me I don't understand why you would redesign the Q13 bus which is the only transportation that most of us who live near Bell Boulevard are able to use we should not have to transfer anywhere to get from here in Bayside to the Flushing train line. if you need help in that area I. add a bus line, we are certainly paying enough. This is very inconvenient for seniors please have some consideration.
1/24/24 — For the life of me I don't understand why you would redesign the Q13 bus which is the only transportation that most of us who live near Bell Boulevard are able to use we should not have to transfer anywhere to get from here in Bayside to the Flushing train line. if you need help in that area I. add a bus line, we are certainly paying enough. This is very inconvenient for seniors please have some consideration.
12/14/23 — Just wanted to comment that the Future Trip Planner is a great idea for a tool to help understand the changes, but if it only includes bus routes it's not that useful in actually analyzing changes to commutes that might often include bus and subway.
12/14/23 — Why hasn't anything been done about this issue highlighted by Queens Chronical: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html This bus stop needs to be moved, the block is too narrow, especially because students crowd this block.
12/13/23 — The Proposed Q68 bus stop at 53 Av & 48 St on the near side is a terrible idea! My mind is blown that this stop has made it into the third revision of the draft. Forcing buses to merge all the way to the right curb from the highway ramp and then make a left turn from the right lane is unnecessarily dangerous. Simply move the bus stop to the far side along 48 St, so buses can stay in the left lane once they exit the highway and make their turn.
12/18/23 — The turn around for the Q55 in Richmond Hill looks like it involves the bus using 120 St and 122 St, which are two narrow streets with substandard travel lane width. Previous plans showed the Q55 terminating in Jamaica, which I would be very happy with since it would run closer to my house. If the bus does terminate at the 121 St J train station, then the eastbound bus should take a left onto Hillside Av from Myrtle Av and a right onto 122 St, so it could terminate and begin it's new route at the stop on Jamaica Av at 122 St. For easier maneuverability, the routing could be extended up to 125 St, which is the same width as 122 St but a one way street. The 121 St station already has a convenient entrance at 123 St for this alternative.
1/9/24 — Thank you for eliminating the bus stops along the Q55 route, which moves very slowly due to all the traffic lights. Myrtle Av between 65 Pl and 66 St is an especially bad spot for the existing bus stops.
1/17/24 — QM65 - please add the Main Street / Queens Blvd Briarwood Stop as this is a major point. We need the express bus to the WTC here.
1/9/24 — PLEASE PLESE PLEASE ADD one more stop for the JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. Requesting STOP on EASTBOUND 212 Pl/91st Avenue AND WESTBOUND 212 St/91st Avenue. The purpose is Rainy day show day more than 1000 students and teachers and neighbors will be in trouble if there is no stop on East and West bound 91st Avenue respectfully. I am requesting on behalf of all Teachers/Students/Neighbor and all Community People. Please add one more stop on (EASTBOUND 212 Pl/91st Avenue AND WESTBOUND 212 St/91st Avenue) Thanks. Regards, School Staff
12/13/23 — Keep the bus stop of 127th Avenue/Bedell Street on the Q85 bus route in place.
12/13/23 — Disappointed to see the QM11 will not be a faster express route to lower Manhattan. The proposed plan to shift it over to yellowstone blvd and add the QMT102. The 20 minute commute around lefrak city makes the QM11 unattractive as an express option often necessitating an R/M train ride 2 stops to Woodhaven Blvd to avoid the loop. Please bring a faster option such as the proposed QMT102 route between Forest Hills and Lower Manhattan.
12/21/23 — The proposed B13 line is a huge disservice to the residents of northeaster Ridgewood who rely on the bus along Gates Ave to access the L. Without the B13 along Gates Ave the L is a 20 minute walk for some, leaving the elderly and disabled essentially out of luck. The M frequently runs with disrupted service and many in the neighborhood rely on the B13 along Gates Ave to access essential public transit. Without a replacement along Gates Ave the MTA is failing Ridgewood residents?notably the most vulnerable. Ridgewood had been named one of the best neighborhoods to live in in the COUNTRY numerous times, why would the MTA want to jeopardize that reputation?
12/16/23 — On the proposed Q54 and Q23 route, there is a proposed elimination of the eastbound stop for Metropolitan Ave and Selfridge St. With 3 schools dismissing to that specific corner, there is potential for danger for students to go either towards the previous stop at Woodhaven Blvd or the following stop at 69th Rd. I think this proposed eliminated stop should be reinstated.
12/13/23 — The q44 is one of my favorite routes and I was so excited to see it get extended to Fordham in the previous proposal. Bronx riders would benefit from better, more reliable buses. This extension would have meant a one-seat ride from southeastern Bronx to one of the borough's most major hubs for commerce and rail travel, not to mention service to the Saint Barnabas Hospital and to eastern Queens. Send this comment to Janno Lieber and tell him to stop bending the knee!
12/13/23 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please add it back for example Q27A or Q88A or Q30A or Q75A. Thank you.
12/20/23 — I support the Bus Network Redesign Projects, for Queens, and for the other NYC boroughs. Thank you for making the needed updates!
12/19/23 — Have an issue with the Q60 redesign: one bus stop that could be eliminated is the Queens Blvd. 83rd Ave. Please keep this stop. Lots of people live in that area.
1/2/24 — The loss of bus stops and the increase in distance between stops will make it difficult for people to catch the bus. This will not encourage people to take the bus. For example on the Q46 along Union Turnpike, having one stop at 188th and then another stop at Utopia Parkway, and the next stop at 164th St. makes it difficult for people who have a hard time walking a longer distance to catch the bus. Adding a stop between each of those who make it easier for people to catch the buses. I have been taking the Q30 to work from Little Neck to St. John's University for 20 years. With this new redesign, I am considering buying a car. The stops will require me to walk further, and the buses are more infrequent.
1/17/24 — 1. The wait times for the Q32, Q33 and Q49 are all increasing. That will lead to more crowding and not enough buses to accommodate riders. 2. There is no reason to change the Q33 bus route to go along 81st. Street. There is already another bus (Q32) on that street. Keeping the bus running on 83rd St. gives riders more options.
1/6/24 — I LOVE the Q23 route change proposal. I live and work off this route and these changes make SO much sense. I really hope it goes through. Thank you!!!
12/17/23 — Thank you for bringing the Q47 back to service Middle Village, but could you please give a faster connection from Middle Village to Jackson Heights 74th Street station? The current route already takes a significant amount of time and the new route doesn't make it any faster, not to mention how infrequently this bus runs anyway. Has going up Grand Ave/Broadway been considered?
1/14/24 — Replacing the Q65 with Q26 route lets me know you have never been to College Point or taken public transportation from this area. I don't know where or who you got your data from that said we needed a direct route to Fresh Meadows but it's incorrect. I ride the Q65 route 4 days a week and many more then this new proposed route accouts for stays on to ride into Jamaica or other stops before this. You are proposing to many inaccurately proposed changes that are not meeting the needs of the individuals who actually take public transportation. Please stop trying to justify removing stops and completely removing entire bus routes with hearing us say we wanted faster more reliable service. We wanted more buses added to existing lines not this. We wanted more efficient and transparent sharing of route detours or schedule delays not having entirely new routes to learn with further walking between stops and now more transfers for us to get the destination we actually need.
12/13/23 — The Q72 bus stops at 34th avenue and Junction Blvd. are essential for the elders and mobility-impaired in the neighborhood. Please do not eliminate them. They provide an important link to the Junction Blvd. 7 train station, one of only a handful of accessible train stations in the area. If you remove the 34th avenue stops, elders and others with mobility concerns would need to cross the busy (and often dangerous) Northern Blvd. or walk even further to/from 35th avenue, which is an undue burden and will make their travels more difficult than they already are. Many elders live in the Southridge co-op complexes and other apartments on 34th avenue, which is the area that these bus stops serve. Furthermore, these stops are heavily used by the wider community, not just elders. There are almost always multiple people who board/exit the bus at these stops, on every run. I can confidently say this as I have taken this bus over my entire life living in the neighborhood, some 37+ years. These are not appropriate stops to remove. Thank you.
1/20/24 — I am living Linden Boulevard, Jamaica. I use Q4 and this is only bus route in the area where i live. In the new proposed resigned Archer Av 165 St bus stop has been removed from both east and west bound. My request to remain keep this stoppage as this the only stop to use to go to the Hillside area and to take the transfer bus from 165 bus stand. I am requesting to consider to keep remain the Archer Av 165 stoppage for both east and west bound.
12/14/23 — I usually take the Q58 to Flushing from Maspeth and it's been grueling commute some days. Lots of Q58 LTD or Q58 sometimes but they sometimes accumulate together and there end up being heavy delays. The buses travel at very slow speeds so I am happy about the idea of Q98. This initiative is great if it could be implemented sooner and hopefully it means less traffic on the road and better commutes for all.
12/14/23 — Your resign of Q18 by removing stops at the Astoria end is flawed. For over 35 years the 4th street stop never existed. Now you want to remove the 8th st and 27 Ave stop in favor of that stop is clearly unfair vans pandering to the new more affluent buildings. The distance on grade from the hill that exists would penalize and all those that live on top of the "hill" and surrounding area. I am sure the number of actual riders on this stop exceed the 4th and 27th ave stop. Also if you do a fair study not ont that includes all the construction workers that currently use it. You see you numbers don't add up. Also I would assume that most of the new tenants in those new buildings will more than likely be taking Uber. We need the stop. These plenty of other stops along the route you can make up time on.
1/17/24 — Q18 l needs the 8th/ 27 th Ave stop. It on top of a hill. Without that stop you will be stranding s tremendous amount of people. The "Hill" is impossible to climb on any day. That without grocery. With groceries I foresee injury take place. You have other stops such as 49th/ 30. Very little people get on there. It blocks several driveways and the closest is around a block away Also the maspeth bound 4 th street didn't exist till recently and serves very few.
12/13/23 — Can the Q58 be a SBS bus route?
12/23/23 — Proposed Final Plan: Q104 Local Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island Associated existing routes: Q104, Q102 I think this is a great change! I barely use Q102 now but Q104 seems interesting because it would go to places like Costco at Rainey Park (currently inaccessible from Roosevelt Island by bus).
12/12/23 — Please upgrade the express bus.
12/22/23 — Please do not eliminate the b13 route that travels along forest ave/gates ave. The walk to the L train is too long without it
12/27/23 — Overall, the decreased number of stops on bus routes will be very helpful in decreasing commute times. Proposed increases in frequency will also be helpful; however, wait times will still be too long on many routes. - Q10: I'm curious as to why the original proposal to combine the Q10 and Q64 routes was scrapped. This new route would've provided a much-needed connection from southern to northern Queens, and it would have been especially convenient for students/faculty/staff at Queens College and the surrounding high schools. Currently, this commute requires two transfers, meaning it costs $11 daily round-trip, and it also is not fully covered by the Student MetroCard's daily three-swipe maximum. - Q37: More stops can be removed. The stops at 107th Avenue, 86th Avenue, and either Park Lane South-Abingdon Road or Union Turnpike-Grenfell Street could be eliminated. Currently, the stops at 107th Avenue and Liberty Avenue are on the same block. The changing of the route to Rockaway Boulevard and then Lefferts Boulevard would leave commuters who live closer to 114th Street and 150 Avenue further away from the bus, whereas this routing along Rockaway and Lefferts Boulevards would essentially duplicate service provided by the Q10 (local and limited, due to rerouting away from 130th Street). Thus, it may be more beneficial to make Q37 buses turn from Rockaway onto 114 Street and then onto 135 Avenue. 114 Street and 114 Place could be made into one-way corridors to facilitate bus traffic through these streets, but overall the limiting of parking to one side of the street has helped buses run relatively smoothly through 114 Street currently. Additionally, it will be beneficial if more Q37B buses are run, including outside of rush hour, since the detour to the casino adds significantly to commute times, especially considering that the A train does not stop that frequently at 111 Street-Liberty Avenue. - Q46: The new rush bus route will greatly help speed up travel along Union Turnpike. - Q51: This new route along Linde Boulevard will greatly improve commutes between Southwest and Southeast Queens, making them more direct instead of necessitating a transfer at Jamaica. - B55: This new SBS will provide a much-needed connection between Southwest Queens and Brooklyn, eliminating the need to travel through Manhattan. It will especially be helpful for travel to Brooklyn College.
12/14/23 — The proposed elimination of the heavily used Lefferts Blvd and 91 Ave stops, both north and southbound would create a hardship for the many school children who attend the middle school MS 137 which is a far distance from their homes in this area and would mean crossing the very dangerous intersection at Atlantic and Lefferts to get to the next stop. There are frequent vehicular accidents at Lefferts Blvd and Atlantic Ave, including a recent accident which involved a NYC truck in which one of the workers in the vehicle. died of his injuries. Shortly before that a motorcyclist was struck and killed. It is a very large, dangerous and busy intersection. I suggest eliminating the stop at Lefferts and 89 Ave which is infrequently used. The north corner on the SAME block has a stop at Lefferts and Jamaica Ave. which is also a limited stop.
12/12/23 — I have some concerns regarding a few of the proposed lines/ line changes, particularly ones that are located around Astoria Heights. First, I do not understand replacing the Q100 Limited bus with the proposed Q105. It seems redundant to have a bus go along 31st street underneath the N/W line and remove access to 21st street with that bus. Having the Q100 be a limited bus is wonderful, especially with the bus lane that runs along 21st street after Hoyt Avenue. My next concern is with the Q48. Why is the new Q48 line in a completely different area of Queens than it is now? Why does it no longer go to LaGuardia Airport?? I frequently take the Q48 from Ditmars/ Grand Central to Roosevelt Ave/ Main Street, but now the only bus I can rely on to get to Flushing will be the Q19. There are no trains that are less than a half hour walk from my home, so I have to rely on the busses, and these changes take away many busses near me. My next concern is with the proposed route for the Q101. Why is it no longer beginning on Hazen st.? It is currently about a ~7 minute walk for me to get the Q101, with the new stops, it will be over a 20 minute walk, which is unreasonable. Another concern I have, not related to any bus route in particular, is how there are no busses in Steinway/ Astoria Heights with a minimum frequency of 10 minutes-or-better. There have been times when I have waited over 25 minutes for a bus, and I am disappointment to see that the new proposals do nothing to help in terms of timing/ frequency. I am also not very happy with the change in the Q47 route, particularly how it no longer goes into Terminal A, but that is not as high a priority for me as the other lines I have mentioned. I already have so few options of busses I can take to get to different trains within Queens (N/W, R, 7) and this plan gives me even fewer.
12/12/23 — Riders up here do not need a rush route for Beechurst, just increase service on the Q15 with its current route without changes. Extend the Q34 up to 149th St and 5th Av and shift the Q15 over to 154th St. Rush routes here are not needed and only cause more issues. If you are making this plan at least like come ride these routes to see how they are used so these useless routes can be avoided.
12/12/23 — Please make the Q20 go back to Union Street and bring back the Q34, the new Q20 serves places where students live but does not go to JHS 185 which defeats the whole purpose of the route.
12/12/23 — The Q65 needs to go back to College Point, it is highly used up there compared to how the Q26 is currently used. The Q26 also running up here just lowers service as the Q65 Limited will no longer service this area that uses it badly, buses are packed as soon as they reach College Point Blvd going in the Southbound direction.
12/13/23 — For Northern Queens, Whitestone and College Point. Please keep our routes the same. The Q65 is one of the most highly used routes there and I see buses filled to the front window crammed once those buses reached Northern Blvd and College Point Blvd. I've time and time again that Q65 buses just coming out of College Point are filled to the brim once they get onto College Point Blvd. The new Q62 Bus route is a complete money waster and a useless route. I live along the proposed route and most people just want their routes to have an increased frequency and be more consistent during rush hour. Restore the Q34 and have it run up to 149th, then up 149th to Whitestone 5th Av. Move the Q15 over the 154th St for its whole length and increase frequencies as i often see only one bus an hour on those routes. Please also bring back the Q20A/B so service to College Point Mall is restored from Downtown Flushing which is highly used too, the Q76 is infrequent and barely comes. Restoring the current Q20A/B also allows riders on Main Street to keep their routes and bus stops since many elderly use the many proposed stops that are getting removed. The rush route called the Q61 can stay but please have it stop also at Flushing High School (Union St/35th Av) and (Union St/26th Av) as these are places where students from Flushing High School go often and College Point which is currently served by the Q20A/B.
12/12/23 — The Q8, Q33, Q47, Q67 and Q69 should be left they way they currently are, they are very effective in the areas they serve, I?ve ridden these routes a lot.
12/12/23 — The Q65 should be left alone as its current routing. The Q4 should be extended back to Elmont.
12/13/23 — Hello, it would be ideal if there could to be more downtown bus options. I live off Woodhaven Blvd and Margaret Place there is no downtown express bus near me at all. If the QM25 at least did one more stop closer to Woodhaven Blvd and Myrtle Avenue it would be appreciated by all who have to commute to lower Manhattan, if that is the only bus serving the area. I currently have to take the QM15 to Midtown to take the local train to the downtown NYC area, when ideally it would be great to be on a bus that takes me to and from. The QM25 commute is close to 2 hours from Glendale, is there any way to have a bus that goes the same QM15 route along Woodhaven Blvd that is quicker that goes downtown? Thank you.
12/13/23 — Hello, it would be ideal if there could to be more downtown bus options. I live off Woodhaven Blvd and Margaret Place there is no downtown express bus near me at all. If the QM25 at least did one more stop closer to Woodhaven Blvd and Myrtle Avenue it would be appreciated by all who have to commute to lower Manhattan, if that is the only bus serving the area. I currently have to take the QM15 to Midtown to take the local train to the downtown NYC area, when ideally it would be great to be on a bus that takes me to and from. The QM25 commute is close to 2 hours from Glendale, is there any way to have a bus that goes the same QM15 route along Woodhaven Blvd that is quicker that goes downtown? Thank you.
12/13/23 — While I applaud the proposal for a new Q82 route to between Belmont Park and 169 street in Jamaica, how are people supposed to cope with the loss of service to Jamaica Center? Are we supposed to take an extra bus and pay again at the E train? Or take the F train to Kew Gardens Union turnpike and transfer to the E which by this point, will not have the same space capacity that it would have had at Jamaica Center? Are you aware that some people take the Q110 to the Jamaica Center E to connect to LIRR trains? Where does this leave us? Even if the Q2 kept its current terminus at 165th under the newly proposed plan, we would be able to walk a few blocks to the E train. However, further limiting access to the important shopping corridor by the eliminating a direct transportation line seems very ill advised and will not be received well.
12/14/23 — Q14. I don't understand where this new route will take us. During the initial proposal, the last stop of this route was Fresh pond rd/ Putnum ave. so at least we could take the subway. Now, I see that the route ends at Eliot ave and Freshpond rd. so we have to take two buses just to get on the subway? Who is coming from Ditmars blvd to freshpond and Eliot? why cant it be extended to the subway station either to freshpond M line or Metropolitan Ave M line?
12/14/23 — I think it would be a good idea to bring the Q51 all the way up to the edge of Cambria Heights as the Q4 does. Instead of taking up space on linden blvd, you could continue the route on 118th Ave.
12/17/23 — The Q100 is a necessity for many in this area. It serves dense low income areas that are far from the train. The Q69 alone cannot handle this properly. Customers also deserve a faster option like a limited bus on the 21st corridor
12/17/23 — Disappointed that the proposed Q26 was cut short; the vast majority of transit demand in Oakland Gardens is to Flushing. The Q26 hypothenuse alignment would drastically cut down time as opposed to the Q27-- 46th Avenue is always congested and the road is narrow; not sure how a purple "rush" allocation can be assigned to such a route.
12/20/23 — Frequent service is the most important upgrade! Buses that come every 5 or 10 min means that riders can use routes without worrying about a schedule.
12/28/23 — Please please please keep the Jamaica bus terminal bay 3 stop for the q76 and the Clintonville 150th stops in whitestone Those stops are very helpful to me especially when the weather is bad and the buses do not show up like it is supposed to. I have been taking the q76 for over 30 years and I honestly can not believe out of all the stops you would remove those major ones. It seems very poor planning and it also seems like it is going to cause more trouble for the passengers.
12/29/23 — The Q4 needs current or closer spacing without forcing seniors to walk greater distances, switch buses or wait longer. Please consider elders may have mobility issues with further stop spacing. All buses need bike racks or other storage options, especially for bridge and inter-borough routes. Please consider partnering with DOT to make pedestrian/bicycle access from Rockaway Blvd accessible and safe going to Far Rockaway. This could be as simple as clearing the brush and re-paving the sidewalk in both directions along Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Turnpike. It would be more utilized by those on the Q113 line.
1/1/24 — I would like to address the Bus Network Redesign Project's decision to remove the Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St stop on the Q54/Q23 in the eastbound/northbound direction. The stop is located right in front of Queens Metropolitan High School, and getting rid of it would be an inconvenience to the students who use it. I would suggest removing the subsequent stop, Metropolitan Av/69 Rd, instead.
1/19/24 — I wish either Q12 or Q13 still stops at 165th Street
1/22/24 — This is a request to remove and/or relocate bus stop Q31 at Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound) because it is too far from the previous bus stop (Q31 Utopia & Horace Harding). A suggestion would be to relocate it between Booth Memorial and 59 Ave on Utopia.
12/12/23 — The newly proposed Q104 that replaces the Q102 eliminates bus service from Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza. That is a vital connection fir Roosevelt Island residents. Please restore that connection.
12/13/23 — Love the new route for Q31. It would save our family driving back and forth to Francis Lewis High School multiple times a day
1/19/24 — You can not eliminate the 32nd Street/5th Avenue stop. I take the Q32 bus from MSG to 5th Ave to transfer for the Staten Island express buses. The removal of this stop, eliminates my connection.
12/12/23 — MTA thank you for hearing us Bronx rider's and also Queens residents about extending the Q50 and eliminating the Q48 to LaGuardia Airport. US airport workers living in Bronx and Westchester County will have their commute cut about 25 mins. One benefit I want to say it gives other rider's the option to get to LGA instead of going to Harlem 125 and transfer to the already over crowded M60sbs also I'm happy it will connect to (New) Metro North Railroad station at Co-op City along (Amtrak Hell Gate Line) after reviewing the other bus routes its a major improvement in my opinion since a very long time. Thanks again MTA!
1/29/24 — The proposal to eliminate the 255th ST WB and 256th ST EB stops serves no purpose. To say that 252nd Street/Little Neck Pkwy or 258th Street are alternatives is not accurate. The 256th Street stop is in front of the Queens Library. 258th street has nothing and is close to the 260th Street stop. The time saving is negligible but the impact is significant for people that now have to walk further.
1/31/24 — This proposed bus line would be helpful for the people in queens. This would connect very well.
1/17/24 — Both me and my son take Q36 to compute LIRR and my son schools. The new plan will not work for us. Please review the plan and update accordingly. I
1/8/24 — Why can?t this bus run throughout the day and weekends
12/13/23 — The Q44 extension Fordham was going to be life changing for so many riders. Given how close it already gets, the extension was an absolute no brainer. The extension would provide direct access to Fordham College, Metro-North, and all the employment and shopping opportunities nearby. I am sure this extension would see strong ridership from day one, and I was very sad to see it cut in the proposed final draft plan.
1/5/24 — Comments on the proposed stops to be eliminated on the Q12 bus line ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: Our concern is that this line has been designated a ?Limited? bus line and stops will be spaced further apart than they are currently. This action will place an undue burden on disabled/elderly neighbors that may have difficulty walking further to the closest bus stop. In particular, we are concerned about the elimination of the stops at Alameda and Northern Blvd., both Eastbound and Westbound. Those stops are important access points for the Douglaston neighborhood South of Northern Blvd. Eastbound, the space between the previous stop Northern Blvd/232 St and the proposed stop to be eliminated at Alameda and Northern Blvd. is one continuous block with no access to Northern Blvd. for our neighbors, the road is uphill all the way to the next available stop at Northern Blvd/243 St, and it would mean navigating a fraught path to get past the driveways of all the car related businesses to the stop at Northern/232 St. Likewise, on the Westbound side, eliminating the Alameda and Northern Blvd. stop would be a long walk on a not well-maintained sidewalk to Northern Blvd/232 St, or a substantial walk to make it to Northern/Douglaston Pkwy for our neighbors on the South side of Northern Blvd.
1/5/24 — Comments on the proposed stops to be eliminated on the Q36 bus line ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: We are concerned about stop spacing in regards to CommonPoint Queens Sam Field Center (YWHA) and the CommonPoint Queens Tannenbaum Family Pool on Little Neck Parkway, specifically the removal of the Westbound stop at Little Neck Pkwy/60 Av because of the population both of these community centers serve (i.e., after-school programs, services for children with special needs, older adult services, community mental health services). It?s important that these groups are not impacted adversely due to the proposed stop removal.
1/5/24 — Comments on the elimination of the QM3, Express bus from Douglaston/Little Neck area to Midtown Manhattan ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: We vigorously oppose the discontinuance of this bus line. The proposed alternatives put forth by the MTA are either costlier (LIRR+Subway) or more time consuming (local bus lines). There is also the issue of access to these other alternative modes of transportation, since for example, accessing the LIRR from the Eastbound service road to the LI Expressway would be difficult without driving to the Douglaston or Little Neck stations. In particular, any additional vehicle activity would be troublesome for the area by the Douglaston train station. There is no public parking lot available, only metered parking around the station area, resulting in additional commuters going into the neighborhood and utilizing the already limited parking spots. Currently, many commuters from Great Neck and other areas east on the LIRR Port Washington line come into Douglaston to park because the LIRR fare is less expensive than that from their locations. In addition, the concept of having less public transportation by eliminating this bus line seems at odds with the initiatives of both NYS and NYC to increase affordable housing and thereby increasing future population density in the Douglaston/Little Neck area, as well as the MTA?s own congestion pricing initiative. We already live in a public transportation desert; we should be getting more public transportation options, not less, if the aim is to discourage driving as the primary mode of transportation from Northeast Queens into Manhattan.
1/12/24 — Q32 bus: YES to the proposal to continue straight on Queens Blvd to the 59th St Bridge on the Manhattan Bound Q32.
12/13/23 — I would like to ask about the changes to the QM35 changes into Manhattan. I thought the proposed changes would be to run along the Horace Harding earlier, before we would hit Queens Blvd. I liked that changed to the path. Was that changed recently?
12/12/23 — If there is no q61 (non rush) bus, you are leaving an entire chunk of beechhurst and clearview sections of queens without weekend transportation to/from the 7 train. (This is even more impacted by the elimination of the q76 on Francis lewis after 19th avenue.)
12/13/23 — Under the new design, which bus routes will be operated by the MTA Bus Company
12/13/23 — The Q58 I only see as limited ...I don't see a local bus...you need more stops on the limited if you are eliminating the local .
12/21/23 — Queens needs more bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, enforcement to stop people who block bus lanes, better bus stops and reliable service. The biggest thing is getting dedicated bus lanes that other cars get ticketed in to speed up traffick.
12/12/23 — Have the Q30 and Q75 with overnight service
12/12/23 — What is this? You need to put the Q30 for overnight service. I have places to go in Jamaica man. This time schedule needs to change ASAP.
12/14/23 — Who comes up with these changes. Is research or field work done on these proposed changes. There was no research done on the proposed changes for the Q76. If research was done this change would have never seen the light of day.
12/14/23 — The plan to reroute the Q76 down 20th Avenue from Francis Lewis Blvd to Parsons Blvd is a terrible idea. This portion of 20th Avenue is strictly residential and lacks traffic generators and is too narrow for two-way bus traffic.Their are too many narrow turns to get from Francis Lewis to 20th Avenue.
12/14/23 — Who comes up with these changes. Is research or field work done on these proposed changes. There was no research done on the proposed changes for the Q76. If research was done this change would have never seen the light of day.
1/3/24 — Leave the Q76 alone the proposed change will hurt the reliability of this route. The portion of 20th Avenue is too narrow for bus traffic and all residential. There are too many turns to get from Francis Lewis Blvd to 20th Avenue. 160th Street is narrow and one way between Francis Lewis Blvd & Willets Pt. Blvd
1/9/24 — I feel the Q31 should be left like is now but extended to serve Whitestone and College Point. I have written a proposal for this extension. Please feel free to contact me for more information.
1/22/24 — Regarding the Q31 bus route design, I strongly ask the MTA to reconsider eliminating the bus route on Bell Blvd and 35th Avenue. This bus is a convenient direct bus route for Bayside residents traveling to/from St. Josaphat's Church located at the corner of 35th Avenue and 210th Street, (2) Bayside High School which is a voting location, (3) LIRR Bayside station and the (4) Queens Civil Court House in Jamaica for people reporting to jury duty. To commute to/from these locations under the propose route change will result in additional travel time as a result of bus transfers and longer walks. This is a disservice to the community, especially for our elderly population. Also the Q31 serves as a back up for servicing Bell Blvd when there are service delays on the Q13; which is a major convenience when trying to catch a LIRR train.
1/22/24 — Regarding the Q13 bus stop spacing, please don't remove the bus stops on Bell Blvd at 32nd Avenue because there is a traffic light, which makes it easier to cross the blvd. after getting off the bus. Please don't remove the bus stops on Bell Blvd at 35th Avenue, where LIRR station is located and across the street of Bay Terrace. Thank you!
12/23/23 — Currently there's always double-parked cars, trucks loading and unloading etc. causing heavy traffic along Liberty Ave. between Lefferts Blvd and 96th St./Rockaway Blvd. where the Q112 route currently operates. Whenever I drive along Liberty Ave. between those points the trip usually takes about 15 minutes versus about 8 minutes via any other nearby local street. I would imagine this usually causes immense delays and unreliability on the Q112 route. Since the Q112 route parallels the "A" Subway Line between Lefferts Blvd and Rockaway Blvd. at 96th St. I have a suggestion. Discontinue the Q112 route and extend the Q25 route from the point of Parsons Blvd./Hillside Ave.to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. via the current path of the Q112 route and eliminate Q25 bus service to the Sutphin Blvd. LIRR/AIRTRAIN station as riders traveling to JFK Airport could transfer to the Q10 route at Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. This also would provide connection to the "A" Subway Line for both York College and Queens College students via one transfer. An additional intermodal free transfer could be provided between the Q25 route and the "A" Subway Line at Lefferts Blvd/Liberty Ave. due to the elimination of the Q112 route. The Q25 bus could layover at the current w/b 112 bus stop between Lefferts Blvd and 118th St. which is closer to 118th St. In order for the Q25 bus to turn around the bus would make a left turn at 118th St., a left turn at 107th Ave., a left turn at Lefferts Blvd. & then a right turn at Liberty Ave. to proceed e/b along Liberty Ave. NYCDOT could also upgrade the traffic device at 118th St./Liberty Ave.(w/b) to add a left turn signal there so it would be easier for the Q25 bus to make a left turn at that corner. NYCDOT would also need to move the current Q112 e/b bus stop located in the s/w corner of Liberty Ave./Lefferts Blvd. to the s/e corner of Liberty Ave. at Lefferts Blvd. so the e/b Q25 bus could stop there as the first e/b pick up stop after making its turnaround. For speedier service between Downtown, Jamaica and Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. the Q30 route should also be extended non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Ave. to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave which would also serve St. John's students. On the western end of the Q112 route, the Q51 route would instead be extended to Pitkin Ave./Euclid Ave. via the current Q7 routing, then to USPS, Bklyn GMF via Euclid Ave, Sutter Ave, Eldert Ln, Stanely Ave., & Postal Facility Rd. & then to the Gateway Mall.
1/2/24 — The B55 route needs to stop at Cross Bay Blvd. /Pitkin Av for transfer with the Q52, Q53, Q41 & Q11 routes. In the e/b direction the B55 route would need to travel north along Eldert Ln., to Sutter Av., then east along Sutter Av into Pitkin Av., then Pitkin Av to Cross Bay Blvd. and then south along Cross Bay Blvd. to the Nassau Expwy. entrance then to the Lefferts Blvd. AIRTRAIN Station. Stops could be placed at Eldert Ln./Linden Blvd., Eldert Ln./Sutter Av, Sutter Av. /79th St* and Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Av. For the e/b B55 route to access Eldert Ln. e/b from Linden Blvd in Brooklyn either the B55 could travel into the left merging lane of Linden Blvd. (ear Lincoln Av) and then try to get over two more lanes to get to the left turning lane at Linden Blvd./Eldert Ln or instead the e/b B55 could make a right turn at Autumn Av., then a left turn at Loring Av., and then another left turn at Eldert Ln. stopping at the southeast corner of Eldert Ln./Linden Blvd. where there is a current bus stop located there. In the w/b direction the B55 route would depart the Lefferts Blvd. AIRTRAIN Station and take the North Conduit Av. exiting at Cross Bay Blvd. and then make a right turn traveling north. At 149th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. the w/b B55 should make a left turn and travel either along 149th Av. or Albert Rd. to Redding St. and then make a right turn at Redding St. traveling toward Pitkin Av. A w/b B55 bus stop could be placed along the eastern side of Redding St (close to Pitkin Av.). for transfer to the nearby Q11, Q41, Q52 & Q53 routes. The B55 route could then make a left turn from Redding St. on to Pitkin Av. and travel west into Sutter Av. with a stop placed at Sutter Av./79th St.*. The B55 could then continue to travel west along Sutter Av to Eldert Ln (where another bus stop could be placed). and then the B55 would make a left turn and travel to Linden Blvd. At Linden Blvd./Eldert Ln. the bus could stop and then continue on its normal route. * Regarding the loss of the Linden Blvd./79th St. bus stop under this revised routing some B55 riders will have to walk from Linden Blvd./79th St. (through the Linden Mall Shopping Center) to So. Conduit Av./79th St. (where NYCDOT recently added a traffic light, crosswalk and concrete walking path) and crossover to the No. Conduit Av./79th St. where another traffic light and crosswalk are and then walk one more block to Sutter Av. where the new Sutter Av/St B55 bus stops could be located at.
1/2/24 — The Q51 route needs to operate as originally planned in the prior Queens Bus Redesign Draft Plan 24 hours a day but limited versus Crosstown service might be okay as many riders will be using this route as a feeder route to connect with other routes. Since this route is primarily a feeder limited route as it connects together at key intersections many north/south Queens routes with many other north/south Queens bus routes across Southeastern & Southwestern Queens plus also connects with the ?A? Subway Line and with the LIRR, so service frequencies should be at least equal to the most frequent north/south 24 hour connecting route such as the Q10 route and/or the Q4 route. This would then provide less waiting time for passengers using the Q51 route as a feeder connecting route so they these riders are not waiting too long for a bus that will be connecting them to either another bus or to the ?A? subway line at Rockaway Blvd. Station or to the LIRR at the St. Albans Station. Additionally, an unlimited transfer policy that allows unlimited transfers for two hours and thirty minutes on all buses and subways or a three-legged transfer to and from the Q51 route is essential for this routes? success, as mostly all passengers will be using the route to transfer from one bus route to another bus route or from one bus route to the ?A? Subway Line or to the LIRR. If the Bus/Subway transfer policy is not amended as suggested above, then the Q51 route should be Fare-Free as it is a feeder connecting route. Regarding extending the Q51 route to the Gateway Center Mall as originally planned should absolutely be reconsidered as there is currently no Queens bus route that connects to the Gateway Center Mall in Spring Creek, Bklyn due to the of the Q8 route changes and it is a major transfer point to many other Brooklyn routes such as the B5, B83 and B13 and possibly some other routes based upon the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Final Plan findings. Also, an additional Q51 bus stop is needed at 109th St./Rockaway Blvd. for connection to the Resorts World Casino which would increase ridership on this route plus it is also a walking transfer connection to the Q37 route at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World bus stop. Let's not ruin a good idea but improve upon it by having the route serve the Gateway Center Mall from Erskine St. and then extend it further north via Fountain Av. to Linden Blvd. and/or to the USPS Brooklyn GMF or to the New Lots Avenue Subway to terminate.
1/5/24 — I believe you guys should add a late night bus to Far Rockaway around 11:33 just like the MQ15 it?s so unfair that poor communities don?t have much access at night time like others. In my personal case I leave work in the city at 11 PM and every night I fear for my live because I be getting home late at night around 1:30 am since the A train runs local or every 40 mins. Having a express QM17 leave the city at 11:33 or something like that would not only make me feel safer as woman going home at night but it will save me and other a lot of time. I hope you guys take me into consideration and remember not everyone has a 9-5 jobs
12/14/23 — You are removing the q31 from Bell BLVD. I have 2 bad knees and cannot walk from 48th Ave to Northern BLVD. I have used that Route for over 40 years. This change is pure Stupidity.
12/29/23 — Are your managers crazy your only hurting the everyday bus riders who need to go and come to work.. the extra steps to get to the new stops will HURT NOT HELP... Many riders have problems walking and moving the stops will hurt a LOT of people...you want to be efficient, think of your riders, not your pockets,to Save money...also the bad weather will.hurt a lot of your commuters. Please reconsider eliminating so many stops...
1/3/24 — The q76 bus stop that was moved from Clintonville st on Francis Lewis blvd down the road is NOT SAFE. It's darker down there much safer for pedestrian bus riders if it is on corner of Clintonville near the little store where it's lighter.. please move it back...
1/5/24 — Moving the q76 bus stop from the corner of Clintonville and Francis Lewis blvd is not safe for ladies, it's very dark and dangerous for them to stand there. Safer by the corner of Clintonville st where it's lighted and safer.. please move it back...
1/19/24 — Please Do NOT remove the Clintonville and cross Island bus stops for the Q76... I have difficulty walking and it would be a big problem. Also get ANOTHER BUSto get to that area.. are you kidding...please consider people with disabilities who have been traveling that route. For Years...do not change it now...
1/25/24 — Please DoNot remove the cross Island pkwy and Clintonville stops on the Q76. It will cause a hardship for me getting to and from work. I have difficulty walking..
12/14/23 — Streamlining the q69 and removing multiple stops is tremendously inconvenient to many of the elderly and handicapped neighbors who live along ditmars blvd. Please consider keeping these stops!!
12/12/23 — Looking at the changes in the QM5,6 and 1 - it looks like by removing many stops in Queens from thr QM6 - the result is less frequent service to stops removed from Utopia Pkwy to Main Street - and longer waits for buses for QM5 as there does not appear to be an increase in schedule. Do not seethis as an improvement. Also, changes t Q30 reduces access from Utopia Parkway to the service road of LIE
12/13/23 — I am requesting that the Q85 bus stop on Bedell st and 127th Ave not be eliminated as it services Rochdale Village as covid is over you can barely get on the bus now due to overcrowding
12/13/23 — Is there anyway to add my stop back to the Q82 Rush it?s a popular stop at Hempstead and 217th st. A lot of people board and get off at that location?
12/31/23 — If the existing Q16 that runs through Francis Lewis Blvd is going to become Q61, then we need it to run on the weekends too! Residents in the Whitestone area rely heavily on buses to get around. The frequency is disappointing. It should be more frequent than one bus on average every 25min. It is not easy to get around the area without having to go a complicated route. And if the Q61 isn?t offered on the weekends, it really sucks for shift workers and people who actually do need to go out and enjoy the day/weekend. It?s a residential area but we need the transportation too! Imagine you?re trying to get to work on the weekends, but you have to walk 15min for a bus that comes every 25min. Public transportation should be encouraged and available. Whitestone isn?t in the center of Queens but it doesn?t mean the people shouldn?t be supported in transportation improvements. Thank you.
1/9/24 — I write in full support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Project. As someone who lives less than a minute from a bus stop that is set to be removed, I voice my complete support for the project. While my angry neighbors may bemoan the loss of the bus stop that is closest to them, their complaints lose sight of the fact that the current bus routes feature many redundant, closely bunched stops that increase travel times, reduce reliability, lead to bus-bunching, and create more opportunities for buses to get stuck in traffic. I am willing to walk an extra couple-hundred feet if it means my bus ride will be faster. I'm willing to add a few minutes of walking distance if it means my bus ride will more efficient, with fewer stops and faster speeds because we're not constantly stopping and getting caught between lights. These bus routes are overdue for modernization, and we cannot let those whose lives will be slightly more inconvenient halt progress for the hundreds of thousands of Queens residents who rely on buses to take them to work, school, health care, recreation, and opportunity. Thank you to the team for their hard work.
12/13/23 — I need the Q8 to get the Q44 SBS to get to/from the Bronx to drop my son off to his grandmother every other weekend. If I don?t have her, it?ll cost more each way, and I?m chronically ill, so 2 buses is all I can take. Please send another Queens route to Gateway Mall, or have the Q8 continue to serve Gateway Mall. Thank you.
12/15/23 — I am against the discontinuation of the B13 in Ridgewood. There is no wheelchair access on the M at Fresh Pond and many people who need to get to the L train at Myrtle-Wyckoff require the B13. Until you make the Fresh Pond M accessible to everyone, this change to eliminate the B13 service is deplorable.
1/30/24 — B38: The MTA claims that the discontinued Metro Ave branch of the B38 would be ?served? by the two other bus lines that it currently connects with. The B38 provides more frequent service than the B57 does to western Maspeth residents. The Q54 along Metro Ave and the B57 along Flushing Ave will not be rerouted to cover parts of this route should this proposed change take effect. This branch serves the Linden Hill section of the area, so named because it?s on a giant hill ? one that?s difficult to ascend. It also serves hundreds of students at Grover Cleveland High School as well as visitors to Grover Cleveland Park and Linden Hill Cemetery. Eliminating this segment is just a bad idea.
1/30/24 — First, I would like to say that this latest proposal is much better than the previous ones presented. We commend the MTA for listening to and acting on public feedback. But there are still some lingering issues for local commuters. Q14: The Eliot Ave portion of the route does not provide access to the Metropolitan Ave M train station, so commuters living along Eliot Ave will require a transfer to another bus to get to the subways that serve Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. Q18: Commuters along 69th Street will lose access to the Astoria bus and LIRR. We also question the ability of the bus to turnaround at Clinton Ave-68th St. B57: This was extended to replace Q18 service along 69th Street. It would stop at the 69th Street 7 train, but that is not an accessible station, and LIRR access at 61st Street-Woodside would first require a transfer to another bus or the subway. Q67: This line in LIC will end at Court Square instead of Queens Plaza, eliminating the N/R/W subway connection, necessitating additional train connections. B13: This rerouting would supposedly provide desired access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, however, there are multiple problems with this plan. ? First, this idea was proposed by bicycle activists, not bus commuters. ? It eliminates bus service for Liberty Park. ? Highland Blvd prohibits all but passenger cars and may not be safe for regular bus traffic. ? There are speed humps on Highland Blvd. These are prohibited along bus routes. It would be a bad idea to remove them. ? There is no room along Vermont Place for the bus to pull over. Installing a stop here would either require a costly redesign with destruction of parkland or have the bus come to a dead stop in the middle of the road backing up traffic. A better option to provide bus service to the reservoir might be to leave the route along Cypress Hills Street and add a bus stop south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway to eliminate pedestrians crossing over the highway. It?s a 5-minute walk from there to the reservoir?s northern entrance.
12/14/23 — The proposed Q51 Limited route was perfect in the original draft plan with interborough service. There's no need to shorten it to Rockaway Blvd, so please extend it back to Gateway Center providing better connections & service into Brooklyn.
12/12/23 — I am thrilled by the news that the B57 will be extended to Queens as part of the Queens Bus Redesign. However, I'm disappointed by the frequency of the new route. This is the only bus route that connects parts of East Williamsburg and Bushwick to downtown Brooklyn and not improving the present abysmal headways on the B57 feels like an oversight, though I am hopeful that the new routing will improve reliability. Thanks for your time!
12/21/23 — I do NOT like the idea of sending the Q66 to Queens Plaza (where the western terminus is). Your plan already has the new Q63 going there by taking over its old route. I believe that it would be much more convenient and practical to send the Q66 to Vernon Boulevard/Jackson Avenue where the 7 train is. While keeping the Rush sections on the proposed line, the Q66 would run along Jackson Avenue all the way to the new terminus.
1/8/24 — I do not agree with the proposed changes to the Q20 bus route, especially the elimination of service along 20th Ave in College Point. I'm often heading to work at the Wine Cellar of Queens next to BJs, and it is much easier for me to take the Q20 and not have to change for other buses just to get to my destination. It is utterly ridiculous to eliminate big stops along that route to add another route. It is ridiculous for me to not only deal with a crowded Q20 or Q44 (they are both crowded) to get off at 39th Ave (already very crowded), to change to another bus just to get to 20th Ave in College Point. How is that going to be faster for me? You're adding more time and inconvenience for me and many others that get to that destination.
12/16/23 — Streamline? Whose idea is this anyway? Obviously people who do not take public transportation. Leave the q67 alone.
12/13/23 — Q33. Expecting riders to walk the equivalent of two avenue blocks is unreasonable. The baby boomers are aging, as one of the participants said at the 12/13 meeting. Those of us who live in JH and E Elmhurst not near to the 74th St terminal were shortchanged when the Q33 discontinued service to LGA. We don?t need service to terminal A, we need reliable local service to the main terminals. The Q33 was reliable. The Q70 is great for Manhattanites but doesn?t serve the local community.
12/13/23 — Q49. It would be helpful if you defined late evening hours. I have frequently waited 1/2 hour at the terminal at 9 pm. In general, your existing frequencies don?t match reality, especially midday. And that bus is almost always packed when alighting at the terminal from rush hour onwards. Service is insufficient and unreliable in the evening hours.
12/15/23 — I'm a Roosevelt island resident. Must take shuttle bus Q94. At 5:40 am. To Queens plaza and get the "E" or "F" express to kew gardens stop. Then, Q10 bus to lefferts Ave. For Air train to J.F.K. 4 years of commuting. 2hrs to and from work. Now. The powers that be want to change all of it. For what ! 12 to 15 minutes to Queens plaza ! Now, the so called redesign will make my start from new Q 104. 2:00am I suppose. It's definitely not a smart idea even to consider such a change. Unless "F " train is back in service. This will hurt me drastically or I will lose my job of10 plus years. With sick family members to think of. I don't need this severe stress. Again. 15 mins compared to perhaps 50 to hour just to get to Roosevelt Ave, stations "7"train. If it isn't broken. Please, don't try to fix it. Poor decision making by MTA. Period.
12/13/23 — The truncation of the Q51 to a Limited-Stop service, essentially eliminating the non-stop portion of the formerly proposed Q51-SBS and offloading all those passengers that the Q8 served onto the B13 may prove to be disastrous for the existing route, even with the increase in frequency to the B13. What was the rationale for completely disconnecting Queens from Gateway Center Mall? Could there be a way that the Q51 be reinstated as an SBS and add ONE stop at the Euclid Avenue Station to provide a faster 2-seat ride from the rerouted Q8, instead of pushing all those customers to the B13?
1/20/24 — Proposal Plan for 2024 Approved
1/11/24 — PLEASE PUT MORE DRIVERS ON THE Q55 ROUTE. This bus is very busy during rush hours and late afternoon if you miss the bus you will be waiting there 25-35 minutes for the next bus to arrive. I?ve been living in Glendale for 2yrs and this is the only bus that takes me home. Parking my car isn?t an option because of how crowded Myrtle and Wycoff station is. I see more Q58 & Q52 Rather than Q55. My little brother can?t even get on this bus because a couple stops before stop and shop the bus is already full. So, the only option is to wait and risk another full bus or walk home for more than 25 minutes.
1/16/24 — Q114 I don't know who came up with the new design of the 114 but as frequent customer that takes this bus everyday this bus is always crowded I don't know who's doing the research but it's wrong this bus is packed through out the day and night. Including the weekend. Please check with the schools along the line. I noticed a lot of children get off at 109 and Guy Brewer coming from the rockaways. Now, they would have to transfer to thats a major hub for . community members. JHS IS 8 and York Early College are at that location. I don't think we need to be eliminating a bus route I think we need an additional bus route to get us to Jamaica quicker there's not many buses that can get you off of the peninsula heading into the Jamaica area. If we took the train we would have to go through Brooklyn we need an additional bus route with limited service an hour on a bus it's just way too
12/12/23 — Hello. Please do not take away the bus stop from 127th Avenue and Bedell Street! There are a lot of seniors and other people who need this bus stop to remain here. It will cause a huge inconvenience if taken away. We all rely on this stop for our commutes to and from work, school, and appointments. Thank you.
1/30/24 — I believe eliminating the Q32 and Q33 stop at 34th Avenue and 82nd Street is a mistake. Removing this stop will not make the route faster as you claim. The true issue with slow speed along this route are the vast amount of illegally double parked cars along 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in particular. I have been on multiple trips where we have been stopped for several minutes until cars would move. The busses simply can't make space for themselves when the roads are blocked in this illegal manner. The stop at 34th Ave and 82nd Street is also essential to those of us living between 34th Ave and Northern Blvd. It is a convenient stop as you can "just wait for whichever bus comes first." By eliminating the stop, we will either have to time our arrival at the Q32 first stop on Northern perfectly, which is not easy as the schedule is subject to many cancellations, or cross Northern Blvd for Q33 stop at Northern and 82nd, which is not particularly safe or convenient. I would strongly urge the committee to lean on the resources of the police to assist in keeping the roads clear along the route to keep service moving, rather than eliminating a stop along an in demand route. Thank you for the opportunity to submit feedback.
12/12/23 — Alot of people rely on the B38 Metropolitan Avenue branch in the mornings, so Id say instead of completely discontinuing it, making it run only 6-10AM.
12/13/23 — I greatly disagree with the Q75 going to Briarwood. To get to LIRR Jamaica from LIRR Little Neck, I am forced to transfer to 3 buses. I cannot afford to pay double the fare if I take the Q36 to the Q75 to the Q31. The Q30 Little Neck to and from LIRR Jamaica should remain intact.
12/20/23 — In regards to the Queens bound Qm2/20 route, I agree with moving the route to 57th Street as the traffic flow is better. I would like to make a small suggestion of adding E59st/2nd Ave (where the Q32 stops) a stop for the Qm2/20 route. I know some commuters take the subway to the express bus and they may commute from Lower East Side or Upper East Side or even Midtown using the Broadway or Lexington Ave lines and this would help improve network connectivity and an increase in ridership on the express routes. These commuters would only have to walk a block to get the bus if necessary.
1/18/24 — I would ask the MTA to introduce an express bus route from Downtown Flushing to LGA Airport similar to the Q-70 ?LaGuardia Link? from Roosevelt Ave/74 St. In Jackson Heights?Please!!!.
1/24/24 — Great idea. Let?s get it done.
1/20/24 — I do not believe the sto pat 67th Dr should be eliminated, or on 68th Dr. Pwople depend upon those 2 stops. Removal will make people have to possibly walk several blocks extra. It also increases the risk of missing buses due to the further distance. Most of the people who use those stops live in the buildings next to these stops. In an order to save 1 to 2 minutes it's cruel to put people out of a bus stop. I urge you to reconsider stop removal.
12/16/23 — A removed stop on the westbound Q60 in Forest Hills creates big differences in the distance between stops. The removed stop is "Queens Blvd/72 Dr". If this stop is removed, the stop at "Queens Blvd/72 Av" should be moved to "Queens Blvd/72 Rd". Likewise an eastbound stop at "Queens Blvd/Ascan Av" is being removed. The stop at "Queens Blvd/72 Av" should be moved to "Queens Blvd/72 Rd".
1/24/24 — Re: The Proposed Q86 Huxley Street is too narrow to be safe for the extension. Rather, extend the Eastbound former Q85 (and earlier Q5A) from the current terminus of Huxley Street & 243rd Street onto westbound (slight right onto) 147th Avenue to Brookville Boulevard, then south (left) on Brookville to149th Avenue. Turn left on 149th and proceed across Huxley Street to 253rd Street.
1/11/24 — Q17 Local Southbound. Please remove the bus stop at 188 St/Avon Rd (New Stop Sequence 25) to improve speed and reliability. This is not a good place for a bus stop due all the traffic from the Grand Central Parkway exit ramp. Q17 customers can easily walk to and from the Midland Pkwy bus stop (New Stop Sequence 24).
12/12/23 — As a resident of the area near Queensboro Community College, I was enthused about the 2022 Bus Redesign Plan. The 2023 revision of that leaves no enthusiasm for me. A route going to the LIRR Bayside station...gone..so no quick City Ticket to Manhattan for me. A route down 73rd...gone. The reworking of the Q27 to terminate in the neighborhood and have the Q26 handle the Cambria Heights run. The Q88 trunk route straight down from Little Neck to the Queens Center Mall. There is nothing on this plan for my neighborhood that interests me any longer, or for the Queens bus system in general. I am back to driving my automobile.
1/21/24 — Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you so much for working so hard to redesign the NYC bus map and make it easier for New Yorkers. The revised bus route Q27 will skip Holly Avenue & Kissena Blvd, which will make the bus ride faster for many commuters. However, it will make it much harder for students who live in East Flushing, Auburndale, and Bayside to go to the East-West School of International Studies (46-21 Colden Street Flushing NY 11355). Currently, my daughter (13 years old) takes Q27 from 196th Street & 47th Avenue to Holly Avenue & Kissena Blvd, which is very convenient. With the revised new plan, there is no bus from East Flushing, Auburndale, and Bayside for kids in the East-West School of International Studies to take directly to their school. They will need to get off at Parsons Blvd and 45th Avenue and walk 15 minutes to school instead. It will be hard for kids to walk this long in the winter. I don't know if my comments will make any difference. But I just want to let you be aware that the redesign of the Q27 line which skips the Holly Ave & Kissena Blvd stop will cause so much inconvenience for a few hundred kids in the East-West School of International Studies. Thank you so much for your work. Best regards, De Zhang
12/27/23 — QM5/35 - Please do not remove the following Eastbound stops: Springfield Blvd/64 Av and Horace Harding Expwy/224 St. I use a cane and it will be a longer walk for me.
1/6/24 — Q87 Green Acres-Jamaica, A suggestion was made to keep the 241 street stop on Merrick, for us seniors that use the Senior Center in the Cross Island building, Now we have to get off at 243 St , walk back, a long block to the center
1/6/24 — Q87 Green Acres-Jamaica, A suggestion was made to keep the 241 street stop on Merrick, for us seniors that use the Senior Center in the Cross Island building, Now we have to get off at 243 St , walk back, a long block to the center
12/13/23 — Amazing! this new plan is even worse than the last. Eliminating the q102 connection to Queens Plaza extends the travel time for people who live and do business in Roosevelt Island and S. Queens. I work at Roosevelt Island, there's only 2 ways in. What kind of 1%er suburbian mind chose for q104 bus to travel along SHOPPING routes shared with many other buses- in F**g NYC! NYC buses are NOT bloody sightseeing tours. Queens Plaza HAS elevators, connects to 4 train routes covering Queens-Manhattan, AND 7,q,n, 1 block away, + many buses. This new q104 bus will have to go through MORE street traffic and connects only to the N/R, and more crap buses; it does not go to South Queens who you obviously do not give a damn about. This just shows you're concerned with making the lives of Caucasians better- covering Astoria/steinway, areas that are mostly white. What of Jamaica/Richmond Hills? You do not give AF about us. Who suggested this plan? I sure did not. I have been writing to get the q102 to leave from Queens Plaza to the Island more frequently, or to get a direct bus from the Plazas to Roosevelt Island rather than taking a bus to 21 St and waiting 20 minutes to go on a 2 minute train ride. I have spinal problems & cannot handle long bus commutes. I payed a high rent to live in an area where I had direct access to express trains. You have increased the time it takes me to get anywhere: buses use roads and get stuck in traffic constantly. Rush/school exit hours are HELL! Students DON'T respect lines/people. I CHOSE to live where I WAS NOT dependent on buses to get around. I can often walk faster than buses move. This is a thoughtless plan design; it hypocritically claims to help commuters when in reality it mostly helps Caucasians live easier and to line the MTA's pockets. You have, and continue to endanger people's lives and livelihoods. Getting to work ontime is now almost impossible; it is causing people to lose their jobs and get sick. Millions of commuters and visitors are affected. Why don't YOU try taking the routes you force your commuters to use and then tell me how great your f***g plans are. You are a bunch of neuronally deficient, manipulative, clueless asses that all appear to share one cancerous brain cell, that is the only thing that can explain your planning. Stop trying to sell us this BS as a positive, we are a NOT a bunch of idiots who do not see past your politically motivated, racist plans. You do what gets you $$, that is ALL you care for.
1/12/24 — Hello there! I live on 35th Ave and the Q66 is my route to and from work and other transit when needed. I was upset to see it being rerouted but happy there is going to be the Q63. The major issue I have with the Q63 is the service frequency. I think it would be important to increase service frequency during peak times. In the AM I get on at 35th ave and 31st st and it is often packed now, even with the current service frequency. It appears a good chunk of the crowding is from school students that get off on 35th ave and 21st St and 21st St. and 37th Ave. However, I can see and appreciate the benefit of offering a more direct route to Queensboro Plaza as well. Random-- but wouldn't it make more sense for the reroute on Northern Blvd to be the Q63 and the one that remains the same to be the Q66? Just curious why this is changing. Thanks and have a nice day! Demi
12/15/23 — They should leave the q65 as is. It serves hospitals and schools & is one of the busiest lines in Queens. If they want
12/17/23 — I like that the Q88 is maintaining its original routing; however, I am against the removal of the Q88 stop at 73 Avenue/213 Street, because a bunch of people in the area use that stop and removing it would inconvenience them. At times, it's even more used than the 73 Avenue/210 Street stop that's being kept. Also, I think the proposed Q26 routing from the previous redesign should be kept in the redesign, since it would provide Oakland Gardens residents with additional bus service to Flushing besides the Q27, which is very overcrowded.
12/14/23 — Regarding Q16 Local Bus....I see a lot of stops are removed along Willets Point Boulevard in the Whitestone area. Where are the local residents supposed to go to get the Q16. The proposed Q16 bus stops along Utopia Parkway are too far away for many of us disabled, elderly people to walk to. It is discriminatory to remove the bus stops along Willets Point Boulevard, in my opinion, against disabled and elderly. Please reconsider. Thank you.
12/15/23 — Your proposed plan for Q38. You are planning to remove the southbound stop: Penelope Ave and 84th Place. This stop is used by families taking children to their schools and is used sometimes by up to 10 passenngers per day. The removal will require children and parent to either walk to Woodhaven BLV stop or 83rd place. I ask not to be removed. Please do a review. The proposal puts a risk on pedestrian safety.
12/29/23 — I have some feedback for the proposed Q50-Limited bus route. The distance between stops in Queens is way too far for commuters. I believe that there should be a stop set in place between the Ditmars Blvd/29th Ave and 108th St/Northern Blvd stops. The 108th Street/Astoria Blvd bus stop should be kept as the distance between the two stops stated above is way too far; as well as the fact that this stop will allow riders to conveniently transfer to and from the Q19 bus. There should also be a stop between 108th Street/37th Ave and 111th Street/Roosevelt Ave. The distance between these stops are also too far. Thank you very much. Hope you take this into consideration.
1/1/24 — Hi good day I'm very disappointed at the decision on not bringing the Q73. The Q73 would be very useful for Kew Gardens Hills residents especially in the 150s. The alternative, Q75 isn't really a good replacement. If the folks in the 170s and lower 180s don't want the bus then at least have the Q75 run up Main Street to 73rd Avenue then take 164 Street to the LIE service road or extend the Q64 out to little neck via 164 Street and LIE Service Road. Thanks
1/22/24 — Good morning, It is very selfish of the people in charge of MTA to charge buses routes for the pleasure of making money and not thinking about how the consumers get from point A to B, and so on, the B7 bus is very unreliable and people that uses the Q10 bus to the airport to connect with the B15, how will they get access if you remove the Local Q10 from 130 street. We already have to deal with dirty buses and trains, please get workers to do a better service to attract more riders and revenue. I don't want to drive to work but it seems like that would be my option
12/19/23 — When bus stops are taken away and spaced farther apart, how is it expected to service the older population getting around, who has worked so hard and served this country all their lives and has now retired?
1/23/24 — Q60 proposed plan keeps the Forest Hills 72 Avenue East and West stop but this stop does not have access to cross Queens Blvd thereby limiting its use to residents on one side or the other while the next stop in both directions (Ascan Avenue/72nd Drive) has traffic lights and crosswalks allowing 100% of the ridership to make use of the stop.
1/22/24 — We need the Q44 to extend and stop at Bronx Science HS. I read a statistic that 2/3 of the student population at Bx Science HS reside in Queens. There is no easy way for our students to go to this school ( you will need to take a bus and two trains, and it can take up to 1.5 hours on a good day), and it's time, for now, the city to think of our students at this school!
12/15/23 — I take the current Q31 from 211 Street and 48 Avenue to the Bayside LIRR station. This new redesign has canceled this route. Instead the Q31 goes somewhere else. How are people supposed to get to the Bayside LIRR station? The current Q31 is the only bus that goes from south to north from Bayside Hills. How are the kids from Bayside High school get to school and back home? This bus does get crowded in the afternoons. Bell Blvd where the Bayside LIRR station is already is congested with traffic and without the current Q31 it will be even worse. There are also seniors who ride the Q31 to go shopping on Bell Blvd. Canceling the current Q31 route is a terrible idea.
1/31/24 — I love the new proposed route for the q31
12/12/23 — The new route for the Q69 does not connect to the G train and Court Square. Riders north of 30th Avenue are then forced to transfer to the B62 or walk from Queens Plaza to Court Square. Why not just extend the Q69 on 21st Street and then to Vernon Blvd? This way people can transfer to the G at 21st Street stop and walk to Court Square for E, M, and 7. Having the Q103 on 31st Street is not a great idea as there is always traffic on the street, especially near the RFK and Astoria Blvd. Unless NYC DOT adds bus lanes to 31 Street the bus will crawl. Please reconsider this route.
1/22/24 — Q31 Northbound (Bayside direction) bus stop at Utopia Parkway/58th Ave - Remove bus stop and relocate to directly across Francis Lewis High School between 59th Ave and Booth Memorial Ave. It is safer for students so they do not have to cross the very busy and wide intersection multiple times where cars are often driving at high speeds.
12/12/23 — As a resident of 11354, I will mostly be focusing on the Northeastern Queens area. Here's some things to point out: 1. You cannot have buses turn left onto 37th from Main Street. That street is already crowded from the cars being diverted off of Main St from Northern, you are making traffic worst. You are putting not one but TWO routes onto it. Not cool. 2. I like the Q50 idea, but the way you're making it run is not right. Southbound, right on 39th, left on Prince, right onto Roosevelt again is another series of turns onto tight streets that are definitely going to be clogged during daylight/rush hours. Again, I see how its the only efficient way to allow the Q50 to access the 7 without a huge detour but it's not practical. You can always get the DOT to try and widen those streets but that costs money. 3. Q63/Q66: I don't think this will be very practical especially since these 2 routes share much of the same routing. Of course, you can do Q66A/B or keep the current Q66 routing but I don't think it is worth a separate route number. 4. I don't like the idea of squeezing the Q26, Q27, and Q65 onto Sanford Av because like I mentioned already, it is slow-moving and already has enough with one route on it. 5. Q12: The beginning of the route in Flushing with the left turn onto Union is not practical. That intersection is crowded and you are turning from one tight street to another. Let us think about how crowded Union Street already is with the Q13/Q16/Q28 and OOS Q48 buses running on it. Honestly making it run on Main Street is more preferable. 6. Q58/Q98: I understand it's been requested for a while, but 41 Rd in it's current condition is not suitable for SBS or extra service. Unless you clear traffic with a bus lane the traffic on that street can be held up for at least 20 minutes due to the extremely fast-changing light at 41/Main. 7. Q62: it is just weird. I cannot explain it. The Q20A already works well. There is no need to add service to an empty stretch of Linden. 8. Q20: Northbound turn onto 31st is not practical. The turn is too tight and Linden is also tight in that area. 9. Q15: I don't really like the fact that it's just a shortened version of the current one. Make it go to Beechhurst again, but remove the Q15A. 10. Q26: I like that you're reviving it, but I don't like how it takes up the former Q65 portion. Overnight, it is effectively a Q65 to Flushing. C'mon... (continued in another comment)
12/12/23 — As a resident of 11354, I will mostly be focusing on the Northeastern Queens area. Here's some things to point out, continued from a previous comment: 11. Taking away Q65 to College Point? How will commuters get a one way trip to Jamaica without walking all the way to the Q25? At the very least, extend the Q65 further south. 12. Q34. Yes it is mentioned and I am a daily rider of it. I am sure countless others are too. It is fine as is. Even better, extend it to Whitestone, via 149th like the old Q14 did sounds loads better. Thanks. I hope you listen.
12/13/23 — Q55 should be extended to Van Wyck. That is a much better subway connection (E, J/Z) than 121st. St. which is a very high elevated station, and often subject to closures for maintanance. Why still have the Q55 stopping short. Q39 and 67 realignment sould be put back in the plans. Both lines could use straightening in the Maspeth area. 39 should remain on Rust to 48th, and have the 67 pick up any needed stops in that area. 18 extension to Metropolitan should be put back in the plan. Ridgewood remains completely cut off from the Woodside/Jackson Heights corridor, which is otherwise not too far. Why are the Q58 and now 98 still banished to this distant terminus blocks away from the rest of the buses in the Flushing hub? The idea to route 58 via Roosevelt would have ameliorated that, but that has now been dropped. Q98 should use Eliot Avenue. It is a fast straight stretch that would benefit Ridgewood riders heading across Queens. Grand Avenue is incredibly slow and windng and already has the 58 and 59. Likewise, Q14 should be extended into Ridgewood. Express buses ffrom Manhattan to Ridgewood and Glendale shoud not go miles past those neigborhoods to Elmhurst to come back to Fresh Pond Rd. Another line should be adjusted to serve Eliot Avenue. Q23 should be extended the short distance to Myrtle Ave. It's a noticeably common theme that too many routes sertving this area or that could serve it stop "just short" of key connections!
12/12/23 — For the Q44 +Select Bus Service. Have the bus route expand at Fordham Plaza with connections to Metro-North, and the nearby Fordham Road Subway Station (B) (D)
1/19/24 — I'm proposing for the Q30 bus to extend its route to the Little Neck LIRR Station. It'll be easier for the Port Washington bound commuters to go or back to Port Washington in Long Island, as well as to Downtown Flushing, NY in Queens, and Grand Central or Penn Station in Manhattan
1/18/24 — I really hate losing a one seat ride to Jamaica Center from Belmont Park. I always loved how the Q2 connects to the F train and the Q110 connects to the E,J, and Z trains.
12/12/23 — We need the Q52 to run 24hours like the Q53 and the Q22 needs new buses the the Q22 these buses are outdated and needs to be a select buse. They have 3 buses sometimes together picking up passengers. Rockaway is always left out of getting new buses and trains. Our community asked a few times to have train service go to queen center mall and then to Elmhurst . Thank you
1/8/24 — I take the Q46 route and removing the bus stops will do nothing to improve service, except make us walk further out and longer to a farther bus stop. Currently it takes me 10 minutes to get to the bus stop and if it takes me 15-20 minutes to walk to a bus stop then I'm going to start driving more often again. Faster bus service at the expense of riders who have to walk and wait more for the bus is still a loss regardless. Currently, the bus drivers will skip any stops that has no people waiting or unless someone signals to stop, so removing the bus stops will just annoy people who happen to live on the stops being removed. Bus service is already bad in Queens and senseless to make it more worse than it already is.
12/18/23 — I live in Forest Hills, you got it right with the 2020 plan. There needs to be a local bus on Yellowstone Avenue and a local bus on Ascan Avenue. Stop listening to the whiny politicians and morons who ruin everything you plan. The platypus is the animal designed by committee, and that's we wound up with after 3 tries in my neighborhood. ZERO IMPROVEMENTS. Yeah, you're going to eliminate a bus stop here and there, but you caved to the pressure of people who are not educated on transportation and have zero experience in operating it. At bare minimum, in regards to the 2023 plan, please have the new Q45 bus continue along Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street. Look at the bus map. It is impossible for people in Forest Hills to get from one part to another. You listened to whiny politicians who moan that changing the Q23 to the Q73 means that people in Forest Hills can't get to other parts of Forest Hills without transferring. I live at 77th Avenue and Queens Boulevard, and I cannot get to Commonpoint Queens (YMCA) without transferring at least once. I live in Forest Hills, and I have no ability to do so. Please, please, please, I absolutely beg of you, if you do nothing else for Forest Hills in this plan (which you have done nothing, I dare you to compare a 1980 bus map to what you propose today and try to tell me they're substantially different) please, please, please, extend the new proposed Q45 bus past Union Turnpike station, extend it up Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street like the Q23 bus. This way, I can at least hop a bus and get to other parts of Forest Hills. I'd be able to get to the YMCA. My two sons will be able to get to Forest Hills High School, and my wife will be able to get to the Queens Zoo. We all will be able to get to Corona Ice King, and enjoy Flushing Meadows-Corona together. PLEASE. THIS WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE, PLEASE EXTEND THE PROPOSED Q45, Q46 or Q48 NORTHWARDS ALONG QUEENS BOULEVARD AND UP 108TH STREET. I BEG YOU! Please, in the spirit of Christmas, connect our neighborhood!
12/22/23 — Please add another bus stop to Q65 , that existed on the Q12 route before, and is now removed from it. The stop is Sanford Avenue/149 Street. My friends and I used this bus stop a lot for many events going to main street. We cannot just walked so far, with our canes. We do not have cars or other means of traveling. Please reconsider adding the bus stop to Q65. Thank you.
12/12/23 — Please don?t remove Q102. That is the only bus that connects Roosevelt Islander to major subway hubs Queens Plaza and Queensboro Plaza. The proposed Q104 connects Roosevelt Island residents to another F train station, 21st Queensbridge, which is ridiculous knowing that there is already an F train station. I personally welcome the addition of Q104, which connects us to Astoria and Sunnyside directly, but the elimination of Q102 is detrimental to the lives of residents of Roosevelt Island. Q102 has been a lifesaver for those who work at Queens Plaza, a central location of businesses, retails and medical centers, such as Weil Cornell. It connects Roosevelt Island to downtown LIC as well, promoting access to a diverse neighborhood. Eliminating Q102 would mean denying access to certain groups of underserved population. Please don?t eliminate Q102. Increase its frequency and add Q104. This will spur even greater economic activities to locations served by these two lines of buses. New York should build greater not smaller! Sincerely, A Roosevelt Island resident
12/16/23 — Hi - I live in South Ozone Park and we currently do not have an express bus option for downtown Manhattan. As part of the Queens bus redesign, can we add a stop in South Ozone Park to the QM65 line? Thank you, Fisal
1/24/24 — Your proposal does not make it clear if the stops marked by number are the only stops on the bus route in the new proposal. Your proposed rerouting of the q3 will make it hard for me to reach my work site on the existing q17 bus route, without taking 3 buses.
12/13/23 — I am a resident of Oakland Gardens and commute to Manhattan daily via express bus or via bus/subway combination. The express bus is nice because I don't have to transfer and can do work if needed. However, due to the unpredictability of traffic, the commute time can be extremely long (2+ hours), especially in the evening. In the morning, the carpool/bus lane near the tunnel really helps cut down on commute time, but this lane does not exist coming home in the evenings. From eastern Queens, the fastest way to get to Manhattan is via Long Island Railroad. However, these stations are often inaccessible via public transit/walking. For example, the closest LIRR station to my residence is Bayside. This station is a 30/35 minute walk away and therefore really wouldn't save me much time when you also include the time to get to Grand Central/Penn and the time on the train itself. There is also no bus south of 48th ave that travels along Bell Blvd. A bus along Bell Blvd would allow residents of Oakland Gardens (and other surrounding neighborhoods) to access the LIRR/the stores and restaurants on Bell without needing to drive. I think this would also alleviate congestion/increase parking in the area for residents since people wouldn't be forced to drive. If I have to go to the LIRR, I don't want to drive, but a lot of times I have to if I want to make a train on time. This bus would also increase access to the E train/Kew Gardens since it could serve as a quick shuttle to the Q46 in the other direction on Bell and eliminate the 15/20-minute walk currently required. I would be happy to talk about this more if this suggestion is something the group is interested in implementing or just learning more about.
12/12/23 — If the proposed Queens bus route changes make waiting time between buses longer, for me, the new proposed route and time between waiting for Q16 buses especially in the evening rush hours between 5:30 and 6:30 PM increases due to creation of the Q61, etc., then perhaps it?s time for me to move out of NYS! The Q16 leaving Flushing in the evenings is one Q16 for every THREE Q28?s and TWO Q13?s! Your bus dispatcher should be FIRED.
12/12/23 — I live at the corner of 131 Street and 103 Ave. in Richmond Hill. My preferred local bus is the Q112, and in the pending Final Plan, I see that, in the Westbound direction, there is still a stop at Liberty Ave and 134th Street, but the next stop is *127th* Street and Liberty Ave. There are *two* stops normally inbetween those two stops, meaning I have to walk 4 blocks in either direction in order to get the Q112 in the morning. Running the projected new route heading back toward Jamaica, the 128th Street stop has been retained...but the next stop is Van Wyck Expressway and Liberty Avenue, approximately *10* blocks, skipping what is currently *3* stops, all of which have regular ridership. I cannot be the only person in this neighborhood whose commute will be drastically altered if these stops were to be eliminated, meaning the sometimes crowded waits (along with inconsistent arrivals, do a sober search on data from approximately 7 am to about 9 am as to mysterious Bermuda triangles where a bus can apparently be 5 minutes away from a stop for up to 10 minutes before getting any closer, or in some cases, just seemingly appear from the ether, as it will be arriving but the BusTime app says there is none there) will only make them more like the Mumbai Local without those people clinging onto the *outside* of the bus for stops (relatedly, easily 3 out of 5 people I see get on the Q112 DO NOT PAY. Students mostly, but in the morning/evening I just see people get on, and either knowingly nod, or scowl, at the driver and then seat themselves. Some form of 'secret shopper/rider' program would do wonders re: where the money isn't coming from, rather than just blanket raise fares on everybody like somehow that will make the fare evaders change their tune.) and stops.
12/12/23 — SCRAP THIS PLAN. IT STINKS. THE DRAFT WAS BETTER.
12/14/23 — Please give more buses to Vernon Blvd, there are new & more residences on the Northbound/Southbound on Vernon Blvd/ 34th/35th/36th Ave
12/12/23 — Q46 Westbound: the stop at Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy should NOT be removed because it is the closest stop for patients at the Monter Cancer Center and other Northwell Health medical facilities at 450 Lakeville Road as well as those visiting Northwell Health medical facilities at 444 Lakeville Road. Eliminating the Q46 Westbound stop at Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy will force patients who use public transportation to walk an additional 10+ minutes to pick up the bus at Lij Medical Center/271 St, and this is already after having to walk through the parking lot to get from Northwell Health medical facilities at 450 Lakeville Road to Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy. Also, eliminating the Q46 Eastbound stop at Lakeville Rd/Hewlett St will force patients to a) walk a longer distance and b) cross busy Lakeville Road in order to get to Northwell Health facilities at 450 Lakeville Road.
12/13/23 — I don't understand why you are changing the Q18 bus route in Maspeth, Woodside area. There are so many people that use the area's in which you are removing. I've been on the bus when it goes to those area's and so many people get on. We are a community of elderly people and they certainly won't be able to walk the distance they will have to to get to the new stops. Please reconsider your changes. I've lived in Maspeth 55 years and that route has remained the same so why change it now?
1/9/24 — The existing Q13 and Q28 have starting point bus stops at Main Street next to each other. It affords people who can take either bus the ability to choose the available waiting bus. If the Q12 and Q13 are transposed the Q12 starting point bus stop is a block away from the Q28 which will degrade the service for many people who can currently use either the Q13 or Q28.
1/17/24 — The 25 bus in College Point. The bus has almost hit me car several times. Most of the time I have to park on the curb to avoid the bus. I then am subject to a parking ticket. The bus has a very hard time turning the corner on 23rd Ave and 127th street. The busses also have difficulty passing each other on our narrow streers. I support the first draft of moving the 25 down 130th street between 20th Ave and 23rd.
12/16/23 — I believe that the proposed Q61 would be a great idea, it would be much easier for me to get to than the Q15. However I think that frequency should be improved to every 10 to 15 minutes and service should be added on the weekends. It's 2023, people take public transit for lesiure not just commuting to their 9 to 5. Additionally I believe that there should be plans to improve service on the LIRR Port Washington branch to every 10 to 15 minutes. This would reduce crowding in Flushing and on the 7 train.
1/20/24 — Hello! All is good. Except we need more frequent Q19 runs from Flusing back to Astoria. There are even on the weekend more Q66 runs than there are Q19 runs. That was fine, for before the Q19 was extended to run down to Astoria 2 Street stops, but now it is a really bad idea. So now the company needs to reverse things, there would be more frequent Q19 runs to Astoria from Flushing. The spare Q19 runs when they arrive in Astoria can then work as either Q103 runs, more than enough there, or Q18 runs, never enough there, or Q102 runs, doesn't matter there.
12/12/23 — Return the Q51 to gateway mall and increase frequency on the Q11 to every 10 minutes
12/20/23 — The Q26 bus proposal is a great idea to allow 24/7 to Flushing and College Point and Fresh Meadows but I think it can be even better to help Fresh Meadows residents. I take the Q26 Fresh-meadows bound bus at PM rush hours where I go to the last stop of Fresh Meadows and walk across the highway bridge to go home, I would say there is about one or two other people or sometimes nobody else (I have seen 5 people at most for one time) exiting the last stop. I believe the bus stops and routes can be extended to Francis Lewis Blvd along 73rd Ave or to Union Turnpike. The Q17 is already at its fullest where it becomes very unreliable due to traffic, crowded buses and is an overall an unpleasant experience. Also, from where I live there are no local buses so I believe this extension to the Q26 will give riders in Fresh Meadows more flexible choices to take the Q26. If I were to take the Q17 bus, it is a 13 minute walk to get to the bus stop. But with the Q26 closer at for example, the current Q76 bus stop can also be a Q26 bus stop at Horace Harding Expy Service Road at Francis Lewis Blvd would allow a 6-7 minute walking time to get to the bus stop. As a Fresh Meadows resident, the current final proposal is not looking promising as I liked the idea of the Q88 bus staying along Horace Harding Service Road for simplicify and improve travel times. I am not too sure what route can replace the original Q88 bus route to help us with the Q73 bus plan scrapped for a one-seat ride to Forest Hills. However, there are no local buses close by propsed in Fresh Meadows which is why I believe the Q26 bus should really be extend along Francis Lewis Blvd.
12/20/23 — the QM5 bus should connect to the highway in both directions from Fresh Meadows on the Long Island Expressway and vice versa. There are a lot of local (Q17, Q75, Q88) and expresses buses (QM1, QM7, QM31) in this proposal already serving Fresh Meadows to go to Manhattan. So in a Glen-Oaks express bound bus, it should connect to the highway and have Fresh Meadows as its first next stop to depart the people as well speed up commute time for those from Little Neck. Circling around the QM5 bus route is reductant as by the time that the hourly QM5 bus in non-rush hourly has arrived, many people will take the local bus instead that has reliable bus service times in contrast to this QM5 proposal. Perhaps there can be more buses running for super express bus service more often.
1/15/24 — I am sending my comments on the MTA's second redesign edition. My first comment is for the Q84. Please pass along my request for the MTA to maintain the existing and not reduce the bus stops for the Q84, from the first stop in Laurelton to Merrick Blvd. Second, the MTA team should maintain the existing bus stops for the Q77, from the current first stop to Hillside Avenue. The same must apply to Q27, from the first stop at 119th Avenue and Springfield Blvd to Hillside. You must be mindful that many seniors and students use the three bus routes mentioned. Third, inform the MTA team that when new drivers are assigned to the Q27, they cannot park on the southbound lane on Francis Lewis Blvd, between 217 and 219 streets. Also, they cannot use 217 street as a shortcut to 120th Avenue. Additionally, they must inform the drivers to avoid parking at the northwest corner of 218 street and 120th Avenue. Buses parked at this location cause a blindspot for drivers exiting 218 Street and entering 120th Ave. They cannot see any southbound traffic. Lastly, I request the MTA increase bus service for the weekday PM rush. The current amount of buses for the weekday PM rush needs to be increased.
12/12/23 — Remove a straightforward route option for people who lives around, along, or near Bell Blvd to go to Jamaica is really not a great idea. The current Q31 route in Bayside is fine as is but with the redesign, people along this half of the route who wishes to or needs to travel to Jamaica for work or AirTrain all of a sudden cannot do so anymore. Their closest option will now be to take the Q13 along Bell Blvd to Utopia and transfer to a Q31, the Q12 on Northern Blvd at Bell Blvd to Utopia and transfer to a Q31, or Q27 to Utopia to hopefully try and get onto a more than likely overcrowded Q31 as Utopia/46ave is a frequent stop that gets skipped by the Q31 due to overcrowding during morning school days. Please reconsider. This new design will place unnecessary burdens on folks that relies on the Q31.
12/12/23 — Operate Q36 7 days a week. Little Neck Pkwy should have weekend service. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza and base at Laguardia Depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Base Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot Herb
12/13/23 — A modification should be done to the proposed new Q75 route: instead of duplicating routes Q45, Q46 and Q48 along Union Tpke, continue along Main St, right onto Jewel Avenue right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then regular proposed Q75 to Little Neck Pkwy. Herb
12/13/23 — Reroute the Q40 to Jamaica Bus Terminal Herb
12/13/23 — I would like to suggest that instead of duplicating the Q43 on Hillside Avenue ,the Q1 should turn on Parsons Blvd and terminate at Archer Av between Jamaica and Archer Avenues. After picking up Bellerose bound passengers, the Bellerose bound Q1 would make a right onto Archer Av, a :U-turn" at the teardrop, left on Parsons Blvd, right on Hillside Av then regular route to Bellerose. Routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica depot. Herb
12/13/23 — Please base route Q27 at Casey Stengel depot. Cut route Q1 along Hillside Av then turn left onto Parsons Blvd and terminate at Parsons -Archer
12/14/23 — There is a way that the proposed Q75 route can be more attractive: Instead of duplicating bus routes along Union Tpke, and Instead of going to Jamaica, let the new Q75 operate along Horace Harding Expwy left onto 188 Street right onto 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue and absorb the existing Q64 route to Queens Blvd-71 Avenue subway. This would eliminate duplicating service along Union Turnpike. Herb
12/14/23 — It"s too bad that the QM3 is being eliminated. The only way that the QM3 could have been more attractive is by an extension past Little Neck Pkwy-Horace Harding Expwy via Little Neck Pkwy ,right onto Jericho Tpke right onto Braddock Av terminating at 89 Av. On the return trip, buses would start at the corner of Braddock Av and 89 Av via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown QM4 territory should be given on an experimental basis Express bus service to Lower Manhattan. If this were to become reality, I would designate this route as QM9 Please put weekend service on routes Q36, Q48 and Q61 and extend Q48 to North Shore Towers. Base Q30 at Jamaica depot and Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Herb
12/15/23 — Here is a more efficient way to make the Q75 a more attractive route: Instead of duplicating bus service on Union Tpke, let the proposed Q75 stay on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 164 Street , right onto Jewel Av and absorb the existing Q64 route to Queens Blvd-71 Av subway. On the return trip, the Q64/75 would operate along its existing route until Parsons Blvd where it will continue along Jewel Av, left onto 164 St then regular route along Horace Harding Expwy to Little Neck Pkwy Service along 71 Av between Parsons Boulevard and 164 Street would be discontinued. Planners, look into this Herb
12/16/23 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75: Instead of starting in Briarwood and duplicating 3 bus routes along Union Turnpike, after operating on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av and absorb the present Q64 route. In fact, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based in Queens Village Depot. Herb
12/16/23 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75: Instead of starting in Briarwood and duplicating 3 bus routes along Union Turnpike, after operating on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av and absorb the present Q64 route. In fact, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based in Queens Village Depot. Herb
12/18/23 — Please base routes Q20, Q30,Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Please base Q50 at Lga
12/18/23 — Please base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base the new Q75 at Queens Village depot Please keep the Q88 at Queens Village depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q27 to Farmers & Rockaway Blvds along with route Q77 and base at Casey Stengel depot Operate Q1 to Parsons-Archer instead of duplicating route Q43 along Hillside Av Extend Q44SBS to Fordham Plaza. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza mall Herb
12/18/23 — Please base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base the new Q75 at Queens Village depot Please keep the Q88 at Queens Village depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q27 to Farmers & Rockaway Blvds along with route Q77 and base at Casey Stengel depot Operate Q1 to Parsons-Archer instead of duplicating route Q43 along Hillside Av Extend Q44SBS to Fordham Plaza. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza mall Herb
12/18/23 — The Q64 should replace the proposed Q75 route. Instead of duplication of service along Union Tpke, route Q64 would operate from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy absorbing half of the existing Q30 route. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall Herb
12/19/23 — Please base routes Q20 Q30,Q31 & Q76 at Jamaica Depot. It is a quicker run-on and run-off from Jamaica Depot to their Jamaica starting points. In exchange, Casey Stengel depot would get routes Q17 and Q27. You have more places for Casey Stengel depot operators to eat in Flushing. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica via Myrtle Av, right onto 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd then left onto 168 St where the Q24 presently terminates. Also, do not cut the Q24 back to 89 Av-Parsons Blvd keep it on 168 St. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica via Myrtle Av, right onto 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd then left onto 168 St where the Q24 presently terminates. Also, do not cut the Q24 back to 89 Av-Parsons Blvd keep it on 168 St. Herb
12/19/23 — If the proposed Q75 route is to remain unchanged, let the Q64 route be extended past 164 St-Jewel Av via Jewel Avenue,,right onto 164 Street, left onto 73 Av and continue along the old Q75 route to 230 St-69 Av. This new route would operate 24/7 and be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/19/23 — If the proposed Q75 route is to remain unchanged, let the Q64 route be extended past 164 St-Jewel Av via Jewel Avenue,,right onto 164 Street, left onto 73 Av and continue along the old Q75 route to 230 St-69 Av. This new route would operate 24/7 and be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/20/23 — If my proposal to replace the proposed Q75 with a reroute via Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St then left onto Jewel Av absorbing the Q64, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based at Queens Village depot. Herb P.S: There is no need to quadruple service along Union Tpke
12/20/23 — If my proposal to replace the proposed Q75 with a reroute via Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St then left onto Jewel Av absorbing the Q64, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based at Queens Village depot. Herb P.S: There is no need to quadruple service along Union Tpke
12/21/23 — The QM3 could have been made into a more attractive route by extending past Horace Harding Expwy-Little Neck Pkwy via Little Neck Pkwy then right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av-Braddock Av. I also would like to suggest a QM9 Express route that would operate along the QM4/QM44 route but go into Lower Manhattan. Has there been a demand for service in that territory? "That's All Folks!" Herb
12/27/23 — I would like to make a request for two route designation swap: The proposed Q14 (East Elmhurst-Maspeth) should be redesignated Q61 and the proposed Q61 would be designated Q14 like old times. The other swap that I am suggesting is to redesignate the present Q18 (Astoria-Maspeth) as Q62 and make the proposed Q62 as Q18. Let all the teen series of numbers (13-19) operate in Downtown Flushing. Please base the Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot. One other thing, please extend the "R" train to 179 St-Jamaica 24-7 Happy and healthy new year! Herb
12/28/23 — Please extend Q20 to the new Jamaica bus terminal. Herb
12/29/23 — Please base the Q50 at LaGuardia Depot Please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. There are more places for bus operators to eat in Downtown Flushing than Downtown Jamaica. Q17 to Stengel .! Trade the Q61 route designation for the Q14 route designation Trade the Q62 route designation for the Q18 route designation Let the teens operate in Downtown Flushing
12/30/23 — Attention Planners: This is my final proposal concerning the proposed Q75 route. After leaving Little Neck Pkwy along Horace Harding Expwy the bus will turn left onto 164 Street And then onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the Q64 route to 71 Avenue subway This new route would be redesignated Q64 Forest Hills-Little Neck and based at Queens Village depot. There is no need to quadruple bus service along Union Tpke. The Q45, Q46, and Q48 are good enough. My other proposal to operate bus service on 73 Avenue is not good because there are speed bumps on 73 Avenue between Utopia Pkwy and 164 Street Please replace the proposed Q75 with the extended Q64 Herb
1/2/24 — Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid number confusion with the classic Q2 route. Also, please consider my 2 route designation swaps: the Q61 would become the proposed Q14 route and vice-versa. The proposed Q62 would go to LGA depot and Casey Stengel depot would get the Q18 designation instead of Q62. Happy and healthy 2024 Herb
1/2/24 — Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid number confusion with the classic Q2 route. Also, please consider my 2 route designation swaps: the Q61 would become the proposed Q14 route and vice-versa. The proposed Q62 would go to LGA depot and Casey Stengel depot would get the Q18 designation instead of Q62. Happy and healthy 2024 Herb
1/3/24 — Please extend route Q112 past Euclid-Pitkin station to Gateway Mall replacing existing Q8 service. Herb
1/4/24 — I forgot to mention please base route Q50 at LaGuardia depot instead of Eastchester depot I am also suggesting a trade: Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 to Jamaica depot and in return Casey Strangely Depot would receive route Q17 where operators have more places to eat in Downtown Flushing than Downtown Jamaica Herb
1/4/24 — Please change four route designations: Redesign ate proposed Q61 as Q14 to eliminate confusion at Fort Totten between Q61 and Q16 Redesign ate proposed Q14 as Q61 Redesignate Proposed Q62 as Q18 and redesignate present. Q18 as Q62 This way all the teen designations Q13-Q19 would be serving Downtown Flushing Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park. Change proposed Q75 route: Instead of quadrupled service along Union Tpkr, here is how the new route would operste: via Horace Harding Expwy from city line, left onto 164 Street, right onto Jewel AC absorbing the present Q64 route to 71 AC subway. This new route will be Q64 (Forest Hills-Littlle Neck) and based at Queens Village bus depot Extend Q52 to Far Rock away and extend Q53 to Riis Park Hern
1/4/24 — Please bring route Q27 back to Casey Strangely Depot Please base route Q19 at Casey Strangely Depot Please base route Q32 at LaGuardia depot Herb
1/9/24 — Please extend Q52 to Far Rock away Please extend Q53 to Riis Park Herb
1/10/24 — I would like to suggest that the proposed Jamaica bound Q1 terminate at Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av instead of Sutphin Blvd where you have the already existing Q43. This will provide Hillside Avenue corridor passengers with direct access to Jamaica Center Station. After dropping off passengers at Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av, buses would turn around via right onto Archer Av, left onto teardrop, left onto Parsons Blvd then regular route to Bellerose Herb
1/10/24 — There is a way that the QM3 can be made into a more attractive route: Extend past Little Neck Pkwy Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Ah and terminate at the Q1 stop before Hillside Av. Manhattan bound, QM3 buses will start on Braddock AC at 89 Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown Manhattan. A new express route should also be created called the QM9 which would operate along the Queens portion of the QM4 and QM44 but would operate into Lower Manhattan. My next request: please extend the R train to 179 St-Jamaica 24/7. Herb
1/14/24 — Please extend proposed Q48 past Glen Oaks Village to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week. Also, operate Q36 7 days a week to provide Glen Oaks Village residents access to Jamaica. Herb
1/16/24 — To avoid route number confusion in Downtown Flushing, please redesign are the proposed Q61 as Q14. In Fort Totten , passengers can confuse the Q16 with the Q61. The new proposed Q14 would be redesign rated Q61. The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 because in Downtown Flushing you have the Q26. The present Q18 would be redesignated Q,62. Please make route designations Q13 through Q19 operate from Downtown Flushing. Herb
1/19/24 — Dear Planners: Here is a very important route numbering suggestion: There are 9 three digit bus route number designations, they can be changed to two digit designations the following way: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q80 Q115 would become Q78 Planners, please look into these proposed route number changes. Herb
1/21/24 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75 route: Instead of quadrupled service along Union Tpke, the present Q64 route would operate from 71 Avenue subway via Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect then present Q30 route to Little Neck. Present Eastbound Q64 service along Parsons Blvd and 71 AC would be discontinued. I also over this past weekend submitted number designations to replace the three digit route designations, here are my new proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 My proposed Q64 (Forest Hills skittle Neck) would be based at Queens Village Depot. These are my new proposals. Please look into them Herb
1/24/24 — Dear Queens Bus Planners: These are urgent suggestions: Recently, I suggested two route designation swaps: the proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 like old times because the Q61 designation can cause confusion with the present Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 between East Elmhurst and Middle Village would be redesignated Q61 The proposed Q62 between Flushing and Beechhurst should be redesignated Q18. The reason is in Downtown Flushing you have the Q26. The present Q18 between Astoria and Maspeth would redesignated Q62. The proposed Q82 should be redesignated Q89 to avoid confusion at Belmont Park with the classic Q2 route. I also am urging you to change the 9 three digit route designations to 2 digit. Here are my proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
1/25/24 — I am urging an important suggestion: Instead of having quadrupling bus service along Union Tpke, please keep the proposed Q45, Q46 and Q48. Replace the proposed Q75 route with an extension of route Q64. The Q64 would operate via Queens Blvd, right onto Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, then right onto Horace Harding Expect absorbing half of the Q30 route.. The new Q64 (Forest Hills-Little Neck) would be based at Queens Village Depot. Herb
1/25/24 — The Q1 should be extended to Jamaica LIRR Station as a supplement to the Q43 Herb
12/13/23 — Removing the 127th Ave & Bedell St stop of the Q85 bus is unacceptable. We are a large community and many depend on that stop. Removing it from the rush service means that after decades we?d now be relegated to second class citizens as we now have to walk longer, especially during inclement weather! We don?t have priority during snow storms so that?s an extra added difficulty! Our older residents and seniors would also be at a disadvantage! This is NOT an incentive to increase ridership in an area full of cars! It?s a justification for more car use!
12/17/23 — A. QM2: Proposal: Cancel proposed route shifting, from E 59th to E 57, for eastbound buses. OR, at least, modify the plan such that the Queens bound buses would turn north from E 57 at either Madison or Third Aves to E 59, as it often does to day. Reasons: 1. E60/E 59 and Lex is a Hub for Express and local Subway lines (4, 5, 6, N & R) funneling a lot of traffic and much faster to and from this area than any other surface transportation means. 2. Turning at W 57th at 6th Ave. avoids the CPS congestion between 6th & Madison Aves, yet it comes much closer to the subway hub. 3. If there is any time saving by the planned changes it will be paid for MANY times by the traveling public which is a further degradation of service and quality of life for a highly questionable gain.
12/17/23 — B. Q15 and Q62 These two routes are strongly interdependent; hence they will be dealt with simultaneously. Proposal: a. Use current Q15A route instead of the planned Q15 route, i.e., start the Q15 route at 166 St. & Powel Cove Blvd pass it by Clintonville St. & 7th Ave. where riders can transfer to a modified Q62 route as described next. b. Move Q62 the starting point from Powel Cove Blvd & 166th St. to the planned starting point of the planned new route for Q15, i.e., to 7th Ave. & Clintonville St. Reasons 1. Connecting the two routes is a well-established good network Planning Strategy (Read any textbook on Network Design). The proposal gives a much wider ridership a more efficient access to both the 20th Ave. shopping center in College Point and the Flushing Transportation Hub. 2. As planned, the Q62 is very inefficient and wasteful of MTA?s resources and customer?s time. For example: i. It extends the travel DISTANCE by 25% ii. It adds to an already congested Main St. traffic as well as bottle necks on 14th Ave. iii. It travels for 1.7mi, i.e., 40% of the route making no stops, i.e., no one to serve. Think of the cost of this waste. The waste includes riders time (life), buses (capital and maintenance costs) and bus drivers (wages and benefits) 3. Moving the Q62 starting point to Clintonville St. & 7th Ave. shorten the route/travel time; hence, partially compensating for time wasted in an otherwise long & convoluted route. The length of the new route will be the same as the existing Q15 route, which is the shortest route to Main St., Flushing. 4. As proposed, the apparent ?strategic" objectives of the planned changes, e.g., connecting Le Havre to the shopping centers on 20th and 14th Ave are preserved. PS: 1. While on the subject of degraded service, what happened to the Timetables that were posted at bus stops for "generations"? A Timetable is part of the ?Service Contract? between the organization and the paying public. 2. The Request for Comments was on an EXTREMELY short notice and was not communicated by any of my public representatives. This typically happened when something dubious is about to transpire. 3. The word in the neighborhood is: Did Le Havre political power (votes and money) affect the evolution of this plan; specifically, the introduction of Q62?
12/13/23 — I love the proposal for Q104 coming to Roosevelt island. The stops on Queens are frequently visited places for islander (costco, astoria, hmart LIC, food baza) which is not accessible by train. I wish Q104 proposal comes to the island soon. Thank you for this work.
12/12/23 — There needs to be a weekend qm21 and a later option for the evening
12/25/23 — The Q100 is heavily used by West Astoria residents for commuting. This proposal takes away this very valuable express line to Queensboro plaza. Please consider keeping multiple access points to Queensboro plaza. The Q69 alone is not enough. The replacement for the Q100 does not go to Queensboro plaza, please reconsider this. This will have a major impact. The Q100 is absolutely valued because it?s frequent and express. Please have more buses go to Queensboro plaza.
12/12/23 — Please send the Q25 down Merrick like it was originally planned! The connection to the LIRR, Hillside, and Northern Queens is super important. I believe the Q5 and 25 could run local while every other bus runs express.
12/17/23 — Since the Q101 will no longer go into Manhattan it would be helpful to get an extra transfer since we will now need to switch to another bus to get over the Queensboro bridge. Many people in Queens have to pay twice because we need to take 2 buses and a subway or 3 buses to get places
12/24/23 — Dear Planners, As a resident of 47th street in Astoria off Ditmars I am concerned about the plan to remove the 47th street stops on both the Q69 & Q19. 47th street is not near a subway, we depend on buses to commute. My mother is elderly and walking to 45th or Hazen would be quite difficult for her, especially for the Q19 which connects to the accessible subway station at Astoria Blvd. I use the 47th street stops on the Q69 every day. The bus does not stop for very long. Converting to all door boarding would be better to improve speed and reliability. Cutting both stops will be a hardship for the elderly and disabled. Please reconsider, we just got a 4 way stop sign and pointed intersection and the bus has been safe and helpful.
12/27/23 — If the Q44 went to Fordham, that would be hugely beneficial to students and staff who go to Fordham and live in queens.
12/22/23 — I am a resident of Oakland Gardens and live near 73rd Ave. I was pleased with the new Q73 route to Forest Hills that was included in the earlier draft plan but has been eliminated in the proposed final plan. I strongly feel that it should be retained. For people in my area, especially those of us, like myself, without cars, it would be a wonderful convenience to have a direct bus route to the restaurants and stores of Forest Hills. Please let me know why it was eliminated and whether it can be restored in the final plan. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you..
12/14/23 — Eliminating the B13 section parts that went into Ridgewood and Glendale has been very useful for people who live along those streets. The B7 skips some of those stops, so how is that better? You're making commuting even more complicated for a lot of us, especially since we're seeing more people move here from Bushwick and Williamsburg. It would be best to leave that section alone!
1/20/24 — CB8 - Fresh Meadows, 11366 - Via: Union Tpke, Parsons Blvd, 164st, Main St, Queens Blvd, Jamaica Ave, Sutphin Blvd, Hillside Ave, NYC. Do Not remove stops: 1. Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at 164st and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC & add back QM3 for 3rd Ave. Q46 Q45 Q48 Q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd) QM1 QM3 - add back QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35 QM36 Do Not remove stops: 2. Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at Parsons Blvd and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC & add back QM3 for 3rd Ave. Q46 Q45 Q48 Q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd) QM1 QM3 - add back QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35 QM36 Q65 - 78th Ave - do not remove stops 1. Jamaica Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (between 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus. 2. College point Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (between 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far. Q25 Jamaica / College Point. - do not remove stops & move a bus stop College Point 1. 75th Rd Move the bus stop here (just pass Walgreens Parking Lot) instead of too close to the intersection and too far from next stop, street crossing or stand is not good in this location. College Point & Jamaica 1. Melbourne Ave Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne Ave and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus 2. 71st ave Put this Bus stop Back at 71st Ave (between 71st Ave and 73rd Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73rd Ave to catch a bus too far. 3. 76th Ave Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools 4. 78th Ave Put this Bus stop Back between 78th Ave and 77th Rd oo many older people and schools https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1xQoMML7N6l9WTHJyKxg-sdBB_9uN5Dw&usp=sharing Q75 -see link Q60-see link - Queens Blvd to LIC etc
1/7/24 — I have been complaining for many years how the QM5, QM35, and QM8 gets really crowded and is running extremely slow with the number of stops just to get from the fifth stop on the route to the last stop. When I saw the original Queens redesign back in 2019, it finally made sense to have QM5, QM35 and QM8 to be rerouted to the LIE service road in both direction to and from 188 street, similar to the AM morning rush QM8 Super express. This will alleviate overcrowding and speed up the QM5, QM35, and QM8 routes. The main reason why it is so slow is because biggest majority of union turnpike riders pile into the QM5, QM35 and QM8 instead of the half empty QM1, QM31 and QM7 because the schedule for these buses are scheduled right behind a crowded QM5, QM35 and QM8. My proposed solution is to either schedule the QM5, QM35, and QM8 behind a QM1, QM31, and QM7, or to avoid the union turnpike section and use Long Island expressway. In addition, in the new proposal, there will be 4 local buses running on union turnpike which include, Q45, Q46, Q48 and Q75. With the already 8+ express buses, union turnpike will be already overcrowded and is already without a bus lane. Please either fix the schedule or reroute QM5, QM35 and QM8 along long island express after 188 street.
1/7/24 — I agree with the new rush Q75 route as it helps cover the long distance that most eastern queens residence have to endure to get to the nearest subway station. Can you also work with NYC DOT to add bus lanes only to union turnpike to ensure timely rush service along the overcrowded union turnpike road? Thanks
1/7/24 — In 2019, the Queens Redesign program included a new Q78 bus route that ran from Bay Terrace, all the way down to Queens Village via springfield blvd and bell blvd. Why was this removed? There was no direct route from Oakland Gardens to the LIRR Bayside station. Q78 would have solved the problem. In addition, with Q31 being rerouted, there are less bus route option to the bayside LIRR station. With increase usage of LIRR stops in queens, there also needs to be better bus routes to all LIRR station. Please find a way to discourage people from driving to the Bayside LIRR station as parking is already limited there. The reason people drive and park at Bayside LIRR station is because there is no direct bus route to Bayside LIRR station. Please accommodate more bayside and Oakland gardens residence to the Bayside LIRR station by providing better bus service. On a side note, out of all LIRR stops, only Douglaston stop has no bus route. Why not add a bus route north and south to and from Douglaston LIRR stop if you cant provide one to Bayside LIRR station?
1/8/24 — Q39: Please keep stop at Van Dam/Thomson w/B. [a] There are a number of people who take that to Court Square, especially during bad weather. It is ls opposite an existing E/B stop with a shelter. [b] The bus never "hangs around" there. Often it stops anyway for a red light.
1/3/24 — Q14 - Can you please extend Q14 bus local line to connect with Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue M train station? I believe it's better to connect R train (Woodhaven Blvd station) and M train (Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue station) via Q14 bus LOCAL line, so people live around Eliot avenue in Middle Village can choose different subway stations base on their need. I don't think it will hurt Q14 bus speed and reliability if Q14 bus line is extended to connect with Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue M train station since the last stop (Eliot Av/Fresh Pond Rd) on Q14 is close to M train Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue station.
12/20/23 — It appears that with this redesign there are no buses that will be stopping at 191street and Hillside Avenue. All the buses that my family and I use on a daily basis (Q36, Q1, Q76, Q77, Q43). This is going to severely impact us and I ask that this stop be reinstated with at least 1 or 2 bus lines stopping there.
1/4/24 — Q55 eastbound keep Madison ave stop when you miss the bus at palmetto you can get that same bus there Q55 eastbound keep 70st you have a high school around the corner from that stop Q55 eastbound keep both woodhaven blvd stops it?s deadly to cross those streets to transfer busses you typically have all kids from park getting off at these. Remove freedom drive stop stop location often floods is dirty and dark making it feel unsafe at off hours in the park
1/4/24 — Keep the 96st 57 ave stop it?s near the queens mall the next two stops you see an excessive amount of people getting on from the mall this spreads it out. Keep 80st as the bus sometimes gets stuck making the turn with traffic it will slow people down if they get stuck.
1/4/24 — Keep a rockaway blvd stop keep Bergen road as many airport employees use it travel to all in airport stops like the bus used to
1/4/24 — Eastbound keep grandview ave stop you have two schools there that use that stop Westbound why remove the Cooper and 80stop? That stop is the transfer point for 29 47 routes. Making a Cooper ave atlas mall stop is pointless as it will decrease connectivity efficiency for passengers looking to transfer to the 29 and 47 routes. This also means cutting parking to create the new stop which will be a hardship on the community. Please reconsider this one.
1/4/24 — Q29 please re evaluate weatherole street going northbound the bus has to cut across 4 lanes on a busy blvd after turning off of dry harbor road. It?s a real sudden switch for driver to access stop. Please also considering dry harbor road and 64th going north to it?s redundant and so close to the Penelope stop which serves more people
1/4/24 — Keep Jamaica van wyck and 121st stops 121st is a connection point to the J train and Jamaica van wyck is a major stop by city hospital employees and a connecting point to the E train
1/31/24 — On the Q43, please add a stop between 189 street and 179 street stops. There are a lot of people living north of hillside in between those stops, there is a school, and supermarkets. As someone who takes this bus every day, I know the traffic improves after 169 street going East and adding this stop will not drastically impact the speed of this bus.
12/12/23 — Please add a more concise timetable to for each line so we are aware of what time the bus is supposed to leave each stop; especially major stops.
12/14/23 — Please start placing signage information about the bus design and feedback on all buses including expresses by next week. The past has shown us that the MTA waits until last minute to inform the public or not at all. Thank you
12/17/23 — QM21? this route should remain at scheduled increments of every 30 minutes. Increments of 36 minutes is confusing to track. However, I believe the SUMMER schedule should change to leave from Rochdale 5 minutes later due to summer traffic. For instance the 6:00am will be 6:05am, 6:30am will be 6:35am and so forth.
12/22/23 — I support creating 15 new local routes throughout Queens and one new express route between southeast Queens and Manhattan. These changes will reduce wait times for 200,000 riders during rush hour to no more than 10 minutes! Dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders make sense!
12/13/23 — Can we get an express bus route from south ozone park to downtown manhattan? It?s only fair because we have one from south ozone park to midtown. Thanks!
1/9/24 — Please keep the Q56 bus stop of Jamaica avenue/77st eastbound and Jamaica avenue/78st westbound it?s very convenient for me and many members of the community who live within the area
1/12/24 — I agree with the new design for the X63 route. The new route will be much quicker to get to work instead of driving instead of making a huge circle. I hope the new proposal goes through.
12/13/23 — Greetings! Please accept my following comments on the proposed "FINAL" redesign of the Queens Bus Network on the following express routes: QM2 - Presently, the QM2 on weekends is routed through the Mitchell-Linden community to provide service due to the QM20 not operating on weekends. The route profile for the redesigned QM2 does not make any mention of the weekend QM2 being routed through Mitchell-Linden. Please ensure this weekend service pattern remains the same. QM2/QM20 - Presently, the outbound routes take them along 59th Street to the Queensboro Bridge lower level. The new redesign will apparently route them along 57th Street to the Queensboro Bridge upper level. From there, I am not sure how they are going. On the draft redesign, I believe they were to take the Long Island Expressway to the Van Wyck Expressway to maximize highway time. But the final proposal keeps them on Northern Boulevard. (I am just not sure how they will get from the upper level of the bridge to Northern Boulevard.) I am okay with this, because the new bus lanes on Northern Boulevard have drastically sped up the outbound trip travel times. Also, 59th Street in Manhattan can become VERY congested at times. I believe 57th Street overall moves better. My only complaint on this is that if I take the (4) or (5) train to 59 Street to transfer to the express bus, at present the staircase from the station leaves me right at the bus stop on 59th Street. I will have to walk an extra two blocks down to 57th Street if this change goes through. I might have to change my commuting patterns home due to an already tight connection with the bus I wish to catch. Not a big deal.
12/13/23 — Greetings! Please see my following comments on the proposed "FINAL" redesign of the following local routes: Q20 - I see that the Q20 is intended to replace the Q34 through Mitchell-Linden, but will no longer travel on 138th Street between 31st Road and 32nd Avenue, or on 32nd Avenue between 138th Street and Linden Place, with a loss of one bus stop in each direction. The new routing would keep the Q20 on 31st Road from 139th Street all the way to Linden Place, eliminating two turns along with the bus stop at 138th Street & 32nd Avenue. This change is not mentioned anywhere on the Q20 route profile. On this new route, I assume the Q20 would utilize the existing QM20 bus stop at 31st Road & 138th Street. This new Q20, upon turning south onto Linden Place, would apparently *not* be stopping at Linden Pl & 31st Rd, which would be served by the Q25 and Q50, and would instead head directly to Linden Pl & 32nd Av, which would *only* be served by the Q20, as the Q25 would no longer be stopping there. I would instead suggest that the Linden Pl & 32nd Av stop be eliminated entirely, and allow the Q20 to serve Linden Pl & 31st Rd, with a new northbound stop *only* for the Q20 to be created on Linden Place just south of 31st Rd (or, just after turning right onto 31st Rd). This arrangement would provide greater access to the Stop & Shop shopping center, as well as streamline potential transfers between the Q20, Q25, and Q50, as they would all stop at Linden Place & 31st Road together. Heading southbound towards downtown Flushing, the Q25 is often already very, VERY crowded out of College Point by the time it reaches Linden Pl & 31st Rd. Q25 - I am confused by the description on the final plan. Presently, the Q25 operates as a local bus route with additional Limited-stop runs during rush hours. The final plan simply describes the Q25 as being "Limited", but with the exception of a few stops being removed for spacing and to speed up trips, it appears to be making all stops. Q62 - The Q62 will operate as a non-stop "rush route" along the length of Linden Place. Consider adding *one stop* at Linden Place & 31st Road, to provide additional connections to the Stop & Shop shopping center, as well as potential transfers to the Q20, Q25, and Q50. Similar to how the Q61 "rush route" section along Union Street will still make one stop at Union St & 26th Av. Perhaps the Q61 can also stop at Union St/Bayside Av? That area will lose the Q20, with no added service on the Q44.
12/13/23 — Should have the q12 when it gets to little neck and makes a right countie to Horace Harding to serve the local shops and doctors office
12/12/23 — Are you mad. I take the q30 bus at little next under your plan I loose direct service to lirr at jamica and subway service Under your plan how many times do I have to wait and change buses and loose my single fare ride.
12/14/23 — Hi, for the Q13,Q65, there should be a stop at Sanford Ave / 156st.
12/13/23 — Q11 should terminate at Howard Beach overnight for an obvious connection with the A train. Q14 needs to stop at the Middle Village M stop and can loop back to Eliot Ave via 69th St. Q104 needs to run overnight especially during the 63rd St. subway shutdown. It should run in a loop including Queens Borough Plaza/Queens Plaza and 21 St. Queensbridge as it used to.
12/17/23 — The q100 needs to stay, when school gets out the q69 will definitely be packed unless you run more q69s more frequently.
12/13/23 — The Q36 should run at least once an hour on the weekends on the little neck pkwy portion. People will greatly appreciate being able to access both LIRR lines especially after the opening of the LIRR east side access
12/21/23 — New Q65.. Please add sanford ave/149 St as a bus stop. Many seniors at this bus stop.
1/25/24 — Removal of the bus stops at Thomson and Van Dam St Westbound and Thomson and 31 Place eastbound removes safe places for patrons to wait for buses. The westbound stop is in front of a 711 which enables people to be seen while waiting and to have a place to go in an emergency. It is also easier access to the 7, 32 and 60. The eastbound stop is close to the entry for LaGuardia Community College and across from a restaurant and the 711 ensuring patrons can be seen as there are often people in and around the 711 at all hours and the entrance to LaGuardia provides a place to go in case of emergency. While the other stops in each direction on Thomson are useful, they do not offer visibility of others or a safe space to enter if needed. In addition the eastbound stop is the only one with a shelter.
1/7/24 — Could adding a stop in Long Island City or Sunnyside to the west end of express bus routes to improve intra-borough travel be looked at? I work in Long Island City and live in Glen Oaks and my current commute is 90 minutes with the E>Q46. I've tried taking the 7 train to Woodside to transfer to the LIRR and that can reduce my commute by 20 minutes, but it?s a 2-transfer commute (7>LIRR>Q36) and if there are delays on the 7, the wait for the next LIRR train negates any time savings. Ideally, I would be able to take the LIRR directly to Hunterspoint Ave, but the LIRR doesn't allow transfers from the Port Washington Line to the HPA/LIC stations. I?m also not optimistic that the LIRR has any intentions of ever constructing the proposed Sunnyside station or utilizing the HPA/LIC terminus in any capacity beyond train storage. I?ve previously taken the express bus for 10+ years when I worked in Manhattan and even now, I?m more than willing to pay a higher premium fare for a more convenient/comfortable commute if only there was the option to. I understand it would be difficult to place a bus stop on westbound routes since the buses are on the LI Expwy heading to the Midtown Tunnel and use the HOV express lane during the morning rush hour. But even a bus stop around Thompson Ave and 30th Street off the Queensboro Bridge that allows pick-ups on the eastbound route would be a boon, and even if it?s only during off-peak period too. The gore and shoulder areas where the Midtown Tunnel toll plaza used to be are also under-utilized, if a bus stop could be placed, it would allow westbound off-peak buses to stop.
1/19/24 — I understand the current Q100 route is being changed. The current stop at 21st Ave & 21st St (right near Cherry Valley Supermarket) is a very important and commonly used stop in a part of the neighborhood very far from a subway stop. It's especially important to the low-income housing residents in the far NW of Astoria. The elimination of this stop will be a hardship on a part of the neighborhood underserved by public transportation. *Please* reconsider this change so that this popular and important bus stop can continue to provide transportation options for nearby residents.
1/15/24 — I leave my house at 5:00 on 126 and 23 Avenue. If you change the stops and make me transfer in flushing to go to Parsons and 76 Avenue, how is this helpful? I can barely walk as it is. This is ridiculous
1/31/24 — It looks like you're eliminating all of the Q46 stops between Main St & Parson's Blvd. This will adversely affect the very large population of older residents in all of the condos and co-ops along that stretch. You need to reconsider that part of the redesign so the elderly in our neighborhood, as well as all of the students who utilize this bus route continue to have easy access to public transportation.
12/12/23 — Hi. I am commenting about the proposed Q104 plan. I like the current Q102 service being connected to Queens Plaza station because it allows me to take the express E/F trains when the local R train has problems. My start location is Roosevelt Island and my destination location is 6135 Junction Blvd, Queens, NY 11374. It currently takes me one hour to get to my destination and the proposed plan would take me 67 minutes. All I want from the Q102 is more frequent buses. Thank you.
12/14/23 — Please extend the hours of operation for the proposed Q103 to 11:30pm (other lines go as late as 1am). I live along the route and this will be the only bus line available. People who work, go to school, etc. ending at 9:30pm will mean they have no public transit home when they need it.
12/13/23 — I?m writing because I?m very much against the proposed new B13 route. This entirely eliminates my fastest and most direct connection with L train service at Myrtle-Wyckoff and will significantly disrupt my life. This bus route was a main deciding factor when I chose to live where I do.
1/8/24 — Can we allow QM34 express bus to run late evening and cut off around 9pm?
12/13/23 — The Q23 should still stop at the Metropolitan/Selfridge stop as this too is in front of a major school campus. Many families and students use this stop. In addition, there actually needs to be more Q23 busses come more frequently to this stop. Compared to how many Q54 busses stop here it is disproportionate. In addition, if the Q54 bus stop is also being removed from this location, it should also stay.
12/13/23 — Q31 local redesign is great! Please roll this out ASAP!
12/14/23 — Please re-consider bus service at Sunnyside area especially north of Queen BLVD. Would it be possible to have Q104 circle around that neighbor or having Q101 run straight down to 39th ST then turn to QueenBoro on oppose to turn at Northern BLVD right way. Only becasue the connection between Sunnyside and Astoria is so limited and the over lap of bus route on Northern BLVD and QueenBoro.
12/24/23 — Please consider running Q101 through Sunnyside along 39th street and make turn at Queen Blvd. Reaseons as below: 1. On the north side of Queens Blvd at Sunny side, this is no bus service to connect Astoria and Court Square. Running Q101 throught Sunnyside will provide more route to local community. 2. The light at Queens BLVd and North BLVd is extramly busy, current Q102 and Q101 always stuck at that light, if we run new Q101 via 39th street , then turn at Queens Blvd , following Thomos AV (Basically same route as new Q39 ) to Jackson AV, it will avoid congestion at Queens Plaza. 3. Travelers along North BLVD can still take new Q66 to Queens Plaza from missing stops of Q101, no one will miss their buses. 4. New Q101 will run much faster to avoid Queens Plaza and still stop at major train stops . Thanks
12/14/23 — Q46 EAST BOUND UNIONTURNPIKE /QUEENS BLVD COURT HOUSE CAN NOT BE REVOVED LOTS OF PEOPLE TAKE WHO WORK IN COURT HOUSE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS NEAR BY.
12/14/23 — Q46 EAST BOUND UNIONTURNPIKE /QUEENS BLVD COURT HOUSE CAN NOT BE REVOVED LOTS OF PEOPLE TAKE WHO WORK IN COURT HOUSE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS NEAR BY.
1/3/24 — I ride the Q13 and I think it is fine just the way it is why change it I?m old school and I believe if it ain?t broke don?t fix it & the Q13 route is not broken you want to eliminate a stop I use every day the 14th ave the stop before that is inconvenient for me and the stop after that is the same I have an elderly mother and it is hard for her to walk so the 14 ave stop great I to have issues walking so don?t fix something that isn?t broken you don?t ride the bus so please leave it as is
12/22/23 — I have been riding the QM2 and QM32 for years and one thing has always bothered me. Westbound service is great. It's about 40 mins for me. The bus goes down Whitestone expressway to the Grand Central, to the LIE and then the tunnel. Eastbound service takes a different route. They take the 59th street bridge, which is always loaded with traffic. Then the bus crawls down Northern Blvd. Traffic lights, construction, delivery vehicles. There's a bus lane but everybody double parks anyway. It's useless. It takes twice a long, an hour and 1/2, to get back. Why can't the bus just take the same route it uses in the morning? Am I missing something? Thanks! John LaPorte Whitestone
12/28/23 — Is the M60-SBS service between LGA and Harlem/Morningside Hts being eliminated under the final redesign plan? Other interborough routes based in or jointly designated to other boroughs (eg "B" local and "QM" express routes) are listed in the plan, but no reference at all to the M60's future status, whether that is continuation, modification or elimination of the route. It is also not indicated on any of the final version maps. If it is going to end, its elimination should be noted as is the case with the B24 and B32.
12/28/23 — For the B62 route. Can the bus stop on Nassau Ave and Manhattan Ave be moved to Nassau Ave and Leonard instead? (one block up) Nassau Ave and Leonard is already used as a bus stop, and also has a raised and wider sidewalk for better ADA accessibility. The bus stop on Nassau Ave and Manhattan Ave has a low sidewalk and narrow sidewalk making it difficult for people with disabilities to get on. Nassau Ave and Leonard is a much better place for this new bus stop.
12/17/23 — The southern terminal of the Q38 will no longer be accessible to the M line. The proposed new southern terminal is now Eliot & Fresh Pond. The earlier proposal extended the Q38 to the M station at Fresh Pond Rd. Why was this eliminated from the final plan?
1/28/24 — Please extend the southern terminal of the proposed Q14 from Eliot & Fresh Pond to the Fresh Pond Rd M train station at Fresh Pond & Putnam (as was planned in the original proposal.) This subway connection is needed for riders on the western portion of Eliot Ave. Thank you.
12/27/23 — I like the idea of a q105 that would run down 31st street to Court Square. This would give Astoria commuters an alternate route to Manhattan when the W and 7 trains are congested or are not in service.
1/11/24 — This would mess up our lives entirely. I vote against it.
12/13/23 — I live in northwestern Ridgewood where the closest L train is Myrtle-Wyckoff at a 20 minute walk away. Given that the M train is often out of service on weekends, the B13 has been a vital connection for my family and I to quickly transfer to the L. Rerouting the B13 would take away one of the best transit options connecting our neighborhood to the rest of the city.
12/15/23 — I am rather disappointed with the new Q10 final route, considering that the original planned route would have made getting to kissena boulevard a lot easier for me. I do hope that we have an easier way to get there, considering that no trains run there either.
12/13/23 — Please do not remove the Q72 bus stop at junction Blvd and 34th Ave. My mother in law relies on this bus stop and lives near it. She has trouble walking and removing this bus stop would be severely inconvenient for her and would make getting to her medical appointments very difficult. She is only one of hundreds of seniors who rely on the Q72 to get to one of the few accessible train stations on 7 train line at Junction Blvd and Roosevelt Ave. Crossing Northern Blvd is also dangerous for mobility impaired people. Please reconsider removing this bus stop.
12/13/23 — Proposed Final Plan: B13 Local - These are very bad changes for residents of the impacted areas, and will reduce or eliminate entirely service to areas already underserved by MTA service, such as Ridgewood. You're not only reducing the frequency of bus service, but eliminating some high ridership stops entirely. If I had a vote, I would vote No, as a resident of Ridgewood, and a homeowner here.
12/12/23 — I saw Greg Mocker from channel 11's story tonight and felt I should reach out. Maybe you can throw this in the ear of the necessary. They should also look into the bus route of the 102 for Roosevelt Island. That bus takes too long and winter is coming. With the F train experiencing construction on the island, MTA has added Shuttle buses, however, the shuttle you catch in Queens, Jackson Ave, doesn't take us to Roosevelt Island, except during the overnight hours. The bus should take us there during work hours as well, or during rush hours. Since the shuttle buses don't do that most of us are opting for the 102, but the wait time is hourly. With winter creeping up, it is bad outside. I personally have been waiting on Queens Plaza and couldn't believe it... The worst part is, the building I have waited in front of is the office for the traffic officers. So imagine, the traffic leading to the bridge is congested and since there isn't a bus lane coming from Northern Blvd leading to the bridge, the 102 and 101 suffer the most. The 32 and 60 have a bus lane on Queens Blvd up to a certain point and experience traffic leading to the bridge, as well. If they had more traffic officers in that area, they could probably flow traffic over the bridge easier to help the buses arrive at a reasonable time.
12/12/23 — The Q43 extension to LIJ should've remained. That would eliminate a 2 fare ride for many from SE Queens. This plan is supposed to be about connectivity and this change does not reflect that whatsoever.
12/15/23 — I'm proposing a new bus route (Q78 Local) between NYP Hospital on Booth Memorial Avenue and the Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal. It would operate via Main Street, Jewel Avenue, Austin Street, Yellowstone Boulevard, Cooper Avenue, Central Avenue, and Myrtle Avenue making local stops along its entire route. With my proposed Q78 being the local along Jewel Avenue/69th Road west of Main Street, the Q64 should be converted to a Rush route making local stops from Electchester to Main Street and then running nonstop to the 71st Avenue subway station. This would enable faster commutes for Electchester residents. My proposed Q78, on the other hand, would help connect the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Glendale, and Ridgewood, all of which could benefit from another transit option.
12/13/23 — The Q19 is a very critical bus route, with very bad frequency rate. This route is always super packed and it seems to be based on the fact that it runs every 30 mins. At times some stops are skipped due to the bus running at capacity, forcing people to wait another 30 mins for the next one. And if that one is at capacity, then stops will not see a q19 for an hour plus. This is unacceptable, as a lot of commuters use this bus to get to work. Fix this line at least during peak work hours, 6am - 8am and again 2pm-6pm.
12/12/23 — Q22 (w/b) Stop Location: Seagirt Bld/Fernside Pl As the bustime application shows this stop sits between Seagirt Blvd/Crest Rd and Seagirt Blvd/Beach 31 St. Will this stop be kept in redesign or removed? I do not see this listed anywhere in the proposal.
12/25/23 — Hi, the plan looks much better than before with more familiar routes. Only thing I would suggest tweaking is the bus stops for the Fort Totten bound Q13 at Bell Blvd/35 Av and the one at Bell Blvd/38 Av. Instead of keeping those bus stops, you should remove them and keep the Bell Blvd/36 Av stop instead since its the only stop with a bus shelter in the area and since its the midpoint between the other 2 stops. Doing that would speed service
12/19/23 — Please do reconsider the changes to the Q31 made north of northern blvd. By rerouting the Q31 straight onto Utopia pkwy and cutting off decades old direct access to Jamaica along Bell blvd and 46th Ave will place undue burden on riders such as myself who relies heavily on the Q31 to get to work in Jamaica. Under the new change, riders like myself would have to either take the Q13 or Q27 down on 46th and transfer at Utopia. The Utopia pkwy stop for Q31 is a major chokepoint on school days as it is a stop frequently skipped due to both the sheer amount of riders already on the bus and the sheer amount of riders (students) waiting at the stop to get to their high school (Francis Lewis). Neither option is feasible under the current plans because when the weathers are nasty or it's a cold sub teens winter day, riders are forced to be stranded at the stop in the bonechilling cold or drenching rain waiting for a bus to hopefully stop and let us on. Even then, we'll all be packed like wet sardines on a bus with little to no SRO left as it makes its way down Utopia. Please take this into consideration and either restore Q31 route to how it is now or create a new route that will provide direct access to Jamaica Ave and the surround areas that is currently being served the Q31.
12/26/23 — As someone who relies on public transportation to get to my job at St. John's University, this proposed change to Q31 will bring forth an unsurmountable hardship as it will erase a direct route to St. John's University and force riders such as myself to crowd onto an already overcrowded Q13 in the morning. It is not only dangerous to redirect Q31 riders to the only route remaining along Bell Blvd but it is also a blatant disregard for riders' safety by forcing an already crowded/overcrowded Q13 in the morning to take on even more riders, some of whom will have to dangerously attempt to get off at Utopia Pkwy just to catch a bus that shouldn't have its route changed in Bayside at all. It is fair to say this change will not affect Bell Blvd in the slightest. The area around 41st Ave will remain a gridlock regardless due to multiple factors such as people waiting to pick up or drop off people from the LIRR, people double parking to pick up foods, etc. You can even remove Q13 from Bell Blvd and it will still change nothing. The only change it will make is how riders who rely on the routes will be negatively impacted. I implore you to reconsider the changes to Q31 while there is still time and instead focus what you may think it's a traffic concern caused by buses by redirecting that same concern and energy towards the local police precinct (111) to force them to start enforcing traffic laws along Bell Blvd.
1/2/24 — As someone who lives near Jamaica and has to commute to Bell Blvd for work, this proposed change to the Q31 route is irresponsible and inhumane. Not only are you taking a direct lifeline away from hardworking honest folks like me but you wish to force us to double or even triple our already long commute by making us hitch connecting buses on busy lines where the buses have little chances of stopping unless someone is getting off. I'm just trying to make a living, please reconsider taking away a direct line to bell blvd for folks like me who have to travel from far away places where there is already a good system and route in place to where we need to go.
12/12/23 — A few comments regarding the buses I normally take -- the Q64, Q65, QM7 and QM8. Regarding the Q64, It's fine with me that the plan was stripped back. I think the original plan had the 64 and the 10 combined and i thought that was really cool but keeping an already crowded bus line simple is totally fine with me. With that said, I do think a few more stops could be shaved off, but I do like that some of the random mid-block stops are being removed. The Q65 -- as long as it takes me too and from main street/roosevelt, I'm thrilled, granted if I ever did need to go to college point, it is more difficult now. Thank you as well for removing some of those stops between Jewel/164th and Union tpke. There are just wayyyy too many stops for no reason within a half a mile radius. Regarding the QM7/QM8, I appreciate that the final plan still has both buses going past 188th street. As someone who commutes downtown from the union/164th stop, it's nice to have two separate buses as options, even if they run the same route. Just feels like reassurance. I really don't like the added stop at 34th and 1st ave though. It's a good idea and I understand why but I feel like that stop should be the responsibility of a midtown bus. It just feels randomly placed in this line. In addition, with the traffic at times, it can already take 50 minutes to an hour to go from Union and 164th to get to even pearl street/pyke and an extra stop just feels like an extra roadblock. I'm also wondering if there's a world where the QM7/QM8 could go down Main Street instead of Queens Blvd? I don't know the research on this and I don't know if it's faster. Maybe it's not, but if you are looking for a quicker way onto the LIE, maybe that's it? Anyway, if y'all actually read my comment, that's very cool of y'all and I do appreciate it. Have a blessed holidays.
12/14/23 — I need the q65 to stop at 45av and parsons. I do not like the rerouting as it?s basically following the 25/34/17 bus lines.
12/12/23 — I examined the proposed changes to the Q64 and QM4 routes which both run down Jewel Ave. in Flushing / Kew Garden Hills. I noticed that the 138th St stop will be eliminated for the Q64 but be retained for the QM4. As a customer who uses these routes, I would find this change very confusing as customers will not realize that they are not going to get the the local bus at this stop. Also there will not be any gain in parking spaces that could be achieved by dropping the 138th St stop for both.
1/13/24 — For the Q32, please confirm if the eastbound stop at E 59st and 2nd Ave will remain. In the PDF it appears to be omitted and the E 59 St/3 Ave stop is listed twice with a conflicting note.
12/12/23 — The westbound Crocheron Av/169 St stop on the Q28 should not be removed as it provides easy access to a few shops and is situated in a more ideal place compared to the Crocheron Av/168 St stop that is being kept. The current 169 St stop has more sidewalk space to accommodate the additional volume of passengers due to other stops being removed. It is also more accessible as the sidewalk directly borders the road and is wider. The 168 St stop is not ideal since the current stop is located in a section of narrow sidewalk with a hazardous grass patch between the sidewalk and road.
12/14/23 — I live between hillside and Jamaica ave off parsons blvd, between hillside & Jamaica, you guys have a bus stop on every corner, combine these into one central pickup hub. A bus stop on one corner of 89th just to literally go 20 seconds and make another stop. Of top of this some of your bus operators are driving too fast to fit an agenda and almost ran over me. 4454 mta bus. Besides that, these operators will stop at a green light double parked because another bus is parked in the stop just to have a conversation. I am going to start submitting these violations and make sure people lose they jobs. Its an indecency to think just because you drive a city bus you entitled to the road, it?s other drivers on the road. Also fix your bus lane signs so that older people can see them, it shouldn?t be high up where an old person will not look. More like a stop sign height. That?s in accordance with disability act.
1/12/24 — Please add stop sequence at Jamaica avenue/Springfield Blvd. People who are using Q36, can transfer to LIRR (Queens Village).It will help us to commute work on time and reduce burden to subway. If new proposal activated and MTA take out the stop sequence at Jamaica avenue/Springfield Blvdpoint, both LIRR and MTA will loss.
1/18/24 — I am very disappointed with the removal of Service from the Rockaway Blvd/130th Street of the Q10, not only am disappointed I am heartbroken. I lived in this neighborhood over 20 years and the Q10 was the most reliable service for our Area, in terms of reliability and frequency of service. This Service is vital in providing us with fast and easy access to Lefferts Blvd, Liberty Avenue , Kew Gardens and the Airport. The Q9 and Q7 were and still is considered the worst bus service in the history of this area. Who cares about the Q37, it runs on its own schedule and does not provide much of a service to this neighborhood. Please do not remove the Q10 Service from our area as this is the only dependable transportation due to its link to JFK Airport.
12/12/23 — The Q60 would be even better if there were limited stops.
1/22/24 — I use the G train and Q69 to commute to work in Queens. My business, as well as a school, library, and fire station, are located off the 37th Avenue stop. I am an adult living with juvenile (type 1) diabetes and I use the bus on days when my mobility is limited. Please keep a bus stop at 37th Ave or close by such as the corner where the library is. This is an important connector between my work place and the G train at Court Sq in both directions. Thank you.
12/12/23 — I noticed the removal for all stops located on 133rd Ave. This brings a great deal of concern to myself and others in the neighborhood. It?s the only bus that serves us. Without this stop we have to walk about a mile to the train station. Our ridership on 133rd Ave is extremely high. There is no reason to remove these stops. The stop according to the proposed redesign will be moving to rockaway blvd and 116th and it is dangerous to walk from that location down the the conduit at night. Elderly and young children take this line all hours of the day and night. Having to walk so far is an injustice to the community. We need our stops on 133rd Ave Between 114th and lefferts blvd. Or instead of having the q10 go straight down lefferts have it turn into linden blvd then 114th to 133rd Ave back to lefferts blvd regular route.
12/12/23 — I am very disappointed that none of the express routes service the Forest View Crescent at Union Tpke. I am a board member who used the bus due to the subway being unsafe. Now you took ALL options away from 240 families. Please reconsider.
12/13/23 — Taking 20th Avenue access away from the Q101 would affect many workers, elderly and disabled people. This is our only access to the Broadway side of Astoria and into LIC. I?m going to need this access as there are no subways close and I am getting knee replacement surgery next year.
12/14/23 — Will the QM2 via 3rd Ave remain? There is no mention of it in the Final Plan. Please advise.
12/14/23 — Will the QM2 via 3rd Ave remain? There is no mention of it in the Final Plan. Please advise.
1/17/24 — 1. There needs to be a bus route from Southeast Queens Merrick Blvd to the 169th Street F line on Hillside Ave. Why it was removed from one of the earlier draft plans? Before the Jamaica Center train Station ( where the E was re-routed )opened up in 1990- All the buses on Merrick went to 169th street (E/F)- so this route is possible. 2. There should be a bus route from Merrick Blvd connecting to the Jamaica LIRR 3. The Q60 should extend from 109th/157thSt to 109th/Merrick Blvd
12/13/23 — I like this plan moved away from the near-wholesale changes in the previous draft and went towards optimizing the current routes either through stop reductions, truncation from winding road routes, or implementing express sections along their route, allowing current commuters to not drastically change their established commuting patterns. However, I think the previous draft brought in a lot of positive ambition that has been lost in this final plan. For example, the Q51 was previously a SBS route and went all the way to Gateway Center/shirley Chisolom Park, a growing commercial and recreational area, and gave SE queens a BRT-type route. But now it's a limited route and has been truncated to Rockaway Blvd, loosing that interborough service and the important all-door boarding that comes with SBS service despite the stops making it ideal for sbs/crosstown bus service. There is a similar thing with the Q50 staying a limited route instead of the SBS route as previously proposed which gave it that all-door boarding option and thus spending less time at the curb. similarly related to the decreased ambition, the Interborough routes are most focused on Brooklyn/Queens connections which is great, but expansions in direct Bronx/Queens transit have been neglected, forcing riders to go through Manhattan if they want to travel between those boroughs or take a car. I found the truncation of the Q44+ from Fordham which was a positive change to its current terminus a downgrade. similarly, there is no route between Western Bronx/South Bronx and Queens which could have been a game-changer and opened up new travel opportunities. Also, I find the publishing of some of the Brooklyn bus routes in the final queen's draft plan a bit deceptive. Some of the proposed interborough routes such as the b62, b57, q54, and q51 are great additions/changes, but considering that this final queens draft plan has changed some bus routes and gotten rid of some altogether, to publish some of these interborough routes where a sizable portion is queens while they are in the jurisdiction of another bus redesign team can raise hopes up and then disappoint when if it's not in final redesign plan of the Brooklyn bus network. But these are just small caveats; largely, this plan brought great changes.
1/26/24 — Previously, I made a few comments on how it was a great decision on the redesign team to focus on optimizing the current route network that residents are familiar with instead of wholesale changes but the redesign team had also left some of their more ambitious proposals off the table that had much potential such as the Q50 and Q51 SBS and Q44 extension to the Fordham. Another problem I found was the lack of information on reverse-peak and off-peak commutes. As a Q4 user, p.m. reverse-peak and weekend off-peak commutes are a nightmare! Buses running on the Q4 route are consistently packed during reverse peak and off-peak commutes from the rear to the front especially during dismissal periods on school days many times, drivers have to skip those waiting at intermediate stops, something i am sure bus drivers on the Q4 route can corroborate. often, I have to watch 1-2 buses pass by my stop towards Jamaica during the p.m reverse peak and weekend off-peak periods before I can finally get on. The redesign team has proposed the q51 limited to supplement the q4 but the 13-minute peak direction frequency makes me question whether it will sufficiently supplement the q4 and reduce crowding. not having any information on potential preliminary p.m reverse peak frequencies I felt was an over-lapse and something I hope the team could inform the public on.
12/15/23 — Just have to say I am disappointed, but not really surprised, to see you have underserved Eastern Queens again in this new redesign and I can't really understand it. Specifically you have made the Q75 into a meaningless bus route. Let's look at what has now happened after 4 years of waiting and the change you made for Little Neck/Glen Oaks area. We have the: Q48/46 which runs right down Union Trpk to the E/F connection (good route) Q36 runs down little neck to jamaica to the F connection and LIRR connection Q12, I thought in the last draft had come up LNP to Horace Harding so it was easier to get to Flushing if desired without a transfer and didn't add much to the route. (poor decision to take away) Q75 was running down the Horace Harding giving a connection through Central Queens and could reach (Queens College, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens Center and a different Local Train Line (was very good). All of a sudden you turn it down 188 and put it on an over served Union Trpk and end it at Briarwood which has nothing there. If I want the E or F train I can take the new 48 or the 36. Now it gets me nowwhere new and just duplicates other routes really (poor job)
1/2/24 — Don?t touch the Q15/A routing. Either keep the existing Q15/A route or change beechurst section into a loop, with Flushing bound service only. Splitting the service into Q62 does nobody any favor as customer wants to travel along 150 St. Q15/A are very overcrowded with the current route and should have additional service or articulated bus. There?s no problem with the routing but the service is slow with too many stop signs and out of sync traffic lights.
12/12/23 — Why can't you keep the Q34 Bus service because it's a strong helper of the Q25 if anybody wants to go to Flushing, Kissena Blvd, and Jamaica? Can't you improve the Q34 service and vice-versa, make it a fully local route or something like that if you're making the Q25 a LIMITED route? I've seen a lot of Q34 operators helping the passengers while waiting for the Q25(or Q34) for either Northbound/Southbound in Queens.
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12/14/23 — The Q31 bus route should not be changed as drastically as it has been changed. The same route should be kept, but stops removed as they?re currently too close to each other: I currently live a block away from the bayside station and when I need to go to jamaica, the Q31 is the ONLY direct way to get there unless I want to pay extra $8-9 with the LIRR. By changing the route drastically you?re removing this option for many bayside residents. Based on the interactive map, anyone and everyone within the heart bayside (bell Blvd), only have the options of going north, east or west. What about going south. This proposed route is creating a longer commute, as now there will need to be a transfer if one needs to go to Jamaica by bus. You?ve removing options for bayside residents, not making life easier, quicker and convenient. Keep the same route but eliminate stops. Bay terrace has multiple buses. You have the q31 sharing the same route beginning route as the q28. Then q28 and q31 both go south in almost a parallel way. Keep q31 the same route, just less stops!!!
12/12/23 — Add a Bus Stop at Fountain Av / Pitkin Av for Westbound buses when they are to turn onto Fountain from Pitkin for access to commercial stores in that area. It would connect both Westbound and Eastbound buses, very convenient.
12/22/23 — how many routes are going to QV ?
12/15/23 — I would love to have the Q7 as proposed but bypass the airport straight to far Rockaway pass five towns on Sheridan Blvd to beach channel to the A train, the Q6 to airport Sutphin to 150th st follow the Q3 to its proposed terminal , leave the Q5 alone
1/19/24 — I would definitely like to see the Q40 bus original proposal to have the southbound route go from Lakewood Ave down 143 street to make turn at Foch and turn again to go back down 142 to Rockaway
12/27/23 — Q46 faster path
1/14/24 — THE QUEENS BUS SERVICE STINKS. JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN POORER NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SCHEDULE IS IS HARDLY ADHERED TO. FOR EXAMPLE: IF THERE IS NO Q60 BUS FOR OVER 25 MINUTES, THEN THERE WILL BE 6 BUSES WHICH COME AT THE SAME TIME. THIS GARBAGE WOULDN'T BE PULLED IN MANHATTAN WHERE THE RICH RESIDE. JANNO LEIBER SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.
12/14/23 — The Q16 constantly has huge lines, mostly of older people, wrapped around the streets of Main Street due to how infrequent it is. The Q28 runs at nearly twice the frequency around rush hour despite having close to the same population. I don?t understand this bias against the Q16. There will often be two Q13 buses, two Q28 buses, while dozens of people in lines spanning the block wait for a single Q16. Please increase the frequency of the Q16. It makes no sense why it is so infrequent compared to the 13 or especially the 28. Meanwhile the Q16 doesn?t even have a bench to sit on while the 13 and 28 do, especially when a large portion of the people waiting for the 16 are elderly.
1/19/24 — I highly recommend inserting a stop at the intersection of Lefferts Blvd and Sutter Ave. The distance between the rockaway/lefferts stop and the lefferts/135th st stop is too far between.
12/12/23 — I'm very disappointed by the redesign of the QM12 express bus line. Eliminating the first stop at Metropolitan Ave and 71st Ave and moving it to Yellowstone Blvd and Juno St completely ignores riders in southeastern Forest Hills -- a part of Forest Hills that is furthest from the subways and LIRR. Riders who are closest to many transportation options get to keep their access to QM12, but those those furthest are being abandoned. Ridership might be lower on these stops, but people like me -- an nyc public school teacher -- rely on this route to get to their job every morning. The redesign is supposed to be about "improving bus service for our riders, " but it's clearly ignoring the needs of these very riders. Please keep Metroplitan Avenue and 71st Ave as the first stop, and then have the second stop be Yellowstone Blvd and Juno Street. This way riders in southern Forest Hills have at least one stop they can reach.
12/12/23 — Q43 weekend am peak/mid-day/pm peak/headways should be at least 10 min of Saturday/Sunday
1/17/24 — Hello, my comment is geared towards the Q52 SBS route in the Proposed Final Plan. I would like you guys to tweak the frequencies on the schedule to maybe every 20 minutes. I currently commute to/from the Rockaways using the Q52 SBS and it is a great route just needs a little extra service between 9pm-12am especially when the A train is not working due to construction or trains to the Rockaways get cancelled because of equipment problems. The current frequencies for the Q52 SBS for late evening (9pm-12am) is a bus every thirty minutes which means this bus will run twice an hour from 9pm in which is the usual time I get to Cross Bay Blvd/ Liberty Avenue to make my transfer but I end up having to wait half an hour to catch the bus which prompts me to take the Q53 SBS to Beach 96th and transfer to the local Q22 which both routes have higher frequencies than the Q52-SBS.
12/13/23 — Without the Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd bus stop, I'll have to cross the Nassau County Expressway to get to Mott Av/Lawrence Av during inclement weather. It's so much more dangerous to cross that way for the following reasons: 1. The pedestrian walk signal isn't automatic, so it can take longer to cross and get to Mott Av/Lawrence Av. 2. After snowfall the Town of Hempstead does not clear the island or sidewalk for pedestrians, only the street of the expressway is cleared. I avoid climbing mountains of snow or walking into traffic by walking to Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd instead. 3. To get to the Mott Av/Lawrence Av from my home, I have to walk downhill. In the winter when it rains and the rain freezes over it's dangerous, I avoid the possibility of slipping and falling downhill by taking the time to walk to Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd instead. I would really appreciate it if both the Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd and the Mott Av/Lawrence Av bus stops were kept. I work in Manhattan, but I can't afford to live there and it's difficult commuting affordably by public transportation in Long Island, especially if you live near an expressway.
1/25/24 — Thank you for preserving QM11 line. QM11 Express bus service is very efficient in the morning going Downtown Manhattan. However, going back to Queens in the evening is another story ? the impossible loop that it takes on Queens Blvd from 63 DR to 72 DR and back to 63 RD takes about 30 minutes of just wasted time and additional congestion on the local road. It would not even take Queens Blvd Highway even though there are practically no stops coming back. Almost no people stay on the bus to go back to Forest Hills and Corona, so it is coming back empty as everyone is looking for other transfer to local busses (we are not even allowed to transfer to other Express busses that drops passengers off on Queens Blvd and 63 Rd). This route should be adjusted coming back the same way as it leaves Queens in the morning (to go to Manhattan) or at least to take Yellowstone Blvd coming back from 72 DR. Please look into this. Thank you!
1/19/24 — The QM25 already has a long route and adding a stop in Manhattan is going to make it even a longer ride. Let the QM24 or QM34 do that stop since they're a short route to begin with.
1/25/24 — This is absolutely preposterous! Why do politicians or MTA need to really design a bus program that already works? I have been taking the Q65 since the test of time. Elimating stops is only going to cause more confusion and chaos on the other lines. College Point is already so overcrowed and your not going to rin the service on the weekends out of College Point? Maybe they should see how many riders are on line on the weekends? Why inconvenience working people? I do not understand. I can see eliminating stops but changing the number as well rerouting the whole bus line for what? It's honestly makes no sense. The Q65 is a main route in College Point for I don't know how many years it has been that way? Why would you eliminate weekend service? So many people ride this line and then your going to have it go to Fresh Meadows for what?? If it ain't broken don't fix it!
12/22/23 — Q45 - extend the bus route to Queens Blvd and 71st St . connecting Fresh Meadows to Forest Hills. Make the first/last stop on Q45 instead of Queens Blvd/78th Ave to Queens blvd/71st Ave.
1/14/24 — Please keep the 65 route going to college point, if not please make sure the 26 covers all of the the areas that the 65 covers in college point
12/12/23 — By having the Q14 run via Eliot Av west of 69th St, you're missing a connection from the Q14 to the M train. This transfer is vital for those coming from Brooklyn to reach Queens Center Mall and Christ the King High School. The Q14 should take Eliot Ave, then 69th St, then Metropolitan Ave to the Metropolitan Ave M Station.
12/27/23 — I am curious about the final plan on the Q68 bus route, which will be traveling between Woodside and Williamsburg. Under the old plan to replace the southern half of the B24, the route would operate 24 hours as the Q86, but under this new plan, service gets cut off after 1 AM. Considering there is nightlife in the part of Brooklyn that benefits with a bus connection between Brooklyn and Queens, would it be possible to consider having 24 hour service operate between 46th Street on the 7 and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza please? Thanks for taking the time to read this message.
12/13/23 — The Q25 and Q 34 bus routes are horrendous. They are never on schedule and always packed no matter what time of day. When they do come they come 2 at a time. These routes need to be put on a strict schedule and the drivers need to be held accountable if they deviate from the schedule. It should not take me an hour to get to 75th Avenue on Kissena Blvd to Main Street. It is even worse in the evenings past 8:00 pm. This bus routes needs a major overhaul to rum more efficiently
12/23/23 — I live in Allen Senior Apt. 107-02 Merrick Blvd We senior's r in need of Nassau Bus N.4 stopping back in front our residence 107 & Merrick blvd ,it's not safe for disabled senior's to walk long distance, to catch N.4 going into Nassau..Thk You! Please
12/13/23 — I am looking at the proposed weekend schedule for the rerouted Q101 bus. A bus that comes less than every 15 minutes (at the least) is useless.
12/14/23 — The proposed QM65 bus going EAST needs to stop at least at Rego Park (63rd Street) and 71st Street/Continental Ave. Also, where is the B32 bus that starts in Lon Island City?
12/15/23 — The redesign in Queens looks great. I'm sure a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into this - big kudos to everyone working on this. The new B62 looks especially good. My only concern is with the Q104 going into Roosevelt Island. I use the Q102 regularly for this journey (it is definitley a journey, many a times i have been left in the cold and the rain waiting for the Q102 on the island). The Q102 is truly the unicorn of the western Queens bus service. I have never seen a bus disappear as often as it does. I hope the Q104 is better due to not having to loop through Queens Plaza / Queensboro but am still worried about the Q104's longer journey and if it will encounter similar bottlenecks, for instance the bottlenecks around the Octagon on roosevelt island. Especially for weekend service, I hope the Q104 is staffed appropriately for the journey. Also, the Q100L will be thoroughly missed. I'm not convinced that the additional Q69s will help since the 21st St buses are prone to bunching together (you know - that issue of waiting 30min for a bus and then 3 appear at once; the stop in front of Queensbridge is especially prone to this).
1/5/24 — I like bus the Q100 Because it is very beneficial towards my community it a very fast bus instead of getting rid of the route add more buses toward the Astoria Community this was just cause more traffic under the train stations and people won?t use the Q105 because the Train is above and will go more faster than a longer route bus. Please keep the Q100 route alone and all the buses in queens are fine
12/13/23 — I am disappointed getting rid of stops on 58 Av & grand on. The 39 & 59 lots of seniors getting on this stop need to walk two blocks one way or one block the other
12/14/23 — The removal of the Q54 stop on Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. is a poorly thought idea. With Queens Metropolitan high school near by all the students will crowd the small block on Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. for the next bus stop. There was an article many years ago highlighting this issue with another bus stop on this block, written by the Queens Chronical titled "Groups ask MTA to relocate bus stop". Here is the link: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html Please reconsider removing the Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. Q54 stop (going to Williamsburg) it will congest the Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. block and cause people who live on the block to be upset. This bus stop is needed for traffic congestion and safety.
12/14/23 — The Q53/Q52 bus stop on Woodhaven blvd and Metropolitan ave (going south) is too narrow. My neighbor shared this article: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html It can be unsafe to walk on this block, especially when students leave school. This is especially a problem if you are someone on wheels (like a wheel chair) or if you have kids.
1/3/24 — Hello about the bus redesign for line Q49 i'm so happy
12/12/23 — Pls stop making things worse!!! Stupid ideas on q18 and q58. Let's not get started on congestion pricing! STUPID AND SELFISH MONEY GRABBING BULLSHIT.
1/31/24 — I am very concerned about adding a route from LaGuardia airport to the current Q50 route to the Bronx. I take the 5:25 AM bus out of Flushing, usually at the 2nd stop, and seating often can already be very tight. If a particular bus does not come (e.g. 5:45 AM bus), then all seats are already taken at the first stop on Main Street. It does not appear that the bus frequency will be increased. I am making a suggestion that if this change to the route comes to pass, that the bus always be a double bus, such as is the case with the Q44 bus. The crowding that I am anticipating will be very difficult for senior citizens such as myself, as well as those with disabilities. Thank you in advance for giving this feedback your consideration.
1/21/24 — I cannot tell what bus stops on Union Turnpike past 188 are being eliminated. Are the two I use most often? Going east is the one on Union and Kent and west is the one on 183/182 st and union. How do I find these out?
12/12/23 — Who?s the idiot that decided that the q18 has NO connection on Queens Blvd to the EASTBOUND Q60? Taking the Laurel Hill Blvd stop away forces customers to ride across Queens Blvd and then cross back over!
12/14/23 — Q23 overnight service is not required: bus is already mostly empty outside of rush hours. It will negatively affect the residents along the route in Forest Hills (noise/vibration of speeding busses).
1/17/24 — I usually take LIRR for the school (job) and from LIRR I take Q36 to school. If there is no stop point at Springfield Blvd/ Jamaica Ave, and 213/91ave. School Teacher, student and employee will be affected. So, please review the plan and update.
12/12/23 — I would like for the Q44 SBS to be extended to Fordham Plaza. It would provide an alternative service to the Metro-North from Queens on a single bus route. Also, it?ll be a faster alternative to Fordham from Parkchester for Fordham University students and frequent shoppers in the area. The frequency needs to be increased to 5 minutes throughout the whole weekday and every 7 minutes over the weekend. That bus route is consistently crowded due to the inconsistency of the service.
12/14/23 — The proposed final plan sounds more like a modification more than a redesign. What I saw the most on the route profiles are "The proposed XXX would maintain its existing routing." Please do not confuse and trick people by using the word "redesign". Why does the QM5, QM8 still running on the Union Take branch with QM1, QM31, QM6, QM7"? Everything was so good and well planned from the draft plan and now we are back to nightmare. I have left several comments about the problem of express buses severely overlapping on Union Tpke. The draft plan was to have the QM5, and QM8 running on the LIE until 188 St, which save HUGE amount of time from the congested Queens Blvd and Union Tpke. I have estimated that travel time can reduce to up to 20 minutes. The QM1, 6, 7 already serves as a good route for commuters along Union Tpke. It's absolutely unnecessary to have the QM5 and QM8 also to run the same route. It may be good for those residents, but It will be terrible for commuters getting on/off past 188 St. As an everyday rider of the QM5 living in Oakland Gardens, I always see severe bus bunching on Union Tpke, which several different routes going to the same destination, stopping at the same stops, and running at the same time at the same place. It's a torture to get stuck in traffic on Queens Blvd and Union Tpke everyday (without mentioning the huge traffic at the tunnel entrance). When the draft plan showed the QM5/8 be using the LIE, I felt relived and said "FINALLY!", but now all the dreams are gone. Please reconsider using the routing of the QM5/8 to use LIE as its main route, same as the draft plan, and at least make something different so it can be more of a redesign! Overall, I like the idea of eliminating stop plus "Rush" routes with direct non-stop services and it would be nice to see more "Rush" routes on more routes. Other than that, this proposed plan is a totally rubbish and waste of time/money. I think the MTA can do way better than this. We really want change, not just a little fixing of this and that. It is really ridiculous to see 7-8 routes running on the same road/stops and could still be called "Express", when the time of traveling on the subway-to-bus is the approximate same time traveling on the "Express" bus. Express bus should use more of the highway and less of the local streets with red lights at every block, which the bus have to stop numerous amounts of time. PLEASE PUT EXPRESS BUSES ON HIGHWAYS AND NOT LOCAL STREETS!!!
1/16/24 — It seems that buses will no longer be stopping at Union Turnpike and 241st Street. I live at 138 and 78th Avenue. That means that I would have to go to Main Street and walk back 10 minutes to get home. I have back issues and can't walk for long distances. The bus stop is right by the traffic light, doesn't it have to stop if the signal is red. This will be the second time that we will be inconvenienced by MTA bus redesign. Years ago they discontinued the Q74 that used to come on Vleigh Place. Not only are you planning to remove the eastbound stop at 141st and Union Turnpike, you are also removing the stops at Main Street and 78th Road in both directions. It might seem okay for you to remove those stops but for the people who have take the buses it is an inconvenience. The fares are increased but the service is decreasing. Is decreasing time more important than the riders?
12/22/23 — The removal of Q40 bus stops from 120 ave will impose a hardship on users that rely on these stops. The blocks between Foch and Rockaway Blvd are long, the are more like 4 bocks in distance, compared to the more usual block length.The planned removal will impose hardship on riders that live west of 142nd street , and those east of 142place along 120th Ave
12/13/23 — Why on the q54 route there are multiple buses driving past with signs out of service when there are so many people waiting at bus stops
12/15/23 — OMG DO NOT take away our Q88 BUS Route!! This is terrible!! That bus route is so crowded as it is, and taking it away would be horrible. There is no other bus line going north/south aside from the Horace Harding and Union Turnpike. We absolutely NEED that Q88 bus route on 73rd Avenue in Oakland Gardens. Whatever person thought up the idea to get rid of it is crazy, it serves a TON of people in my area. This is a TERRIBLE idea---Again, DO NOT TAKE AWAY our Q88 bus route in Queens!! We absolutely need it here!!
12/15/23 — The Q44 needs to be faster, yet nothing was suggested, and Q16 will be even longer wait as it now be 24 minutes instead already freezing 20 minutes.
1/4/24 — I commute everyday from Queens Plaza to Manhattan Upper East Side (with my baby and stroller), and then take M15 uptown. The new plan is a complete disaster for my commute!!!!!! 1) Elimination of Q101 to Manhattan, will increase my morning commute. I take the Q101 at 41 Av/Queens PLZ N or go to Queens PLZ N/29 st to get Q60 (Q32 is usually to pack to fit with the stroller). So now Q60 will be my only option to commute to Manhattan. 2) Elimination of the two bus stops I use!!!! I use bus stop Queens PLZ N/29 and 41 Av/Queens PLZ N, which are very nice in a not crowded sidewalk and street. Instead, QUEENS BL/QUEENS PLZ E bus stop is horrible and DANGEROUS!!! There will be more people now standing in the narrow sidewalk of the bridge, and bus riders will have to cross the bike lane located on the sidewalk (with tons of motorized scooters running in it!!) to access the bus with the risk of being run over. Also cars run so fast in the bridge that an accident is more likely to happen (cars going over the sidewalk, cars hitting the bus while people get on/off). I don't understand this changes, will just make life harder for people living in Queens Plaza North and LIC West side. I work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and I see many colleagues taking this route (so I am sure patients with reduced mobility are also using this route).
12/14/23 — On the Q54 going to Williamsburg, why would you remove the Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. stop? The Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan Ave. stop is poorly placed (I have asked to get it moved to the end of the block) and near a tight block with driveways. This may cause issues and congestion for the bus users and the homeowners on the block.
12/14/23 — https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html Look at this article, it has been asked to move this Q53 bus stop on Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. (going south) and nothing has been done. This block is too small for a bus stop, it is only six and a half feet wide.
1/18/24 — B57: I am very excited for the B57 extension to Jackson Heights. It would dramatically increase connectivity between Queens and Brooklyn, especially the cultural hub in Bushwick and Ridgewood. However, there are many nightlife venues near the route, including some that can hold thousands of people like Knockdown Center and Brooklyn Mirage, so the route should be serviced overnight, and with more frequency. Q66: I support the improvements that have been made along the Q66 route in recent years. They have greatly sped up my journey when I take this route. I am glad that the new route will go directly to Queensboro Plaza to connect to the subway stations there. Q47: I support maintaining the Q47 route from Jackson Heights to Juniper Valley Park. Jackson Heights has some of the least amount of parkland per person than any other neighborhood, and this route directly connects it to the beautiful park facilities at Juniper Valley. General: You listened to feedback from previous iterations, and you put lots of thought and care into creating a plan that will greatly benefit the borough.
1/12/24 — Re. Q60 route redesign: It is the lifeline for Queens seniors such as myself. Please DO NOT remove these stops: Eastbound at Ascan Avenue and Westbound at 72 Drive. These stops are used heavily for folks with mobility issues and for those who want to proceed south on Ascan Avenue to church, restaurants, grocery and other stores between Ascan and 75 Avenue on the south side of Queens Blvd, as well as go to stores and amenities at the western end of Austin Street. Thank you.
12/13/23 — With this new proposed route for the Q37, you're going to anger a lot of South Ozone Park residents who rely on that particular bus. I have a better idea about it. How about LEAVING IT THE WAY IT IS? By extending it to the AirTrain as well as having it run along Rockaway Boulevard all the way to Lefferts Boulevard, the Q37 is going to take even longer in South Ozone Park. And eliminating stops along 135th Avenue in both directions (including 135th Avenue and 125th Street on the northbound side and 135th Avenue and 124th Street on the southbound side, which are by the way, the nearest stops to where I and many other residents live) is going to make things worse in the long run. You're treating that segment of the route like that of the QM18. Again, LEAVE THE Q37 THE WAY IT IS!
1/20/24 — My last comment was about gateway mall,I don?t like when you made the Q51 not go to gateway mall for the plan, but I think there should be a new route like maybe a Q7 that will go to East Elmhurst to Howard beach so basically when it gets on Seaview Avenue it turns to the belt parkway then it will go to Howard beach exit 17, since a lot of people go to Queens from Gateway mall, gateway mall is growing bigger and a lot of people are going to move in since new building are coming to spring creek, new routes (B114 SBS,Q112 extended to gateway, current Q7 going to pass gateway mall to Howard beach (Q7 East Elmhurst to Howard beach (passing gateway mall) Q109 (Gateway mall to Far Rockaway so people can go to the beach from spring creek, routes that will would to gateway includes Current routes:B13,B83,B114 SBS,Q109,Q112,Q7, 3 Queens routes and 3 Brooklyn routes, this is good connection to Neighborhoods that are Far from East New York/Spring creek,
1/20/24 — My last comment was about gateway mall,I don?t like when you made the Q51 not go to gateway mall for the plan, but I think there should be a new route like maybe a Q7 that will go to East Elmhurst to Howard beach so basically when it gets on Seaview Avenue it turns to the belt parkway then it will go to Howard beach exit 17, since a lot of people go to Queens from Gateway mall, gateway mall is growing bigger and a lot of people are going to move in since new building are coming to spring creek, new routes (B114 SBS,Q112 extended to gateway, current Q7 going to pass gateway mall to Howard beach (Q7 East Elmhurst to Howard beach (passing gateway mall) Q109 (Gateway mall to Far Rockaway so people can go to the beach from spring creek, routes that will would to gateway includes Current routes:B13,B83,B114 SBS,Q109,Q112,Q7, 3 Queens routes and 3 Brooklyn routes, this is good connection to Neighborhoods that are Far from East New York/Spring creek,
1/31/24 — Regarding the Q31 bus. You have completely cut out Bayside/Auburndale access. There is no bus that travels from the Bayside LIRR station to Corporal Kennedy Steet or anywhere in that neighborhood. The Q13 and the Q27 DO NOT service that area. I have gone to the meeting and have explained this many times through Senator Liu's office in Bayside. PLEASE DO NOT REROUTE the Q31 BUS. We seniors are left out in the cold Literally. It's a 20 minute walk from the train station for those of us that can still walk. Taking the Q13 to Bay Terrace and waiting for a Q28 bus is insane and would take another half hour to 45 minutes. I would love to speak with someone about this before it happens. Thank you.
12/12/23 — I am OUTRAGED by the new proposal for the QM15, 16 and 17. The services now is almost standing room. More and more people have started taking the express buses because the subways are DISGUSTING and dangerous. You should be ADDING BUSES to these 3 lines, not taking any away. We have people SITTING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER on the skimpy bus schedule now and i dont appreciate this with all the various sicknesses out there (Covid, RSV and the FLU) and people are coughing all over you. The buses are designed poorly with TINY seats and you can't MOVE in the seat. DISGRACEFUL. I REJECT THIS PROPOSED SO-CALLED BETTER DESIGN. BALONEY!!!!
12/13/23 — I disagree with your proposal for QM20 to eliminate the Eastbound to eliminate the stop at Willets Pt Blvd/17th Avenue. There are more individuals who get off this stop versus Willets Pt Blvd/19th Avenue. The stop at Willets Pt Blvd/17th is highly populated with Express Bus riders traveling Westbound and Eastbound.
12/13/23 — My comment is on the proposed Q103. I think this route should run until 11:30pm. I currently live along the current and proposed Q103 route, and attend school until 9:30pm at night and use this bus to get home. This is the only bus route that serves my apartment building.
12/12/23 — What happened to the Proposed E/W Bus Route on 73rd RD in Kew Garden Hills that went to Forest Hills?!? Not including this vital E/W route would be a vital blow to mobility in the area!
12/12/23 — Can you please please please PLEASE increase frequency on the Q19. It is the only bus that goes from Astoria directly to Flushing. Many people use it to get to and from work. 20 minute frequency during rush hour is insane. Please increase frequency, as was supposed to happen in the last plan. Thank you.
12/13/23 — Increasing the spacing does not help. It makes it more difficult for older ones and children traveling to and from school. The streets in Queens are not as standard in length as streets in some of the other boroughs. Increasing the space between stops could result in stops being more than a 10th of a mile apart and when you add this to the walk from home. That could be daunting.
12/12/23 — It would be very inconvenient to eliminate Q102 going to Queens Plaza from Roosevelt Island for a commute to Queens. There is no regular F train in Roosevelt Island, and even if it came back to normal, it often changes on weekends such as no F. I work in JFK and commute on weekends. Currently Q102 going to Queen Plaza is the best way to commute to the airport. Please keep this route for sake of commuters to Queens. Thank you very much.
12/16/23 — I am 84 years old. I use a walker. I have multiple illnesses that come with age. I live on 60th Ave & 99th. St. You have completely taken away local buses to my area. Bc the Q23 is too far for me to walk, I take the Q38 all the way to 108th street to do food shopping, it takes me a long time but I do it bc I cannot walk far. You also added a transfer for me, more waiting & walking. You have not considered the elderly at all.
12/16/23 — I live in Corona, on 60th Ave & 99th St. Most people in the area are older & absolutely need local buses. The new redesign eradicates all local buses serving the area. The only way to take a local bus is to walk way, way, way too far. We take the Q38. The Q14 does not serve us at all, it needs to be reevaluated. I have a foot injury right now, what exactly am I supposed to do not being able to afford a cab but needing to get to my doctor?
12/19/23 — My family and I have 0 interest in the change to the 101. We and many people I know who live in upper Ditmars love the ease of taking the train straight into Manhattan without transferring. While occasionally people from Astoria go to Brooklyn the majority travel into Manhattan and eat and drink in Astoria. I?m not sure who asked for or thought this was a good idea. Many elderly use the bus to commute into the city and they will have to transfer and wait for an unreliable bus because we all know you can make all the changes you want but NYC is unpredictable and delays inevitable. Please reconsider this detrimental change.
12/13/23 — While I'm no longer a resident of Laurelton, NY. I've been asking about Downtown Loop Express bus for 30+ years. Downtown workers always had to take either the J or E train all the way to the last stop. Never having direct Downtown service unlike South Brooklyn and Western Queens. Good Job! Hopefully in few years Residents in Cambria Heights and St. Albans will have the same option. I'd ride the bus just for nostalgic purposes.
1/12/24 — In order to make the loss of many stops palatable, we should be increasing rather than decreasing or staying overall flat. Otherwise this smells more like a cost reduction rather than efficiency improvement. I note the schedules for the q32, q33, and q49 are staying flat or decreasing in frequency.
12/14/23 — Why are you cutting the QM6 stops west of 188th street? This will significantly reduce ridership on the line with minimal time savings, while reducing access to all customers west of 188th street, who are a large percentage of the ridership base. With proposed congestion pricing, we need MORE buses running the entire current route, not FEWER. You obviously received this feedback already since you removed your proposal to cut the QM5 stops west of 188th street, so why do you insist on still cutting the QM6? This is beyond frustrating.
12/31/23 — As an elderly disabled, senior citizen, the proposed rerouting of the Queens Q22 and Q35 bus routes will negatively impact me. I commute each day and take the Q35 from Newport Avenue to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College in the early morning and then back in the late afternoon. Moving the bus route from Newport Avenue to Rockaway Beach Boulevard will cause me to walk a greater distance from my home to the adjusted bus stop. I have poor leg strength, have difficulty walking and the added distance will make it harder to commute. Also, I periodically take the Q22 bus for doctor's appointments at St. John's Hospital or in the Five Towns. The elimination of Q22 bus service west of Beach 116th Street will cause me greater difficulty in reaching those medical institutions. Other members of my community are in the same situation and I respectfully ask you to reconsider your plan. .
12/13/23 — I like the Q18 65th place change. Should be much faster and more reliable
1/27/24 — The bus stop on Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound) needs to be relocated or removed because it takes up an excessive amount of space on the street.
12/14/23 — I believe the Maspeth-bound stop on the proposed Q38 at Penelope/Dry Harbor should be kept to maintain an easy connection with the Q29.
1/17/24 — Regarding the Q4 bus redesign. It does not make sense to remove the eastbound Linden Blvd/177 st. This stop must stay and must not be removed. This stop is used a lot by school children, parents and folks getting to LIRR. Linden Blvd/178th st can be removed as it is not used. ?- Eastbound Merrick Blvd/ Sayres ave and westbound Merrick Blvd/Sayres ave both need to stay and must not be removed. There are 3 parks areas on these corners. This must stay and odd that these would be removed.
1/7/24 — I have looked at the full re Design yet but so far from what I did see I think the last draft was a little better.I am currently a bus operator in the Mta bus operation and have done many of the BaislEy park and LaGuardia depot routes.The q111 and the q115 is a Marvelous idea👍🏾for often times the 111 farmers will stay behind the 111 rosedale and let the rosedale service the entire guy brewer then the farmers will pass the rosedale bus at let?s say 137 and it will get to farmers before the rosedale and all the passengers from The farmers bus will then just walk on the rosedale.So this new plan will eliminate most of that now the passengers have to take the bus where there actually are going..Guy Brewer or Rosedale.Eliminating the q113 I believe is not the answer for far Rockaway I know. There will be more q114 buses but more is not the answer to far Rockaway speed is.This Will push more people to the dollar van especially In the Am rush leaving Rockaway.Last draft the q22 was going to the 5towns that was also great most of there riders go to 5 towns.The q110 being extended and sped up is good I?m not sure about the 112 going to Brooklyn I have to look into that more.The q49 and 33 being limited is great.The q101 not going to Manhattan I like also but so far it?s ok I?m not done looking I will submit another comment.
12/12/23 — I have been taking the QM15 for years now. you are planning to cut service on the bus line at the most undesirable time possible. during rush hours, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the ridership has increased DRAMATICALLY, due in part to the belief that the subway system is not safe. I have been a passenger on a QM15 bus during this time period at various days and times during the week (monday thru friday) and I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT IN MY MIND that these buses are mostly standing room only! so to make the times of the bus pick ups LONGER in between buses than what they are now, you are asking for more crowded buses and I can guaranty you are asking for trouble on these lines by decreasing the amount of buses on, even just by one bus, you are going to raise the hostileness of what is already going on on these buses. I am a witness to it ALMOST EVERY DAY!! IT'S A BAD IDEA!!! WE ACTUALLY COULD USE ANOTHER BUS OR TWO DURING THE PEAK TIMES OF EVENING RUSH!!! why doesn't someone actually come and take a ride on these buses at peak rush hour times? Especially the QM16 or QM17, which is ALWAYS packed with people. in the morning rush hours and the even rush hours.
12/18/23 — Q69 NEEDS BUS STOP BACK ON 36TH AVENUE & 21ST STREET. PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO GROCERY STORE ON 36TH AVENUE. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO THE WORKING ELDERLY COMING IN FOR DAY/NIGHT NEED TO GO TO GROCERY STORE EITHER I HAVE TO GET OFF ON 37TH AVENUE 7 WALK UP 2BLOCKS, OR GET OFF ON 35TH AVENUE WHERE I THEN WILL HAVE TO WALK BACK 2 BLOCKS. THIS IS VERY INCONVENEIENT IN THE EVENING OR MORNING GETTING TO 36TH AVENUE 7 SINCE I MOVED OUT HERE IN 1989 WE HAVE HAD BUS STOP ON 36TH AVENUE. Q69 NEEDS BUS STOP ON 36TH AVENUE BOTH WAYS
1/7/24 — Please don't take out the bus route centerville on the Q11 bus we need that stop to get off the bus to take our children to the school that is only two blocks from that the school ps 377 I have no other form of commute but bus so many parents will be affected if removed.
12/14/23 — Re: the elimination of the Q10 bus stop at 130th St. & Sutter Ave. going toward the JFK Airport This is a major mistake. Please reinstate this bus stop asap. Please make this a true Christmas present!!! Many people use and rely on this bus stop. It is a hardship to walk over to the nearest bus stop at 130th St. & 133rd Ave, especially at night and in the winter when there is snow and ice. There are old and disabled people that especially need this bus stop too. Have happy and safe holidays and please consider the people who have had these unwelcome changes to their commute for months and cannot adjust. Thank you.
12/21/23 — After I made my 2-minute comment earlier in-person yesterday,I really wanted to add this before my time was up when I speaking about bus lane need to be added in the Rochdale Village area in Southeast Queens on Guy R. Brewer Blvd from Baisley Blvd to 140th Av,I also wanted to add another area by the John F. Kennedy International Airport between Guy R. Brewer & Brookville Blvds also needs bus lanes on both sides because my eyewitness on heavy traffic after 2 PM going east to Far Rockaway on the Q113/114 Limited. Also transfer points needs to be announced on the Q113/114 at these stops in both directions:Hillside Av/Parsons Blvd(Last Stop Northbound),Archer Av/160th St,Guy R. Brewer Blvd/Linden Blvd(Southbound) & 115th Av(Northbound),Guy R. Brewer Blvd/Farmers Blvd,Guy R. Brewer Blvd/147th Av,Rockaway Tpke/Costco(SB) & Reyem Dr(NB),Rockaway Tpke/Burnside Av(SB) & West Broadway(NB)=(Q114 ONLY),Central Av/Virginia St(Q113 ONLY),Beach Channel Dr/Namoeke St,Mott Av/Beach 22nd St(SB) & Redfern Av(NB)=(Q114 ONLY),Mott Av/Beach 20th St(SB) & Central Av(NB),Beach 9th St/Seagirt Blvd,Seagirt Blvd/Beach 17th St & Seagirt Blvd/Beach 20th St(Last Stop Southbound). I knew because I live near those routes in Far Rockaway by Seagirt Av/Beach 9th St(Northbound Q114 Only) & Beach 9th St/Seagirt Blvd.
12/21/23 — There's more work need to be done on the Digital Information System installment in buses that still haven't been installed yet on older version of buses as most of the articulated and some regular 2011 Volvo Novas & some of the New Flyer Industries from 2011-2018 at these depots:Gun Hill,Kingsbridge,West Farms,Mother Clara Hale,Tuskegee Airmen,Michael J. Quill,East New York,Flatbush, Fresh Pond,Grand Av,Ulmer Park,Jackie Gleason,Casey Stengel,Queens Village,Jamaica & LaGuardia by July 1st 2024.
1/23/24 — WHY ARE YOU REROUTING THE B13, THE NEW ROUTE WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.
1/8/24 — I am glad the MTA is undertaking this massive effort to redesign bus routes throughout the city. Right-sizing the spacing between bus stops in Queens is essential to speeding up buses which will encourage more people to use the bus system. NYC's bus system is critical for moving people around the city; speeding buses up, investing in the infrastructure to make the bus system seem as reliable as the subway, and investing in more frequent service are all necessary to reduce congestion on roadways which will help ensure those that do need to drive personal vehicles or that use access-a-ride services are able to do so efficiently.
1/25/24 — IT WILL HELP THE SERVICE BETTER
1/15/24 — If there is no stop at Jamaica avenue/ springfield avenue, I am not able to commute Jamaica sutphin Blvd by LIRR. Both LIRR and Mta will loose money.
1/15/24 — Q60 and Q6 bus service from 5am to 6am need more frequent service,in South Jamaica lot of people work in morning shift in JFK airport and other places, I take bus at sutphin and 108ave, most of the buses are late or full, sometimes there is no bus, we need more frequent bus service between 5am to 6am,also we need longer bus in this route because all the buses always full, no space for lot of people
12/17/23 — Please do NOT get rid of the Q100 bus line. It is an essential point of travel for many people and the Q69 is too slow and inconsistent.
1/7/24 — Thank you for keeping the Q 41 in Howard Beach! That is so important! I have notice, however, now that the Q 21 will be eliminated. That is not good either. That will force residents of Howard Beach and ozone Park so I have to pay an extra fare if they need to get to the subway on Queens Blvd.. It will also require them to take an extra bus. This add time onto the commute. Not fair! I don?t know what Howard Beach ever did to you, but I don?t know why you keep trying to hurt us. Please leave the Q 41 and leave the Q 21 as well. Thank you.
1/21/24 — I hate it!!! You got rid of the Q100, a Limited bus that gets me to work much faster, and replaced it with a regular service bus that makes stops on 31st street - which already has a subway running along it? What is the point of the Q105 if there is a subway right above it??? That street is too narrow to allow for a speedy bus to go on it. You just made bus lanes on 21st street to make it faster, then got rid of the routes along that street! You have also gotten rid of my ability to take a bus to Steinway Street from my house, which is a major thoroughfare for my area. My doctor is located on Steinway, and my gym. How am I supposed to get there now? Congratulations, it was working just fine and you broke it.
12/14/23 — Please keep Corporal Kennedy bus stop on Q13 bus list of stops as it is near Staples where students who are non drivers would need to go. It is also near eye doctor offices where people are told not to drive after getting eyes dilated.
1/10/24 — Please keep Sanford / Parsons on Q26
1/10/24 — Add Sanford Av/Parsons Blvd to eastbound Q13.
1/22/24 — Hi! From my understanding, the Q30 service would be limited downtown he Utopia Pkwy stretch. Currently both Q30 and Q31 buses come down that stretch and it heavily relieves local commuters as well as St Johns University students to go towards Jamaica. If the frequency were to lessen, the already busy buses would be at even higher occupancy and harder for locals.
1/26/24 — Why remove the Q38 stop from Middle Village-Metropolitan Ave? Now I would have to take two buses to get to that station so I can get to Brooklyn. Not all of us are using an Unlimited Metro Card or OMNY's weekly fare cap program. MTA is taking away the closest access point to Brooklyn, out of the three Queens subway stations it stops at.
1/26/24 — Some of us rely on the Eliot Ave route to get to Brooklyn. Please add more service along the Eliot Ave route. It's awful that for a service with so many riders, we have to wait for either a second bus because of overcrowding, or buses are always delayed to where its two show up, and never buses in-between.
12/19/23 — What the hell !!!!! Why are you removing the Sanford Ave portion!?!!? So many older adults reside along Sanford Ave and they use this route to get to and from Flushing!! Now you expect my 90-year-old mom to walk to Main St!?! It's the only line for her to get to Flushing. Plus, there is no other bus line for her. It makes no sense to have all these different buses to run on Northern Blvd. This is the most stupidest idea ever. Please change it back. Do you not have grandparents??
1/31/24 — I don?t like this plan the Q114 service is spotty at best and 30% of the times the q114 does not show up as scheduled and when it comes it crowded. This will make the commute more difficult for riders
12/13/23 — This is a request for the return of the southbound Q10 bus stop at 130th Street & Sutter Avenue. It has been a huge inconvenience to remove the southbound bus stop at 130th Street and Sutter Avenue that has been there for over 15 years. My family and I have lived here since the 70s and my grandparents and elderly neighbors are being affected by this change. It is very hard for us to make the walk to and from the bus stop. I have made numerous calls and complaints since June and nothing has been done. MTA is stating that the next bus stop is only 580ft away but what they are not considering is that the previous stop is at Rockawy Blvd & 128th Street. The distance between that stop and 130th St & 133rd Avenue is a half a mile. What doesn?t make sense to me is that there is a bus stop at the corner 130th Street & 135th Avenue which is way less distance to each other than 133 & Sutter but also literally less than a block away from the 130th & 133rd. Those 2 bus stops have way less distance in between them than 133 Avenue and Sutter Avenue. It would made the most sense geographically to removed the stop at 133rd Avenue Stop since it is in such close proximity to 130th St &135th Avenue Stop. The bus stop at 130th & Sutter in a perfect middle ground to the bus Stop on 128th St & Rockaway Blvd and 130th Street & 135th Avenue. Sutter Avenue is a major street and maybe people who live east and west bound use this stop as a mode of transportation. Not only is it unsafe to have to walk this extra distance at night it is also becoming an issue with the weather. Please consider the inconvenience that this change has had on the neighborhood and the future dangers that may occur for those who have to commute a further distance because of this change.
12/20/23 — please do not remove the bus stop on hillside avenue and 150th (Q43). i am disabled and it will be extraordinarily difficult to walk all the way to parsons or sutphin to catch the bus. there is no reason to take this stop away.
1/21/24 — I notice your proposal PDF says, "Frequencies indicate how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction, in minutes." I also notice how you don't specify which direction is "the peak direction." For the thousands of students and staff of Queens College this is disingenuous. "The peak direction" is always the direction away from College in the morning, and to the College campus in the evening - which is NOT the direction the thousands of riders who need to get TO Queens College are going in the morning (going TO the campus) and evening (going AWAY from the campus). It's really unfortunate you use 'clever' phrases like "the peak direction" but don't specify what that means. Because you know it will disenfranchise literally thousands of riders who rely on you. That's sad. The Q64 "supervisors" routinely have "not in service" buses drive by hordes of people waiting to go in the reverse-peak direction. When 1, 2, or sometimes 5 or more buses pass up those crowds, the one that does show up is then overcrowded and cramped, which in the era of post-COVID is especially irresponsible of you all. Shame on you. It's a bus service. Service the people standing on the street in 20F degree weather. Shame on you. The bus is already headed in the direction they're going in. On one of the shortest routes in the network. Shame on you. Do better.
12/19/23 — The Q101 redesign will be a disaster for everyone living in Astoria. It is an important direct route into Manhattan that will not exist from the Ditmars side if it's rerouted. It will also be a huge inconvenience to many elderly and disabled people ... and to everyone else. Please do not change the route into Manhattan. it is a much needed alternative.. especially when trains are not running or delayed.. which sadly is very often. PLEASE KEEP THE ROUTE EXACTLY AS IT IS NOW.
12/14/23 — the Eastbound Q60 Queens Blvd/Ascan Av stop cannot be removed. It is vital to the seniors in this area. It is right outside the Orchard Fine Food Supermarket where seniors shop. They shop and take the bus right outside, Removed to improve speed & reliability? Buses are not about speed; they're about convenience and reliability. Reliability to expect the bus outside the supermarket so one can get on bus and live an independent life. DO NOT REMOVE THIS BUS STOP. I have written several times to you about this to no avail, People at bus stop don't even know that MTA is removing this bus stop. They don't know how to navigate the MTA website,. Is that what you are counting on? You need MTA personnel there to interview the people who take the bus at that stop. Do your homework. KEEP THIS STOP. Buses are not about speed,. They are about convenience especially for seniors. KEEP THIS STOP. People depend on this. Also, my email is not being accepted: it is: [email protected] or [email protected]
1/17/24 — The 25 running in College Point. When traveling out of College Point, the bus should make a left on 20th Ave and then a right on 130th towards Flushing and then Vise Versa- the streets are wider and commercial in this area. The bus has an extremely hard time with turning on 127th and 23rd Avenue. In addition, passing each other seems to be a struggle as well. Busses have been observed driving up on side walks. Due to the extensive damage to vehicles and sidewalks,, neighbors are considering a class action suite to have sidewalks fixed or reimbursed. Furthermore, cars are now parking illegally on curbs to avoid being side swiped by the busses either turning on 23rd Ave or trying to pass another bus. Please email at [email protected] or call me for pictures. As MTA, I would discuss this corner with the drivers and listen to their concerns with this corner. Alternatively, send out an observer to survey the area. Thank you for your consideration.
12/15/23 — Removing the stop at Queens Blvd. and Ascan Avenue will be inconvenient for people who shop at Foodtown and have to carry groceries to either 72nd Avenue or 75th Avenue instead of just going outside. Why not cancel 72nd Avenue instead?
12/13/23 — I been looking to find a local bus line on Linden Blvd, traveling east or west from Resorts World Casino to the City line. The Jamaica area living in this corridor do not have any means of bus transportation except to travel on others cross town buses to go back to the terminal which is so unnecessary if there's was a local bus line in Linden Blvd.
12/12/23 — The new Q11 is very good. A massive improvement from the original proposal. However, I?d like to see 24 hour service to Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach as opposed to it ending at 157 Avenue as I would have to walk around 10-15 minutes to my house from there. Secondly, even with the Q41 still operating in Howard Beach, I think despite nearly doubled frequencies, there will still be large wait times for the Q11 as it?s now doing the work of 2 bus routes. I think the Q21 should operate the route of the originally proposed Q11, ending at Liberty Avenue, but have it replace the lost Q11 service north of the Belt Parkway, and have it turn onto 157 Avenue and follow the new Q11 to 84 St where it would turn and serve it?s originally proposed realignment along 84 Street.
12/14/23 — While I am happy that the Q37 will now go to the Lefferts air train stop, I am concerned because this bus is often jam packed, especially during peak hours. So on top of what is normally a packed bus, we are now adding travelers with luggage, going to JFK? I think to compensate you?re gonna need more than a ?slight? increase in frequency. Otherwise, the line at Union Turnpike is going to be ridiculous and people are going to get upset.
12/12/23 — If I understand the redesign map, nothing was done to fix public transportation in East Elmhurst. You are forcing us to drive. I was in my car for four hours today going back and forth to Astoria. It's not fair! Why can't we have a bus to Astoria? I hate NY because we have no public transportation that makes sense.
12/12/23 — I drive my kids for about three hours a day. East Elmhurst doesn't have a bus to Astoria where my girls go to school. It's two miles to get to the Q18 that goes to Astoria. Why can't the Q 18 travel up 31st Ave in East Elmhurst? Why can't we have an East Elmhurst bus that goes to 31st Ave, 30th Ave, or Broadway in Astoria? Why does the only bus that goes to Manhattan take an hour and half (Q32)? Why do we have a Northern bus lane and no buses that go to Manhattan on it for us? Why do we have to drive everywhere? Why does the DOT increase traffic so it takes twice as long to drive to Astoria?
12/12/23 — Extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd. No one will let their kids cross the very dangerous Astoria Blvd to catch the Q69. If you extend it to Northern, it will go through residential streets and parents and kids can take it.
12/12/23 — Make a bus like the q66 that travels down Broadway in Astoria from Northern in the 90s. We don't have a bus that goes to the heart of Astoria so have to drive. The parking is horrible. We need a bus.
12/20/23 — It took me 35 minutes to drive my kids to school from East Elmhurst to Astoria (85th St to 31st Street down 31st Ave). I drove straight down 31st Ave. The traffic in the morning is a disaster. If you put a bus lane on Northern, with only one bus that goes down it (Q66) (for East Elmhurst), you increase traffic. What you need to do is get together with the DOT and give East Elmhurst a reasonable route to Astoria. I recommend 32nd Ave to Broadway, 31st Ave straight, or 30th Ave to 31st Ave. That would decrease the morning traffic because kids would have a way to get to school with metro cards.
12/20/23 — If you go up 31st Ave past Woodside, the buses are horrible. My community is in Astoria. I am there multiple times a day. The only way to go from the 80s/90s to the 30s is with a car. If you grow up in East Elmhurst, you get worse public transportation than you do in NJ suburbs. I grew up 15 miles outside of Manhattan in NJ. It took less time to take the bus into Manhattan from there in the 70s than it does from East Elmhurst today. And I think East Elmhurst is about 5 miles from Manhattan? It's literally an hour and half on the Q32. We need a Manhattan bound bus down the Northern Blvd bus lane from the 90s on. None of the express buses that travel down Northern Blvd. service East Elmhurst which is a transportation desert. Please give us a bus.
12/20/23 — Extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd. Right now it stops on Astoria Blvd. Astoria Blvd is an unsafe highway. People can not safely cross the street to get the Q69 to Ditmars. The neighborhood between Astoria Blvd. and Northern Blvd. is residential. The city bus should go through the residential street so kids can safely travel to Ditmars. Also, we should not have to take two buses to get to Ditmars. It's so close and should be direct and simple with one bus. If we have to take a bus to a bus, we will continue to drive. Please extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd.
1/4/24 — It takes an hour and half to go five miles to Manhattan from East Elmhurst (Q32). Or we drive to the subway and drive in circles for an hour looking for a legal space so we can take the train. When do we get a bus on the bus lane you and the DOT made on Northern? Why did you make a bus lane and not give us a bus? And why is there no bus to 30th Ave, 31st Ave, or Broadway in Astoria from East Elmhurst? And why does NJ and Westchester have better public transportation than Queens?
12/17/23 — Love it! Appreciate the 101 and 103 both going down into Hunters Point. That will be very nice.
12/12/23 — The proposed change in the Q101 route that takes away the stop in Manhattan I think is ill-advised. I take that bus regularly and find that the terminus of the route in Manhattan makes it a much more suitable form or transportation for me. There are usually lines of customers at that stop during normal working hours and by eliminating that stop it will just cause more congestion at the Queensboro Plaza stop when people have to change busses there to take that route. It will also add time to commutes that are unnecessary and poorly thought out.
12/13/23 — Please bring back the Q73 (originally the QT87) route. As my second draft feedback said, don't run it along Austin Street, and it should be re-extended to Little Neck like the QT87 proposal, but these "Connecting the Neighborhood" routes were a really great idea. I live in Forest Hills and work at QCC (in Bayside). The current commute is awful. The proposed final plan commute will still be over an hour according to your future trip planner, and each option shows a subway to two buses (actually not sure why it's not showing the subway to the Q30 RUSH). The Q73 would've provided a single seat ride, but beyond just me, if you extended it back to Little Neck, it would connect a bunch of subway desert neighborhoods. I thought it was actually a great idea to have expansive new routes to connect various neighborhoods that haven't been up until now. This final draft feels more like a regression, and tweaks to the current map instead of something more imaginative. "Some new route proposals were well-received (e.g., new Q51 on Linden Boulevard), while others caused concern (e.g., new Q73 on 73 Avenue)." Why would this cause concern? The Q88 runs along 73 Ave now. Please reconsider bringing back the Q73, more in its original QT87 form. Thanks, Phil
12/14/23 — Q27 service reductions The Q27 has the second highest ridership in Queens, providing service to Queensborough Community College, Cardozo High School, and transfer points to multiple other public schools, but you're proposing drastic service reductions to use equipment on the Q26 instead. However, the Q26 doesn't provide service to QCC or Cardozo. Going from 20 to 12 buses per hour in the AM peak just won't work. The buses already bunch up regularly, and during the PM rush there are often 10-20 minute gaps around 5:00 PM at QCC, so cutting service frequencies is just going to lead to longer gaps when less buses are running. https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit/subway-bus-ridership-2022
12/14/23 — Since the proposed Q73 was killed off in this plan, can you modify the Q75 to start at QUEENS BLVD/70 RD, like the Q64? Then run it along the Q64 route until MAIN STREET, then turn SOUTH, then turn EASTBOUND onto 73RD AVE like the Q73 plan? Run it along 73RD AVE until 188TH ST, then continue the current Q75 proposed route to Little Neck. Running the Q75 along UNION TURNPIKE seems duplicative because of the Q46, where it starts (BRIARWOOD) has a subway stop, and two other buses that can get people to UNION TURNPIKE already, and my suggestion would allow for access across 73RD AVE which has no bus service, and extend service from FOREST HILLS to LITTLE NECK, which would be more in-line with the original QT87 proposal. It also avoids AUSTIN STREET, which is a traffic nightmare, by running along the Q64 route for a bit. Please consider this change. Commuting between Forest Hills and Bayside daily takes way too long, and involves multiple transfers, and this would provide a one stop ride between Forest Hills all the way to Little Neck. Not only would it significantly make my quality of life better, but I genuinely think this is a better re-routing to provide bus service along 73RD AVE which doesn't currently have any, and give one seat rides between northeast Queens to a major subway hub in Forest Hills with the E/F/M/R. Thank you.
1/25/24 — Q73 routing Since the Q73 was eliminated entirely from this proposed final draft, apparently due to concerns about its routing along 73rd Ave, I would like to offer the following suggestion. Run it east/west along Jewel Ave like the current Q64 route, but keep it going east along Jewel until it hits 179th Street. This merges onto 73rd Ave, and is only eight blocks away from the current Q88 routing, which also runs along 73rd Ave, and this portion is completely fine. I'm really hoping there's some way to keep a one seat bus ride between Forest Hills and QCC. And again, it'll mean more walking for me, but I don't mind the original QT87 routing where this bus would go all the way east to Little Neck. I can walk to QCC from Springfield and Horace Harding. Extending to Little Neck gives a lot more northeastern Queens subway deserts access to a one seat bus ride to the E/F/M/R at 71 Av, along with access to all the businesses and restaurants in Forest Hills. This is actually a really good idea to stitch together numbers Queens neighborhoods with a diagonal bus route like this. Thank you, Phil
12/17/23 — do not remove any of the stops along Grand Avenue in Queens; the point of the 59 is more convenience and options to be paired with the 58 if you miss it. What group of morons are in charge of this plan are so disconnected and don?t even take the bus themselves (I?m willing to bet). Removing stops ?doesn?t improve movement? it?s gonna cause more crowding at further stops along the route. Use some common sense, keep it the fucking way it is and call it a day you jackasses. Put more fucking buses out, hire more drivers, why else did you fucking raise the faire if not for this you guys don?t do shit with my fucking money.
1/4/24 — Q31 Bus Route : Please consider lowering the proposed frequency of service for Q31 Northbound to Bay Terrace during AM Peak hours. This is one of only two buses serving Bayside High School and Bell Academy in Bayside. Request to change frequency to 4 minutes so that students have easy and timely access to school. Also consider the same frequency during School release time at 3:00PM for southbound to Jamaica.
12/12/23 — The original redesign had the Q43 going into Nassau County for a couple of stops and terminating at LIJ Hospital. The latest version took this away and brought the Q43 back to its original route ending at the Queens/Nassau border on Hillside Ave. I think taking away this extension is a huge mistake. Many Queens residents who live in Jamaica work at and use medical services at LIJ and the Lake Success. This is a major medical center and needing to transfer to 1 or 2 bus lines in order to get there seems like a major oversite on the part of the MTA.
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12/20/23 — I support of dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders. Thank you!
1/1/24 — I'm looking for accurate real-time information on Queens buses, and for buses to run frequently and appropriately spaced out (for example, three buses shouldn't show up back-to-back and then no bus appears 20 minutes after). Additionally, buses should be reliable and frequent especially when train headways increase at night and on the weekend, and when there is track work, station changes, or unexpected train problems that can cause trains to stop running entirely.
1/16/24 — Please please please do the express q12! It is desperately needed!
1/6/24 — It?s will be a big inconvenience to remove the q37 bus stop from 133 ave and 115th street.
12/26/23 — Please explain where I can find the schedule for the very popular Qm8 super express? *** I certainly hope this will not be taken away! In the morning it would ADD time by not having a super express. At night going through the downtown loop would actually ADD time to my very long commute. In the evening there are still lines to get the 5:10, 5:20 and 5:30 buses.
12/12/23 — I live in Rochdale Village off of 127th Avenue. You are alienating an entire cul-de-sac of residents. I am disabled and have mobility issues! We have Senior Citizens who depend on this bus stop. You have people going to and from work who depend on the Q85. Removing this stop puts 3rd Shift Workers, Nurses coming home late at night in jeopardy as they will have to walk by themselves. I?m implore you not to remove this stop. I attended your meeting in Roy Wilkins Park and voiced my concerns. The removal of this stop affects my Son who comes home late at night and depends on the Q85. Do not take this bust sop away!
1/15/24 — I wish whoever dispatches or organizes the schedules of the Q60 buses would stop the insane practice that results in 2 or 3 buses arriving together at stops along the route, whereby the first bus is packed to the gills and the others very close to it are practically empty. I've also seen as many as 3 to 4 buses at one time idly parked at the end of the route of Second Avenue and 60 St in Manhattan while passengers continue to pray that one of them opens and takes us inside. This really gets us angry, especially at the end of the day when people are tired and want to go home. Often the Q60 buses going along Queens Blvd en route to Manhattan around the same time don't even go all the way there, but suddenly announce at 33 St that they don't go any further and turn back empty toward Jamaica, which is an enormous waste of the cost of energy and drivers. I've seen "Not in Service" buses go back toward Jamaica empty at different hours while people both waiting at Second Ave and 60 St and stops along the route are bypassed. I've been riding the Q60 bus for 60 years, and once the MTA took it over from Green Bus Lines, the service went downhill, but even more rapidly so in the last few years. It's all very well to redesign the routes, but you really need to stop the wasteful practice of buses arriving along the route at the same time, long waits between them, some Not in Service bypassing us, and some buses turning around before the end point and going back to Jamaica. It is infuriating that you are wasting our tax dollars this way by making us wait long times between buses in harsh weather, and causing extreme packing of the buses at peak hours, especially buses going back toward Jamaica in the late afternoon and evening when the first buses that open are packed with people and those right behind them, either no other bus opens or some buses turn around and go back empty. Often I see that riders are forced to wait on line while buses sit idle at 60 St and Second Avenue and drivers do nothing to even open their doors and let people at least come in from the cold, rain or snow, even if the buses don't leave for a while. It is cruel. We get angry to know that the driver is sitting idle in a warm bus while we're out there freezing, even if there's a long line of people waiting to get in from the cold. Sometimes there's a wait of 20 to 30 minutes if you miss a bus before the next ones come. The service has never been so bad!!!!
12/13/23 — The idea of the Q22 going to Five Towns should not have been scrapped. It takes 90 mins to get from Hammels to Five Towns, a distance of about 6 miles. Thanks for leaving the Q53 as it is today. We really can use that connection to the LIRR at Woodside. That's all I have for now. Thank you.
12/13/23 — You have disconnected Queens from Gateway Mall by changing the Q8 terminal and not extending the Q112 to Gateway. Relying on the B13 to the A train as the only option is bad because of frequent train delays on the A line. Many people from Rockaway work and shop at Gateway Mall.
12/23/23 — Eastern Queens needs faster bus service to the subways
12/12/23 — I'm on the Q40 Bus Route and one of the things that needs to be addressed are the narrow streets down Lakewood to 142nd and the narrow streets between Lakewood to Rockaway Blvd on142nd Street. I was looking at a proposal that would have the Q40 running down Sutphin Blvd to Linden Blvd then go down 143rd Street to Foch Blvd, what happened to that plan? I think it would've made more sense as those are larger roadways for the bus. What are your thoughts on that? Also I know it's a short route but the bus schedule is terrible and never on time. I'm sure you have your data that you're relying on to make these decisions but as a rider of this line it's just bad! Especially at night. One night there was only one bus on the route and I walked home from Sutphin and Hillside to the last stop 143rd and 135th avenue before the bus could reach the last stop. that's about a 40 minute walk. I didn't feel safe but I had to do what I had to do to get home. I hope this comment helps in some way. Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to further discuss this route. Thank you
12/12/23 — The decision to maintain the same service pattern on the Q44 SBS is incredibly disappointing. A lot of riders could?ve benefited from a one-seat ride between Fordham Plaza and JFK Airport with that original proposal. I think this is something to heavily reconsider
1/25/24 — The proposal to eliminate a bus stop on the Q22 line on the eastbound side of Beach 112nd Street would directly affect a public elementary school that opened adjacent to the stop in the fall of 2023. (Waterside Children's Studio School). Children and parents use the stop at start and at the end of the school day and would have to walk three or four blocks to the next stop if this stop is removed. (I realize this planning probably started before a school opened at the location.) I think that you might want to reconsider a move that would affect so many young children. Thanks!
12/14/23 — Please don?t remove the Q54 stop at Metropolitan and Selfridge. That stop is right outside of two schools and tons of kids use it to get to and from school every day.
12/14/23 — I?m from Rochdale Village. My stop on the Q85, Bedell Street and 127th Avenue would get eliminated if this plan goes through. Please note that you have the Q85 serving all stops on Bedell Street except for this one. Also note that if the bus catches a red light on Bedell Street it will catch all red lights thereafter which are coincidentally located at bus stops. Therefore the speed of service on the Q85 would not be increased. That would be a counterproductive measure. Also the bus stops on Merrick Boulevard and 110th and 111th Avenues are essential since you have a lot of seniors that go to the Greater Allen Cathedral. Most do not have interstate access and therefore do not know if the impending changes you wish to proceed with. Please consider them and all of the late night workers who might not wish to walk to or from the nearest bus stop while making these changes, myself included. Also, on the Q111, the bus stop at MS72 is essential. By eliminating the bus stop at Guy R Brewer and 134th Avenue you create a longer commute time for the students who go to school there and the teachers there. Please also consider these while discussing the impending Redesign plan. Thank you.
12/13/23 — It is very upsetting to know that they are planning to cut the bus stop at 127th Avenue and Bedell street on the Q85 route. There are 21,000 residents in Rochdale Village who use the bus for transportation. I don?t understand how you can even contemplate removing that bus stop. At lot of the seniors in the development use public transportation and this will be a hardship for them to have to walk blocks to get a bus. Please revisit this cancellation of this bus stop. Thank you!!
12/14/23 — My comment is in regards to early morning express bus times in the forest hills/ Rego park area. The earliest express bus leaving the area to midtown Manhattan is around 6am (QM4). This bus is often full with passengers. At times people are required to stand while bus is on the highway and in route to Manhattan. This discourages passengers from utilizing bus service. If other express buses leave at an earlier time it would increase rider use. The proposed addition to the new plan would be to have express bus routes run at earlier times such as 5:30 am. These buses are a wonderful option for quick service to manahattan.
12/23/23 — I am happy to see improved service along Northern Blvd in my neighborhood. However, I am sad to read that "avoiding problematic streets" was a consideration that influenced the design. These streets are only "problematic" because of the choice to prioritize parking, the lowest-value use of street space, which forces essential deliveries and loading/unloading to use the traffic lane, blocking buses. Instead, we should push the MTA to remove parking and create loading zones on these "problematic" streets, and then design the bus network to move people as efficiently as possible on the street network that we all pay taxes for including those of us who don't drive.
12/13/23 — Love 5he new plan. Should speed up my trips
1/15/24 — Q16 should eliminate that chicane turn from Utopia Pkwy and 26th ave to Francis Lewis Blvd then to 29th Ave. Three turns and three lights makes this a slow bottleneck. Consider just a single turn on Utopia Pkwy and 29th Ave. However, I would look to mitigate speeding on southbound Utopia Pkwy as there is a curve there. Maybe add a speed bump for cars only (buses and trucks are not affected).
1/22/24 — The QM65 is desperately needed. There are SO few options for getting to lower Manhattan from deeper in Queens. Especially since the E/F trains can be really unreliable, this would be a perfect addition to service.
12/13/23 — re: Q56 stop at 90th/Jamaica is the only stop with shelter and a place to rest while waiting for the bus. That stop should remain!
12/14/23 — B57 - proposal has it going down Grand Avenue, north on 69th Street, east to Roosevelt Avenue. 69th Street IS NOT an accessible station, no access to the LIRR at 61st Street which was eliminated for Q18 69th Street riders, leaves commuters in a high-crime area. Brooklyn IS NOT a priority for us. Q18 - Commuters on 69th Street will lose accessibility to access the #7 express train at Woodside 61st Street as well as the LIRR. Many seniors have doctors in Astoria and will be forced to take a bus to 69th Street/Roosevelt Avenue and transfer to the #7 which is not handicapped accessible. They would then have to take TWO trains to get to Astoria. Did you take into consideration the fact that PS229 students/parents take the Q18 at 69th Street/Maurice Avenue?
12/12/23 — Q18 I have lived in this area my whole life I cannot believe that you are moving the q18 bus off 69th Street there are so many people that count on that bus why would you do that people come from all over to a main place 69th Street you are just making it more difficult for everyone how do you do these surveys it is not going to be helpful to anyone especially the poor people that live inside these communities I have to take the train at 61st Street when it snows or rains I'm going to be expected to walk over to 65th place I am elderly and this is a disgrace I think it's approximately four stops that you were removing and the bus still ends up on 65th place so why make it so inconvenient for the people that take it on 69th Street please consider putting back the stops on 69th Street for the q18 it means so much to so many
12/12/23 — Q18 q47 I have been reviewing your plans I just can't understand when you get off the train on 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue where do I get the q47 at least the bus was there and you can get on it and get back to Maspeth always there always on time now there is no bus there q18 no stops on 69th Street they were only four stops why was it so important to get rid of them there must be a better way this is a terrible plan and I'm just trying to figure out you say to take q47 where do I get on it when I get off at 69th Street the 7 train where do I get the q47 near Roosevelt Avenue I get out late at night I don't have plans I'm walking all over the place on Roosevelt Avenue dangerous
1/10/24 — We need Q18 and Q47 running on 69 th Street also where do we get Q47 when we get off 7 line at 69 and Roosevelt have you ever seen the line for q47 just making it more difficult for people who are unable to walk long distances to take bus Not Fair
1/3/24 — We need the Q24 bus stop at Atlantic Ave & 92nd St for all the shoppers at Stop and Shop and the other stores and restaurants in the Clock Tower shopping center. Please don't eliminate that stop. Also, could you put more buses on the Q24 route outside of rush hour? It sometimes takes an hour for one to arrive, and that's hard on people who don't work 9-5, like home health aides who take care of the elderly and disabled. Thank you.
12/14/23 — Looking at the proposed Q55 route, it is implied that the Q55 heading eastbound towards Richmond Hill will terminate at Jamaica Av and Lefferts Blvd. If the goal is to connect the Q55 to the 121st Street J station, wouldn't it make sense to have the Q55 terminate at the Jamaica Av and 122nd bus stop, which is located right next to the station entrance? In your proposed Q55 plan, the bus would drop off passengers at the Lefferts Blvd bus stop, but even then, the closest station entrance is still nearly two blocks from the Lefferts Blvd bus stop, whereas terminating and dropping off passengers at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St would mean passengers could use the station stairs that is located right next to the bus stop. Doing so would be more convenient, especially for passengers with disabilities that may have trouble walking two blocks, even if it seems short on paper (not to mention how the 121st St station isn't an accessible station to begin with). I do have to note that is is possible to terminate buses at that stop considering the J99 buses had done so at the 122nd St bus stop back in summer 2022 when the J line was suspended at Archer Avenue. Unlike the eastbound trip, the westbound trip starts service at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St, right across the street from the 121st St station stairs, which is great, so I suggest the same for the last stop on eastbound Q55 trips at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St rather than at Jamaica Avenue and Lefferts Blvd as it currently is proposed on the Final Plan.
12/12/23 — I strongly applaud the proposed removal of stops along the Q64 route (110 St, 138 St, 147 St, 152 St, and mid-block Jewel-Parsons). This will speed up the buses significantly and help them follow the cycle of traffic lights better.
12/15/23 — Q64 - please do not remove the stop at Jewel Ave and 147th street. There are hundreds of students from Townsend Harris High School who use that stop daily to get to and from school. It is the most direct route to school for them. Jewel Ave and 150th Street is used by the Queens College students. This comment refers to both directions.
12/22/23 — Please do not remove the Jewel ave 147th st stop on the Q64 line as many students going to Townsend Harris High School use it
12/12/23 — I think the 109Ave stop on the Merrick Blvd Corridor in Queens is being overlooked especially if the 109ave Q111/114 stop on Guy R Brewer is being removed as well. I will now be unable to access all the buses I need. Please do not remove this stop from Rush and Limited buses.
12/12/23 — Hello. I do not see the QM3 listed. Our ridership has improved--at least as far as I can tell. Are you still contemplating canceling the line? Hopefully not. Thank you.
1/9/24 — Specifically the Northern Blvd Route with Q12/13 between clear view and bell are 7-8 blocks and having only 1 bus stop in the middle would be great. However this would only apply to the new Q13 bus and not providing the option for Q12. This would results in having even more delays and congestion given the removal of nearby stops with only 1 bus to provide service in the middle. Please allow Q12 to stop there as well! Alternatively, you can keep all the stops and provided limited service and only drop off folks along the stops you plan to keep in the redesign
12/12/23 — Please do not remove the 21st street and 31st Rd from Q69 bus route. This is a heavily used stop which would crowd surrounding stops and we are not served by any other transit hubs. Please consider keeping this stop on the bus route
12/28/23 — Discontinuing the Q11 bus service through the Centerville section of Ozone Park is one of the most asinine plans the MTA has come up with. I use that route regularly to and from work. My daughter uses that route regularly to and from school. Additionally, the convenience of having the bus stop down the block from my house, gives me an added measure of comfort when my daughter has to travel late depending on extra-curricular activities at school. Please for the love of everything holy and intelligent, do not discontinue service of the Q11 through Centerville. Thank you.
12/14/23 — The 91st Avenue Stop on the Q10 shouldn?t be removed. Instead the 89th Avenue Stop should be the one to be removed since it is within the same block of the Jamaica Ave one
12/16/23 — There is a proposal to remove the 127th Ave and Bedell street stop on the Q85 bus route in Jamaica, NY. This bus stop serves many residents of Rochdale Village, a Mitchell-Lama co-op. I reside in Rochdale and I take the Q85 quite often. 127th Ave and Bedell is the bus stop I and many other residents use. It would be a major disservice to Rochdale residents to remove that bus stop, especially for our senior citizen and disabled population who ride the Q85 daily. The next closet bus stop is quite a few feet away and while I may be able to walk it, others who have mobility limitations may not, especially if the weather makes it difficult to walk that day. I am speaking on behalf of the community by advocating that MTA not remove the bus stop from Bedell and 127th Ave. Happy Holidays🌟
1/22/24 — the elimination of the 250 post office stop on the Q6 will create considerable problems for the postal workers who utilize that stop. There are no sidewalks available to walk to the next stop. The employees would have to walk thru an active parking lot to get to the other alternative stop. The old rockaway blvd stop is at a building that is currently housing a migrant population that is creating tremendous crowding on the bus. we need our stop at bld 250 to remain.
1/25/24 — The Q12 should not remove the stops at Sanford Ave 149th st and 147th st. The other two buses are too far for some people and a lot of people rely to get on and off those two stops. Removing those stops will hurt the riders not on a daily basis but especially during terrible weather conditions. Please reconsider the removal of those stops.
1/12/24 — Firstly, on weekends the service is horrible, you will see Q 36,Q17 and all othe buses pass 3 or more times before Q2. Secondly why would you dismissed the 212th st stop to 212th place. I understand you all trying to eliminate the closeness off the stop but the 212th pl stop is poorly lit. Its very scary standing there for commuters like me who works overnight and when it rains, the street there is severely flooded. I think that stop should be rethink.
12/12/23 — Please continue to let the Q101 head into Manhattan since the N, W lines have become so unreliable
12/20/23 — I support dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders.
1/17/24 — This completely eliminates the availability of this bus from my community. There are no buses that travel this route otherwise and you'd take away the one accessibility point I have to get back and forth from work safely and I should pay you for this? This change in route DESTROYs my ability to use this bus at all--it doesn't help or make it more efficient. You will submarine all the people along this route who don't have other options and your substitutions suggestions are ignoring all the communities in places like along Cooper avenue. This is betraying our entire neighborhood.
1/17/24 — This takes away all the stops in my area, it erases all the safety of getting home at night and leaves me without recourse. I would have a long walk in the dark in both directions. It erases not one stop but THREE.
12/13/23 — I don?t see how this helps me get to St. John?s University in Queens, where I work, from my home in Manhattan at 60 East 8th St. Does it? If not, could it?
1/7/24 — Q111, 113 & 114 share part pf the same route running on Guy R Brewer blvd but, 113 & 114 run "limited stops" leaving passengers going to local stops waiting for 111 please have ALL busses make ALL stops
12/13/23 — This plan should be a higher priority for display on the MTA website. Right now you are highlighting, above this plan, the implemented Bronx Redeisgn. To get to this plan you have to click other projects - then borough redesign - then Queens before you get to the proper page.
12/13/23 — Why do you guys have to be so difficult? What?s the problem with the existing bus stops? You guys just made something that?s been happily existing into something so complicated. I have knee pain and I specifically bought a house near a bus stop so I wouldn?t have to walk. I take the Q36 all the time to 179 and now you?re telling me I have to take the Q110 to Jamaica center? Y?all are pieces of shit who can?t do jack shit in their life and love to make an easy thing messy. Fuck y?all and I hope you rot in hell whoever came up with this dumb shit. I been paying 2.90 for this and guess what I?m not paying no more. You just lost a customer.
12/17/23 — Q13: Concerns re removal of 2 consecutive bus stops, making long treks for elderly and those with disabilities. Consider removing only one. QM2: Weekday midday wait time from 30 to 51 minutes is unacceptable. This is NYC - world capital- and we shouldn't have put up with the equivalent of hourly weekend service. Look for a compromise please. QM20: Weekday midday wait time from 40 to 60 again unacceptable. It is not the weekend. We riders have appointments, luncheons, shows. And you're going to start congestion pricing so we avoid driving into Manhattan. How about giving us adequate service to be happy about leaving the cars at home. PLEASE take our concerns into account while you decide on the final plan. Thank you.
12/21/23 — The Q42 stopping at the current hours is arduous for the residents of Addisleigh Park who work late. Is there any possibility of going till 10PM on weeknights? It would be two busses running 4 extra trips.
12/16/23 — Hello there, These are my comments/feedback regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign after analyzing all of these bus routes. Q1: Designate a layover area on 146th St between Archer Av and Jamaica Av, along with the Q30, Q31, Q43 after terminating at Sutphin Bl/Jamaica Av. Q8: Instead of terminating at New Lots Av Station in Brownsville on the western end, retain existing western terminus of Gateway Mall or truncate Q8 route to Euclid Av Station. Q19: Instead of continuing on Astoria Blvd into approach to Flushing, use 108th St/Roosevelt Av into Flushing for local service. (Swap with proposed Q50 for faster connections into LaGuardia Airport). Q24: Instead of terminating at 89 Av/Parsons Blvd, terminate at 168th St Terminal for new connections to NICE routes as well as Eastern Queens bus routes, providing one-transfer trips between Brooklyn and Eastern Queens/Nassau County. Q25: By combining frequencies with the Q34, it is imperative to double the existing frequency for weekdays. Early morning - 6 min, AM peak - 2 min, midday - 4 min, PM peak - 2.5 min, evening - 7.5 min.
12/16/23 — Hello there, This is part 2 of my comments/feedback regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign after analyzing all of these bus routes. Q51: Extend route to Euclid Av Station for connections to the Q8 and B13 via Cross Bay Bl and Conduit Av, filling in gaps in the bus network on Conduit Av.
1/22/24 — you need stop from 213 st/ Jamaica avenue to Springfield/Jamaica avenue. To take lirr
1/8/24 — Hello! I would love to see the Q98 become a reality. I live in Ridgewood, need to commute to Flushing quite often, and this bus route would substantially reduce my commute time. It would be so exciting to see this finally happen in 2024. Thank you!
12/14/23 — Do not discontinue the Q113!!!! It is much faster to Jamaica than the Q114, even with the proposed changes to Q114. That "M" that the Q114 does around Inwood and Lawrence is VITAL for local travel, but adds a lot of extra time and congestion if going straight to Jamaica. KEEP BOTH Q113 and Q114!!!
12/12/23 — It looks like it will be better, less confusing, fewer stops by eliminating some unneccessary ones and may be resulting faster
12/13/23 — Please consider keeping the Lefferts and 84th Avenue stop on the Q10 line. That is the closest stop to the Atria Kew Gardens senior living facility. Many people use the stop to visit their loved ones as well as to take the elderly to their appointments. Lefferts is on a steep hill. Not everyone can tolerate the slope. Thank you for your consideration.
12/12/23 — I am against the redesigns for The 113, 114, and the q85. They increase walking for a community that is dominated by senior residents and make it difficult to get around. The current stops present ensure to stop at each rochdale circle which is atleast a 10 minute walk for an able bodied person.
12/14/23 — I want to know what you are doing with the Q33. You are screwing us in East Elmhurst! I take it from 94th to Elmhurst Hospital and/or 74th and Roosevelt to get train. What happens to us. I have to add buses and transfers. Bullshit!
12/12/23 — I am concerned about what the elimination of the Q102 will mean for Roosevelt Island's transportation options. While I am excited about the Q104 bus route - and getting much faster and easier access to Astoria, Queensborough Plaza is an essential hub that we don't have any other way to conveniently access. I, along with many other residents, rely on the Q102 to catch the E to Penn Station, as well as to access the G at Court Square. Without the Q102, these transit options are completely eliminated. I would never take the Q104 to catch the NW, the MR, or the 7 - as the F is a much more efficient way to get into Queens and to meet up with these routes further east. The only value of the Q104 is to reach Astoria - which, while nice, does not have nearly as much utility as the current Q102. I would urge you to reconsider. And, if not, then perhaps consider offering a free transfer from the Queensbridge Station to Queensboro Plaza. It's a short walk - and the limited connections from the F train make accessing North Brooklyn and the large portion of Queens that's west of Jackson Heights highly inconvenient.
12/16/23 — I?m so upset that you want to cut off so much of Ridgewood and Glendale, which is already a transportation dead zone, by so totally changing the B13 and moving it off Gates. That was how I got from Forest to the L train as it doesn?t make sense to walk to the M. Why do you hate north Ridgewood so much? Is anything the B13 should continue past Dekalb at least to Jefferson! Please reconsider. The b13 on Gates is a popular line. I live in front of the Gates/Grandview stop and use it multiple times a week.
12/13/23 — Regarding the proposed schedule changes to the Q72 weekday service, specifically the AM Peak times, I don't think it makes sense to reduce the frequency of service during this time block. The proposed change is slight, but I believe it is a step in the wrong direction. Taking this bus in the morning is already extremely unpleasant. It runs inconsistently and bus drivers frequently have to bypass southbound stops on the way to Roosevelt Avenue because of overcrowding - the bus is completely packed between 8 and 9 am, to the point where a sudden stop would be very dangerous. I support increasing the spacing of stops to improve speed, but that will not solve the issue of overcrowding on this line.
12/16/23 — I live in Oakland Gardens and commute often to Manhattan via the LIRR. The closest station is Bayside, however, is it very difficult to get to this station without a car. It would be very convenient if a bus ran down Bell Blvd to bring people from Oakland Gardens (and surrounding neighborhoods) to Bayside/the Bell Blvd area without needing a car.
12/27/23 — The final plan has still doesn't have an option for a late-night bus on Springfield Blvd. I commute home on the LIRR and get off at Queens Village, the Q27 will only get me as far as Francis Lewis Blvd. I need to go to 193 Street. The Q 77 has stopped running at this point. The original plan had a bus that went all the way down Springfield Blvd to at least Merrick and it continued AFTER the Q 77 had ended. Why is the Springfield Blvd corridor not properly served? It would have been so nice to get off the LIRR and catch 1 bus. Also, there is no way to get down Springfield Blvd if I take the LIRR to Laurelton at night. The Q85 goes toward Rochdale and the people who need Springfield Blvd are not served.
12/17/23 — Transfer from Union Turnpike on the (E) and (F) to q10 bus
1/9/24 — It ain?t broke, don?t fix it. All flipping the 12&13 will do is confuse people.
12/13/23 — Love the new route B53. Maintaining Blissville LICs access to Sunnyside via Greenpoint Avenue is essential. It's our lifeline to services and shopping. Thank you for hearing us and making this change. Again. We love the B53 route. Thank you
12/31/23 — This plan just undercuts the existing route and doesn?t help anyone. I live by Q47 route in East Elmhurst, rather than increase service during rush hours you have removed stops and made it more inaccessible for the residents around. Rather than having a long route from the major traffic area, you should have made two different routes rather than get clogged at Roosevelt. You can merge Q33 and Q47 to serve to serve East Elmhurst better.
12/12/23 — Please reconsider which stops are eliminated for the Q30/Q75 on Horace Harding Expressway. The stop at Bell Blvd in both directions is to be removed, but it should be kept as it has an overpass, making it easily accessible for people on both sides of the highway. Also, since the proposed Q30 is weekdays, Utopia Pkwy will lose service during evenings on weekends, as the Q31 ends at 9pm Saturdays and 8pm Sundays.
12/20/23 — Briarwood is an odd place for the Q75 to terminate and it duplicates many other routes. Could the Q75 be moved to Forest Hills or Kew Gardens?
12/20/23 — Could Q26 buses be extended to QCC or Oakland Gardens where the pre 2010 Q75 ended? I live in Oakland Gardens and have a 10-15 minute walk to the Q27 and would be more than willing to take a slower Q26 bus if it was closer to my house.
12/20/23 — There are a couple of routes where the local route does not run all day but the rush route does. For example, the Q26 only runs from College Point to Flushing at night, while the Q27 runs all night. Also, the Q83 runs 24/7, while the Q42 is weekdays only. Will the rush routes make all stops to fill these gaps? If not, there will be a loss of service to those who live in the rush zone.
1/9/24 — The Q88 needs more service on evenings and weekends. Buses are always full during these times because of mall traffic and service could run more frequently. Also, the Q88 should run during late nights to preserve east-west connections in northeast Queens.
1/16/24 — The Kissena Blvd/Main Street southbound stop on the Q17/Q25/Q26/Q27/Q65 should be kept, as it consistently has heavy usage (at least 5-10 people) for every trip regardless of the time of the day. Also, on the Queens bus map, the rush section for rush routes should be clearly marked, with the stops in the rush portion shown similar to limited bus stops in the current Queens bus map.
1/19/24 — The Q83 should not be a rush route. The rush portion is short and does not save much time. There is no local route during evenings, weekends, and late nights, as the Q42 ends at 8pm weekdays and doesn't run weekends. I liked the Q78 idea from the last plan and think it should be brought back. Many people transfer from the Q27 to the Q31 at Bell Blvd/48 Avenue, so the route would be well used. I think the Q73 from the last draft could be combined with the Q75 from this draft to make a more useful route. The Q75 could run down Horace Harding from Little Neck to Kissena Blvd or Main Street then take Jewel Avenue to Forest Hills 71st Avenue, acting as an express variant of the Q64. The rush portion from 188 Street/Horace Harding to the subway station in Forest Hills. Currently I take the 7 train to the Q27 because the R and Q88 are both unreliable during evenings and weekends, but I would consider taking the Q75 if it existed in this form.
12/12/23 — There needs to be Cross Queens and more interborough connections. A Springfiled Blvd crosstown and a Far Rockaway-Sheepshead Bay route in particular.
12/12/23 — The Q1 Eastbound stop at Braddock and 224th Street should be eliminated so that the Braddock/92nd Ave stop can be kept. This stop is not in the middle of a pedestrian island, so it is safer.
12/12/23 — The Q86 should not go via Brookville/Francis Lewis in the southbound direction as traffic often clogs up in that portion of roadway. Southbound buses should run straight down Brookville Blvd to Sunrise Highway and turn left there.
12/12/23 — The Q113 should be maintained. The 114 route meanders too much
1/31/24 — Extend the Q51 to Brooklyn gateway. Extend the Q52 to Flushing main st. Make Q9 run along van wyck exp starting from Atlantic av.
12/20/23 — I support dedicated bus lanes and busways for Queens bus riders.
12/22/23 — It would be nice to have a bus connecting the South Bronx (like Mott Haven) to Laguardia airport, with additional stops in Queens. I don't know if there is already a bus that goes from Queens to the Bronx over the triborough bridge, but that would be nice to have.
1/7/24 — What a great shame that the Q 101 will not be going into Manhattan, not only adding inconvenience but also adding the expense of an additional transfer!
12/13/23 — The Q15 needs to run more frequently than every 15 minutes. It is a very popular line and is often extremely crowded, and not just at rush hour. It is often extremely crowded on weekends as well. This is the main way for people in Whitestone to connect with the rest of the borough and city and it needs to be stronger. On that note, there should be another line that connects Whitestone with other parts of NEQ. One shouldn?t have to drive to get to Bayside, but it?s the only option since the bus takes an hour. It?s not right or fair.
12/13/23 — I don't think the Q5 should end at Merrick Blvd/233 St, the creation of two new routes to Green Acres mall will just add confusion to an already crowded bus corridor.
1/2/24 — Please do not change the Q 76 route in whitestone. I have difficulty walking and if you move the stops it will cause me a lot of distress..
1/25/24 — The q76 bus stops on cross Island Parkway and Clintonville street are necessary for people like me to get to and from work. Cannot walk to any stops if you move or remove them. Please help us handicapped riders
12/12/23 — Need to educate passenger about road safety . New migrant flux and lack of education causes long confusion and chaos for both bus operators and passengers . Can invite students or new employees as traffic volunteers . Any agency can provide some trained my in association with NYPD . MTA can use these programmes as bonus for internal employee promotions ( especially bus and train staff) there are many options available
12/13/23 — I've reviewed the proposed Q39 bus route and discovered that the present Westbound bus stop by my workplace (Thomson Ave and 30th Street) has been eliminated. I work at a non-profit that employs approximately 400 people. Our workday runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are several disabled people who rely on this bus stop to connect them to buses and accessible subways on their daily commute. The removal of this stop will require all staff to travel several hundred feet to another bus stop (Thomson Avenue and 31st St.). Has the number of riders getting on and off the bus at these two stops been evaluated when the efficiency was reviewed? Both of these stops also serve the students and staff at LaGuardia Community College. It seems unlikely that the frequency of use of these stops was evaluated when the decision was made to eliminate one of the two stops. Both stops on Thomson Avenue are essential and frequently used by people who need to connect to and from the buses and accessible subways that take them between home, work, and school. Reducing stops by eliminating every other stop is meaningless unless the frequency of use of the individual stops is evaluated. This bus travels through an industrial wasteland before stopping twice on Thomson Avenue to deliver and pick up people in this densely occupied short strip of Thomson Avenue. My employer has repeatedly (an unsuccessfully) tried to secure private bus service to and from the accessible subway and centralized bus routes at Court Square and Queens Plaza chiefly to insure that staff have a way to get to and from their connecting routes between work and home. Now the MTA has a plan that will make that commute even more difficult. This is bad form and should be immediately addressed in the proposed Queens bus route plan for the Q39 bus.
12/13/23 — The Q66 should have a stop at Northern Blvd/39th Ave (westbound) and Northern Blvd/Honeywell St (eastbound) so that riders can quickly and easily transfer to the N/W train to/from Astoria instead of having to go to Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza.
12/14/23 — this service is still to be experienced but i have been having a lot of delayed timings/wait time at the bus stop (103 street and roosevelt ave) for north bound buses.
12/14/23 — insightful. well communicated. kudos.
12/13/23 — I would like to propose that the Q44 be extended from the Bronx Zoo to Fordham Plaza, and that the Q50 serve Co-op City during off peak hours.
12/14/23 — I live in 160 street and 25 th drive. My son is taking lirr train from Broadway station to his school in Manhattan. He has to walk over 20 minutes from my home to the Broadway train station. Why there isn't any bus line close to our home to the Broadway station. The closest bus line is q76 on Francis Lewis blvd to Auburndale station and it takes 10 minutes walking from my home to the bus stop and another 5 minutes walk from bus stop to Auburndale station. There should be a bus stop within 5 to 10 minutes walking distance from my house and right next to the train station.
1/31/24 — OVERALL, I LIKE YOUR PLAN I HAVE SUGGESTIONS Q1 SHOULD BE QUEENS HOSPITAL BY 164TH STREET & GRAND CENTRAL TO FLORAL PARK VIA HILLSIDE AVE, BRADDOCK AVE & JERICHO TURNPIKE Q2 SOULD BE JAMAICA CENTER TO BELMONT PARK VIA HILLSIDE AVE, HOLLIS AVE & HEMPSTEAD AVE I FULLY SUPPORT THE PLAN FOR Q3 I WOULD SUPPORT EXTENDING THE Q4 TO ELMONT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9 & Q10 I WOULD HAVE ALL Q11 GO TO HAMILTON & HOWARD BEACH VIA LINDENWOOD I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 & Q18 I WOULD MAKE THE Q19 24/7 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q20 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q22 BUT WOULD EXTEND IT TO CEDARHURST LIKE YOU PLANED IN TE DRAFT PROPOSAL I LIKE YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q23, Q24, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q29, Q30, Q31, Q32 I ESPECIALLY LOVE & AGREE WITH YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q33 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q35 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q36 BUT WOULD MAKE IT 24/7 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q37, Q38, Q39, Q40, Q41 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q42 TO JAMAICA HOSPITAL & MAKE IT A 24/7 ROUTE I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q43 BUT I WOULD SUPPORT EXTENDING THE Q43 TO LIJ VIA HILLSIDE AVE & LAKEVILLE ROAD I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q44 SBS, THE NEW Q45, THE Q46, Q47, Q48 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q49 TO 108TH STREET THE Q50 SHOULD GO TO ALL AIRLINE TERMINALS IN LGA AIRPORT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q51, Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q54 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q55 FROM RICHMOND HILL TO JAMAICA LIRR I SUPPORT THE Q56 I PERFER YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q58 IN YOUR DRAFT PROPOSAL I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q59, Q60 THE Q61 SHOULD BE ALL DAY EVERY DAY I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q62, Q63, Q64, Q65, Q66, Q67, Q68, Q69 THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE Q70 WOULD BE TO SERVE ALL AIRLINE TERMINALS IN LGA AIRPORT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q72 & Q75 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q76, THE ONLY CHANGE I SUGGEST IS THE Q76 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT I SUPPORT THE Q77 BUT THE Q77 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q82, Q83 & Q84 THE Q85 SHOULD TERMINATE @ THE ROSEDALE LIRR STATION & I AGREE WITH THE Q85 OPERATING 24/7 I SUPPORT THE Q86 & Q87 THE Q88 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY DAY I SUPPORT THE Q98 & Q101 THE Q103 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY DAY I SUPPORT THE Q104, Q105, Q110, Q111 I SUPPORT THE Q112 & THE Q112 SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THE Q114, Q115 I SUPPORT THE B53 & SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THE B57 & IS SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THR B62 I SUPPORT ALL OF YOUR PROPOSALS FOR THE EXPRESS BUS ROUTES
1/3/24 — Stop messing with the buses I take everyday and do something about the constant fare beating on the queens bus routes.
12/17/23 — The proposed final plan design for the Queens Bus Network looks great. I believe areas of constant congestion will be at ease. When dependable bus routes are given new bus lines or alternative bus routes; preferably routes that focus on primary roads instead of secondary roads, such as the new route for the Q23. I really like how efficient and direct newer routes will be. For example the Q98 bus route will dramatically decrease the amount of time it normally would take to get to the Queens Mall Area. Also, the elimination of excess bus stops in between frequented bus stops will help ease the bus wait time as well as the overall travel time. I look forward to these changes. This is coming from someone who uses public transportation daily, especially MTA Bus.
12/20/23 — I see the new Q10 route profile is scaled back from the original proposal. I thought the longer profile, that included stops on Queens Boulevard and down Jewel Avenue would have been convenient for many users. I hope the final plan considers restoring the originally proposed, longer route. I'd be curious to hear why it was scaled back.
12/13/23 — I and the citizens of South Ozone Park are in opposition for the removal of the south bound JFK Q10 bus stop that was located at Sutter Avenue and South Ozone Park. MTA has inconvenienced and put our lives in danger because they have removed that stop. Old and disable citizens now have to struggle are in stressed because of this unfair decision made by MTA, which is now forcing residents to walk an unacceptable distance in the dark and cold weather to access public transportation. Not only is MTA decision causing stress and endangering residents, but it is causing exhaustion and its making residents to feel overwhelmed having to walk very far. MTA transportation should be accessible to all, but now it is NOT because old and disabled residents have to struggle and drag every day to walk an avenue down and an additional distance from their homes to reach the bus. Is this fair for our residents? If our MTA decision makers had only the MTA bus to commute and their distance was lengthen because of unfair decisions, would they have been able to have a normal life? MTA decision has affected the everyday lives of all our citizens. MTA should not do onto others what they would not like for themselves. They should know that walking this far distance is unacceptable and exhausting for old, disabled, and young residents because this distance is not short as other bus stops. It's way farther. Please stop the nonesense and put the bus stop back. There will be petition that will show the need of the people to replace this Q10 bus stop.
12/18/23 — The removal of the Q10 bus stop on 130st and sutter avenue has inconvenienved my life and cause great strain on me having to walk so far to get the next bus. It is unfair for old people who has foot problems to have to struggle and walk 58o ft to another bus stop. This is unfair and unacceptable!!
12/19/23 — The struggle is exhausting everyday to walk to access the Q10 bus one avenue down. Most time it takes me 35 minutes to walk to this bus and by the time I'm waiting on the traffic lights to change, so that I can cross Rockaway Blvd to get the bus, the drivers drive off and I miss the bus. This is injustice that MTA has done to us residence. Also the results MTA has aquired false information about the bus ridermanship at 130 St and Sutter Avenue. That was one of the busiest stops, but since MTA removed that stop residents no longer stand there. MTA has really inconvenienced residents and stress their lives out forcing residents to walk so far!
12/12/23 — The Q86 should not go via Brookville/Francis Lewis in the southbound direction as traffic often clogs up in that portion of roadway. Southbound buses should run straight down Brookville Blvd to Sunrise Highway and turn left there.
12/12/23 — Why can't you keep the Q34 Bus service because it's a strong helper of the Q25 if anybody wants to go to Flushing, Kissena Blvd, and Jamaica? Can't you improve the Q34 service and vice-versa, make it a fully local route or something like that if you're making the Q25 a LIMITED route? I've seen a lot of Q34 operators helping the passengers while waiting for the Q25(or Q34) for either Northbound/Southbound in Queens.
12/12/23 — The Q1 Eastbound stop at Braddock and 224th Street should be eliminated so that the Braddock/92nd Ave stop can be kept. This stop is not in the middle of a pedestrian island, so it is safer.
12/12/23 — Q43 weekend am peak/mid-day/pm peak/headways should be at least 10 min of Saturday/Sunday
12/12/23 — SCRAP THIS PLAN. IT STINKS. THE DRAFT WAS BETTER.
12/12/23 — I would like for the Q44 SBS to be extended to Fordham Plaza. It would provide an alternative service to the Metro-North from Queens on a single bus route. Also, it?ll be a faster alternative to Fordham from Parkchester for Fordham University students and frequent shoppers in the area. The frequency needs to be increased to 5 minutes throughout the whole weekday and every 7 minutes over the weekend. That bus route is consistently crowded due to the inconsistency of the service.
12/11/23 — Full support for proposed B55 XT route to JFK airport
12/14/23 — On the Q54 line going west, it is a bad idea to remove the Woodhaven boulevard and Alderton st. stop. The Woodhaven and Metropolitan avenue stop will get more congested. It is near homes and also causes us home owners to get tickets from sanitation because of peoples trash. They also recently added a traffic light near Metropolitan avenue and Aubrey ave., so the Q54 stop near there backs up traffic.
12/13/23 — I am wholly against the B13 redesign proposal . I take the the bus to and from work every day living in Glendale , taking the B13 at Cooper and 65th is a godsend. If I had to take the subway it would add almost 40 minutes to my commute each way and have to take 3 subways one of which id have to walk out of the station to another to make the transfer in East NY. I implore that this proposal be revised to keep the original route
12/27/23 — This new B55 SBS will provide a much-needed connection between Southwest Queens and Brooklyn, eliminating the need to travel through Manhattan. It will especially be helpful for travel to Brooklyn College.
12/15/23 — The B26 in Brooklyn is supposed to come at a frequency of 10-20 min during peak hours. I haven?t taken it in a month although I try every single day, the wait time EVERY DAY has been anywhere from 30-55 minutes. I?m talking 7-8AM and 5-6PM. This bus line is by far the worst I?ve used in the entire city.
1/30/24 — B13: This rerouting would supposedly provide desired access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, however, there are multiple problems with this plan. ? First, this idea was proposed by bicycle activists, not bus commuters. ? It eliminates bus service for Liberty Park. ? Highland Blvd prohibits all but passenger cars and may not be safe for regular bus traffic. ? There are speed humps on Highland Blvd. These are prohibited along bus routes. It would be a bad idea to remove them. ? There is no room along Vermont Place for the bus to pull over. Installing a stop here would either require a costly redesign with destruction of parkland or have the bus come to a dead stop in the middle of the road backing up traffic. A better option to provide bus service to the reservoir might be to leave the route along Cypress Hills Street and add a bus stop south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway to eliminate pedestrians crossing over the highway. It?s a 5-minute walk from there to the reservoir?s northern entrance. B38: The MTA claims that the discontinued Metro Ave branch of the B38 would be ?served? by the two other bus lines that it currently connects with. The B38 provides more frequent service than the B57 does to western Maspeth residents. The Q54 along Metro Ave and the B57 along Flushing Ave will not be rerouted to cover parts of this route should this proposed change take effect. This branch serves the Linden Hill section of the area, so named because it?s on a giant hill ? one that?s difficult to ascend. It also serves hundreds of students at Grover Cleveland High School as well as visitors to Grover Cleveland Park and Linden Hill Cemetery. Eliminating this segment is just a bad idea. We hope that the MTA continues to hear the community and that this process ends in a more efficient and reliable system for those who rely on MTA bus service. Thank you.
1/9/24 — I live in Ozone Park Queens and take the BM5 on Crossbay & Pitkin Ave. While I do not see redesign for the route (which is fine, as I like the route). However I would like to raise that the frequency of this bus is very poor. In the morning I have only 3 scheduled buses (5:48am, 6:22am and 6:52am) in order to get to work on time. The bus is late daily, always packed and in some instances there are riders that have to stand as the bus approaches the Long Island Expressway. I feel the MTA should disperse more buses on this line to alleviate the congestion.
12/12/23 — Hello, I have been looking into our recent Queens Bus Network Redesign Final and looked more into this route. I really think it is a good idea merging the existing B35 LTD route and the B15 route with a more efficient SBS service. However, I still don't think it is a great idea letting it run along the New Lots Avenue corridor. Considering that the B55 would need to be long in length just like the existing B35 LTD, I think it would be much better for it to serve Linden Blvd between Church Avenue and JFK Airport. With the bus being dedicated to Linden Blvd, it allows for a couple of things, giving local B35 and B15 busses the right of way instead of diminishing their service to enhance B55 service. This would also eliminate a difficult turn at the intersection of East 98 St and Church Avenue which currently causes buildup of traffic, time consumed as well as potientally holding up B15 busses that continue along East 98 St. B55 buses will be much more able to make a turn at the intersection between Church Avenue and Linden Blvd due to designated traffic light as well as a designated lane to turn that the B8 currently does along its route. With the B55 predominantly on Linden Blvd, it eliminates a common holdup in traffic approaching the New Lots Avenue L Train station. I understand that this plan would eliminate the direction connection between the New Lots Avenue 3 Train station and their riders for JFK Airport. To solve that issue, we can also consider one of the projects discussed in the capital plan where we extend the 3 Train to Spring Creek but without even doing all that and utilizing our existing Linden Yard and possibly expanding the yard and also turning some of the yard into a station similar to the 3 trains' other terminus in Lenox Terminal, we can solve those issues as well. Overall, I feel that the B55 will prosper if begins its Linden Blvd route a lot earlier while also introducing better transfers to other bus routes like the B13, B14, B20, the newly proposed B76, B83 and can also be seen as a common transfer route for passengers coming from Spring Creek and their bus routes. Thank you for your time and listening.
1/20/24 — Q59 reroute will eliminate service from East Williamsburg to Williamsburg proper and vice-versa that currently allows for quick, door-to-door hyper-local transport without the long walk to the bus plaza or L train.
12/14/23 — Looking at the Queens Bus Redesign, I cannot find the B32.
1/5/24 — Please do not get rid of half of the service of the B20. It is not an improvement for commuters if they have to go from one bus to having to take multiple buses/subway trains.
1/20/24 — I don?t like how the Q51 will go to Rockaway Blvd instead of gateway mall, I also don?t like the B5 will go via the B6 route, there should be a B114 SBS route that will go to gateway mall to downtown Brooklyn, this is a faster connection to the city, and since the Q8 won?t go to gateway mall anymore, you guys should make the Q112 to gateway mall since the Q8 will go to new lots avenue station, and a route that would be called Q109 that will go to Gateway mall to the Rockaways so people from gateway mall can go to the beach, and a new route called the B23/LTD that will go to gateway mall to Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center
12/12/23 — YES to b13 reroute! Yes yes yes! We here in cypress hills would love a better connection to ridgewood and bushwick and bus access would alleviate some of the awful parking situation at the reservoir. It would increase park access, attendance, and therefore safety in the long run. So many people support the reroute around here it is crazy. The current b13 only seems to serve dead people lol. Yes!
1/30/24 — The b13 route redesign will affect me a lot because there ir not other bus next to my location and now im with the new design i have to a lot more because the bus its not going to pass next to cooper ave and cypress hill st. There it?s no more options for me in that area.
12/14/23 — I live in the Gateway Center Mall area with a couple of concerns after looking at the new December 2023 revision of the Queens Bus Redesign. First, the original Q51 route from the Brooklyn Bus Redesign plan from 2022 had the route run from Gateway Center to Cambria Heights. From the December 2023 Queens Final Plan, the Q51 has been shortened, now running from Rockaway Blvd to Cambria Heights. Why was the connection to Gateway Center removed? It can run to Gateway Center while still having a connection to the Rockaway Blvd A train station. With the Q8 bus also removed, there appears to be no way to get to the east from Gateway Mall. Riding the B13 bus all the way north to the J train is inefficient, as the J train has bad frequencies and that B13 bus ride is long enough. The Q51 looks wise would be a much faster ride to get to the east from Gateway Mall, running along Belt Parkway for over a mile. Additionally, it would be able to use the existing bus lanes on Cross Bay Blvd that the Q52 and Q53 Select Bus Services use already. The Q51 only has 15 stops from Gateway Center to Cambria Heights, which gives it an impressive average 3,000-foot distance between stops. Riders in the Cambria Heights area have the Q4 as well, and it has been upgraded to a "Rush" route, being able to get to the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station and the Rockaway Blvd station with the Q51. Next, I'd like to address the B5 route, which is just a B6 to Gateway Mall. The issue with this: there are three different variants of the B6 route, which just is strange. Why can't there be just one or two routes? The B6 local oddly ends at Canarsie station, which already bothered me. I know the B103 has been proposed to run to New Lots Av station, but that's only for the connection to Canarsie and doesn't help Gateway residents. I think the B82 bus should run to Gateway Mall. It can easily get there by following the existing B83 path, and if needed, the B83 can be shorted to Seaview, the B82 SBS's terminal. This is a much better attempt at a crosstown line, running on Belt Pkwy straight to Pennsylvania Av with minimal stops, and also going to Canarsie station. On the other hand, the B5 loops around going via Erskine St and running via Flatlands. I can walk from the Gateway Center/Gateway Dr terminal to Cozine Av/Jerome and beat the B5 there if we leave simultaneously. B6 LTD should run to New Lots, and the B103 can serve Flatlands and end at Fountain, by the depot it uses. Thank you.
12/13/23 — The rerouting of B62 makes no sense. The bus connects Greenpoint with Queens Plaza, which is a major connection point for us.
12/13/23 — Good day, I am submitting a comment in regards to the B13 proposal plan. I understand that the new proposal will completely scrap the bus routes alongside Glendale entirely. As a lifelong resident of Glendale for 35 years, this proposal will not be good for the Ridgewood/Glendale residents at all. There are many people here that rely on this bus. The only other bus we have to get to a train station is the Q55. Sometimes, we take the B13 if we miss the Q55 or if the Q55 is not coming at all. If we don?t have the B13, residents would either have to take an uber/lyft to the train station or walk to the M station and many residents do not have the capabilities nor the funds for this alternative arrangement. I am satisfied with the B13 the way it is and so are many of the Glendale/Ridgewood residents that live here. Removing it would be detriment to the people who live here who are already living here with limited transportation options. Please reconsider this proposal and think about the residents who are already satisfied with the B13. Thank you. Tinamarie Amore
12/14/23 — For the Manhattan-bound QM17 bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, which would be right in front of the Rockaway YMCA bulidng. For the Far Rockaway-bound bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on the Stop & Shop corner. These two stops would service the people in The Dunes community, giving us stops that are much closer to our homes. Please add these two stops. It would make a real improvement in our commutes. Thank you! Eunice Martinez, 917 880 8435
12/14/23 — Customer states that she is looking at page 146 - 147 of Queens Bus Network Re-Design Proposed Final Plan. Customer state that it is proposed to have the bus stop at northbound and southbound bus stop for the Q20 removed. Northbound bus stop is Main St/Cherry and southbound is Main St/Blossom Ave and she would like the bus stops to remain the same. Customer states that her commute is already long and without these bus stop, the commute would be longer.
12/18/23 — Customer states that he would like to have more buses on the Q88 route.
12/20/23 — customer states that MTA should extend the hours of service on Q88 bus route until 1:00AM 7 days a week towards Queens Center Mall. there's some passengers need this service due to those coming to and from work. customer does not want to leave contact information.
1/29/24 — I'm writing to inquire how to pursue changing the current express bus service in the Rockaways. Currently, the QM16/17's last run from midtown during the week is 6:40pm and 70pm respectively, and the QM15's last weekday run is at 11:15pm. Additionally, the QM15 has a Saturday run throughout the day and Rockaway has nothing. This seems awfully unfair to those of us who live on the peninsula, especially with the knowledge that all of those MTA buses terminate in Rockaway. Please let me know if and how our express bus service can be improved, as well as the proper agencies to contact to do this.
1/29/24 — The Q8 has a very long route, why is there no Q8 limited service? That?s my suggestion. Faster service, less congestion/traffic with a limited bus. Currently, it takes an hour or more from the first to last stop.
1/29/24 — This is a suggestion to extend the existing Q64 line up Jewel Ave till Utopia Pkway or even up to 188th Street. The Q64 line is already pretty short and extending it would really be helpful to shoppers at the Fresh Meadows Shopping area and for students at Francis Lewis High School.
12/15/23 — Just heard QM3 express bus will be discontinued. I depend on the bus to get to work. Express bus is crowded in the mornings and should NOT be cut. The QM3 evening bus route on local streets causes low ridership. The bus needs to take a faster route.
12/14/23 — As a born, raised , and currently living Queens resident who take this route everyday! I find it unfair, an inconvenience and ridiculous that my tax dollars as a New York State resident goes to the MTA and adequate service is not provided on this route. I understand and aware that not that many commuters take that route after 8:00 pm ; however commuters who are required to take that route to go home or to their destination are at a disadvantage due to the services on this route ending early. I know this is a far-fetched request, but is it possible this route could be 24 hours?
12/14/23 — For the Manhattan-bound QM17 bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, which would be right in front of the Rockaway YMCA bulidng. For the Far Rockaway-bound bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on the Stop & Shop corner. These two stops would service the people in The Dunes community, giving us stops that are much closer to our homes. Please add these two stops. It would make a real improvement in our commutes. Thank you! Eunice Martinez, 917 880 8435
12/16/23 — Q2 8805 why is the Thanksgiving parade info still up on the digital screens and not the Queens bus redesign information At 3:25 PM Good afternoon, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will forward this to our teams. ^RS At 3:39 PM
1/29/24 — Executive Letter
Against discontinuation of Q11 service through Centerville in Queens
1/30/24 — Executive Letter
Queens Stakeholders - Proposed Final Plan
1/26/24 — B55 BUS ROUTE (SUGGESTION) PROPOSAL. Please forward the PDF attachment to the Queens & Brooklyn Bus Network Bus Redesign Plan Teams.
1/9/24 — I want to suggest that there should be a queens Manhattan express bus route on crossbay blvd in ozone park. I think it would be very convenient for people, and for folks who don?t want to take the train and prefer to take the bus, it would give them an option to take a downtown express bus to work. The only downtown queens Manhattan express buses so far are not in ozone park, and unless someone got driven to the stops or lived near the stops, the only other option to get to downtown Manhattan in ozone park is the A train, or a midtown bus to Manhattan and then transfer. Lots of people who work in downtown Manhattan live in ozone park, so if there was a downtown express bus on crossbay, it would give folks another option in case the A train wasn?t running, or one of the other downtown express buses weren?t running
1/26/24 — customers making suggestions on how the bus should operate.
1/24/24 — Hello, This request is for an express bus in Ditmars Astoria area. I used to reside in Middle Village and took the QM24 almost every day for 10 years. I now live in Astoria and would like to make a request for an express bus route along ditmars blvd that goes to midtown Manhattan. The subway is not always a reliable and safe choice. Astorian residents would be willing to pay the additional fee for a safe and reliable option like an express bus. Shoutout to the express bus QM24! Please consider adding one in Astoria, I am happy to chat on the matter as I feel passionately on this!
12/15/23 — Now that the next draft of the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan is out, it should have the spotlight within MTA's own spaces. It should be a featured project on the front page of MTA.info to make it easier to find, since people are eager to see your proposed changes. It should also be broadcast on the displays installed in newer city buses, directly reaching the target audience: bus riders.
1/9/24 — Hardcopy Letter - Q6 Bus
1/26/24 — Hardcopy Letter - suggestion on buses Plannification
2/20/24 — Regarding q67 westbound. Please KEEP the Borden Av/43 st stop. Do NOT remove. I use everyday. There is no closer bus line to me. Thank you.
2/18/24 — The change removing the local q10s extension down Rockaway and 130th st is not only inconsiderate of the south ozone community but further ostracizes those living past the belt parkway. Suggesting we take the rerouted Q37 which is a longer route with a random stop in the casino is outrageous especially considering the Q37 doesn?t run 60ft busses and is constantly full. Extending the route means even more crowded busses and a longer route to the train from an already transit desolate area. Considering there is a large population of older people in the affected areas I don?t think rerouting already crowded busses is the right move. Also Rockaway is a vital avenue to the area and removing the q10 from Rockaway and forcing citizens to walk to 135th for the crowded q37 makes no sense because Rockaway is in the centre of south ozone meanwhile 135th is much farther south and there are almost no lights between the two avenues. Making not only inconvenient but dangerous for citizens at night.
2/18/24 — The change removing the local q10s extension down Rockaway and 130th st is not only inconsiderate of the south ozone community but further ostracizes those living past the belt parkway. Suggesting we take the rerouted Q37 which is a longer route with a random stop in the casino is outrageous especially considering the Q37 doesn?t run 60ft busses and is constantly full. Extending the route means even more crowded busses and a longer route to the train from an already transit desolate area. Considering there is a large population of older people in the affected areas I don?t think rerouting already crowded busses is the right move. Also Rockaway is a vital avenue to the area and removing the q10 from Rockaway and forcing citizens to walk to 135th for the crowded q37 makes no sense because Rockaway is in the centre of south ozone meanwhile 135th is much farther south and there are almost no lights between the two avenues. Making not only inconvenient but dangerous for citizens at night.
2/29/24 — Hola buenas me gustaría dar mi opinión sobre la decisiones por eliminar la ruta del Q10 Rockaway/ vía 130st. NO ESTOY DE ACUERDO. Sobre este cambio porque me parece que es algo demasiado injusto, muchos de nosotros ocupamos este bus para transportarnos para ir a trabajar para dejar los niños en la escuela, para podernos mover de un lugar para otro. Me gustaría dejar una queja sobre esta injusticia. NO SE DEBERÍA DE HACER ESTE CAMBIO
2/29/24 — The proposed Q68 Elmhurst-bound bus stop at the intersection of 53 Av and 48 St is in a terrible location! Proposing buses exit the highway, merge into the right curbside lane, and make a left turn turn onto 48 St is dangerous. Left turns should be made from the left side of the roadway to avoid conflicts with thru and right turning traffic. The stop should be moved from the near side to the far side of the intersection or eliminated entirely for safety.
2/20/24 — i work at the airport you pricks, stop making my job so fucking hard
2/6/24 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please reroute Q75 from Horace Harding Expwy and 188 St to 230th St and then 73 Av. Horace Harding Expwy already has Q30 and 188 St already has Q17, no need so many bus routes and no buses on Oakland Garden and we have buses before 2010! Or extend Q30 from QCC to 230th St / 69th Av, or Q27 via 230th St / 69th Av and then come back to Springfield Blvd.
2/8/24 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please extend Q26 to Oakland Gardens and just add a few stop and the length is just 2 miles only. Please do that, thank you.
2/8/24 — Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops: 73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd 73 Av / 210 St 73 Av / Bell Blvd 73 Av / Springfield Blvd 69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd 230 St / 69 Av
2/27/24 — Do not remove the local Q10! In my area alone there are 3 elementary and middle schools with local Q10 stops right across the street. Countless people take the local Q10 to work and school every day. My family has been in the neighborhood for fifty years and I am the first to go to college; I take the Q10 local to class every day and I definitely can?t walk from my house to Kew Gardens! If the Q10 local is gone people will have to walk down the back roads in the dark to and from the Q37 stop instead of standing at the stop on the well-lit main streets. Plus, the Q37 as it is CANNOT support that many people. It can barely support its current riders which are about half as many people as the local Q10 does.
2/2/24 — I'm very concerned about the propped changes to the Q31 bus route. I live by Bayside High School and this is the only bus I have to take- me and several other people use this bus via Bell Blvd- 35th Ave and Corporal Kennedy Street. Please have consideration to those who depend on this bus to take them to their destination every day Thank you
2/24/24 — This change is a total income. An extra fare is going to be needed Q9 to the Q7 then another fare will be needed for the A and E train
2/19/24 — This change of the q10 is very unfair for me and friends as well as many children taking this bus
2/7/24 — The current Q58 buses work inefficiently for the public. Please implement this proposed change as soon as possible.
2/24/24 — The Q10 is an important route to the area of South Ozone Park, many riders need the Q10 local and limited bus to go to and from JFK Airport, we are very fortunate to have 60 ft buses on that route. Eliminating the Q10 local and making it limited route would be a bad idea and force overcrowding. The Q10 is fine the way it is, the only thing I would suggest is add more Q10 limited service throughout the night, because sometimes riders would have to wait a while and it could be cold and they would like to get home fast. Other than that keep the Q10 local and limited buses because the bus route is fine the way it is.
2/26/24 — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE Q10 STOP FROM ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH IT IS UNFAIR TO THE COMMUNITY AND IS INCONSIDERATE AND APPALLING
2/21/24 — Please keep the Eastbound : Union Tpke/256th street & Westbound: Union Tpke/255th street. It is in front of the Library and three blocks from two schools. I use it for work. I work at the Library.
2/6/24 — A couple of improvements need to be made: - The Q10 and Q64 should be combined into one bus route running between Electchester and JFK Airport - The Q22 and Q35 should be combined into one bus route running between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn - The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to East New York in Brooklyn - The Q52 should run between Woodside and Far Rockaway - Overnight and weekend Q110 service should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck - The QM6 should make all QM5 stops in Manhattan and west of 188 St/Union Tpke in Queens - The QM36 should make all QM35 stops in Manhattan and west of 188 St/Union Tpke in Queens - The QM5 and QM6 should make all QM18 stops in Manhattan and west of Union Tpke/Queens Blvd in Queens during off-peak hours
2/20/24 — I have a close friend that takes the Q20A/B every day to commute and their stop is Main St/76th Ave and by removing this local stop it puts a great inconvenience. Also, an express bus is already available that doesn?t have this stop. So it seems counterproductive to remove the local stops for this bus line.
2/21/24 — I live on 135th Street, and I take the Q10 bus to get to work in the airport. With this proposed redesign plan, I would now have to walk to Lefferts Blvd and take the Q10 to the Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain and take a second bus to actually enter the airport. I would suggest minimizing the number of tandem buses for the Q10 local route, as there are usually less people taking that route, and possibly changing the schedule to minimizing the amount of buses running outside of peak hours.
2/21/24 — This is such an inconsiderate action taken by the MTA that affects everyone just for the q10 to run at a faster pace. I am completely against this really hope this does not take place
2/24/24 — For the Westbound Q67, please KEEP the BORDEN AV/43 ST stop. Do not remove. I use this stop daily. This is the only stop within a block for residents between 50th ave and Borden ave on 42nd street AND 43rd street in Sunnyside. The other stops (borden av/45 ST and borden av/39 PL) are each 3 blocks away from me.
2/5/24 — The 101 is essential for transportation to Manhattan. I have leg issues and unable to take the train as much with all the stairs. The 101 drops not only me, but many others to Manhattan. If you deny this it is an atrocious neglect for those with disabilities and the elderly. Why fix a route which works very well...who did this redesign must not be a Mew Yorker
2/26/24 — This plan will be a huge inconvenience for our community. What will happen to those of us that need to take the Q10 to get home after the train ? Pay for an Uber every night ? That will not work for me or the community. This plan must not move forward.
2/1/24 — Extend the Q46 further into union turnpike to Jamaica Ave and woodhaven Blvd for better connections Extend the Q39, Q7 into Jamaica av and hemlock st for better connection. Extend the q29 to Jamaica av 85th station via Forest parkway for better subway connection
2/21/24 — I think it would be unfair for this redesign initiative of the Q10 bus to be approve because of the effect it will have on the working people of the South Ozone Park community. The Q10 from the 130th bus stops is already the easiest route to take to get to the A train at Lefferts and Liberty. To change the route where people will be to deal with the Q7, Q9 and Q37 is a burden on most of our pockets. Queens is already a 2 fare zone for most. But to make the travel to the A train at Lefferts a 2 bus travel is just not right and selfish on MTA's part.
2/7/24 — A comment I forgot to make when this plan was in proposal is that I have over 10 friends & family members who regularly take the Q54 bus to the last stop to get to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, I would like to recommended adding a stop on Hillside Avenue for the Q54 to turn on 170th street with a stop on Hillside. Like the Q30 on 169th street, at night it?s dangerous and hard for riders like me to stay in an area like Jamaica Avenue and wait for the Q54 bus for over 20-30 minutes, compared to hillside which is much safer. I hope a last minute improvement could be added which will benefit our community for easier access into the surrounding areas on Metropolitan Avenue & a much safer bus stop as well.
2/21/24 — This route change is not a good idea and I think it would affect the community in a very negative way. Making the stops further between each other makes it a terrible inconvenience and I?m pretty sure no one asked for this at all. The adjustments that need to be made are being ingnored, we have so many other things that should be addressed here and we?re focusing on making it harder to get on the bus?
2/8/24 — Can this bus not take the L.I.E in the evenings as the traffic is very bad and ride most times is over 2 hours, please and thanks.
2/5/24 — I'm not happy with why Q110 buses refuse to stop at Hempstead Ave and 217 St en route to Jamaica-Parsons/Hillside. I'm also not happy with Q110 buses going to 179 St Station. I'm uncomfortable with traffic and grown kids going to school.
2/5/24 — For the bus stop on Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound), please move it closer to the end of the block because it is extremely long and take up too many parking spots.
2/12/24 — I currently travel back and forth between Ridgewood, Queens and Cypress Hills, Brooklyn via the B13 service line, It will no longer come by my home located near 67th Avenue & 60th Street traveling towards Crescent Street & Atlantic Avenue via Cypress Hills Street. My question: will there be any bus routes via Cypress Hills Street through Highland Park connecting the two areas in question or will I have to use the redesigned B13 route?
2/16/24 — I disagree with the proposed plan. I use the Q10 from Sutter and 130 street twice daily to get to the A train. This will be very inconvenient for me if changes are made. I also use this bus to go Kew Gardens. Currently i can hardly afford the bus fare, why would you want to pressure people in this community more than they are being pressured. Kindly reconsider.
2/10/24 — The Bus redesign plan assigned for 130 Street South Ozone Park is unfair and will cause a severe hardship on residents to have accessible and affordable transportation. The residents and I strongly agree that the Q10 bus routes should not be changed on 130st South Ozone Park because if Q9 replaces the Q10 route, citizens can no longer have proper access to A train on Lefferts Blvd, to do their grocery shopping, or to Kew Gardens stop. Secondly, it will take residents 2 fares to go to work, which means they will have to take 2 busses and 2 or more trains to just get work and 2 fares and longer commute time to get home. Thirdly, it will cause a disadvantage for commuters to get to work on time and it will cause a strain to their pockets. MTA needs to target those who do not pay their honest fare when going into the buses and train, NOT CITIZENS who do. MTA also need to target those communities who have bus stops every two streets away, NOT those who have to walk a far avenue away and an additional distance from home to access the Q10 bus. MTA is giving free bus rides to some communities while depriving our community of fair, accessible, and affordable access to public transportation. That is unjust and unfair for us to pay 2 fares or more, and have to take 2 busses and 2 trains just to reach work and vice versa back home on a daily basis. We need the Q10 bus route to remain on 130 St at South Ozone Park because the whole community will be affected and will cause an uproar with the media and newspaper. MTA needs to be fair to all citizens especially towards this community problem. We need fairness in our transportation and political system!
2/21/24 — Status of proposed change to the Q76
2/1/24 — To whom it may concern, I live in Neponsit and work in Far Rockaway. The Q22 from Beach 169 to Mott Avenue is my only way to get to work in a timely manner. I understand that I could transfer from the Q35 to the Q22 at 116 with the new proposed plan. However, I?ve done that a few times and it takes me an extra 30 minutes to get home or to work by that route. Typically, the Q22 is running late and the Q35 is running early or vice versa. Therefore, I have to wait at beach 116 for up to 25 minutes just to transfer. I used to go to school in Rockaway and relied on the Q22. I still see students taking the same route and they shouldn?t have to transfer, increasing their travel time either. The Q22 is essential to the Rockaway community and I ask that you look out for the residents here by reconsidering your proposal.
2/6/24 — I suggest that the new Q115 route end at Francis Lewis/148 Ave instead of mirroring the current Farmers Blvd Q111. It would be a Limited for Rosedale residents as well. Q111 needs another bus along the section of the route after Guy R Brewer/147Ave heading into Rosedale as residents are severely underserved and experience long wait times, especially since the rerouting of Q113 & Q114. The Guy R Brewer to Jamaica section of the route has several buses servicing it so transport there is readily available. Also, for the frequency of the buses on the weekend, I suggest keeping the buses coming every 30 mins, especially on a Saturday so transport is readily available overnight or at least up until midnight.
2/29/24 — Changing our Q10 bus route will have a negative impact on our community, especially for the elderly, the disabled and parents with young children and strollers. Please consider the availability of elevator access for them on the Q10 route at Lefferts Blvd and Liberty Ave. Changing our bus route without ensuring that there are adequate elevator facilities available would make it very difficult for them. Please prioritize the needs of all our community and consider how changing our bus route will impact their access to elevator facilities. Transportation authorities have a duty and a responsibility to ensure that everyone in our community has easy access to elevators.
2/20/24 — It's not fair, I write this in the bus and we go for the 130th rd and we are 13 persons that we go to work for this route
2/4/24 — Please do not move the bus stops for Q76. On Clintonville and Cross Island Parkway. It would be a hardship for people like me when can not walk farther to get to bus. Leave the whitestone stops alone. Thanks
2/28/24 — QM12/42 - This is a complaint/protest on the proposal to remove the 71st Av /Metropolitan stop. There are a number of passengers using this stop and the move will cause tremendous inconvenience. It is also the only stop serving the entire Forest Hills Garden riders. We need and rely on this service which has been in place for years. There are other stops which barely have any passengers so PLEASE REVIEW AND RECONSIDER.
2/15/24 — Hi ..I live on 130-16 130th St. I take the Q10 bus every day to commute to work back and forth. I come in at around 8.30 pm and have to walk from 135 Ave to my home in the dark. Now you are taking away this route. How am I getting to work and home. By removing this route you are putting the community and myself at great hardship and very high cost to commute . I work in midtown ...even if I take the QM18 it will increase my cost to commute double the amount. I find it very unjust that the MTA will even consider this proposal when so many people in my community depend on the Q10 bus to go about there day. I will be at the next meeting and will voice my opinion. The board off decision makers do not live in my community and do not take the bus so you should not be making discission on what is best for my community.
2/2/24 — I would like to argue against the removal of the 76 Ave stop from the Q20A/B as it is a convenient stop for many elderly in that neighborhood who are unable to walk too much. They are not able to advocate for themselves online so I am advocating for them. There is already the Q44 SBS that makes the express stops and I personally take the 20A/B for convenience next to my home. That stop is next to multiple restaurants, convenience stores and banks and I've seen many people get off on this stop in the morning, afternoon and night. Removing that stop will inconvenience alot of people especially elderly who are the most common demographic in that neighborhood.
2/27/24 — I am very disappointed that the Q65 will be discontinued on Bowne. Many people rely on the service on this route and have for over 100 years. Please consider reversing this change.
2/25/24 — The Q10 local bus that runs on Rockaway Blvd is essentially to our community. Many rely on this local Q10 bus service and removing this route would severely impact our commutes. I urge you to please keep the alternative local Q10 bus route. Our community would deeply appreciate it, thank you.
2/20/24 — I would like the q10 bus stop on 130st and rockaway blvd in south ozone park to stay the same. I oppose the redesign, it will be very inconvenient for my self my children my family and other families that live in the neighborhood to commute to and from work and my children to and from school. At the end of the 130 st stop, It is a major stop by the school where children commute to and from. You cannot take away bus route from the children. The school is ps/ms124 osmond church school, students will suffer gravely becaue they depend on that q10 bus transportation, there is no other public transportation. Please do not do away with q10 on 130st rockaway south ozone park. Families depend on the q10 for grocery shopping, doctors appointments and work.
2/28/24 — first, customer wants to make suggestions that MTA should send a supervision to the site located near Sutphin Blvd/Archer Ave that many Q6 bus drivers towards JFK Airport were flagging bus stop on weekdays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. MTA should either have buses space out evenly or add more Q6 local buses. secondly, MTA should add two additional limited bus stops at two different sections on Q6 bus route: add Sutphin Blvd/97th Ave as a new limited stop and also at Sutphin Blvd/120th Ave as a new limited stop.
2/28/24 — Please make Q14 go to Metropolitan Avenue Station so people can take the M train. It?s hard for people to take Q14, then transfer to Q38 for a few stops, then take M. It wastes time and money on the transfer for work.
2/27/24 — But the second bus didn't open its doors - not allowing any boarding. I'm sure there must've been some safety issues or over packed concerns. Wondering if the bus lines Q13 and Q28 needs more buses to service the area.
2/15/24 — I think it a bad idea to stop the q22 going to beach 169street are school kids who take that bus to beach 108 street I feel that the MTA don't care for us if i have to to the doctors or food shopping i depend on the q22 and if the bus is coming from Brooklyn where do I get it and if it is crowded than I have to wait another and if the marine parkway bridge than wont be busses to come and get me ands take me to Brooklyn. Can someone please get back to me
2/19/24 — It's not right removing the q10 bus stop from our community. Now what we have to do . Walk. Bs...
2/17/24 — I disagree with the q10 bus stop proposals
2/28/24 — Customer states Customer is requesting that transit puts a local Q 52 bus . There is a Q 52 select bus that makes express stop in the far rockaway . the Q 52 SBS zoom right by the customers can not pick up the bus the in the neighborhood . Transit created the Q 52 bus for the community. The neighborhood needs a local bus .
2/13/24 — Overnight moves to 48 minutes?!!!! This does not serve the community that is dependent on this bus service to connect to the train. You are forcing us to take expensive car service. Raising fares and reducing service
2/13/24 — Reducing the express bus frequency is cruel. Our neighborhoods depend on the express bus to get to work and to get around. Otherwise, we are taking 2 buses, 2 trains (which you are reducing their frequency as well). All while raising fares. You are not taking into consideration communities that are dependent on this service. Especially, since half the time the busses are not on-time. Shame on you MTA!
2/28/24 — If you change the Q10 route it?ll make traveling way harder for people by The van wyck, the Q10 is my only way to the E train, and it?s the only form of transportation for my sister, my grandmother is disabled and that?s the only bus she?s able to remember route and all, so if you guys re-route the Q10 it?ll make life 10X?s harder than what it is for her and my sister.
2/28/24 — If you change the Q10 route it?ll make traveling way harder for people by The van wyck, the Q10 is my only way to the E train, and it?s the only form of transportation for my sister, my grandmother is disabled and that?s the only bus she?s able to remember route and all, so if you guys re-route the Q10 it?ll make life 10X?s harder than what it is for her and my sister.
2/26/24 — I don?t think the qm68 should skip the Queens Blvd Main Street stop as now that eliminates the option for me to ride this bus.
2/3/24 — On the Q32 bus route to Jackson Heights, the Madison Avenue-34 Street bus stop should be kept because it is a major transfer point between the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M34-SBS bus routes. It would be a major inconvenience to eliminate this stop. Please add back the Madison Avenue-34 Street stop for the Q32. Thank you for your reconsideration.
2/3/24 — The Q47 bus should retain its original routing through Roosevelt Avenue to serve the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the 7 train. It is a major transfer point between the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the 7 train and the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the Q47 bus both in the mornings and evenings. Please reconsider keeping the original routing on the Q47 to continue serving this major transfer stop. Thank you for your reconsideration.
2/27/24 — Customer would like to say that the bus stop that has been removed is making it harder for seniors and individuals with disabilities to get around, it also takes longer to get to your destination. 21st st, 36th ave bus Q69
2/17/24 — Q20 A/B bus stop main stop 76th avenue northbound and southbound. I use this bus stop as my goto for work and so do other people. Can you please not remove that bus route?
2/4/24 — Hello! I?m disappointed that bus route Q49 is getting rid of the stop on 34th Ave and 78th street. This is the main access point to Travers Park and the Green Market. Get rid of the 80th St stop instead as they have the stop on 82 as an alternative. Also, please, please, please add more buses to Q66 going to LIC during the morning commute between 7 am and 8am. With the amount of commuters and students that line is PACKED and at times there are only 2 buses for the entire hour!!! This leaves so many of us stranded including students who are then late for school. Thank you for your time and please assist us with these requests.
2/20/24 — The Q31 will completely change, for people living in Bayside by 32nd Ave. I usually take it up Bell Blvd. to my doctor's office.
2/23/24 — This potential reroute would comes as a great disadvantage where It?d take me double the time and money to get to work as a flight attendant time and sleep is so valuable I think you should rethink proposed plan because there are many that will be affected due this possible change. Please keep it the same with the local routes.
2/2/24 — 1/2 Good morning. I am submitting this comment on the bus network redesign, with a focus on changes to the B62 and B32, as a resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I am in my mid-20s and for years, I have taken either the B32 or B62 from northern Greenpoint into Long Island City as part of my commute into midtown. I appreciate the thoughtfulness and hard work that has gone into the redesign, and I recognize that considered efforts were made to improve service on high-traffic streets such as McGuinness Boulevard. However, the current status of traffic safety on McGuinness Boulevard is precisely why I am submitting a comment. To make my position clear, I am fully supportive of the city?s efforts to make McGuinness more safe for pedestrian traffic, including whatever steps deemed necessary to implement a ?road diet.? Unfortunately, I am concerned that directing a high volume of pedestrian traffic from bus passengers will put innocent riders into harm?s way. The risks to pedestrians on McGuinness Boulevard are not being addressed quickly enough to justify adding bus service on McGuinness yet. The MTA Bus Network has much to celebrate with their current coverage in northern Brooklyn. I?ve found that the bus service is quicker and more reliable than the G train, and I am part of an often bespoke community of bus riders that feel similarly. What the MTA may have missed in their approach to redesigning bus service in Greenpoint is intimate knowledge of the community?s approach to pedestrian-friendly north-to-south streets. It?s fairly straightforward: Franklin and Manhattan (and West) are pedestrian friendly, McGuinness is not. On more pedestrian-friendly streets, such as Manhattan and Franklin, you can expect bus service, with the local B32 that picks up passengers on the quieter Franklin Street often serving as cleanup for the B62.
2/2/24 — 2/2 McGuinness Boulevard is ultimately not the right fit for where to redirect the B62 ? it is risky, logistically challenging, and doesn?t provide a clear or meaningful improvement to B62 service. To usher this bloc of bus riders eastward to cross McGuinness Boulevard every day engenders a significant amount of risk. There are also logistical constraints with building out safe bus stops on McGuinness. I have celebrated the significant progress the city has made to build protected bike lanes on McGuinness. However, these safety milestones are at risk of getting undermined by weaving in bus traffic through these protected bike lanes. Placing bus stops on the center median of McGuinness would require many years of construction, and would be building out a potentially infeasible and ultimately unnecessary solution. Having reviewed the extensive Draft Plan proposed by the MTA, I recognize the competing goals of providing ample routes and providing a high frequency of buses. If the B32 is deemed extraneous in pursuit of providing a higher frequency of buses along the B62 route, I suspect that the community will eventually be able to accept this change. (And to that end, I hope sufficient investments are made in coordinating dispatching to reliably deliver better frequencies.) However, where I think the MTA goes too far is in selecting McGuinness Boulevard over Manhattan Avenue for the northbound ?corridor? that connects this segment of Brooklyn to Queens. Maintaining B62 service along Manhattan Avenue is far better, for the aforementioned reasons. The ongoing traffic safety issues on McGuinness make it an inhospitable environment for bus riders and provide insufficient advantages to justify the challenges associated with implementing the switch.
2/17/24 — I?m a senior resident of 71-14, 252nd street in Bellerose, Queens. I don?t drive now, and actually take the Q46 route to glen Oaks, also the Q36 route via Little Neck pkwy. It?s very inconvenient for me to go to Northern Blvd to food shopping or to the church during the weekends. Would appreciate to consider some service on the weekends for these two routes. Your attention to my needs along with the other senior residents in the area would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2/17/24 — I?m a senior resident of 71-14, 252nd street in Bellerose, Queens. I don?t drive now, and actually take the Q46 route to glen Oaks, also the Q36 route via Little Neck pkwy. It?s very inconvenient for me to go to Northern Blvd to food shopping or to the church during the weekends. Would appreciate to consider some service on the weekends for these two routes. Your attention to my needs along with the other senior residents in the area would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2/5/24 — Please move the first Q17 bus stop in Flushing back to the original spot near the corner of Main St and Roosevelt Avenue. There is still ample space to have the stop there. The new bus stop is too far away from the train station and often times, the bus leaves with very few passengers because people can't catch it, especially when it is raining and snowing. Also, can the frequency of the bus please be more consistent and on schedule especially during morning rush hour. Many times when travelling from Fresh Meadows to Queens, passengers have to wait 10-15 mins for a bus and when the bus comes, THREE buses come at the same time. One would have some people and the other two would be empty.
2/1/24 — No no no!! Please don?t break the q66 into two buses!! Right now the 66 goes straight to ravenswood houses and other complexes that are naturally occurring retirement communities access to bus service without an additional transfer is critical for handicapped and elderly. Breaking it into a separate line on the q63 will discriminate against elderly disabled and riders of color. Is that your objective??
2/1/24 — The Q40 absolutely needs more frequent buses! There should be no reason that in an ?improved? bus network design, people will still have to wait on average 20 minutes for the next bus to come, with it already being packed full at the bus? first stop. It is the most dreaded part of my commute.
2/8/24 — I proposed for the Q27 Limited to skip 15 stops (which are 64th Av, 67th Av, 75th Av, 76th Av, 77th Av, Kingsbury Av, 223rd St, Sawyer Av, 89th Av, 90th Av, 91st Av, 92nd Av, 93rd Av, 94th Av, & 94th Drive) via Springfield Blvd (except for 73rd Av). All other 2 stops (including Union Tpike, & Amboy Lane (which connects to the Queens Village LIRR Station)) will remain
2/22/24 — The Rockaway Blvd Q10 is essential to the neighborhood we are an aging community and alot of our seniors would be forced to find alternative means to travel
2/7/24 — Leave the routes the same. This is gonna mess up everything. Just run more buses on the 27 and 65
2/29/24 — I currently live in south ozone park. I recently learned about the changes comimg our way. One of the Sutter stops has already been eliminated, which makes commuting to the airport already more difficult. As a flight attendant, who has to often push around a suitcase, the changes proposed would be detrimental. A few blocks is doable but pushing a suitcase for blocks on end every time I have to go to work will have a negative impact on my health. Being on time and making it to work is important for my livelihood. Please keep the Q10. This route is the way for me to go to Lefferts and take the AirTran to the airport. Please please keep the Q10 alive so everyday people like me can commute to work.
2/27/24 — The Q10 at 130th is very important to my daily commute as well as others in the neighborhood
2/26/24 — This plan will be a huge inconvenience for our community. What will happen to those of us that need to take the Q10 to get home after the train ? Pay for an Uber every night ? That will not work for me or the community. This plan must not move forward.
2/25/24 — Caller states she would like for transit to keep the Q101 bus and service. she states it would be a Hugh inconveniences if the bus is taken out of service.
2/19/24 — Re QM-17: I am a senior citizen and would like the ability to travel from Manhattan to the Rockaways in the evenings. Many seniors are reluctant to take the subway at night. Provide later express bus to the Rockaways at night and I think ridership will really increase. Please consider this change.
2/3/24 — The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza via St. Barnabas Hospital as proposed in the first two renditions of the Queens Bus Redesign (the original draft plan and the New Draft Plan). There is a gap in east-west service between East 180th Street and East Fordham Road which was acknowledged by the Bronx Bus Redesign team. I had recommended the Bx17 be rerouted to cover that gap, but it seems that the MTA felt the Q44 was a better candidate to address this gap. One way or another, this gap needs to be filled: It is unacceptable to pass it to the next borough's redesign, and then just "throw up your hands" so to speak, and just leave the gap unaddressed. The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza would not only address this gap in east-west service, but also allow riders from Queens (as well as Bronx neighborhoods served by the Q44) to connect to the busiest reverse-peak commutation station in the United States. The railroad station at Fordham Plaza provides access to many jobs in Connecticut and Westchester. The Q44 extension would provide a more direct connection from Parkchester and Unionport to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx22, and would provide a more direct connection from West Farms to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx9. (The route would physically be more direct, and would also spend less time on congested Fordham Road). This would also be more useful to students seeking to reach Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College. Although it wouldn't provide them with a one-seat ride, it would provide a quicker overall travel time (as mentioned previously, the proposed Q44 extension would take a quicker and less congested route between Unionport and Fordham Plaza) as well as allow riders to transfer to the Bx22 at a point where the bus is less crowded (the Bx22 is a very busy route east of Fordham Plaza, but west of Fordham Plaza, it generally has more capacity). To be continued with Part 2
2/3/24 — Continued from Part 1 It was mentioned that traffic along the route (in the vicinity of the Whitestone Bridge) is an issue that seems to be of concern. My first comment is that this concern needs to be properly analyzed and quantified. It is not enough to say "longer routes are less reliable" and call it a day. The travel time through segments of the route (such as going over the Whitestone Bridge between Lafayette Avenue and 14th Avenue) would have a mean and standard deviation. Using different statistical techniques, it should be possible to estimate the impact on on-time performance that any given segment (whether existing or proposed) has on the route as a whole. That information should be published so that it is known that the concerns of transit advocates are being taken seriously and not merely being brushed off with generalizations. From that point, it is possible to generate the appropriate dispatching strategies to maximize on-time performance and minimize excess wait time (and optimize other similar metrics). For example, if the Whitestone Bridge is indeed a chokepoint, perhaps certain trips could be short-turned to only operate within The Bronx (e.g. Fordham Plaza to Lafayette Avenue) or within Queens (e.g. 14th Avenue to Jamaica, though with the Q20 supplementing the Q44, perhaps some additional Q20 service might help). The need/demand for this extension is clearly there based on population density, ridership data, and travel patterns, it's just that the dispatching techniques need to be adjusted accordingly. It should also be considered that a certain amount of the traffic on the Whitestone Bridge would likely be relieved by having the Q44 extended to Fordham Plaza. I'm sure that a non-negligible amount of people are choosing to drive from the Fordham Plaza area (and for that matter, St. Barnabas Hospital and the general Belmont area) to/from Queens due to the lack of a direct bus connection. With those neighborhoods in The Bronx being as dense as they are, even a few percentage points of modal shift may be able to cause a reasonable reduction in traffic. (The general principles of a speed-density curve hold true when performing this traffic analysis. Of course, detailed statistics of hourly traffic flow and estimates of modal shift are required for a thorough analysis) To be continued with Part 3
2/3/24 — Continued from Part 2 The final concern is that the Cross-Bronx corridor is one of those circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by redirection of traffic once the Manhattan Central Business District Tolling Program (also known as "congestion pricing") is implemented. Therefore, it is imperative that transit improvements along these corridors (such as a Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza) be considered to alleviate the expected additional traffic along these circumferential corridors.
2/4/24 — The Q14 needs to terminate at the Fresh Pond Road (M) station on the southern end of the route. Eliot Avenue residents need to maintain their connection to the southern end of the (M) for easier access to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. While the segment of Fresh Pond Road south of Metropolitan Avenue may be congested, it is not a good practice to avoid a major ridership generator, commercial area and transfer point for the sake of avoiding congestion. The bus lanes along Fresh Pond Road should be properly enforced. The Q14 running into Ridgewood will also help provide an alternative to the Q58 for passengers seeking access to Elmhurst and Corona. If resources need to be shifted from the Q58 to the Q14 to account for the shift in demand, then that is fine, and is simply adapting to the needs of passengers.
2/22/24 — Do not remove Q10 bus stop from rockaway blvd and 130th st this route is essential to many airport employees including myself that needs to get to lefertsblvd air train. Walking to the limited is too much of a walk for me and many other flight attendants living in the area.
2/2/24 — Please I ask that you don't get rid of the Q20 A/B bus stop at main St/ 76 Ave southbound and northbound stop. I use this bus stop every day. I have disability that makes walking an extra 5 block difficult for me. Please reconsider not getting ride of this stop. Thanks for you time and consideration.
2/5/24 — I fully support the proposed Q11 changes that would connect Hamilton Beach to Crossbay. My two children and I take buses from Crossbay Blvd and 157th Ave to go to school and work and my father-in-law has Dr appointments on Crossbay Blvd. This change would be help us get to our destinations faster. Currently, the bus doesn?t run frequently and we?re either forced to walk or take a cab.
2/22/24 — We don't want the change
2/5/24 — Re: QM-4. I see the removal of two stops in Electchester that I question. Westbound, 67th Ave & 164 St and Jewel Ave & 161 Street. I travelled this line for years, and found both stops to be very busy stops. These stops service Electchester which is a housing complex made up largely of Union workers, who utilize this line for access to their jobs in the City. Further, I am confused by midday and weekend service. You state "Weekday midday and weekend service would be discontinued due to low ridership. Service would operate during weekday peak hours only". Yet, in your chart showing existing vs. proposed service you show scheduling. The loss of express bus service during midday and weekends would be a great loss to elderly and disabled people. Personally, neither my husband nor I can handle the stairs involved in taking the subway to Manhattan. I do recognize that the service is underutilized during these hours but two proposals come to mind. Not an elimination, but a reduction in scheduled trips. Also, perhaps smaller coaches could be utilized to provide some service to those who cannot handle the stairs of the subway.
2/20/24 — The Q10 bus route in its current form is a very effective/necessary route that serves the residents of Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park. Changing it will be a time-consuming and financially burdensome hardship on the users of this route. Depending on the Q7 AND Q9 bus routes as alternative connections to reach local destinations is a poorly thought out strategy as these bus routes themselves are plagued with poor connection times and very undependable schedules. The Q10 is a very heavily used bus route whose current itinerary has worked for years. Thousands of people, community residents, students and commuters use this bus line daily and would be negatively impacted by changing its route schedule and directions. We strongly urge the MTA to leave the Q10 bus route in its current operational form and not eliminating ANY stops.
2/1/24 — Dear Planners: Please scrap the proposed Q75 route between Briarwood and Little Neck Extend Q64 past Jewel Av-164 St via left onto 164 St right onto Horace Harding Expwy and continue on to Little Neck Pkwy Herb
2/1/24 — Dear Planners: Please change the nine three digit route designations to two numbers Q101 would be Q21 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q34 Q110 would be Q75 Q111 would be Q71 Q112 would be Q79 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q57 Herb
2/4/24 — Please provide Q36 weekend service so that Glen Oaks residents would have a bus available to 179 Street Subway and access to the Samuel Field YM-YWHA. Herb
2/5/24 — Please extend proposed Q48 past 260 St-Little Neck Pkwy via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Grand Central Pkwy and terminate at North Shore Towers. Operate 24/7 Herb
2/5/24 — I am urging that the Q75 proposal be scrapped. This would quad duplicate. Bus service along Union Tpke. The Q45, Q46 and Q48 are enough! The better plan is to extend route Q64 to Little Neck Pkwy. Leaving Queens Blvd station via Queens Blvd, right onto Jewel Av, left on 164 St, right on Horace Harding Expect to Little Neck Pkwy along the present Q30 route. The new Q64 would operate 24/7. The Q88 should also operate 24/7 Please redesign ate the 9 3 digit route designations: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Please redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 Please redesign ate proposed Q61 as Q14 to avoid confusion at Fort Totten between Q61 and Q16 Please redesign ate proposed Q62 as Q18 to avoid confusion in Downtown Flushing between the Q26 and Q62. The present Q18 (Astoria-Maspeth) would be redesignated Q62. Also the proposed Q14 (East Elmhurst-Maspeth) would become Q61. Herb
2/12/24 — Please extend Q26 to 230 St-69 Average Operate route Q36 24/7 operate route Q48 7 days a week Base the Q32 and Q50 st LaGuardia depot Hrtn
2/21/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal. If this took place, there would be quadruple bus service along Union Turnpike. The better thing to do is to extend route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Avenue, left onto 164 Street, right onto Horace Harding Expressway and follow the Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. On the return trip, the Q64 would operate along Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 164 Street, right onto Jewel Avenue then regular Q64 to 71 Avenue subway. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village Depot. Herb
2/23/24 — Here are some important suggestions: Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot Please cut Q1 to Parsons Blvd-Archer AC Please redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica Depot Please base Q51 at Queens Village Depot Herb
2/26/24 — Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Replace proposed Q75 with an extension of route Q64 to Little Neck Pkwy via Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy absorbing Q30 route. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
2/27/24 — I would like to suggest that the Q1 be cut back to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av providing Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd station and closer access to Merrick Blvd corridor routes. After dropping off passengers on Parsons Blvd between Jamaica & Archer Avenues, Bellerose bound Q1 buses would turn right onto Archer Av, left onto the "teardrop" then left onto Parsons Blvd to stand between Jamaica & Archer Avenues. Please redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion at Belmont Park with the classic Q2 route. Please extend Q64 to Little Neck. After operating on Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding and absorb the present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy which is a better proposal than the Q75 The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
2/27/24 — Operate route Q88 24/7
2/28/24 — Here is an alternate proposal to replace the Q75: Extend Q64 route via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy replacing the existing Q30 route. Please remove speed bumps along 73 Av West of Utopia Pkwy and put a traffic light on 73 Av-182 St Please base the new Q64 at Queens Village Depot. Herb
2/29/24 — I have an important suggestion regarding the Belmont Park bound Q2 and JFK Airport bound Q3: On 187 Place traffic lights should be installed on 89 Av, 90 Av
2/22/24 — In the new redesign, the Q46 and Q48 should NOT make any stops that are already covered by Q45 (until 188 street or Springfield blvd). This will get customers living near LIJ hospital and Glen Oaks to their destination much faster. Thank you.
2/20/24 — I disagree with the new proposal to eliminate the Rockaway Blvd & 130 street stops and make the Q10 a full time limited bus. I already have to take the Q10 to Lefferts to catch the A and to catch the F at Kew Gardens. If you take away those stops it will be more difficult. I am a woman of a certain age and for my safety and length of travel and high cost of economy it would be more costly and more dangerous. I?ve been living in this community for years and they just took away one stop on 130 and Sutter and it already took me out of my way to walking a longer route to get to my home. I can?t believe you want to make it even more difficult then what it is right now. Please take into consideration of the people who live in this area who are of a certain age who uses the MTA Q10 bus. The only improvement would be to leave it as it is and put the stop that was at 130th and Sutter back going towards JFK. Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
2/2/24 — The astoria/woodside area is in need of a bus to commute into Brooklyn. This area is limited to options for smooth transport. It takes LITERALLY several transfers to get into the brookyln area. In need of this situation to be revolved. Also, there are too many trains being delayed
2/22/24 — PLEASE BEING BACK Q73 BUS ON 108 ST IN FOREST HILLS IN QUEENS
2/22/24 — PLEASE REMOVE Q60 BUS STOP AT 63 DR AND QUEENS BLVID SOURTH SIDE AND NOURTH SIDE
2/22/24 — The Q100 bus provides a greatly valuable service for residents of western Astoria, please consider keeping it. Many people rely on it every morning to get to Queensboro plaza. On 21st street we are seeing a boom in residential construction, many large apartment building are going up. This means demand for an express bus to the train station is going to increase. Taking away a bus line will make the problem worse. If you must take away the express bus service, please consider greatly increasing the frequency of the Q69.
2/11/24 — I work at Flushing hospital I take the 65 to work and home. Now you want me to walk from Sanford Ave to Flushing Hospital with a heart condition. This is ridiculous what the MTA is proposing. At least 40 people take the 65 to Flushing Hospital to work. By the time 65 starts it route in College Point, it is full by the 4th bus stop.
2/27/24 — It?s unreasonable to take away express bus first stop and/or courtesy stop into the city from tunnel. Most passengers rely heavily on the stop due working in the vicinity of that particular stop. Any other would suggest an additional fare or lengthy walk. Please reconsider.
2/9/24 — I'm very disappointed that the Q8 will no longer go to the Gateway Mall in Brooklyn.
2/29/24 — I think the changes to the Q23 bus is unwarranted. Living in Northern queens, it is imperative that this bus continue its route into the neighborhood surrounding the airport because there are no trains in our area. Rather, we need to walk 15 minutes or take the bus to get to the train. The Q23 bus is one of these buses that came into our neighborhood and is now proposed to end its northern route at the subway. The Q23 bus is instrumental for the high school kids to get to the numerous high schools located off the 108th street. In addition, I use this bus to travel to my doctor's office in Forest Hills. The new route would cause all these people to transfer buses midway in their ride, causing riders to lose their free transfer to buses or trains in Forest Hills. Also, the amount of traveling time will increase causing me to be late for my dr appts and the high school kids to be late for their first class. Please restore the old bus route for the Q23 bus. Northern Queens requires this line to get around efficiently and timely, with only one free transfer lowed to them. Thank you for listening.
2/3/24 — The Q101 provides essential service to the residents of 20th ave, connecting them down Steinway Street and into Manhattan. Changing the Q101 so it no longer provides service along 20th ave and the cross streets of 45th & 47th, etc. would be a disservice to the residents who live there, who are elderly and need the bus to connect to the train and other parts of Astoria.
2/9/24 — For Q64, we need the high frequency of buses during the day as if already doesn't run often enough. Also, all the stops that are being removed are important! The stops are not that close to each other and I hope MTA planners understand.
2/13/24 — The new proposed Q75 takes me to wrong location requiring me to switch buses when I didn't before. Why can't you leave the Q30 the way it is now by going to queens city line and run that portion as a limited pickup service from little neck to jamica. They don't need to run to college all the time.
2/24/24 — The local q10 bus is a staple for many reasons and to take it away causes inconveniences for many who are required to take the q10 to their respective destinations.
2/27/24 — Q76 Please do not remove the Francis Lewis Blvd/53rd Avenue stop. There is an elementary school 2 blocks away. The stop provides easier access for the staff and parents, grandparents. Please be more thoughtful about your redesign.
2/26/24 — Q38 new bus plan, I think is a horrible solution.
2/5/24 — Q37 bus proposed route ? Northbound and Southbound The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. This area is a residential area, with many elderly people and is an excessive walking burden with the elimination of the bus route on 133rd AVE. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
2/19/24 — Hi taking the q36 from 212 street will be a great loss to the neighbor hood and will dis service the whole neighborhood
2/2/24 — Busses are meant for convenience, especially for the elderly and disabled. And in our case, neighborhoods that can?t get to and from the train within a couple mile radius. The Q20A/B is already known to be one of the most unreliable busses in all of queens. It?s NEVER on time, whatever the app says it?s always wrong. And sometimes it won?t even show up at all and even better when it does show up but it?s out of service. I?ve missed countless events because of this bus and my neighbors, friends and families can say the same. So making the periodic time longer between one bus and another is just going to make it worse! Also, my bus today decided to skip my stop to try the new route after my very long day at work and I had to walk back 5 blocks. That is not convenient. I can?t imagine taking my grandma anywhere anymore. The main st/76th Ave both south and northbound stops are some of the busiest stops, especially because they have chairs built. And they?re near a more booming corner like grocery stores, the banks, etc. Removing them is the most inconvenient thing you can do for the neighborhood. The northbound stop main st/77th rd has no chairs and is in closer proximity to the stops before and after it rather than the latter. I really hope you will take this into consideration. To you, it might just be a stop but to us, it?s what makes or breaks our day especially in horrible weather and for the elderly and disabled.
2/18/24 — Please do not remove q10 local and only do q10 limited. The local on 130th is the only bus that runs in this area and will very hard to go to work. Plus ALOT of seniors live in the area. The q7 2 blocks away is over crowded and rarely runs. Please stop this
2/28/24 — The ridership for several bus routes has been severely under-counted because of the huge student population that rides for free. The Q12, 13, 27, 43, and 76 are always so incredibly crowded in the early morning and in the AM and PM peak hours that there are always several buses that have to let people on through the back door or simply do not accept any more passengers and have a "Next Bus" sign. However, most of the redesigned routes for these buses are not only cutting stops, but also cutting service. This does not make any sense if the goal is reliability and increased ridership. Honestly speed has never been a huge concern for bus service because getting a rideshare cab is always going to be faster no matter what. Cutting stops and service will only cause ridership to drop even further and push people to take rideshare/cabs more often, thereby increasing congestion and also slowing buses even more. The Q76 is one route that already has such few buses, it makes no sense to extend the route and keep the number of buses the same/cut buses on the weekend--this is just less service and more inconvenience for riders who rely on this route. Removing the Francis Lewis/Springfield Blvd stop from the Q27 just to move it a block up also does not make any sense since it is a major intersection and transfer point--this will just make passengers miss their transfer bus. Making the Q43 a rush bus also makes no sense because it is one of the only local buses that goes from all the way from Jamaica to New Hyde Park. There is also a huge number of students who rely on it to get to Martin van Buren High School or transfer to Cardozo or a number of other schools nearby, so it is always extremely crowded during early morning and AM/PM peak hours. Saying that Q43 will be replaced by Q1 as the main Hillside Ave route is also completely misleading since the Q1 proposed route does not even go as far as the Q43 along Hillside Ave and even though the Q1 is supposed to have significantly increased service, the number of buses proposed is significantly less for almost every single time slot--is this a typo? Along with making the Q43 rush from Jamaica all the way until Oakland Gardens, this seems like a significant decrease in service and forcing riders to have to transfer between these two buses when they didn't have to before. Most of the problems being faced by the MTA could be solved simply by increasing bus service and enforcing Bus Only lanes, not by cutting stops.
2/28/24 — While the bus network does need improvement, I think there are several flaws in how this redesign was conceived. The main problem of the buses being slow is congestion, as cited in the MTA's own studies. Trying to speed up buses by removing stops and making more routes express or non-stop service is not going to solve or mitigate the congestion issue and will only make buses even more inconvenient and less accessible, as well as slow and unreliable. The obvious solution is to provide more service and enforce bus only lanes, so that more people are inclined to take the bus and not drive. There is also a major oversight in ridership considering that a huge population of students take the bus and often ride without swiping their Student MetroCards since they are supposed to get free rides regardless--this saves a lot of time in the morning and afternoon rush but as a result there is a lack of data. The huge influx of students also create a lack of data for other ridership because the bus driver often has to let passengers in the back door--so the MTA is probably severely under-counting ridership on several bus routes. The Q12, Q13, Q27, Q43, Q76 all carry a huge amount of people to schools or jobs in the city and suburbs, but I see that most of the redesigned routes are cutting stops and service. This does not make any sense. In particular, I noticed one of my local stops on the Q12 and Q13 line, Northern Blvd and 196 St, is being removed to force children and students to take the bus at an extremely busy intersection at Francis Lewis Blvd or Utopia Pkwy, or at Northern Blvd and 194th St which does not have a crosswalk sign and is now the site of an abandoned parking lot and rundown former Walgreens store--these are all huge risks to the safety of these children's lives, especially if they are trying to run and catch the bus so they aren't late for school. The Northern Blvd and 196th stop is not only much safer with an actual crosswalk, but the nearby school also has an active crossing guard keeping watch for the children. This is actually a huge community issue since a young girl was hit by a car and killed a few years ago on Northern Blvd, and it is still one of the most dangerous boulevards in the entire city. I also do not understand how the Q25 bus route is supposed to absorb Q34 service but at the same time cut stops and have fewer buses in the morning, peak, and evening--this is blatantly providing less service and will cause a huge drop in ridership.
2/22/24 — I do not support this acted of the MTA plan. Please find a better solution
2/1/24 — Lifelong resident and transit enthusiast, former planning intern at NYCTA. I reviewed most of the routes except most express and SE Queens routes. There are many sensible changes and nothing really stood out as not worth a try. The route numbering excludes weird coding with letters or triple digits and that is a very good thing. I did notice that the QM4 profile text states elimination of all off peak service, but the frequency/span of svc tables still show that service as continuing. Stand firm on the stop spacing issue - people will get used to it and the faster service that ensues. This can only increase ridership and stir up demand for more bus lanes.
2/29/24 — I am in complete disagreement with the new proposal for the Q10 bus route. It will definitely affect all of us who live int he area and also for alot people that around and reky on the q10 to work and get to school. This should not be changed. I pay a lot taxes every year. I deserved to be listened .
2/20/24 — I feel that the MTA should have a Q44-SBS variant that runs between Main St/Jewel Ave, Main St/Horace Harding Expwy or Main St/Kissena Blvd to the Bronx High School of Science. This is where most students are coming from and a few runs like this will have less reliability issues than a trip from Downtown Jamaica to the High School.
2/22/24 — I take the qm12 Tuesdays to Thursdays every week as well as several others at the 71st Ave and Metropolitan. This is a heavy inconvenience to us by you taking away our stop, my tax dollar is not paying to make everyone else?s rides easy. This is totally an erroneous thing for you guys to be making. I don?t know what your bus drivers or other observers are telling you but we have more of a pick at 71st and Metro than you do at Juno and Yellowstone.
2/29/24 — Please do not take the local Q10 route out it will put a strain on the numerous people who rely on the routes
2/19/24 — 1. Please change express buses from the interstate type of design for ADA compliant buses. Suggestion upgrade local buses with express bus type of seating. 2. QM11 and QM12 buses should also operate on the weekends.
2/26/24 — Q102 is needed, proposed q104 Does not serve Ada accessible stations
2/7/24 — q102 bus is fine not need to be removed. The proposed Q104 takes a circuotous route takes passengers to non-accessible stations that are useless to [hysicically challenged.
2/13/24 — Please do not change the current Q30 Bus route. I need this bus to get to the subway. The fare would cost me one fare. The new design would increase the commute to two fares one way. Please add night service to the current Q30 bus. I work at night. Please keep the Q30 as it is. Thank you.
2/22/24 — Please keep the original Q10 route. ?If it ain?t broke ?..don?t fix it.?
2/29/24 — I don?t like the new purposed Q10 route, it basically removes all local stops on Rockaway Blvd and 130th avenue. This causes a inconvenience due to riders having to take upto 2-3 buses just to get to the Q10 which will be more time consuming and frustrating.
2/17/24 — QM65 - I am very happy we are getting a new line for riders in south Jamaica. I work at 28 Liberty and having a direct route to Downtown Manhattan is so amazing. While I do ride the QM21 on occasion, I know myself and other riders would love to have a stop removed from the route to make the trip to AND from Manhattan shorter, in my opinion by 35 minutes. If the bus stops along Queens Blvd could be removed, service will be a great deal more pleasant. More cost effective on fuel, less congestion on Queens Blvd too. Queens blvd has MANY more options for downtown service and LIRR as well as the Subway options. We in south Jamaica don't have those options and a longer trip is what we must contend with on a daily basis. Now that the LIRR does not help with direct service to Brooklyn and has removed the discounted Atlantic Ticket that included a subway metro card our options are Penn station for direct service. That adds to commute time. We want to get home within under an hour like our fellow New Yorkers is all we ask.
2/20/24 — The new Q14 route is not good for people living in Middle Village who need access to Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. You are cutting access for people in Middle Village to the El Metropolitan station by getting rid of the Corona end of the Q38 and requiring people to take more trips and use more fares and plan for longer trips. This is not an effective route. Please do not implement this for the disabled and elderly who rely on this route as well.
2/12/24 — This new proposal will mean I have to take 3 buses instead of 2 and double fare instead of 1 . It will cost me more time and money. It will not work for me .
2/13/24 — I take the Q10 the new proposal will mean my commute will be longer and more expensive. Because I will now have to take 3 buses and double fare . More walking and more waiting time in between the buses. This will not help me because my stop will be eliminated and I have to get off at the stop before my regular stop which is dark and dangerous when I get home from work at night. This will not help me.
2/25/24 — Please keep the old Q10 route to JFK Airport and keep the Q10 Rockway 130 st stop. .Remove this stop and route with cause lots of hardship. More walking to another stop .More waiting time in between buses an additional bus on my route and an additional fare. I have been taking that Q10 bus for the past 23 yrs. I normally take I bus to Kew Garden then the train this will mean I have to take 2 buses then the train and that will cause me double fares going and coming.
2/28/24 — Please keep the 171 St stop on Union Turnpike going towards Queens Blvd. Because of workers and students getting it if work and classes from St John?s university at nights . It will cause great inconvenience to get to the 168st stop or the 174 St stop on Union Turnpike.
2/2/24 — I have no problem with the new plan, but is the new Q17 introduction page written incorrectly? The page says Q17 Rush, but the Profile says it's Q17 unlimited. Which one is correct?
2/12/24 — It is completely unfair to the people who live in Brooklyn and catch the Q7 at Pitkin and Euclid to have their only means of getting to work taken away from them. The current stops are needed for hard working employees and the kids who go to school in the area before you get to Rockaway blvd. This is a selfish move.
2/19/24 — We need the bus a lot of airport worker?s take this route what about the local people and stops ????
2/21/24 — The new proposed route for the Q10 bus causes a time and financial hardship on the people of the South Ozone Park area. The service cuts will now cause us to have to walk even further to get to the bus, especially in low light times of the day, it is even more unsafe to have to walk and stand on Rockaway boulevard to catch a connecting bus. This also now pushes is to have to spend another fare, when we would have been able to spend 1 fare when we connected directly from the Q10 to another bus or the subway. This is low and middle class neighborhood, that the Q10 has served for decades. Why are we being punished with service cuts? It already takes an exorbant amount of time to get to the nearest subway station, now it will take even longer and cost us more money. My mother who is 72 years old and still works a fulltime job, is now afraid for her safety traveling home. She gets off of work at 915 pm, and already threeads the line of getting home close to 11pm with the existing bus service. For her to have to get off of the bus and take the Q7, and then walk another 3 blocks at that time of the night to get home is unfair and unsafe.
2/20/24 — The MTA has created a new bus redesign 2023 plan which will soon take away all the Q10 bus routes on Rockaway Bivd and on 130 Street in South Ozone Park. MTA will be putting the Q10 to run on Lefferts Bivd instead, and the Q9 bus to run on 130 Street and 135 Ave. This means we would no longer have access to Liberty Avenue and Lefferts to take A train, got to work/school, doctors appoints, do shopping, or to the Kew Gardens stop with the Q9 bus. After calculations, it will take residents double the time to commute, and 2 buses and 2 or more trains to just get to where we want to go. This means, we will have to pay 2 or more fares to go to work and 2 or more fares to come back home on a daily basis, depending on the location of our jobs. This decision made by the transportation and political systems is unjust and ridiculous because it will put a hardship and strain on us honest taxpayers who pay our honest fare. MTA should not be able to make decisions for a community they are not a part of. For example; for those who take the J train instead of getting on 1 bus you will now have to tako the Q9 to rockaway Blvd. then the Q7 to Lefferts Bivd. and then the Q10 to the J train. That is 3 buses and 4 fares.
2/19/24 — I disagree with this plan, this bus serves as a second route for me to get home. So discontinuing this stop will leave alot of families in a dilemma.
2/8/24 — Queens can really use more express buses to the Downtown area asap. More specifically from the Cambria Heights, St. Albans area. This is an area that is not being considered and there are lots of people who can benefit from this kind of service.
2/23/24 — This bus stop is the only way of me getting to and from work properly. If this bus does not come my way I will have to walk 30 minutes to and from another stop. That?s an hour to my travel on top of the other hour I travel. Please do not cancel this route
2/15/24 — I think you are making a mistake eliminating the east bound stop at Madison and 57th Street -- This is the connection point for people traveling from Lincoln Center area to Queens [M5 to Q32]. It is also the connecting point for people traveling from Carnegie Hall [M57 to Q32].
2/19/24 — MY NAME IS LISA AND I AM A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO WORKS AT JFK. I AND MY OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO WORK AT JFK HAVE TO TAKE THE Q9 BUS TO ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH STREET WHERE WE TRANSFER TO THE Q10 BUS, SO DOING AWAY WITH THAT STOP IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. IF THAT STOP IS ELIMINATED THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE 3 BUS TO GET TO WORK AND THAT ALSO MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE MUCH MUCH EARLIER IN THE MORNING. AS IT IS THE FIRST Q9 BUS THAT I HAVE TO GET IS 5:40 AM, WHICH IS THE VERY FIRST ONE IN THE MORNING. IT IS ALSO GOING TO COST MORE BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE FREE TRANSFER. WE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TAKE Q9-Q7-Q10 WHICH IS NOT FAIR. SOME OF THE TIMES ALREADY THE Q7 IS NOT RELIABLE. INCONCLUSION I THINK IT IS A VERY BAD IDEA TO GET RID OF THE STOP AT ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH STREET.
2/4/24 — Hello I am a senior that takes this bus Q20 on Main Street. And I have a hard time walking but my walker helps me. This bus is the only thing that gives me hope of traveling farther than a block around my house. The stops going northbound and southbound on Main st and 76ave are at the perfect location for convenience. This stop is also right next to the grocery store and the other side is 3 banks and there?s the post office right there too and so many little restaurants. So having a bus stop at that corner makes perfect sense I hope you keep these bus stops thank you
2/25/24 — I take the Q10 everyday on Rockaway Blvd and 128th street. The proposed plan would drastically affect my commute and I would be forced to take the Q7 which runs infrequently and is not a double bus. This would add at least another hour to my round trip to work everyday. Please do not proceed with this plan.
2/8/24 — New design removes any service to area of Metropolitan between Union turnpike and Woodhaven. Currently served by QM12, QM42. Why not leave at least one of these to serve that area?
2/20/24 — This plan is nice in that you are creating a new network for people in MidQueens and other parts to get to LaGuardia Airport via the proposed Q14 but using the existing Q38 route and splitting it to create that isn?t very good for Middle Village. This will take peoples access away from being able to go to the El at Metropolitan Ave because the new Q14 would only go to Fresh Pond Ave and Elliot Ave, requiring a bus transfer to the Q38, meaning more trips and longer travel times. This would debilitate the area. Please do not do this to Elliot Ave and Middle Village.
2/28/24 — Q101 it works really nice for me and i would appreciate if you con keep the same route. Thank you
2/21/24 — The Q10 130 Street/Rockaway Boulevard Stops is very much needed. I have a household of seven people with two elderly people, we all use this route daily. It will be a disservice to my house and my neighbors if this route is discontinued!
2/20/24 — Q46 stop in front of Glen oaks library being moved a block away students from MS 172 down the block get off there as well as toddlers and seniors in front of library. A bad decision to change location of this useful stop.
2/8/24 — I would like to see a QM15 express bus working on Sunday.
2/26/24 — To whom it may concern Though the new route may dynamically respond and adapt to the needs of customers due to it?s network frequency, it?s inconvenience to those needed of the few stops will be detrimental due to lack of service. I am a resident who will suffer from the stops taken, though there is an intersection where the q7 connects to the q10 it negates the purpose of obtaining a transfer when I?ll have to make another. Traveling in itself is straining, knowing that I can access a reliable transport home allows traveling to be faster & efficient.
2/8/24 — I really appreciate the proposed added stops going Northbound and Southbound on the Q31. Especially, grateful for the proposed stop at Utopia Pkwy & Station Rd. I am a short walk from there and knowing that my evening commute will be closer and shorter. Right now, I have to walk from 39th Ave & Utopia to 46th Ave and Hollis Ct. I hope the proposal with go through soon and that there will be more frequent service during the rush hour. The buses are packed with students in the a.m. and this line really lags as compared to the Q27 which runs every few minutes.
2/21/24 — Regarding the q10 you already removed the stop that was on Sutter going to jfk which was already an inconvenience but to now take the bus away completely is inconsiderate the limited already runs more than the local and it?s far I might aswell walk to the air train
2/21/24 — As a daily commuter this develops a huge disruption in my commute. Not just me, all of South Ozone Park. The nearest bus is the Q7 which rarely comes. As a female walking from the Q10 bus stop, was already followed. Can?t imagine the dangers from a linger walk. Please reconsider for the people of South Ozone Park!
2/24/24 — Do not change q10 route or remove stops it will inconvenience me to get to work @ night if we have. If any changes I have to leave the house @ 7pm not 8pm right know im waiting for the bus and ur taking long
2/5/24 — Please explain the reasons for not implementing a Q60 SBS on such a long route?
2/20/24 — Can you tell me and explain why there isn't a Q60 SBS since it would be very helpful at bus transfer stops? Thank you!
2/6/24 — When and where will the next public outreach session be? I would very much like to attend.
2/8/24 — While I understand the need for eliminating bus stops, the proposed plan eliminates the 148th Street stop both East and Westbound on the Q88 line. It seems counterintuitive to remove this stop as there is a foot bridge over the Long Island Expressway at 148th Street, and would necessitate walking from 150th Street to 148th Street to get to the bridge to get to the other side of the street.
2/28/24 — Hello, I noticed the QM3 line was discontinued. Do you plan on providing an alternative express bus route for riders along Northern Blvd? Thanks Marylle
2/16/24 — Customer wants more Q2, Q110 buses
2/9/24 — You can redesign all you want, but if the buses just don?t show up what?s the point. For example example at 4:45 pm on a Friday I have been standing at the beginning of the Q55 route stop waiting for a bus for 41 minutes. Shouldn?t it have only been a 10 minute wait? My other half commutes at the same time from the opposite direction and has the same situation daily M-F. The problem isn?t the routes, it?s the management of the buses and the drivers. Is there no such thing as backup drivers or buses? Regardless this plan poorly reflects the swamped conditions on the Q55 during commute times. The buses are unexceptionably over packed?likely because buses just don?t show. Do realize the buses that many on this line have to walk over half a mile just to reach subway service from our houses. Do better.
2/15/24 — I would like to suggest for Ozone Park, along crossbay boulevard (near Pitkin avenue and near Desarc Road), that there should be a downtown express bus. There are already midtown express busses, so if it would be possible to add a downtown express bus, that would be very convenient for people in ozone park who may prefer to take to bus
2/6/24 — Queens - Route: Q67 | Direction: WB | Proposal: New stop @ Borden Av / 42nd St SE corner OR keep stop @ Borden Av / 43rd St | Reasoning: In keeping with adequate bus stop spacing, since stops Borden Av / 41st St and Borden Av / 43rd St may be removed, a new stop equidistant at Borden Av / 42nd St SE corner, adjacent to a fire hydrant, will still serve Sunnyside near 43rd St (a primary N/S connector) while keeping parking loss minimal. An alternate is to keep stop @ Borden Av / 43rd St. - Route: Q67 | Direction: EB | Proposal: Relocate stop @ Borden Av / Greenpoint Av from SE to SW corner | Reasoning: An unusual location for a bus stop: accessing this location is precarious, there is no real sidewalk and no shelter. Unless NYCDOT makes serious safety improvements to this intersection, which they should, suggest relocating the stop to SW corner, adjacent to Dunkin' Donuts and installing bus stop shelter. This corner is safer to cross on foot without interference from turning motorists. - Route: Q18 | Direction: W&EB | Proposals: Remove stop @ 30th Av / 46th St WB AND 30th Av / 45th St EB, Keep stop @ 30th Av / 44th St WB, Add stop @ 30th Av / 44th St EB SE corner | Reasoning: In keeping with adequate bus stop spacing, 44th St is this area of Astoria is more in the heart of the neighborhood, rather than 46th St, due to proximity to the Church and neighborhood stores. Therefore, having stops closer to 44th St, rather than 46th St, would be ideal. Although the nearest subway stop is 46th St, that's more than 1/2 mile away. Bus stop shelters may need to be relocated too.
2/6/24 — Interborough: Queens-Brooklyn - Route: Proposed Q68 | Proposal: Terminate northern end at 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights Terminal via 75th St | Reasoning: The current proposed terminus is Elmhurst Hospital. Having a bus route that connects 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights, a major transit hub in Queens, with Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via East Williamsburg may serve as both a good alternate to the G line and the current B24 bus. - Route: Proposed B53 | Proposal: Terminate the southern end at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza rather than East New York-Broadway Junction and terminate the northern end at 61st St - Woodside OR 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights OR current Sunnyside proposal | Reasoning: A longer route will increase wait times, especially if such a bus were to use Broadway in Brooklyn, a constantly congested thoroughfare. Shortening this route to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza will reduce bus wait times and better serve the communities of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Sunnyside, and possibly Woodside and/or Jackson Heights with a connection to LaGuardia Airport and points east in Queens, as Greenpoint Av is Roosevelt Av east of Queens Bl. Interborough: Brooklyn-Manhattan - Route: B39 | Proposal: Extend to East New York-Broadway Junction | Reasoning: The current B39 only has 6 stops total - it solely runs across the Williamsburg Bridge as a shuttle and alternates to the J, M, and Z lines. Therefore, it may better serve Brooklyn by following the proposed B53 route and extending past Williamsburg to East New York-Broadway Junction via Broadway, therefore truly serving as an alternate to the J, and Z lines. This appears to be a very lightly used route and can benefit from extending to serve more areas in Brooklyn. Passengers can still transfer at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza for connections to Queens.
2/6/24 — Interborough: Queens-Manhattan - Route: Q60 | Proposal: Extend to 59th St / Columbus Circle via bus lanes on 57th St and 2nd Avenue and Queensboro Bridge Lower Level | Reasoning: I'm not sure how good a proposal this is - the terminus has always been at E 60th St and 2nd Av, allowing for a speedy return to Queens. If it is possible for a bus to quickly traverse 57th St between 2nd / 3rd Aves and 8th Av / Broadway, then it may be worth considering extending the Q60 from the Queensboro Bridge Lower Level, south on 2nd Av via designated bus lanes, then west on E 57th St via designated bus lanes to 8th Av, for a new terminus at Columbus Circle. Buses may either return on 57th St via Broadway or, if a new designated bus lane is installed on E 59th St between Columbus Circle and 2nd Av, this may be feasible. If bus stops along Queens Bl between Greenpoint Av and Union Turnpike are realigned to the main road, similar to Woodhaven Bl, bus speeds may significantly increase.
2/18/24 — The Bay Terrace bound QM2 should not have to go down northern blvd where certain times of the day this could be a extremely long way to go. It should take 1. When going Eastbound on 59th st. Make a right on 2nd avenue , A left on 58th st Another left on the Upper level of the Queensboro bridge Continue to Van Dam st. A right on Van Dam st and continue to Bay Terrance via the the LIE. or 2. When going Eastbound on 59th st Make a right on 2nd Avenue. Continue till Midtown town and lastly continue via LIE to Bay Terrance. May QM2 drivers do this already when heading back to queen and ultimately make for a faster trip. Rather then sitting at a bunch of lights on northern blvd. If your are going to continue putting the bus via northern blvd, more stops should be be added.
2/15/24 — So while the improvements to the 46 route are good, you still didn't add any route that would connect the entirety Bell Blvd from the north to the south. There is a still a vast swath from Northern Boulevard to Hillside Avenue that is not served by any bus route. It would connect two LIRR routes in Bayside and Queens Village by adding one new route. If you could reconsider excluding this and add it instead, that would be helpful.
2/28/24 — I rent in 130-10 sutter ave. And the Q10 local is extremely important for me because im a flight atendant with back problems and having to walk all the way to the Q10 limited stop with my luggage would put me at a higher risk of missing the bus and arriving late to work as well as making it more painful for me to get where I need to go. The Q10 local is extremely important and loosing it would be devastating. Please keep the Q10 local.
2/12/24 — Please consider extending Q44 to Fordham plaza, and at least some version of Steinway/39 St crosstown proposal--I know so many small business owners have seen downtick bc of R/M construction and COVID impacts and think bus connection would assist!!
2/21/24 — The change to this route is inconsiderate to the people who depend on the bus, along 130th Street. This will cause a financial strain on me . How will I be able to get to work
2/20/24 — Many students use the q10 to get to school and if these stops are removed it?s severely inconveniencing many students. I personally and my younger sister rely on this bus to get to school on time. Please rethink this change.
2/25/24 — Making the q10 limited to lefferts is extremely inconsiderate as the only option, the Q7, is not reliable at all majority of the time. This just increases travel time for commuters of all kinds for no beneficial reason to us or the community.
2/23/24 — This proposal to remove Q10 from rockaway blvd and 130th street insane. you claim to increase speed and reliability, and simplifying service for the Lefferts Blvd corridor, SO what about the 130th street and blvd ?? we pay taxes as well. This proposal will cause financial burden and more time consuming. PLEASE KEEP the Q10 service 'as is"
2/10/24 — The proposed plan for the Q10 to be removed from rockaway blvd and 130th street is completely unfair to the members of the community. It is super unprofessional and selfish to make these discussions without the opinions of members of the neighborhood. The bus has been on 130th street over 15 years and 131 street for over 30 years before then. Many of us take the A and E/F and go to specific train stations for safety concerns. This will require us to take multiple busses and trains to get to work and home and that is not fair. People get to work and school on the q10 it is apart of our daily lives and removing it from 130th street and rockaway is a huge inconvenience. I cannot believe you all would do something like this without even thinking about the hundreds maybe even thousands of people this could effect in so many ways.With this proposed plan I personally will now have to take 2 buses and 1 train to work and back home. This is going to not only be more time consuming but also more costly. We haven?t even been notified and that?s the worst part. We haven?t even been given an opportunity to speak up on our own behalf because I am more than sure there would a host of people who oppose this.
2/19/24 — I suggest that dedicated busways are designed like the following so they are not only designed specifically for buses but to prevent vehicles that should not be there from using them. Here in nyc it seems the mta or nyc wants to integrate dedicated Bus Rapid Transit Routes where its basically a bus only lane with dedicated lanes. I feel this will be abused but implementing the following system to those buses and or all buses can help sure its just buses on those tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-q7x_sqYwc
2/5/24 — The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
2/22/24 — PLEASE DO NOT STOP THE ALREADY SCANTY SERVICE WE HAVE ON ROCKAWAY BLVD VIA 130TH STREET! THIS IS A BAD BAD IDEA. I HAVE BEEN LIVING AND RIDING THE Q10 VIA ROCKAWAY FOR 25 YEARS FOR WORK AND THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I WHOLEHEARREDLY OPPOSE THIS HORRIBLE DECISION.
2/3/24 — As we navigate through the bus redesign route that involves Northeast Queens Q30, it is our understanding that it would be splitting into two different routes including the Q75 serving the discontinued segment between Springfield Blvd and Little Neck Parkway.As per the proposed frequency of the service, should we assume that there would be no service on the weekends and would resume on Monday mornings at 6:25 am? Thank you and have a great weekend!
2/2/24 — I live at 84th St. and 31st Ave. in Queens which is a transportation desert. Yesterday I drove my three teen kids to school and their afterschool activities. I was in the car for at least four hours. I drive because our neighborhood bus system makes no sense for the kids. This is what we need: 1) We need a direct bus to the middle of Astoria (either 30th Ave., 31st Ave., or Broadway). This bus can travel down 31st Ave with stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. or 2) We need something like the Q66 that travels from the 90s down Northern to Broadway or 31st Ave. to 21st Street or Vernon. 3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd with stops in the residential neighborhoods. No parent would let their kid cross the very dangerous Astoria Blvd. to catch a bus to Astoria. Why can't the Q69 be extended to Northern so the kids can go to Astoria? Please extend the Q69. 4) We need a bus to Manhattan down Northern Blvd from the 90s. So it needs stops in the 90s, 80s, and 70s. We have a bus lane and no bus for the neighborhood to use it.
2/29/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern or 31st/32nd Ave in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
2/24/24 — The I am a commuter on the Q10 bus line, and have been all of my life, the redesign to a limited down lefferts would strongly hinder my daily commute
2/28/24 — I am very much disappointed an disturb about the new plan for the q10 that runs on 130th st an Rockaway Blvd this is going to affect me really badly an a single mom who rushes out to work an which my kid daycare don't open any earlier for me to drop off so I can commute another way to the train I really would appreciate if the bus remains the same
2/9/24 — I'm disappointed to see the B13 no longer running from Myrtle-Wykoff all the way up Gates Avenue in Ridgewood. I would say the area between Seneca Ave, Forest Ave, Metropolitan Ave, and Troutman Street is generally underserved by busses, and the M train, which serves the area, is infrequent and often under construction. I personally use the B13 to get to the L train and access the many grocery stores near Myrtle-Wyckoff. I see many other people using the bus similarly during rush hour.
2/19/24 — Why would you move the bus route for q10 off of rockaway and 130 street. That?s beyond inconsiderate. How will people get to work or commute to lefferts from rockaway. It?s a failed plan.
2/1/24 — we need an express/limited service to brooklyn
2/1/24 — express/limited bus to queens
2/18/24 — As someone who lives closer to the Q5 Merrick Blvd/230 Street stop, I say please don't remove that stop. In my opinion, the Q5 bus should be skipping every other stop after Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd. So the stops would be Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd, Merrick Blvd/220 Street, Merrick Blvd/226 Street, Merrick Blvd/230 Street, Merrick Blvd/233 Street, and finally Laurelton Parkway/Merrick Blvd. I say this because I often see more passengers getting off at Merrick Blvd/230 Street than Merrick Blvd/228 Street. Also since there is a new addition of the Q86 and Q87 routes, keeping this stop would be better than removing it. Another advantage is that the N4 also picks up passengers at this stop too. So this would be a great transfer hub for passengers.
2/3/24 — Hello I am a mother of 2 kids and I use the Q20A/B bus stop on main st/ 76th Ave northbound and southbound. I saw that the stop was being removed and it would be a horrible decision as many of my friends here also use this stop. Please reconsider your decision and keep the stop. Especially because there is the Q44 which is express on Main Street. Thank you
2/2/24 — customer is requesting information if they finalized for Queens and Brooklyn Network Bus Redesign.
2/28/24 — Taking the Q10 (local branch) away from the 130st is not a good choice to improve the service, because there?s a lot of resident from this area that benefits from the Q10. I am a flight attendant and the Q10 provides me direct service to the air train without having to walk miles to get to the Q10Limited on Lefferts. Also, you guys already took away some of our stops from the Q10 on 130St. What else are you going to take away from us? There?s students, professionals, and elderly that depends on Q10. Like I mentioned before, taking this service out will create a breakdown and a problem in our community. The Q10 local branch is very important and essential, therefore I am against this proposal like many others are.
2/6/24 — Will you consider an express bus route that includes stops on the west side of Manhattan, specifically past 8th Avenue. It's convenient to have a significant number of express buses stop along 34th Street but the local bus, M34, gets extremely packed. There are times when people cannot get on the bus.
2/13/24 — I am totally against rerouting the q18 and the q47 taking it away from 69th Street attached is a picture of a snow day and the amount of people waiting for the q18 at 52nd Avenue and 69th Street these stops are important to the people that live within the community and should not be rerouted from 69th Street thank you well I'm not able to attach the picture but there are at least 10 people waiting for the bus at 3:00 in the afternoon. Obviously people do use the 69th Street and 52nd Avenue stop another problem is the q47 stop that is the 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue stop this cannot be rerouted or taken away from our community if you go to the 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue stop the q47 at any time there will be a line where do these people go to get on the q47 if you take away 69th street and Roosevelt not a good idea thank you
2/23/24 — Good morning, I take the Q10 everyday to go to work and our travel reasons. The plan to cut off Q10 from 130 street is going to cause me tremendous hassle. Please the buses already running late and its always packed. just leave it the way it is. its going to take me almost 2 hours to get to work. A lot of people take the Q10 from 130 Street. Q7 and Q9 is already small buses and they don't come frequently. Keep the same route that we have. Thank you.
2/25/24 — The redesign proposal for the Q10 bus line will greatly impact commuters in a negative way. With the current unlimited bus line, commuters have more access to transition to the subway at kew gardens when there are so frequent detours and closures at Jamaica station. The alternative q9 and q7 are also extremely unreliable and inefficient. These issues are worse on the weekends! There are a lot of workers who work into the late evening (10pm-later) who also won?t be able to get home because of the late night bus schedule, which basically doesn?t exist except for this valuable bus route. Rather than making getting to work and to necessities (grocery stores, banks, medical offices,etc) harder, I think more effort and thought should be on making the bus run mor effectively along lefferts and not on isolating and punishing a part of the neighborhood to walk 10+ mins to catch a bus. This is ridiculous.
2/8/24 — Q83 needs to connect to the LIRR on Sutphin and Archer.
2/22/24 — Pls don?t take away the Q10 local running up 130th. Many of us take that bus to the airport daily and the new proposal will increase our commute time and fare
2/2/24 — Please don't get rid of this bus stop for Q20A/B bus main st/ 76th Ave northbound and southbound. I am currently in a wheel chair. I already have difficulty in terms of transportation. And the original stops left me directly in front of my home. Please I beg you reconsider this change, it would be much appreciated.
2/24/24 — Please Keep the Q113 it?s a great and fast route
2/5/24 — Eliminating the 3 lines of the x68 and combining into 1 to use an already congested Madison ave does not make sense. Already commute is 90+ minutes.
2/14/24 — I take the Q18 to go to qork everyday. Now it is not going down to Jay ave in Maspeth anymore. Did the route cjange already? Why it is not in the website and I keep seeing the times on Jayst and 66th street?
2/20/24 — I would like the q10 bus stop on 130st and rockaway blvd in south ozone park to stay the same. I oppose the redesign, it will be very inconvenient for my self my children my family and other families that live in the neighborhood to commute to and from work and my children to and from school. At the end of the 130 st stop, It is a major stop by the school where children commute to and from. You cannot take away bus route from the children. The school is ps/ms124 osmond church school, students will suffer gravely becaue they depend on that q10 bus transportation, there is no other public transportation. Please do not do away with q10 on 130st rockaway south ozone park. Families depend on the q10 for grocery shopping, doctors appointment and work.
2/15/24 — The proposal to remove as many of the station stops for Q18 is a difficult decision, however, having a stop at 47th and 30th Avenue is incredibly important for our neighborhood. Many of the children walk up from the school on 47th and removing that stop increases distance and risk for these kids. I understand that parity between bus lines and station spacing is important, but removing so many of the stations will make accessibility even more of a challenge.
2/17/24 — It is extremely disappointing that the Queens bus redesign route will affect those that rely on the Q20A/B bus stop at Main St/76th Ave Northbound and Southbound. Without this stop it becomes a tedious task to get to the train station as it will negatively impact their commute to and from the city. It is important for the MTA to understand how difficult it will be for residents in this area to travel everyday without this Q20A/B stop. It will not be cost efficient for residents especially in a time when prices are so high. Uber/Taxi rates will be too high and that becomes another expense commuters would have to think about. The elimination of this stop will bring even longer wait times and frustration to those who use it as a primary source. I believe the MTA should reconsider and think about how it will negatively affect Queens residents. Please do not remove the Q20A/B Main St/76th Ave stop!!!
2/19/24 — QM63 bus route redesign, the new proposed stop 255/Hookcreek Blvd, there should be an additional stop near the end of Hookcreek and 149Ave...
2/26/24 — I believe that removing the Q10 route down Rockaway Blvd and 130th St stops will be a big inconvenience to the residents. There are students and working individuals that rely on that route, there are people who use the aid of canes. Walking to the Q7 bus is not the easiest thing to do from along 130th St and this bus is not always reliable. If need be add more Q7 buses to accommodate the high demand so students don't have to squeeze themselves on crowded busses. Thank you for this opportunity.
2/6/24 — I heard about the q98 bus route being proposed, please ensure this gets passed, I would love to see a more faster and reliable route from Maspeth/Ridgewood to Flushing Main Street
2/27/24 — I strongly disagree with the unfair and unjust rerouting of the Q10 bus line. In essence the MTA continues to further isolate this community creating a transportation desert for residents. Long standing tax payers will be isolated, cut off from the option of connecting to the E Train, Liberty Avenue, Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard. The available transportation options for residents will create undue hardships, including walking several blocks, multiple connections (2-3) to replace one bus option, and long wait times. In order for residents to access services and not be cut off from Lefferts Boulevard- Queens Boulevard they will have to walk several long blocks (along 130 Street), or wait for two-three buses Q9 on 130 Street, Q7 on Rockaway to connect to Q10 on Lefferts Boulevard. This is incredibly unfair and punishing to our community, especially since Lefferts Boulevard route is overserved with bus stops every block and the current Q10 route including two express Q10 buses plus the Q10 South Conduit route. This is adding excess commuting times and financial hardships. We strongly disagree with the premise that the Q10 route along Rockaway Boulevard and 130 Street is underutilized, the buses are always packed. We do not have as many travel options as residents along Lefferts Boulevard. Our community residents? needs should not be sacrificed and discarded. We also need a travel option that does not require accessing multiple stairs. Currently, when using the Q9 bus, wait times are excessively long averaging 45 minutes (after 9 am), as the buses come bunched up, two together. Extending the Q9 route to cover 130 Street is not a satisfactory travel option. Our residents are already cut off from Jamaica Hospital (close geographically but circuitous via transportation) as the Q9 does not stop close to Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway. Again residents must walk excessively, several blocks to connect to Q9. Changing the Q10 route further isolates this community residents from necessary essential services. Please retain our Q10 route. Thank you
2/27/24 — Please do not remove the Q76 stop at Francis Lewis Blvd/53rd Ave. This is where I and many other guardians get off to drop off their kids that go to the elementary school on 53rd ave. It would add more time for us to get to school and caused the kids to be late in school.
2/9/24 — Regarding the X68 Bus (listed as QM 68 on the Proposal), the proposal is to remove many Westbound Stops (listed below): E 37th Street & 3rd Avenue 3rd Ave/E 42nd ST 3rd Ave/E 4 47th ST 3rd Ave/E55th ST E 57th St/3 Ave E 57th St/Lexington Ave E 57th St/Park Ave 5th Ave/W 56th ST 5th Ave/W 52nd ST 5th Ave/W 50th ST 5th Ave/W 44th ST 5th Ave/W45th ST 5th Ave/W 37th ST As you may already see, this is almost every stop in Manhattan. Since commuters on the X68 (QM68) Bus work along most (if not all) of the locations listed above, how will they get to and from work if these stops are removed? To be quite frank this makes absolutely no sense and will create hardships for many. The fare for the express buses has increased to $7 each way, and eliminating all of the stops utilized by us is a huge injustice. As loyal and paying customers, we deserve more dignity and respect than to have our commutes made difficult.Please take this into consideration the hardships the proposed changes on the Q43 and X68 Buses will cause hard working, tax paying commuters.
2/9/24 — Regarding the removal of the Westbound Q43 Bus Stop located at 247th Street and Hillside Avenue, if this stop is removed, passengers who live between Commonwealth Boulevard and 251st Street will have a much longer walk to their homes. Many do not live along the street blocks and live on the avenue blocks, which are much longer. Furthermore, many people using the buses (including myself) suffer arthritis and joint problems and a further walk will only aggravate this condition. Please take this into consideration. With fares ever increasing, loyal and paying customers like myself deserve to be treated with more integrity and respect than to have our commutes made more difficult.
2/24/24 — the local q10 bus picks me up everyday for school and drops me off right in front of my school. this allows for me to be right at my school especially when it is cold outside. please don't take away the local bus.
2/20/24 — The redesign for the Q10 bus service is unacceptable to our South Ozone Park community. It leaves constituents left with the option to wait for the Q7 which is extremely unreliable with wait times. It puts us working class individuals into another disadvantage. We would love to just get home at a convenience and this completely takes away the privilege of getting home safely and at a timely manner. It will prolong or route to and from work and school. Please take our comments into consideration.
2/16/24 — Hello I use the Q10 to go home from school and work I don?t really appreciate the route is being cut off .. I would urge for it to stay a lot of south ozone park passengers go home with the Q10 past the walgreens stop
2/6/24 — Interesting
2/9/24 — I have reviewed the changes to the Q2 bus and I am very happy to see that my commute on the Q2 bus en route to the F train at 179 st would go from 17 stops, to 11 stops! I just really hope the the frequency of the Q2 is also improved as it is always delayed and often comes up to 10 minutes after its scheduled time. Please feel free to remove more stops closer to the 179 St/Hillside Av stop, as I see most people get on near the end of the route by Belmont Park to get to the subway.
2/21/24 — Many people take the QM32 8am bus to bell blvd from the city. This bus needs to stay as the earliest QM2 bus doesn?t leave until 8:15am. We need to keep the 8am QM32. However, it can no longer go the local route on northern. There is no reason why it shouldn?t be getting in the grand central highway. It would be much faster and there are no stops it would be missing. The local route bus doesn?t get to 20th and Whitestone until after 9am and many employees have been getting into work consistently late. Please get us an earlier bus at 7:45 that leaves Manhattan to queens for the QM32 that doesn?t take the local route and takes the highway. Thank you.
2/21/24 — Many riders get on and off at Union/Utopia along the QM 1/5/6 line. Removing this stop from QM6 will require riders to wait longer time at this stop for westbound rides between QM 1 and 5 which has proposals of longer periods between each run. Would appreciate to have this be last pick up stop in Queens for QM6 and first drop off. This location is a vessel for local buses that run east/west and north/south.
2/29/24 — The plan is horrible. Removing QM3 service disenfranchise mostly Asian American commuters who rely on this route as the 7 train has become significantly more dangerous . At a time when there is a significant rise in hate crimes against Asians, MTA is removing one of the few transportation options where Asians feel safe. This is a slap in the face to Asian Americans by the MTA. MTA should be ashamed!!
2/29/24 — Removing stops along Northern Boulevard portion of Q28 and Q13 route is a horrible idea!! There are many elderly people who rely on these stops. Now they have to transfer buses which not only adds time to their commute but it is a safety concern. It seems like these changes were made by MTA employees who have no working knowledge about the community these buses serve. These new bus plans reflect how dysfunctional MTA is. Unless the goal is to harm the community members, I recommend these changes not be implemented.
2/11/24 — The service is not good even Saturdays and Sundays somebody have to make someting
2/28/24 — I am redesigning on this because this is my everyday bus that i take to work and to school, it will make it way more difficult for me to commute and there?s no nearby buses to take me to my destination in which i have to take trains throughout my daily routine. It will be a horrible idea to reroute the Q10 because there are many other people that use this bus as well, and like me many people wouldn?t want to take multiple buses to take them to their destination.
2/27/24 — Redesigning the q10 local will affect me greatly. I don?t have a car,that?s the only means of transportation to my son?s school and the school doesn?t have a bus.please that wouldn?t be fair on us. Thank you
2/20/24 — U work nights?. Now how I?m I going to get home 🤔🤔🤔🤔
2/29/24 — By eliminating q10 route thru 130 and rockways will impact tremendously our commute, it is not acceptable we need more buses since the amount of people increased in the area and people instead MTA is focusing on eliminating it. It makes no sense, we need this route to commute to our works and take our kids to school. If this change goes into effect it means we will need to use several busses and pay more fares. WE NEED THE Q10 ROUTE TO REMAIN AS IT IS, INTEAD WE NEED MORE FREQUENCY.
2/10/24 — Regarding the proposed changes to the Q46. The 150 street stop is heavily relied upon by residents in the area, many of which are elderly and live a few blocks away from union turnpike. Removing that stop on the new Q46 and Q48 leaving only the Q45 will underserve the community. That stop in particular is always full of waiting passengers and during the rush hours, passengers cannot get on due to overcrowding as it is. Please consider adding that stop to the Q46 or Q48 route in addition to the one planned for the Q45. Thank you.
2/10/24 — I don?t like how the Q51 won?t go to gateway mall for the plan, since the Q8 doesn?t go to gateway mall anymore in the plan that?s bad there is no route that will go to Jamaica to gateway mall, the Q51 to Cam heights to Gateway mall was a very good idea, and since the B5 LTD will replace the Q8 at the term, that's bad since there?s no Route that will go to Jamaica to gateway mall, and you know that there?s gonna be a B5 and a B5 LTD,that means that 2 routes can fit in 1 term, so the Q8 won?t go to new lots avenue for the plan, the Q7 can, so We can bring the Q51 back to gateway and the Q8 back to gateway, I see a lots of people go to Queens from gateway mall, like lots of people, the buses are packed, and the B13 too, the Q51 and Q8 can be at the same term, the Q51 can be local, this is also good because people that live in neighborhoods far away can go to the mall, then causing more people to come to the mall, a new route called the B28 should go to gateway mall to Bay ridge, it is a good connection to neighborhood that is at the edge of Brooklyn to the mall, the B28 can be Spring Creek depot so it won?t take longer for the bus to go to it?s destination which is gateway mall, the B28 can be with the B13 at the bus term, a new route called the B50 that run to Gateway mall to Greenpoint avenue station (G), neighborhoods that are far from South Brooklyn can go the mall, a faster connection, there should be a route that passes gateway mall, like the Q52/Q53 SBS or Q60 passing Queens Center mall, since it will not olny serve gateway mall, a new route called the Q109, that would run to East New York new lots avenue station to Far Rockaway, since a lot of people take the A train to far rockaway, the Q109 can go to new lots to far rockaway, it will pass Gateway mall and also connections to the B28,B50,Q51,Q8,B83,B13, the Q109 will go on the belt parkway then go to cross bay Blvd with connections with the Q52 SBS and Q53 SBS, and at the last stop, connections to the A and S trains and the Q52 and Q53 again, this will help the people that want go to the beach, without taking the B13 or Q8 to Euclid Avenue Station,
2/16/24 — I don?t Like how the Q51 is going to Cambria heights to Rockaway Blvd station, in the other redesign plan with Brooklyn and Queens, the Q51 was SBS and it went to Gateway center the old propose Q51 was much better, since it?s other Interborough route from gateway center to Queens, Everytime I go to Gateway center, I see the Q8 packed with lots of people because a lot of people go to Queens from the mall, the people who live in Spring Creek take the B13 and Q8 a lot, and I mean it, I also got an idea, the idea is to keep the Q8 to gateway center, (not LTD) because if the Q8 didn?t go to gateway center, they have to take the B13 to the Q8 paying double, (or not if you have a free transfer) but people have to take the B13 to Eucild Avenue and Linden Blvd then walk a few blocks to the Q8, while you can keep the Q8 at gateway center, so the Q51 SBS can still go to gateway center, Cambria heights to Gateway center, this is actually good because the people who wants to to Cambria heights from ENY have to take the Q8 all the way to the last stop then transfer to the Q4,Q83,Q5, and other routes, but you can take the Q51 SBS to Cambria heights from ENY, so it?s more faster to go to Cambria heights from ENY, you know when you put the B5 and B5 LTD together in one stop, you can do the same too, by putting a Q51 bus stop at the B83 terminal, so they both share terminals, I say to put this at the B83 bus stop because if you put it on the Q8 bus stop it?s going to block the B13 to go it?s Term since SBS routes usually uses XD60?s, it would be also good for a route that passes gateway center, so example: the Q53/Q52 SBS passing queens center mall, so a new route queens route can go to New lots avenue station (3) to Far rockaway, it will go on Ashford street then Jerome then via Flatlands then turn on Vandalia Avenue to Erskine Street, then it will go pass Gateway center (connections to the Q51 SBS,B13,B83,Q8, then it will go on the belt parkway to cross bay Blvd then go to far rockaway (connection to the A and S trains,Q52 SBS,Q53 SBS and Q22, this is good because the people who want to go to beach from Gateway center or New lots, they can take that queens route to Far rockaway, and during the summer a lot of people will take that route since it goes to far rockaway, I also think that the Q112 should get extended to Gateway center, good connections to the (A) a lot of of times, and it will also help the Q8 take people to Jamaica and other Neighborhoods,
2/16/24 — I don?t Like how the Q51 is going to Cambria heights to Rockaway Blvd station, in the other redesign plan with Brooklyn and Queens, the Q51 was SBS and it went to Gateway center the old propose Q51 was much better, since it?s other Interborough route from gateway center to Queens, Everytime I go to Gateway center, I see the Q8 packed with lots of people because a lot of people go to Queens from the mall, the people who live in Spring Creek take the B13 and Q8 a lot, and I mean it, I also got an idea, the idea is to keep the Q8 to gateway center, (not LTD) because if the Q8 didn?t go to gateway center, they have to take the B13 to the Q8 paying double, (or not if you have a free transfer) but people have to take the B13 to Eucild Avenue and Linden Blvd then walk a few blocks to the Q8, while you can keep the Q8 at gateway center, so the Q51 SBS can still go to gateway center, Cambria heights to Gateway center, this is actually good because the people who wants to to Cambria heights from ENY have to take the Q8 all the way to the last stop then transfer to the Q4,Q83,Q5, and other routes, but you can take the Q51 SBS to Cambria heights from ENY, so it?s more faster to go to Cambria heights from ENY, you know when you put the B5 and B5 LTD together in one stop, you can do the same too, by putting a Q51 bus stop at the B83 terminal, so they both share terminals, I say to put this at the B83 bus stop because if you put it on the Q8 bus stop it?s going to block the B13 to go it?s Term since SBS routes usually uses XD60?s, it would be also good for a route that passes gateway center, so example: the Q53/Q52 SBS passing queens center mall, so a new route queens route can go to New lots avenue station (3) to Far rockaway, it will go on Ashford street then Jerome then via Flatlands then turn on Vandalia Avenue to Erskine Street, then it will go pass Gateway center (connections to the Q51 SBS,B13,B83,Q8, then it will go on the belt parkway to cross bay Blvd then go to far rockaway (connection to the A and S trains,Q52 SBS,Q53 SBS and Q22, this is good because the people who want to go to beach from Gateway center or New lots, they can take that queens route to Far rockaway, and during the summer a lot of people will take that route since it goes to far rockaway, I also think that the Q112 should get extended to Gateway center, good connections to the (A) a lot of of times, and it will also help the Q8 take people to Jamaica and other Neighborhoods,
2/18/24 — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan released 12/12/2023 the Q51 route was cut back from the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn to the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station in Ozone Park plus the route frequency was cut as well as converting the route from an SBS/Crosstown route to now a limited route. I believe the Q51 route still needs to till travel to the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn but have another routing path via North Conduit Avenue(w/b) & South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue & Gateway Drive. This revised routing will also provide access to the Linden Center Mall as well located at 79th Street/Linden Blvd. as well. (Please note the w/b direction the Q51 could travel into the center lanes of Linden Blvd. after stopping at the Eldert Lane stop to make a left turn at Fountain Avenue.) I'm sending this information through this forum because the Queens Bus Network Redesign Contact page cannot accept files as I have a PDF file showing the suggested routing. It is also important that the frequency of this new route be increased to a minimum of every eight minutes during the rush hours and every ten minutes at most other times except overnight which could be every twenty minutes including extending the operating hours to 24/7 as this route will primarily be a feeder route connecting riders from one route to another route or to the subway. This route should also allow riders that transfer to it from a bus or from the subway to be able to transfer again to another route or to the subway. as this would allow greater flexibility for riders wanting to transfer to this route to access another adjacent route to a desired subway or to a desired bus line pus increase transit accessibility by bus between Brooklyn & Queens. The MTA needs to put more funding into this route as it would reduce some automobile travel thus reduce pollution.
2/16/24 — Please this neighborhood needs a bus or shuttle there is no mode of transportation. There is only q47 bus that stops at 31 st av and 73 st and its very unreliable its not always running per the schedule on weekdays which makes going to work and school really difficult ive been late so many time. Also if i were to walk to the jackson heights station thats 26 mins. It should be easier for this neighborhood to get by. Please help if there can be a shuttle added on 30 ave would be helpful! Please contact me regarding this issue. Thank you.
2/27/24 — Student looking forward to the Interborough express line
2/18/24 — As someone who lives closer to the Q5 Merrick Blvd/230 Street stop, I say please don't remove that stop. In my opinion, the Q5 bus should be skipping every other stop after Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd. So the stops would be Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd, Merrick Blvd/220 Street, Merrick Blvd/226 Street, Merrick Blvd/230 Street, Merrick Blvd/233 Street, and finally Laurelton Parkway/Merrick Blvd. I say this because I often see more passengers getting off at Merrick Blvd/230 Street than Merrick Blvd/228 Street. Another advantage is that the N4 also picks up passengers at this stop too. Also since there is a new addition of the Q86 and Q87 routes, keeping this stop would be better than removing it. So this would be a great transfer hub for passengers.
3/1/24 — I need this bus stop to get to my school and the Q7 is always packed to the brim so these q10 accordion busses are amazing for fitting all of the other kids that go to my school we rlly need this stop
3/1/24 — How Are People Who Work In The Airport OverNight Suppose To Get There ? The Q9 Don?t Run Overnight & Doesn?t Run Into The Airport, The Q7 Doesn?t OverNight Last Q7 Stops At 1:30Am . If You Cut The 130th Q10 How Am I Suppose To Get To Lefferts Blvd With No Late Night Q7 Running . Cutting The Q10 Service To 130th Is A Bad Idea People Who Lives On 130th & Beyond Has No Source Of Travel At Late Night Times. If You Going To Cut It At Least Have The Q7 Run All Night Or Atleast Have The Q9 Run Into The Airport Same Way The Q10 Runs But We Need Some Type Of Transportation On That Side . Please & Thank You
3/1/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. (or 31st/32nd Ave) in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/1/24 — Please do not remove q10 bus rockaway 130st the bus stops infront of psms124 osmond church school it is the only transportation for school children and students the teachers also take the bus it wil be struggling for us students
3/2/24 — Please provide weekend service on routes Q36 and Q61 Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot Herb
3/2/24 — don?t remove local q10 please, a lot of residents in the area take the q10 and without it i would have to walk a long distance like the others. Please don?t remove q10. Thank you.
3/3/24 — Q19 + Q49 + Q23 + Q48 - I thought were were getting a longer service on the Q19. Q49 I was led to believe that the Q49 would be starting at 10th Street and Astoria Blvd. With the Q48 becoming the Q50 - when there is a bus stop and Northern Boulevard and 10th Street and the next one at 29th Avenue and Ditmars Blvd for traveling public's safety this is unacceptable for women to be walking all the wat to Astoria Blvd from Northern Blvd and from 29th Ave and Ditmars. We don't have cars and we rely on Public transport. This is not good for us. When it is raining and Snowing I would take the SBS70 to the Q48 in the Airport and travel to Astoria Blvd and 10th Street. When it is raining and snowing with the proposed plan it is more challenging for us. This new proposal does not work for us. The MTA need to know that not all of us can afford a car.
3/3/24 — X68- Westbound- The proposed changes do not work for me at all. I work on the east side of Manhattan. The E42nd St/Park Ave stop is closest to my employer as I work on 3rd Ave and 45th St. That is a MAJOR stop and central location for riders. This is a perfect stop as it is close to employers on Lexington, 3rd Ave, Park Ave, and also the UN. I suggest keeping 2 routes for the X68- Midtown 57 Via 42 St/Madison Ave and the 23 St 1st Ave Via 34 St. This will cover a broader area for riders. I will work from home if it is not convenient as I have no interest in getting on the subway. Jamaica/Hillside Ave is going through a housing boom and ridership will increase. X68 - Eastbound- Hillside Ave and 175th St stop is not listed on the map. Please add that as a stop and/or allow drivers to stop there as a courtesy if a passenger requests it. More evening buses after 7 pm would be appreciated.
3/3/24 — This is about new Q14 bus service. I think it?s great idea to add one more stop at LGA airport. If stop at Ditmars and 102nd st, people dislike that they have to walk over to LGA with luggages. I did see a lot of people who got off from Q23 and then they feel like pain in arse for walking over to LGA. Add one more stop at terminal C, it should make us happy.
3/3/24 — It?s about Q23. I understand it will not stop at Northern Blvd and Ditmars Blvd/102 due to new proposal. Astoria blvd should be last stop for Q23. It?s worst idea to stop only at Roosevelt. There?s ton of people taking Q23 like a lot of full people. Last stop and first at Astoria Blvd would be much better.
3/3/24 — Add limited service for Q66 between Flushing and West Northern Blvd. It will help to reduce too many people taking Q66 bus daily.
3/3/24 — Have you considered extending the Q64 to Utopia Pkwy? It's such a short route anyway, and this will not only serve customers who live a bit further east, but it would allow a helpful connection to the Q30/31.
3/3/24 — q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it willnot only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Mta Employee Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient but ths change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Do not remove the Q60 Ascan Avenue stop. This is right outside Orchard Fine Foods supermarket. There are a lot of seniors in this area who rely on the bus which helps with their independence in being able to go shopping. The two nearest bus stops on either side or not convenient for the elderly I have written to you before about this and you seem to ignore this. Obviously you want to do what you want to do. The bus is not about speed it?s about convenience - there are some people that cannot walk to the next stop - what are you not understanding? The bus is not about speed again it?s about convenience especially when there?s no train station right there. DO NOT REMOVE ASCAN AVENUE stop. You need to poll the people who take the bus at that stop. This is happening and they do not go onto the Internet to check. Keep this stop.
3/4/24 — I love qm15 bus, it has been my mean of transportation to Manhattan for work since covid. I love how frequently it runs. But recently in the past 1-2 months. The buses run very sporadically in the morning between 7am-7:30am. According to the qm15 bus schedule pdf online it should be running every 10min about. But very often if I missed the bus at 7:15am at woodhaven/63rd ave I would have to wait 15-20mins for the next bus. And then when there?s a big cap between buses it fills up quick and when it get to my stop it wouldn?t stop because it?s full. It makes morning commute very stressful. I would like to ask if we can have the buses more spread out and be a bit more on schedule. I would really appreciate it. Thank you to take the time to read my comment.
3/4/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern or 31st/32nd Ave in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q84. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks to during inclement weather. Keep the present stops from Laurelton to Merrick, then make it express to Parsons-archer. Also, during the weekday, between the hours of 3 pm - 7 pm, increase the number of buses from 11 to 15.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q27. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks to during inclement weather. The MTA should keep all the present stops, until Hillside Avenue. Also, the proposed first stop on Linden Blvd, between 207 Street and Springfield Blvd is a grave mistake. The location is congested with the present Q4, Q4 limited, the express buses, commute vans, commercial vehicles and cars. This is a heavily travelled street and adding the Q27 will make matters worse. The MTA should move the first stop to 121 and Springfield Blvd and the last stop should be Cabbell Park.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q77. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks in between stops during inclement weather. Add a stop in between the proposed first and second stop going toward the Bus terminal. The MTA should keep all the present stops, until Hillside Avenue.
3/4/24 — Hello, Please add back the 73ave and 260st stop at Glen Oaks. I take this bus daily. Thank you
3/4/24 — Please add back the stop for 73ave and 260st. I use this bus daily.
3/4/24 — Please add back the stop for 260st and 73ave in Glen Oaks because I use this daily.
3/4/24 — About Q66 Limited bus, I do see it got too much stops. Bus stops should be look like this: Roosevelt Av/Main St Main St/Northern Blvd Northern Blvd/114 St Northern Blvd/108 St Northern Blvd/102 St Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd Northern Blvd/82 St Northern Blvd/74 St Northern Blvd/Broadway St Northern Blvd/49 St Northern Blvd/37 St Jackson Ave/Queens Plaza S 28 St/Queens Plaza S
3/5/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/5/24 — I would want to see if it?s possible to not remove the stop ?Union Tpke/173St? on the Q46 going to Lake Success because it?s a bus stop that St.John?s students use. It?s very conveniently placed right outside one of our gates and lots of students use it. Please and thank you.
3/5/24 — More frequent qm6 service, including evening/night, would allow me to get out of my car and use the MTA for my work commute. I work in the hospital in Manhattan as a nurse, and work 11a-11pm. The removal of stops West of 188th Street would be very helpful. But they need to be removed for both directions. Otherwise, coming back from Manhattan will take very long
3/5/24 — The rerouting for the Q23 to the Q14 is chaotic. Why do people getting on the bus on 108st (q23) have to transfer to another bus on 103st just to get to ditmars blvd? It's odd considering that same route goes through several schools (q23) and removing the q23 to the q14 would disrupt it and cause delays for students and people to get to work. It is especially true as it would cause a lot of people waiting for the q14 after the q23 and make the sidewalk even more packed (considering that the area is already packed with vendors, dirty streets, congested streets). Having more people waiting to transfer from the q23 to the q14 would cause a greater mess! please do not change the q23 as it is already good as it is and serves mostly students.
3/5/24 — The new Q105 bus line for 31st street is long over due and I hope is not messed up by DOT. By way of background, I am close to 80 and have COPD. I still am able to use the bus and subway system, when accessible. I live in Astoria where the N train is elevated and there are is only one stop (Astoria) with an elevator which I travel to by the Q19 or Q69 to get to the F. I think spreading out the stops on the Q69 and the Q19 is a terrible decision. I use the 47th Street stops a lot and cannot walk to the alternative locations. This idea does a great disservice to the elderly and disabled. The delays really occur near 31st St for the Q19 due to poor design of traffic to RFK and along the commercial corridor of Ditmars where double parking on both sides slow things down.. Possible options for the Q69 include no parking on Ditmars or alternate side parking to lcreate another lane. Moving the route to 21st Avenus between Steinway and 31st St, which could absorb an expansion of the select bus service or expedited bus lane, Move the remaining bus stops closer together to make up for the ones that are eliminated. The solutions require more thought to avoid further disenfranchising of seniors and the disabled. As it is with limited accessibility in this area of Queens, I use more fares than necessary to cobble together an accessible route within Queens and getting to Manhattan which I do frequently. I think additional free transfers should be provided to those sho already are elibible for reduced fare at a minimum until the accessibility problem is fixed. One fare with a transfer is usually sufficient if you can use all subways. Many of us can't and sadly the plan lacks creative solutions for a key customer base that is already disadvantaged. Thank you for your consideration.
3/5/24 — Please consider a bus route connecting the Hunters Point South neighborhood of Queens with midtown Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This may seem like a redundancy of the 7 train between Vernon-Jackson and Grand Central, but (1) the bus would be ADA friendly and there are no elevators at Vernon-Jackson and (2) bus could potentially drop off somewhere different from Grand Central enabling an easier commute for people who don't work along 42nd St. The 7 train has also been down consistently on weekends due to Queensboro Plaza ADA upgrades. A bus directly into Manhattan from the Hunters Point South neighborhood would mitigate stress on the other rail lines during those periods.
3/5/24 — I suggest that MTA should add Q49X or Q49 with limited service. Since my living in East Elmhurst for almost 11 years, there?s more people take Q49 than other buses at Jackson Heights Roosevelt station. Q49X or Q49 Limited will be great move that it will speed it up better. Hours should be fix. Last bus should be 2am daily. Also every 5-10 minutes service too.
3/5/24 — Q70 route needs to be changed little bit. Start with Woodside station then Jackson Heights-Roosevelt station, 23 Av/87 St, 23 Av/100 St then LGA airport terminals.
3/5/24 — Hi. The final proposal is much improved. There are two changes I think would help. The Q68 should better connect to Jackson Heights. The northbound end should be extended to 81st/82nd Streets and Northern Blvd. It would allow for the Q68 to connect to the Q66 and Q63 and better access to the line for people in Jackson Heights. Similarly, the B57 should be moved farther into Jackson Heights to better serve the community. It too could run to 82nd and Northern. Or at least to 82nd Street or 90th Street on Roosevelt.
3/5/24 — I currently take the q88 on Horace Harding Blvd to utopia blvd and Horace Harding Blvd where I change to bus q31 going towards bayside and get off at Frances Lewis Blvd and 47th Ave. According to the new route for the q31 many stops going to Francis Lewis and 47th Ave have been eliminated. How am I suppose to get from uptopia and Horace Harding Blvd to home
3/5/24 — I just mentioned this at the Queens CB3 meeting this evening, but it seems that according to the proposal there will be less service along Northern Boulevard combining the Q63 and Q66 during some periods. For example, during the PM rush, I calculated 8.6 buses per hour in this proposal but under the existing service there are 10 per hour. I also provided a couple other comments: -Thank you for speeding up the Q66 over the last couple years. -Thank you for proposing an extension of the B57, but due to the many nightlife venues in Bushwick and Maspeth (Knockdown Center, Avant Gardner, Elsewhere, others) the route should run all night. Thousands of people will be trying to head home from parties between 2am-5am. -Please consider running the Q63 overnight, as there is not enough connectivity between Jackson Heights and Astoria.
3/5/24 — The Q104 needs to run every 20 minutes on the weekend. Astoria is a vibrant, busy community with shopping by day and entertainment by night. Longer wait times will discourage patrons. You want to encourage people to take mass transit, not resort to Uber & Lyft.
3/6/24 — Good Day, I would like to suggest the following changes to the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan: - For the QM8 to use the routing that was established in the New Draft Plan. In the final plan, the QM8 is providing redundant service on Union Turnpike with the QM7. Using the QM8 proposed routing in the New Draft Plan would make service more efficient and eliminate redundancy. Also, for extended hours on the QM8 in the morning. - For the Q36 to have expanded service for customers along Little Neck Parkway, including Saturday and Sunday service. - For the QM3 to remain in service. Thank you for your time, Matthew McMahon
3/6/24 — The proposed final QM5 route profile is going to offer no benefits compared to the existing route profile, in fact it will slow it down further, on average. It should be re-evaluated to improve the benefits that were proposed under the previous version of the March 2022 version of the plan. There are numerous issues with the final proposed re-design that are antithetical to the stated aims of the program. My detailed feedback: Firstly, not all QM5 buses go to Fresh Meadows currently, but based on the final plan they will go there. This adds about 5 to 8 minutes per trip for an area already serviced by the QM1. Secondly, the current Super Express Eastbound routes are important for expediency. Removing these two runs will add more time having to go through more stops in Manhattan and then longer on the congested Queens Blvd. instead of the LIE. This is a big loss. Further, an earlier draft of the re-design from March 2022 had the QM5 getting onto the highway much quicker, basically avoiding most of Queens Blvd. and Union Tpk. This has been reverted, so there is now no change to the routing. If the goal is to speed up the busses, why keep them on local roads (i.e., Queens Blvd and Union Tpk)? Page 53 of the proposed final plan states that duplicative service along Union Tpk would be eliminated, bringing those routes onto the highway faster. However, the only route that goes along Union Tpk getting any such benefit is QM6, which will just skip stops along Union Tpk after 188 street. This will ultimately mean more people getting on the QM5 and QM1, slowing this route down even further as more passengers will be getting onto 2 busses rather than 3. I again implore going with the March 2022 route profile for QM5. For these reasons, I do not see how this re-design of the QM5 achieves the stated objectives of the program. The service will not be more reliable, it will certainly not be faster, it will offer no improvements to connections, and is not simplified. I appreciate making fewer stops along the route, but the net impact of other changes will harm more than this helps. Ultimately, this re-design of the QM5 will be adding more time to my commute each way and eliminates conveniences. This all but guarantees that taking a local bus to the subway will be quicker (and much cheaper) than the QM5 Express route. This will harm ridership for an already highly subsidized service. I urge you to please re-consider the March 2022 proposed profile for the QM5.
3/6/24 — I have lived in the neighborhood my entire life. My parents brought their house in 1969. The Q10 has always been my means of transportation. To find out that the MTA has decided to completely eliminate the Q10 bus for the Rockaway Blvd route is unbelievable to me. I am quoting what is on the website "The proposed Q10 would serve the entire Lefferts Blvd corridor on all trips. What about the people in the community that depend on the Rockaway and 130th Street. It seems that the MTA is only concern with a certain part of the community. My question is once a rider has to get off at Rockaway and Lefferts what are they suppose to do as far as getting home? I live on 130th Street between Sutter Avenue and 131th Avenue. Such I be expected to walk from Lefferts Blvd to my home? Why should I be re-directed as to how I travel? Has anyone thought about the elderly, disabled and the entire community that needs the bus to travel? Why would someone who is sitting behind a desk make a decision like this? Also this is a safety factor. Why would anyone volunteer to go to Jamaica Avenue to take a train to be robbed and or assaulted? It is unfair that the MTA is trying to do this and this needs to be stopped and think about the people who it will effect. I will be at the meeting tomorrow to voice my opinion
3/6/24 — The Q50 when it gains overnight service should be extended to Co Op City late nights 7 days a week to replace the Bx23 bus in the Bronx. Q50 should run to/from Co Op City from 12am to 6am on weekends, and from 12am into the AM rush on weekdays. Co Op City should have better connections to/from LGA instead of taking three buses at night with a walk to/from the Bx12 and the Bx28.
3/6/24 — I acknowledge that great work has gone into this redesign. Major concerns with distance between bus stops. For example Q 48 replaced by 50 - Northern Blvd and then the next stop is 29th avenue. For an elderly person or someone with health problems or a child - late evening, snow, rain, this is not plausible. Q 49 there was discussion regarding it ending at 108 and Astoria Boulevard. Beyond 102 Street and Astoria Boulevard is the forgotten world - we don't have a supermarket and all we have is the Q19 which ends at 9pm. Please give consideration to extending the 49 beyond 102 Street. We have long and sometimes dark blocks.
3/6/24 — I have been using the 111 bus that runs from Jamaica Avenue/Archer to 147 Avenue/Rosedale for over thirty years and this bus route has to be one of the worse bus routes in Queens. We need an express bus that runs this route because it has too many stops. It is not fair that customers who are not going to Rosedale have access to these 111 buses as well as other buses, such as the 111 to Farmers, 114, and 113 but yet Rosedale customers only have the 111 to Rosedale. The wait for buses is too long (15 to 20mins sometimes). I resort to taking the dollar vans because this sometimes is more reliable in getting me too and from the subway in a timely manner. Sometimes, I am on one of these 111 and they randomly wait for the red traffic light to stop the bus or park up at the bus stop at Farmers killing time so that they stay on schedule. What kind of madness is that! Passengers are either heading to the subway to catch a train or heading home from a long day's work. Please do something about this 111 that goes to Rosedale. This is the only bus that Rosedale customers have. We used to have the 113 and 114 until you guys re-routed it a few years ago. We need help on this route. MTA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! Thank you.
3/6/24 — Please do not cut the 2:26 school bus from MS 67 in Little Neck. It is dangerous for the students to cross the street to go to the regular bus stop with the double parked cars on the street.
3/6/24 — 1. Please do not take away the Q49 stop at 35th Ave and 84th st. It is a very important stop for women who travel at night. Without it we have a 4 block gap between bust stops (you are keeping 82 and 86 stops) We would have been able to take the Q33 to 35th Ave and 83rd st. but you are now moving that line to 81st. st. Therefore if one takes the Q33 from the Roosevelt Ave station one has to walk 3 blocks at night to get to 84th st. One or the other bus lines(ideally both lines) needs to continue to stop at 83 or 84st. This is a quiet residential area with few people out at night. And, 35th Ave, especially at night is not busy with cars so there is no excuse to change these stops. There are efficient and speedy. Thank you.
3/6/24 — I live on 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights, and the Q49 is my local bus line. I'm so happy the new plan has removed some of the stops to improve speed and efficiency. The existing every-two-block stops are too close together and cause so many delays. Spacing stops farther apart will really help, and the new plan still has them close enough that they are easily accessible. I am very satisfied with the redesign. Thank you, MTA!
3/6/24 — I am distressed to learn that the redesign plan includes removing the bus stop closest to my home (Q49 on 35th Avenue at 84th Street, in Jackson Heights). I am not disabled, but I have neighbors who have a hard time walking and will find this change to prove incredibly difficult. Personally, although capable of walking, I have felt so fortunate to have the Q49 stop in front of our apartment building, especially coming home at night. FYI, I have found that the Q49 bus is often packed and people get on and off at every stop, so I do not understand how skipping stops will help people with their commutes. And during the off-peak hours, I do not see how skipping a person's stop in the dark and dropping them blocks away helps anyone. Perhaps an express version of these buses, labelled as such, and skipping stops during rush hour, might be helpful. Something like the express 7 train. Consider another alternative to just removing certain stops from the line. Thanks you for requesting community feedback and listening to our concerns.
3/7/24 — Please extend Q51 to Linden Blvd & 235 St Please extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Please extend Q53 to Rise Park Please replace Q75 proposal with an extension of the Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect following present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy Please extend proposed Q48 to North Shore Towers Provide weekend service on routes Q36, Q48 and Q61 Cut proposed Q1 extension to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Avenue to allow Metrics Blvd corridor passengers access to a Hillside Avenue corridor route Extend Q55 to Jamaica Operate Q24 from Jamaica Avenue & 168 St via Jamaica Av, left onto Sutphin Blvd, right onto 94 Av then regular route to Broadway Junction. Jamaica bound via Atlantic Av, left onto Sutphin Blvd, right onto Archer Av, left onto 168 Street and terminate. Herb
3/7/24 — This is about Q19 bus service. I understand that Q19 usually runs every 20-30 minutes daily which I do notice since years. I strongly do feel that Q19 should run every 15 minutes with less stops. Only reason that Q66 buses are well known for crowded and full everyday due to lack of schedule from Q19 that they have to get off from Q66 and walking to north area past or below Q19 lines. It?s important to excellent service on Q19 then less people on Q66. It?s silly to have last bus stop at 9pm. It should be resume till midnight. Thank you for understanding.
3/7/24 — My idea is for the Q51 turn back to SBS and go to spring creek gateway mall, since SBS usually run on XD60s the Q51 sbs bus stop should be at the B83 terminal, the B83 can move to the Q8 term (Q8 won?t go to its terminal anymore since it?s going to new lots) so the B83 can be at the Q8 term so for the XD60s for the Q51 SBS can have more space because if the Q51 was at the Q8 term it will block the B13 since XD60s are long, a new Brooklyn route that would go to Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center station (a transit hub) it will also connect to crown heights Utica Avenue station and Broadway junction, it will be called the B114 this is Atlantic Avenue Barclays center station - Crown heights Utica Avenue station - Broadway junction Station - Gateway Center, connections to the (2) (3) (4) (5) (B) (D) (N) (Q) (R) and crown heights for the (3) (4) and at broadway Jun for the (A) (C) (J) (Z) (L) this new Brooklyn route will meet 14 subway lines, the B114 will pass gateway mall, like the Q53 passes queens center mall, when the B114 passes gateway it will go on the belt parkway to starret city, transfer to the B82 SBS to Coney Island, the B114 will go on flatlands then turn on fountain then turn on Erskine to the belt parkway, a new queens route that would to gateway that can be called the Q75 it will go to Queens village to Gateway center, this will improve interbrough connection to Northern Queens to Brooklyn, the Q75 will pass gateway center it will go on the Belt parkway on the queens side (where the Q51 will exit to gateway mall) when it goes on Erskine street, you can transfer to the B13,B83,B114,Q51 SBS and also the mall, it will go straight on Erskine street then it turns on Vandalia Avenue, it goes on Vandalia Avenue until Vandalia Avenue and Elton street, this will also help the people who live on Vandalia Avenue to go to the mall quicker and easier, the last new queens route for gateway center is the Q7 (it?s not like the available Q7 that goes to JFK to Euclid Avenue station, the Q7 will start at Vandalia Avenue and Elton street, then it will go straight on Vandalia Avenue then it will turn on Erskine street, then turn on Seaview Avenue with transfers to the B13,B83,B114,Q51 SBS,Q75 and also to the mall, Then it will go on Seaview then fountain Avenue then to Linden Blvd, with transfers to the B55 SBS,B15, and B20, it will go on linden Blvd then conduit to Jamaica, this will replace the Q8 to Gateway center to Jamaica, B13,B83,B114,Q51,Q7,Q75,
3/7/24 — As a South Ozone Park resident I have to strongly disagree with the redesign inititive for the Q10 bus. My commute is already over an hour and a half with the current bus route and train. With the change I?d have to wait for an additional bus to transfer to the Q10 to then take the train. The Q10 has been the most reliable bus in this neighborhood! Why change something if it isn?t broken and provides such a mulch needed service to the community?
3/7/24 — Good Evening, I wanted to know why there needs to be a change. I have lived here for many years and it is convenient as well as important to my routine as I ride this bus everyday and sometimes many times a day. I ride this to get me to work and as times change the saftey aspect the limited bus would not leave me closer to my home. Then you have the student's when they come out of school, many times the have to detour to the Q41 to catch the Q10 because the Q7 is either to full or it passes you by or do not show up[example usually in the afternoon when my son comes out of school.] We also have the elderly who lives here for years , not only is it convenient for them to get where they need to go, it gives them the encouragement to make the trip, even if they cannot walk long distance. I was not able to make the trip to the meeting tonight, please reconsider these changes. Please see. Thank you.
3/7/24 — I find this completely unfair because I know a ton of people who take the Q10 everyday to get to places they need to be. The limited doesn?t help because what if someone wants to get off at like 109th Ave to catch the Q41? People who have to take 2 or more busses can?t be able to get home on time because some stops do not have another bus nearby for another 3-4 blocks sometimes. Please do not change the route and leave it where its at.
3/7/24 — I?m not aware that new proposal shows that Q23 will only stop at Roosevelt Av instead of going to East Elmhurst. I do not like this idea. I suggest that should keep same route since but less stops at East Elmhurst by LGA airport.
3/8/24 — Eliminating the q10 130th street route would make my commute less safe. As a women who has to commute late you are making commuting inconvenient. Crime has already gone up on subways and the neighborhoods. Now you want us to stand on Rockaway Blvd late and Lefferts to transfer to the 37 or 7 and have to walk further to our homes. I want you to try that commute from the E/F train onto the q10 and then transfer to the 37 or 7 as a women late at night and tell me how you would like it!
3/8/24 — I ride the qm17 and 16. These buses are so few NOW. ALL I CAN SAY IS WE NEED MORE BUSES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NOT LESS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DONT NEED BUS STOPS CUT EITHER. WITH CONGESTION PRICING COMING MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ON THESE ALREADY PACKED BUSES. OUTRAGEOUS TO EVEN THINK OF CUTTING SERVICE HERE !!!
3/8/24 — Regarding Q32 bus stop changes. Proposal heading Eastbound to eliminate the 59th street and Second Avenue stop is a mistake. Always significant amount of people getting on. There are 2 Bus Stops between Lexington and Third Avenue which is crazy!! Should be one stop. Please eliminate one of these and keep the stop at Second and 59th which is the last stop in Manhattan and needed!! Always a lot of people getting on here!!
3/8/24 — "MTA needs to be fair when making decisions and implementing their final redesign plan in South Ozone Park, Queens. Since June 2023, residents have been struggling to access public transportation because of MTA decisions, to take down the Q10 bus stop on Sutter Avenue and 130 St. MTA unthinkable action has affected the entire community and provided a hardship on many residents who need access to public transportation. I am thankful that MTA will restore the south bound Q10 bus stop. But I'm questioning how soon will this be done? MTA needs to know that there is a greater need to keep all Q10 bus stops located on Rockaway Blvd and 130 St, because if MTA replaces the Q10 with Q9, it will create a greater burden and unfairness for me, my family and most residents in this neighborhood to have to pay 2 fares to get to work and two fares to get back home on a daily basis after transfers. This will create mental and emotional stress on everyone. The petition that I did for the south bound Q10 shows that residents need the Q10 routes to remain on 130 street South Ozone Park because they use the Q10 bus and need transportation to and from work. The decisions makers at MTA need to evaluate their decisions and look at the responses they have been getting from residents regarding the Q10 bus, and this will guide them to make fair changes to the final redesign plan for our people. With the spiking cost of living in NYC, MTA needs to be fairer when providing accessibility to those residents who pay their fair share, not deny them access to place they need to go, increase their commute time, and make them have to pay 4 fares per day after transfer. How will we be able to meet our daily needs if we are burden with expenses while other communities have better accessibility and pay less to and from work? Where is the equality and fairness in making decisions and implementing changes? There is so much that still needs to be done by MTA."
3/8/24 — I am concerned with the new routing of the Q37. As is this bus is unreliable and often packed. Today for example, two showed up at once one completely packed and it wasn?t even rush-hour yet. It?s not uncommon for me to have to wait 35 minutes for one. Now you are rerouting this so that it?s going to a free stop on the airtrain, so take a back bus with little to no planned increase in service, and tack on those trying to get a free ride to JFK with their luggage and the spells disaster. MS 137 relies on this route And any delays will lead to students missing their classes. Also, Speaking of Ms 137, if the MTA has deemed it necessary to have buses, take students home, it should also provide buses in the morning. Once students enter seventh grade they are no longer eligible to ride the yellow bus, and I do not feel comfortable sending my petite 11-year-old daughter on the subway, which she would then have to take to the bus., there?s a reason the National Guard is in the system, and this past week alone I have seen passenger masturbate and a person that had soiled themselves, talking ad gesture wildly. there was also a man that sat down to someone who, then jumped up, calling the person that I just sat down a F*g because maybe he brushed against him? Threatened him with physical violence. This is the same day that someone was stagged with saying a homophobic slur. Maybe the same person? Would you feel comfortable having your 11 year old daughter ride a train in these conditions? I don?t think so. Please provide morning service so my daughter can takr the 37 at 86th Ave, and safely. Be transported to her school. MS 137 has students all the way up to kew Gardens so diverting buses in the morning would provide a great service. Thank you for considering.
3/8/24 — The Q51 is a great idea and a good addition to the network however the removed connection to Gateway Center is throwing it off very hard, not only does it force people to make a one seat ride turn into a 2-3 seat ride, but it also keeps people in cars on the roads rather than on the bus to the store without the use of cars. The ability to go from Ozone Park to gateway with a one seat ride would save people a lot of time and could encourage people to take the bus to the mall similar to like the major bus hub at Queens Center Mall, Bay Plaza, Atlas Park Mall and Green Acres Mall.
3/9/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal, and extend the Q64 bus to Little Neck.via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy then present Q30 route to Little Neck. Base Q64 at Queens Village depot. Herb
3/9/24 — Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 ,& Q76 at Jamaica Depot. All meal breaks on these routes would be "Pull In and Pull Out" from Jamaica depot Please base new Q68 route at either College Point or Laguardia Depot Herb
3/9/24 — I forgot to mention if the Q64 is extended to Little Neck, at 73 Av & 182 St Please tell NYCDOT to install a traffic light at that intersection. Herb
3/9/24 — If at all possible, leave Q27 local running on Kissena Blvd and Holly Ave, as is. Do not make routing changes for the local bus. Apply proposed changes to Q27 Limited service only. (Q27 local bus on Kissena Ave & Holly Ave intersection is heavily used by elderly who live in major retirement complexes in the vicinity. I am one of them. I take the local bus daily, back and forth btw Kissena Blvd and Bell Blvd @ 48th Ave. Local bus is also heavily used by students & their parents at the Kissena & Holly intersection.) Thank you.
3/9/24 — I write this as "Director of Transporation" of "The Our Neighbors Civic Association of Ozone Park, Inc". to address many of the concerns by South Ozone Park residents regarding the loss of the Q10 bus service to Rockaway Blvd. which were mentioned by many area residents at the Queens Community Board #10 MTA Public Hearing on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan on March 7, 2023, at 7:00PM, as a possible solution to the problem at hand. To address many concerns regarding the loss of the Q10 route on Rockaway Blvd. your agency could revise the Q37 route by removing the Q37 route off of 135th Avenue and instead have the Q37 route serve Rockaway Blvd. between 111th Street and 130th Street thus providing full replacement for the former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. Branch to JFK Airport, the 111th Street Station of the "A" Subway Line, as well as the Kew Gardens Subway Station as well. A second part of this plan would be for your agency to merge the Q30 route with the Q9 route which would provide South Queens access to St. John's University, the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center, St Francis Prep HS and Queensborough Community College (QCC). The Q30 route would be more marketable than the current Q9 route due to all of the additional connections to all of the schools and shopping center mentioned above. Add Saturday & Sunday service to this new extended Q30 route but this new Q30 route could be cut back on its eastern end at 188th Street/Horace Harding Expwy. (Fresh Meadows Shopping Center) on Saturdays & Sundays as QCC may be closed on weekends. Also extend the new Q30 across 135th Avenue between 130th Street and Lefferts Blvd., then south along Lefferts Blvd to the AIRTRAIN Station (looping in and out) then along Aqueduct Road to both the Aqueduct North Conduit Avenue Station, the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and then Resorts World Casino. These two stations would provide a new "A" train connection for South Ozone Park customers from the 135th Avenue area as the Aqueduct Racetrack Station is ADA Accessible but only a Manhattan bound platform and the Aqueduct - North Conduit Station (from the northern end) is currently only Rockaway bound platform. (Please make Aqueduct - North Conduit Avenue Station ADA accessible ASAP. (See My Feedback 03263377 Case # 5008z000005R5GMA.). Also, as part of this plan provide a three-legged transfer between the Q30 route (former Q9 route) and the Q10 route, the Q30 route and the Q37 route, and the Q10 route and the Q37 route.
3/9/24 — The QM 20 should have weekend service. This is the 21st century, you guys need to stop targeting service to only 9 to 5 commuters.
3/9/24 — Please do not remove Jewel Ave/147th Street on the Q64. I am a student at Townsend Harris High School, and students at both my school and Queens College that use the Q64 need that stop!
3/9/24 — Please do not remove Jewel Ave/147th Street on the Q64. I am a student at Townsend Harris High School, and students at both my school and Queens College that use the Q64 need that stop!
3/9/24 — I believe that the proposed Q105 has too great of a distance between Astoria Blvd And Ditmars Blvd and a stop at 24th Ave is necessary in order to also accommodate the students of the school nearby.
3/9/24 — I?ve heard that the MTA is removing the Q25/34 bus stop at Melbourne Avenue. Please do not remove it as it is my way of transportation to school. Without this stop, it will be much difficult to get to school and get to other destinations in general for all.
3/9/24 — Please do not remove the Q25/Q34 stop on Kissena BLVD and Melbourne Ave! I use it everyday!
3/9/24 — This is a crucial stop
3/9/24 — I also forgot to mention that my Q64 (Forest hills Little Neck) has one important change to mention: Eastbound buses on Jewel AC will no longer turn right onto Parsons Blvd, left onto 71 Av. Buses will continue on Jewel AC with stops on Jewel & Parsons, Jewel & 161 St then 164 St-71 Av. Don't forget to base the route in Queens Village depot and please install a traffic light on 73 Av & 182 St Herb
3/10/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park and UBS arena. Herb
3/10/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park and UBS arena. Herb
3/10/24 — Instead of using the accordion buses for the Q44-SBS (where the MTA is losing money). Increase the number of buses. I have watched people board the bus without paying their fares (unfair to those of us who pay our fares). The machines to pay prior to boarding are out of service more than being in service. The MTA is being pennywise and pound foolish. The larger buses are the result of fare evasion.
3/10/24 — Don't remove the Q25/Q34 bus stop at Melbourne Ave/Kissena Blvd. Many students at Queens College and Townsend Harris rely on it to attend school and transportation, especially the people at the Pomonok Houses.
3/10/24 — i use this stop every day in order to get to school on time. please dont remove this stop i need it!
3/10/24 — I noticed for the q2 you plan on removing the bus stop located at Hollis ave 201st (eastbound). I would like to suggest what most people would want is to not remove that stop rather to remove the lesser used Hollis ave and 205th stop as that one is more dangerous and less accesible given the location. The stop at 201st is most accessible as it is I front of apartments and most people use that stop as it is safer. Also there are already mta benches there so it would probably be easier to keep this stop and remove the one on 205th st. I hope you keep the stop
3/10/24 — Hi, this plan is much better than the previous two plans. However, the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital (as proposed in the New Draft Plan) should be kept as it would provide a very fast one-seat ride from Jamaica to the hospital and Lake Success Shopping area nearby. Currently, riders must take the Q46 to another bus route just to get to Jamaica. Some then have to transfer to another bus in Jamaica just to complete their trip so keeping this extension intact would make it a lot easier for riders like myself. Thank you!
3/10/24 — I love the new Q75 route. I live in Briarwood and go to Queensborough Community College and would use this route every day. It would make my life much easier as I would only need to take one bus each way. I think it would also encourage more students to go to Queensborough without having to take the Q30 in Jamaica, due to all the traffic in that area.
3/10/24 — Hi. Thank you for trying to streamline the Q31 further north via Utopia Pkwy while maintaining one-seat ride service from Jamaica to Bayside. However, there's some connections that are now missed including: Bell Blvd (between 35th Ave and Bayside LIRR), gap on Bell between 48th Ave and Northern Blvd, and just misses the connection to the Q16 for riders heading even further up Utopia Pkwy to Whitestone. Because of this, the Q31 should be split into two routes to maintain these connections: one route streamlined via Utopia Pkwy in it's entirety, maintaining the connection to the Q16, and the Cross Island (as proposed in the New Draft Plan), while the other serve the existing Q31 routing, maintaining service between Jamaica, Bell Blvd, and Bayside High School. Also, at least one of these routes should run until 11 pm - 12 am on weekends because service ending at 7-8 pm on weekends is too early! Thank you.
3/10/24 — Hi. Thank you so much for keeping the Q65 at Jamaica LIRR by Sutphin Blvd, and maintaining the reroute via 162nd St and Sanford Av. However, the Q65 should still serve College Point Blvd to 110th St. This is one of the busiest bus routes in Queens, carrying even more passengers than the Q25. Shortening the Q65 route to Flushing while having the Q26 serve the College Point segment is not good at all, especially when the Q26 is proposed to run less frequently compared to the current Q65. The Q25 shouldn't be the only College Point to Jamaica thru route via Flushing. There are still many people who ride past Flushing from 164th St to College Point and vice versa, not everyone is going from College Point to the Kissena/Parsons corridor. Also, a southbound stop should be added at 162nd and Sanford so that people could transfer from the Q13 to the Q65 more easily instead of walking a long avenue block to 43rd Ave to make the transfer. So please keep the Q65 routing to College Point intact. Thank you!
3/11/24 — Hello good morning I am writing to inform you about a change to the 27 route via flushing Main Street . I ride this bus to work everyday along side hundreds of school trippers. We all RELY on this bus making the route skip holly avenue now throws off kids routes as well as adults please do NOT do this . ALL THE STUDENTS will be late ,THIS IS BEYOND IMPRACTICAL
3/11/24 — Please try to address the morning rush hour traffic at Queensboro Plaza. It is way too often that the Q69 gets stuck a block or two away from the stop due to traffic which leaves dozens of passengers awkwardly waiting to get off to catch the trains. Often this is from 3+ buses just piling up on QB South and holding up traffic or the bus stops. The streets and sidewalks are narrow, making it unsafe for the dozens of pedestrians who rushoutside QBP in the mornings trying to take the single staircase up.
3/11/24 — This proposed initiative for Q 102 will impact our 500 bed long term care nursing facility that will affect family members, staff and residents who goes to the community. We have multiple residents who are on wheelchair that travel to and from Coler and with limited access it will affect their ability to go to the community to do day to day activities ie., going to the doctor, going school, stores and visit family member in the community. Our staff who relies on this bus route will impact their ability to go to work and go home. We have a lot of staff who utilizes the bus as a means of getting to and from work and this will pose a burden to our staff.
3/11/24 — Very positive. The sooner the better.
3/12/24 — It appears that the Q104 redesign does not include a stop at Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island. This is a major health care facility. Loosing this stop will inconvenience both the sizeable staff that utilize the stop as well as visiting family members of patients/residents. Many of these people need public transportation. Please reconsider putting Coler Hospital back on the bus route. Thank you.
3/12/24 — Thank you redesign team for the final Q50 extension to LaGuardia Airport. It's been a long wait but finally have a final draft to have to this bus line extension to LaGuardia Airport which will help bring more customers connections to the airport but also to the Lirr and other bus lines. Thank you for your work and effort. Can't wait to final ride a one seat ride from Pelham Bay to LaGuardia!!!
3/12/24 — I have a brilliant idea, how about you stop fucking over the working class citizen who actually pay their fare on a regular basis and stop cutting service to people in Queens who actually require it. So glad I'm driving and don't have to rely on your unreliable service and I can't wait until more people do the same. But you're doing a disservice to the folks who actually do need it and it's so terribly evil. Typical MTA.
3/12/24 — Please do not remove the Guy R Brewer Blvd & Foch Blvd stop from the Q114 bus route. Three is a large housing project located right at this junction with many people commuting to work in Far Rockaway and other areas along this route. Removal of this stop for example would mean that some of us, me for example, would have to change 3 buses to get to work and 3 to get back home that would mean an additional bus fare each way. Since the transfer is only for two buses. Please reconsider and do not remove this stop. Thank you in advance for keeping the stop.
3/12/24 — The redesign plan for the Q30 will significantly impact me, my family and many residents East of Springfield BLVD and Horrace Harding Expressway. The Portion of the current Q30 route which will be supplanted with a new Q75 route, will not be taking riders to a locale which grants easy and or cheap transfer towards manhattan bound transit services. A transfer from the Q75 to the Q30 will turn what was once a one fare trip into the city VIA the F train a two fare trip. This also foregoes the wait times between bus stops between transfers between the 75 to the 30 to the F train. I propose one of the following; 1) Maintain the Q30 section which was to become the Q75 as is. If Throughservice to QCC is a goal of the MTA with the Q30 bus route, the Q30 can divert at springfield towards 56 AVE. It can then take this to East Hampton BLVD and then resume the Original Q30 bus route as is. This would shift the Q30 bus route several blocks or ~ .3 miles north but will retain the service and allow for a through stop on the Q30 to QCC. This would also allow all Q30 buses to follow one route rather then the current split between QCC or Little neck Eastbound wide. 2) Divert Q75 service to a port-washington LIRR station. This could be done either by making the endpoint of the Q30 not at littleneck and horrace harding but at littleneck station. This would mean part of the trip would share the current Q36 line and then Terminating at Little neck parkway with a turnaround at 39th road. I look forward to hearing back. Regards, Matthew Dultz
3/12/24 — I am a current Queens College Student who commutes to school by bus. The Q111 stop removal of Guy R Brewer/Archer Ave affects me especially when having to transfer to the Q20A/B bus in the mornings. The Q25 stop removal of Kissena Blvd/Melbourne Av also affects me as well as many other Queens College students who have class towards the back end of the campus. Especially during the winter having to walk for extra time after not being able to come off at Melbourne would become an issue. Especially because the Q25 is now the only bus that Queens college students can take from Jamaica to get to campus.
3/13/24 — Q72 needs more frequent busses. Especially during the hours of 5 AM- 8 AM, this route passes through a major train station (7 line), and drops kids from at least 4 different schools. The bus drivers are constantly passing people waiting at stops and denying people onto the busses due to the pile up that happens at every stop since there is not enough busses.
3/13/24 — QM44 Proposal- In my 4 years of living in queens I never knew there was such a gem of a bus route-QM44. They don?t have this where I?m from (Los Angeles). Now this is real nice and the price- not too crazy. With all the uncertainty riding the subway and the distance barriers between LIRR stations, my solid choice was to find alternatives. The QM44 provides such a smooth commute to and from Manhattan heading back to Forest Hills. A flaw that I must point out is the frequency of buses scheduled. Not everyone goes to work at 8am and not everyone leaves work at 6pm. Granted there?s other options, we can anticipate further participation from riders as 1. Many offices are implementing RTO mandates and ; 2. Riding the subway is dangerous, tiring, and uncomfortable Reducing bus frequency will only push QM44 riders to have a much longer commute, increase transfers, and/or even change jobs. I urge you to reconsider the changes AND market the QM44 better. Had I not asked about the QM44 I wouldn?t have known there?s an express option to Manhattan as Google maps DOES NOT show express buses as a priority (better option) over subway. Also, getting feedback from riders should not be restricted to events but instead leverage the screens on the bus to announce important dates and links to surveys. There should be more frequent buses available to the community. And buses should be given a priority through queens Blvd with a bus only lane.
3/13/24 — I would like to ask if the MTA could add transfer from the express bus to a local bus. This would help tremendously with my getting to MSK on 74th st and York Avenue. Doesn?t seem fair to pay $7.00 to get into the city and then have to pay additional $2.90 to get an uptown bus. Please forward my request to appropriate agency. I need to go in monthly for treatments and the added cost is a burden. Thank you for your consideration.
3/13/24 — Please extend route Q52 to Far Rockaway Please extend Q53 to either Riis Park or Beach 169 Street Roxbury Herb
3/13/24 — Its ridiculous to remove that section of the route. The Q10 is the only bus that runs early enough to connect me to the E train. ?Fares go up and service is cut to pad OUR pockets? should be the MTAs nee slogan. You?re a bunch of crooks. City, state and federally funded yet you want my $2.90? Like a spoiled child begging for more
3/13/24 — We should have more bus service at the ferry station !
3/13/24 — Thank you for presenting for the Queens Community Board meeting today. I was mildly disappointed that there was no proposed stop for Randall's Island. Thousands of people from Queens go there every day, for work and for recreation. Right now, there is no subway stop or bus service from Queens - just the M35 from Manhattan. Have you considered changing this?
3/14/24 — I understand that Q23 will no longer going to Astoria. I do wonder what?s wrong with idea of adding three simple stops: one is at Northern Blvd, Astoria Blvd and then final stop before LGA. Piece of cake.
3/14/24 — The removal of the Bus Stops DO NOT make using public transportation safer. It cannot be cost effective and will increase traffic. Shame shame and all elected officials and people who are in charge of the Transportation System should be forced to get out of their limousines and take the public transportation
3/14/24 — Please change the 9 three digit route designations: Here are my past proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
3/14/24 — Please change the 9 three digit route designations: Here are my past proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
3/14/24 — Will the Q60 get a limited version like many other routes? Many folks in Jamaica Queens should not have to take the scenic route just to get to 71st and Continental. There are way too many stops to get folks to appointments because it stops every other block.
3/14/24 — I vehemently oppose the PROPOSED FINAL PLAN for the Q10 bus route. My daily commute to work on requires me to take the Q10 on Rockaway Blvd to Kew Gardens.
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street and 27 th Ave stop
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street stop on the Q18
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street stop bon the q18
3/15/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/15/24 — I think the plan to increase the distance between bus stops is misguided. With fewer stops, the remaining stops will be more crowded which will increase the bus travel times, since there will be more people to board. On the Q49 bus route, waiting 4 minutes for a bus is too long. The buses will be overcrowded and the drivers will skip stops. The time between buses should decreased for lines that are a lot of users. Which helps no one. Some dedicated bus routes aren't needed. The one on Northern Blvd backs up traffic and all for a few buses.
3/7/24 — Can you please combine the B61 and B62 Together
3/8/24 — B13 bus redesign route removing Erskine & Vandalia stop does not make sense. There are new project developments in the area where we already have to walk long block at nigh alone with no illumination on the bus stops and the stops are far away from each other. And taking away q8 bus also from this stop is really not going to work for residents. I have actually made request to add stops along Erskine Street, no one lives on Seaview that street does not have not even one apartment or house is grassland and water.
3/13/24 — Love the proposed route change for B38. When is it going into effect?
3/14/24 — I saw that the B57 is going to be shortened so it doesn't connect to Red Hook any longer and I'd kindly ask to keep the B57 in place. This bus route is incredibly vital and connects Red Hook to services and neighborhoods just 1-2 miles away.
3/2/24 — don?t remove local q10 please, a lot of residents in the area take the q10 and without it i would have to walk a long distance like the others. Please don?t remove q10. Thank you.
3/8/24 — I think an additional stop on the QM16/QM17 route should be added. The last stop on the bus is 57th and 3rd avenue. Adding an additional stop in the 60's (65th-67th street) would be beneficial to hospital workers. There are multiple hospitals in the 60s/70s between York Ave and 1st Ave that Rockaway & Howard Beach residents work at. Adding an additional stop on the line would make it so hospital employees could utilize the express buses. With the congestion pricing coming, the hospitals will loose valuable employees who can't afford to pay the toll. This will provide them with an affordable option to still commute into the hospitals. Also, many hospital employees have to be in at 7 AM. Adding even one additional bus in the morning with the extra stop would make this method of commuting more feasible.
3/3/24 — I really think that Q23 should add one more last stop at LGA Airport. It would be great benefit for customers who need to take bus to LGA airports. Biggest problem is that some passengers dislike that they had to get off last stop at Ditmars Blvd/102 street and then walked to LGA airport with their luggages. It can be frustrating for them. For even it would be nice for customers to take Q23 by first stop at LGA airport to get to home on way to Forest Hill.
3/6/24 — Hi This bus should go to Randall's Island. I'm a Queens resident and we have NO access to Randall's Island unless we go all the way to upper East Side first. Not fair!!!
3/4/24 — RE: The Bus Network Redesign for the Q60 removes the Ascan Avenue bus stop citing the reason as ?speed and reliability.? Buses are about convenience, not speed. The Ascan Avenue bus stop is directly in front of the Orchard Fine Foods supermarket and this is a quality of life issue. The people, especially the seniors, rely heavily on this bus stop so they can get on with their groceries and live an independent life. Walking 2 blocks in either direction to get on a bus is extremely difficult for them. That is why it is IMPERATIVE that this bus stop remain. I have spoken to people at this bus stop who are totally unaware of this impending change affecting their quality of life and are at a loss as how to access the information the MTA website or how to voice their opinion about this. Also, many don?t speak English (they speak either Spanish or Chinese) so cannot communicate with them. It is imperative that the Ascan Avenue bus stop NOT be removed. Again, buses are about convenience not speed. Please keep this stop.
3/11/24 — I do not want the city to eliminate the last stop on the Q60 bus. Many seniors refuse to take the subway because they are afraid they could be killed on the subway. They need to take the bus instead. I heard that the MTA does not want the Q60 to go into the city. You want old people to get off the Q60 and take the subway or another bus into the city. This is cruel to seniors and to handicapped children and adults. Let the Q60 continue to go into the city. This change is not good for older people and handicapped children and adults. Seniors and handicapped children and adults feel much safer on the bus. Also, many seniors and handicapped people would also be seriously hurt by many of the bus stops the MTA wants to eliminate on the Q23 bus. Seniors and handicapped people would be forced to walk many blocks in between bus stops on 108th street. I am 78 years old and I have a problem walking. Many seniors have problems walking long distances. Also, where the Q23 goes, there are no subways so this leaves older and handicapped children and adults stranded. Also, you want to eliminate the bus stop in front on Queens Blvd. and Ascan Ave. in front of Portofino Restaurant. Many children take the Q60 to go to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School. Also many seniors take this bus to go to the church services. Also, public school children get off at this stop to go to PS 101 on Russell Place. This would pose a danger for senior citizens and handicapped children who need to take the closest stop to the school or the church. These two proposals to prevent the Q60 from going into NYC would hurt senior citizens and handicapped children and adults. Also,the proposal to eliminate the bus stop in front of Portofino Restaurant would hurt senior citizens forcing them to walk long distances. It would hurt children trying to get to school on time. You should not eliminate these two bus stops. In short, please keep the last stop of the Q60 bus so It can continue to go into NY. Also, keep the stop on the Q60 bus in front of Portofino Restaurant and it is across the street from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, and a half a block from the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School and many blocks from PS 101. Don't eliminate stops on the Q23 bus where the proposed stops would hurt senior citizens who would be forced to walk long distances to take the bus.. The bus is supposed to be for the people. These proposed changes would hurt many people.
3/10/24 — In reviewing the Queens Bus Network Redesign Final Proposal, it appears that the already underserved Far Rockaway community will be further inconvenienced for surface transit. According to the redesign proposal--instead of having Q113 and Q114 bus routes-- the Far Rockaway riders will only have one route--Q114. As a frequent rider who travels to Jamaica Center daily during the week--I want to point out that I have experienced many delays while there has been 2 buses. Am I to expect double the delays/waiting time when this proposal is implemented? I can assure the MTA management that as a municipal employee--only having one bus is going to create a serious hardship for Far Rockaway residents who work weekdays in the Jamaica Center area!
3/6/24 — Q48 TO BE DISCONTINUED AND REPLACED WITH Q50. I ATTENDED THE MEETING LAST NIGHT @ VAUGHN COLLEGE. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL TRUELY AFFECT THE COMMUNITY. BUS SERVICE SHOULD BE AT A CONVENIENCE AND NOT AS AN INCONVENIENCE TO COMMUTERS. THIS BUS REDESIGN APPEARS TO ONLY HAVE AIRPORT PASSENGERS IN CONSIDERATION ONLY AND NOT THE LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WILL TRULY BE INCONVENIENCED. PLEASE REVIEW AND ADJUST.
3/15/24 — Q25 and Q20a Q65 - Q25 and Q20a keep it the way it is. No skips. Too many senior citizens will be effected. Bus is too crowded. Q65 no need for limited - keep the regular Q65 the way it is. Too crowded. Too many seniors citizens taking the bus later morning and it's still full.
3/11/24 — customer suggests that MTA should restore bus stop at Pennsylvania Av/Atlantic Av by the post office for B83 an B20 bus routes going northbound because it's a dangerous to get a cross Atlantic Av. customer contacted 311, but she was referred to 511.
3/1/24 — Caller want the MTA to put on the B82 SBS route the buses that is on the B44 SBS route because the buses are coming very crowded.
3/1/24 — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan released 12/12/2023 the Q11 route was rerouted over to Lindenwood, Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach and service was eliminated from the Centreville, Ozone Park area. I know that in late January 2023 three elected officials from the South Queens area suggested splitting the Q11 route into two branches one to serve Centreville & Hamilton Beach (which probably includes Old Howard Beach too) and the other to serve Lindenwood & New Howard Beach. Although this solution seems equitable creating of two branches of the Q11 will hurt service frequency to both branches. Also, the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan had the Q11 route traveling to Hamilton Beach in both directions to and from the proposed terminal at Old Howard Beach which would add routing duplication and excess operating costs plus be very confusing for riders in Hamilton Beach of which direction the bus is traveling toward. Also, the streets are very narrow in Hamilton Beach so that if two Q11 buses needed to pass each other it would be very difficult. I have an alternate plan that would create one branch of the Q11 service from Elmhurst to Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach/Charles Park. To serve Hamilton Beach I believe the Q41 route should be revised at 157th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. to serve Hamilton Beach thus providing a separate route for that community. Under the above plan both Q11 & Q41 riders needing to travel to or from the other routes destination could transfer between the two routes at a common bus stop of both routes plus three-legged transfer between the two routes could be allowed in case an additional transfer to another bus or subway is also needed after one transfer between the two routes. For overnight service on the Q11 route, the route could be cut back up to 99th Street/156th Avenue stop via 101st St.(southward), right turn at 157th Av.,157th Av.(westward) into 156th Av. at 99th Street stop to terminate or via 99th St. into 100th St.(southward), right turn at 157th Av., 157th Av.(westward) into 156th Av./99th St. stop to terminate. For overnight service on the Q41 route could also terminate at 157th Av./Cohancy St. via 157th Av.(eastward) 97th St.(northward), 156th Av.(eastward) for two blocks, 99th St.(southward) & 157th Av.(westward) to terminate at 157th Av./Cohancy St. (a current QM15 w/b bus stop) location. To provide additional and more frequent bus service toward Elmhurst, Jackson Heights & Woodside for Lindenwood & New Howard Beach passengers the Q53SBS bus should be rerouted to serve Lindenwood plus an additional Q52 & Q53 bus stop added at 160th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. where space exists on both the southwest and southeast corners which would provide replacement bus service to the new side of Howard Beach making the SBS bus stops three blocks apart. Although the Q53 is an SBS route for the Q53SBS to serve the Lindenwood area would increase ridership on the Q53SBS as Lindenwood is comprised of high-density housing which needs twenty-four-hour frequent bus service plus would bring back a direct bus connection to Broad Channel and The Rockaways as was years ago provide by the former Q21 route. Since the MetroCard will be phasing out soon outside Kiosks which include SBS MetroCard Fare Ticketing Machines should be eliminated on all SBS routes in Queens such as the Q52SBS, Q53SBS and Q44SBS routes so that these three routes could be revised as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Final Plan and that until the MetroCard is fully phased out MetroCard users should be required to board these three routes through (and any other route that utilizes articulated buses) through the front door only. I have attached a diagram indicating all of the above suggested changes to the Q11, Q41, Q52SBS, Q53SBS routes & including revising of the route path of the B55 route to serve Sutter Av., Pitkin Av. and Cross Bay Blvd. in Ozone Park.
3/11/24 — It?s not for a specific bus route, but I was hoping you guys can bring back the announcement of transfers on the buses. It can be convenient and help guide riders to what transfers are available at certain stops.
3/16/24 — I need the Q39 stop at 61 St. and Grand Av. to remain. I am a 67 year old woman with knee problems. Removing that stop will create a hardship for me.
3/16/24 — It is very difficult to read where this bus is stopping near the end of its route in LIC. I need this bus to continue to stop at 23 St and Queens Plaza So, so that I can be as near as possible to my destination at 24 St. and 41 Av. I am a 67 year old woman with knee problems.
3/16/24 — Q32 sounds good!
3/16/24 — As a commuter airport employee I spend 2-3 days in Queen everyday. Usually taking the Q10 bus from JFK to Kew gardens. Sometimes arriving at very different times I can?t catch the limited Q10. This would be a huge positive impact on many commuters like me who take the Q10. I hope this gets approved and working as soon as possible.
3/16/24 — Please do not change the Q10 bus route as I am a senior that takes the bus everyday and I need the bus the Q10 bus to remain the same
3/16/24 — I am a flight attendant working out of JFK and takes the Q10 bus via Rockaway to and from home to the airport. This service is a blessing.
3/17/24 — Hello. Since I was a teenager commuting to high school, the Q10 has been invaluable to me specifically the stop located walking distance from my home at Rockaway Blvd/127th st. Even now as an adult commuting for work and other trips during the week, the stop at 127th continues to be the most accessible, easiest, and quickest way for me to get to and from my house. Disrupting this service and portion of the bus route would be a massive inconvenience to me and many others in the neighborhood who rely on the Q10 in their day to day. Please reconsider this redesign. Thanks.
3/17/24 — I rely completely on the Q10 bus for all my traveling to & from home. It is very convenient to make connections to other buses.
3/17/24 — Removing the Ascan Avenue bus stop on the eastbound Q60 route will be a hardship for seniors or people with limitations who shop at the Foodtown supermarket. Many people shop here who use the bus and having to carry their groceries to either the 72nd or 75th Avenue stops will be difficult especially in bad weather. It's a short walk from the store to the present bus stop. Having to carry groceries and navigate opening an umbrella or walking on slushy sidewalks and crossing streets could result in injuries. Eliminating the 72nd Avenue stop would be far preferable since it isn't used much anyway.
3/17/24 — I am a rockaway beach resident. This neighborhood depends on the busses and I am a frequent bus user. Please add more service here to make sure members of this community can get to and from work, family, and friends. Thank you
3/17/24 — In reviewing the proposed change for my bus route, it appears the Far Rockaway residents will be further underserved. Instead of having 2 bus routes to Jamaica Center--there will only be ONE bus route. With post COVID MTA staff shortages forcing residents to wait for over 40 minutes some days now with 2 bus routes--I can only imagine how long residents will have to wait with only ONE bus route--3 hours????? The Far Rockaway community is grossly underserved now--the proposed plan seems it will double the lack of bus service!
3/18/24 — Qm65 Proposed route for downtown WTC are is needed for the Briarwood section of Queens. When will this start? The community will benefit from this bus route.
3/18/24 — This is regarding the Q 10 I believe the route should stay the same it would effect a lot of ppl in the community and the children would be effected traveling to school
3/18/24 — A bus stop at Ridgewood reservoir would mean so much to me. I could access nature with much more ease living in NYC without a car.
3/19/24 — Thank for allowing bus riders to comment and make suggestions. I have been taking the Q46 at 197 Street/Union Turnpike to the Kew Gardens subway stop to work in the morning for the past 25 years. I take the QM5 bus home late in the evening which drops me off at 73rd Ave because Union Turnpike and 197 Street stop by Cunningham Park is very quiet and dark especially in the evenings (and I have been mugged there before). I have made perhaps 100 email complaints about the Q46 bus route scheduling for many years now, since bus service was reduced. Maybe I was writing to empty space; MTA comments are no longer monitored as I no longer get responses? In the morning during rush hours, no less than three (3) Westbound Q46 Limited buses zip by my stop back to back, practically empty. Meanwhile at the Q46 local stop, a handful of people, seniors and students, watch in frustration as the three Q46 Limited pass us by and then having to stop at limited stops as well as local stops. I have complained that there should be more local Q46 buses and fewer limited stop buses. That would make more sense. The current redesign proposal to extremely limit stops on the Q46 route and add a Q45 route that starts at 188 Street solves half a problem. The Q45 service should be extended along Union Turnpike for riders who currently get on at 197 Street. Riders who shop, go to Urgent Care, dentists, etc along Union Turnpike will face hardship (myself included) having to walk from 73 Ave and 197 Street to 188 Street. It would be a hardship for seniors who also take this bus line, especially in inclement weather! I have spoken to my fellow bus riders while waiting for the bus about this. It would add an additional 12 minutes to my commute in the morning. I could resort to taking the QM5 bus both ways to and from work but that will be very expensive, not to mention slower, due to congestion on Queens Boulevard and midtown traffic. Please extend the Q45 service to begin at 197 Street instead of 188 Street. Or keep more of the existing Q46 stops along Union Turnpike. Thank you.
3/19/24 — The redesign of the q10 bus totally disregards people who live in blocks the limited bus doesn?t stop at. INCLUDE LOCAL RESIDENTS. REDO THIS DESIGN BECAUSE YOU ARENT FOCUSING ON PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST!
3/19/24 — Hello, I would really love to propose an Express Bus for Astoria, Queens that runs along Ditmars Blvd. The area needs another commuting option to Midtown and Lower Manhattan besides the train, which has become so unsafe for commuters. I had been a 10 year express bus commuter of the QM24, 34 and QM15 lines when I lived in Middle Village. I feel passionately about this and am willing to be involved in any way that I can.
3/19/24 — I wrote this I would like to request an Express Bus for Astoria, Queens that runs along Ditmars Blvd. The area needs a safer option to Midtown and Lower Manhattan, given the recent uptick in crime on the subways. This would greatly help commuters who are hesitant to commute via subway.
3/19/24 — Hi there, I think it would be behove you to place an Express Bus from Astoria to Manhattan. Especially the areas by Astoria Park/Ditmars, where accessing the Subway is a little more difficult. It?ll make for an efficient commute for hundreds in the Astoria community. Please let me know if you have any questions as I?m happy to discuss on the phone or in person about an Express Bus in Astoria! Thanks, Marc
3/20/24 — Regarding QM44 - DO NOT REMOVE THE STOP LOCATED AT WESTBOUND JEWEL AVE. AND 161ST. It is well established and used often for the inhabitants of electchester. It also riders to have an alternative if they have missed the bus. The qm4 and the q64 give us that option in a worse case scenario basis. If you were to remove this stop that just creates less options and poor rider experience for the straphangers. DO NOT REMOVE WESTBOUND STOP JEWEL AVE.& 161ST PLEASE.
3/20/24 — PLEASE do not remove the 72nd Dr / Ascan Avenue bus stop on the Q60 in Forest Hills. This is a major pedestrian hub at the crossroads of several schools and churches, a major commercial area, and thousands of residential units. The Q60 will become virtually useless to my family if this stop is removed. THANK YOU for preserving the 78 Av stop on the Q60 in the proposed redesign. We will all argue to preserve the stops we use, and that is as it should be: no one expects the Q60 to be fast, as it is a LOCAL bus that people generally ride for short distances. People in a hurry can take the subway or express bus as alternatives.
3/20/24 — The intent to route Q76 up 20th Avenue between Parsons and Francis Lewis Blvd is not reasonable. 10th Ave between those points is a two-way narrow st with a tremendous amount of traffic entering and leaving the Whitestone expressway at the 29th Ave exit. It is regularly at a stand still and limited parking on 20th means deliveries, construction and residents regularly double park. Additionally DOT has posted signs foe no commercial traffic along it for just that reason. The current plan of taking 14th Avenue to Francis Lewis is much more practical and problem free. This change will not accomplish any positive outcome. Do not make this change.
3/20/24 — Having the Q76 run every 12 mins during pm rush hours is bad, there is a school along the route that students need better frequencys.
3/20/24 — My bus driver today told me that the QM 11 changes went through and that the bus will no longer be operating on its present route. Can you please confirm that this is not the case based on what I?m reading? I believe it was still up for consideration.
3/21/24 — Qm2 should go up to 59th st to drop and pickup. The 32 should add 1 more stop at 57
3/21/24 — I ride the X63 bus leaving from Rosedale Queens you propose to remove three bus stops on Francis Lewis and changing to 256 Hookcreek Blvd. Please keep a pickup and drop off some where btwn 147th Dr & 148th Ave on Hookcreek Blvd.
3/21/24 — For the Q75 bus route, extend the bus route from Briarwood station to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station as to have more consistent service to transfer to E or F train. Additionally, consider extending Q75 from Nassau Boulevard/Little Neck Parkway stop to the Little Neck LIRR station to have a new connection.
3/21/24 — I recently rode the q66 because of trouble on the7. There is a massive ridership between northern boulevard and Astoria / long island city that will be disrupted if you break this route into two separate lines. Please don?t do this!!! You will be inconveniencing thousands of western queens riders!!!!
3/22/24 — Regarding the redesigned Q50 route. The proposed stops on Ditmars avenue towards LGA are 29th Ave and another at 102nd street, replacing 31st, 29th, 27th, 24th Ave and 102nd street stops. The proposed Avenue stop should be at 27th Avenue not 29th Avenue because that is where the traffic light is. People coming to all of the Avenue stops are coming down off a hill (where the homes are) and have to cross a busy avenue which carries the overflow from the Grand Central Parkway. The stop should be at the traffic light to encourage safe crossing.
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents for kids
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 I am a student. If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Student
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 As a parents I am concern about the kids. If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 Please help us to add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Q82 Bus Authority for new route Please help us to add the following stop for the Q82 new bus route. it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 I am a student. Please help to add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks student
3/22/24 — I love the Queens Bus Network Redesign! To improve it furthermore, here are some suggestions I have: ? Combining the Q37 and Q64 routes into one bus route ? Extending Q44 service from the Bronx Zoo to the Bronx High School of Science ? Expanding Q48 service between Glen Oaks and Kew Gardens from "weekday only" service to 24/7 (with nighttime and weekend service extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck to partially replace the Q36) ? Extending Q51 service from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn ? Extending Q52 service in both directions from Elmhurst to Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway ? Q75 service running on Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St ? Off-peak and weekend QM5 service making Queens Blvd stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av, Forest Hills-71 Av, 75 Av, and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke subway stations Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope these suggestions work.
3/22/24 — Extend Q55 to Jamaica Herb
3/22/24 — Two transfers should be given to all to compensate for those who are losing a direct bus connection. For example, riders who live on the express portion of a rush route and need to transfer to a route that only connects with the rush route and not the local route would need to transfer twice, when now the trip requires 1 trip. This is not fair to make them walk to a further bus stop or pay twice. You should either allow two transfers or unlimited transfers in a certain time frame. Also, all rush routes should make local stops during evenings, late nights, and other periods where the headway is less than every 10 minutes to decrease waiting time for those who live on the express portion. Instead of removing bus stops, a new bus stop should be placed in the middle of two lightly used bus stops, allowing both of those lightly used bus stops to be eliminated. A goal of this redesign is to simplify service patterns and make it easier to identify where the bus is going. You have done a good job with this, but there is one exception with this, which is the Q26. The Q26 has three different service patterns, which doesn't make sense. All daytime service should go to Francis Lewis Blvd, instead of only service during rush hours. The Q26 should be 7 mins or better on weekdays and 10 or better weekends. The Q31 needs to operate more frequently and later at night if the Q30 is to be discontinued on weekends. 30 minute headways and service ending at 8pm on weekends is not adequate for Utopia Pkwy when currently service ends at 12am and is every 10-15 minutes. Q30 or Q31 service should operate more frequently on weekdays, since the Q30 service is halved to reallocate service to the Q75. This could also be fixed by having the Q75 run on Utopia Pkwy to Jamaica and terminating at the 165 Street Bus Terminal. The Q65 is very busy on weekends and service is very unreliable, causing crowding. Buses should run every 10 minutes on both Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, service should be kept on 45th Avenue from 162nd Street to Parsons Blvd to service the Flushing Hospital. Then, the Q65 can run with the Q26/27 to Flushing. The Q13 does not need to be a rush route. The Q88 needs to start earlier on Sundays. The first departure from Queens Village should be around 6am, departing from Elmhurst around 7am. Additionally, weekend service should be every 10 minutes or better, as it is a critical east-west route in northern Queens connecting to the mall.
3/22/24 — The Kissena Blvd/Main Street stop on the Q17/25/26/27/65 should be kept as there are always at least 10 people waiting for the Q27 at all times of the day. The Q27 needs more frequent service on Sundays. Buses are regularly leaving Flushing full even at 8pm at night and there is not enough room for everyone waiting at the first five stops. Even with the split into the Q26 and Q27, more people live along the Q27 portion and 10 minute headways are not sufficient. The Q27 is one of the top 5 busiest routes in Queens and should receive service at least every 7 minutes during the day and every 10 minutes during evenings after 8pm. The Q75 should have service at least every 15 minutes during weekday middays. Currently Little Neck service is every 15 minutes, so this would be a service cut for those in Little Neck. There are a lot of people on buses at 3pm.
3/22/24 — On the Q83 bus route: The 204street/Murdock Avenue stop should not be removed. Removal of the stop would cause rider delay in having to cross busy Francis Lewis Blvd to gain access to the bus: cause rider congestion at the stops and the longer distance to the stop makes access by the elderly, handicapped, and medically impaired who live on 204 and 205 streets difficult. What is being proposed is not helpful and makes access to bus service difficult for mobility impaired and elderly riders who do not qualify for access a ride.
3/23/24 — Is there anyway to get my bus stop added back for the future q82 westbound at Hempstead ave and 217th st?
3/23/24 — thank you for the opportunity to submit comments. Please allow the Q22 bus to continue its current stops along uptown Rockaway Beach. Specifically, the Q22 bus should continue towards at least beach 149th St. stop. Thanks again.
3/23/24 — Agree with the proposed changes to the Q49. There are too many stops too close together and instead of one block to a stop, I now walk two.
3/23/24 — The Q55 should be extended from Jamaica Avenue/121st Street to Jamaica Avenue/168th Street. Other than that, it's fine.
3/24/24 — Lic to Manhattan bus
3/24/24 — I think it is very stupid to eliminate the q65 to college point. All you are doing is taking the 26 to replace the 65. Leave well enough alone. It not proofing anything.
3/25/24 — The Q4 route is to continue the local section that travels on Archer Ave from the subway to Merrrick Blvd, and also from 168 Street to the subway, otherwise it requires a ONE MILE WALK with heavy ALDI supermarket stuff, Home DEpot, and numerous clothing stores when shopping from 176 Street to the subway. That vital one mile Archer Ave connects those who use our Main Library, Hillside Ave, Jamaica Ave etc etc. ................Buses do NOT STOP at every stop.... let stops remain active, we have already budgeted our travel period. Please employ supervisors who ensure that all routes send out buses every 6 minutes from both ends and not bunched 3 or 4 together. Please Solve that before you redesign the system.
3/25/24 — Hi, the bus stop on 7th Avenue and 125th Street should be reinstated, rather than removed. The riders who use this stop will have to walk 3 blocks to the College Point Blvd and 7th Avenue stop or 2 blocks to the 7th Avenue and 127th Street stop.. The closer of the two stops is a VERY busy stop which will be even more crowded with riders from both the 7th/125th Stop and the 127th st and 9th stop. The 7/127th. 127/9, 127/11th, and 127/14th are all busy active stops. The current Q25 skips over the stops on 127th and 9th , 11th, and 14th pretty regulariy during morning rush hour due to the buses being full. If the new plan skips 7/125th and 127/9th and causes riders to go to 7/127th, the Q25 will likely skip that stop because of the quamtity of riders who will be waiting at that stop. The 127th/9th stop should be reinstated because it is is an extremely active stop due to it's proximity to the 9th Avenue entrance to PS 129. Parents, Employess and kids all use this stop as well as the one on 7th/127th which is near the 128th Street entrance of PS 129.
3/25/24 — Why are you totally eliminating stops from Union Turnpike/MainSt through Unuion Turnpike/ Utopia Parkway ? No one living in that stretch can take this bus. Seems unfair.
3/25/24 — Would it be possible to consider having the Q51 loop into the Aqueduct Casino instead of the Q37 deviating off its route, considering the terminal for the proposed Q51 is rather close to the Casino and will offer a better connection to frequent A service at the Rockaway Boulevard station instead of 111th Street that has infrequent off-peak service patters with trains arriving every 15-20 minutes outside of rush hours?
3/25/24 — Don't remove the Horace Harding Expwy/160 St stop on the Q17, it is needed. Thank you
3/25/24 — Thank you for adding a Stop for the QM 17 in front of B67th and Rockaway Beach Blvd. This is a much better BusStop Location than before.
3/26/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal and extend the Q64 route to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy Herb
3/26/24 — Hi there, thank you for this. I consult at schools in Laurelton and Cambria Heights. The q5 and q4 buses do not run as frequently as the 5 minutes scheduled and purported during rush hour. In the 20 minutes I just waited for the q5, four white minibuses drove by at the Jamaica center bus depot for the q5, for $2 cash. People took it and paid the additional cash fare because it took so long to wait for the bus. When I looked at the live map, I saw that there were only 4 active buses on the route going in my direction, at the height of rush hour. When the bus finally boarded, it was overly crowded. While I understand there is a shortage of bus drivers, as an observer and customer (not a planning expert), it seems to me that it would be helpful to have more buses on these routes during rush hour. This is far from a new problem: locals tell me that these mini buses have been around as an organic market-created solution for years. I?ve only ever seen informal transit solutions like this before in developing countries that have nothing near the budget or tax base of the mta. Thank you your work on this issue..
3/26/24 — I, and many of my other peers, rely on the QM3 to commute to work as it is one of the fastest and most reliable services into Manhattan. Please do not take it out!
3/26/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 route as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please remember the nine three digit route designations: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q75 Q110 would become Q57 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q34 Q114 would become Q79 Q115 would become Q78 I rearranged these numbers for compatibility Herb
3/26/24 — Hello, I hope this finds you well! I rely heavily on the Q3M line to get to and from work. It has been the most efficient and the option I feel the safest to take in comparison to the train.
3/26/24 — The new proposal removing the QM3 will have a huge impact on my family as we rely on it to reach our places of work. We need the QM3 due to mobility issues and increased fear of hate related crimes on the subway. Please reconsider the proposal removal of the QM3.
3/26/24 — i take the qm3 daily, it is very important
3/26/24 — Hello! I am concerned about how this project may impact my commute. I am a student at St John?s University and usually take the Q46 from campus (174th st) to Kew Gardens to get on the subway. When trying to use the trip planner feature, I wasn?t able to get it to work. At least I hope it wasn?t working, as it said my commute would be 90 minutes. Please prioritize the students at SJU, a commuter school, who need to get home after class! I truly hope this plan will not impact my commute, but wanted to share my concerns and hopes for this project. So many students need to get to the subway at night after classes, so please ensure the project ensures they can safely commute home!
3/26/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.in Queens) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern blvd. to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/26/24 — Please keep the Horace Harding Expwy/160 St bus stop for the Q17
3/27/24 — The Q10 stop at 130th Street is a vital way for my elderly family members to reach us in Manhattan. The elimination of this stop would force them to walk much farther and significantly increase their commute times. Please don?t eliminate this stop!
3/27/24 — Hello, I just reviewed the QM68 (x68) bus route and noticed that the 172nd/175th street stop on the Midtown to Floral Park route has been eliminated. Many commuters catch the bus to Midtown at the 172nd and Hillside stop. I see that the only option for these commuters on the way home would be to get off at 165th Street or 180th. This stretch of Hillside Ave has been extremely unsafe and this is a huge problem for many of us. We are taking the bus at Hillside/172nd to precisely to avoid this area, which with this new route we would now be forced to walk from in the evening. I strongly suggest that you add a stop between 165th and 180. Ideally Hillside/172nd or Hillside/175th as it has been. I don't see this stop on the official route but this has absolutely been a popular stop and all our drivers stop there. Thank you Nathalie
3/27/24 — Regarding the QM-4; I still don't understand why you would remove the westbound stop at Jewel Ave/161 Street. Before I retired, I got on at the stop before that. When we arrived at 161 Street, the bus would fill with workers going to job sites in Manhattan. I remember very long lines at this stop. Any possibility that you could make this a "rush hour only" stop?
3/27/24 — these changes are terrible, meeting is for 3rd according to website, but 4th on poster. q35 is fine as is. if you find q22 has no passengers from riis park to 116 drop that. i have communicated in the past and gotten no reply.
3/27/24 — Q 13...removing the stops at 29ave and bell blvd is short sided as employees and patients from st mary;s hospital use that stop. As it is they have over a 5 block walk to the bus stop
3/27/24 — The q46 bus route is perfect the way it is. With the large amount of riders especially students of elementary, high school and college at st johns university, there should be either more limited busses (with a westbound stop at 173 street) or the prepay system so riders can get on the rear of the bus moving it along faster.
3/27/24 — Please add a bus from Queens to Randall?s Island! We have to go to Manhattan to get a bus and it?s only 5 minutes over the bridge from Astoria.
3/27/24 — First I would like to thank you for addressing the issue of the buses to become reliable. The propose plan it seems ideal during peak time to address the speed of the buses. That being said the bus riders will take extra time to leaving their homes to walk an extra blocks due to propose plan of removing current stops. Again the propose final plan seems ideal during peak time. I would request that after peak hours it should resume to its original stops in particular during evening hours. I suppose addressing speed of the bus shouldn't have to be sacrifice the safety of the bus riders in Queens. I live in a coop with 66 units and at least 60% of its residents are elderly with mobility issues including myself. Our building rely on the bus and its convenient stops by eliminating the stops from its currents routes it seems our safety in the evening is going to be compromise, because with the final propose plan we will have to walk extra blocks in the dark imagine during winter time it gets darker by 4pm... again I applaud the MTA for its effort to ensuring the bus riders have a realible buses, but please bear in mind that bus riders safety shouldn't be compromise. Respectfully.
3/27/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
3/27/24 — Removing stops for the QM6 at Main St. and also at164th in the interest of gaining a few extra minutes is unacceptable. These streets have north and south bound buses needed to connect to other areas, especially nights, weekends, and mid-day when QM4 and QM 5 service is reduced.
3/27/24 — I understand there will be a huge gap in bus stops returning to Queens. Those are dangerous areas at night. You are putting us in danger!!
3/27/24 — Reducing the 49 bus stops, in particular, the 84th Street stop on 85th Avenue, will limit access for hundreds of people who have mobility issues, like the elderly and those who have difficulty walking. At a time when the numbers reflect an aging demographic, this is not the time to be limiting easy access to public transportation by reducing access points.
3/28/24 — I understand the need for a redesign. I just don't understand why you are adding another stop and another fare onto the Q22 - Q35 line to go 20 blocks that you were already taking me too. Would it be possible to add a second transfer so as to avoid paying another fare? I probably can't do anything about the stop, but the extra fare seems wrong. Also, you are literally splitting Rockaway in 2, you are separating what they call Uptown Rockaway from Downtown Rockaway. It really seems like this is a decision made by the Richer Uptown White People who didn't want a bus on Newport Avenue because it brought down the property values along Newport Avenue, so lets just shoot them down to 108 Street. The fact that you will make a small community switch buses to get up and down this small Peninsula shows just how out of touch you are with this town and it shows just how much control the people who live in Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor and Neponsit really do have. Thank you for confirming that fact.
3/28/24 — I am thrilled you are decreasing the amount of stops on the Q64. As a daily commuter who rides the Q64 at least 5 days a week from Elechester to Forest Hills to and then FH to Elechester back again the amount of stops is frustrating. A ride that should reasonably take 15 minutes currently takes 25 minutes in the morning and then 30/35 minutes returning with traffic.
3/28/24 — I read the proposal for Q66. Will it be making the same stops towards Astoria. How does the 63 fit in? It's a bit confusing to understand, You ask for input but have you already made the decision to change the routes. I recall before the pandemic there were trying to remove some buses. These consultants did not live in the neighborhood.
3/28/24 — We need a better service on Q60 - we have to wait a lot for the bus and then appears 2 or 3 bus together - this is unacceptable.
3/28/24 — Q27 Bus Stops: The Springfield Blvd/64th Avenue stops should be kept in both directions, as they are in the business district of Springfield Blvd and are heavily used. To balance stops better, there only needs to be 1 stop in each direction for Springfield Blvd/Horace Harding Expressway. This should be the stop on the north side to serve the senior center. Those on the south side can walk across the highway or to the 64th Avenue bus stop. The Springfield Blvd/58th Avenue Stop should be kept in both directions to serve Cardozo High School. Both stops are heavily utilized all day on weekdays. At least one stop should be kept on 216th Street in both directions. Currently, there are no stops northbound and 2 stops southbound. All stops on 48th Avenue and Rocky Hill Rd between Bell Blvd and Francis Lewis Blvd should be kept as they are heavily used. Q75 Routing Suggestion and Bus Stops: I liked the Q73 from the last plan, but I think it could be combined with the Q75 to form a better route. This route would follow the current Q75 route from Little Neck to Fresh Meadows, but could then instead of going to Briarwood, be extended to either Forest Hills or Glendale to provide another east-west connection in Queens. An eastbound stop should be added at Horace Harding Expressway/Peck Avenue since there is a pedestrian overpass there, as well as at Douglaston Pkwy/61st Avenue for the supermarket right next to the current Q30 stop. Q30/Q75 Bus Stops An eastbound stop should be added at Horace Harding Expressway/Peck Avenue since there is a pedestrian overpass there. An eastbound stop should be kept at Horace Harding Expressway/190th Street for access to the movie theater and buses to Eastern Long Island that stop there. The Q30 should have a westbound stop at Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd for access to the subways and buses at Jamaica Center. The Q30 should not stop at Homelawn Street/Highland Avenue in either direction. This stop is too close to the Hillside Avenue stop and there are no transfers here. A better place for the stop would be at Homelawn Street/Gothic Drive for access to the local high schools.
3/28/24 — Q31 Bus Stops: The Q31 should have a southbound stop at Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd for access to the subways and buses at Jamaica Center. The Homelawn St/Gothic Drive stops should be kept in both directions for access to local high schools. The Q31 should keep the Utopia Pkwy/67th Avenue stops in both directions, as the avenue blocks on Utopia Pkwy are quite long. Q31 Routing: The Q31 should keep its existing routing from Jamaica to Bayside High School. Then, the Q31 should continue up Corporal Kennedy Street to 26th Avenue, ending at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center as proposed. The current Q31 routing is quite popular, as it serves the business district of Bayside. The proposed routing up Utopia Parkway is mostly residential on narrow streets and is redundant to the Q76, which is a less than 5 minute walk away north of Northern Blvd. It will likely not do as well as the current Q31 routing. The northern part of the current Q31 (north of Bayside high school) is also quite redundant to the Q76 and Bay Terrace shopping center is a better terminal. Q31 and Q76 Hours and Frequencies: As the two easternmost North-South routes in northeast Queens, the Q31 and Q76 should have better operating hours and frequencies. They should operate from 6am-12am daily, with a minimum frequency of every 15 mins or better. The Q31 needs to compensate for the reduced Q30 service on weekdays and being the only Utopia Pkwy service on weekends. Q88 Bus Stops: The stops at Horace Harding Expressway/148th Street and Horace Harding Expressway/99th Street in both directions should be kept, as they are all next to pedestrian overpasses over the highway. The Westbound stop at Horace Harding Expressway/Waldron Street should be kept, as it is a common transfer point to the Q58. Q17/25 Bus Stops and Frequency: The northbound stop at Kissena Blvd/Maple Avenue and southbound stops at Kissena Blvd/Franklin Avenue and Kissena Blvd/45th Avenue should be kept, as all are commonly used by the elderly. Additionally, Q17 and Q25 service needs to be more frequent to compensate for the loss of the Q27 and Q34 on Kissena Blvd. Currently, a large amount of people who get off on Kissena Blvd north of Holly Avenue are taking the Q27, so they will all shift to the Q17 and Q25, causing crowding on those buses. There should be Q17 short turns at Horace Harding Expressway and 188 Street on weekends to increase service reliability, as most people are not riding all the way from Flushing to Jamaica.
3/28/24 — The proposed route change for the x63 to the QM63 bus does appear to be an improved and shorter commute time. I stopped taking the express bus and changed to the LIRR + subway/bus because I work across from Madison Sq Park and the x63 bus would take about 1.5 hours one way to get to and from work from the Queens/Rosedale city border. Must get to work on time. Manhattan section - The new QM63 routing proposed to start more south and travel north along Madison Ave appeals very much to me. Therefore I would go back to taking the Express bus if the new route eventually goes into effect. Most important factor is getting the travel time via one single express bus, comparable to the current length of commute I have now via LIRR + either a subway or Manhattan bus transfer. Would love to go back to one single and reliable express bus ride. For returning back home, I would give some grace if it takes a bit longer due to rush hour traffic. Parking - if the MTA can please put in a good word to keep as much free parking zones close to the proposed QM63 route it would be greatly appreciated - especially north of and south of Sunrise Hwy. If it can't be free, then keep price of park and ride near major transfer points affordable. Thanks for listening.
3/29/24 — This new route for Q31 will make it impossible for me to get to work. I get on at 32 Avenue and 202 st and get off 48th Avenue and Oceania st. This route doesn't serve any of the students that also go to the school I work in. Not happy with your proposal at all.
3/30/24 — Adding to an earlier comment I sent in. Please do not take away the 84th st stop of the Q49. Aside from my earllier reasons, our 7 stop is at 82nd st. Going to Manhattan the station has been closed for almost a year. When it reopens I assume the Queens direction will be closed for many months. That means more people waiting for the buses at 74th st. It will be harder to get off at each stop and having less of them will be unbearable. Also, even if the station stays open many women do not use it at night because 82nd street is a commercial block and desolate at night. It is safer to wait to get off at 74th st and take a bus to get home. The 84th st. stop is necessary for many of these women. Please keep it. This bus stop does not defeat the need for speed and efficency of the busline. The busline runs well anyway - faster than the Q33 and Q32. Thank you!
3/30/24 — I use the Q49 bus stop on 35th Avenue at 84th Street frequently. Please do not remove it. As a woman who comes home at night in the dark, it is a safety concern to have to walk farther to my apartment. I also have a teenaged son who uses that bus to get home from school from the subway station periodically. It is very important that stop is not removed. The 35th Avenue corridor is very fast, so saying that you are removing this stop to increase speed is not valid.
3/30/24 — I use the Q49 bus stop on 35th Avenue at 84th Street frequently. Please do not remove it. My wife and teenage son frequently use it after dark, and it is a safety concern to have to walk farther to our apartment. It is very important that stop is not removed. The 35th Avenue corridor is very fast, so saying that you are removing this stop to increase speed is not valid.
3/30/24 — Eliminating the Q65 bus route into College Point would be a disaster! The proposed Q26 bus into College Point should be added on as a new bus route and not taking the Q65 bus route away. If I needed to get to a location on the Q65 bus route I would have to get off in Main Street-Flushing to do so and transfer to the Q65 bus route and then reverse the transfer on the return trip. Three new bus routes should be added to College Point, NO PRESENT BUS ROUTE TAKEN AWAY! The latest Wikipedia information states that College Point now has a population of 33,625 people! We need more bus routes for this reason alone! Also, "accordion" buses MUST be added with this burgeoning population in College Point. Constant new housing is being constructed in this town! How is the MTA going to service this many people unless new bus routes are added? Has anyone at the MTA conducted a meeting at the College Point Civic Association to discuss these proposed bus route changes with the College Point residents?
3/30/24 — Please don?t remove Q10 local from Rockaway/130th street as it will put financial burden on me and the entire neighborhood. Please, I am already having trouble to meet my both end.
3/30/24 — I need is a good idea to fix busses every once in a while but i believe we should have express busses in the morning because some people use to work. I think having a express service since 5am to 12pm and in the afternoon once people come out work and want to get to there family. Or have a express service one express and the other local. The tourist area like Manhattan 24 hour busses that way people can visit those areas 24/7 a week to give more money to those areas. Also put nice design of metrocard every month or make competition of design of metro-card for people to have design they like not the standard. Q40 head to the hotel that should run 24/7 that way they have alot customer. Also busses should have bike brakes to put the bike there like in new jersey. Hope you take my suggestion i think will improve thing. Express busses are good to get places faster by skipping stop that we don't use that often.A survey of the less popular stop will help with that.
3/31/24 — I don't understand why this line was cut back to ozone Park and not going to gateway mall...let it continue to mall
3/31/24 — I agree that the ridership for QM3 has not been as robust. But this is the least transfer option available for elders/ senior citizens and those with limited mobility issue to make to midtown Manhattan in a most seamless way possible. There certainly is demand for this route. I wholeheartedly call for reduction of service (2 scheduled) rather than complete elimination. Please don't hang folks in need out to dry.
3/31/24 — I agree that the ridership for QM3 has not been as robust. But this is the least transfer option available for elders/ senior citizens and those with limited mobility issue to make to midtown Manhattan in a most seamless way possible. There certainly is demand for this route. I wholeheartedly call for reduction of service (2 scheduled) rather than complete elimination. Please don't hang folks in need out to dry.
3/31/24 — Yes! q11 service to cross bay blvd and 157th is a MUST. Providing more secure access to residents of old howard/hamilton to this area would cut commute times tremendously. We already have the A train providing transportation to this area from ozone park. great redesign cant wait to see it go into place.
4/1/24 — The Q19 needs shorter wait times and better connection to the M60. A bus every 20 -25 minutes on the Q19 is Awful.
4/1/24 — I like this new proposed simplified route for the Q10. It would make the route a lot more efficient
4/1/24 — I think it may be beneficial if the Q29 was extended south to Jamaica Ave via Woodhaven. Mainly so that there can be a dedicated bus that can take riders from Jamaica/Woodhaven to Glendale/Atlas Mall on Cooper/80. Could be a Rush route in that stretch too.
4/2/24 — Q49 stop at 32 Avenue and 92 st we need it. Eliminate the 31 Avenue and 92 st , many comuters wait for a bus at the 32avenue stop please
4/2/24 — Q19 toward Astoria. Add stop at SW corner of Astoria blvd south and 21st street. Can connect to Q69 as stop between 27th Ave and 21st street and 29th street hoyt Ave.
4/2/24 — The mta has been AWFUL. The workers are rude, chaotic drivers, the bus schedule is atrocious. 6 buses passed that said not in service while the line was down the whole block waiting for the Q88. The price to get on the bus is NOT matching the service quality. DO BETTER AND STOP ROBBING US BLIND.
4/2/24 — By rerouting the q101 you will be adding a second fare when transferring to the M1 15 or the assessable effing Q train at 63rd St. I think there should be a Q101a to Manhattan & a B to Long Island city
4/2/24 — I am against removing the Q49 bus stop at 84th St and am against moving the Q33 to 81st. Both of those bus lines work well. Nothing is ever perfect but there?s no reason to change what works. Please leave them well enough alone. Thanks.
4/2/24 — There seems to be focus on speeding up bus service. I'd like to posit that many elderly people, (myself included), take the bus because we cannot cope with subway steps anymore. We know and have made peace with the buses being slower because they are more convenient and safer. It seems like every policy change in the last few years has skewed toward the needs of young people at the expense of the elderly and disabled. I also would like to say that removing the Q49 bus stop on 84th street and moving the Q33 to 81st street guarantees that elderly and disabled people will have at least a 3 block walk to get home. This doesn't seem extreme, but I guarantee that it will be extreme even to you when even you approach your 80s. I would also mention that as a woman, the longer walk would make me feel unsafe and would keep me from going our at night. I have lived and payed taxes in this city since 1974 and would hate to leave the city I love because life has become too difficult. Please reconsider. Why not focus on making more subway stops accessible?
4/2/24 — The Queens Bus Network Redesign initiative discriminates against senior citizens and the disabled. Removing the 49 bus stop on 84th street and 35th Avenue will exacerbate an already overcrowded line for the bus at 82nd street and will increase the walk for people coming home at night, particularly if the route of the Q33 is changed to 81st street, per the plan. This will create a hardship for seniors and the disabled, as well as women who are rightfully afraid to walk the streets late at night. I was born and raised in this city, and have paid taxes my entire adult life. Instead of seeing my quality of life improve, I have only seen it deteriorate. I take the bus to work everyday, because I cannot walk up and down the subway steps. I know the bus is slow, but it's my only transportation option, and will be especially important when congestion pricing goes into effect. Please consider how many people this proposed plan would negatively impact.
4/2/24 — Q41 segment can't not be discontinued between 109 ave and Atlantic ave along 127th street...these are big blocks in between and we should keep the way it is ..it serves so many people.
4/2/24 — The new Q47 route eliminates the stop allowing for a transfer to the 7 train at 69th and Roosevelt avenue. This would devastate the businesses there. Moreover so many people from ?two fare zones? take this bus and transfer to the 7. The new route takes away this option and forces people to go further toward 74th to transfer to the train. Please consider keeping the stop at Roosevelt and 69th.
4/2/24 — For the senior people's walking hardship, enargy, time etc and safety problem..within the high sloping area (Marathon Parkway in the Little Neck area, it is suggest that the bus route Q46 should be extended its service from the current 260th Street running through Marathon Pkwy to the Little Neck LIRR. During the recent years the population has been drastically increased within the area. Please investigation the possibility for the local residences. Thank you. le Neck
4/3/24 — Bus q36 bus number 8006 To 165 st Start time 740am from Floral Park First bus driver EVER who asked free loaders to pay a fare Good people pay Bad people get a free ride Total Nonsense
4/3/24 — I?m very upset to hear that they want to eliminate the westbound and eastbound 150th and union turnpike bus stop. This stop has several senior citizens and school kids. I believe this would cause overcrowding at the Main Street stop. Please do not eliminate this stop.
4/3/24 — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE Q46 bus stop at 150th street and union turnpike east and west bound. THIS IS AN ACTIVE BUS STOP AND MANY PEOPLE IN YHE NEIGHBORHOOD USE THIS STOP
4/3/24 — PLEASE KEEP THE X64 SCHEDUKLE AS IS BEACUSE IN HAVE BEEN USING THIS BUS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, I AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE SUBWAY, I DO HAVE A HANDICAP ISSUE. IT WILL VERY INSCONSIDERATE FOR YOU TO DECLINE US THIS BUS ROUTE
4/3/24 — I've been taking the X63 over 30 years I live on 149 Hookcreek Blvd. I noticed on the new plans your removing the stops on 259st/149 & Francis Lewis Blvd/147 DR. There's no connection to take the express bus. In the New plan your removing 4 stops an adding only one Hookcreek/255 St. This is outrageous There should be a bus stop around/near Hookcreek Blvd btw 147th Dr & 148th Ave. There's always been a bus stop near this area
4/3/24 — I am strongly opposed to cutting the western end of the Q22 service. As someone that frequently works with the Rockaway theater company in Fort Tilden and does not own a car, my typical route to the theater is to take the A train to 116th and then take the Q22 west, as is the custom of many of my fellow cast and crew members who are coming from Queens or Manhattan. Without the bus service from 116th west there is literally no way using the MTA to get to Fort Tilden at the needed times. Yes, I understand that the "new trip planner" recommends going through Brooklyn and taking the Q35 but the time it would be required for me to depart would mean leaving in the middle of the afternoon for a 7pm rehearsal or performance, which is not feasible with my day job. The proposed cut of the Q22 will impact the arts in Queens for both creators and riders, not to mention make it more difficult for folks to get to Riis Park in the warmer months.
4/3/24 — Would love to have the Q35 extended to the ferry stop at Beach 108 St, for drop off and pickup back to Brooklyn. Also would love to have an extension of the QM15 to and from Rockaway, it would give us another option during the day to get to and from manhattan
4/3/24 — B13 choice does not help people in neighborhood. It takes away transportation for commuters and high school students. Not thought out well.
4/3/24 — i hate the idea u dont know how many people to depend on like the q22 to go shopping or the beach or school i take the q22 when i go to my doctors abd if i havr take the q35 first of all iw be criwded than they change the atop too coming off the marine parkway bidge and i know people drpe d to take it shooping and plus i dont drive
4/3/24 — Writing concerning the change of the Q22 bus route. I take this bus everyday and the change would make my commute much longer also cutting off access to riis park with the bus. Not forgetting the many school children who take this bus everyday and their commute would be much longer and overall an inconvenience to everyone
4/3/24 — The Q17 should not run all the way to Jamaica and all buses should end at Fresh Meadows. Most people are off the bus by 73rd Avenue and 188th Street. The Q17 is very unreliable and removing the Jamaica segment would greatly improve reliability as there is always traffic in Jamaica. The Q20, Q25, Q44, and Q65 all connect Jamaica with Flushing. In its place, the Q30 or Q75 could be rerouted down 188th Street to Jamaica. Whatever replaces the Q17 should have 24 hour 7 day service. This would add a new overnight connection to Horace Harding Expressway East, which currently has no overnight service and would complement the Q17, which covers Horace Harding Expressway West.
4/3/24 — Based on the Remix map, several bus routes will be sharing one terminal stop. At subway/bus terminal locations, like Jamaica Center and Flushing Main Street, bus stops should be separated by route, with each route having its own bus stop. For example, the Q27 and Q65 should each have their own stop, as should the Q4, Q5, Q85, Q86, and Q87 and the Q45, Q46, and Q48. This reduces crowding and rider confusion about who is waiting for what bus. Additionally, the Q26 has a different bus stop in Flushing for its late night pattern. The daytime stop and night stop should be changed to reduce confusion over stop locations based on the time of day. Currently, there are Q34 short turns that start at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue. The Q26 could do something similar by terminating at Main Street and 37th Avenue, laying over at Main Street/38th Avenue as proposed, then right on Main Street, left on 39th Avenue, left on Prince Street, left on 40th Rd, left on Main Street, to the daytime stop on the south side of Roosevelt Avenue.
4/3/24 — It is already very difficult to travel in and out of Rockaway and we will soon be charged for driving into the city. It?s about time Rockaway has better mass transit options. I would be better off if I lived in upstate NY. I would have an easier commute. Very frustrating.
4/3/24 — why doesn't the MTA EVER CONSIDER AN EXPRESS ROUTE THAT TAKES US FROM HOWARD BEACH TO DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN???? WE NEVER HAVE A DOWNTOWN OPTION AND WE CANNOT RELY ON ONE A TRAIN. THIS IS SO UNFAIR.
4/3/24 — Please build a bus shelter for the rain at the Q52 bus stop going towards Elmhurst Beach 84th and Rockaway Beach Blvd stop.
4/3/24 — I would like extended offerings for the QM16- it is currently very limited and difficult to work late without missing the last run. It would also be helpful to have this on weekends
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4/3/24 — Please keep all stops and routes for the Q 222 north and south bound please kerp all stops for the q 45vnor5h bound and south bound there are allot of disabled people that need these busses and stops. I am oxygen dependant not able to use trains . There are many diisabled in this area need ti get to hispital and home we need stops to remmain the samere. Also please make your public meetings with a zoom link. Dud ti the bad weathervand flooding in area alotbof people were not able to go to the meeting on 126st on rockaway im not able to attend night meeting cause I go on a machine please put public zoom link for all
4/3/24 — It?s good to do this update?change is never easy but in the end it will be for the better
4/3/24 — I think as opposed to redirecting there should be additional limited bus stops on all bus routes to elimate long wait times and severe overcrowding of buses
4/3/24 — The buses need to offer better time management I've seen buses come by two buses at a time which means they are running off schedule.
4/3/24 — Continue the G53 three more stops to Beach 149, giving Neponsit, Belle Harbor, and Rockaway Park access to Wueens and the residents of Queen?s access to Riis Park with its bathrooms and concessions. Stop at the Rockaway ferry on the way
4/3/24 — QM16 - can we have this bus run on the weekends and also on other times other than rush hour times ?
4/3/24 — Ensure that you add an actual bus stop at the Q35 Marine Pkwy Bridge/Rockaway Pt Blvd intersection. There is currently no bus shelter and this is not a safe location for patrons to wait
4/3/24 — I love the new routes
4/3/24 — I take the Q23 and every morning the bus is full and crowded when I?m heading to work at 8 am. I think you need to add two buses every 5-10 minutes. And coming home the bus line is extremely long at 71and queens blvd.
4/3/24 — The Q22 bus route in Queens is overcrowded after the 1st stop, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave. There are usually no seats left after that 1st stop now. Changing the 1st stop to Nameoke St. & Redfern Ave., will cause that bus to be full, before it gets to the current 1st stop, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave., in the heart of downtown Far Rockaway. The A Train, the Q113, Q114, N31, N32, N33 all connect about 1 block away from there. There are also many new apartment buildings there, bringing in more people. I think you can start a few busses at Nameoke & Redfern, as long as you start another Q22, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave., at the same time, from rush hour through 10pm M-F and from 8:30am-10pm weekends, at the very least. That way disabled people, the elderly and people with baby strollers, etc., can still access the Q22 from the elevator on the A train and street level connections on other very necessary busses, without having to wait for 45 minutes or more, for a bus with seats. Further, the Beach 20 St. & Cornaga Ave. stop should be kept, not removed. It is in a prime spot in downtown Far Rockaway and too far from Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave. to end it. Also, after the Beach 36 St. stop, there is a dangerous intersection of streets, which are hard to cross on foot. The Beach 38 Street stop needs to be kept. There is a new apartment building, schools, a supermarket with a mall, a large park and the A Train stop located there. A lot of people use that stop. The Q22 should continue to go to Riis Beach in the summer. No stops should be removed from Riis Beach. The Q35 is not enough to take workers and beachgoers to Riis Beach in the summer. The Q22 & Q35 should make all stops at Riis Beach, including Rockaway Beach Blvd & Bathhouse #2. Thank you.
4/3/24 — Leave the bus numbers the way they are in the Flushing , Whitestone, CP area why change these route numbers? Q12,Q13,Q14,Q15,Q16,Q20, Q28, Q44 bring back the Q44FS it was a nice run College Pt to Flushing and bring back the Q44B Parsons to Melba, and the 44VP. My father drove the Q44FS swing run for many years 1974 - 1994 he made loads of friends on this line and gave many passengers free rides as well. MTA is a hungry $$$ agency.
4/3/24 — Please do not eliminate the stop for the QM42 and QM12 at Metropolitan Avenue and 71st Ave. You eliminated 3 stops, not covering a one mile radius. I know over 10 people for take that bus at that stop. It makes no sense when the bus has to pass through this street in order to make the first stop from the redesign on Juno St. We will be writing to Janno Lieber very soon as well. Please, this makes no sense.
4/3/24 — I don?t like the bus redesign plant of Queens I like all the bus route the way it is now
4/3/24 — I am reaching out about Q27. Many of us travelling to queensborough community college take the bus around kissena Beech avenue. Is there a possibility to modify this new route through kissena and turn on 45th avenue or pass through the bowne street and then turn left on 45th from flushing to QCC. I am professor and take the bus regularly.
4/3/24 — The Q113 bus should never be discontinued. The Q114 should not have less frequent trips. The people of The Rockaways have some of the longest rides to anywhere, in NYC. Eliminating the Q113 makes the ride from the 1st stop Seagirt Blvd. & Crest Rd., at least 25 minutes longer. Those extra Q114 stops, from Mott Ave. & Beach 20 St. to Rockaway Tnpk. & Reyem Dr., take an extra 25 minutes, in light traffic. At normal traffic levels, those extra Q114 stops take at least 35 minutes more. Again, we have very long rides. To get from Rockaway Park, Edgemere and other places west of Far Rockaway, to the Q113 at the 1st stop (Seagirt & Crest), takes about 30 minutes alone. To now add 1 hour and 15 minutes on the Q114 makes that trip 1 hour and 45 minutes one-way, and that is accurate. That is why people let a Q114 go by and wait for a Q113 - it is much faster. Getting to Merrick Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., or Springfield Blvd., and to Hollis, etc., by waiting for a Q3 at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., is a double fare. The Q3 is always packed now - no seats at Guy Brewer and Farmers Blvd. - because it goes to JFK Airport. We need more Q3 buses, that start at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd. and they should be free for people coming from The Rockaways. Running a Q115 instead of a Q113 is senseless. It can run IN ADDITION to more Q113 & Q114 buses, from time to time. Maybe 1x every 40 minutes or so, during rush hour. We need the Q113 & Q114 to run every 7-8 minutes. We have no seats leaving Seagirt Blvd. and/or Parsons & 88 Ave. Next, we have 2-3 more major stops & no room at all afterwards. Getting to Sutphin Blvd. or Merrick Blvd., from stops along the Q113 and walking across (i.e., 137 Ave., Baisley Blvd., Linden Blvd.-which you call 115th Ave., Foch Blvd., and 109th Ave.) are the fastest ways to get to Merrick or Sutphin, on that south end, from The Rockaways. None of those stops should be cut from the Q113 & Q114. Those people east and west of Guy Brewer, near Foch Blvd. & 109th Ave., will have no useful bus service on Guy Brewer Blvd. The Q111 is always packed there. All of the aforementioned streets, boulevards and roads, etc., have many schools, day care centers, major shopping areas, entertainment venues, parks, beaches and family, friends and loved ones, that we all frequent, in all directions. Please do not strand us in The Rockaways. We are already paying double fares and riding forever, unnecessarily. Thank you.
4/3/24 — The Q113 bus should never be discontinued. The Q114 should not have less frequent trips. The people of The Rockaways have some of the longest rides to anywhere, in NYC. Eliminating the Q113 makes the ride from the 1st stop Seagirt Blvd. & Crest Rd., at least 25 minutes longer. Those extra Q114 stops, from Mott Ave. & Beach 20 St. to Rockaway Tnpk. & Reyem Dr., take an extra 25 minutes, in light traffic. At normal traffic levels, those extra Q114 stops take at least 35 minutes more. Again, we have very long rides. To get from Rockaway Park, Edgemere and other places west of Far Rockaway, to the Q113 at the 1st stop (Seagirt & Crest), takes about 30 minutes alone. To now add 1 hour and 15 minutes on the Q114 makes that trip 1 hour and 45 minutes one-way, and that is accurate. That is why people let a Q114 go by and wait for a Q113 - it is much faster. Getting to Merrick Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., or Springfield Blvd., and to Hollis, etc., by waiting for a Q3 at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., is a double fare. The Q3 is always packed now - no seats at Guy Brewer and Farmers Blvd. - because it goes to JFK Airport. We need more Q3 buses, that start at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd. and they should be free for people coming from The Rockaways. Running a Q115 instead of a Q113 is senseless. It can run IN ADDITION to more Q113 & Q114 buses, from time to time. Maybe 1x every 40 minutes or so, during rush hour. We need the Q113 & Q114 to run every 7-8 minutes. We have no seats leaving Seagirt Blvd. and/or Parsons & 88 Ave. Next, we have 2-3 more major stops & no room at all afterwards. Getting to Sutphin Blvd. or Merrick Blvd., from stops along the Q113 and walking across (i.e., 137 Ave., Baisley Blvd., Linden Blvd.-which you call 115th Ave., Foch Blvd., and 109th Ave.) are the fastest ways to get to Merrick or Sutphin, on that south end, from The Rockaways. None of those stops should be cut from the Q113 & Q114. Those people east and west of Guy Brewer, near Foch Blvd. & 109th Ave., will have no useful bus service on Guy Brewer Blvd. The Q111 is always packed there. All of the aforementioned streets, boulevards and roads, etc., have many schools, day care centers, major shopping areas, entertainment venues, parks, beaches and family, friends and loved ones, that we all frequent, in all directions. Please do not strand us in The Rockaways. We are already paying double fares and riding forever, unnecessarily. Thank you.
4/3/24 — Hello, I want submit a request for Q1 new route. After reviewing the new proposal I found that Braddock Ave, 92RD is removed. If possible please don't remove this stop, it's very convenient for many people within the neighborhood and there is a grocery store in front of that bus stop, we're many old people come to buy groceries.
4/4/24 — The queens redesign bus service in Rockaway Beach is a great idea. The plan makes total sense, Rockaway beach Blvd is the main artery and should have all the buses on the main artery. Also, an even greater idea would be to bring back the queenslink old abandoned rail and link queens service to New Yorkers. We deserve to cut our commute time in half.
4/4/24 — The Q52 SBS bus is a wonderful route. It is our only mid-Queens crosstown bus and it covers a lot of ground. It is also our only connection to Arverne, at key stops. We just need more of the Q52 SBS buses. In the middle of the day, there are no seats after 2 stops from Arverne and no seats after the 1st stop from Hoffman Dr. & Woodhaven Blvd. Two stops later, we are packed, in both directions. At rush hour, the Q52 is packed leaving the 1st stop at Hoffman Dr., & Woodhaven Blvd. and from Arverne, there are no seats after Beach 59 St. or Beach 67 St. (the 2nd or 3rd stop). While waiting for the Q52, there are always 3-4, Q53 buses, for every 1, Q52 bus. After the Q53 goes over the 94 St Bridge, and makes a right turn onto Rockaway Beach Blvd., 75% - 90% of the passengers get off at that stop (Beach 96 St.), cross Rockaway Beach Blvd. and head to the Q22 bus stop, going in the other direction - or they walk farther east, to the Q52 bus stop, in the hopes that a merciful Q52 shows up. In other words, 75% - 90% of the people on the Q53, get off at Beach 96 St. and head in the other direction (east), because they need a Q52 SBS, not a Q53. We have to let the overcrowded Q52 buses go by and take a Q53, only to pay another fare on the Q22, or wait 20-40 minutes for another Q52, to get to Arverne. We need greatly increased frequency on the Q52, in both directions, during the day and evening. Every 10 minutes AM Peak, every 12-15 minutes Midday, every 10 minutes PM Peak and every 10 minutes Eve, would work well! Please implement these changes immediately. People in Arverne have very, very long rides to anywhere as it is, without extra unnecessary complications, double fares and longer waiting times. Thank you.
4/4/24 — When you redesign your network, please keep in mind quality of life issues. Example: I live near the Q41 route. Between 103rd Ave and Liberty Ave...a distance of less than 300 feet, there are two bus stops. This affects us with parking. At least 3 parking spaces were lost because of this change that took place a few years back. In addition, we lost several parking spaces when the city put in several new fire hydrants. It's a struggle to find a parking spot when I get home from work, I lose at least 8 hrs every week, looking for parking. Not to mention, the extra cost for gas and wear and tear on my car. Please redesign with some humanity at heart.
4/4/24 — The Q52 rockaway to queens starts at beach 54th street which is always parked on beach 49th bus depot for breaks when not start the 1st stop there making it convenient for home owners it's a true deserving everyone from beach 48th down to beach 38th st has to go to beach 54th street where the housing is located but all homeowner have to take a connecting bus now why can't tge stop start on beach 48th there a bus syop there or beach 51th street the deposit and many time the Q52 is park there for break
4/4/24 — Q47 needs more buses, same with q18, q60 goes a loooong way in queens blvd but weekends theres only like 3 or 4. I think Q60 needs more support to handle the amount of people(kids, seniors, students, working people) that use the service during the week. Overall I feel that Im waiting longer than expected, none of these buses are on time regularly. Its a hit or miss. Orden of importance for me as an individual: q47 > q60 > q18
4/4/24 — I am in favor of the bus redesign of eliminating the Q22 and Q35 route go to Rockaway Beach Boulevard
4/4/24 — I am in favor of the redesign of the Q 22 not going westbound from beach 116 due to low riders ship and saving the environment and moving in the Q 35 to Rockaway Beach Boulevard
4/4/24 — Q22 should be terminated at B116 street and Q35 should run on Rockaway Beach Blvd to eliminate duplication of route. Q22 is empty after B116 and is a waste of fuel.
4/4/24 — For any rush routes that will be making all local stops during the late nights, like the Q27, there needs to be some way for riders to distinguish these buses from the normal buses. Additionally, all bus stops should have signage in multiple languages indicating that the local route does not operate during late nights and that they should take the rush route instead. The Q87 should not be a rush route and should be combined with the Q5. The Q85 and Q86 already provide rush service to Green Acres Mall and Merrick Blvd. Extending the Q5 to Green Acres Mall would give better access to the mall for the local community, as those who live at the local stops would not have to transfer from the Q5 to the Q87. The QM6/36 should continue to make local stops on Union Tpke west of 188th Street. Instead, the QM5/8/35 should turn north on 188th Street and take Horace Harding Expressway instead of Union Tpke. New stops could be added along Horace Harding Expressway, attracting new ridership and speeding up rides for those east of 188th Street.
4/4/24 — I am not too bothered by the fact that my stop close to home, the HHE 99th street stop, is being removed for the limited route but if we are trying to improve the speed and reliability of the buses by skipping certain stops, I dont think it makes sense to remove the HHE 153rd St stop and keep the Reeves Ave stop since the Kissena Blvd stop is across the street from the Reeves Ave stop. If anything, the 153rd St stop should stay to produce some space between two stops (Kissena and Reeves) that are within 100 meters of each other. I also see no reason to keep the 150th st stop since anyone who is getting off there is more than likely going to Queens College which has a closer stop to an entrance, that being the 153rd St stop.
4/4/24 — Q101, please consider run Q101 into Sunnyside Via 39th Street rather tha turn at North Blevd. Too many lines run between Stainway and Queensboro, not enought connection between sunnyside and Astoria, Q104 only across Astoria in one way, not along Steinway. Thank you
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — I am a frequent visitor to the Rockaway Peninsula ( year round). I live in Inwood, and use the A train, connecting to the shuttle at Broad Channel. I patronize restaurants and shops between beach 88 and Beach 116 St. I also cherish being able to get to Jacob Riis and Fort Tilden by public transportation. I see that the Q22 and Q35 buses will no longer run to Jacob Riis Park at the stops convenient to the beach, or Fort Tilden. This is incredibly unfair for people who do not own cars or drive. It?s unfair to residents of the Rockaway Peninsula, as well as other New Yorkers. The beautiful parks and beaches should be accessible to all of us!!! Please reinstate bus access to Jacob Riis and Fort Tilden!!!!!
4/4/24 — I wish the bus would be on time and not have the bus be in service all of the time. Stop raising the bus fare.
4/4/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
4/4/24 — Q102 should be maintained. Q104 does not serve Queens Plaza.
4/4/24 — I have some suggestions that need to be considered: the Q51 needs to be a Crosstown route operating between Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and Linden/Springfield Blvds, Queens. The Q25 and Q65 need to have a different southern terminus. The Q8, B57, Q98 and Q51 routes need to operate 24/7. The Q42 needs to serve Jamaica Hospital since the Q24 would no longer operate along Van Wyck Expressway Service Road and needs to operate 7 days a week between 5 am-10 pm. The Q11 and Q21 need to remain as is. The Q7 must be fully streamlined along Rockaway Blvd to serve Cedarhurst, while the Q6 can be streamlined to serve the JFK Cargo Plaza area. The Q22 needs to be extended through Far Rockaway to serve the Five Towns shopping center, supplementing service along Rockaway Turnpike and Mott Av, while the Q114 gets streamlined along Nassau Expressway, heading out to the Mott Av (A) train station and the LIRR. The Q44 needs to be extended to Fordham Plaza. Bus routes should have increased frequency between the hours of 6:00 am to 10:00 pm so that straphangers can go from point A to point B in a quick timely manner. Thank you for taking the time to read this and take everything that was mentioned into HUGE consideration.
4/4/24 — The MTA should redesign the Q17. Absolutely the WORST bus service in Queens. The drivers are not stopping at bus stops. And the bus is NOT even crowded or full!! And you have to wait for 30 minutes most of the time. MTA you raised the fare and give us dependent bus service.
4/4/24 — Make Q83 Limited bus last stop Hillside 153ed street instead of Jamaica Archer
4/4/24 — You propose to get rid of the 152 St stop on the Q64 bus. It is in the middle of the Georgetown Mews co-op which has over 900 apartments. Many residents are elderly and it would be a hardship to them to take that stop away. Please reconsider. Thanks.
4/4/24 — Yo viejo en el metro MTA 44 espefeto
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — Q22 should terminate on beach 116 st & Rockaway beach Blvd. It runs from b116 to ft Tilden ( beach 169 st) empty. Q22, nicknamed the Silver Bullet, is constantly speeding (40-45 mph), and I have made numerous complaints (6&1/2 yrs) which as of today, still have remained answered. Q22 is always ahead of schedule, so drivers constantly are sitting and idling in front of my house and I need to ask them to move due to diesel fume odor in my house. It?s a waste of resources of taxpayers money , unnecessary carbon footprint, and can use funds on other lines that are overcrowded and lacking in proper services. The bus stop on the NW corner of beach 149 and Rockaway beach Blvd needs to be moved near the circle at Riis Park, approximately 100 feet. It?s primarily used during the summer beach season for Riis park. Its location now creates extremely hazardous conditions. Between the jay walking, bicycles, buses, and cars. Customers leaving the beach cross in the middle of the street (diagonally)and walk on the roadway ( north side of Rockaway beach Blvd) with no regard for cars, buses, or cyclists. I will gladly provide videos and pictures as proof. Basically, this is hazardous and dangerous situation. Also, the SE stop on beach 149 and Rockaway beach Blvd and to be moved back to its original location by the Neponsit? Home where the bus shelter is. Work on the Neponsit Home is completed. If you require notification of completion, kindly advise and I will ask the project manage to have the company email notification. I live on Beach 149 st and Rockaway beach Blvd. What I have stated above is observations for 6&1/2 years. I also worked for Projects For Public Spaces(PPS). I will gladly assist in any way I can to make this a safer area, which is urgently needed for the summer season (May to October).
4/5/24 — Good day I strongly think the q22 should be extended the 5 towns or the green aces mall it is very hard as someone that lives in the Rockaway?s to get to these places and the 22 is a very short route.
4/5/24 — I am against the elimination of the Q100. I use this line frequently from 20th ave, and it is often quite crowded. Neither thr proposed q69 rush nor the idiotic Rikers shuttle would make up the service we have now from the q69 and q100. Please rethink this part of the plan
4/5/24 — I would like more Q25 and Q34 going to Jamaica from 3-6 especially by Queens College since most people are commuters and get out of class at this time. The buses become very crowded and some people can?t even get on them. More Q8, Q41, Q9, and Q24s would be great too!
4/5/24 — I would like more Q25 and Q34 going to Jamaica from 3-6 especially by Queens College since most people are commuters and get out of class at this time. The buses become very crowded and some people can?t even get on them. More Q8, Q41, Q9, and Q24s would be great too!
4/5/24 — Please give us a line that goes down Springfield blvd or bell blvd from Oakland Gardens area to Bay terrace. It's so close yet so difficult to go to the Bell Blvd CBD
4/5/24 — Q46 bus line. Please do not remove stopping at 141 street and union turnpike. This is closer to my house and less chaotic than the stop union turnpike and main street.
4/6/24 — Re: Q23 route changes. The final route proposal cancels the north portion of the bus route, which serviced east elmhurst and corona. My children use this bus to get to high school every day and I use this bus to get to my dr in Forest Hills. My children both have disabilities so being able to use one bus rather than having to transfer lines gives me peace. By canceling the North part of the route, you are asking all the residents to change buses to get to their destination. This will add time to our commutes. There are few other buses in this part of Queens that provide the needed services we really need. Please reconsider restoring the north part of the route to the Q23. I am okay with spacing out stops through the neighborhood but the bus stops on 102 Street are necessary to the residents where I live. Again, please reconsider.
4/6/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
4/6/24 — This will cause me to have to transfer buses on my work commute. I think it makes more sense to keep the Q30 to Little Neck than have it only go to QCC. The walk from Springfield Blvd to the last stop on the route is less of a walk than to the last stop on the Little Neck route. The Q30 to Little Neck already runs infrequently (I had to wait 40 minutes for one last week) and having to wait for two buses to get from Jamaica to Little Neck will probably be even more frustrating.
4/6/24 — This will cause me to have to transfer buses on my work commute. I think it makes more sense to keep the Q30 to Little Neck than have it only go to QCC. The walk from Springfield Blvd to the last stop on the route is less of a walk than to the last stop on the Little Neck route. The Q30 to Little Neck already runs infrequently (I had to wait 40 minutes for one last week) and having to wait for two buses to get from Jamaica to Little Neck will probably be even more frustrating.
4/6/24 — The idea to get rid of the Q46 bus stop on 150th street and Union Turnpike would not be beneficial for our community. It is the mid access point of Parsons Blvd and Main Street. This area contains several residential buildings meaning that many senior citizens high school and college students use these stops. At times long lines get formed loading the buses at these stops, so now to have all these people migrate to an already crowed stop would be a disservice for the elderly, students, working individuals and most importantly the community. The purpose of a redesign is to add to the community, not take away from it. Cutting out bus stops will cause larger crowds at the remaining bus stops, which could lead to conflict among the commuters. People who are in a hurry to get to work could cut in front of others, which could cause arguments, and lead to unnecessary drama. As I previously stated, these bus stops are already crowded. We need more buses, not less stops. The community board should work with the members of the community to help redesign Queens. Please do not take this stop away from the Kew Gardens community.
4/6/24 — I live at 84th street and 31st Ave. My teen kids go to school in Astoria. There is no way to get to Astoria from 31st Ave. in the 80s. In addition, all our afterschool and weekend activities are in Astoria. Hence, I spend 100+ hours a month driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired. (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
4/8/24 — Hello! I would like to provide feedback about the new Q66 and Q63 routes. Please please please increase the proposed frequency of the Q63 route in the morning from 15 minutes to a more frequent one. I'm personally affected in decreased service along this route as I enter on 35th avenue to get to 21st street and 41st avenue to get to work. In my commute I find the bus to be quite packed between 35th avenue and people getting off along 21st street. Decreased service would make these already crowded buses even more so and service slower. Another observation I've made of Queensboro Plaza is that it's quite congested during rush hour and buses like the Q102 are often stopped in traffic making travel along this route a lot slower. While the Northern Blvd. route is streamlined, I imagine there would be a backup of these busses as they're stuck in traffic, getting people to Queenboro Plaza perhaps slower than if the followed the original route. I think the new route is fine and will help connect people to the E & R faster, but I think more frequency should be added to the existing Q66/new Q63 route. I also think you should keep the current route as the Q66 and the new one be Q63 to prevent confusion. Anyways, thanks for listening! Demi
4/8/24 — It would be nice if the 69 (or another bus) came further south to Jackson Heights and connected JH to Ditmars. Ideally it would be nice if there was bus connectivity to Ditmars from the hub at Roosevelt 74th, if not a turn around at Northern, given that currently it is only accessible by via Long Island City and takes so long to go a distance that is so closed and no direct subway connectivity.
4/8/24 — Provide weekend service on route Q61 Provide weekend Q48 service Operate weekend Q36 service between Jamaica bus terminal and Queens Village LIRR station replacing Q1 HERB
4/9/24 — Busses on the 99th street route in Howard beach go well over the speed limit and ?play chicken? with oncoming traffic. It?s dangerous.
4/9/24 — hi good evening today I took part in the queens bus redesign project also as part of the feedback info I missed out two routes that I forgot to mention and that's the Q41and the Q24 to be shifted to different routes for example: the Q41 should run alongside at the vanwyck expressway to archer avenue and on the return trip alongside at Jamaica avenue via the vanwyck expressway.theQ24 however I would like to see run parallel past alongside van wyck expressway to 95 avenue until it reaches sutphin blvd and then make A right on archer avenue until @ 168 Street then on the return trip again leaving @ 168 and archer avenue by using their bus lane to speed up the service and then the bus reaches sutphin blvd and there at 94 avenue and go straight via Atlantic avenue to Brooklyn as part of a one seat ride.
4/10/24 — Q58 bus stops at Corona and 94th St serve a large high school campus. Teachers and students use these stops. Please do not eliminate.
4/10/24 — hi and good afternoon as of yesterday I also forgot to mention on other 2 other bus routes that should been part of the queens bus redesign and on of them is not to eliminate or discontinued on the Q17 bus that runs from or near the 165 Street terminal to either main Street flushing or it's new terminal stop@ 39 avenue however I want to see the Q17 bus being discontinued that says " last stop Horace harding at 188 Street in fresh meadows. instead I want to see the Q17 limited bus running on both sides not just during the morning rush hours but all day middays as well as the evening peak hours as well. And secondly I would like to make a request to reinstate the Q74 that was drastically cut from the 2010 butget cuts. the Q74 bus that originally ran from Union turnpike and that ran up from vleigh place upto main Street via Horace harding expressway and via Melbourne avenue near Queens college again the Q74 bus route needs to be put back on the map asap thank you again.
4/10/24 — Back about 1968, the TBTA, now a part of the MTA, rebuilt the roads on the south end of the Marine Parkway/Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge. It was almost completed when someone asked where the Q-35 bus stop was being moved to. The TBTA was shocked : a bus runs thru there?. The Q-35 actually had to drive thru Fort Tilden, then still an active Nike-Hurcules Missile Base, before heading eastbound,, on the same stretch that the Q-22 shares, alongside the Riis Park parking lot. Passengers going to the Neponsit, Rockaway Point, and Point Breeze communities had to walk about 2 blocks to where family or friends could pick them up without blocking traffic lanes, or take the long walk home, as there's no public bus service to the "cooperative". If the Q-22 bus were to no longer go to it's terminus stop on Beach 168th Street, the passengers either have ro to walk those 2 blocks east to the "relocated" Q-35 stop, under the overpass towards "the Point", or a quarter mile east to a never used pedestrian overpass, which was also installed after the discovery a bus route went thru there, particularly for the day trippers to Riis Park. I'd like to point out that we have several schools that would be affected by changing the Q-22 and Q-35 bus runs. We have, primarily, P.S. 114 (The Belle Harbor School), on Beach 134th/135th Street, the Beach Channel Educational Complex at Beach 100th Street, and several Religious schools in the stretch between the Marine Parkway Bridge (Beach 168th Street) and the Cross Bay/Veteran's Memorial Bridge (Beach 94th Street) . Canceling, or even moving, either the 22 or 35 routes would affect all their students, and general commuters on those runs. I would leave the Q-35 eastern terminus remain at Beach 116th Street, instead of to the Ferry terminus at Beach 108th Street. The fact that the Q-22 has both the run to Beach 168th Street, AND to Beach 108th Street, with that run terminating at Beach 116th Street is confusing enough, plus, the Ferry Service itself provides a shuttle bus service to the Ferry dock. The other Q lines that run into Rockaway, like the Q-52/53, and the Q -113/114, I decline commenting on, as I've been passenger on them less than 5 times each line over the last 50 years. Due to the Q-35, to either the IRT Subways at Flatbush/Nostrand Avenues station, or the IND shuttle/"A" trains at Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Park Station, I've never taken the QM-17 express route, which didn't even exist when I attended school in Manhattan.
4/10/24 — Good day. I wanted to submit a comment about the Q42 bus route. As time went on, from 1995 until 2010, Q42 service was cut, from weekend service being eliminated to midday and evening service being eliminated. While midday service was reinstated in 2013, there could be more done to the route to make it more attractive to riders in Bricktown and Addisleigh Park. I have the idea of implementing a continuous loop service for the Q42. It would start and end at Jamaica Center and would be similar to the B74 route which operates as a continuous loop, starting and ending at Stillwell Avenue without a layover in Sea Gate. Leaving Jamaica Center, the route would operate along its normal path to Liberty Avenue. Then at Liberty Avenue and 173rd Street, it would turn south onto 173rd Street to Sayres Avenue, turn east onto Sayres Avenue to 175th Street, turn south onto 175th Street to Murdock Avenue, turn east on Murdock Avenue to 180th Street, turn north onto 180th Street to Liberty Avenue, and then takes Liberty Avenue back to Jamaica Center along its normal path. I believe this would improve the attractiveness of the Q42 and would influence riders in the neighborhood to use the bus instead of using thier cars or a car service. Please take this idea into consideration.
4/11/24 — We need more QM15 service and QM15 service on Sundays and holidays. We need more Q21, Q11 stops as well. We are decent under served in this area
4/11/24 — Extend Q48 to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week Operate Q61 7 days a week to provide Willets Point Blvd residents access to Main Street Subway. Herb
4/12/24 — Why would the MTA plan to remove stop 553235 (stop ID), the METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST stop? Now everyone will crowd 504452 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD (the next stop) which is in between two driveways, it is a small space. Stop 504452 is already poorly placed and now it well get crowded if you remove the previous stop. People already stand in my fucking driveway to wait for your bus, which is private property. I run a business, Top Dog Plumbing and Heating NYC and I come out with vans and pick up trucks constantly, so this is unsafe for the people waiting for the bus and slows me down. What a big inconvenience for my business, this is why public perception of the MTA is low. If someone gets hurt I hope they sue the MTA.
4/12/24 — If the MTA plans to remove stop 553235 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST then I suggest you relocate stop 504452 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD. Bus stop 504452 is sandwiched between two driveways and people end up waiting on the driveways sometimes, which is private property. Removing stop 553235 is going to make this problem worse since stop 504452 is the next stop and more people will come. I would suggest moving stop 504452 to the end of the block (westward) where there are no driveways. We are a house/business near this stop and we will also deal with more litter from random people, which we end up having to clean up otherwise sanitation gives us a ticket.
4/12/24 — Hi, I would like to ask that you please reconsider removing stops from the Q54 and Q10 bus lines. The proposed stops would be much farther apart than the distance between current stops. This would make using the bus more difficult for me personally, especially when I have to carry groceries and other heavy items for longer distances, and whenever it rains, snows, or is very hot or cold outside. This would also make using the bus more difficult for children, disabled people, and elderly people. I think there is a way to balance improving reliability, and not removing every other stop. Maybe an option is to remove some of the least used stops on the route, instead of just removing every other stop. I also would like to add that I would appreciate if you could reconsider routing the Q10 to go down Kew Gardens Road, instead of Austin Street. Multiple times a day, the Q10 gets stuck turning from Austin Street onto Lefferts Blvd. I live in a building near the corner of Austin Street and Lefferts Blvd, and multiple times a day I hear honking, due to the bus not being able to turn, people double parking and the bus not being able to pass, or the bus not being able to make the right turn onto Lefferts due to traffic on Lefferts blocking it from doing so. I think making this change would greatly improve reliability, and the infrastructure to make this change already exists due to the alternate route that follows this path during rush hour. Thank you for your time and consideration! Spencer
4/13/24 — Please put the Q102 bus route back to its previous route. The current bus route of the Q102 does a huge disservice to residents of the Queensbridge Houses.
4/13/24 — Q55 Why don't they consider a limited Q55 to accommodate the the passengers on rush hour going home starting at Wyckoff Avenue. First stop should be Seneca, Forest, Cypress Hills, 67th Place, 73rd Place, 81st Street, Woodhaven Blvd, 108th Street, 117th Street, Hillside Ave This would relieve the frustration and backlog on wyckoff
4/13/24 — For the Q49 route, my stop at 78th St/35th Ave will be removed. Fine - the buses skip that stop anyway during the AM rush because it's so crowded. This happens multiple times a week. For the redesign, I'm suggesting longer buses (the ones with the accordion) for the Q49 route.
4/13/24 — Please operate route Q1 to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av to provide access to Merrick Blvd corridor routes and Jamaica Center Station. Redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park.
4/14/24 — Please do not remove the Q76 bus stops at Clintonville and the cross Island pkwy.. I have a daughter who is handicap and can not walk to the new stops your proposing. She will not be able to get to work and home...thanks
4/15/24 — The Q45 should be longer and should extend more to 71st AV and Forest Hills Station and turn on 71st AV.
4/15/24 — The Q45 should be longer and should extend more to 71st AV and Forest Hills Station and turn on 71st AV.
4/15/24 — Extend the Q60 from 157th & 109 to Merrick & 109- 1. This will help mitigate the excessive reduction of bus routes stopping at 109 & Merrick. 2. Because there currently is no direct bus from points south of Merrick to the Jamaica LIRR station.
3/21/24 — B62 - proposed route eliminates easy commutes between Greenpoint and LIC. Doubling stop spacing doesn?t confer any benefit as walks to get to stops are much longer. Elderly people are negatively impacted. The only stop between LIC and Greenpoint Ave is on McGuiness blvd at Freeman st - you cannot cross McGuiness here - there is no pedestrian crossing. Getting to Franklin Ave (NYU Langone clinics located here) is also a problem with elimination of B32 and rerouting of B62 to McGuiness combined with increased stop spacing on B62. Many of us will stop using public transportation and rely on Uber/Lyft or private cars. Please consider routing B62 on Manhattan Ave to make access to Franklin and Box st easier, as well as reducing stop spacing.
3/21/24 — B62 - I?m amazed that you have 0.75 miles almost a mile between stops on the B62 between 21st/44dr and Jackson ave/11st. That is a heck of a walk and eliminates this route as an option for many senior citizens.
5/7/24 — My comment is on proposed service for the bus stop I use most often at 52nd Drive & 69th Street. Under final plan design, service will be made by B57 to replace a relocated Q18. There are two problems for me with this plan. First, rush hour morning service for new plan is every 13 minutes while existing service is every 9 minutes. Second, the relocated Q18 will run along 65th place and perhaps the planners believe I could walk to that location as it is only 5 blocks away. The issue is these 5 blocks are an extremely difficult walk if carrying a package since it is a very steep hill. I am 69 years old and I cannot carry very much weight on a such a steep hill, let alone in inclement weather. Maybe the planners could check the elevation difference between 69th Street and 65th Place. Also, the Q18 route was supposed to helped by a prior proposed redesign of the Q47 which was being changed from Calamus Avenue to instead run along 69th Street. However, in this final plan, the proposed redesign of the Q47 seems to have been eliminated although its language is still contained in the Q18 profile. Please review service frequency at bus stop located at 52nd Drive & 69th Street. This street was listed among the listed priorities and I hope you can find a way to make sure rush hour frequency is at least equal to current service. Thank you.
5/8/24 — The 85th/lefferts stop of the q10 is an important stop to remain part of the redesign plan. It is currently a local stop but many older folks cannot make the uphill walk towards the next stop and rely on this bus. This community isn?t even aware changes are coming. Please consider this!
5/8/24 — Is it for all job positions
5/8/24 — Routing the Q4 rush route on Liberty Avenue instead of Archer is a big mistake. There are too many turns along it. On the proposed route there?s 3 and on the normal route there?s only 1. The great amount of turns along with the lack of bus lanes on Liberty Avenue will slow busses down significantly.
5/9/24 — Don?t remove half the bus stops on Q49 and other routes! Access and reliability are much more important than speed of the trip.
5/9/24 — I think that the proposed q78 bus line would greatly benefit South Queens. It is already largely a transit desert with long and unreliable wait times.
5/10/24 — Please do not remove bus stop 553235 (Q54 to Williamsburg). I already have problems in the next bus stop (Q54 stop 504452) which is near my house. The problems are teens smoking pot and it blowing in my kids faces, people on my private property while they wait for the bus, and congestion that blocks the cross walk because of a new stop light on Aubrey ave and Metropolitan ave. I have asked to relocate stop 504452 to the end of the block (more west) where there are no residents and away from the new stop light but the DOT refuses so now I am afraid this bus redesign will just make it worse for us. Please keep bus stop 553235.
5/10/24 — When it will be completed ?
5/10/24 — Q101 should not be canceled. We need alternatives to the train to get to Manhattan. I use it to get to work and also have young children and we live far from the train so that?s our easiest way into the city. Thanks!
5/12/24 — Bus should have stops display inside cabin like Subway. Also frequency should be any day and time not more than 10 minutes
5/12/24 — Hello, I am passionate and interested in helping to improve Queens bus routes. Here are my thoughts: Q44 should be extended to the Bronx Botanical Gardens I agree with your plan to extend the Q50 to LaGuardia Airport, but to provide faster service to and from there, I think this bus should use Northern Blvd and the Grand Central Pkwy instead of Roosevelt Av, and Ditmars Blvd and Northern Blvd when exiting the airport, also if this bus is going to be a bus people can use to get to LaGuardia Airport, since this bus serves the Bronx, I think it should go to Co-op City 24 hrs again, but under a more convenient route to still support the improved service from when you redesigned buses in The Bronx I agree with your new plan for the Q101 to change its terminal from Manhattan to LIC, because this change will reduce customers dealing with traffic to and from Manhattan especially since that bus uses the 59th Street Bridge, the only toll free bridge between Manhattan and Queens, but I also think you should consider a change like this for the Q32 and Q60 Buses. I was thinking the Q60 gets rerouted and would now go between South Jamaica and LaGuardia Airport as for the Q32, I think it should be converted into a JFK Link Q32 SBS providing service between Jackson Heights and JFK Airport. With these changes, this can reduce traffic and congestion on the 59th Street Bridge and convince people to depend more on the subway when going to Manhattan as trains beat road traffic and provide faster service than buses. I started a petition on change.org back in December to get people's thoughts on these changes and it has 105 signatures, I also have links displaying information about the routes that I think should be implemented on these 4 buses and stop ideas. Please feel free to look at them by clicking on these links. Petition: https://chng.it/PBYQrdmRxf Q44-SBS extension: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LHdDO4ftcUrpDAjnAfJkhJrNaMqG-Q-_nNKFeg3YAm8/edit Q50 idea in The Bronx: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QVVunZPtk4FKLPdtl66lVs-ZGU_KMYuRhWwrtiozN-0/edit Q50 idea in Queens: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bi0VV3JYA5kAuBCjrLkryW88piv9jJgvQg0ccVmwzpM/edit Q32 idea: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BKBndC-K1DZvrO3Envwy-lBrHETSDTwrd8yztgcPD8s/edit Q60 idea to LGA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LKHcxyHi7TI-bbs3a557X7NgkvsDiBpjqCQEpDElc2Q/edit Q60 idea to South Jamaica: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gu3J7HWOanPnvg8ikrLt3joTvjB9jy3wdxuck0WRGnQ/edit
5/13/24 — I live on 56th and have to walk 9 blocks to the q103 bus. I am so appreciative of this extended route. Thank you so much.
5/13/24 — There is a way that the QM3 can be saved: Extend Douglas ton bound QM3 past Little Neck Pkwy-Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock AC and terminate at Braddock & 89 Avenues On the Manhattan bound trip, QM3 buses would start on Braddock Av-89 Av then operate via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, then left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown. I also would like to make this suggestion: if there has been a demand for service to Lower Manhattan please designate that route QM9 via Jewel AC Herb
5/13/24 — 1. Q5 -There are currently no buses that connect Merrick Blvd to the F train on Hillside Ave. Before the Jamaica Center train opened in 1988- the busses along Merrick terminated at the F train ( 168th St/Hillside Ave). When the new station was opened ALL the Merrick busses were diverted to Jamaica Center- completely cutting off Southeast Queens from direct access to Hillside Avenue and the F train. There should be a bus - that begins at the F train on Merrick/Hillside - completing the route on Merrick Blvd. It makes the most sense to do this with the Q5- as it terminates on Merrick Blvd at Laurelton Parkway though it should terminate at the Queens/Nassau border. This bus should complete Merrick Blvd in Queens. 2. Q60- Instead of terminating at 157 Street/109th Ave it should be extended to Merrick Blvd/109th Ave - this will connect this part of Queens to direct surface transit to the LIRR, Queens Blvd, and Manhattan. 3. Q42 - should be extended to connect directly to the Jamaica LIRR.
5/13/24 — 109th Avenue/Merrick Blvd stop removal. Existing routes: Q4, Q84, Q85(Green Acres) New routes: Q86 & Q87 (Green Acres) This stop has always been a stop for multiple bus lines and a Limited Bus stop. The subway-bound stop is often crowded during rush hour- and buses will not stop if they appear to be full in front- even if it is empty towards the back- this has only been tolerable- because it is a stop for multiple bus lines to the subway. It is also where two large 7-story apartment buildings are located. JHS 8-Richard S. Grossley located nearest the 169 St/Merrick stop is an Election site. There are FOUR bus stops in a row being eliminated. Leaving a half-mile between 111th Ave stop and the next stop at 107th Ave. 2,640 feet between stops. Because 109 area is mostly residential with 1-2 family houses- there is enough available parking where folks from further out will park to pick up the bus on 109 to go to the train. While it makes sense to remove the 169th/Merrick stop-(it is nearest the Polling location), removing 108th Ave, 169 St and 109th Ave would contribute to voter suppression. At the very least please keep 109th Ave/Merrick for the Existing routes. There should be one Green Acres bus that stops on 109th. The Q4 goes to the VA and the St Albans LIRR. Reducing 109/Merrick to a single bus (Q5) will have an outsized negative impact on the area. Concerning an earlier comment regarding the Q60- I was mistaken in suggesting that the route be extended to 109th/Merrick- the actual through street is in 110 Ave- and the Q60 should be extended to 110th Ave/Merrick instead- this will link Merrick Blvd to the Jamaica LIRR as well as direct surface transit to Queens Blvd and Manhattan.
5/13/24 — I believe that there should be one bus that completely covers the Rockaway peninsula from end to end. The Q22 should continue to run to Roxbury because it provides access for people who live on the West End of the peninsula, such as myself. The Q52 should run further into Far Rockaway to address the transportation desert in the community. It would be great if it extended to the entire East End of the Rockaway peninsula. The Q35 should always run to Beach 116th Street and not just Riis Park as it makes it more convenient for riders such as myself who live between Riis Park and Beach 116th Street. I appreciate that there are no changes made to the Q53 and that the Q22 will run to the Far Rockaway LIRR. There should be greater connections to Far Rockaway and the 5 Towns area of Long Island by bus because it can connect people to the many stores and doctor?s offices in the 5 Towns. Thank you.
5/14/24 — Please, do not eliminate or redesign the current q100 bus route. Since it's inception, it has been a heavily used route and the new bus lane along 21st street has made this bus very efficient. It makes no sense to enact any changes considering these factors. Thank you.
5/14/24 — Q101 is an amazing easy accessible for families that travel from Astoria to Manhattan. As a parent it is going to affect my commute to Manhattan.
5/14/24 — Very disappointed in the Q101 bus redesign. I am older and all my doctors and most everything I do is on east side of Manhattan below 60th st. From what I am seeing I will now need to take 3 busses to get where I need to go. Will I have to pay 2 fares now? Commute time will be much longer and in bad weather and winter really difficult. Also will the Q101 be 24hrs as I have to leave sometimes at 5 in the morning. This change is far more of a hardship than an improvement. Respectfully James O'Donnell
5/15/24 — Don't axe the Q113 route because if I miss the bus, I'll have to wait 15 minutes or more for the next one and sometimes the buses aren't always parked up either.
5/15/24 — To possibly save some money, please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot. Also please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot. Also, please base the new Q66 at Casey Stengel depot. Herb
5/15/24 — Route Q1 should operate just to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av to provide access to Jamaica Center Station and a simple transfer to the Merrick Blvd corridor routes. Herb
5/15/24 — There should be more options for those of us in South Queens. An Express bus to Downtown would be great with some extension of hours. I refuse to take the subway. I am a senior citizen and will not subject myself to the confines of underground transportation. In addition, the A train is the only line for those of us in this area and it is a long commute. Reopening the LIRR line would have served all of us in the South Queens area very well. More buses, more congestion.
5/15/24 — Hello! I am a CUNY Law student and I read that you all are considering removing the Q69 bus stop outside of CUNY Law (bus stop number 550653). I highly advise against this, as many of our student body and faculty rely on this bus stop. This bus stop is often very crowded to begin with. Therefore to remove this stop would NOT be an improvement to our community. I also saw that you all are considering removing the stop in front of the Ai Mart along the Q69. I highly advise against this change as well. The Q69 often picks up individuals at this stop who are carrying grocery bags, both from Trader Joe's and from local grocery stores like the Ai Mart. This stop incentivizes individuals to grocery shop locally at the Ai Mart & wait for the bus afterwards. To remove this stop would NOT be an improvement to our community. A change I would advise would include easier stroller access for caretakers.
5/15/24 — lic bus
5/16/24 — I can?t believe the Q34 line is being discontinued!! You are cutting out the public service to residents (especially the children and seniors) residing in the Linden Place areas! What is with this change!! Please bring service back to this area of Flushing! The way it?s servicing the commuters who rely on this line to get to Flushing is enormous!! As there will be over crowding into the other proposed lines!!
5/16/24 — Hello, My name is Colin White. I am an Astorian in the Northwest corner of the Ditmars portion of the neighborhood. TL:DR- We need a limited bus service that runs along 21st St., we need bus service north of Ditmars Blvd, and we need to increase transit connection without cutting off sections of the neighborhood and increasing congestion. I, my family, and my neighbors are dependent of the Q100 bus line, particularly the stop at 21st Ave. and 21st St. Completely removing this bus line gets rid of the most convenient and effective transit option in this part of the neighborhood. It is the only bus line that stops north of Ditmars Blvd west of 31st St. It being a Limited Service line also is a key feature; it keeps this part of the neighborhood expediently connected to more economically active/diverse parts of the neighborhood and other major transit lines that give us access to the rest of the city. Making the Q69 more effective is a great step to take, but it in no way makes up for the loss of the Q100. Getting rid of the Q100 would also hamstring us in the event of issues with or delays on the Q69 line which stops frequently and is already extremely prone to bunching. Pardon the imperfect analogy, but getting rid of the Q100 would be like discontinuing the A train in Upper Manhattan in favor of slightly increased C train service. Anyone who was reliant on the stops North of 168th St. would be left far from service, anyone reliant on the faster express service would find their commutes greatly longer, and any problem that occurs with C-train service would leave people with no alternative solution. Also, both lines are currently heavily relied upon. Without the Q100, it's riders would also be forced to cram onto already the already extremely crowded Q69. This will inherently slow down service and increase the odds of other problems occurring. We need an active bus stop in this corner of the neighborhood with frequent and expedient service. Its loss would disproportionately affect economically disadvantaged people, disabled people, less mobile people, and people who have children. Also: Replacing service to Rikers with a Q105 line that runs directly underneath the N/W on an already heavily congested 31st St. makes absolutely no sense. I understand wanting to connect visitors, workers, etc. to Rikers to the subway, but this proposed solution creates far more problems than it would solve (especially if Rikers were to be phased out and/or closed). Thank you
5/16/24 — Like I have said in the.past, please extend the Q52 to Far Rockaway and extend the Q53 to Riis Park Please provide weekend Q36 bus service to Little Neck to serve the new Northwell Health facility on Little Neck Pkwy & the Brandywine care center. Herb
5/16/24 — Like I have said in the.past, please extend the Q52 to Far Rockaway and extend the Q53 to Riis Park Please provide weekend Q36 bus service to Little Neck to serve the new Northwell Health facility on Little Neck Pkwy & the Brandywine care center. Herb
5/17/24 — I will like to keep Q31 route as now. A lot kids are taking transfer from buses to buses. It?s very inconvenient for this side of people for the new route.
5/17/24 — Proposed B57 stop at 69th St and 52nd Dr does not provide improved service over existing q18 which is being eliminated from this stop. Plan for Q18 states this stop will see service from proposed B57 AND proposed Q47. However, the proposed Q47 has also been eliminated from this stop as it's proposed route change has been eliminated and existing route was now included in final plan. The Q18 profile still states the Q47 will cover this stop but that seems outdated now. This is a busy stop in the mornings and new plan has less frequency than current routes. Please revisit this specific stop. Thank you.
5/17/24 — We need a bus that can offset the pressure and the sudden outages on the 7 train from lic to midtown. Big population boom here but zero buses!
5/18/24 — I am very concerned about the removal of the Q69 stop at 21st Street and 31st Road. This stop is used by middle school students who attend Q300 and IS 126. The DOE no longer provides buses for children once they reach 7th grade, so children as young as 11 years old must rely on public transportation. These students need this bus stop. I would urge you to reconsider removing this stop for the safety of these young children.
5/18/24 — I don't know what "brains" devised this "new and improved" bus design, but in the 30 - 40 years I've ridden the bus, this is the WORST design ever. not designed to be more pleasant, it is not designed to be attractive to more riders, it won?t increase reliability and frequency. But that?s not it?s intent. Rather, it is designed to save money and to provide the Q33 as an express bus. What this will do is create LONGER wait times, FAR MORE CROWDING AND LONGER LOAD TIMES, and cause seniors and the disabled not to have convenient access they once had on 83rd Street by causing them to have to walk now from 81st street home - problematic for those with canes, walkers and have walking issues. Cutting out the Q33 at 82nd and 34th will result in larger groups waiting at 35th avenue and longer load times as they all crowd into the bus, or as frequently happens now, the bus driver opens the back doors, people hop on and no fares are collected At present, with both the Q32 and the Q33 apparently running on duplicate schedules, both lines are packed like sardines in both directions, and God help everyone if there Is a mother, child iin arms with a mega baby carriage in tow Again, providing only.2 stops - 3( if you count Northern?) stops going north through Jackson Heights on the Q33 is gong to cause a mob scene at the Roosevelt Stop and the 35th Avenue stop and take longer to load everyone or to let folk get off. If you want to improve service, truly make it a comfortable ride, and increase frequency and reliance: 1. Leave the two lines and their stops alone, with the possibility of removing one or two on Roosevelt. 2. Have the Q32 and Q33 run on alternating time Schedules instead of duplicating each other thus making buses more frequent. 3. Set a finite number of passengers per bus, i.e. full, but not sardine crowded, and stick to it. 4. You are advertising looking for 2100 new drivers. Then add more drivers and buses to both lines so that buses aren?t slowed by loading large groups at each stop, and adjust at lighter times. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE leave the routes alone, work to provide more frequent and less full buses at each stop. I think you will discover that the fares increase, as drivers would no longer feel they had to open the rear door for loading to keep on schedule, and people would want to use the buses more often.
5/18/24 — The elimination of many local stops along the Q10 is going to be a hardship for many elderly people who will have to walk further in order to catch their bus. Also, having been using this bus for over 20 years, I can?t believe that the proposal decreases frequency.
5/18/24 — This is to register an objection to removing the Q49 bus stops from 84th Street. As a senior, I would be concerned about the additional distances I would have to walk to use alternatives, especially at night, when there is the additional worry about safety. I strongly urge you to keep these stops.
5/18/24 — To whom it may concern, I enjoy riding the buses and appreciate the service of the drivers and MTA organization as a whole. I currently ride the Main street lines from Jewel Ave or 70th Rd to Union Tpke., and then transfer to the QM7 or QM8 to Lower Manhattan. The QM7 and QM8 both service the downtown loop in Manhattan, but differ in the Queens portion of their routes. However, on the stops closest to Manhattan, they both follow Union Tpke. Meanwhile, Jewel Avenue does not offer any buses that go to the Downtown loop. Thus, riders need to first take a bus to Main Street, adding time and unnecessary travel, as the bus route doubles back on itself, since Jewel Ave. is closer to Manhattan than Union Tpke. Perhaps a bus route along Jewel can be provided to directly service the downtown loop, by adjusting the QM8's route to Jewel rather than Union after servicing 73 Ave, making the ride more efficient for all (or by creating a new route). Respectfully yours, Sheldon Klein
5/19/24 — I would like to make this change, since you removed the Q51 sbs to gateway for the final plan, I have an idea that can fix it, so you can make the Q51 sbs go to the B83 bus stop, so the Q51 has more space to terminate (Q51 will run on XD60s since it?s SBS) and move the B83 to the Q8 terminal since the Q51 sbs needs more space, then move then B13 to the new B83 bus stop (more space for buses that stop at terminal 1, then move then Q8 to the Q51 bus stop (which is the old B83 bus stop) then Extend the B103 LTD to gateway center and move it to the B13 terminal (old one) since I moved the B13 to the new bus stop, and extend then extend then B103 LTD back to downtown Brooklyn so people have a greater connection to urban areas to suburb areas.then a new route called the B50 to the B103 bus stop in gateway, the B50 will go to East New York to Greenpoint, and it will pass Broadway junction for more transfers to the train,the B50 will go to Greenpoint Avenue Station (G) that is my idea for Gateway mall since more people are moving to gateway mall and the people who live far who want to go to the mall.
5/19/24 — I would like to make this change, since you removed the Q51 sbs to gateway for the final plan, I have an idea that can fix it, so you can make the Q51 sbs go to the B83 bus stop, so the Q51 has more space to terminate (Q51 will run on XD60s since it?s SBS) and move the B83 to the Q8 terminal since the Q51 sbs needs more space, then move then B13 to the new B83 bus stop (more space for buses that stop at terminal 1, then move then Q8 to the Q51 bus stop (which is the old B83 bus stop) then Extend the B103 LTD to gateway center and move it to the B13 terminal (old one) since I moved the B13 to the new bus stop, and extend then extend then B103 LTD back to downtown Brooklyn so people have a greater connection to urban areas to suburb areas.then a new route called the B50 to the B103 bus stop in gateway, the B50 will go to East New York to Greenpoint, and it will pass Broadway junction for more transfers to the train,the B50 will go to Greenpoint Avenue Station (G) that is my idea for Gateway mall since more people are moving to gateway mall and the people who live far who want to go to the mall.
5/19/24 — Please continued the bus 34 which me and everyone in my community take it everyday . If this bus been discontinued everyone have to walk to take bus 25 which is no where near my apartment and 25 is a very busy and crowded bus. Please kindly reconsider this. Thank you
5/19/24 — Please don?t cut Q34, there are so many people ride every day, can not be replaced by Q25, which is already over crowded!!!
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5/20/24 — Why would the MTA plan on removing bus stop 553235 Metropolitan Av/Alderton st (Q54 to Williamsburg bridge)? It is a bus stop near key stores and a fast-food place. Does the MTA not look what is on the block of the bus stops they say they want to remove? You will have to cross the street just to get to the next bus stop where there is nothing there. This Queens redesign makes no sense and I think spending more money for less service means we need to audit the MTA.
5/20/24 — Getting rid of the Q34 route would be a tremendous error. Many residents, especially the elderly, rely on this route to downtown Flushing. The Q25 line would be overcrowded with no seating for people that need it. Wait times would increase as well.
5/20/24 — Please don?t cancel bus Q34! This is very important for us!
5/21/24 — The congestion on Q60 would benefit tremendously if a Limited route is added.
5/21/24 — The congestion on Q60 would benefit tremendously if a Limited route is added.
5/21/24 — I wish to express my dislike to the proposed changes on the Q23 as it related to the removal of the following bus stops (70th and Metropolitan) and 63rd/108. These serve my commute and provide easy access. Removing them would not in fact speed up times as the Metropolitan segment is usually rapid. The removal of 63rd would be an impendent as it is one of the major streets in the area. Please focus on Austin St and perhaps rerouting as it is the major bottleneck in Forest Hills.
5/21/24 — You reduced frequency in the AM and now we are forced to be late to work every day! At least update the pdf schedule so that I know what times your buses will arive!
5/21/24 — Please reroute Q40 to the new Jamaica Bus Terminal Herb
5/21/24 — Why were we told during the open houses that buses can't run north/south along 71 Av in Forest Hills because of the LIRR overpass, when the Q23 is currently doing a detour along this route? https://twitter.com/NYCTBus/status/1793107012638712136
5/22/24 — Express buses qm64 please start earlier 4am
5/22/24 — The q64 bus route into forest hills is already extremely crowded and often skips stops during rush hours. Reducing the amount of buses is not the solution. Adding more accordion/ longer buses during rush hours would be extremely helpful
5/22/24 — There is one huge, glaring mistake in this plan that impacts everyone that lives in Upper Astoria. The redesign cuts off upper Astoria from the G line without a suitable alternative. The G is the only line that connects Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. Even the future route planner doesn't include use of the G for anyone that lives above the Queensbridge houses as it's accessibility is cut off. Forcing people onto the F or N from Brooklyn adds almost 45 minutes and a lot more walking than currently available. At the moment, the Q69 terminates in Queensboro plaza (which I've never understood to begin with). When it starts up it goes south, takes a right on 44th Drive at the Citibank building, past the G (where it stops) to 21st st, then takes another right and heads up 21st. The new route eliminates the drive south to 44th drive entirely and just loops around QB Plaza. The Q69 is replaced with the 103 that picks up at the G, then terminates in Hallets cove. So, you either need to get off the 103 and transfer to the 69 (which you can't do since you can't do a subway -> Bus -> Bus transfer) or walk 6-7 or so blocks through dark roads to get the Q69 in QB Plaza. Take my commute for example. I work 2 blocks from the G. I walk to the G, get off at Court Sq. Walk across the street, get on the Q69 which drops off a block from my house. The alternative routes make me walk upwards of 10 blocks to the F, travel through Manhattan, off at 21st and onto the Q69, or walk several blocks to the N to Astoria Ditmars, then walk 10 blocks home. Either way, my commute goes from under an hour and maybe walking 3 or 4 blocks to walking 10-15 blocks and at least 30 minutes of travel through Manhattan. The majority of Upper Astoria gets entirely cut off from the G. Why eliminate the southern loop of the Q69 and it's reach to the G for the population of Upper Astoria? Looping through QB plaza can't be so much faster than going down 44th and then onto 21st. I feel that this is a huge oversight that needs to be revisited.
5/22/24 — As someone who relies on the QM15 express bus to get to Manhattan, I respectfully request that midday service not be reduced. While ridership may not be as high as during peak hours, those of us who live on the route highly depend on it to travel in and out of Manhattan. With an hour between buses, it is not hard to schedule and travel to appointments in Manhattan. Having less frequent service would make a trip into Manhattan and back far longer - contradicting the point of express service. My family and I rely on the QM15 service and hope it can remain the same.
4/16/24 — Kerp the Q102 for the staff and patients at Colder hospital. That is a long walk for people with disabilities.
4/16/24 — IM A MENTALLY DISABLED MAN I NEED FRIENDS AND A BEAUTIFUL WIFE I WANT TO GET MARRIED IN THE FUTURE PLEASE HELP ME ACCOMPLISH THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP THEM KNOW ME OR NOTICE ME. SINCERELY MARLONN BAKER
4/16/24 — I am a senior citizen who takes the Q76 every day for work purposes. Please do not discontinue the cross Island pkwy and Clintonville stops on the q76.. There is no way I can walk to the new stops. Or take a third bus to get to the q76.. please help us seniors. Thank you
4/17/24 — The proposed Q65 is great as it maintains the connection to Jamaica LIRR and has a more direct streamlined route via Sanford Avenue while closing a bit of a north-south gap on 162nd St, but it should keep the College Point portion as well. There are plenty of people that take the Q65 to/from College Point and 164th St (Jamaica) past Flushing. The Q65 is also one of the busiest bus routes in the entire borough so splitting it in half will force many thru riders to transfer at Flushing between that and the Q26.
4/17/24 — From Le Harve
4/17/24 — Hello - I am a resident and homeowner in the Beechhurst area of Whitestone, Queens, NY. I have serious concerns regarding the bus redesign in my area. Eliminating the stops of the Q15 in my neighborhood creates inconvenience for my family and I. It will cut us off from access to Cross Island Parkway, transfers to the Q76, Q13, Q12, access to businesses on 150th Street, Northern Blvd, and the LIRR station at Murray Hill. While it may get us to Flushing-Main Street quicker, we will have to walk significantly further to access these other locations. This does not just impact us. It impacts people who work in our neighborhood who do not have car access and impacts our neighbors from using public transportation in our neighborhood. I fear that this will most significantly hurt hardworking immigrants in our neighborhood and those who not have the financial means to buy a car or pay for cabs/Ubers in order to compensate for decrease in services. When I heard about the bus redesign I was very excited. I believe in our city programs to benefit the people who live here. I was hoping that the city would increase our bus service considering our tight nit neighborhood with several coops houses thousands of Queens residents. Instead you are posing to cut our bus service further isolating us from the greater Queens community. As a NYC DOE employee and Queens community member, I implore you to reconsider this decision and take the leap to actually provide increased bus services and not tear down the working systems that we already have in place.
4/18/24 — Don't change Q60 or Q32
4/18/24 — I was wondering if Q100 is actually leaving the service, this bus is the only fast way across 21st st. The Q69 has way too many stops and takes way too long to get across 21st st. What will be the alternative for getting across 21st st south of 30th Ave?
4/18/24 — hi and good morning I want to submit one more comment regarding about the queens bus redesign project. if possible to extend the Q9 bus to Rockaway blvd extension route it's desperately needed and also extend the Q112 bus route extended from Liberty avenue to via Sutter avenue and at terminating at pitkin avenue it also desperately needed as well. thank you again.
4/18/24 — I also forgot to mention to extend the Q14 bus to LaGuardia airport as well.
4/18/24 — I went to the April 17 pop-up at queens plaza south and the team was very well-informed and helpful. I am a Q102 rider and find the bus stop at 546 Main Street very helpful, I would like to ask that you keep it and also increase weekend service to and from Roosevelt Island. I also am a big fan of the B62 bus!
4/18/24 — Please don't change the Q102 route, I use it often as a senior and so are others. And please bring back the stop just before the bus turns to Roosevelt Island. It was there before and has so many people confused landing on RI by mistake. Please help!
4/18/24 — I'd like to see the Q76 times in the evening be more accommodating than 20-30 minute waits. having a bus at 7pm and then another at 7:40 pm is ridiculous. That's prime commuter times. This bus seems to only exist to serve students from St. Francis Press and Holy Cross, not commuters.
4/18/24 — With the service replacing Q102, the proposed Q104 line means that Roosevelt island residents would not be able to easily access the transit hubs of queens plaza and queensboro plaza, as well as the neighbourhood of LIC
4/18/24 — I am writing because I am a senior citizen and I take the Q76 from cross island pkwy and Clintonville street stops to and from work If you remove those stop it would be a hardship for me going to and from work home... PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE BUS STOPS @ Clintonville and the cross Iland Pkwy stops.
4/18/24 — I use several Queens buses. The 20a and 20b and 44 run pretty well. The Q9 runs too slowly on weekend mornings. More frequent passes would be helpful. The Q54 is often late at the Sutphin Jamaica stop. During peak hours it is extremely full. The Q8 is a bit unreliable in the evening weekday hours.
4/19/24 — Taking out the 3rd avenue path completely from the current X68 routes affects a lot of people's daily commute including me. The current X68 bus routes have a lot of ridership and it will waste a lot of people's time ( by 70+ minutes everyday). Please DO NOT change the current X68 routes and try to combine them into one. Either rename them by creating new bus routes, like QM69,QM70 instead. But please do not modify the routes under any circumstances!
4/19/24 — I would love a bus from Long Island City through the Midtown Tunnel into midtown - the subway gets shut down all the time and it's so hard to get to midtown when that happens
4/19/24 — Getting rid of the Q100 will be detrimental for our community. Please read the petition and listen to the signed voices and their concerns. Thank you. https://www.change.org/p/preserve-bus-access-in-ditmars-steinway-stop-transit-deserts
4/19/24 — Hi there, I heard that the Q100 Limited might be taken away! Please don't do that! It's a helpful alternative to the subway on weekends and during construction on the subway as it's super easy to connect with Queensbridge Station to the F. Thanks so much!
4/19/24 — Please do not take the q 100 bus on 21street and 21ave we have some people that can?t walk to take the 69 . We need this bus we are at the end of Astoria we have no other transportation by us . Some people can?t afford Ubers or cabs or they can?t afford a car and they rely on this stop . If you take this route away your taking some income away from people who really need the money to feed there family and not feed Ubers . Please don?t take the route away please or that stop
4/20/24 — Please keep the current Q102 route. I want to access the queens plaza station.
4/20/24 — keep 102 route as it is
4/20/24 — We need more bus service, not less! This redesign will not help a community near Powell cove and 166 street. We live in a transportation desert! If not for these busses it would be a major inconvenience and shame for the amount of taxes we pay to invest in adequate transportation.
4/20/24 — Do not change the Q102
4/20/24 — Do not replace the Q102 with Q104. We rely on the Q102
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/21/24 — Q102 removal and rerouting to q104 will negatively impact roosevelt island residents.
4/21/24 — At 7:40am everyday at the Whitestone expwy/20 av stop for q50 there will be a little over 15 people waiting for the bus which is usually almost full. It will be in the best interest if the bus comes at 7:40am and 7:50am to combat the crowding/delay
4/21/24 — At 7:40 am, the 20 AV/POSTAL FACILITY stop going towards queens for q20a gets a little over 10 riders. It would be most beneficial if the q62 bus is schedule to come at 7:40am.
4/21/24 — Please DO remove the stop on the q49 route for 35th Ave/84th street. I live at the building on the eastbound side and I?m tired of the bus?s noise i can hear in my apartment when it stops. I would be happy to see it removed from the line and think it is not too much to ask for residents like myself to walk a block or two farther to get the bus. The q49 has too many stops, in my opinion, and reducing the amount would thankfully improve transit time.
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — This is specifically about the switch of the Q12 and Q13 routes in the Fkushing area. In order for the changes on these 2 routes to work you must switch the bus stops that are the starting point of the trip. If the Q12 is to head to Northern Blvd using it?s current stop it will have to make a very sharp left turn at the corner of Roosevelt ave and Union St. the latter not evenly divided rather has 3 lanes of traffic for Southbound traffic and only 1 for Northbound (see Google Maps) which the 12 would head into and would have great difficulty managing the turn . This dilemma can easily be fixed by switching the 12 bus stop with the 13 and there would be no problem. I hope you will look at this possibility as it makes perfect sense to make the transition smooth
4/22/24 — I believe that the Q50 bus route could be have some slight changes. A new stop at Whitestone Expressway/14th Avenue before the 20th Avenue stop would be very helpful. It would provide service for the Malba neighborhood in Queens to Flushing and LGA. Moreover, there are already existing MTA bus stops at Whitestone Expressway/14th Avenue for both the Northbound and Southbound service roads.
4/23/24 — I live on Holly Avenue between Kissena and Parson Blvds and it is my understanding that the Q27 will no longer run along Holly Ave. This would be a great inconvenience to me and my neighbors if it is true. And who asked for a redesign anyway? I'm sure it will only make things worse, especially if you live on Holly Avenue betwee Kissena and Parsons Blvds/
4/24/24 — Increase proposed frequency for Q63/Q66 along Northern Blvd. Particularly during school arrival (7am-9am) and dismissal times (2pm-4pm). There are multiple middle schools and high schools along the current Q66 line.
4/26/24 — My concern with the new Q115 is that it would revert to previous patterns with the old Q111/Q113 trend where the bus would get so packed in the earlier stops that when it gets closer Jamaica Ave, all the buses would just skip the later stops (Guy R Brewer/110-106 stops. Making one route for local Guy R Brewer stops is worrisome for me. I can barely take the bus now because how packed it can get during rush hour, my main concern is the underestimating of how many people use the local stops proposed for the new Q115 and it not being enough service.
4/26/24 — During the demolition of the former Neponsit Nursing Home the bus stop servicing the Q35 and the Q22 were supposed to be temporarily suspended from in front of the home The work is completed and the bus stop which has a lighted shelter with an overhang and a bench and includes an automated voice system is still not in service This site is approximately 200 yards west of Beach 149 St on Rockaway Beach Blvd. It also happens to be a major stop for beach visitors to Riis park . Instead the bus stop between beach 149 St and B148 at is being used . Unfortunately there is a12 year old severely autistic girl who live on the corner directly on the same side of the street whose life is constantly being disrupted by the increased bus traffic there and to top it off there is no lighting bench or shelter at this stop Please do what you can to initiate service at the former stop and I look forward to receiving your response Thank you Bill Gallagher
4/27/24 — I use the current Q102 from the Roosevelt Island to my workplace near Queens Plaza for over 10 years. Rerouting the bus to Q104 makes my daily commute a significant change with more time on the public transportation system. Please DO NOT change the current Q102 pathway. Thanks
4/28/24 — I like the new plan for the Q26 route. I am concerned about the Q31 re-routing, since I often use its present route along Bell Blvd. from 48th St to Northern, and its route along 47th/46th/Hollis Court turning onto Utopia. I would need to make several bus changes (with waits) to get to my destinations. Also, I am disabled (I use a walker), so I am not happy with the longer distances between stops (especially since almost all of the stops nearest to me are being eliminated!)
4/28/24 — QM 7 | Fresh Meadows - Downtown Manhattan: Proposing a stop at E 34 St & 1 Av in Manhattan to serve the NYU Langone, Bellevue, and VA hospitals defeats the purpose of a downtown express bus. Why can't one of the midtown express buses that already do drops off at 3rd avenue and 34th street serve the hospitals or amend to add a stop at 34th and 2nd avenue. It's disruptive to alter a downtown service-oriented bus that will now serve midtown for one stop.
4/29/24 — Please do not change my Q102 more frequent!!!
4/29/24 — Please put an express bus in queens preferably on Archer Avenue going to Manhattan
4/30/24 — Express bus service to NYC QM2 and QM32, I use every day for work. Need to keep those going for us.
5/1/24 — I don?t think the Q58 should skip Corona/88 st
5/1/24 — Iam a QCB7 member.The Q-31 route between Crocheron Ave and 32nd ave on Utopia Pkwy is not wide enough for buses.There is bearable room for cars.
5/2/24 — I would like to suggest that the Q1 should terminate at Parsons Blvd & Jamaica AC to provide access to Jamaica Center Station and a simple connection to the Merrick Blvd corridor routes. When the new Jamaica bus terminal opens, it will be a longer walk to Metrics Blvd corridor routes. If the Q1 terminates at Parsons Blvd a Jamaica Av, buses would turn around via right onto Archer Av, U-turn into teardrop, left onto Parsons Blvd then regular Q1 to Bellerose. Herb
5/2/24 — Q78 feedback My understanding is that this was a popular route, but not going forward due to a lack of equipment and operator resources. But instead of a local bus with 52 stops, what if it were an SBS or Limited route stopping every half mile or so instead? Running a north/south route across Queens would be very helpful just in terms of traversing the borough, and it could connect to other buses at major intersections. For Queensborough Community College this would enable much easier access to the campus along so many neighborhoods, and the Bayside LIRR connection to/from the campus would be very helpful as well. As an SBS or Limited route, that should greatly cut down on run time, so maybe there are enough resources then? Thanks!
5/2/24 — I am writing this message to voice a transit concern that affects community members in Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills. As it stands, there is no direct bus route between the business district of Bayside and Oakland Gardens, particularly the section of Bell Boulevard north of Northern Boulevard. The proposed but now scrapped Q78 Route via Springfield Boulevard and Bell Boulevard would solve this issue by connecting the Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills neighborhoods to Bayside. I would like this route to be included in the final plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Some of the benefits of including the Q78 Route include: - A connection to the Bayside LIRR station for Oakland Gardens residents who currently rely on private cars to get to the LIRR station - Add a north-south route east of Francis Lewis Boulevard. In the current plan, the only north-south route is Q27, which is already congested and doesn't provide access to the business district of Bayside. - Provide an alternative to the Cross Island Parkway for residents of Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, and Queens Village.
5/2/24 — I am writing to address a transit concern affecting community members in Eastern Queens. Currently, there is a glaring absence of a direct bus route linking Bayside to Laurelton. The proposed Q78 Route, although previously considered and subsequently shelved, presents a viable solution by establishing a crucial connection between the neighborhoods of Eastern Queens. I strongly advocate for the reinstatement of this route in the final plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. The inclusion of the Q78 Route offers several significant benefits, including: - Providing more direct bus access to LIRR stations, reducing dependency on private cars for commuting. - Introducing a vital north-south route east of Francis Lewis Boulevard. Presently, the congestion-prone Q27 route fails to adequately serve this corridor and doesn't provide access between business and residential districts so easily. - Offering an alternative to the heavily trafficked Cross Island Parkway for residents of Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, and Queens Village. I urge you to prioritize the consideration of this proposal during discussions on the Queens Bus Network Redesign. The implementation of the Q78 Route would significantly enhance accessibility and connectivity for residents in our community. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your support in advocating for the inclusion of the Q78 Route in the final plan.
5/2/24 — Do not forget the new Q87 route that runs from southeast queens up to Bayside! We need this route!
5/2/24 — For those of us on Roosevelt Island who connect to Transit off Island using the q102 bus to Queens plaza not having the option to stop the train at Queens plaza means that when the train on Roosevelt Island is out of service we will have less connectivity options, especially as Queens plaza is under redesign and it would be nice to be able to go over there easily through the bus.
5/3/24 — Q78 please. Link port Washington line to Hempstead line via bus.
5/3/24 — For the QM35 route going from Manhattan to Queens (Eastbound), removing the stops after Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av won't speed things up. In fact, I would say it would increase the burden on the folks still on the bus. There are usually less than 3 people left on the bus after that stop, and removing these stops won't have any increase to the rest of the folks. It would only serve to make them walk a farther distance back home. For my case, removing Horace Harding Expwy/Douglaston Pkwy stop will increase my commute time by at least 3 minutes.
5/3/24 — The q78 bus would provide vital connection opportunities in areas (particularly bayside) which are under served by mass transit. With the city's initiative to remove cars from roads routes like this would provide better access to mass transit. As usual, the needs of eastern queens seem to be forgotten. Please do not get rid of the plan for this route
5/3/24 — i am a user of the Q15 & Q15a buses. We recently lost our local taxi service therefore since at age 89 and no longer drive, I depend on these buses more than ever.
5/3/24 — I live in the Beechurst area of Whitestone, one of the most poorly served areas for mass transportation. we are on the Q15/QM2 bus lines. Currently, the ride to the closest subway, #7 line in Flushing, takes about 45 minutes and then, since that is the end of the line, aouther 45 minutes into Manhattan. While there is nothing that the MTA can do to change our geographical location, there are definitely things to do to make the trip easier! e.g.- the closest LIRR stations are either in Bayside or Auburndale and, there is no way to get to either place without a car or car service and then, god luck with finding a parking spot! During most of the day, the seating areas are LOCKED (I assume to prevent being occupied by homeless?) so y9ou have to stand outside, with little or no overhead protection and wait for the train. The QM2 is a wonderful service. BUT- it's schedule is another story. During weekday rush hours, it's great! but impossible to use in the evenings, if one chooses to dine out in Manhattan or see a performance! ONE BUS PER HOUR, If you miss that bus, you get to stand on the sidewalk, usually unprotected by any type of shed and of course, NO SEAT, untill the next bus arrives! Weekend schedules are also pathetic. PLUS, the steps leading into the bus are very difficult to negotiate if one is handicapped. Why can't they be like the entrance to the local buses??? Next, only SOME of the Qm2 buses have the LED screens announcing the stops. Why don't all of them have it? It is ridiculous to try to understand the half- garbled announcements that the bus driver makes over an ancient loudspeaker system! Also, we are surrounded by water. Hasn't anyone thought of a ferry service into Manhattan from Ft Totten??? There is already a parking lot there and plenty of space to build more lots or to provide more local bus service to that area. what is the problem with that????? It would probably take no more than 1/2 hour for a ferry ride to lower Manhattan to connect with the subway there! What a boon that would be to this area? we pay the same city taxes as everyone else but are forgotten when it comes to city services! e.g. when we have big snowstorms, the city plows arrive here around April!
5/3/24 — Please consider the proposal for Q78! This line would greatly improve the quality of life for students who commute to my school from eastern queens!
5/3/24 — I believe Astoria needs a bus that connects Astoria to Manhattan like the current Q101. I understand one of the biggest reason why it is getting cut is because of the delays, but would it be possible to reduce the amount of stops or use a different street (say Crescent st or 21st st) to reduce the delays. Additionally with the N line in Astoria not having elevators in all of the stops, giving a bus option will give people with disabilities easy access to Manhattan.
5/3/24 — Please institute the Q78 Local route to bolster the Queens Bus Network and allow for seamless connections with several Bus and LIRR Lines
5/3/24 — This is absolutely needed! We live in a transportation dessert and increased access to additional lines to help reduce the amount of cars on the road is so important!!! Please implement the q78.
5/3/24 — Eastern Queens desperately needs this route added. I have students who live in that part of Queens. The biggest complaint from them is usually lack of transportation. Please add the Q78 within the Resdesign Initiative!
5/3/24 — I am writing about a concern that the proposed Q78 route from Springfield Bl to bell blvd was cut out of the queens bus route redesign. I feel like we should have more bus routes services in eastern queens as our buses there are very limited. The Q78 can help people from queens be able to go from the southeast queens to northeast queens and vice verse whilst also easier to get transfers.
5/3/24 — Please consider adding back the proposed Q78 bus to the final plan. I live in Little Neck and this proposed bus line would be very convenient for me when going to southern Queens (especially in the weekends since the Q36 doesn't operate in the weekends).
5/3/24 — Please bring back the proposed Q73! It connected the Forest Hills area directly to QCC, connecting many communities in the middle that currently don't have an easy way to reach the Austin St commercial district.
5/3/24 — Regarding the Q78 Proposal, I wish this route would just go down Bell entirely. (instead of following the Q27 along Springfield) This route saves me a few minutes between transferring from Q30 to Q27, but doesn't really establish a new route covering under-served streets. Bell Blvd around Oakland Garden's is a major street that has no North/South busline near the UnionTurnpike intersection, (closest would be 5 blocks down on Springfield) If this new proposal went down Bell entirely down, connecting to Spencer Ave and then turning on to Springfield, you could drive some new traffic to the Windsor Park Library, and the many business' at the Bell/HoraceHarding, Bell/73rd and Bell/Union Turnpike intersections. (which again have no North/South route currently)
5/3/24 — I have a couple comments on optimizing the Q70 to LGA. This is a critical transportation option that can remove more cars from our streets, increase efficiency, reduce traffic, and reduce pollution. But there are a couple improvements that could make it easier for travelers at LGA. Bus stops should be placed at the most convenient location for travellers. Currently, at Terminal B, passengers must walk past the Ride Share pick-up location in order to get to the bus stops. These locations should be switched so that the bus is a more appealing option. In addition, most passengers will hail an Uber or Lyft at baggage claim. There should be electronic signage in these areas that prominently display when the next buses are arriving. If a person sees that the next Q70 arrives in 3 minutes, they will be less likely to hail a car.
5/3/24 — The Q101 is a lifeline for those traveling direct from Astoria to Manhattan. Especially with the looming congestion pricing set to go in effect, taking away this bus route and replacing it with one that would require transfers is just another blow to the average NYers who live and work in this city. It's especially challenging for those with disabilities or small children to have to transfer buses simply to cross a bridge which is so close to begin with. Please reconsider these changes as they will only make commuting more difficult, not less.
5/3/24 — Changes to Queens bus routes are proposed to "improve speed and reliability". As a senior, and on behalf of other seniors, who are the majority of bus riders, especially off-peak, I can attest that speed is not our foremost concern; if it were, we'd Uber. We value affordability, convenience, safety, and security. We trust that mass transit complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Is increasing distance between stops by more than 60% (762' to 1224') in our best interest? Does it comply with ADA? I take the Q31 almost daily and am outraged by the prospect of losing my bus stops on Utopia at 48th Avenue northbound, and at Fairchild Avenue southbound. This is not an improvement. Northbound, I will have to exit a stop before at Underhill & Utopia and walk UPHILL an additional 2 blocks. This stop is at Peck Park and is often deserted, as is most of the rest of the route, because it follows the backs of houses, which are fenced in along Utopia. (Entrances are on 187th St.) I would be completely isolated from getting help. Walking there in the dark, in rain, snow and ice, and perhaps carrying heavy packages creates additional burdens and hazards for an elderly or disabled person. The other option would be to get off at the next stop at 47th Ave. Those houses also face 187th St and are fenced in on Utopia. In the 30+ years that I have taken the Q31, I have never seen 1 person get on or off there. The stop at 48th Avenue is more heavily used, as that street originates at Utopia and extends to Springfield Blvd. It is the only street in the area that does so, so there is more foot and car traffic. If the MTA insists, it would make more sense to eliminate the stop at 47th Ave, as it is close to the 46th Ave stop, which is heavily used as a connecting point with the Q26 and Q27. You also propose reducing the frequency in midday. I don't know exactly when "midday" is, but when I take the Q31 in the middle of the school day, it's packed. Just on my stretch of that line, the bus passes Francis Lewis HS, JHS 214, St. John's, as well as private schools. Terrible idea. Since people on fixed incomes can't always afford the luxury of Uber, we travel by bus, and try to maximize convenience and safety. These proposed changes negate these efforts. I urge you to revisit these proposals
5/3/24 — I would like to see the q78 added back into the plan. It is a greatly beneficial route.
5/3/24 — Please do not reroute the Q101 bus to LIC. It?s the simplest way for me to get into the city from where I live since most of the subways in Astoria do not have elevators!
5/4/24 — Please do not change the bus route of the Q101. Keep it going to and from Manhattan! I use this to travel with my toddler. I cannot navigate the subway stairs with the stroller and bags. I rely on the bus as there are no stairs (my subway station has way too many stairs). Please keep the current route that includes both Manhattan and Queens!
5/4/24 — Regarding route Q36, if you cannot run weekend service to Little Neck, then operate between Queens Village LIRR Station and Jamaica Terminal. This would replace the Q1 Queens Village branch. Herb
5/4/24 — Regarding the QM42 - peak weekday morning frequencies should not be reduced between 7am to 815am... some days the bus is entirely full with almost no seats left.
5/4/24 — I live in Rosedale, NY near Merrick Blvd. My son attends high school in Bayside, NY. I drive him to school every morning because taking 3 busses is a lot at 6am to reach school for 8am. He takes the MTA bus home after school. How I wish there was a way he could effectively take the bus in the mornings. Driving from door to door with no traffic is 20 minutes. A 3-bus, bus ride is well over an hour and a half. I understand Queens is the largest borough, our bus system should reflect that. It should be the best as we have the 2 major. NY airports. Transportation in Queens must match the things Queens offers.
5/4/24 — I noticed you guys are trying not to propose the Q78 but this new line would be of great help to me as a teacher and my students in the queens area. I currently have students that sometimes travel 2 hours to my school, sometimes having to take multiple trains and buses. This new line would help a lot of them take time off their commute, thus putting them in a better mental space to come to school. This would also encourage incoming students who may not have good schools in their hometown to commute to a better school. I believe the addition of this bus line would also encourage more people to take the bus. I have considered public transportation to work but didn't because the current route I would take would take double the time it takes to drive and this new route could cut this down. Please consider adding the Q78 bus line back.
5/4/24 — While I like most of the proposed changes to the Queens BNR Project (like fewer stops on the Q54) I am extremely disappointed with the changes made to the B13. I see so many people board the B13 on Gates Avenue near Forest Avenue, and having that entire route discontinued is horrible. It takes 20+ minutes to walk to the L train at Myrtle Wyckoff from northern Ridgewood and the B13 helped alleviate most of that walking. The Q58 is much farther south and it would take me the same time walking. I would not save any time taking it rather than just walking to the L train. The changes to this route make it run along Cypress Avenue, but it is very close to the L train by Halsey St. I don't understand why northern Ridgewood is being shut out like this.
5/4/24 — Please have the Q114 stop at Far Rock away LIRR station to connect with the Q22 to Rock away Park Herb
5/5/24 — Rockaway Beach Blvd is a much better option for the Q35. Newport is too narrow and becomes dangerous when people park on the street.
5/5/24 — We need a new Queens Village LIRR to Bronx High School of Science bus route (travelling Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens). It can be labeled either Q71, Q79, or Bx49
5/5/24 — The redesign initiative for the Q102 bus will impact my commute in a negative way. I won?t be able to get to work with the new route proposed. Connecting Roosevelt island with the yellow line at the Broadway station on the yellow line does not make sense. Please reconsider this change, keeping a connection with the yellow line plus fe 7 and E line, provides a more comprehensive ways to connect with the city.
5/5/24 — To whom it may concern, The Q78 proposal, which had been left out, has greatly disappointed not only myself, but other commuters as well. I feel like the bayside-Laurelton connection would greatly benefit riders that rely on the Long Island Rail Road to get to work. What if there are outages reported on the Main Line or Port Washington lines? To reduce the constant reliance on Ubers, this would solve the problem. It would also greatly benefit those (including myself) to be able to ride into the bell boulevard strip of fine dining and night life, without having to take multiple buses, resulting in longer wait times and inconveniences, especially during inclement weather. I hope that this comment is taken into consideration, and that the MTA actually commits to upholding their goal to attract more customers taking public transportation, rather than having to rely on our cars and ubers. I find myself driving a whole lot more due to lack lustre attempts to better the service provided, especially on bus routes.
5/6/24 — The Q78 would be beneficial to people in eastern queens. As someone who lives there, I see benefit and would like the bus line to help my commute through the city,
5/6/24 — You will severely negatively impact residents of Roosevelt Island by replacing the Q102 and eliminating service to Queens Plaza
5/7/24 — Please keep the Q78! Transit in Eastern Queens needs the boost!
5/7/24 — Re: Willets Pt Blvd bus services have staggered stops between QM20 (146, 149, etc.) and Q61 (147, 150, etc)? The Q61 should use the QM20 stops instead so people have a choice in case either options are delayed.
5/7/24 — B62 issues with the elimination of Manhattan avenue
5/15/24 — Moving the B62 from Manhattan to McGuinness is going to cause massive issues for parents commuting to the local school with their children. Each B62 that comes down Manhattan between 7:30 and 8:15 is completely full, mostly of parents dropping their children off at PS31 or another school down Manhattan Ave. This redesign is going to cause chaos on the B43, which are already also completely full themselves by the 2nd stop on the route.
4/18/24 — I love the idea of the new b62 route! It?s always hard to get to Astoria without going into manhattan. And it would give me a more frequent commuter bus on flushing Ave. I am also on the b57 route. I really really love the idea of being able to Go eat in Jackson heights, but will there be another way to get to ikea provided? Or could we extend the b57 to go from Jackson heights to ikea?
4/27/24 — The G train is already overcrowded in the mornings, there are hundreds of new developments by the river and dozens of new high rises and you are eliminating our connections via the B62 with the 7, E and the N, W, R trains. Create a new bus route but don't remove the only valid bus route for the neighbors of Greenpoint
4/29/24 — B62 rerouting: PLEASE ADD A THIRD STOP ON MCGUINNESS BLVD. BETWEEN NASSAU AND NORMAN AVENUES.There is good logic in the current plans to reroute the B62 to McGuinness Boulevard rather than along congested Manhattan Avenue, as it also increases access beyond the G train for public transit. However, current plans to only have 2 stops on McGuinness is short-sighted - it would be wise to add a third stop on McGuinness at either Nassau Avenue or Norman Avenue to better serve the eastern residential side of Greenpoint, which currently has very limited public transit access. Adding a stop at Nassau and Norman would alleviate G train congestion and massively improve connectivity for the densely populated residential area of Greenpoint that is east of McGuinness, north of Meeker Avenue, and south of the IBZ along Calyer Street.
4/29/24 — I am overall concerned about the re-routing of the B62 to McGuinness Blvd and the removal of so many stops for it to become a "limited" line, as it's a major connection between Greenpoint and the trains of Long Island City. I am also specifically nervous about the new bus stop at McGuinness Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue and how that will interact with the new protected bike lane on both sides of McGuinness Blvd, from Calyer Street to the Pulaski Bridge. I also hope that this new route wouldn't preclude potential future improvements to McGuinness Blvd to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, as we need this more than we need these MTA route adjustments.
5/6/24 — If the new bus (B62) route is going to moved to McGuinness Blvd from Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint. I would recommend moving the current bus stop at Nassau Ave - Between Lorimer and Manhattan Ave To be relocated to Nassau Ave - Between Manhattan Ave and Leonard St This bus stop is in a better equidistant position between McGuinness and McCarren Park and this bus stop is also more ADA accessible because the curb is much higher allowing easier wheelchair access The current stop at Nassau Ave - Between Lorimer and Manhattan ave is not ADA accessible because the curb is too low.
5/10/24 — No one is asking for a "new" B55 bus route, which is appears to be a combination of the existing B35 and the B15 bus routes. The customers who use the B35 are not in dire need of an extended bus route to get into JFK to the point where the entire bus route needs to replace the B15. This is unnecessary.
4/17/24 — Please don't take away the b57 Flushing Ave/ Navy street stop. It is right across the street from Wegmans. The B69 service isn't very good especially on weekends and no peak hours and we rely on the B57 often getting off at Flushing/Navy and walking along Sands under the Manhattan bridge to the F York and A/C Hight Street. The area where I live on Flushing and Vanderbilt is min 25 minute walk to any train. We need our buses to go to the Dumbo subway stations.
5/24/24 — Hi I think the Proposed Q78 Bus Route from Bayside to Laurelton should be made official. It would allow easier access to LIRR and lessen our sickening car congestion and dependency. The north-south axis of the bus route would provide nearly a dozen transfer stops to existing east-west routes along major roads. Improvements to public transportation are investments in the communities of Eastern Queens!
5/25/24 — Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot. The run on and run off is closer from LGA Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot If the Q64 gets extended to Little Neck please base at Queens Village Depot Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica Depot Herb
5/26/24 — I know that this is a bus redesign, but here are a few subway improvement suggestions: Extend "R" train to 179 Street 24/7 Operate weekend "B" train service between Brighton Beach and 145 Street to provide weekend Brighton Express service and additional local service along Central Park West. Replace the "Z" train with a new "K" train and extend past Broad St to 9 Av-39 St which will provide Nassau Street service to DeKalb Avenue. Designate the Broad Channel-Rockaway Park Shuttle as the "H" train Please forgive me for submitting subway improvement suggestions on a bus redesign Herb
5/26/24 — I know that this is a bus redesign, but here are a few subway improvement suggestions: Extend "R" train to 179 Street 24/7 Operate weekend "B" train service between Brighton Beach and 145 Street to provide weekend Brighton Express service and additional local service along Central Park West. Replace the "Z" train with a new "K" train and extend past Broad St to 9 Av-39 St which will provide Nassau Street service to DeKalb Avenue. Designate the Broad Channel-Rockaway Park Shuttle as the "H" train Please forgive me for submitting subway improvement suggestions on a bus redesign Herb
5/28/24 — Obviously, the B57 needs to extend to LaGuardia Airport. I would also push for the Q70 SBS LaGuardia LINK to extend to Penn Station as the SBS version of the Q32. The reason would be so that the Q32 can be redirected to Corona via Roosevelt Avenue so that the (7) Subway line can have a full length bus alternative along Roosevelt Avenue while the Q70 SBS adds frequency to the Q32 route between Jackson Heights and Midtown Manhattan. It does not matter if there's many Subway lines, to have the Q70 SBS directly transfer to the M15 SBS, M1 and M20 would be helpful along with direct connection to NJ Transit, PATH and AMTRAK. Also, the (7) needs frequent bus alternative service when there's necessary track work as only so much can fit on (E), (F), and (R) trains, and LIRR, Q58 and Q66 are insufficient, and Queens Blvd in the Sunnyside area needs a bus every 2 minutes throughout the day. The M60 SBS out of LaGuardia Airport will present an indirect travel option for people travelling to Lower Manhattan via transfer to (N) and (W) in Astoria and M15 SBS in East Harlem.
5/28/24 — Redirecting the Q101 from entering Manhattan will create a burden for several neighbors I know in the northern part of Astoria who rely on it to get to medical appts on the east side of Manhattan. I wish there were a way to save that part of the route. It's the only one that I use with regularity.
5/28/24 — There needs to be a bus route that goes along Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway and Bayswater! We don't have a bus line in Bayswater and going to the station takes around 30 minutes to get to. That's not walking distance and bc of that we need to rely on cars. Please put a bus route along Mott Avenue!!!
5/29/24 — I'm a resident of Union St/29 Rd. I just found out that the Q20 service will not run between Union St/26 Ave and Main St/Northern Blvd. This is a pity because as it stands, every morning when I try to use the bus to commute, the Q44 is always few and crowded. At this time, Q20A/B helps me. So I hope to keep the Q20 service on Union St, or name the Union St service as Q20 and the Linden Pl service as Q20A.
5/30/24 — Replacing the Q102 would be a ludicrous and harmful. As you know, getting to Brooklyn from Roosevelt island is already convoluted. But the Q102 is the only option that connects to the G line. I don?t understand how taking away the stops at LIC will help anyone when the F already serves Queensbridge and Jackson heights. Please, for the love of god, don?t take our only connection to LIC and Brooklyn. The only reason that few people take the q102 is because it?s always late and unreliable, removing it will make the new proposed route even less useful.
5/31/24 — The changes made will not be beneficial. I currently take 3 buses to bayside the Q23,Q88, and Q30 and with the redesign I will still have to take 3 buses. A forest hills to bayside should be considered especially if the goal is to navigate around queens in a less complicated way. Creating a Forest Hills to Bayside bus will help alleviate crowding on the Q30, Q31 and Q88. I hope this is passed on and highly considered.
6/1/24 — Changing the Q102 to Q104 would be harmful to myself and a lot of residents without a stop at queens plaza. This is a major hub.
6/2/24 — Really love the new Q18 idea, it would certainly speed up the route and get people to 61st st and Northern Blvd faster. There is too much congestion on 65th Place between Laurel Hill BLVD and Queens BLVD. Please consider adding TSP and/or a bus lane in that section. Removing the stop there is pointless if the bus gets stuck anyways.
6/3/24 — Hey y?all. Former NYC resident here. Just wanted to say thank you for your work! I?ve really enjoyed riding the bus + train to and from LGA the past few times I?ve come to the city. I wish you success in moving us forward in our shared endeavor of getting more people using the system!
6/3/24 — Update on Q32 route / only bus service from Jackson Heights to the city which is used to full capacity to s d from the city
6/3/24 — Update on Q32 route / only bus service from Jackson Heights to the city which is used to full capacity to s d from the city
6/4/24 — Please reconsider the impact of removing the q10 local bus which services local Caribbean, Black, Asian, and Hispanic communities via Rockaway Blvd. Both the q7 and q10 are on school routes, each serving at least four elementary, middle, or high schools (MS226 which has three schools in one building, PS100, John Adams High School, IS 137, and others). It is already packed in the morning and afternoon around school times with students and working commuters. There are many elderly commuters and young children with parents. With MetroCard fares being $2.90, I would need to take the q7 to Rockaway Blvd (2.90), transfer to the q10, and then incur another fare to take the E train at Kew Gardens. If I do not want to incur a second fare charge, I will have to walk to Rockaway Blvd which is 12 minutes from my home. In extreme weather, this is unpleasant especially in the snow. While this walk is not demanding for an able bodied individual like myself, I?m sympathetic towards the older individuals who may not want to spend more money on their daily commute to take two buses instead of the one. Finally, the Q10 is a double bus with space in the back. The q7 is a single bus. Standing and sitting space is limited. I urge you to consider the local communities impacted. Cost, space, noise level are all important factors. To sum up, my main concerns are (1) the new cost of taking two buses and one train (vs one bus and one train), (2) elderly passengers who will be affected by this change (either increased $$ or walking to the Rockaway Lefferts stop to avoid the added fare), and (3) concerns about space and extreme weather conditions. Thank you for the time spent reading and considering my feedback.
6/4/24 — Hello MTA, how are you? As one of many healthcare workers that commute from Queens--especially from Jamaica--to Manhattan, we would greatly appreciate an extra x68 bus in the morning and another at night that could take us to work on time (6:54 AM) in the morning and bring us home home when we leave the hospital (7:45 PM) at night. Thank you!
6/4/24 — The Q53-SBS Stop at Rockaway Beach Blvd. and Beach 108th St, should be moved to Beach Channel Drive and Beach 108th St. in order to provide seamless connection to the Rockaway Ferry. The Bus currently passes this stop when Woodside bound, and it is easy to change the Rockaway bound portion to pass the same location. Also, when you reroute the Rockaway bound Q53 to turn right on Beach 108th Street then a Left onto Beach Channel Drive, you can then make a left onto Beach 116th St. and the bus can add a stop at the Boardwalk and Beach 116th St. before returning to the northbound side of B116th St. and then the final stop in front of the Subway stop.
6/5/24 — I would like to propose extending the Q54 bus to the Brooklyn waterfront in Williamsburg. Williamsburg is a vibrant and popular area of the city. From my home in Forest Hills, it is approximately a 30 minute drive there straight down Metropolitan Avenue. Yet, by public transportation, the fastest way for me to get there is well over an hour and involves several buses or the bus and train. It would be very easy to simply extend the Q54 to connect Williamsburg and the Brooklyn waterfront to the rest of Brooklyn and Queens so that people don?t have to drive or uber between them.
6/6/24 — I would like to suggest that the QM3 can generate more passengers by starting the route on Braddock Av & 89 Av in Belle rose via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown. I also want to suggest that a Jewel ave lower Manhattan route should be created designated QM9 Herb
6/7/24 — The proposed Q110 line to be routed through Floral Park is not supported by the community. This bus route would cause congestion and would not be used by residents of the area.
6/7/24 — The proposed route of the Q110 bus through the Village of Floral Park will bring unwanted traffic, noise, and pollution to the area. I vehemently oppose this proposal.
6/8/24 — The Q110 stop at Floral Park LIRR Station is necessary and would make the area much more accessible and improve many people?s commutes (including my own) it should not be removed from the final plan like the Floral Park local gov. is pushing for.
6/8/24 — you're proposal of a city bus into our small village is unacceptable. Your proposal the first time was rejected, and will be again. Our village would turn into a nightmare. Narrow streets in the village will be a mess, as will parking on both sides of our main streets. The village has worked hard for more than 100 years to become an oasis from the city. This proposal would go against everything our village has become.
6/8/24 — I do not understand the reason for bringing the 110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR station. The Q110 runs along Jamaica Ave. If commuters want to connect to the LIRR, they can do so at the Queens Village station. There is no justification for the proposed route change. Therefore, I am opposed to it.
6/9/24 — I see the final proposed route for the Ehat is the route for the Q10 Local? An earlier book on this had lots of stops added. What happened to it? I liked the Main Street and Jewel Avenue as well as around Continental Ave and Querns Blvd stops.
6/9/24 — I am vehemently opposed to the new bus line (I believe it is the Q110) entering the Village of Floral Park and stopping at the LIRR station. Whether it is via S. Tyson Avenue (home to a school with nearly 1,000) students or Tulip Avenue (already narrow and crowded) this is not a sustainable plan. The streets are all over crowded and there is no commuter need for this route.
6/9/24 — Voicing strong opposition to New York City bus line, Q110, routing into the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. All routes proposed would create undue hardship on the town of Floral Park. Within the proposed routes there are an incredibly busy intersections - one already with signage indicating it is a ?dangerous intersection? due to existing traffic volume, lack of stop signs and limited visibility. Another proposed route includes a high-traffic area immediately adjacent to an elementary school, dance school and other popular establishments.
6/9/24 — As a resident of Floral Park I do not support the proposed bus route through the village of Floral Park
6/9/24 — I'm against this project proposal. This would create a lot traffic in our small family community. Please do not allow this to happen.
6/9/24 — I am completely opposed to the city bus plan to bring Queens buses through the Village of Floral Park which is in Nassau County. This would have a huge negative impact on traffic on our tiny residential roads.
6/9/24 — 100 percent against this. The village streets can not handle this. The traffic is already out of control.
6/9/24 — I am not supportive of this redesign being routed through Floral Park, NY
6/9/24 — I am writing to object to the extension of the Q110 extending into the Incorporated Village of Floral Park. This proposal makes no sense. If the MTA committee that came up with this proposal would have taken a ride into Floral Park, they would see the proposal for using Carnation Ave and back on to Tulip Ave or even worse back to S. Tyson Ave is ridiculous. The amount of vehicular traffic that is currently on these roads is already overwhelming for the area and the addition of a bus would tremendously impact the traffic flow. There are so many LIRR stations between Jamaica and Floral Park and most of them are within walking distance from Jamica Ave. To have a bus detour off of Jamica Ave onto Carnation Ave just for a small number of potential bus riders does not warrant the level of impact that will affect the surrounding communities. Thank you for the opportunity to voice my concern and objection to the proposal although it would be nice if the MTA would involve the public into their thoughts before they put pen on paper.
6/9/24 — My family vehemently opposes any plans for city buses to enter and traverse our village of Floral Park in Nassau county. Absolutely unacceptable to increase traffic - with buses, no less. Keep your city buses in Queens! Thank you.
6/9/24 — We, the residents of Floral Park Village are aware of the heavy traffic and other problems with this plan and we are 100% AGAINST this proposal! Both proposals are unworkable and unacceptable to the Village. The Village is boldly opposed to this plan, and we will use any and all resources at our disposal to fight this proposal to have it removed from the Final Plan.
6/9/24 — Strongly OPPOSE Queens bus going to Floral Park Train Station.
6/9/24 — Strongly OPPOSE the queens bus going to Floral Park Train Station. Remove from the plan.
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — Strongly opposed to bus 110 entering village of floral park!
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — The proposed route through the Village of Floral Park is unacceptable. The streets in the area are already congested, with intersections consistently blocked by cars. The intersection at Caroline and Carnation is often the site of car accidents. This location is very close to the library. This will bring additional safety concerns for children crossing the street to access the library.
6/9/24 — Strongly Opposed to the queens bus (110) project that includes bus stops in floral park. The floral park village cannot sustain additional car and pedestrian traffic that this bus would cause.
6/9/24 — As a Floral Park Village member I strongly oppose this initiative due to the commuter and traffic congestion this will cause on our kid friendly streets/community. I did not move to Floral Park Village (and pay extremely high taxes) to live in a place that mirrors queens/manhattan commuter streets. I oppose the Q110 redesign project.
6/9/24 — Opposed to queens bus project 110 that proposes bus 110 enters into village of floral park !! Strongly opposed!
6/9/24 — The MTA has no business in Floral Park it is LI. This will cause tons of traffic in an already busy neighborhood. This plan is unfit. Try again MTA.
6/9/24 — In regards to the proposed stop at the floral park LIRR station - I drive by that station every day on my commute and traffic is terrible. Carnation ave in particular backs up from tulip ave past the station as it is. Having busses added to the mix would cause gridlock and is not a feasible plan
6/9/24 — I am writing in regards to the proposed Q110 route. The traffic on Carnation Avenue in Floral Park cannot handle a bus route on top of school buses and heavy traffic during rush hour on a one lane road. If you are heading north on Carnation Avenue and attempting to make a left turn onto Florence Street, you must yield to the oncoming traffic coming Southbound on Carnation Avenue. There is no left turn signal here. Adding an MTA bus would cause too much gridlock traffic at this intersection. As a Floral Park resident I am very opposed to this plan and would encourage planners to seek other options.
6/9/24 — I oppose this design, traffic is challenging enough on Tulip Avenue and on coronation Avenue, especially with the construction project for what used to be the Masonic Temple and the new housing that is being developed there. One lane roads with parking on either side are tight, the added volume of traffic and Buses, parked at parking spots will be a detriment to the neighborhood. The construction that?s going on for the residential area is challenging enough, at rush-hour Tulip Avenue is a nightmare. I avoided with a passion and I?ve lived in town since 1988. We don?t need this connection. People can make the connection otherwise. I am a real estate agent, and I realize that access to transportation is an important component of where people choose to live, but this is not an enhancement to our village, it is a queen bus not an ass County bus that we?re looking at and I don?t think there?s any reason for this to happen. We have done this for decades and it?s worked fine.
6/9/24 — As a resident of the Nassau County Village of Floral Park I am vehemently opposed to the prospect of brining city buses into our Village. We pay very high taxes for our services to keep our community safe for its residents. If we wanted access to city buses we would live in Queens. This should not even be an option Jamaica Station is 10 minutes away for residents of Queens.
6/9/24 — The plan to route a bus through the village of Floral Park seems very rash and without purpose. The potential additional traffic into the village will be an enormous bottleneck to an already very congested area during morning and evening rush hours. Buses should be routed into the UBS Station in Elmont which is very underutilized.
6/9/24 — Please exclude the Village of Floral Park from the proposed bus route. The negative impact on our village far outweigh the gains.
6/9/24 — I am a 54 year resident of Floral Park and I just heard that the MTA is considering sending city buses into the streets of a Nassau County incorporated village (Floral Park) to pick up passengers. This plan is unacceptable on all levels as it has been for the entire history of the incorporated village of Floral Park. One of the reasons residents choose to pay to live in Floral Park is that it is unencumbered by city traffic and doesn't have city buses running down their residential blocks. I am vehemently opposes to any plan that has city buses go to the Floral Park LIRR station for pickups and plan to fight it the whole way. Best regards, William Dowdell
6/9/24 — Floral Park LIRR is not Queens. The traffic that the proposed bus route would force upon Floral Park would be considerable. The residents of Floral Park Nassau County pay considerable taxes to maintain the roads and infrastructure. These NYC buses will bring congestion, wear and tear to the town which is already being served by NICE buses. I do not approve of this move.
6/9/24 — I live in floral park and the roads are not big enough for city buses. This route is a bad idea as it will cause huge traffic headaches at little neck parkway and Jericho
6/9/24 — Please recognize that I do not live in Queens. I live in Nassau County. The proposal for a bus to go through Nassau County in Floral Park makes no sense. There are 2 stops for this bus within walking distance. The extra stop at the Floral Park LIRR stop is dangerous and unnecessary. As a citizen living on Tulip Avenue where traffic will be impacted, I vehemently oppose this proposal.
6/9/24 — I do NOT support this redesign project. Floral Park can not withstand the amount of traffic and idling. Not supporting this. Please find another route that does not interfere with Floral Park Village.
6/9/24 — The encroachment to Floral Park - Nassau County - is not needed as the MTA bus currently serves MULTIPLE LIRR stations.
6/9/24 — Floral Park already too congested - I am completely against a bus stop in Floral Park or anywhere in the neighboring area
6/9/24 — As a Floral Park resident I would like to register my OPPOSITION to the plan to bring a NYC bus into our village. NYC buses have always stayed on city property for my 40 years in town, making a left on eastbound Jericho/Jamaica and going around a NYC block to re-emerge as a westbound bus to return to NYC. There is no reason to inject the noise and traffic polution this bus will introduce to our town when existing alternatives already exist. There are already stops this bus makes near LIRR stations and its current route is a mere 3 block walk to the village station. The deleted stations in this plan add much more than that for residents of NYC to board this bus so the three block walk here for the few that need access to the Floral Park LIRR station should remain acceptable.
6/9/24 — MTA buses should not be entering Nassau county towns and villages. The buses coming into our village neighborhood will be impacting the already congested traffic and a danger to students walking to school. It is totally inappropriate to drive people in from queens.
6/9/24 — We absolutely oppose the the proposed plan of bringing a city bus into the Village of Floral Park. Our traffic and congestion are already out of control with UBS and the mayor and governor busing in migrants.
6/9/24 — No NYC transit busses should enter Floral Park for service. Period.
6/9/24 — As a resident of Floral Park Incorporated Village in Nassau County I am AGAINST the MTA NYC Bus Redesign which will bring the MTA bus into our town, through small, single lane narrow streets causing additional congestion and traffic backups. There is an elementary school on the proposed road. If commuters in Floral Park Village want to ride an MTA NYC bus they can walk a few short blocks to Jericho turnpike or move to the NYC side of Floral Park. There is no room or need for a NYC bus in Nassau County.
6/9/24 — I support this proposal especially the new line Q110 in Floral Park. Thank you
6/9/24 — I am a homeowner in the Village of Floral Park Nassau County and DO NOT support a NYC MTA bus route into our village. Please keep your buses in NYC and out of our neighborhoods.
6/9/24 — Objection for the proposed bringing in a NYC bus line into Floral Park Village, Q110. This will definitely create earlier access for nonresidents people going in and out our village. It will create more safety issues for our neighborhood.
6/10/24 — I am writing as a concerned resident of floral park village in New York zip code 11001. I am opposed to a city bus running through my village. We are a very small town with children on bikes and walking who feel safe. Please do not run a big city bus all day long in our village.
6/10/24 — The village of Floral Park does not need a bus running through it. We have convenient stops on Jericho Turnpike.
6/10/24 — In no way should a NYC MTA bus include any plans to travel into an incorporated village in Nassau County.
6/10/24 — I would like to oppose the q110 Going down tulip Ave and Tyson Ave in floral park. Completely unacceptable
6/10/24 — Big mistake.... Floral Park is congested with cars. The last thing we need are buses. That is right by our library too, many small children. Very tight by area around the train station.
6/10/24 — I oppose the bus route coming into the village of Floral Parl to the LIRR station. The streets to and from the village at this area are narrow, were not constructed for oversized vehicles or buses and are overly congested presently, with future congestion predicted to be even worse with the completion of the Centennial Hall project that will bring even more problems. Please do not bring buses into the Village of Floral Park.
6/10/24 — Love the idea of the new Q110 coming to Floral Park LIRR. Ignore all the NIMBYs!
6/10/24 — This redesign option would HURT the village of Floral Park. This should NOT be done!
6/10/24 — I am a resident of Foral Park and I am vehemently against the extension of Queens bus service to Floral Park station. The streets are already congested enough and the additional traffic of MTA busses driving in those areas will only make it worse. The station is only a 3 block walk from Queens bus service. There is no need for an extension that will snarl traffic worse than it already is.
6/10/24 — The new proposed bus stop in Floral Park is not necessary and going to cause wasteful additional traffic. There are already several stops on the same line already. Why are you adding a stop in Nassau County for a NYC bus?
6/10/24 — I think this bus route is a terrible idea and would cause traffic distributions in the village.
6/10/24 — Please do not bring the buses into the Village of Floral Park near the train station. This would cause traffic and dangerous conditions near the school. It is unnecessary. We as residents of Floral Park don?t need it or want it. Thank you.
6/10/24 — I am a resident on Floral Park Village. I am strongly opposed to a Queens bus line entering the incorporated village, first and foremost we are Nassau county not Queens, it is a completely different county. This will also increase traffic, the roads are not equipped for public buses.
6/10/24 — There is no need for a bus stop at the Floral Park train station.
6/10/24 — Absolutely no busses should come into the village of Floral park They are not wanted nor a needed service
6/10/24 — Why would the MTA redesign a bus route to bring passengers west into Nassau County to access a LIRR station ? There are an adequate number of LIRR stations in Queens foe these riders to access the LIRR
6/10/24 — Having a NYC MTA Bus be routed through the Incorporated Village of Floral Park is completely unacceptable to the hardworking residents of Floral Park Village, who not only pay NASSAU county taxes, but VILLAGE of Floral Park taxes as well. Not to mention the traffic and congestion it would cause.
6/10/24 — Dont put a damn bus route through floral park. The traffic is already bad as it is, and this will make it worse. We dont need more city crap into this village. Go run through another damn village, punks
6/10/24 — No to the Q110 route in Floral Park!!!!!!!!!!
6/10/24 — I am against the Q110 going along Carnation Ave to the Floral Park LIRR station. The area is congested and the intersection of Carnation Ave and Caroline Place is already noted as a very dangerous intersection. Adding a bus puts drivers, passengers and pedestrians at risk. Isn?t there already a bus on New Hyde Park that stops at the Stewart Avenue and New Hyde Park LIRR stops? Stop wasting our tax dollars!!!
6/10/24 — The Q70 to LGA should be much more frequent.
6/10/24 — I am opposed to this plan. It will create a traffic nightmare for the people who live in Floral Park-especially for those who reside on West End of town.
6/10/24 — I do not agree with the proposal to have an MTA bus enter into the village of Floral Park to stop at the train station. Our roads and town are not built for this type of traffic. It is located across from our public library which is visited frequently by young people. Having a bus stop would cause a dangerous situation for people crossing. The traffic on Plainfield Avenue has already become out of control and this would add to congestion in our small town. We pay Village taxes and are not part of NYC. Buses should remain on Jamaica Ave.
6/10/24 — Q10 proposal As a lifelong resident of Floral Park I am against this bus route. There is no need for the busses to come into Floral Park and cause major traffic and safety concerns!
6/10/24 — Q110 possibility of stopping at Floral Park LIRR. I commute and drive to the train station. It would be detrimental to the traffic on Tulip Avenue to have a city bus on this route. The UBS stop seems underutilized however.
6/10/24 — I am totally against a proposed Queens bus line coming through Floral Park Village, dropping or picking up passengers at LIRR Floral Park Village
6/11/24 — Adding a bus stop at the Floral Park LIRR station and subsequently driving large buses down Carnation, Tulip, South Tyson Avenues would only be a hinderance to the local community. This area is already served and will continue to be served by bus stations 1/4 mile away on Jericho Turnpike. These roads are already very trafficked and new construction apartments will only make it worse. Adding buses to it will not only further disrupt the peace and negatively impact the flow of traffic in this residential neighborhood, it will do the opposite of improving the speed and reliability of the bus system as this proposal aims to do.
6/11/24 — I oppose this plan ! I live on carnation and can?t get across the street now as it is with all the traffic coming up and down the block. We have apts being built that will cause more traffic If they want to take the railroad they can walk up from jericho
6/11/24 — Why is a Queens bus line considering coming into Floral Park, Nassau County. The streets that are proposed are very congested already. In addition, there are many children that walk and bike in this area as it is near a public library. Adding city buses to the traffic flow will create a hazard. The stretch of road by the train station is already frequently clogged with cars waiting for train passengers and tight parking spots. This plan will create a dangerous situation. The area by the Queens Village LIRR stop or Elmont LIRR stop is much better equipped to handle bus traffic
6/11/24 — strongly opposed to city bus entering Floral Park for train station or any other purpose.
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — Please DO NOT extend the Q110 into Floral Park. Our streets are not well suited for this kind of increased traffic, especially along S Tyson Ave where we have an elementary school. We are not interested in having the bus line extended into our village.
6/12/24 — Why must a 1st Avenue stop be added on the QM7, QM8 & QM11? If it is, then add the stop on only one bus line not all three. Many midtown buses travel to NYU Hospital or close to it. Making the commute longer for all 3 downtown bus lines is unfair especially when traffic is horrible. It takes quite a while to get off the FDR to get to the midtown tunnel on the return trip because of the traffic, people would have to wait so long to get on from the 1st Avenue stop on a downtown express bus, it makes no sense whatsoever. I would be highly disappointed to see a 1st Avenue stop on the downtown express buses for redesign initiative. Why don't the MTA have an HOV lane on the return trip? Thank you.
6/13/24 — As a long time resident of the Inc. Village of Floral Park (60 + years), I vehemently oppose the proposal of the MTA having a bus line within the jurisdiction of our village - especially at the LIRR station. Floral Park station is in need of repairs and/or improvements - it's in terrible condition. That's where funds would be well spent. Thank you for your consideration.
6/14/24 — Love the addition of Q98!! We have been needing a faster way to get from ridgewood to flushing!!! The Q27 redesign is also very helpful especially skipping the narrow and congested areas!! Thank you for keeping the QCC stop for Q27!
6/14/24 — Someone needs to consider changing the bus stop on 99 street. People live on these streets. They have cars. You are taking 2 corners right across from one another for buses!!! It's ridiculous! One one minute you want people to exercise and walk and then you put bus stops in a four block radius. At least move the one bus stop going south bound to the corner of 163 and 99. Leave the north bound one on 99 and 164. Bus cannot make the turn southbound unless he makes a wide turn. You cannot let someone off in the middle of the street. I have seen maybe 10 people get off the bus there in the past 15 years!!!!!! Please reconsider moving the one bus stop to the other corner. It would be beneficial to those who live in Hamilton as well.
6/15/24 — I am vehemently opposed to a NYC bus entering The Village of Floral Park within Nassau County NY. I was born in Manhattan in Washington Heights till 8 then spent the bulk of my life in The Bronx. I saw firsthand the perils of living next to the last stop of a NYC bus. Idling engines, homeless people being forced off the bus, emotionally disturbed folks using the bus as a shelter, littering, & just the changing of an area. We pay a lot of Nassau County taxes and VILLAGE taxes to have a safe tranquil area. Unfortunately NYC is unmanageable especially the MTA. So many fare beaters so the Village of Floral Park would get who knows what.
6/15/24 — The redesign of a bus route to include the village of Floral Park is absolutely an awful idea. The streets involved are very very small, cannot accommodate a large bus and would impose extreme traffic burns to the small area. The buses should stay where they are on Jericho turnpike.
6/15/24 — I am Against the proposal for the bus to be directed through the village of floral park. It is a small Village with lots of residences and small Children. This is a terrible idea for Our community and serves no purpose
6/15/24 — The Q110 that is planning to stop in Floral Park in Nassau County from Queens is unacceptable. That area is very tight for transit bus services. It would run across the Library where many children are and many teens and adults ride their bikes. The suggested Tyson route would run next to the elementary school where there is enough traffic on a regular basis and children that cross the street in that area. I don?t know why a Queens bus needs to come into Nassau County. There is a Jamaica, Queens Village and even a Belmont stop where people can get on the train. There?s no need for bussing to the train to enter Floral Park. It?s a small village and the roads have enough traffic at this time and all the turns are very tight.
6/15/24 — DO NOT BRING MTA BUS TO FLORAL PARK TRAIN STATION. WE ARE NASSAU COUNTY AND PAY NASSAU COUNTY TAX. STAY AWAY!!!!!
6/15/24 — As a resident of Floral Park, we do not gain anything by bring a city bus into our village. We deal with enough of MTA's problems getting off our train we don't need to add to more issues. This would increase crime and open our neighborhood up to city issues that most of moved into nassau to escape. We do not utilize city buses, nor does our village have enough manpower to handle the problems that will arise. We do not pay city taxes for a reason. The plans proposals pass through high traffic areas that already serve congestion. We do not want city buses parked along our streets at the end of their ride. We already have both city and nassau buses that run along jericho turnpike that is only a few blocks from the train station. Elderly/handicapped individuals service access-a-ride and can use that for direct train service. Adding a bus through our village will ruin the this neighborhood and the property values that we all worked so hard for. Please consider this, ask yourself if you would like city buses traveling through your cushion towns up on westchester. If you don't want it in your neighborhood, why should we be forced to have it in ours.
6/15/24 — Q110 I oppose bringing the Q110 into the village of Floral Park Train Station.
6/15/24 — This project would completely overwhelm the streets and intersections in question. The current traffic flow is already heavy during rush hours with frequent delays due to congestion at awkward intersections. Adding MTA buses to this would bring the streets on the proposed route to a standstill multiple times per day. This project cannot happen.
6/15/24 — NO to routing to floral park train station.
6/15/24 — I live in Floral Park and do not want the bus line going through the town.
6/16/24 — According to the final proposed Queens Bus Network Redesign map, it shows that there are 6 buses on Hillside Avenue east of 188th Street and west of Francis Lewis Blvd; The Q1, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77, and the new Q82. However, it states that only the Q1 Limited and Q76 Local will stop at Hillside Avenue/199th Street and Hillside Avenue/198th Street since the two routes are routes that stop at every single stop, while the others are rush routes, meaning that they skip some stops. What I need is Hillside Avenue/199th Street (eastbound) and Hillside Avenue/198th Street (westbound) to serve all buses; rush, limited, and local. Also, many people get on and off at Hillside Avenue/199th Street and Hillside Avenue/198th Street. Please, do us a favor and add all buses (Q1 Limited, Q36 Rush, Q43 Rush, Q76 Local, Q77 Rush, and Q82 Rush) on Hillside Avenue/199th Street (east) and Hillside Avenue/198th Street (west). Therefore, a lot of people wouldn't have to walk so much and it would be a lot easier. Thanks.
6/16/24 — Floral Park residents do not need NYC MYA buses causing traffic on our local roads. Please do not extend the Q110 into Floral Park.
6/17/24 — I am against the NYC bus line being routed through floral park, Nassau. As a commuter who uses the Floral Park train station, there are already an abundance cars traversing our narrow streets of floral park that a large bus traveling along the proposed route will cause massive backups. I cannot see how a city bus will fit along some of the narrow two-way roads in our town, especially carnation ave. There are LIRR stops in Queens on the Hempstead line that the MTA can tap into and route busses to those stations.
6/17/24 — No bus in the village of floral park. Already congested especially tulip and the school JLCS
6/17/24 — Please increase the frequency of Q47 in the evening. The wait time is too long in the evening. On an average I wait like 30 mins. Please consider this request.
6/18/24 — The current proposed Q14 route replacing the northern part of the Q23 needs to be rethought. I understand the busy connecting point at Roosevelt Avenue, however, it does not take into account the fact that numerous students and seniors in Northern queens need to have quick access, without transfers, to get to schools along the current Q23 line alnd to Continental avenue for doctor appointments. By dividing the bus line, it creates a broken path for folks to get to their destination. And where these same folks would have sears on the Q23 before Roosevelt, this will not be the case with the transfer at Roosevelt. Roosevelt is a busy station. The seniors will most likely need to stand for the rest of their trip. Please reconsider this change to the existing route. Thanks for listening.
6/18/24 — You shits are making everything WORSE. Taking away my bus stops on BOTH buses that run near my home. How dues that help overcrowding??? I'm disabled and now I have to walk twice as far to STILL not be able to get on a bus that is too crowded. You want to move buses faster but you don't care that people actually have to GET ON THEM!!!
6/18/24 — You shits are making everything WORSE. Taking away my bus stops on BOTH buses that run near my home. How dues that help overcrowding??? I'm disabled and now I have to walk twice as far to STILL not be able to get on a bus that is too crowded. You want to move buses faster but you don't care that people actually have to GET ON THEM!!!
6/19/24 — Please increase the proposed frequency for the PM Hours on the Q104. I have noticed a lot of people not taking the Q104 anymore because of the wait times.
6/19/24 — Sorry for commenting on the redesign lots of time, This is my plan for Gateway center mall, so since olny 4 routes go to gateway, but what about more routes to gateway?, since the Q51 SBS was canceled so I got an idea, so you know how some routes pass queens center mall, like the Q53 SBS, so might idea is Q107 SBS Cambria heights to gateway mall, but it won?t go to the terminal since there?s no more space so the Q107 SBS will terminate at Vandalia Aveune and Elton Street, it will go on the belt parkway to gateway, my other idea is a B50 Lcl and B50 LTD, it will also go to Greenpoint to starret city, but it will pass gateway, so the B50 will turn on Vandalia Avenue then turn on Erskine street, and pass gateway, then it will go on the Belt parkway, this will help people from far neighborhoods go to Gateway center,and my other idea is Q8 doesn?t go to new lots and make the Q7 go to new lots, since a lot of people take the Q8 from Jamaica to gateway center, and it will go it?s regular terminal, and my other idea is the B103 LTD to gateway center,this is good because The B103 LTD will go to Downtown Brooklyn to Gateway center, and have a good connections with trains,and bus routes,the B103 LTD will be at the B83 terminal, and the others routes liek the Q107 SBS,B50 lcl,B50 LTD will pass gateway center and also a good connection, the routes that will pass/terminate at gateway is the Q107 SBS,Q8,B13,B83,B103 LTD,B50 lcl,B50 SBS, and the B5 LTD since it?s apart of the redesign plan and it will go to starret city and it also pass Gateway
6/21/24 — I take the Q88 bus to work everyday. It is often lightly used between Jamaica av and 188 St; but, routinely overcrowded between Utopia Pkwy and the Queens center mall in both directions. This is particularly true on school days, when Francis Lewis High School and Queens College students fill the bus. More frequent service is needed along Horace Harding blvd. and it should be a bus priority corridor. The Q88 should be a rush route stopping only at major intersections along Horace Harding. This would quickly connect commuters between east and west Queens and provide a good alternative to driving on the LIE. A local or limited route should be added between 188 St and the mall to supplement service along the busiest part of the Q88 route. Also, bus stops near pedestrian overpasses on the LIE should be prioritized. For example, the 99 St stop should be kept not the 98 St or 102 St stops.
6/21/24 — The proposed terminals for the B7 and Q14 should be swapped. The Q14 would help serve as a relief line for the Q58, especially whereas the Q58 would serve southern Corona and, unlike in prior drafts, is no longer proposed to run along Roosevelt Avenue to serve northern Corona like the Q14 would. But by terminating at Metropolitan Avenue, it doesn't quite fulfill the heavy Corona?Ridgewood desire line. Likewise, the proposed B7 extension is one of the few lines that would enhance connectivity to southern Brooklyn, but could reach more bus lines if it went to Metropolitan Avenue rather than cutting short at Forest Avenue. (This includes the Q14 itself if realigned as I suggest.)
6/21/24 — There is no way that this proposal for a bus route right outside the residential Incorporated Village of Floral Park, where many of us live, is at all acceptable. It will create an even worse traffic congestion scenario on our street, especially in peak traffic hours when there is already much honking and yelling that can be heard from drivers when there is congestion ahead on the single directional lanes of the streets proposed. It will also create problems for the safety of seniors who live here, as our location will be more accessible to those who could prey upon the elderly, young mothers with children, and village residents getting off the train from work. A big NO to this proposal. I know our town mayor Kevin Fitzgerald and village executives will surely make our wishes known. I will surely inform all my neighbors to oppose this MTA proposal which would encroach upon our community with numerous detrimental consequences.
6/21/24 — Rush buses should stop at Archer Ave/Merrick Blvd, and Archer Ave itself should be a bidirectional busway. I elaborate on these two suggestions below, but I believe these two changes work in favor of many more people better than what is currently proposed. As currently proposed, the Rush routes Q4, Q84, Q85, Q86, and Q87 would stop at Merrick Blvd & Liberty Ave but not stop at Archer Ave & 165 St. This is not ideal, because Archer Avenue is still within downtown Jamaica; even that far east is a major destination for many passengers. It also facilitates connections to buses at the 165th Street terminal. Whereas Merrick Blvd & Liberty Ave is "in the middle of nowhere" by comparison, and walking between those two locations is unpleasant with having to walk under the Long Island Rail Road, past auto shops, and cross a dangerous stroad. The way current Limited buses detour via 160 St and Liberty Ave doesn't end up being faster because buses are held back at red lights. Transit signal priority could be applied here, but it could also be applied anywhere. As there are other buses that would remain on Archer Avenue anyway (such as the Q20 and Q44) and there are almost no destinations on Archer Avenue to drive to? I also urge DOT to work with MTA to restrict cars on more of Archer Avenue and make it a bidirectional busway, to speed up every bus, and apply transit signal priority here instead. With no adjacent travel lanes, this busway could be combined with protected bike lanes so people of all ages and abilities can safely bike to the subway, through downtown, or even just to the Q44 which has bike racks.
6/21/24 — What follows is a suggestion based on an observation. Consider rerouting the Q42 onto Jamaica Avenue by having it continue on 177 Street and pass under the Long Island Rail Road. I have no data to support whether people will appreciate this, but I can share my experience on the Q83 to at least say that this reroute won't negatively affect the Q83. First, a disclaimer. I don't live along or use the Q42. But I understand that it is not a high-ridership bus route. However, I do live along and have used the Q83, which currently shares some of the route with the Q42. First thing I want to say is that the #1 thing the Q83 needs is to no longer have local/limited service, but should instead operate as one service pattern running at consistent intervals, and I am pleased to see that every draft of the Queens network redesign has moved in this direction. The span of the existing Limited service on the Q83 in particular isn't very long, so it doesn't save passengers that much time. It actually ends up hurting service instead, by causing imbalances with passenger loads, especially in the morning: if a local bus comes first, everyone chooses it, and then it has to skip upcoming local stops because it's full, whereas the Limited bus arrives shortly after but runs empty because everyone chose to fill the local bus and it doesn't stop where others were left behind. I say all of the above to say that the Q83 being a Rush route is a bonus, but not necessary to improve things. I'm also not saying that it being a Rush route will make it worse. What I am saying is that if the Q83 were an all local "green" route with consolidated stops, it would still be an improvement over today's conditions. With all of the above said, maybe the Q42 could be useful to more people by serving Jamaica Avenue instead of Liberty Avenue. There's plenty shops on Jamaica Avenue between 177 Street and Parsons Boulevard (where the subway is), so perhaps this could induce more local trips for shopping and maybe even justify introducing weekend service. Buses do absolutely fit under the Long Island Rail Road underpass at 177 Street. I have photographic evidence of Q83 buses being detoured this way on September 22, 2022, which also shows that the posted clearance for the underpass is 12 feet 6 inches.
6/21/24 — As a FPV resident I do not support the redesign project proposed to run through this Long Island village. It is creating an unsafe environment for my children- busses trying to navigate through already crowded small-town main streets where children walk and bike around with friends- absolutely not. The bus can run along Jericho and people can walk the 2 blocks to the train station. If the bus is related to UBS, run it down Hempstead. Whoever came up with this idea is ignorant- a city bus can't safely navigate these small streets- it definitely can't turn down them. Traffic in town is awful as it is. I thought this proposal was a joke when I first heard about it- logistically it doesn't work and will end up endangering residents.
6/21/24 — The small Nassau town of Floral Park doesn't need the 24/7 congestion and infiltration of illegal aliens, homeless, and criminals from the Queens shelters and hotels. Keep the last stop at Queens Village.
6/21/24 — Why would a bus from queens need to route into Nassau county and stop at the floral park lirr station? That station is not equipped to handle more volume. It is crumbling as it is. This is a HUGE mistake for the village of floral park. The proposed route is also not equipped to handle the bus traffic. This cannot be included in the final proposal. The village of floral park is not a part of queens and should not have to deal with queens buses and traffic.
6/21/24 — Do not move forward with the proposal to have MTA buses drive through local streets of Floral Park Village and stop at the Floral Park LIRR train station.
6/22/24 — The extension of the the Q110 to the village of Floral Park doesn't make sense. The streets of Floral Park are narrow and would cause unnecessary traffic and I don't think there's a lot of demand for customers taking the Q110 into a zone 4 LIRR station with a higher ticket price. The village should not be subjected to unnecessary traffic for low returns.
6/22/24 — Hello. The roads proposed are all NARROW SINGLE lanes. Tulip Ave is already congested with the Post office traffic with a lot of pedestrian traffic that cross in the middle of the road. Carnation and Caroline are both heavily populated with cars picking up LIRR passengers, library traffic and TWO elementary school on either side of this proposed plan. It is hard enough to try and navigate these areas safely. The proposed blocks are already heavily congested with impatient cars and pedestrians. There are also many apartment complexes in the area. South Tyson Ave is an unacceptable option because this is one of the 2 entrances and exits to John Lewis Elementary. The amount of double-parked cars, kids and parents that cross and drive recklessly are just multiple lawsuits waiting to happen. Final thought is the SAFETY issue. We have many children that bike and walk in this proposed area. They go to the schoolyards, library and stores that line Tulip and Jericho Turnpike. They don't always have common sense and this route puts their safety in jeopardy. I already see the frustration of drivers running red lights and making unwise decisions due to impatience on Plainfield Ave. We just had a hit and run of a young girl near Floral Park Memorial HS. If N24 made the stop at Jericho and S. Tyson this would be a much better alternative. The walk from Jericho/S. Tyson Ave is a maybe 3 blocks? Jericho Tpke is better equipped to handle a bus route and the walk is very short. Thank you for your time.
6/22/24 — Operate Q1 to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Av to provide Hillside Av corridor passengers direct access to Jamaica Center station and Metrics Blvd corridor bus routes Redesign ate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Proposed Q61 should be redesignated as Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the existing Q16 at Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 would be redesignated Q61 The proposed Q62 should be redesign aged Q18 to avoid. Numeric confusion with the Q26 in Downtown Flushing. The existing Q18 would be redesignated Q62. Herb
6/22/24 — I love the new Q50 bus route. I see that there is not a stop at Roosevelt Ave and 108 Street. I would like the Q50 to stop there to connect with the new proposed Q23 to Forest Hills.
6/22/24 — Please provide Q36 weekend service even if it means just terminating at Queens Village LIRR station Redesign ate Q11 Linden wood branch as Q21. Extend Q52 to. Far Rock away Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q55 to Jamaica Av & 168 St and please do not change Jamaica terminus of route Q24 Please discard Q75 proposal and replace it with an extension of route Q64 which would operate from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expat and replace the Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. Operate 24/7 and base the Q64 at Queens Village Depot. Also operate the Q88 24/7 for all the time service on Horace Harding Expwy Please redesign ate the three digit route designations: Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q79 Q111 would be Q78 Q112 would be Q34 Q114 would be Q57 Q115 would be Q80 Please look into these proposals Herb
6/22/24 — The one size fits all solution of removing bus stops will not improve bus speeds in all instances since slowdowns are due to other factors eg quadruple parking on Ditmars Blvd, (Q69), cross over (X) pattern at 31st St and RFK Bridge entrance and Astoria Blvd (Q 19). Many elderly, disabled, sick will be grossly invconvenienced and travel options limited if the distance between stops increased with no improvement in travel time. If Q 19 stop on 47st and Astoria Blvd or Q69 stop at 47th St and Ditmars, I will be unable to walk to the remaining stops since distance too far.
6/23/24 — No need for MTA bus to cross into Nassau to enter Floral Park. Floral Park Nassau does not need MTA bus coming through as last stop.
6/23/24 — The proposal to route the Q110 busses from Jericho Tpke to the Floral Park LIRR station is unworkable. Use of the proposed single lane streets is not acceptable. The streets are already jammed with traffic and the last thing needed is busses to be added to the congestion. Cars stopping to drop off LIRR travelers already taxes the stretch of road alongside the busy train station. There is no room for busses.
6/24/24 — Please extend this draft plan for the B62 all the way to 21st. Ave. in Astoria!
6/25/24 — Please redesign ate proposed Q82 as Q89 in order to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall. This will provide comfort facilities for bus operators. Please redesign ate the 3 digit routes into 2 digit routes Q101 would become Q71 Q103 would become Q73 Q105 would become Q75 Q105 would become Q75 Q110 would become Q78 Q111 would become Q79 Q112 would become Q34 Q114 would become Q34 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
6/25/24 — Overcrowding on Q43 line due to Creedmore Hospital stop. Have a different bus go there as well or express stops before and after.
6/25/24 — the proposal to extend the Q110 into the Floral Park Railroad Stattion in Nassau County is not a safe plan. the area is tight, will cause traffic issues and most important will be a danger to pedestrians because of the area. and worse your propsed route takes it down a one lane road past a very busy school back to Jericho Turnpike this must be reconsidered and droped
6/26/24 — As a resident of the Village of Floral Park we are opposed to the new proposal to have the Q110 stop at the LIRR the village already has lots of traffic and congestion, and this proposal would not make any sense.
6/27/24 — FINAL PLAN ON QUEENS BUS NETWORK REDESIAN MTA BOARD WILL VOTE ON THIS JULY BOARD MEETING AND PICK WILL GO FALL PICK 2024 NOT IN 2025 THANK YOU HOWARD BIRNBAUM COMMIUTY BOARD 6 QNS
6/27/24 — The Q30 route should operate between Jamaica and Little Neck. Weekday short trips to Queens borough CC should be designated Q57 .Both routes should be based at Queens Village Depot Route Q64 should operate between 71 AC subway and 230 St & 69 AC via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto Springfield Blvd, right onto 69 Av and terminate at 230 St Extend Q27 along Springfield Blvd to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel Depot and please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. If the Q50 is not combined with the Q48 please base Q50 at either College Point or Casey Strangely depot because it is a "Q" designated route Herb
6/27/24 — The Q30 route should operate between Jamaica and Little Neck. Weekday short trips to Queens borough CC should be designated Q57 .Both routes should be based at Queens Village Depot Route Q64 should operate between 71 AC subway and 230 St & 69 AC via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto Springfield Blvd, right onto 69 Av and terminate at 230 St Extend Q27 along Springfield Blvd to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel Depot and please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. If the Q50 is not combined with the Q48 please base Q50 at either College Point or Casey Strangely depot because it is a "Q" designated route Herb
6/27/24 — Thank you for preserving QM11 bus service. It is very efficient in the morning going Downtown Manhattan. However, coming back to Queens at the end of the day is another story ? the impossible loop that it takes on Queens Blvd from 63 Dr to 72 Dr and back to 63 Rd takes about 30 extra minutes of just wasted time and additional congestion on the local road. It would not take Yellowstone or even Queens Blvd Highway going to 108 St even though there are practically no stops on the way back from 72 Dr. Almost no people stay on the bus to go back to Forest Hills and Corona, so it is coming back empty as everyone is looking for other transfer to local busses (we are not even allowed to transfer to other Express busses that drops passengers off on 63 Rd). This route should be adjusted coming back the same way as it leaves Queens in the morning to go to Manhattan (or at least take a shortcut via Yellowstone). Please look into this. Thank you!
6/28/24 — Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall to provide restroom facilities for Q112 operators Extend Q36 to Little Neck on Saturday and Sunday Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q21 Redesignate Q30 Queensboro trips as. Q34 Do not change Q30 route. Just base it at Queens Village depot. Base proposed Q45 at Jamaica Depot plus routes Q20, Q31 and Q76. Herb
6/28/24 — The QM3 can be made into a more attractive route by doing the following: Extend past Little Neck Pkwy & Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Ah and terminate at Braddock Av & 89 Av. On the Manhattan bound trip, buses would start on Braddock AC & 89 Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route There should be a QM9 route which would follow the QM4/QM44 route but go into Lower Manhattan instead Redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Herb
6/28/24 — Q38 bus route on 99th Street/58 Avenue should not be removed because it is a safe and convenient bus stop near my dwelling. This route has been changed before due to whatever reasons and now again. MTA must service the people in this neighborhood. Many people like myself don't own a vehicle and in bad weather conditions the new proposed stop is far for me to walk due to my health conditions. Please some how keep the 99st/58ave Q38 stop on the MTA Bus Map. Thanking you in advance. Also, what needs to be done to not remove 99st/58ave stop on Q38.
6/29/24 — Q31: you should keep Jamaica Ave/Parsons Blvd because it's closer to the subway stop you should also keep Utopia Pkwy/Fairchild Ave
7/1/24 — The eastbound QM7 bus should pick up at church and Vesey not Church and Fulton street.
7/1/24 — As a former resident of Glendale, Queens, I am concerned that none of the redesign drafts have attempted to fill in a coverage gap that I will elaborate below. First I will suggest a new route, then I will propose two alternatives where extensions of MTA's proposed routes will partially fill in this gap. The only bus that serves most of Glendale currently is the Q55, and that is geared towards the L and M trains at Myrtle-Wyckoff. While this works and should be kept, it alone is not conducive to connecting easily to the rest of Queens. Some people who live in Glendale between approximately Cypress Hills Street and 80th Street actually travel in the Richmond Hill-bound direction, in reverse peak direction, and transfer to the Q29, which most people take to the Queens Center Mall area. In addition, many middle school students take the Q29 and Q47 in the reverse peak direction to either Cooper Ave or 78 Ave, and then walk 10 minutes to IS 119 closer to 74 Street. I would like to suggest a new route which serves Cooper Avenue as well as Yellowstone Boulevard, and at minimum connects to the E, F, M, and R trains at Forest Hills/71 Avenue. Forest Hills not only has various transit connections (including the Q23 and Q64) but is also a shopping destination; along the way this route would also pass near Atlas Park and the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, where there's other shopping options as well as a high school. Based on information provided only within the Brooklyn Bus Redesign Existing Conditions Report, Q55 ridership reflects a "feeder" route clearly favoring Myrtle-Wyckoff, and boardings drop east of 70th Street, which also happens to be where Cooper Ave splits off of Myrtle Avenue to lead to a different part of Queens. So it may be possible to have this new route by using existing buses; the Q55 currently runs up to every 5 minutes during peak hours (which I think is very good), so maybe this new line can follow the existing Q55 between Myrtle-Wyckoff and 70th Street, and then act as a new branch of the Q55 running to Forest Hills. In addition to this, or if the above is not possible, extending either the Q29 or Q47 to Myrtle Ave/73rd Place is a step in the right direction to improve connectivity.
7/1/24 — Extend Q50 past Pelham Bay IRT to Bay Plaza Mall. No more co-op City trips. The Bx23 serves Co-,Open City Base Q68 at LaGuardia depot. Also base Q32 at LaGuardia depot Base Q50 at either Casey Strangely or College Point Depot. Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base at Casey Stengel depot. Also, please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot If Q64 is extended to Little Neck, please base at Queens Village Depot Provide weekend Q36 service to either Little Neck or Queens Village LIRR station Provide weekend Q61 service along Willets Point Blvd Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis park Extend Q55 to Jamaica AC & 168 St Herb
7/2/24 — Q43 Bus - Keep Stop Between 179 & 188 Street Please keep the stop between 188 St and 179 St. There is a school and supermarket by 184 ST and walking to the 179 or 188 is far for elderly and disabled passengers. In addition there are housing being built between these two stops and having a stop here will help the residents. There is also an MTA LIRR Hillside Support Facility for employee on 183 and Liberty Ave who will benefit from getting a stop closer to walking distance. Think of the MTA employees. Thank you!
7/2/24 — I frequent the 147th st. and Jewel ave. STOP. I Already have to walk many blocks to get there from my home. An additional 2 blocks further to your proposed plan would be onerous. Please do not eliminate my stop.
7/3/24 — On behalf of the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, as the Interim Superintendent of Schools, I would like to express our concern regarding the newly proposed MTA transit route that is planned to pass near the John Lewis Childs School. The proposed route would bring the New York City bus line, the Q110, into the Floral Park Village with a stop at the Floral Park LIRR Station. The bus route is scheduled to pass along the S. Tyson Avenue extension past the side of the John Lewis Childs School with a major crossing for both cars and, more importantly, our students who cross at Elizabeth Street. While we understand the need for improved public transportation, the safety and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities. We urge the transit authority to consider alternative routes to ensure that the increased traffic does not compromise the safety and security of our school community. We are committed to working collaboratively to find a solution that benefits the entire community while prioritizing the safety of our students. Thank you.
7/3/24 — Opposed to this plan do not let this happen in the Village of Floral Park. Currently this is a very crowded LIRR/Floral Park Village route especially during morning/evening rush hours. Drivers speed; run lights and don't obey stop signs this would be a major dangerous driving hazard, more accidents will occur. You will need more police protection at this route if this bus proposal gets approved.
7/3/24 — Regarding Q110 extension into Nassau County Floral Park station - this appears to be a way to move Belmont Park overflow into Floral Park - no way! No thanks to crossing the county line with this proposal. Go back to the drawing board.
7/3/24 — The Floral Park LIRR station and local streets surrounding it are NOT located in Queens County NYC. These streets already have significant vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and is not suitable for a public bus route, even a public Nassau County route. A better alternate would be west of us where in-city LIRR fares would benefit riders. The city and state main roads at LIRR stations west of us are more suitable to handle heavy commercial buses than local roads in FP. Plans to impose this operation in a very limited space in a community outside your city boundaries is completely unacceptable for many reasons.
7/3/24 — I oppose the redesign to have the bus stop/enter Floral Park. This will cause extreme traffic and safety issues.
7/3/24 — I am strongly Opposed to the proposal for Floral Park.
7/3/24 — I?m opposed to the Queens Bus Network Re-design Project. I?ve moved to Long Island from Queens few years ago for peace, quiet, less traffic and road safety. Having a bus line crossing the Floral Park village would create unnecessary road risk and noise. Moreover, currently I pay triple the taxes that I paid in Queens therefore it is reasonable to expect better quality of life. Stop the Queens Bus Network Re-design Project!
7/3/24 — I object to the development use and deployment of route Q110. There is no reason to bring a bus line from Jamaica train station to Floral Park Train station. This is overreach by the MTA queens bus line into Nassau County.
7/4/24 — This is a terrible idea. Our TTown streets are not designed for buses. Plus you are planning to route this bus right by our Elementary School. This will be dangerous and inconvenient for kids and parents. WE ARE NOT QUEENS. We moved out of the city to get away for a different life. Stop trying to make us into Queens
7/4/24 — I live in Floral Park, And Oppose bringing the MTA bus into the village for drop off at the LIRR. Why can't people use the bus that stops at the LIRR on Hillside ave in Queens Village? Why can't people walk from Jericho to the Floral Park Station--it's 2 blocks. Why can't people take the bus to use the New Hyde Park LIRR station, it's 1 block from Jericho!
7/4/24 — Keep Queens busses in Queens. Floral Park streets are not meant for bus traffic. Stop shoving your bad ideas down our throats.
7/5/24 — In regards to the proposed Q72 redesign it is not the spacing of the bus stops that is in need of changes, as it is more the frequency of service that is more needed. A 10 minute headway during the AM rush hour would be a better option for the area to accommodate the residents of the area who who both in and out of the borough. It could also be a viable option for travelers who use this route to get to LaGuardia Airport, already being served by this route. On the weekends, during the afternoon and early evening hours a more frequent headway of buses are needed to accommodate the shopping areas along the route ( including Junction Blvd between 34th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue; Junction Blvd and 57th for nearby Queens Center mall and the final terminal at 63rd Drive).
7/5/24 — There is no need to extend the Q110 into the Village of Floral Park. The Village, is not part of Queens County, therefore the route should not enter Nassau County. Since the route is from Jamaica, it serves the same purpose as the LIRR - why the duplication? Additionally, the streets you are proposing to use 24/7 are residential and not equipped to accommodate City buses. Take the 110 elsewhere.
7/5/24 — Re: the Q110 going to the Floral Park train station. I believe this will definitely add traffic problems to the surrounding area. But more than that, I believe this would prove to be very dangerous to vehicles and pedestrians in the immediate area. There is no room for buses on these streets. The parking limits the open street for the buses to travel. Very bad idea!
7/6/24 — I am vehemently opposed to a queens bus in the area proposed. The traffic is extremely heavy already and a bus would cause major traffic congestion in a already very busy area and cause definite downword quality of life to our community.
7/6/24 — Absolutely opposed to any proposal for Q110 or any other City bus service extending to Floral Park.
7/7/24 — Please cut the Jamaica bound Q1 to Jamaica Av & Parsons Blvd, not Sutphin Blvd. This will provide Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center Station and Merrick Blvd corridor routes. Please make a 4 way route designation swap; the proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the existing Q16. The current Q18 should be redesignated Q62 because numeric confusion would occur with the existing Q26. The proposed Q62 would be redesignated Q18 Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica and terminate at Archer Av & 168 St with the Q24 Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot. Please change the proposed Q75 route and replace it with an extension of route Q64 from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av left onto 188 St the right onto Horace Harding Expwy and follow the existing Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy Operate weekend and overnight service to Queens Village LIRR Station on the Q36 Try to provide 24/7 service to LGA on the Q72 Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood service as Q21 Replace three digit route designations; Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q34 Q111 would be Q57 Q112 would be Q79 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q80 Please look into these suggestions Herb
7/7/24 — I forgot to mention please extend route Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base that route and the Q17 at Casey Stengel depot Extend Q48 past 260 St & Little Neck Pkwy to North Shore Towers and provide weekend service Extend Q50 Pelham Bay trips to Bay Plaza Eliminate trips to Co-Op City because you have the Bx23 Herb
7/8/24 — The plans for Q110 bus to come south down Carnation Avenue across Caroline and north to Tulip is not a feasible plan. These roads are not meant for heavy traffic and are already backed up with car traffic. We are also adding multiple units where Carnation and Tulip meet where the masonic temple were that is already going to put an even greater strain on traffic in the area. Queens residents can be dropped on Jericho Tpke and walk the 3 blocks to access the LIRR in Floral Park.
7/8/24 — The resident do not want the MTA adding a bus route into our village in close proximity to our elementary school. It?s is dangerous and congestion will be out of control. Stay in the city.
7/8/24 — We, the four elected members of the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District Board of Education, would like to express our concern regarding the MTA?s newly proposed transit route for the Q110 bus line. As currently presented, the proposed route will directly and negatively impact our educational community at the John Lewis Childs School. While we support enhancing public transportation, the safety and well-being of our students and staff in our community remain our highest concern. We urge the MTA to consider alternative routes to ensure that increased traffic does not negatively impact the safety of our school environment or the Floral Park community. The Board of Education is committed to working collaboratively to find a solution that benefits the entire Floral Park community while safeguarding our students and residents. We thank you for your attention to this important matter. Trustees Jackie O'Donohue, Rose Peltonen, Laura Trentacoste, Michele Vincent
7/8/24 — Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 in Jamaica depot. Move the Q17 to Casey Stengel depot Herb
7/9/24 — Q110 reroute into Floral Park. Please come see the horrible traffic in this area from 8am to 9an and 4pm to 5pm. A large bus would bring traffic to a stand still
7/9/24 — as a resident of Floral Park I am opposed to to the Q110 bus route. It is already a hardship to exit Floral Park at anytime due to narrow roads and volume of traffic if a bus placed in the mix it would add to the time it takes to get to Jericho turnpike and there would be school buses in the mix posing a danger to children getting to school. I hope this is not approved.
7/9/24 — The proposed removal of the eastbound stop at Douglaston parkway and Horace Harding on the QM8 removes the closest bus stop to an already underserved area. There is no reason for 3 consecutive stops to be removed. This is a major stop serving residents in the neighborhood bordered by Horace Harding, northern boulevard, marathon parkway, and Douglaston parkway. This removal does not improve anything and will not speed up the bus. You will only lose ridership.
7/10/24 — As a resident of Floral Park for 42 years I have seen an increase of traffic entering our village over the years. This is a natural progression but to add city buses to a village in Nassau county is not necessary. We do not want buses on our streets on a daily basis along with the extra traffic they will add and the deterioration of our roads. Please do not put city buses on our roads.
7/11/24 — Very much support and appreciate the new proposed Q68 line. It would be amazing if plans for this line could include greater frequency at peak times 7 AM - 10 AM, 4 PM - 7 PM.
7/11/24 — I do not believe that a Queens bus line should enter the village of floral park- the infrastructure can not handle more traffic- the streets that are being considered are extremely crowded- between normal traffic- event goers cutting through the village to The ubs arena- this would affect the village in a negative way- there are other stops along the LIRR line in queens that should be utilized not a small village in Nassau
7/12/24 — I am a security guard and depend on the Q10 on Sutter Avenue and 130 St to get to the A Train on Liberty/Lefferts Blvd. The Q 9 does not provide access to the A train and travel the route I need. If you take it away, you will negatively impact the whole of South Ozone Park that depend on that bus. Keep it for the sake of all the old people who live in this neighborhood and need that bus travel
7/12/24 — Strongly opposed
7/12/24 — I have seen how unfair MTA can be in their decision making. They have taken away the Q10 bus stops on sutter av and 130 st last year and is now targeting this specific bus to remove it in their bus redesign plan. MTA do not care about the negative impact this will cause to the entire community. It seem like they have people in power who are trying to undermine the system and provide unfairness and disservice to our community. If they take away this bus that is mostly needed by our community, the people will come out and march/protest and will not pay for their travel on any mta bus. We will do what the other ethnicity are doing and ride the buses for free everyday. MTA unfairness need to STOP. Keep the Q10bus!!
7/12/24 — I travel to liberty ave to get my food. I cannot walk far. I have no car. I need q10 bus please. please keep bus
7/12/24 — I am against the new route of the Q110 to the Floral Park train station, I believe the route is not designed well for a bus to take and will add to worsening traffic at both Carnation Avenue and Tulip Avenue.
7/14/24 — I find the changes to the Q110 to be in service to the community and can help a lot of commuters such as myself to the LIRR. The route is already similar to the Q36 which wouldn?t be much of a change just adding a route down Tulip Ave. It would help a lot more people to the Floral Park LIRR stop which is a bit out of the way for someone like myself in the suburbs. It?s also easier to get to Queens by bus as well.
7/14/24 — Please keep all Q10 stops, especially the local Q10 that passes by Rockaway Blvd & 130th street. I take that bus everyday since highschool (graduated in 2012) to get to work and to help support my family. I live with elderly family members who also take the Q10 and cannot walk far. I depend on the Q10 every single day. Please do not change the route. Thank you
7/15/24 — My comment is for the proposed Q18 redesign. My local stop is corner of 69th street and 52nd drive with bus going in direction toward Astoria. The route profile states that 'eliminated 69th street service will be serviced by proposed Q47 and Q57'. There will be no 69th street service on the new Q18 route from 53rd ave to 48th ave. Well , since this plan was first published, the Proposed Q47 has been changed and will not service 69th street north of Calamus ave that is referenced in the Q18 Route Profile. The proposed Q57 will stop at my local stop but the frequency is less than current Q18 route. So, to summarize, the new route profile states service will be provided by 2 new routes , but when one looks at the profiles for these new routes for these stops, only one route will service it and at a lower frequency. Additionally, if I were to walk to new route Q18 on 65th place or to calamus ave at 69th street for q47, the topography of this area includes severe and long hills difficult to walk , very hard for senior citizen of which I am one. Please review service at this stop and confirm it will be at least the same frequency as current Q18. Thank you. John O'Shea336-288-2997
7/16/24 — I am against the new proposed routing for the Q110 bus line. There is sufficient bus traffic passing LIRR stations in Queens which will allow those residents to use the LIRR to travel East or West bound. Allowing bus lines to proceed on Tulip Avenue; Caroline Place or So. Tyson Avenue in Nassau county is unacceptable as these are all residential areas that WILL NOT benefit in anyway from this proposed bus route. As a Floral Park resident I am strongly against this new bus route
7/16/24 — I have a suggestion for Queens Manhattan express buses in Ozone Park. There should be a line added that goes downtown. So that way, there is an option for folks who can?t take the train, because the way the train is right now, there are only stairs. There is no elevator. If there was a downtown queens Manhattan express bus line in ozone park, people would be able to commute downtown easier
7/16/24 — Extremely disappointed After attending several public meetings, and attending a meeting with the redesign team in person as a Queens Power member , and Senior myself . NO CHANGE ? The new Q87 Green Acres Eastbound will not stop at 241 street anymore - across from the Cross ISLAND BUSINESS BUILDING , There is a SNAP Senior center in there , You removed the stop , now I have to get off at 243 St and walk back , there is nothing at 243 st , that is important , remove that stop INSTEAD.
7/19/24 — A hard copy of the Village's comments, dated July 18, 2024, to the MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan (the "Village's Comments") have been sent via FedEx to MTA New York City Transit, Government and Community Relations, 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. The Village's comments can be found by clicking the following link https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FINAL-DRAFT-Village-comments-to-MTA-Bus-Redesign-07.18.2024.pdf
7/19/24 — The proposed bus route to and from the Floral Park LIRR along South Ryson is a horrible idea. There is as elementary school on south Tyson and in the morning and afternoon school buses and parents pick up and drop off are substantial.
7/19/24 — The proposed plan to route NY City buses through the Village of Floral Park is unworkable for many reasons, most of which have been communicated by our Village leadership. We and many other Village residents are opposed to this plan and it should be removed from the MTA plan.
7/19/24 — The intersection of Lefferts Blvd. and Jamaica ave is extremely crowded with narrow roadway streets, very narrow sidewalks, fhe south/east corner further encumbered by the bulky pillars that make up the infrastructure of the LIRR rail bridges and the MTA J/Z line bridge which cross there and consume much of the pedestrian space. Numerous buses stops already exist there. There is the Q10 and the Q56. People waiting for the buses at this intersection now stand bare inches from the street where the Q10 northbound has a stop and squeezes past the pillars, very close to where pedestrians wait to cross at the intersection to reach local elementary school or to the bus stop on the south west corner. Adding the Q55 to this corner would make it additionally dangerous for pedestrians to walk and passengers to wait for their buses, Please reconsider the plan to add a Q55 stop to this already excessively crowded location. It would make an already too crowded corner with heavy traffic, narrow streets and the unique aspects of massive LIRR/MTA rail bridge supports as well as the already existing numerous bus stops much too dangerous. One more point, you are removing the Q10 stop on Lefferts and Hillside which will also add more people to this crowded location as they will then also have to wait for those buses at Lefferts and Jamaica Ave. A disaster in the making to an already overburdened intersection/corner. I refuse to believe this site was actually inspected in person before this plan was made. Please rethink this plan.
7/20/24 — Do not add a bus stop at Floral Park Village. Carnation Ave is a high traffic area by the LIRR station and even more so during rush hour times. The alternative of South Tyson Ave does not work either because the majority of the year, there are tons of school buses traveling through that road as there are a couple schools near by. Again, it's a high traffic area for pick ups and drop offs, which just makes it more dangerous for the children and families.
7/20/24 — No floral Park stop. As a resident of the village this is not in our interest. We strongly oppose this proposal!
7/21/24 — Many people from other neighborhoods take the Q60 but Forest Hills to do their banking and shopping. While there they shop at Foodtown near Ascan Avenue to buy things they can't get where they live. Removing the Ascan Avenue bus stop is inconvenient because it will force them to carry groceries almost two blocks to other bus stops, rather than just waiting outside the store. This will be a hardship in bad weather and for those who are seniors who may need canes or walkers. The 72nd Avenue bus stop should be removed instead. Please reconsider removing the Ascan Avenue stop.
7/22/24 — Absolutely not necessary. MTA stop at Jericho and Tulip. It?s close enough to the rail road. It?s only 2 blocks away! Our small town is already overburden with the traffic we have from the UBA arena and Belmont Racetrack. Our small street cannot handle the extra traffic of oversized vehicles. Our community will not accept this Bus Network Redesign initiative. Please do not bring Buses into our small town. Thank you!
7/22/24 — I am writing about the Q64 bus stop at Jewel Avenue and 152 Street. This stop services Georgetown Mews residences which consists of over 900 apartments. Many residents are elderly and have found this stop to be very helpful in their getting around. Queens College students also use this stop in the afternoon. Please reconsider getting rid of this essential stop to the residents. Thanks.
7/22/24 — The QM5 is an important bus route for me to get to work, its also faster for me to get into manhattan. there often are enough QM5 buses going that the bus is just full enough without it feeling claustrophobic. HOWEVER, last weekend, the QM5 was absolutely packed. There were so many riders, the QM5 made so many stops that I got to my destination at least 30 mins slower, we had to stop constantly and tell the people at the stop that it was full. it was uncomfortable and overly packed. what the fuck is up with that?
7/22/24 — Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74. Our population in Queens is on the elderly side and this is necessary!
7/23/24 — I have lived on 76th Ave for over 20 years and use the Q20 Main St/76th Ave stop all the time. Removing that stop would be a major inconvenience for me as I have difficulty walking. Please consider keeping that stop. Thank you.
7/23/24 — The 111th Avenue/174th Street Q42 bus stop should remain apart of this route. Mainly because of its proximity to the churches, doctor's offices, parks, and small businesses along Merrick Blvd and 111th/Sayres. In addition, the corner of 174th St and 111th has an all way stop sign and street lights on two parallel corners, whereas the 175th/111th avenue stop does not have either of these safety attributes. Stop signs and street lights are valuable to pedestrian safety especially when exiting a bus on a block that does not have traffic lights or speed bumps. Plenty of youth coming from school as well as elderly individuals with disabilities use this route, so it is something I feel necessary to highlight. I overwhelming believe this stop remain on the route and to consider removing a stop directly before or after this particular stop.
7/23/24 — Currently the traffic on Tulip and Carnation avenues is a nightmare at rush hours. Your bus route proposal would make it even worse.
7/23/24 — Please do not extend the Q36 to Floral Park Station The traffic congestion would be a disaster. They are building apartments between Carnation Ave and Tulip Ave which are going to increase traffic on those roads. The extended bus route would be disastrous
7/23/24 — As an owner of a local business in the Inc. Village of Floral Park, I am AGAINST this proposal
7/23/24 — I love the idea of extending the Q110 to the Floral Park LIRR station. As a Floral Park resident, this would make my commute so much easier since I wouldn?t need to go all the way to Jericho Turnpike to get the Q36 or the n24. Plus, giving commuters an easy bus transfer from the LIRR is amazing.
7/23/24 — This is a bad idea. The village of floral park, Nassau County, NY does not need a NYC transit bus route or stop. Please stop the extension of the bus route at the Queens border. We do not want a bus route in our village.
7/23/24 — I am writing to inform you that there is absolutely no community support behind the additional route to the Floral Park train station. You are proposing to add a stop in the center of our beautiful village- absolutely unnecessary and completely absurd. We have the LIRR to take us from Jamaica to Floral Park. This additional stop would be a detriment to the community and it is simply not needed- please reconsider this foolish proposition. Take a walk around the area you are proposing to add a bus stop- as someone who commutes using the LIRR on a daily basis, the last thing we need on Caroline/Tulip is a public bus stop!
7/24/24 — Leave it as it is, I 'm a senior w dissabilities.
7/24/24 — I am a senior citizen. There is a women's shelter, and a center for pregnant women in College Point. Many rely on the 20A for a direct route to NYP QUEENS HOSPITAL. The addition of the Q 62 does not address transportation to the hospital. For years College Point had limited transportation options. Dissolution of the Q20A would not be a step in a positive direction. Please leave the 20A route intact. Thank you.
7/24/24 — Please keep Q31 route to Bayside LIRR. In proposed plan Q13 is the only line that goes to Bayside LIRR. One bus line is not enough for the LIRR train station
7/24/24 — Regarding Q49 (35th Avenue in Jackson Heights)--the plan is to remove stops both east and west bound at 78th Street. I am asking that the stop at 76th Street be removed instead. I rode this bus westbound to the Roosevelt Subway every morning since 2010, and 95 out of 100 trips there wasn't anyone waiting at 76th Street. This is probably because it's not possible to see the bus coming because of the elevation of the street, so people just walk to the subway. I sometimes walked from 78th Street too (it's a 10-minute walk), but would wait if the bus was coming because I could see it from there. On the return eastbound trip, again there are very few people who get off at 76th Street.
7/24/24 — Add a new route that goes along Crossbay Blvd (similar to the QM15/BM5) that goes to downtown Manhattan. That would be very convenient for people who cannot climb the stairs for the A train
7/24/24 — I think that having the Q60 bus use the express lanes on Queens Blvd. is nuts! The proposed change will put passengers at risk, moving between the sidewalk and the median between the loval and express lanes. The change will impact traffic on Queens Blvd. negatively and make traveling on QB a disaster!
7/24/24 — I am in opposition to the redesign Queens Bus network of the Q110. I am a resident and a Trustee of the Village of Floral Park & Fire Commissioner for our Villages Volunteer Fire Dept. I strongly oppose this redesign for the following reasons: Lack of a complete study of the impact this will have on both traffic and emergency response. Disclosure of the actual need. Impact on our Village Police Services. Impact on our Volunteer Rescue Company. Who will be responsible for any damages to our Village streets and or facilities. Was there ever a trial run of the route to test the feasibility? Were our Villages streets tested for the suitable for passage of these buses? Was there a traffic control study performed and was the impact for inconvenience to our Village residents ever taken into consideration. These are a few of the concerns I have and that of the residents who I represent. The MTA should conduct an open and transparent study as to the need and impact it will have on all affected. I am requesting that this proposal be denied!! Thank You,
7/24/24 — This plan would take away needed service for the Rockaway Blvd segment, and cause residents to have to pay an additional fare to connect to the Q10. Please maintain the current service. Thank you.
7/24/24 — Please do not remove the Q10 local line. Many people rely on this bus to get to work and school everyday. Putting the Q9 line there will only people?s lives way more complicated.
7/24/24 — Please keep the Q38 running on Eliot Avenue to Woodhaven Blvd. The new set-up is ridiculous and ruins things for Maspeth/Middle Village residents.
7/24/24 — Please start route Q88 earlier on Sundays Please extend Q77 service until midnight Please extend proposed Q48 to North Shore Towers If present Q48 and Q50 are merged, please base Q,50 at LaGuardia Depot Provide weekend Q36 service even if it means just terminating at Queens Village LIRR station Herb
7/24/24 — Re: Qm5 northeast queens is a transit desert. I see the proposed plans INCREASE the wait times on the QM5 east bound during the week ?? midday from 30 mins to 51 mins and evening from 24 mins to 50!!!! This is totally unacceptable!!! How does the MTA expect people to smoothly commute home with additional wait times under this proposed redesign?!!! For years now there are daily cancellations of many qm5 buses. I totally oppose these time increases!!!
7/24/24 — Please add a new route that goes along Crossbay Blvd (similar to the QM15/BM5) that goes to downtown Manhattan. That would be very convenient for people who cannot climb the stairs for the A train.
7/25/24 — There are many people including students that don't have cars that take Q16 bus, especially early mornings to get to school and work, it's already runs on national holidays. Make it come only once a year, will make commute even worth.
7/25/24 — It is a smaller community with small roads it is a quality of life issue
7/25/24 — I am against this bus coming into my neighborhood
7/25/24 — I do not want it
7/25/24 — I don?t want this bus line. It will be an inconvenience and a traffic nightmare.
7/25/24 — Good afternoon, After speaking at and listening to many comments made at yesterday?s public hearing, I would like to submit the following written comments. It appears that there is much to be corrected in this redesign project. Many members of the Queens community spoke about the challenges they would face if the changes are implemented. That alone should give the MTA enough reason to pause and reconsider all of the route changes. As I was stopped at the two minute mark, although the speaker before me, also an elected official, was extended the courtesy of additional time, it is important that the MTA be aware of all of the problems the proposed Q110 would bring to the Village of Floral Park. First, we are located entirely in Nassau County and the NYC Transit System should have no presence in our community. The MTA has provided no data which shows a need for or any requests from commuters asking for such a bus route. As the third track project was winding down the MTA invited the Village to participate in a walk-ability project to bring more LIRR riders to the station either by walking or riding a bicycle, now the MTA has pivoted to bringing a NYC bus to our station. The proposed plan which all stakeholders are reviewing and commenting on is not the actual plan. During a TEAMS Video conference on June 5, we were alerted to a change not mentioned in the document which would have the bus traveling on a busy, small road, home to one of our elementary schools. This is entirely unacceptable. Are there changes to other lines in the project that are not in the document? Parking a bus at the Floral Park LIRR station would mean blocking the ADA accessibility to the station?s elevators, crosswalks, as well as commuter parking spots. If, as was stated during the 6/5 TEAMS meeting the driver would then take a break and need a restroom, will the station now be open 24 hours a day? Will there be an MTA police officer assigned to the station all day every day, seven days a week? Will a restroom need to built for the driver to access, adding to an already strained MTA budget? Additionally, a bus traveling on some of our busiest roads would unnecessarily clog traffic. As stated by the MTA during the proposal overview, it has been many years since any real work was done to evaluate the bus system. What is plan for evaluating these changes should they take place? In conclusion, the residents of the Village of Floral Park are in full opposition to this plan.
7/25/24 — Eliminate the Q110 bus line. There is no need for a NYC bus to enter Nassau County
7/25/24 — The Queens bus redesign, specifically the plan to reroute the Q110, will have a significant negative impact on our community especially in and around the LIRR station. It will disrupt both vehicular and pedestrian traffic as many people walk around our community. Please reconsider this design to keep the Q110 out of Floral Park.
7/25/24 — We do not need additional congestion from an MTA bus in a tight traffic space near the LIRR, Carnation Ave, tulip Ave and certainly not on Tyson avenue with an elementary school. Unacceptable. This is a hard NO!
7/25/24 — Regarding MTA Q110 into Floral Park - this I not a viable option - there is too much traffic already on our local streets especially the area of the proposed bus route due to limited through streets through the town- the very busy town library with children crossing the main street within the routing and due to the already existing bus routes that already exist - this will add tremendous amount of noise early morning and night and there are apartment buildings to consider and the unwanted pollution.
7/25/24 — I oppose the bus initiative from Queens to Floral Park as it would increase traffic and congestion dramatically and negatively impact quality of life in the area
7/25/24 — the Queens bus route to enter Floral Park would be a disaster. It would create more traffic and confusion around the Floral Park station . We will have people wondering around our town that don?t belong here we pay enough taxes this should never be allowed
7/25/24 — Having lived in Floral Park most of my life, my husband, family and I want to oppose the newly proposed Q110 route through the village. In the past few years traffic has multiplied substantially and adding more transit traffic would only make it nearly impossible to get into and out of town. Adding the stops and traffic through a very small suburban area will make it even more difficult to get into the town and utilize the stores and restaurants. Please redesign the route so that it doesn't come through our village.
7/25/24 — My family and I do not want the bus route to extend into Floral Park (Nassau Co side). Leave our village and town alone!!!
7/25/24 — I am strongly opposed to the plan to bring the Q110 into Floral Park. Roads on this route are owned and operated by the Incorporated Village of Floral Park of which I am a resident and do not approve of this plan in any shape or form. This will only bring negative impacts to my village and community. Utilize the funds for other improvements within your Queens bus network, not in the Village of Floral Park.
7/25/24 — As a Floral Park (Nassau County) resident, I am concerned about the intrusion of a NYC bus into our Village. LIRR service can be provided to city residents at several bus stops in Queens. I see no reason to impact our village with bus traffic, air pollution from bus exhaust, potential safety issues related to the bus traffic, and quite frankly - respecting the autonomy of a small village by not intruding on our quality of life.
7/25/24 — I wrote today to object to the proposed redesign and addition of a Q110 bus stopping at the Floral Park LIRR station. The proposed route of the Q110 as reflected in the PFP would exacerbate existing traffic congestion and impede the delivery of essential services of the Village?s Police, Fire and Ambulance first responders; and cause unnecessary and burdensome congestion on roads designed to serve the small municipality of Floral Park. Further, this move does nothing to enhance service delivery or mediate an issue of accessibility to the railroad. Instead it will only serve to increase traffic delays and reduce accessibility to the train station for residents in the area. I respectfully request the MTA consider the environmental and safety issues that will likely arise from the new Q110 route that has been proposed.
7/25/24 — Running your busses into our LITTLE town would be a terrible mistake. We have already been disrupted by the Belmont construction with oversized trucks hauling dirt and waste containing, who knows what, through our streets. Our infra structure wasn?t fit and still is not fit for more disruption. This area you are interested in surrounds our library where there is many cultural events, kids and seniors both in our library and outside. It is already very hard to get out of Floral Park already. The mornings and afternoons and early evenings are jammed with traffic. Why are you putting the squeeze on a little town. Jericho Turnpike is over run with hotels. The value of our neighborhood is being shaken down. Please leave us out of this equation. Enough!
7/25/24 — We do not want the Q110 bus in Floral Park. We have too much congestion in the neighborhood and it makes it very difficult to drive around. The streets are to narrow on the proposed route. Bringing it to Floral Oark will make it dangerous to go to the library which is directly across from the LIRR station. It will be a disaster to bring the Q110 down South Tyson as students and parents use it to walk and drive to and from school. In short we do not want or need the Q110 in Floral Park.
7/25/24 — The Queens bus route redesign will negatively impact hundreds of thousands of hard working adults, children, and families. It takes bus stops away from high-use areas where residents are reliant on the bus to get to work and support the economy. Additionally the route into Floral Park is simply unsafe. Carnation and Tulip streets are very busy roads, with a daycare along the route with young children to be mindful of. At the end stop at Floral Park train station, the street is not wide enough for the bus to stop and passengers to safely exit. It is a high car volume area and will very likely result in people getting hit by cars. It is also not right nor fair to bring an MTA city bus into Nassau County where other city transportation benefits no not exist (such as a city ticket for the LIRR stop) and residents specially move to Floral Park to not have a ?city life.? I oppose the redesign.
7/25/24 — Please do not send your nyc/queens buses through our small town. I live on LONG ISLAND and pay LONG ISLAND taxes. I do not want a NYC bus driving through my small neighborhood. If I wanted to see NYC buses i would have lives in queens. Find another route for your buses. It?s actually ridiculous that this is even a proposal. Do not send your queens bus through floral park village. We have a small neighborhood with families and children riding bikes and playing on our local streets. We are not a commercial town. We are a residential neighborhood.
7/25/24 — I object to the Q10 coming into the Village of Floral Park. We are a Village where residents pay high taxes not to be part of NYC
7/25/24 — If your plan is to speed things up by letting your busses in our LITTLE Town, than you?ve made a big mistake. Our infra structure can?t even handle the traffic we have now. If you think things are slow for you now, they will be worse if this plan is implemented. If your busses will be lining our streets as a last stop, that is also a big mistake. We don?t have the room. However, Jericho Turnpike has lots of room.
7/25/24 — I oppose the MTA redesign to bring in the Q110 bus into the Village of Floral Park!
7/25/24 — It is ridiculous that MTA thinks running a bus from Jericho Tpke to the Floral Park LIRR station is a good idea. Road is narrow, and traffic is slow as it is now. Bus would be dangerous to cars, pedestrians and turns from Carnation onto Caroline Place is ridiculous. Even worse would be turn back onto Tulip Ave North. I?m living here over 60 years and this topic and suggestion comes up every so often. When will you realize it has never been and never will be a good idea.
7/25/24 — Our tiny village is not conducive to a bus route.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the Q110 bus traveling through the Village of Floral Park as it will: cause traffic congestion, impede delivery of essential services of the Village, create dangerous conditions for the Village children, create traffic backups, block crosswalks, and impede handicap access, only to name a few. Due to these negative impacts to our community, I am adamantly opposed to the Q110 bus traveling anywhere through the Incorporated Village of Floral Park and ruining the quality of life for the residents of our community.
7/25/24 — I do not think there should be a stop in Floral for the LIRR. There is way too much traffic in the town to begin with. Why can?t they make a stop on Jamaica Ave it would in be a 2 block walk.
7/25/24 — I love the new Q110 bus route, please implement it in its full extent. It will offer me, a LIRR commuter, great benefits.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the idea of bring the Q110 into Floral Park. We have enough congestion in and around Floral Park. Why not use the Queens Village Station for drop off or pick up.
7/25/24 — Q110 bus to Floral Park is a redundant service that is not needed. The area is already served by the LIRR. N24 and Q36. It will cause undue traffic congestion to an area already serviced adequately by public transportation.
7/25/24 — I am STRONGLY AGAINST any and all routes of the MTA Q110 Bus in the village of floral park. This area is already very narrow and congested as is and this will not add to our community. DO NOT BRING ANY BUS LINES TO THIS AREA.
7/25/24 — This is another terrible idea of the mta and their bullying tactics. We have enough traffic nightmares without adding a bus to make matters worse. You?ve already bullied us into a stupid third track and are bullying the city into congestion pricing to fund your baseless projects. How about taking care of your in house finances on criminal overtime and other wasted expenses. Maybe then you?d have the funds to do these projects without putting the onus on the public!!!!!
7/25/24 — I am wholly opposed to re-routing a Queens bus line to Floral Park LIRR. Besides the obvious traffic issues, I have serious safety concerns. The street along the station is poorly laid out with people walking among parked cars. There is already terrible visibility of pedestrians. Adding bus traffic will make that worse in addition to adding the hazard of a large bus in a tight lane. There are also frequently kids walking there visiting the library and on the way to the nearby elementary school. This bus would make it a dangerous crossing for these children. Lastly, the Floral Park LIRR station is crumbling, being literally patched together. It cannot accommodate more commuters. Any plan by the MTA to rely on this station as a hub for more commuters MUST include a plan to completely redo this LIRR station. New Hyde Park station has a better flow of traffic and a brand new station, similar to Elmont. I suggest those stations be reviewed as alternatives for this plan.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the Queens Bus Redesign that would put a bus route along Carnation/Tulip Ave to the Floral Park LIRR train station. This area is already very crowded with traffic. I am a pedestrian who walks to my work near the station and this will make that area much more dangerous.
7/25/24 — Floral park is a family orientated village and NOT a OUEENS SUBURB....Keep the Bus in Oueens and not enter a incorporated village that is separate from the five burroughs that is a poorly funded infrastructure and maintained with lack of funds.
7/25/24 — I oppose this proposed queens bus because that area of floral park is already very congested for its residents and the new apartment complex that is being built will impede more traffic.
7/25/24 — Please do not route this bus thru our village. There is no need as it is a short walk to Jericho Turnpike . Big inconvenience for little necesity.
7/25/24 — This comment is being entered to oppose the extension of bus service to the Incorporated Village of Floral Park, Nassau Co Long Island Train Station. This is being opposed to on several standings. 1- Extending this Bus service from Queens to Nassau County at this train station reneges on a previous agreement NOT to extend bus service down Little Neck Parkway onto Tulip Avenue in the Incorporated Village of Floral Park to the train station. At that time it was clear and it still is that the introduction of a bus route onto the overloaded and narrow Roadways, Tulip Avenue and Carnation Avenue is undesirable and will increase queing times at the Tulip Avenue and Caroline Avenue intersection and introduce a regular Bus schedule at an UNSIGNALIZED intersection at Caroline Ave and Carnation Avenue. Both Tulip Avenue and Carnation Ave two way traffic on minimal width roadways. Carnation avenue has a single turn point onto Adelaide Ave for traffic to the Village of Floral Park and Village of Bellerose that runs between the Train Tracks and Jericho Tpke. The bus route will go by a post office, Library and dense apartment buildings, including a new one that is under construction at the intersection of Tulip Ave and Carnation Avenue. This apartment building has turning lanes into both Tulip Avenue and Carnation Avenue. The impact studies done on these roads most likely DO NOT include the additional traffic due to turning into this new Large Residential facility, plus the number of deliveries that will need to turn into this facility. The narrowness of the roadways, the impact study NOT including this new Apartment Building and the amount of children and Teens crossing to access the Library and the UNSIGNALIZED intersection being considered for turning makes placing a bus service at Floral Park Train Station an untenable idea. Plus I encourage you to review the previous plan that was proposed and rejected as it was clear after a moment of proper study that this location does not work.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to bringing the Q110 through Floral Park
7/25/24 — I Strongly Oppose the 110 bus line to end at the Floral Park station. Community impact would have too many negative effects on the community. Floral Park is not designed to have this bus line.
7/25/24 — I oppose this redesign. I pay high taxes to live inacquiet residential community.
7/25/24 — The proposal to bring a bus into Floral Park is laughable. Traffic congestion is already an issue needing resolution!
7/25/24 — As a resident of the incorporated village of Floral park I strongly oppose the MTA redesign project. THIS ISNOT QUEENS and we pay high village taxes to keep it that way! We do not want city busses rolling through the narrow streets in town.
7/25/24 — The proposed bus route into Floral Park which is in Nassau County would be of no benefit to our community It would cause traffic gams and accidents be a danger to our school children at John Lewis Childs school where there is already too much commotion at drop off and pick up times The Queens redesign is to benefit Queens and should be kept in Queens There are LIRR stations in Queens and those should be where the redesigned bus service should go
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the proposed new Q110 bus route as it would adversely affect my community.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I oppose the Queens bus coming to Floral park LIRR money should be spent to improve all Queens buses
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — The Q19 needs to run later than 9pm,perhaps till 11pm 7 days a week. It would benefit many riders as they have been seen in Flushing many times waiting for a Q19 that would never come after 9pm.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the Q110 bus at the Floral LIRR station and suggest that the funds would be better used to improve bus service within the Queens bus network. I am very concerned about the safety of school children at the elementary school along the proposed route.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q1 10 route at the Floral Park train station. Surely there?s another more appropriate route than to create congestion on a narrow and busy small neighborhood. Funds could be used to utilize a more appropriate solution to whatever problem you?re trying to solve.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the plan to run Q110 buses to the Village of Floral Park long island railroad station. Please find other ways to improve the Queens bus network that do not involve disrupting our village.
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station. These funds for this project should be used for other improvements within Queens
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly object to the proposed Q110 stopping at the Floral Park LIRR station.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I object to the Q110 being routed to the Floral Park LIRR train station.
7/25/24 — I object to the proposal routing the Q110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR train station
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — Re routing to have this queens bus come into the village and exit through South Tyson is totally unacceptable. We already have congestion at the proposed bus stop location during rush hours and having buses travel through South Tyson past the John Louis school would pose a danger to children as well. Many residents left the city to avoid dealing with congestion and city busses. Let's keep this from happening.
7/25/24 — Re routing to have this queens bus come into the village and exit through South Tyson is totally unacceptable. We already have congestion at the proposed bus stop location during rush hours and having buses travel through South Tyson past the John Louis school would pose a danger to children as well. Many residents left the city to avoid dealing with congestion and city busses. Let's keep this from happening.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. This is NASSAU COUNTY, not QUEENS Please pass this along to anyone that might be interested in commenting.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR and suggest these guns be used towards improvements within the Queens bus system. There is no need for this bus to run through the village!
7/25/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign A NYC bus belongs in NYC not Long Island. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I am strongly opposed to the proposal to bring city buses into and out of Floral Park via Carnation and Tulip Avenues. That area is highly congested already and with a new apartment complex being built at that intersection the situation will get worse. The proposal should at least be postponed until after the apartment complex opens so the situation can be studied accurately.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park train station. I feel there is more things that could be done to improve the queens bus service.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — Q110 to Floral Park LIRR: Our community should welcome more transit connections with open arms, particularly those that allow for intermodal connections, rather than reject more service. This town fought the third rail for decades, despite more frequent service. The planning justifications against this route embody a larger agenda running counter to the MTA?s and what any reasonable metropolitan authority would pursue. As the RPA Regional Rail report highlights, Floral Park has enormous potential as a high-density, walkable hub. Realizing this potential entails creating more practical public transit options. Redundancies mentioned in the Village?s formal opposition ? namely, that the bus route runs parallel to the LIRR ? speaks to a narrow planning imagination and a total de-prioritization of the non-Citybound commuter. Bus service is cheaper and likely more frequent than that of the train. It gives people here a practical alternative to trips into Queens that they would otherwise drive to, not to mention greater connection to the LIRR for system resiliency. It likely would alleviate congestion with fewer cars on the road and fewer necessary parking spots, rather than (as the Village claims) disrupt traffic to the extent of blocking emergency services. While Caroline Place is not a perfect street, it still has sufficient space for turns to and from the route, has a clear area at the LIRR to drop off and board passengers, and is nearest to the bulk of the Village?s apartments. Floral Park could not be closer to Queens, yet has remarkably little transit for everyday activities, with only a bus route leading to the mall and a suburban train bypassing Eastern Queens into the city. I suspect such opposition to bus routes in Floral Park ? tinged with quality of life concerns ? is to maintain a bubble of suburban living separate from its Queens neighbors. Particularly for the MTA?s equity goals, we need more bus routes like the Q110 to demonstrate the feasibility of bus transit to those wealthy enough not theoretically ever needing them. Should the Q110 prove successful, Floral Park could host other lines, ideally with more useful North-South connections and beyond the LIRR Station itself. People here could enjoy a higher quality of life with more available options, transit-accessible jobs, and money in their pocket. Floral Park ought to know better than oppose this, so it?s on the MTA to show Floral Park what a better future really means. Keep the Q110.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Shuttling more passengers without improvements to capacity and frequency of existing service. Congestion in the limited space in and around the drop off area in question. The alternative route is not plausible due to the school on the route. A suggestion would be to run the bus to Jamaica where there are multiple trains from various outposts to catch since there is already a drop off area for buses.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I was a little dissatisfied with the proposed changes to the union st section of the q20 route, so I wrote my own route to maximize the bus stop savings on union st, here is my idea: Union St/35 Av Union St/33 Av Union St/Bayside Av (via 31st Rd via 139 St) 28 Rd/139 St 28 Av/141 St Union St/28 Av Union St/26 Av Union St/Parsons Bl
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station. Having a bus come into our town on a regular basis changes our town dynamics from a small quiet town feel to a disruptive one. It increases the traffic and we are not part of the City. I suggest the funds for this project be redirected to other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the network proposal of the Queens bus line entering the Nassau county portion of Floral Park village which will cause additional noise traffic and congestion. Its current route staying on Jericho Parkway is more than sufficient to allow commuters to use the bus system to get to where they need to go.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I oppose a bus route in Floral Park. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — There is no good reason for the MTA Q110 bus to come from Queens into Nassau. People are heading west from Nassau, they are not coming east. This bus will cause added congestion to the Floral Park station. There is no need to pass over the Queens border into Nassau. We moved to Nassau to avoid the Queens congestion.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am writing to support the Q110 project expanding service to the Floral Park LIRR station with one caveat. It must route up Carnation and back down Tulip Avenue and NOT pass by John Lewis School. If the Village has learned anything from the Third Track fiasco, it should be seeking to partner with the MTA. Perhaps the MTA could, with the provision of this service, fix the Floral Park station, which has concrete failing all over its platforms and support beams ? perhaps the MTA could agree to paint the station and the steel infrastructure which looks like rusting metal and is unsightly ? perhaps with this increased bus service the LIRR could accommodate with additional rush hour trains on both the Main Line and Hempstead branches ? perhaps instead of resisting, the Village can partner with the MTA. If both parties work together this could be a benefit. But please DO NOT route the bus down North Tyson in front of an elementary school. Thank you.
7/26/24 — I am writing to support the Q110 project expanding service to the Floral Park LIRR station with one caveat. It must route up Carnation and back down Tulip Avenue and NOT pass by John Lewis School. If the Village has learned anything from the Third Track fiasco, it should be seeking to partner with the MTA. Perhaps the MTA could, with the provision of this service, fix the Floral Park station, which has concrete failing all over its platforms and support beams ? perhaps the MTA could agree to paint the station and the steel infrastructure which looks like rusting metal and is unsightly ? perhaps with this increased bus service the LIRR could accommodate with additional rush hour trains on both the Main Line and Hempstead branches ? perhaps instead of resisting, the Village can partner with the MTA. If both parties work together this could be a benefit. But please DO NOT route the bus down North Tyson in front of an elementary school. Thank you.
7/26/24 — To whom it my concern We are very concerned about This project please re consider it Would impact our village in a very negative way. Anthony Calo
7/26/24 — I am vehemently opposed to this project. The roads are narrow and already excessively congested.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am a longtime resident of Floral Park and pay high village taxes. Public buses from NYC should not have routes within a Nassau County village. There are bus stops along Jericho Tpke in which people can walk to the train station.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the floral park train station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements. Within the queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds be used for other projects
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds be used for other projects
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest the funds be used in other areas of improvement
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the floral park LIRR station and suggest the funds be used for other improvements within the MTA
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. As a resident of Floral Park village, who pays high taxes to live in this village, I am totally against this unnecessary project. There is no reason or need to have a city bus come into our town - to cause traffic and congestion - when there are city bus stops on Jericho Turnpike.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the q110 bus at the floral park train station. Please do not bring a queens bus to a long island tiny village train station. It will cause traffic and congestion in our main street where kids and families walk around.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the restructuring of the Queens bus system to bring a new bus line directly to the Floral Park LIRR station. The addition of this line is unnecessary, redundant, and will undoubtedly create additional congestion and safety concerns for our community. I reside within view of the LIRR station, Village Fire Department and Police Station and have concerns that the bus route will impact their response time in emergency situations. I also have concerns that the addition of this bus line will cause additional traffic volume on the already congested main roads into and out of the village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The proposed plan to extend the Q110 bus line into the incorporated village of floral park in the county of Nassau is an overreach by the MTA. Residents of Nassau county do not pay city income taxes for a reason, it is not part of NYC. People live there because they do not want to be part of NYC or be subject to the mass transit sprawl that NYC is proposing. You are spewing your garbage onto your neighbor's lawn and forcing them to clean it up. There is no one asking for this proposed extension there are ample means of public transportation that service the location . I ask that you do not impose the will of the city on the people of this small village.
7/26/24 — I pay high taxes here in floral park I do NOT want the city buses entering the village town there is no reason for them to come down and make more traffic congestion on a one lane road to drop off people who don?t live here those roads are back up enough with people trying to get to work also floral park will become a dumping ground because it will be the last stop on the bus please MTA don?t bring your mismanaged problems to us
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Caroline st is not a two lane st . Will cause a real hazard for people of our village to access the parking lot.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose placement of the Q110 at the Floral Patk LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project be used instead for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/26/24 — As a resident of Floral Park Village - in which I pay high taxes to live - I strongly oppose this preposterous idea to run a city bus into our village. We have families here who walk, bike, drive to the LIRR, library, shops in town - we don?t need for them to have to worry about the traffic and congestion caused by an unnecessary city bus. There are bus lines that run along Jericho Turnpike- use those!
7/26/24 — A Queens bus should not be going into Floral Park Nassau - this is not necessary. If people need to access the LIRR it is a very short walk from Jericho Turnpike. This modification is not necessary and will cause extra traffic in a small area that is already becoming overwhelmed with traffic. Furthermore there are LIRR stops in Queens Village and Jamaica for Queens residents.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus stop at the Floral Park train station and suggest the funds be used for other improvement projects within the Queens bus network instead.
7/26/24 — I am opposed to the proposal to have a Queens bus make stops in Floral Park, Nassau County - LIRR station. We live in a village not Queens County - there is no reason for this bus stop.
7/26/24 — The proposal to have a bus enter the Village of Floral Park and head to the LIRR is not an option. The roads and traffic which would be affected are already very busy, narrow and congested. There is no need for this Q110 route to enter the Village of Floral Park. This would affect the response to fire and police response. I am adamantly opposed to this plan
7/26/24 — I am vehemently opposed to bringing the queen's nassau bus line directly into Florall Park. The residents have survived generations without this intrusion.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the idea of bringing the Queens/Nassau bus line directly into the town of Floral Park via any of our roads.
7/26/24 — As noted in the resolution proposed by the Trustees of the Village of Floral Park, the Village is already well serviced by the LIRR and the public transportation on Jericho Turnpike and has no need of Queens bus services. The program, as articulated, is specifically designed to service Queens residents, seemingly with little regard for the wants or needs of Nassau County residents. The additional traffic, pollution, and congestion that would be created by such a plan is most unwelcome. The residents of the Village have a right to maintain their living environment as they see fit, and I oppose any plans to bring Queens buses into the Village.
7/26/24 — As a mother of young children in this area, I am adamantly opposed to expansion of the bus route into Floral Park. This area is already quite congested during peak times and this would make for a dangerous situation. We also pay significant Nassau County property taxes which are not compatible with a bus route through the village.
7/26/24 — Don't want this in floral Park. Not city zone. I don't pay village taxes for nyc projects or bus zoning.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network Thank you Thomas Weissler
7/26/24 — suggesting that a MTA bus Q110 should come into The VILLAGE of FLORAL PARK for what purpose i cannot imagine! There can be No justification for this ill thought out plan! I totally oppose it, I hope clearer thinking minds abandon this idea. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to have my opinion heard .
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — This re-routing through the Village of Floral Park will create even more traffic than we are dealing with already in our small village. The plan seems unnecessary. Jericho Turnpike is one block away from the station in Village of Floral Park. There are two elementary schools in the vicinity as well and a library all resulting in much vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The addition of a bus line will cause unnecessary additional traffic for residents.
7/26/24 — I writing to object the extension of the Q110 into the Incorporated Village of Floral Park. The amount of traffic that already exists on the proposed path of the bus route is overwhelming now. The addition of the Q110 will significantly impact the residents along the path as well as the vehicular traffic flow. Other than someone sitting at a table in the MTA and writing down this plan did anyone from the MTA ride the path of the proposed route, if they did they would understand the impacts. I would be interested to know what the level of ridership is expected, there are several railroad stations along the path of the Q110 and all within a short walk from Jamaica Ave. Adding a bus to an already congested roadway adds no value but it clearly increase the environmental impacts with addition of bus exhaust filling the air. Residential homes and apartments are within 25 feet of the main roads looking to be used by the MTA Q110. I ask that you re-evaluate this plan.
7/26/24 — The bus already stops a few blocks away on the city line. The bus coming into Floral Oark would needlessly cause more congestion on a congested area of the town. In the city must connections are not ?door to door?. Going from bus to train or visa versa means walking g a few blocks. Leave the MTA on the Queens line.
7/26/24 — To Whom it May Concern: Queens Power is submitting its comprehensive analysis and report to Chairman Lieber today via email and will include Ms. Songhai at [email protected].
7/26/24 — I disagree with the bus stopping at floral park station. The funds should be used towards the needs of current bus routes.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign A suggested comment is: I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I feel that changing the bus route to include a Floral Park railroad stop to be extremely troublesome. On an average day, the traffic on the portions of Carnation Ave, Caroline Place, and Tulip Ave is already highly congested. Add to this, the new apartment building on Tulip and Carnation that is currently under construction with parking for possibly 40 vehicles, it makes an already impossible situation worse. As a Fire Chief in town, I am extremely concerned about our ability to respond to fire and emergency situations now. Utilizing these major roadways as a bus route will make it nearly impossible to move my vehicles through these streets when the need arises. There are numerous apartment complexes along these roads that we respond to on a regular basis and time is always of the essence.
7/26/24 — Very simply stated not understanding why a queens bus would drive into and have stops in a Nassau village
7/26/24 — This is not a good idea. Traffic congestion is already a problem in this town. It difficult to walk across the street as it is. The busses would cause more traffic congestion and pollution.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose putting the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station. I suggest the funds be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I Neil Doherty strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Sincerely, Neil Doherty
7/26/24 — I am against the NYC buses coming into a private Long Island Village where the residents pay high taxes to keep their village safe, small and local residents. Do not bring your bus to Floral Park Village stay in Queens
7/26/24 — I am highly concern regarding the new bus route proposed in Floral Park. Especially how it will put our children at risk. Floral Park streets are very narrow. We already have issues with traffic due to our narrow streets. How will a bus even fit down our main roads or even have the capability to make turns? We have many schools in town and many children walking and riding bikes in town. we are a very small town and the effects of a city bus coming down our streets will negatively impact the kids' daily safety. We also live in Long Island and pay long island taxes not to have city buses come into our town. We bought property in Floral Park for the small town feel to move away from the city, buses and traffic.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am strongly opposed to the Q110 making a stop at the Floral Park LIRR station. The funds for the project would be used for improvements in the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Stay out of Floral PARK NASSAU COUNTY
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — As a resident of Floral Park, I would like to state my opposition to the proposed new Q110 bus route. This proposed new bus route will adversely impact the Floral Park community with no benefit (physically, socially or economically) to the residents or businesses of Floral Park or its surrounding communities and any costs associated implementing this project are not justified by the perceived need.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The reroute through Floral Park is unwarranted, is a waste of tax payer money and adds unnecessary traffic on roads that are not built for city buses.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the expansion of the Q110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR station. These funds can be better served among the Queens bus system.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. As the bus network through this small town is would not be beneficial as it would cause congestion within the smaller streets and delays in getting to major roads and highways.
7/26/24 — I oppose this proposed MTA plan to allow buses to be allowed into the village of Floral Park, this will have a significant impact to our community.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — To whom it may concern: I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Thank you, Douglas Vigo
7/26/24 — I STRONGLY OPPOSE the MTA Q110 Bus intiative. I am a Floral Park village resident and this will create more traffic and be of no value to the residents. There are already public transportation options available. No further buses are necessary. I do not want dangerous situations created for my children that attend the John Lewis Childs school.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The Q110 through Floral park is unnecessary and dangerous
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Floral Park , Nassau County, does not need the bus service.There?s no reason for this service in the village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the queens bus coming through Floral park
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens
7/26/24 — I am against this
7/26/24 — Floral Park - Strongly opposed to the proposed Queens Bus Redesign's plan to bring the Q110 into Floral Park. There is no benefit to the residents and/or businesses of Floral Park and our surrounding communities.
7/26/24 — STOP this project now!!!!!!
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am strongly against the Q110 project. The streets that would be impacted in Floral Park are not designed to handle such traffic. There is a grammar school in the route. Additionally, these streets are Village of Floral Park streets. As a homeowner, I pay additional taxes to live in the Village of Floral Park. I believe the quality of life would be negatively impacted as congestion would be far worse than it already is with the amount of cars and trucks that cut through via Plainfield Ave and Carnation Avenue. There is not enough positive impact from adding this line. It can end in UBS Arena and turnaround in that facility that can accommodate buses.
7/26/24 — Having busses going to the Floral Park train station will increase traffic that is already very bad and cause overcrowding. In addition, there is not enough police coverage at this station as it is a local station and not designed for the increase being proposed. In addition, this will not increase ridership as the train is overpriced and most people can not afford it.
7/26/24 — I am Dr. Lynn Pombonyo, Deputy Mayor of the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County, and former Superintendent of Schools in the Floral Park-Bellerose School District, which encompasses the Villages of Floral Park and Bellerose, and Bellerose Terrace. Please see link below for my submitted comments: https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Deputy-Mayor-Pombonyo-Comments.pdf
7/26/24 — Opposed to addition of bus route to Floral Park Village as it effects quality of life given the already congested area and limited infrastructure and resources to support this added influx.
7/26/24 — Due to the proposed plan submitted with the routes suggested and the plan to have a bus stop at the LIRR Station with minimal amount of adequate space with the overcrowded and congestion of the immediate area. I am not in favor, of the proposed plan as submitted.
7/26/24 — I am opposed to the MTA Queens bus entering the village of Floral Park
7/26/24 — I have lived in East Elmhurst for more than thirty years. I am a public transit user. As we live in a community that does not have direct access to the Subway unless by bus. The Queens Bus Redesign proposal by the MTA is not good for us travelling public ? the elderly and daily workers commuting to work will be challenged with this new proposal. Q19 ? I take Run 611 (first bus from Flushing in the mornings) when this bus is out of service e.g. Wednesday, July 24, 2024. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60 to the Subway in Astoria. As this bus comes every 20 minutes, not all of us can stand on the bus for the entire ride. Q48/Q50 ? removal of the bus stops from 108th Street and Astoria Boulevard and 108th Street and 32nd Avenue will make it difficult for us when we travel from the Airport and from Flushing. Q49 ? removal of the 102nd Street bus stop will force us to walk further from 98th Street to 108th Street when it is raining and in the Winter when there is snow, this will be more challenging for us public transit travelers. When it is raining and snowing and I am coming from Manhattan, I take the train to 74th Street Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and get the Q48. With the proposed removal of the bus stop from 108th Street/Astoria Blvd I will have to walk in the rain and snow back to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd. This new Queens Bus Redesign does not take into consideration that the traveling public who use the service of the bus to Work and the Subway will be greatly impacted by the removal of the bus stops.
7/26/24 — I thought at one time the MTA was considering having the Q49 come to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd., why don?t we have that option added to the proposal. The Q49 buses are more frequent that the Q19 and it goes to the 74th Street/Jackson Heights Station. We don?t have any access to an Express Bus to Mid-Town of Lower-Manhattan. If there was an Express Bus that we have access to those of us who work in Mid-Town or Lower-Manhattan would take the Express Bus than having to be jumping all over the place on a bus that may not show up and to get all anxious to get to work. Please re assess the Queens Bus Redesign, it will never be perfect, but these changes are making travelling more challenging for us. I know I am getting older and I cannot move as fast as I used to move and having to walk from 108th Street and Northern Boulevard or 29th Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard, I fear for my safety if I have to be out extremely early or late at night. This is one of the reasons I do not walk to 102nd Street anymore to take the Q49. The season is changing and we are going back to short days, the MTA needs to be concerned for the safety of the traveling public.
7/26/24 — Q19 ? I take Run 611 (first bus from Flushing in the mornings) when this bus is out of service e.g. Wednesday, July 24, 2024. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60 to the Subway in Astoria. As this bus comes every 20 minutes, not all of us can stand on the bus for the entire ride. Q48/Q50 ? removal of the bus stops from 108th Street and Astoria Boulevard and 108th Street and 32nd Avenue will make it difficult for us when we travel from the Airport and from Flushing. Q49 ? removal of the 102nd Street bus stop will force us to walk further from 98th Street to 108th Street when it is raining and in the Winter when there is snow, this will be more challenging for us public transit travelers. When it is raining and snowing and I am coming from Manhattan, I take the train to 74th Street Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and get the Q48. With the proposed removal of the bus stop from 108th Street/Astoria Blvd I will have to walk in the rain and snow back to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd. This new Queens Bus Redesign does not take into consideration that the traveling public who use the service of the bus to Work and the Subway will be greatly impacted by the removal of the bus stops. I thought at one time the MTA was considering having the Q49 come to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd., why don?t we have that option added to the proposal. The Q49 buses are more frequent that the Q19 and it goes to the 74th Street/Jackson Heights Station. Why doesn't the MTA have the Q49 start at 108th Street and Astoria Blvd? This would offer more access to the Subway at Jackson Heights and 74th Street that is the Hub of the majority of the Subway lines. When we go to Astoria there are two lines, if there is an issue with those lines passengers are stuck indefinitely. Please consider more access to Jackson Heights from East Elmhurst at 108th Street.
7/26/24 — https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VFP-Resolution-No.-2024-160-to-oppose-the-MTA-Queens-Bus-Network-Redesign-proposed-Final-Plan.pdf
7/26/24 — We do not need a NYC MTA bus route going into Floral Park, NY Nassau County. We already have a bus route from Jamaica to Floral Park Queens.
7/26/24 — The proposal produces only negative impact to the village of Floral Park and surrounding communities.
7/26/24 — I do not want to see the Q110 placed at the Floral Park LIRR station . Floral Park residents live incorporated village to get a break from the urban pace. We pay for that respite. Having an MTA bus travel on the streets of our village will change the quality of life for Floral Patk residents . So unfair ! Floral Park has given enough for the greater good !
7/26/24 — There needs to be a special bus added to the route. For 60 years, we have had to commute from Jamaica Ave to Rockaway Blvd . then walk 6 blocks to get to Rochdale. There is no bus that takes us from one side of the southeast queens to the other. eg. Q40 bus to Rockaway then the Q7 to Airport then Q 6 to Far Rockaway. Great! There needs to be a bus on Rockaway Blvd. to go up to Rochdale Village Baisley Blvd. and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. across town. We have to go all the back to the Avenue to get to that side of town. Please review your routes and see how you maybe able to add an additional route or bus to accommodate the route. Thanks.
7/26/24 — I would like to express my opposition to the plan to route to Q110 bus through to the Floral Park LIRR station. This plan would add congestion to two key roads in the Village of Floral Park for a transportation route that is already served by the LIRR, without adding substantial benefit to the residents of the village itself.
7/26/24 — I reside in East Elmhurst, New York, with the new Queens Bus Redesign proposal I am not comfortable with the proposal for safety reasons and weather related issues. I live on 108th Street, I now take the Q19 bus at Astoria Blvd/31st Drive to the Subway Station in Astoria. The Q19 is every 20 minutes, I take the first bus in the mornings, there have been numerous mornings when this bus does not come (it happened on Tuesday of this week. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60. This delayed me in getting to the City at an early time. With the removal of the from 108th Street/32nd Avenue for the Q50, if the situation arises where the Q19 is not in service I will have to walk to 108th Street and Northern Blvd to get the Q50 to Terminal C then the M60. This is not acceptable for us travelling public. When it rains and snows, I generally go to Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and transfer to the Q48 to be Q50 as the bus stop 108th Street/Astoria Blvd., I will have to walk from 29th Avenue/Ditmars Blvd or from 108th Street/Northern Blvd. The MTA must reevaluate their decision for the Queens Bus Redesign, Passenger Safety must be a major concern for these drastic changes the MTA are planning to implement.
7/26/24 — We have prepared a detailed, route-by-route report with our analysis of, recommendations and proposals for the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. Please read it carefully. https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Hello Request to keep all bus stops as existing at 80 Street and Cooper Avenue for easier connections between the routes. Keep both stops on each side of Woodhaven Blvd for corridors that cross for easier transfer options. Keep the Q10 route as is. If Q29 stop at Myrtle @ 81 St being removed for efficiency, will the buses still conduct their layover at that location? Since buses are most likely stopping, why not make it another location for passengers to exit. This shop also provides Q29 customers transfer to the Q55 eastbound a signalized crossing. Thank you.
7/26/24 — I am a resident of Floral Park and am opposed to the proposed Q110 bus extension into the village. We already have the Q36 bus that runs to Jamaica via Jericho turnpike as well as the LIRR train. Traffic along the proposed route is already congested during rush hour periods and the bus will only make it worse. I moved to this neighborhood from Flushing which is overly congested to enjoy a quieter more suburban lifestyle, as have many of my neighbors. Adding additional bus service will not significantly benefit the community and most residents would say that it would have the opposite effect.
7/26/24 — My comment relates to the proposed Q110 route that will drive through Floral Park. The proposed route is an ill advised plan that will cause major safety concerns for Floral Park residents. The route into Floral Park is planned to travel along a street that on has one lane in the south bound direction. That lane is traveled by many school busses that already present major safety issues. The new route also will back up traffic. The route is entirely unnecessary. Any commuter can already take a NYC bus west on Jericho to catch the same LIRR in elmont or queens village stations and remain in NYC without intruding on Nassau County and it's residents. ZERO reason to cause the residents of Nassau county to have to endure large NYC busses traveling through their small residential roads when a bus already exists to allow the commuter to catch the same LIRR in elmont or queens village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the floral park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens network
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/26/24 — https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network- I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/27/24 — Adding a bus stop at the already congested Floral Park LIRR train station seems absurd to me. It is a one lane road with no room for an MTA bus to drop off and pick up passengers. This would threaten the safety of pedestrians as well as passengers. It would also disrupt the flow of traffic along South Tyson by John Lewis Childs Elementary School already over crowded with school buses. The bus stop seems unnecessary as anyone who needs to access the LIRR can do so along Jericho Turnpike and Jamaica Avenue at the Bellerose, Elmont or Queens Village train stops.
7/27/24 — I am strongly opposed to the buses coming into the little Village of Floral Park. Our town is too small to handle the vast number of people coming into it at all hours of the day and night
7/27/24 — I do not want the buses coming into LIRR at Floral Park. The roads are all congested already. Move the project funding to another place in queens.
7/27/24 — No NO a thousand times NO. Queens has enough lirr stations in queens to use. Why destroy our small town
7/27/24 — My bus stop at 114th St and Sutter Ave is being eliminated! An inconvenience, additional time to walk to next closest stop and crossing a busy blvd of people and cars
7/28/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/29/24 — Qm42 and qm12 line should not be shorten. Review the new construction on woodhaven
7/29/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/29/24 — Can you please tell me when the proposed Q35 bus route extension from Beach 116 St to Beach 105 St will take effect. Thank you
7/29/24 — hi my name is brianmohammed keep the q 10 bus from getting cut we need the q 10 going to the airport or shopping and free transfer to uion tpke station if the q 10 is cut we be screwed thank you
7/30/24 — I do not want an NY City MTA bus connection in my town.
7/30/24 — No buses in Floral Park Village.
7/31/24 — THE WESTBOUND STOP OF 8 STREET AND 27TH AVE SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED ON THE Q18,Q19 AND Q103 BUS LINES BECAUSE THAT STOP IS ON A STREET WHICH IS BASICALLY A HILL, THE STREET IS STEEP AND OLDER FOLKS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD'NT HAVE TO DO THAT CLIMB UP FROM THE 8ST AND ASTORIA BLVD STOP OR THE 4TH ST AND 27AVE STOP TO GET HOME. TRY TO IMAGINE THAT IN WINTER TIME WHEN THE GROUND IS ICY OR SUMMER TIME WHEN IT'S EXTREMLY HOT.
7/31/24 — I would like to see the Q55 Bus Route extended along Jamaica Avenue to 170th Street in Jamaica. This extension would help connect riders between Jamaica and Downtown Brooklyn via the Free Transfer at Ridgewood Terminal. It would help the Q55's Ridership Grow exponentially (along with the B54 on the Brooklyn portion of Myrtle Avenue).
7/31/24 — Please consider extending the Q44SBS bus route to Fordham Plaza via Southern Boulevard and Fordham Road, or even to the Lehman College area, in coordination with the Bx22 bus route. With the impending obsolescence of the MetroCard, it is now more feasible to extend SBS routes. This extension will provide Queens Bus riders with access to Bronx institutions such as the Bronx Zoo, Botanical Garden, Fordham University, Lehman College, Bronx High School of Science, and more. Additionally, it will enhance the connectivity of Bronx riders to areas like Flushing, Jamaica, and other Eastern Queens neighborhoods in one ride.
1/8/24 — I do not agree with the plan to merge the Q21 and the Q11. If anything the Q21 should be extended to 75th Street Broadway/Jackson Heights to help out with the Q53. The Q53 is far too crowded of a route even after 10:30 at night and I've seen people unable to get on due to the amount of passengers on the bus. Also the weekend scheduling of the buses leaving the terminal at Woodhaven Boulevard and Hoffman Drive should be changed. The local buses are scheduled to leave at the exact same time as the Q52 during late evenings. This forces people to wait nearly half an hour for the next bus if they miss both the local and the SBS. As previously mentioned even during late evenings the Q53 is incredibly crowded and not everyone is able to get on. The buses leaving their terminals at the same time also doesn't make sense for passenger loads. Most would board the Q52, leaving the local with usually less than ten passengers, this is an inefficient use of services. The weekend schedule should be similar to the weekday schedules. The schedules should be as such: Q52 - 10:00pm, Q11 - 10:15, Q52 - 10:30, Q21 - 10:45, Q52 - 11:00pm.
1/24/24 — For the life of me I don't understand why you would redesign the Q13 bus which is the only transportation that most of us who live near Bell Boulevard are able to use we should not have to transfer anywhere to get from here in Bayside to the Flushing train line. if you need help in that area I. add a bus line, we are certainly paying enough. This is very inconvenient for seniors please have some consideration.
1/24/24 — For the life of me I don't understand why you would redesign the Q13 bus which is the only transportation that most of us who live near Bell Boulevard are able to use we should not have to transfer anywhere to get from here in Bayside to the Flushing train line. if you need help in that area I. add a bus line, we are certainly paying enough. This is very inconvenient for seniors please have some consideration.
12/14/23 — Just wanted to comment that the Future Trip Planner is a great idea for a tool to help understand the changes, but if it only includes bus routes it's not that useful in actually analyzing changes to commutes that might often include bus and subway.
12/14/23 — Why hasn't anything been done about this issue highlighted by Queens Chronical: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html This bus stop needs to be moved, the block is too narrow, especially because students crowd this block.
12/13/23 — The Proposed Q68 bus stop at 53 Av & 48 St on the near side is a terrible idea! My mind is blown that this stop has made it into the third revision of the draft. Forcing buses to merge all the way to the right curb from the highway ramp and then make a left turn from the right lane is unnecessarily dangerous. Simply move the bus stop to the far side along 48 St, so buses can stay in the left lane once they exit the highway and make their turn.
12/18/23 — The turn around for the Q55 in Richmond Hill looks like it involves the bus using 120 St and 122 St, which are two narrow streets with substandard travel lane width. Previous plans showed the Q55 terminating in Jamaica, which I would be very happy with since it would run closer to my house. If the bus does terminate at the 121 St J train station, then the eastbound bus should take a left onto Hillside Av from Myrtle Av and a right onto 122 St, so it could terminate and begin it's new route at the stop on Jamaica Av at 122 St. For easier maneuverability, the routing could be extended up to 125 St, which is the same width as 122 St but a one way street. The 121 St station already has a convenient entrance at 123 St for this alternative.
1/9/24 — Thank you for eliminating the bus stops along the Q55 route, which moves very slowly due to all the traffic lights. Myrtle Av between 65 Pl and 66 St is an especially bad spot for the existing bus stops.
1/17/24 — QM65 - please add the Main Street / Queens Blvd Briarwood Stop as this is a major point. We need the express bus to the WTC here.
1/9/24 — PLEASE PLESE PLEASE ADD one more stop for the JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. Requesting STOP on EASTBOUND 212 Pl/91st Avenue AND WESTBOUND 212 St/91st Avenue. The purpose is Rainy day show day more than 1000 students and teachers and neighbors will be in trouble if there is no stop on East and West bound 91st Avenue respectfully. I am requesting on behalf of all Teachers/Students/Neighbor and all Community People. Please add one more stop on (EASTBOUND 212 Pl/91st Avenue AND WESTBOUND 212 St/91st Avenue) Thanks. Regards, School Staff
12/13/23 — Keep the bus stop of 127th Avenue/Bedell Street on the Q85 bus route in place.
12/13/23 — Disappointed to see the QM11 will not be a faster express route to lower Manhattan. The proposed plan to shift it over to yellowstone blvd and add the QMT102. The 20 minute commute around lefrak city makes the QM11 unattractive as an express option often necessitating an R/M train ride 2 stops to Woodhaven Blvd to avoid the loop. Please bring a faster option such as the proposed QMT102 route between Forest Hills and Lower Manhattan.
12/21/23 — The proposed B13 line is a huge disservice to the residents of northeaster Ridgewood who rely on the bus along Gates Ave to access the L. Without the B13 along Gates Ave the L is a 20 minute walk for some, leaving the elderly and disabled essentially out of luck. The M frequently runs with disrupted service and many in the neighborhood rely on the B13 along Gates Ave to access essential public transit. Without a replacement along Gates Ave the MTA is failing Ridgewood residents?notably the most vulnerable. Ridgewood had been named one of the best neighborhoods to live in in the COUNTRY numerous times, why would the MTA want to jeopardize that reputation?
12/16/23 — On the proposed Q54 and Q23 route, there is a proposed elimination of the eastbound stop for Metropolitan Ave and Selfridge St. With 3 schools dismissing to that specific corner, there is potential for danger for students to go either towards the previous stop at Woodhaven Blvd or the following stop at 69th Rd. I think this proposed eliminated stop should be reinstated.
12/13/23 — The q44 is one of my favorite routes and I was so excited to see it get extended to Fordham in the previous proposal. Bronx riders would benefit from better, more reliable buses. This extension would have meant a one-seat ride from southeastern Bronx to one of the borough's most major hubs for commerce and rail travel, not to mention service to the Saint Barnabas Hospital and to eastern Queens. Send this comment to Janno Lieber and tell him to stop bending the knee!
12/13/23 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please add it back for example Q27A or Q88A or Q30A or Q75A. Thank you.
12/20/23 — I support the Bus Network Redesign Projects, for Queens, and for the other NYC boroughs. Thank you for making the needed updates!
12/19/23 — Have an issue with the Q60 redesign: one bus stop that could be eliminated is the Queens Blvd. 83rd Ave. Please keep this stop. Lots of people live in that area.
1/2/24 — The loss of bus stops and the increase in distance between stops will make it difficult for people to catch the bus. This will not encourage people to take the bus. For example on the Q46 along Union Turnpike, having one stop at 188th and then another stop at Utopia Parkway, and the next stop at 164th St. makes it difficult for people who have a hard time walking a longer distance to catch the bus. Adding a stop between each of those who make it easier for people to catch the buses. I have been taking the Q30 to work from Little Neck to St. John's University for 20 years. With this new redesign, I am considering buying a car. The stops will require me to walk further, and the buses are more infrequent.
1/17/24 — 1. The wait times for the Q32, Q33 and Q49 are all increasing. That will lead to more crowding and not enough buses to accommodate riders. 2. There is no reason to change the Q33 bus route to go along 81st. Street. There is already another bus (Q32) on that street. Keeping the bus running on 83rd St. gives riders more options.
1/6/24 — I LOVE the Q23 route change proposal. I live and work off this route and these changes make SO much sense. I really hope it goes through. Thank you!!!
12/17/23 — Thank you for bringing the Q47 back to service Middle Village, but could you please give a faster connection from Middle Village to Jackson Heights 74th Street station? The current route already takes a significant amount of time and the new route doesn't make it any faster, not to mention how infrequently this bus runs anyway. Has going up Grand Ave/Broadway been considered?
1/14/24 — Replacing the Q65 with Q26 route lets me know you have never been to College Point or taken public transportation from this area. I don't know where or who you got your data from that said we needed a direct route to Fresh Meadows but it's incorrect. I ride the Q65 route 4 days a week and many more then this new proposed route accouts for stays on to ride into Jamaica or other stops before this. You are proposing to many inaccurately proposed changes that are not meeting the needs of the individuals who actually take public transportation. Please stop trying to justify removing stops and completely removing entire bus routes with hearing us say we wanted faster more reliable service. We wanted more buses added to existing lines not this. We wanted more efficient and transparent sharing of route detours or schedule delays not having entirely new routes to learn with further walking between stops and now more transfers for us to get the destination we actually need.
12/13/23 — The Q72 bus stops at 34th avenue and Junction Blvd. are essential for the elders and mobility-impaired in the neighborhood. Please do not eliminate them. They provide an important link to the Junction Blvd. 7 train station, one of only a handful of accessible train stations in the area. If you remove the 34th avenue stops, elders and others with mobility concerns would need to cross the busy (and often dangerous) Northern Blvd. or walk even further to/from 35th avenue, which is an undue burden and will make their travels more difficult than they already are. Many elders live in the Southridge co-op complexes and other apartments on 34th avenue, which is the area that these bus stops serve. Furthermore, these stops are heavily used by the wider community, not just elders. There are almost always multiple people who board/exit the bus at these stops, on every run. I can confidently say this as I have taken this bus over my entire life living in the neighborhood, some 37+ years. These are not appropriate stops to remove. Thank you.
1/20/24 — I am living Linden Boulevard, Jamaica. I use Q4 and this is only bus route in the area where i live. In the new proposed resigned Archer Av 165 St bus stop has been removed from both east and west bound. My request to remain keep this stoppage as this the only stop to use to go to the Hillside area and to take the transfer bus from 165 bus stand. I am requesting to consider to keep remain the Archer Av 165 stoppage for both east and west bound.
12/14/23 — I usually take the Q58 to Flushing from Maspeth and it's been grueling commute some days. Lots of Q58 LTD or Q58 sometimes but they sometimes accumulate together and there end up being heavy delays. The buses travel at very slow speeds so I am happy about the idea of Q98. This initiative is great if it could be implemented sooner and hopefully it means less traffic on the road and better commutes for all.
12/14/23 — Your resign of Q18 by removing stops at the Astoria end is flawed. For over 35 years the 4th street stop never existed. Now you want to remove the 8th st and 27 Ave stop in favor of that stop is clearly unfair vans pandering to the new more affluent buildings. The distance on grade from the hill that exists would penalize and all those that live on top of the "hill" and surrounding area. I am sure the number of actual riders on this stop exceed the 4th and 27th ave stop. Also if you do a fair study not ont that includes all the construction workers that currently use it. You see you numbers don't add up. Also I would assume that most of the new tenants in those new buildings will more than likely be taking Uber. We need the stop. These plenty of other stops along the route you can make up time on.
1/17/24 — Q18 l needs the 8th/ 27 th Ave stop. It on top of a hill. Without that stop you will be stranding s tremendous amount of people. The "Hill" is impossible to climb on any day. That without grocery. With groceries I foresee injury take place. You have other stops such as 49th/ 30. Very little people get on there. It blocks several driveways and the closest is around a block away Also the maspeth bound 4 th street didn't exist till recently and serves very few.
12/13/23 — Can the Q58 be a SBS bus route?
12/23/23 — Proposed Final Plan: Q104 Local Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island Associated existing routes: Q104, Q102 I think this is a great change! I barely use Q102 now but Q104 seems interesting because it would go to places like Costco at Rainey Park (currently inaccessible from Roosevelt Island by bus).
12/12/23 — Please upgrade the express bus.
12/22/23 — Please do not eliminate the b13 route that travels along forest ave/gates ave. The walk to the L train is too long without it
12/27/23 — Overall, the decreased number of stops on bus routes will be very helpful in decreasing commute times. Proposed increases in frequency will also be helpful; however, wait times will still be too long on many routes. - Q10: I'm curious as to why the original proposal to combine the Q10 and Q64 routes was scrapped. This new route would've provided a much-needed connection from southern to northern Queens, and it would have been especially convenient for students/faculty/staff at Queens College and the surrounding high schools. Currently, this commute requires two transfers, meaning it costs $11 daily round-trip, and it also is not fully covered by the Student MetroCard's daily three-swipe maximum. - Q37: More stops can be removed. The stops at 107th Avenue, 86th Avenue, and either Park Lane South-Abingdon Road or Union Turnpike-Grenfell Street could be eliminated. Currently, the stops at 107th Avenue and Liberty Avenue are on the same block. The changing of the route to Rockaway Boulevard and then Lefferts Boulevard would leave commuters who live closer to 114th Street and 150 Avenue further away from the bus, whereas this routing along Rockaway and Lefferts Boulevards would essentially duplicate service provided by the Q10 (local and limited, due to rerouting away from 130th Street). Thus, it may be more beneficial to make Q37 buses turn from Rockaway onto 114 Street and then onto 135 Avenue. 114 Street and 114 Place could be made into one-way corridors to facilitate bus traffic through these streets, but overall the limiting of parking to one side of the street has helped buses run relatively smoothly through 114 Street currently. Additionally, it will be beneficial if more Q37B buses are run, including outside of rush hour, since the detour to the casino adds significantly to commute times, especially considering that the A train does not stop that frequently at 111 Street-Liberty Avenue. - Q46: The new rush bus route will greatly help speed up travel along Union Turnpike. - Q51: This new route along Linde Boulevard will greatly improve commutes between Southwest and Southeast Queens, making them more direct instead of necessitating a transfer at Jamaica. - B55: This new SBS will provide a much-needed connection between Southwest Queens and Brooklyn, eliminating the need to travel through Manhattan. It will especially be helpful for travel to Brooklyn College.
12/14/23 — The proposed elimination of the heavily used Lefferts Blvd and 91 Ave stops, both north and southbound would create a hardship for the many school children who attend the middle school MS 137 which is a far distance from their homes in this area and would mean crossing the very dangerous intersection at Atlantic and Lefferts to get to the next stop. There are frequent vehicular accidents at Lefferts Blvd and Atlantic Ave, including a recent accident which involved a NYC truck in which one of the workers in the vehicle. died of his injuries. Shortly before that a motorcyclist was struck and killed. It is a very large, dangerous and busy intersection. I suggest eliminating the stop at Lefferts and 89 Ave which is infrequently used. The north corner on the SAME block has a stop at Lefferts and Jamaica Ave. which is also a limited stop.
12/12/23 — I have some concerns regarding a few of the proposed lines/ line changes, particularly ones that are located around Astoria Heights. First, I do not understand replacing the Q100 Limited bus with the proposed Q105. It seems redundant to have a bus go along 31st street underneath the N/W line and remove access to 21st street with that bus. Having the Q100 be a limited bus is wonderful, especially with the bus lane that runs along 21st street after Hoyt Avenue. My next concern is with the Q48. Why is the new Q48 line in a completely different area of Queens than it is now? Why does it no longer go to LaGuardia Airport?? I frequently take the Q48 from Ditmars/ Grand Central to Roosevelt Ave/ Main Street, but now the only bus I can rely on to get to Flushing will be the Q19. There are no trains that are less than a half hour walk from my home, so I have to rely on the busses, and these changes take away many busses near me. My next concern is with the proposed route for the Q101. Why is it no longer beginning on Hazen st.? It is currently about a ~7 minute walk for me to get the Q101, with the new stops, it will be over a 20 minute walk, which is unreasonable. Another concern I have, not related to any bus route in particular, is how there are no busses in Steinway/ Astoria Heights with a minimum frequency of 10 minutes-or-better. There have been times when I have waited over 25 minutes for a bus, and I am disappointment to see that the new proposals do nothing to help in terms of timing/ frequency. I am also not very happy with the change in the Q47 route, particularly how it no longer goes into Terminal A, but that is not as high a priority for me as the other lines I have mentioned. I already have so few options of busses I can take to get to different trains within Queens (N/W, R, 7) and this plan gives me even fewer.
12/12/23 — Riders up here do not need a rush route for Beechurst, just increase service on the Q15 with its current route without changes. Extend the Q34 up to 149th St and 5th Av and shift the Q15 over to 154th St. Rush routes here are not needed and only cause more issues. If you are making this plan at least like come ride these routes to see how they are used so these useless routes can be avoided.
12/12/23 — Please make the Q20 go back to Union Street and bring back the Q34, the new Q20 serves places where students live but does not go to JHS 185 which defeats the whole purpose of the route.
12/12/23 — The Q65 needs to go back to College Point, it is highly used up there compared to how the Q26 is currently used. The Q26 also running up here just lowers service as the Q65 Limited will no longer service this area that uses it badly, buses are packed as soon as they reach College Point Blvd going in the Southbound direction.
12/13/23 — For Northern Queens, Whitestone and College Point. Please keep our routes the same. The Q65 is one of the most highly used routes there and I see buses filled to the front window crammed once those buses reached Northern Blvd and College Point Blvd. I've time and time again that Q65 buses just coming out of College Point are filled to the brim once they get onto College Point Blvd. The new Q62 Bus route is a complete money waster and a useless route. I live along the proposed route and most people just want their routes to have an increased frequency and be more consistent during rush hour. Restore the Q34 and have it run up to 149th, then up 149th to Whitestone 5th Av. Move the Q15 over the 154th St for its whole length and increase frequencies as i often see only one bus an hour on those routes. Please also bring back the Q20A/B so service to College Point Mall is restored from Downtown Flushing which is highly used too, the Q76 is infrequent and barely comes. Restoring the current Q20A/B also allows riders on Main Street to keep their routes and bus stops since many elderly use the many proposed stops that are getting removed. The rush route called the Q61 can stay but please have it stop also at Flushing High School (Union St/35th Av) and (Union St/26th Av) as these are places where students from Flushing High School go often and College Point which is currently served by the Q20A/B.
12/12/23 — The Q8, Q33, Q47, Q67 and Q69 should be left they way they currently are, they are very effective in the areas they serve, I?ve ridden these routes a lot.
12/12/23 — The Q65 should be left alone as its current routing. The Q4 should be extended back to Elmont.
12/13/23 — Hello, it would be ideal if there could to be more downtown bus options. I live off Woodhaven Blvd and Margaret Place there is no downtown express bus near me at all. If the QM25 at least did one more stop closer to Woodhaven Blvd and Myrtle Avenue it would be appreciated by all who have to commute to lower Manhattan, if that is the only bus serving the area. I currently have to take the QM15 to Midtown to take the local train to the downtown NYC area, when ideally it would be great to be on a bus that takes me to and from. The QM25 commute is close to 2 hours from Glendale, is there any way to have a bus that goes the same QM15 route along Woodhaven Blvd that is quicker that goes downtown? Thank you.
12/13/23 — Hello, it would be ideal if there could to be more downtown bus options. I live off Woodhaven Blvd and Margaret Place there is no downtown express bus near me at all. If the QM25 at least did one more stop closer to Woodhaven Blvd and Myrtle Avenue it would be appreciated by all who have to commute to lower Manhattan, if that is the only bus serving the area. I currently have to take the QM15 to Midtown to take the local train to the downtown NYC area, when ideally it would be great to be on a bus that takes me to and from. The QM25 commute is close to 2 hours from Glendale, is there any way to have a bus that goes the same QM15 route along Woodhaven Blvd that is quicker that goes downtown? Thank you.
12/13/23 — While I applaud the proposal for a new Q82 route to between Belmont Park and 169 street in Jamaica, how are people supposed to cope with the loss of service to Jamaica Center? Are we supposed to take an extra bus and pay again at the E train? Or take the F train to Kew Gardens Union turnpike and transfer to the E which by this point, will not have the same space capacity that it would have had at Jamaica Center? Are you aware that some people take the Q110 to the Jamaica Center E to connect to LIRR trains? Where does this leave us? Even if the Q2 kept its current terminus at 165th under the newly proposed plan, we would be able to walk a few blocks to the E train. However, further limiting access to the important shopping corridor by the eliminating a direct transportation line seems very ill advised and will not be received well.
12/14/23 — Q14. I don't understand where this new route will take us. During the initial proposal, the last stop of this route was Fresh pond rd/ Putnum ave. so at least we could take the subway. Now, I see that the route ends at Eliot ave and Freshpond rd. so we have to take two buses just to get on the subway? Who is coming from Ditmars blvd to freshpond and Eliot? why cant it be extended to the subway station either to freshpond M line or Metropolitan Ave M line?
12/14/23 — I think it would be a good idea to bring the Q51 all the way up to the edge of Cambria Heights as the Q4 does. Instead of taking up space on linden blvd, you could continue the route on 118th Ave.
12/17/23 — The Q100 is a necessity for many in this area. It serves dense low income areas that are far from the train. The Q69 alone cannot handle this properly. Customers also deserve a faster option like a limited bus on the 21st corridor
12/17/23 — Disappointed that the proposed Q26 was cut short; the vast majority of transit demand in Oakland Gardens is to Flushing. The Q26 hypothenuse alignment would drastically cut down time as opposed to the Q27-- 46th Avenue is always congested and the road is narrow; not sure how a purple "rush" allocation can be assigned to such a route.
12/20/23 — Frequent service is the most important upgrade! Buses that come every 5 or 10 min means that riders can use routes without worrying about a schedule.
12/28/23 — Please please please keep the Jamaica bus terminal bay 3 stop for the q76 and the Clintonville 150th stops in whitestone Those stops are very helpful to me especially when the weather is bad and the buses do not show up like it is supposed to. I have been taking the q76 for over 30 years and I honestly can not believe out of all the stops you would remove those major ones. It seems very poor planning and it also seems like it is going to cause more trouble for the passengers.
12/29/23 — The Q4 needs current or closer spacing without forcing seniors to walk greater distances, switch buses or wait longer. Please consider elders may have mobility issues with further stop spacing. All buses need bike racks or other storage options, especially for bridge and inter-borough routes. Please consider partnering with DOT to make pedestrian/bicycle access from Rockaway Blvd accessible and safe going to Far Rockaway. This could be as simple as clearing the brush and re-paving the sidewalk in both directions along Rockaway Blvd and Rockaway Turnpike. It would be more utilized by those on the Q113 line.
1/1/24 — I would like to address the Bus Network Redesign Project's decision to remove the Metropolitan Av/Selfridge St stop on the Q54/Q23 in the eastbound/northbound direction. The stop is located right in front of Queens Metropolitan High School, and getting rid of it would be an inconvenience to the students who use it. I would suggest removing the subsequent stop, Metropolitan Av/69 Rd, instead.
1/19/24 — I wish either Q12 or Q13 still stops at 165th Street
1/22/24 — This is a request to remove and/or relocate bus stop Q31 at Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound) because it is too far from the previous bus stop (Q31 Utopia & Horace Harding). A suggestion would be to relocate it between Booth Memorial and 59 Ave on Utopia.
12/12/23 — The newly proposed Q104 that replaces the Q102 eliminates bus service from Roosevelt Island to Queens Plaza. That is a vital connection fir Roosevelt Island residents. Please restore that connection.
12/13/23 — Love the new route for Q31. It would save our family driving back and forth to Francis Lewis High School multiple times a day
1/19/24 — You can not eliminate the 32nd Street/5th Avenue stop. I take the Q32 bus from MSG to 5th Ave to transfer for the Staten Island express buses. The removal of this stop, eliminates my connection.
12/12/23 — MTA thank you for hearing us Bronx rider's and also Queens residents about extending the Q50 and eliminating the Q48 to LaGuardia Airport. US airport workers living in Bronx and Westchester County will have their commute cut about 25 mins. One benefit I want to say it gives other rider's the option to get to LGA instead of going to Harlem 125 and transfer to the already over crowded M60sbs also I'm happy it will connect to (New) Metro North Railroad station at Co-op City along (Amtrak Hell Gate Line) after reviewing the other bus routes its a major improvement in my opinion since a very long time. Thanks again MTA!
1/29/24 — The proposal to eliminate the 255th ST WB and 256th ST EB stops serves no purpose. To say that 252nd Street/Little Neck Pkwy or 258th Street are alternatives is not accurate. The 256th Street stop is in front of the Queens Library. 258th street has nothing and is close to the 260th Street stop. The time saving is negligible but the impact is significant for people that now have to walk further.
1/31/24 — This proposed bus line would be helpful for the people in queens. This would connect very well.
1/17/24 — Both me and my son take Q36 to compute LIRR and my son schools. The new plan will not work for us. Please review the plan and update accordingly. I
1/8/24 — Why can?t this bus run throughout the day and weekends
12/13/23 — The Q44 extension Fordham was going to be life changing for so many riders. Given how close it already gets, the extension was an absolute no brainer. The extension would provide direct access to Fordham College, Metro-North, and all the employment and shopping opportunities nearby. I am sure this extension would see strong ridership from day one, and I was very sad to see it cut in the proposed final draft plan.
1/5/24 — Comments on the proposed stops to be eliminated on the Q12 bus line ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: Our concern is that this line has been designated a ?Limited? bus line and stops will be spaced further apart than they are currently. This action will place an undue burden on disabled/elderly neighbors that may have difficulty walking further to the closest bus stop. In particular, we are concerned about the elimination of the stops at Alameda and Northern Blvd., both Eastbound and Westbound. Those stops are important access points for the Douglaston neighborhood South of Northern Blvd. Eastbound, the space between the previous stop Northern Blvd/232 St and the proposed stop to be eliminated at Alameda and Northern Blvd. is one continuous block with no access to Northern Blvd. for our neighbors, the road is uphill all the way to the next available stop at Northern Blvd/243 St, and it would mean navigating a fraught path to get past the driveways of all the car related businesses to the stop at Northern/232 St. Likewise, on the Westbound side, eliminating the Alameda and Northern Blvd. stop would be a long walk on a not well-maintained sidewalk to Northern Blvd/232 St, or a substantial walk to make it to Northern/Douglaston Pkwy for our neighbors on the South side of Northern Blvd.
1/5/24 — Comments on the proposed stops to be eliminated on the Q36 bus line ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: We are concerned about stop spacing in regards to CommonPoint Queens Sam Field Center (YWHA) and the CommonPoint Queens Tannenbaum Family Pool on Little Neck Parkway, specifically the removal of the Westbound stop at Little Neck Pkwy/60 Av because of the population both of these community centers serve (i.e., after-school programs, services for children with special needs, older adult services, community mental health services). It?s important that these groups are not impacted adversely due to the proposed stop removal.
1/5/24 — Comments on the elimination of the QM3, Express bus from Douglaston/Little Neck area to Midtown Manhattan ? provided by Barbara Linton, Douglaston Civic Association board member, on behalf of our community: We vigorously oppose the discontinuance of this bus line. The proposed alternatives put forth by the MTA are either costlier (LIRR+Subway) or more time consuming (local bus lines). There is also the issue of access to these other alternative modes of transportation, since for example, accessing the LIRR from the Eastbound service road to the LI Expressway would be difficult without driving to the Douglaston or Little Neck stations. In particular, any additional vehicle activity would be troublesome for the area by the Douglaston train station. There is no public parking lot available, only metered parking around the station area, resulting in additional commuters going into the neighborhood and utilizing the already limited parking spots. Currently, many commuters from Great Neck and other areas east on the LIRR Port Washington line come into Douglaston to park because the LIRR fare is less expensive than that from their locations. In addition, the concept of having less public transportation by eliminating this bus line seems at odds with the initiatives of both NYS and NYC to increase affordable housing and thereby increasing future population density in the Douglaston/Little Neck area, as well as the MTA?s own congestion pricing initiative. We already live in a public transportation desert; we should be getting more public transportation options, not less, if the aim is to discourage driving as the primary mode of transportation from Northeast Queens into Manhattan.
1/12/24 — Q32 bus: YES to the proposal to continue straight on Queens Blvd to the 59th St Bridge on the Manhattan Bound Q32.
12/13/23 — I would like to ask about the changes to the QM35 changes into Manhattan. I thought the proposed changes would be to run along the Horace Harding earlier, before we would hit Queens Blvd. I liked that changed to the path. Was that changed recently?
12/12/23 — If there is no q61 (non rush) bus, you are leaving an entire chunk of beechhurst and clearview sections of queens without weekend transportation to/from the 7 train. (This is even more impacted by the elimination of the q76 on Francis lewis after 19th avenue.)
12/13/23 — Under the new design, which bus routes will be operated by the MTA Bus Company
12/13/23 — The Q58 I only see as limited ...I don't see a local bus...you need more stops on the limited if you are eliminating the local .
12/21/23 — Queens needs more bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, enforcement to stop people who block bus lanes, better bus stops and reliable service. The biggest thing is getting dedicated bus lanes that other cars get ticketed in to speed up traffick.
12/12/23 — Have the Q30 and Q75 with overnight service
12/12/23 — What is this? You need to put the Q30 for overnight service. I have places to go in Jamaica man. This time schedule needs to change ASAP.
12/14/23 — Who comes up with these changes. Is research or field work done on these proposed changes. There was no research done on the proposed changes for the Q76. If research was done this change would have never seen the light of day.
12/14/23 — The plan to reroute the Q76 down 20th Avenue from Francis Lewis Blvd to Parsons Blvd is a terrible idea. This portion of 20th Avenue is strictly residential and lacks traffic generators and is too narrow for two-way bus traffic.Their are too many narrow turns to get from Francis Lewis to 20th Avenue.
12/14/23 — Who comes up with these changes. Is research or field work done on these proposed changes. There was no research done on the proposed changes for the Q76. If research was done this change would have never seen the light of day.
1/3/24 — Leave the Q76 alone the proposed change will hurt the reliability of this route. The portion of 20th Avenue is too narrow for bus traffic and all residential. There are too many turns to get from Francis Lewis Blvd to 20th Avenue. 160th Street is narrow and one way between Francis Lewis Blvd & Willets Pt. Blvd
1/9/24 — I feel the Q31 should be left like is now but extended to serve Whitestone and College Point. I have written a proposal for this extension. Please feel free to contact me for more information.
1/22/24 — Regarding the Q31 bus route design, I strongly ask the MTA to reconsider eliminating the bus route on Bell Blvd and 35th Avenue. This bus is a convenient direct bus route for Bayside residents traveling to/from St. Josaphat's Church located at the corner of 35th Avenue and 210th Street, (2) Bayside High School which is a voting location, (3) LIRR Bayside station and the (4) Queens Civil Court House in Jamaica for people reporting to jury duty. To commute to/from these locations under the propose route change will result in additional travel time as a result of bus transfers and longer walks. This is a disservice to the community, especially for our elderly population. Also the Q31 serves as a back up for servicing Bell Blvd when there are service delays on the Q13; which is a major convenience when trying to catch a LIRR train.
1/22/24 — Regarding the Q13 bus stop spacing, please don't remove the bus stops on Bell Blvd at 32nd Avenue because there is a traffic light, which makes it easier to cross the blvd. after getting off the bus. Please don't remove the bus stops on Bell Blvd at 35th Avenue, where LIRR station is located and across the street of Bay Terrace. Thank you!
12/23/23 — Currently there's always double-parked cars, trucks loading and unloading etc. causing heavy traffic along Liberty Ave. between Lefferts Blvd and 96th St./Rockaway Blvd. where the Q112 route currently operates. Whenever I drive along Liberty Ave. between those points the trip usually takes about 15 minutes versus about 8 minutes via any other nearby local street. I would imagine this usually causes immense delays and unreliability on the Q112 route. Since the Q112 route parallels the "A" Subway Line between Lefferts Blvd and Rockaway Blvd. at 96th St. I have a suggestion. Discontinue the Q112 route and extend the Q25 route from the point of Parsons Blvd./Hillside Ave.to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. via the current path of the Q112 route and eliminate Q25 bus service to the Sutphin Blvd. LIRR/AIRTRAIN station as riders traveling to JFK Airport could transfer to the Q10 route at Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. This also would provide connection to the "A" Subway Line for both York College and Queens College students via one transfer. An additional intermodal free transfer could be provided between the Q25 route and the "A" Subway Line at Lefferts Blvd/Liberty Ave. due to the elimination of the Q112 route. The Q25 bus could layover at the current w/b 112 bus stop between Lefferts Blvd and 118th St. which is closer to 118th St. In order for the Q25 bus to turn around the bus would make a left turn at 118th St., a left turn at 107th Ave., a left turn at Lefferts Blvd. & then a right turn at Liberty Ave. to proceed e/b along Liberty Ave. NYCDOT could also upgrade the traffic device at 118th St./Liberty Ave.(w/b) to add a left turn signal there so it would be easier for the Q25 bus to make a left turn at that corner. NYCDOT would also need to move the current Q112 e/b bus stop located in the s/w corner of Liberty Ave./Lefferts Blvd. to the s/e corner of Liberty Ave. at Lefferts Blvd. so the e/b Q25 bus could stop there as the first e/b pick up stop after making its turnaround. For speedier service between Downtown, Jamaica and Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave. the Q30 route should also be extended non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Ave. to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Ave which would also serve St. John's students. On the western end of the Q112 route, the Q51 route would instead be extended to Pitkin Ave./Euclid Ave. via the current Q7 routing, then to USPS, Bklyn GMF via Euclid Ave, Sutter Ave, Eldert Ln, Stanely Ave., & Postal Facility Rd. & then to the Gateway Mall.
1/2/24 — The B55 route needs to stop at Cross Bay Blvd. /Pitkin Av for transfer with the Q52, Q53, Q41 & Q11 routes. In the e/b direction the B55 route would need to travel north along Eldert Ln., to Sutter Av., then east along Sutter Av into Pitkin Av., then Pitkin Av to Cross Bay Blvd. and then south along Cross Bay Blvd. to the Nassau Expwy. entrance then to the Lefferts Blvd. AIRTRAIN Station. Stops could be placed at Eldert Ln./Linden Blvd., Eldert Ln./Sutter Av, Sutter Av. /79th St* and Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Av. For the e/b B55 route to access Eldert Ln. e/b from Linden Blvd in Brooklyn either the B55 could travel into the left merging lane of Linden Blvd. (ear Lincoln Av) and then try to get over two more lanes to get to the left turning lane at Linden Blvd./Eldert Ln or instead the e/b B55 could make a right turn at Autumn Av., then a left turn at Loring Av., and then another left turn at Eldert Ln. stopping at the southeast corner of Eldert Ln./Linden Blvd. where there is a current bus stop located there. In the w/b direction the B55 route would depart the Lefferts Blvd. AIRTRAIN Station and take the North Conduit Av. exiting at Cross Bay Blvd. and then make a right turn traveling north. At 149th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. the w/b B55 should make a left turn and travel either along 149th Av. or Albert Rd. to Redding St. and then make a right turn at Redding St. traveling toward Pitkin Av. A w/b B55 bus stop could be placed along the eastern side of Redding St (close to Pitkin Av.). for transfer to the nearby Q11, Q41, Q52 & Q53 routes. The B55 route could then make a left turn from Redding St. on to Pitkin Av. and travel west into Sutter Av. with a stop placed at Sutter Av./79th St.*. The B55 could then continue to travel west along Sutter Av to Eldert Ln (where another bus stop could be placed). and then the B55 would make a left turn and travel to Linden Blvd. At Linden Blvd./Eldert Ln. the bus could stop and then continue on its normal route. * Regarding the loss of the Linden Blvd./79th St. bus stop under this revised routing some B55 riders will have to walk from Linden Blvd./79th St. (through the Linden Mall Shopping Center) to So. Conduit Av./79th St. (where NYCDOT recently added a traffic light, crosswalk and concrete walking path) and crossover to the No. Conduit Av./79th St. where another traffic light and crosswalk are and then walk one more block to Sutter Av. where the new Sutter Av/St B55 bus stops could be located at.
1/2/24 — The Q51 route needs to operate as originally planned in the prior Queens Bus Redesign Draft Plan 24 hours a day but limited versus Crosstown service might be okay as many riders will be using this route as a feeder route to connect with other routes. Since this route is primarily a feeder limited route as it connects together at key intersections many north/south Queens routes with many other north/south Queens bus routes across Southeastern & Southwestern Queens plus also connects with the ?A? Subway Line and with the LIRR, so service frequencies should be at least equal to the most frequent north/south 24 hour connecting route such as the Q10 route and/or the Q4 route. This would then provide less waiting time for passengers using the Q51 route as a feeder connecting route so they these riders are not waiting too long for a bus that will be connecting them to either another bus or to the ?A? subway line at Rockaway Blvd. Station or to the LIRR at the St. Albans Station. Additionally, an unlimited transfer policy that allows unlimited transfers for two hours and thirty minutes on all buses and subways or a three-legged transfer to and from the Q51 route is essential for this routes? success, as mostly all passengers will be using the route to transfer from one bus route to another bus route or from one bus route to the ?A? Subway Line or to the LIRR. If the Bus/Subway transfer policy is not amended as suggested above, then the Q51 route should be Fare-Free as it is a feeder connecting route. Regarding extending the Q51 route to the Gateway Center Mall as originally planned should absolutely be reconsidered as there is currently no Queens bus route that connects to the Gateway Center Mall in Spring Creek, Bklyn due to the of the Q8 route changes and it is a major transfer point to many other Brooklyn routes such as the B5, B83 and B13 and possibly some other routes based upon the Brooklyn Bus Network Redesign Final Plan findings. Also, an additional Q51 bus stop is needed at 109th St./Rockaway Blvd. for connection to the Resorts World Casino which would increase ridership on this route plus it is also a walking transfer connection to the Q37 route at the Aqueduct Racetrack/Resorts World bus stop. Let's not ruin a good idea but improve upon it by having the route serve the Gateway Center Mall from Erskine St. and then extend it further north via Fountain Av. to Linden Blvd. and/or to the USPS Brooklyn GMF or to the New Lots Avenue Subway to terminate.
1/5/24 — I believe you guys should add a late night bus to Far Rockaway around 11:33 just like the MQ15 it?s so unfair that poor communities don?t have much access at night time like others. In my personal case I leave work in the city at 11 PM and every night I fear for my live because I be getting home late at night around 1:30 am since the A train runs local or every 40 mins. Having a express QM17 leave the city at 11:33 or something like that would not only make me feel safer as woman going home at night but it will save me and other a lot of time. I hope you guys take me into consideration and remember not everyone has a 9-5 jobs
12/14/23 — You are removing the q31 from Bell BLVD. I have 2 bad knees and cannot walk from 48th Ave to Northern BLVD. I have used that Route for over 40 years. This change is pure Stupidity.
12/29/23 — Are your managers crazy your only hurting the everyday bus riders who need to go and come to work.. the extra steps to get to the new stops will HURT NOT HELP... Many riders have problems walking and moving the stops will hurt a LOT of people...you want to be efficient, think of your riders, not your pockets,to Save money...also the bad weather will.hurt a lot of your commuters. Please reconsider eliminating so many stops...
1/3/24 — The q76 bus stop that was moved from Clintonville st on Francis Lewis blvd down the road is NOT SAFE. It's darker down there much safer for pedestrian bus riders if it is on corner of Clintonville near the little store where it's lighter.. please move it back...
1/5/24 — Moving the q76 bus stop from the corner of Clintonville and Francis Lewis blvd is not safe for ladies, it's very dark and dangerous for them to stand there. Safer by the corner of Clintonville st where it's lighted and safer.. please move it back...
1/19/24 — Please Do NOT remove the Clintonville and cross Island bus stops for the Q76... I have difficulty walking and it would be a big problem. Also get ANOTHER BUSto get to that area.. are you kidding...please consider people with disabilities who have been traveling that route. For Years...do not change it now...
1/25/24 — Please DoNot remove the cross Island pkwy and Clintonville stops on the Q76. It will cause a hardship for me getting to and from work. I have difficulty walking..
12/14/23 — Streamlining the q69 and removing multiple stops is tremendously inconvenient to many of the elderly and handicapped neighbors who live along ditmars blvd. Please consider keeping these stops!!
12/12/23 — Looking at the changes in the QM5,6 and 1 - it looks like by removing many stops in Queens from thr QM6 - the result is less frequent service to stops removed from Utopia Pkwy to Main Street - and longer waits for buses for QM5 as there does not appear to be an increase in schedule. Do not seethis as an improvement. Also, changes t Q30 reduces access from Utopia Parkway to the service road of LIE
12/13/23 — I am requesting that the Q85 bus stop on Bedell st and 127th Ave not be eliminated as it services Rochdale Village as covid is over you can barely get on the bus now due to overcrowding
12/13/23 — Is there anyway to add my stop back to the Q82 Rush it?s a popular stop at Hempstead and 217th st. A lot of people board and get off at that location?
12/31/23 — If the existing Q16 that runs through Francis Lewis Blvd is going to become Q61, then we need it to run on the weekends too! Residents in the Whitestone area rely heavily on buses to get around. The frequency is disappointing. It should be more frequent than one bus on average every 25min. It is not easy to get around the area without having to go a complicated route. And if the Q61 isn?t offered on the weekends, it really sucks for shift workers and people who actually do need to go out and enjoy the day/weekend. It?s a residential area but we need the transportation too! Imagine you?re trying to get to work on the weekends, but you have to walk 15min for a bus that comes every 25min. Public transportation should be encouraged and available. Whitestone isn?t in the center of Queens but it doesn?t mean the people shouldn?t be supported in transportation improvements. Thank you.
1/9/24 — I write in full support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Project. As someone who lives less than a minute from a bus stop that is set to be removed, I voice my complete support for the project. While my angry neighbors may bemoan the loss of the bus stop that is closest to them, their complaints lose sight of the fact that the current bus routes feature many redundant, closely bunched stops that increase travel times, reduce reliability, lead to bus-bunching, and create more opportunities for buses to get stuck in traffic. I am willing to walk an extra couple-hundred feet if it means my bus ride will be faster. I'm willing to add a few minutes of walking distance if it means my bus ride will more efficient, with fewer stops and faster speeds because we're not constantly stopping and getting caught between lights. These bus routes are overdue for modernization, and we cannot let those whose lives will be slightly more inconvenient halt progress for the hundreds of thousands of Queens residents who rely on buses to take them to work, school, health care, recreation, and opportunity. Thank you to the team for their hard work.
12/13/23 — I need the Q8 to get the Q44 SBS to get to/from the Bronx to drop my son off to his grandmother every other weekend. If I don?t have her, it?ll cost more each way, and I?m chronically ill, so 2 buses is all I can take. Please send another Queens route to Gateway Mall, or have the Q8 continue to serve Gateway Mall. Thank you.
12/15/23 — I am against the discontinuation of the B13 in Ridgewood. There is no wheelchair access on the M at Fresh Pond and many people who need to get to the L train at Myrtle-Wyckoff require the B13. Until you make the Fresh Pond M accessible to everyone, this change to eliminate the B13 service is deplorable.
1/30/24 — B38: The MTA claims that the discontinued Metro Ave branch of the B38 would be ?served? by the two other bus lines that it currently connects with. The B38 provides more frequent service than the B57 does to western Maspeth residents. The Q54 along Metro Ave and the B57 along Flushing Ave will not be rerouted to cover parts of this route should this proposed change take effect. This branch serves the Linden Hill section of the area, so named because it?s on a giant hill ? one that?s difficult to ascend. It also serves hundreds of students at Grover Cleveland High School as well as visitors to Grover Cleveland Park and Linden Hill Cemetery. Eliminating this segment is just a bad idea.
1/30/24 — First, I would like to say that this latest proposal is much better than the previous ones presented. We commend the MTA for listening to and acting on public feedback. But there are still some lingering issues for local commuters. Q14: The Eliot Ave portion of the route does not provide access to the Metropolitan Ave M train station, so commuters living along Eliot Ave will require a transfer to another bus to get to the subways that serve Brooklyn and lower Manhattan. Q18: Commuters along 69th Street will lose access to the Astoria bus and LIRR. We also question the ability of the bus to turnaround at Clinton Ave-68th St. B57: This was extended to replace Q18 service along 69th Street. It would stop at the 69th Street 7 train, but that is not an accessible station, and LIRR access at 61st Street-Woodside would first require a transfer to another bus or the subway. Q67: This line in LIC will end at Court Square instead of Queens Plaza, eliminating the N/R/W subway connection, necessitating additional train connections. B13: This rerouting would supposedly provide desired access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, however, there are multiple problems with this plan. ? First, this idea was proposed by bicycle activists, not bus commuters. ? It eliminates bus service for Liberty Park. ? Highland Blvd prohibits all but passenger cars and may not be safe for regular bus traffic. ? There are speed humps on Highland Blvd. These are prohibited along bus routes. It would be a bad idea to remove them. ? There is no room along Vermont Place for the bus to pull over. Installing a stop here would either require a costly redesign with destruction of parkland or have the bus come to a dead stop in the middle of the road backing up traffic. A better option to provide bus service to the reservoir might be to leave the route along Cypress Hills Street and add a bus stop south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway to eliminate pedestrians crossing over the highway. It?s a 5-minute walk from there to the reservoir?s northern entrance.
12/14/23 — The proposed Q51 Limited route was perfect in the original draft plan with interborough service. There's no need to shorten it to Rockaway Blvd, so please extend it back to Gateway Center providing better connections & service into Brooklyn.
12/12/23 — I am thrilled by the news that the B57 will be extended to Queens as part of the Queens Bus Redesign. However, I'm disappointed by the frequency of the new route. This is the only bus route that connects parts of East Williamsburg and Bushwick to downtown Brooklyn and not improving the present abysmal headways on the B57 feels like an oversight, though I am hopeful that the new routing will improve reliability. Thanks for your time!
12/21/23 — I do NOT like the idea of sending the Q66 to Queens Plaza (where the western terminus is). Your plan already has the new Q63 going there by taking over its old route. I believe that it would be much more convenient and practical to send the Q66 to Vernon Boulevard/Jackson Avenue where the 7 train is. While keeping the Rush sections on the proposed line, the Q66 would run along Jackson Avenue all the way to the new terminus.
1/8/24 — I do not agree with the proposed changes to the Q20 bus route, especially the elimination of service along 20th Ave in College Point. I'm often heading to work at the Wine Cellar of Queens next to BJs, and it is much easier for me to take the Q20 and not have to change for other buses just to get to my destination. It is utterly ridiculous to eliminate big stops along that route to add another route. It is ridiculous for me to not only deal with a crowded Q20 or Q44 (they are both crowded) to get off at 39th Ave (already very crowded), to change to another bus just to get to 20th Ave in College Point. How is that going to be faster for me? You're adding more time and inconvenience for me and many others that get to that destination.
12/16/23 — Streamline? Whose idea is this anyway? Obviously people who do not take public transportation. Leave the q67 alone.
12/13/23 — Q33. Expecting riders to walk the equivalent of two avenue blocks is unreasonable. The baby boomers are aging, as one of the participants said at the 12/13 meeting. Those of us who live in JH and E Elmhurst not near to the 74th St terminal were shortchanged when the Q33 discontinued service to LGA. We don?t need service to terminal A, we need reliable local service to the main terminals. The Q33 was reliable. The Q70 is great for Manhattanites but doesn?t serve the local community.
12/13/23 — Q49. It would be helpful if you defined late evening hours. I have frequently waited 1/2 hour at the terminal at 9 pm. In general, your existing frequencies don?t match reality, especially midday. And that bus is almost always packed when alighting at the terminal from rush hour onwards. Service is insufficient and unreliable in the evening hours.
12/15/23 — I'm a Roosevelt island resident. Must take shuttle bus Q94. At 5:40 am. To Queens plaza and get the "E" or "F" express to kew gardens stop. Then, Q10 bus to lefferts Ave. For Air train to J.F.K. 4 years of commuting. 2hrs to and from work. Now. The powers that be want to change all of it. For what ! 12 to 15 minutes to Queens plaza ! Now, the so called redesign will make my start from new Q 104. 2:00am I suppose. It's definitely not a smart idea even to consider such a change. Unless "F " train is back in service. This will hurt me drastically or I will lose my job of10 plus years. With sick family members to think of. I don't need this severe stress. Again. 15 mins compared to perhaps 50 to hour just to get to Roosevelt Ave, stations "7"train. If it isn't broken. Please, don't try to fix it. Poor decision making by MTA. Period.
12/13/23 — The truncation of the Q51 to a Limited-Stop service, essentially eliminating the non-stop portion of the formerly proposed Q51-SBS and offloading all those passengers that the Q8 served onto the B13 may prove to be disastrous for the existing route, even with the increase in frequency to the B13. What was the rationale for completely disconnecting Queens from Gateway Center Mall? Could there be a way that the Q51 be reinstated as an SBS and add ONE stop at the Euclid Avenue Station to provide a faster 2-seat ride from the rerouted Q8, instead of pushing all those customers to the B13?
1/20/24 — Proposal Plan for 2024 Approved
1/11/24 — PLEASE PUT MORE DRIVERS ON THE Q55 ROUTE. This bus is very busy during rush hours and late afternoon if you miss the bus you will be waiting there 25-35 minutes for the next bus to arrive. I?ve been living in Glendale for 2yrs and this is the only bus that takes me home. Parking my car isn?t an option because of how crowded Myrtle and Wycoff station is. I see more Q58 & Q52 Rather than Q55. My little brother can?t even get on this bus because a couple stops before stop and shop the bus is already full. So, the only option is to wait and risk another full bus or walk home for more than 25 minutes.
1/16/24 — Q114 I don't know who came up with the new design of the 114 but as frequent customer that takes this bus everyday this bus is always crowded I don't know who's doing the research but it's wrong this bus is packed through out the day and night. Including the weekend. Please check with the schools along the line. I noticed a lot of children get off at 109 and Guy Brewer coming from the rockaways. Now, they would have to transfer to thats a major hub for . community members. JHS IS 8 and York Early College are at that location. I don't think we need to be eliminating a bus route I think we need an additional bus route to get us to Jamaica quicker there's not many buses that can get you off of the peninsula heading into the Jamaica area. If we took the train we would have to go through Brooklyn we need an additional bus route with limited service an hour on a bus it's just way too
12/12/23 — Hello. Please do not take away the bus stop from 127th Avenue and Bedell Street! There are a lot of seniors and other people who need this bus stop to remain here. It will cause a huge inconvenience if taken away. We all rely on this stop for our commutes to and from work, school, and appointments. Thank you.
1/30/24 — I believe eliminating the Q32 and Q33 stop at 34th Avenue and 82nd Street is a mistake. Removing this stop will not make the route faster as you claim. The true issue with slow speed along this route are the vast amount of illegally double parked cars along 82nd Street and Roosevelt Avenue in particular. I have been on multiple trips where we have been stopped for several minutes until cars would move. The busses simply can't make space for themselves when the roads are blocked in this illegal manner. The stop at 34th Ave and 82nd Street is also essential to those of us living between 34th Ave and Northern Blvd. It is a convenient stop as you can "just wait for whichever bus comes first." By eliminating the stop, we will either have to time our arrival at the Q32 first stop on Northern perfectly, which is not easy as the schedule is subject to many cancellations, or cross Northern Blvd for Q33 stop at Northern and 82nd, which is not particularly safe or convenient. I would strongly urge the committee to lean on the resources of the police to assist in keeping the roads clear along the route to keep service moving, rather than eliminating a stop along an in demand route. Thank you for the opportunity to submit feedback.
12/12/23 — Alot of people rely on the B38 Metropolitan Avenue branch in the mornings, so Id say instead of completely discontinuing it, making it run only 6-10AM.
12/13/23 — I greatly disagree with the Q75 going to Briarwood. To get to LIRR Jamaica from LIRR Little Neck, I am forced to transfer to 3 buses. I cannot afford to pay double the fare if I take the Q36 to the Q75 to the Q31. The Q30 Little Neck to and from LIRR Jamaica should remain intact.
12/20/23 — In regards to the Queens bound Qm2/20 route, I agree with moving the route to 57th Street as the traffic flow is better. I would like to make a small suggestion of adding E59st/2nd Ave (where the Q32 stops) a stop for the Qm2/20 route. I know some commuters take the subway to the express bus and they may commute from Lower East Side or Upper East Side or even Midtown using the Broadway or Lexington Ave lines and this would help improve network connectivity and an increase in ridership on the express routes. These commuters would only have to walk a block to get the bus if necessary.
1/18/24 — I would ask the MTA to introduce an express bus route from Downtown Flushing to LGA Airport similar to the Q-70 ?LaGuardia Link? from Roosevelt Ave/74 St. In Jackson Heights?Please!!!.
1/24/24 — Great idea. Let?s get it done.
1/20/24 — I do not believe the sto pat 67th Dr should be eliminated, or on 68th Dr. Pwople depend upon those 2 stops. Removal will make people have to possibly walk several blocks extra. It also increases the risk of missing buses due to the further distance. Most of the people who use those stops live in the buildings next to these stops. In an order to save 1 to 2 minutes it's cruel to put people out of a bus stop. I urge you to reconsider stop removal.
12/16/23 — A removed stop on the westbound Q60 in Forest Hills creates big differences in the distance between stops. The removed stop is "Queens Blvd/72 Dr". If this stop is removed, the stop at "Queens Blvd/72 Av" should be moved to "Queens Blvd/72 Rd". Likewise an eastbound stop at "Queens Blvd/Ascan Av" is being removed. The stop at "Queens Blvd/72 Av" should be moved to "Queens Blvd/72 Rd".
1/24/24 — Re: The Proposed Q86 Huxley Street is too narrow to be safe for the extension. Rather, extend the Eastbound former Q85 (and earlier Q5A) from the current terminus of Huxley Street & 243rd Street onto westbound (slight right onto) 147th Avenue to Brookville Boulevard, then south (left) on Brookville to149th Avenue. Turn left on 149th and proceed across Huxley Street to 253rd Street.
1/11/24 — Q17 Local Southbound. Please remove the bus stop at 188 St/Avon Rd (New Stop Sequence 25) to improve speed and reliability. This is not a good place for a bus stop due all the traffic from the Grand Central Parkway exit ramp. Q17 customers can easily walk to and from the Midland Pkwy bus stop (New Stop Sequence 24).
12/12/23 — As a resident of the area near Queensboro Community College, I was enthused about the 2022 Bus Redesign Plan. The 2023 revision of that leaves no enthusiasm for me. A route going to the LIRR Bayside station...gone..so no quick City Ticket to Manhattan for me. A route down 73rd...gone. The reworking of the Q27 to terminate in the neighborhood and have the Q26 handle the Cambria Heights run. The Q88 trunk route straight down from Little Neck to the Queens Center Mall. There is nothing on this plan for my neighborhood that interests me any longer, or for the Queens bus system in general. I am back to driving my automobile.
1/21/24 — Dear Sir or Madam, Thank you so much for working so hard to redesign the NYC bus map and make it easier for New Yorkers. The revised bus route Q27 will skip Holly Avenue & Kissena Blvd, which will make the bus ride faster for many commuters. However, it will make it much harder for students who live in East Flushing, Auburndale, and Bayside to go to the East-West School of International Studies (46-21 Colden Street Flushing NY 11355). Currently, my daughter (13 years old) takes Q27 from 196th Street & 47th Avenue to Holly Avenue & Kissena Blvd, which is very convenient. With the revised new plan, there is no bus from East Flushing, Auburndale, and Bayside for kids in the East-West School of International Studies to take directly to their school. They will need to get off at Parsons Blvd and 45th Avenue and walk 15 minutes to school instead. It will be hard for kids to walk this long in the winter. I don't know if my comments will make any difference. But I just want to let you be aware that the redesign of the Q27 line which skips the Holly Ave & Kissena Blvd stop will cause so much inconvenience for a few hundred kids in the East-West School of International Studies. Thank you so much for your work. Best regards, De Zhang
12/27/23 — QM5/35 - Please do not remove the following Eastbound stops: Springfield Blvd/64 Av and Horace Harding Expwy/224 St. I use a cane and it will be a longer walk for me.
1/6/24 — Q87 Green Acres-Jamaica, A suggestion was made to keep the 241 street stop on Merrick, for us seniors that use the Senior Center in the Cross Island building, Now we have to get off at 243 St , walk back, a long block to the center
1/6/24 — Q87 Green Acres-Jamaica, A suggestion was made to keep the 241 street stop on Merrick, for us seniors that use the Senior Center in the Cross Island building, Now we have to get off at 243 St , walk back, a long block to the center
12/13/23 — Amazing! this new plan is even worse than the last. Eliminating the q102 connection to Queens Plaza extends the travel time for people who live and do business in Roosevelt Island and S. Queens. I work at Roosevelt Island, there's only 2 ways in. What kind of 1%er suburbian mind chose for q104 bus to travel along SHOPPING routes shared with many other buses- in F**g NYC! NYC buses are NOT bloody sightseeing tours. Queens Plaza HAS elevators, connects to 4 train routes covering Queens-Manhattan, AND 7,q,n, 1 block away, + many buses. This new q104 bus will have to go through MORE street traffic and connects only to the N/R, and more crap buses; it does not go to South Queens who you obviously do not give a damn about. This just shows you're concerned with making the lives of Caucasians better- covering Astoria/steinway, areas that are mostly white. What of Jamaica/Richmond Hills? You do not give AF about us. Who suggested this plan? I sure did not. I have been writing to get the q102 to leave from Queens Plaza to the Island more frequently, or to get a direct bus from the Plazas to Roosevelt Island rather than taking a bus to 21 St and waiting 20 minutes to go on a 2 minute train ride. I have spinal problems & cannot handle long bus commutes. I payed a high rent to live in an area where I had direct access to express trains. You have increased the time it takes me to get anywhere: buses use roads and get stuck in traffic constantly. Rush/school exit hours are HELL! Students DON'T respect lines/people. I CHOSE to live where I WAS NOT dependent on buses to get around. I can often walk faster than buses move. This is a thoughtless plan design; it hypocritically claims to help commuters when in reality it mostly helps Caucasians live easier and to line the MTA's pockets. You have, and continue to endanger people's lives and livelihoods. Getting to work ontime is now almost impossible; it is causing people to lose their jobs and get sick. Millions of commuters and visitors are affected. Why don't YOU try taking the routes you force your commuters to use and then tell me how great your f***g plans are. You are a bunch of neuronally deficient, manipulative, clueless asses that all appear to share one cancerous brain cell, that is the only thing that can explain your planning. Stop trying to sell us this BS as a positive, we are a NOT a bunch of idiots who do not see past your politically motivated, racist plans. You do what gets you $$, that is ALL you care for.
1/12/24 — Hello there! I live on 35th Ave and the Q66 is my route to and from work and other transit when needed. I was upset to see it being rerouted but happy there is going to be the Q63. The major issue I have with the Q63 is the service frequency. I think it would be important to increase service frequency during peak times. In the AM I get on at 35th ave and 31st st and it is often packed now, even with the current service frequency. It appears a good chunk of the crowding is from school students that get off on 35th ave and 21st St and 21st St. and 37th Ave. However, I can see and appreciate the benefit of offering a more direct route to Queensboro Plaza as well. Random-- but wouldn't it make more sense for the reroute on Northern Blvd to be the Q63 and the one that remains the same to be the Q66? Just curious why this is changing. Thanks and have a nice day! Demi
12/15/23 — They should leave the q65 as is. It serves hospitals and schools & is one of the busiest lines in Queens. If they want
12/17/23 — I like that the Q88 is maintaining its original routing; however, I am against the removal of the Q88 stop at 73 Avenue/213 Street, because a bunch of people in the area use that stop and removing it would inconvenience them. At times, it's even more used than the 73 Avenue/210 Street stop that's being kept. Also, I think the proposed Q26 routing from the previous redesign should be kept in the redesign, since it would provide Oakland Gardens residents with additional bus service to Flushing besides the Q27, which is very overcrowded.
12/14/23 — Regarding Q16 Local Bus....I see a lot of stops are removed along Willets Point Boulevard in the Whitestone area. Where are the local residents supposed to go to get the Q16. The proposed Q16 bus stops along Utopia Parkway are too far away for many of us disabled, elderly people to walk to. It is discriminatory to remove the bus stops along Willets Point Boulevard, in my opinion, against disabled and elderly. Please reconsider. Thank you.
12/15/23 — Your proposed plan for Q38. You are planning to remove the southbound stop: Penelope Ave and 84th Place. This stop is used by families taking children to their schools and is used sometimes by up to 10 passenngers per day. The removal will require children and parent to either walk to Woodhaven BLV stop or 83rd place. I ask not to be removed. Please do a review. The proposal puts a risk on pedestrian safety.
12/29/23 — I have some feedback for the proposed Q50-Limited bus route. The distance between stops in Queens is way too far for commuters. I believe that there should be a stop set in place between the Ditmars Blvd/29th Ave and 108th St/Northern Blvd stops. The 108th Street/Astoria Blvd bus stop should be kept as the distance between the two stops stated above is way too far; as well as the fact that this stop will allow riders to conveniently transfer to and from the Q19 bus. There should also be a stop between 108th Street/37th Ave and 111th Street/Roosevelt Ave. The distance between these stops are also too far. Thank you very much. Hope you take this into consideration.
1/1/24 — Hi good day I'm very disappointed at the decision on not bringing the Q73. The Q73 would be very useful for Kew Gardens Hills residents especially in the 150s. The alternative, Q75 isn't really a good replacement. If the folks in the 170s and lower 180s don't want the bus then at least have the Q75 run up Main Street to 73rd Avenue then take 164 Street to the LIE service road or extend the Q64 out to little neck via 164 Street and LIE Service Road. Thanks
1/22/24 — Good morning, It is very selfish of the people in charge of MTA to charge buses routes for the pleasure of making money and not thinking about how the consumers get from point A to B, and so on, the B7 bus is very unreliable and people that uses the Q10 bus to the airport to connect with the B15, how will they get access if you remove the Local Q10 from 130 street. We already have to deal with dirty buses and trains, please get workers to do a better service to attract more riders and revenue. I don't want to drive to work but it seems like that would be my option
12/19/23 — When bus stops are taken away and spaced farther apart, how is it expected to service the older population getting around, who has worked so hard and served this country all their lives and has now retired?
1/23/24 — Q60 proposed plan keeps the Forest Hills 72 Avenue East and West stop but this stop does not have access to cross Queens Blvd thereby limiting its use to residents on one side or the other while the next stop in both directions (Ascan Avenue/72nd Drive) has traffic lights and crosswalks allowing 100% of the ridership to make use of the stop.
1/22/24 — We need the Q44 to extend and stop at Bronx Science HS. I read a statistic that 2/3 of the student population at Bx Science HS reside in Queens. There is no easy way for our students to go to this school ( you will need to take a bus and two trains, and it can take up to 1.5 hours on a good day), and it's time, for now, the city to think of our students at this school!
12/15/23 — I take the current Q31 from 211 Street and 48 Avenue to the Bayside LIRR station. This new redesign has canceled this route. Instead the Q31 goes somewhere else. How are people supposed to get to the Bayside LIRR station? The current Q31 is the only bus that goes from south to north from Bayside Hills. How are the kids from Bayside High school get to school and back home? This bus does get crowded in the afternoons. Bell Blvd where the Bayside LIRR station is already is congested with traffic and without the current Q31 it will be even worse. There are also seniors who ride the Q31 to go shopping on Bell Blvd. Canceling the current Q31 route is a terrible idea.
1/31/24 — I love the new proposed route for the q31
12/12/23 — The new route for the Q69 does not connect to the G train and Court Square. Riders north of 30th Avenue are then forced to transfer to the B62 or walk from Queens Plaza to Court Square. Why not just extend the Q69 on 21st Street and then to Vernon Blvd? This way people can transfer to the G at 21st Street stop and walk to Court Square for E, M, and 7. Having the Q103 on 31st Street is not a great idea as there is always traffic on the street, especially near the RFK and Astoria Blvd. Unless NYC DOT adds bus lanes to 31 Street the bus will crawl. Please reconsider this route.
1/22/24 — Q31 Northbound (Bayside direction) bus stop at Utopia Parkway/58th Ave - Remove bus stop and relocate to directly across Francis Lewis High School between 59th Ave and Booth Memorial Ave. It is safer for students so they do not have to cross the very busy and wide intersection multiple times where cars are often driving at high speeds.
12/12/23 — As a resident of 11354, I will mostly be focusing on the Northeastern Queens area. Here's some things to point out: 1. You cannot have buses turn left onto 37th from Main Street. That street is already crowded from the cars being diverted off of Main St from Northern, you are making traffic worst. You are putting not one but TWO routes onto it. Not cool. 2. I like the Q50 idea, but the way you're making it run is not right. Southbound, right on 39th, left on Prince, right onto Roosevelt again is another series of turns onto tight streets that are definitely going to be clogged during daylight/rush hours. Again, I see how its the only efficient way to allow the Q50 to access the 7 without a huge detour but it's not practical. You can always get the DOT to try and widen those streets but that costs money. 3. Q63/Q66: I don't think this will be very practical especially since these 2 routes share much of the same routing. Of course, you can do Q66A/B or keep the current Q66 routing but I don't think it is worth a separate route number. 4. I don't like the idea of squeezing the Q26, Q27, and Q65 onto Sanford Av because like I mentioned already, it is slow-moving and already has enough with one route on it. 5. Q12: The beginning of the route in Flushing with the left turn onto Union is not practical. That intersection is crowded and you are turning from one tight street to another. Let us think about how crowded Union Street already is with the Q13/Q16/Q28 and OOS Q48 buses running on it. Honestly making it run on Main Street is more preferable. 6. Q58/Q98: I understand it's been requested for a while, but 41 Rd in it's current condition is not suitable for SBS or extra service. Unless you clear traffic with a bus lane the traffic on that street can be held up for at least 20 minutes due to the extremely fast-changing light at 41/Main. 7. Q62: it is just weird. I cannot explain it. The Q20A already works well. There is no need to add service to an empty stretch of Linden. 8. Q20: Northbound turn onto 31st is not practical. The turn is too tight and Linden is also tight in that area. 9. Q15: I don't really like the fact that it's just a shortened version of the current one. Make it go to Beechhurst again, but remove the Q15A. 10. Q26: I like that you're reviving it, but I don't like how it takes up the former Q65 portion. Overnight, it is effectively a Q65 to Flushing. C'mon... (continued in another comment)
12/12/23 — As a resident of 11354, I will mostly be focusing on the Northeastern Queens area. Here's some things to point out, continued from a previous comment: 11. Taking away Q65 to College Point? How will commuters get a one way trip to Jamaica without walking all the way to the Q25? At the very least, extend the Q65 further south. 12. Q34. Yes it is mentioned and I am a daily rider of it. I am sure countless others are too. It is fine as is. Even better, extend it to Whitestone, via 149th like the old Q14 did sounds loads better. Thanks. I hope you listen.
12/13/23 — Q55 should be extended to Van Wyck. That is a much better subway connection (E, J/Z) than 121st. St. which is a very high elevated station, and often subject to closures for maintanance. Why still have the Q55 stopping short. Q39 and 67 realignment sould be put back in the plans. Both lines could use straightening in the Maspeth area. 39 should remain on Rust to 48th, and have the 67 pick up any needed stops in that area. 18 extension to Metropolitan should be put back in the plan. Ridgewood remains completely cut off from the Woodside/Jackson Heights corridor, which is otherwise not too far. Why are the Q58 and now 98 still banished to this distant terminus blocks away from the rest of the buses in the Flushing hub? The idea to route 58 via Roosevelt would have ameliorated that, but that has now been dropped. Q98 should use Eliot Avenue. It is a fast straight stretch that would benefit Ridgewood riders heading across Queens. Grand Avenue is incredibly slow and windng and already has the 58 and 59. Likewise, Q14 should be extended into Ridgewood. Express buses ffrom Manhattan to Ridgewood and Glendale shoud not go miles past those neigborhoods to Elmhurst to come back to Fresh Pond Rd. Another line should be adjusted to serve Eliot Avenue. Q23 should be extended the short distance to Myrtle Ave. It's a noticeably common theme that too many routes sertving this area or that could serve it stop "just short" of key connections!
12/12/23 — For the Q44 +Select Bus Service. Have the bus route expand at Fordham Plaza with connections to Metro-North, and the nearby Fordham Road Subway Station (B) (D)
1/19/24 — I'm proposing for the Q30 bus to extend its route to the Little Neck LIRR Station. It'll be easier for the Port Washington bound commuters to go or back to Port Washington in Long Island, as well as to Downtown Flushing, NY in Queens, and Grand Central or Penn Station in Manhattan
1/18/24 — I really hate losing a one seat ride to Jamaica Center from Belmont Park. I always loved how the Q2 connects to the F train and the Q110 connects to the E,J, and Z trains.
12/12/23 — We need the Q52 to run 24hours like the Q53 and the Q22 needs new buses the the Q22 these buses are outdated and needs to be a select buse. They have 3 buses sometimes together picking up passengers. Rockaway is always left out of getting new buses and trains. Our community asked a few times to have train service go to queen center mall and then to Elmhurst . Thank you
1/8/24 — I take the Q46 route and removing the bus stops will do nothing to improve service, except make us walk further out and longer to a farther bus stop. Currently it takes me 10 minutes to get to the bus stop and if it takes me 15-20 minutes to walk to a bus stop then I'm going to start driving more often again. Faster bus service at the expense of riders who have to walk and wait more for the bus is still a loss regardless. Currently, the bus drivers will skip any stops that has no people waiting or unless someone signals to stop, so removing the bus stops will just annoy people who happen to live on the stops being removed. Bus service is already bad in Queens and senseless to make it more worse than it already is.
12/18/23 — I live in Forest Hills, you got it right with the 2020 plan. There needs to be a local bus on Yellowstone Avenue and a local bus on Ascan Avenue. Stop listening to the whiny politicians and morons who ruin everything you plan. The platypus is the animal designed by committee, and that's we wound up with after 3 tries in my neighborhood. ZERO IMPROVEMENTS. Yeah, you're going to eliminate a bus stop here and there, but you caved to the pressure of people who are not educated on transportation and have zero experience in operating it. At bare minimum, in regards to the 2023 plan, please have the new Q45 bus continue along Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street. Look at the bus map. It is impossible for people in Forest Hills to get from one part to another. You listened to whiny politicians who moan that changing the Q23 to the Q73 means that people in Forest Hills can't get to other parts of Forest Hills without transferring. I live at 77th Avenue and Queens Boulevard, and I cannot get to Commonpoint Queens (YMCA) without transferring at least once. I live in Forest Hills, and I have no ability to do so. Please, please, please, I absolutely beg of you, if you do nothing else for Forest Hills in this plan (which you have done nothing, I dare you to compare a 1980 bus map to what you propose today and try to tell me they're substantially different) please, please, please, extend the new proposed Q45 bus past Union Turnpike station, extend it up Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street like the Q23 bus. This way, I can at least hop a bus and get to other parts of Forest Hills. I'd be able to get to the YMCA. My two sons will be able to get to Forest Hills High School, and my wife will be able to get to the Queens Zoo. We all will be able to get to Corona Ice King, and enjoy Flushing Meadows-Corona together. PLEASE. THIS WOULD CHANGE MY LIFE, PLEASE EXTEND THE PROPOSED Q45, Q46 or Q48 NORTHWARDS ALONG QUEENS BOULEVARD AND UP 108TH STREET. I BEG YOU! Please, in the spirit of Christmas, connect our neighborhood!
12/22/23 — Please add another bus stop to Q65 , that existed on the Q12 route before, and is now removed from it. The stop is Sanford Avenue/149 Street. My friends and I used this bus stop a lot for many events going to main street. We cannot just walked so far, with our canes. We do not have cars or other means of traveling. Please reconsider adding the bus stop to Q65. Thank you.
12/12/23 — Please don?t remove Q102. That is the only bus that connects Roosevelt Islander to major subway hubs Queens Plaza and Queensboro Plaza. The proposed Q104 connects Roosevelt Island residents to another F train station, 21st Queensbridge, which is ridiculous knowing that there is already an F train station. I personally welcome the addition of Q104, which connects us to Astoria and Sunnyside directly, but the elimination of Q102 is detrimental to the lives of residents of Roosevelt Island. Q102 has been a lifesaver for those who work at Queens Plaza, a central location of businesses, retails and medical centers, such as Weil Cornell. It connects Roosevelt Island to downtown LIC as well, promoting access to a diverse neighborhood. Eliminating Q102 would mean denying access to certain groups of underserved population. Please don?t eliminate Q102. Increase its frequency and add Q104. This will spur even greater economic activities to locations served by these two lines of buses. New York should build greater not smaller! Sincerely, A Roosevelt Island resident
12/16/23 — Hi - I live in South Ozone Park and we currently do not have an express bus option for downtown Manhattan. As part of the Queens bus redesign, can we add a stop in South Ozone Park to the QM65 line? Thank you, Fisal
1/24/24 — Your proposal does not make it clear if the stops marked by number are the only stops on the bus route in the new proposal. Your proposed rerouting of the q3 will make it hard for me to reach my work site on the existing q17 bus route, without taking 3 buses.
12/13/23 — I am a resident of Oakland Gardens and commute to Manhattan daily via express bus or via bus/subway combination. The express bus is nice because I don't have to transfer and can do work if needed. However, due to the unpredictability of traffic, the commute time can be extremely long (2+ hours), especially in the evening. In the morning, the carpool/bus lane near the tunnel really helps cut down on commute time, but this lane does not exist coming home in the evenings. From eastern Queens, the fastest way to get to Manhattan is via Long Island Railroad. However, these stations are often inaccessible via public transit/walking. For example, the closest LIRR station to my residence is Bayside. This station is a 30/35 minute walk away and therefore really wouldn't save me much time when you also include the time to get to Grand Central/Penn and the time on the train itself. There is also no bus south of 48th ave that travels along Bell Blvd. A bus along Bell Blvd would allow residents of Oakland Gardens (and other surrounding neighborhoods) to access the LIRR/the stores and restaurants on Bell without needing to drive. I think this would also alleviate congestion/increase parking in the area for residents since people wouldn't be forced to drive. If I have to go to the LIRR, I don't want to drive, but a lot of times I have to if I want to make a train on time. This bus would also increase access to the E train/Kew Gardens since it could serve as a quick shuttle to the Q46 in the other direction on Bell and eliminate the 15/20-minute walk currently required. I would be happy to talk about this more if this suggestion is something the group is interested in implementing or just learning more about.
12/12/23 — If the proposed Queens bus route changes make waiting time between buses longer, for me, the new proposed route and time between waiting for Q16 buses especially in the evening rush hours between 5:30 and 6:30 PM increases due to creation of the Q61, etc., then perhaps it?s time for me to move out of NYS! The Q16 leaving Flushing in the evenings is one Q16 for every THREE Q28?s and TWO Q13?s! Your bus dispatcher should be FIRED.
12/12/23 — I live at the corner of 131 Street and 103 Ave. in Richmond Hill. My preferred local bus is the Q112, and in the pending Final Plan, I see that, in the Westbound direction, there is still a stop at Liberty Ave and 134th Street, but the next stop is *127th* Street and Liberty Ave. There are *two* stops normally inbetween those two stops, meaning I have to walk 4 blocks in either direction in order to get the Q112 in the morning. Running the projected new route heading back toward Jamaica, the 128th Street stop has been retained...but the next stop is Van Wyck Expressway and Liberty Avenue, approximately *10* blocks, skipping what is currently *3* stops, all of which have regular ridership. I cannot be the only person in this neighborhood whose commute will be drastically altered if these stops were to be eliminated, meaning the sometimes crowded waits (along with inconsistent arrivals, do a sober search on data from approximately 7 am to about 9 am as to mysterious Bermuda triangles where a bus can apparently be 5 minutes away from a stop for up to 10 minutes before getting any closer, or in some cases, just seemingly appear from the ether, as it will be arriving but the BusTime app says there is none there) will only make them more like the Mumbai Local without those people clinging onto the *outside* of the bus for stops (relatedly, easily 3 out of 5 people I see get on the Q112 DO NOT PAY. Students mostly, but in the morning/evening I just see people get on, and either knowingly nod, or scowl, at the driver and then seat themselves. Some form of 'secret shopper/rider' program would do wonders re: where the money isn't coming from, rather than just blanket raise fares on everybody like somehow that will make the fare evaders change their tune.) and stops.
12/12/23 — SCRAP THIS PLAN. IT STINKS. THE DRAFT WAS BETTER.
12/14/23 — Please give more buses to Vernon Blvd, there are new & more residences on the Northbound/Southbound on Vernon Blvd/ 34th/35th/36th Ave
12/12/23 — Q46 Westbound: the stop at Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy should NOT be removed because it is the closest stop for patients at the Monter Cancer Center and other Northwell Health medical facilities at 450 Lakeville Road as well as those visiting Northwell Health medical facilities at 444 Lakeville Road. Eliminating the Q46 Westbound stop at Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy will force patients who use public transportation to walk an additional 10+ minutes to pick up the bus at Lij Medical Center/271 St, and this is already after having to walk through the parking lot to get from Northwell Health medical facilities at 450 Lakeville Road to Lakeville Rd/Lij Medical Rdwy. Also, eliminating the Q46 Eastbound stop at Lakeville Rd/Hewlett St will force patients to a) walk a longer distance and b) cross busy Lakeville Road in order to get to Northwell Health facilities at 450 Lakeville Road.
12/13/23 — I don't understand why you are changing the Q18 bus route in Maspeth, Woodside area. There are so many people that use the area's in which you are removing. I've been on the bus when it goes to those area's and so many people get on. We are a community of elderly people and they certainly won't be able to walk the distance they will have to to get to the new stops. Please reconsider your changes. I've lived in Maspeth 55 years and that route has remained the same so why change it now?
1/9/24 — The existing Q13 and Q28 have starting point bus stops at Main Street next to each other. It affords people who can take either bus the ability to choose the available waiting bus. If the Q12 and Q13 are transposed the Q12 starting point bus stop is a block away from the Q28 which will degrade the service for many people who can currently use either the Q13 or Q28.
1/17/24 — The 25 bus in College Point. The bus has almost hit me car several times. Most of the time I have to park on the curb to avoid the bus. I then am subject to a parking ticket. The bus has a very hard time turning the corner on 23rd Ave and 127th street. The busses also have difficulty passing each other on our narrow streers. I support the first draft of moving the 25 down 130th street between 20th Ave and 23rd.
12/16/23 — I believe that the proposed Q61 would be a great idea, it would be much easier for me to get to than the Q15. However I think that frequency should be improved to every 10 to 15 minutes and service should be added on the weekends. It's 2023, people take public transit for lesiure not just commuting to their 9 to 5. Additionally I believe that there should be plans to improve service on the LIRR Port Washington branch to every 10 to 15 minutes. This would reduce crowding in Flushing and on the 7 train.
1/20/24 — Hello! All is good. Except we need more frequent Q19 runs from Flusing back to Astoria. There are even on the weekend more Q66 runs than there are Q19 runs. That was fine, for before the Q19 was extended to run down to Astoria 2 Street stops, but now it is a really bad idea. So now the company needs to reverse things, there would be more frequent Q19 runs to Astoria from Flushing. The spare Q19 runs when they arrive in Astoria can then work as either Q103 runs, more than enough there, or Q18 runs, never enough there, or Q102 runs, doesn't matter there.
12/12/23 — Return the Q51 to gateway mall and increase frequency on the Q11 to every 10 minutes
12/20/23 — The Q26 bus proposal is a great idea to allow 24/7 to Flushing and College Point and Fresh Meadows but I think it can be even better to help Fresh Meadows residents. I take the Q26 Fresh-meadows bound bus at PM rush hours where I go to the last stop of Fresh Meadows and walk across the highway bridge to go home, I would say there is about one or two other people or sometimes nobody else (I have seen 5 people at most for one time) exiting the last stop. I believe the bus stops and routes can be extended to Francis Lewis Blvd along 73rd Ave or to Union Turnpike. The Q17 is already at its fullest where it becomes very unreliable due to traffic, crowded buses and is an overall an unpleasant experience. Also, from where I live there are no local buses so I believe this extension to the Q26 will give riders in Fresh Meadows more flexible choices to take the Q26. If I were to take the Q17 bus, it is a 13 minute walk to get to the bus stop. But with the Q26 closer at for example, the current Q76 bus stop can also be a Q26 bus stop at Horace Harding Expy Service Road at Francis Lewis Blvd would allow a 6-7 minute walking time to get to the bus stop. As a Fresh Meadows resident, the current final proposal is not looking promising as I liked the idea of the Q88 bus staying along Horace Harding Service Road for simplicify and improve travel times. I am not too sure what route can replace the original Q88 bus route to help us with the Q73 bus plan scrapped for a one-seat ride to Forest Hills. However, there are no local buses close by propsed in Fresh Meadows which is why I believe the Q26 bus should really be extend along Francis Lewis Blvd.
12/20/23 — the QM5 bus should connect to the highway in both directions from Fresh Meadows on the Long Island Expressway and vice versa. There are a lot of local (Q17, Q75, Q88) and expresses buses (QM1, QM7, QM31) in this proposal already serving Fresh Meadows to go to Manhattan. So in a Glen-Oaks express bound bus, it should connect to the highway and have Fresh Meadows as its first next stop to depart the people as well speed up commute time for those from Little Neck. Circling around the QM5 bus route is reductant as by the time that the hourly QM5 bus in non-rush hourly has arrived, many people will take the local bus instead that has reliable bus service times in contrast to this QM5 proposal. Perhaps there can be more buses running for super express bus service more often.
1/15/24 — I am sending my comments on the MTA's second redesign edition. My first comment is for the Q84. Please pass along my request for the MTA to maintain the existing and not reduce the bus stops for the Q84, from the first stop in Laurelton to Merrick Blvd. Second, the MTA team should maintain the existing bus stops for the Q77, from the current first stop to Hillside Avenue. The same must apply to Q27, from the first stop at 119th Avenue and Springfield Blvd to Hillside. You must be mindful that many seniors and students use the three bus routes mentioned. Third, inform the MTA team that when new drivers are assigned to the Q27, they cannot park on the southbound lane on Francis Lewis Blvd, between 217 and 219 streets. Also, they cannot use 217 street as a shortcut to 120th Avenue. Additionally, they must inform the drivers to avoid parking at the northwest corner of 218 street and 120th Avenue. Buses parked at this location cause a blindspot for drivers exiting 218 Street and entering 120th Ave. They cannot see any southbound traffic. Lastly, I request the MTA increase bus service for the weekday PM rush. The current amount of buses for the weekday PM rush needs to be increased.
12/12/23 — Remove a straightforward route option for people who lives around, along, or near Bell Blvd to go to Jamaica is really not a great idea. The current Q31 route in Bayside is fine as is but with the redesign, people along this half of the route who wishes to or needs to travel to Jamaica for work or AirTrain all of a sudden cannot do so anymore. Their closest option will now be to take the Q13 along Bell Blvd to Utopia and transfer to a Q31, the Q12 on Northern Blvd at Bell Blvd to Utopia and transfer to a Q31, or Q27 to Utopia to hopefully try and get onto a more than likely overcrowded Q31 as Utopia/46ave is a frequent stop that gets skipped by the Q31 due to overcrowding during morning school days. Please reconsider. This new design will place unnecessary burdens on folks that relies on the Q31.
12/12/23 — Operate Q36 7 days a week. Little Neck Pkwy should have weekend service. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza and base at Laguardia Depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Base Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot Herb
12/13/23 — A modification should be done to the proposed new Q75 route: instead of duplicating routes Q45, Q46 and Q48 along Union Tpke, continue along Main St, right onto Jewel Avenue right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then regular proposed Q75 to Little Neck Pkwy. Herb
12/13/23 — Reroute the Q40 to Jamaica Bus Terminal Herb
12/13/23 — I would like to suggest that instead of duplicating the Q43 on Hillside Avenue ,the Q1 should turn on Parsons Blvd and terminate at Archer Av between Jamaica and Archer Avenues. After picking up Bellerose bound passengers, the Bellerose bound Q1 would make a right onto Archer Av, a :U-turn" at the teardrop, left on Parsons Blvd, right on Hillside Av then regular route to Bellerose. Routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica depot. Herb
12/13/23 — Please base route Q27 at Casey Stengel depot. Cut route Q1 along Hillside Av then turn left onto Parsons Blvd and terminate at Parsons -Archer
12/14/23 — There is a way that the proposed Q75 route can be more attractive: Instead of duplicating bus routes along Union Tpke, and Instead of going to Jamaica, let the new Q75 operate along Horace Harding Expwy left onto 188 Street right onto 73 Avenue, right onto 164 Street, left onto Jewel Avenue and absorb the existing Q64 route to Queens Blvd-71 Avenue subway. This would eliminate duplicating service along Union Turnpike. Herb
12/14/23 — It"s too bad that the QM3 is being eliminated. The only way that the QM3 could have been more attractive is by an extension past Little Neck Pkwy-Horace Harding Expwy via Little Neck Pkwy ,right onto Jericho Tpke right onto Braddock Av terminating at 89 Av. On the return trip, buses would start at the corner of Braddock Av and 89 Av via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown QM4 territory should be given on an experimental basis Express bus service to Lower Manhattan. If this were to become reality, I would designate this route as QM9 Please put weekend service on routes Q36, Q48 and Q61 and extend Q48 to North Shore Towers. Base Q30 at Jamaica depot and Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Herb
12/15/23 — Here is a more efficient way to make the Q75 a more attractive route: Instead of duplicating bus service on Union Tpke, let the proposed Q75 stay on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 164 Street , right onto Jewel Av and absorb the existing Q64 route to Queens Blvd-71 Av subway. On the return trip, the Q64/75 would operate along its existing route until Parsons Blvd where it will continue along Jewel Av, left onto 164 St then regular route along Horace Harding Expwy to Little Neck Pkwy Service along 71 Av between Parsons Boulevard and 164 Street would be discontinued. Planners, look into this Herb
12/16/23 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75: Instead of starting in Briarwood and duplicating 3 bus routes along Union Turnpike, after operating on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av and absorb the present Q64 route. In fact, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based in Queens Village Depot. Herb
12/16/23 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75: Instead of starting in Briarwood and duplicating 3 bus routes along Union Turnpike, after operating on Horace Harding Expwy, turn left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St, left onto Jewel Av and absorb the present Q64 route. In fact, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based in Queens Village Depot. Herb
12/18/23 — Please base routes Q20, Q30,Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Please base Q50 at Lga
12/18/23 — Please base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base the new Q75 at Queens Village depot Please keep the Q88 at Queens Village depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q27 to Farmers & Rockaway Blvds along with route Q77 and base at Casey Stengel depot Operate Q1 to Parsons-Archer instead of duplicating route Q43 along Hillside Av Extend Q44SBS to Fordham Plaza. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza mall Herb
12/18/23 — Please base the Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base the new Q75 at Queens Village depot Please keep the Q88 at Queens Village depot Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q27 to Farmers & Rockaway Blvds along with route Q77 and base at Casey Stengel depot Operate Q1 to Parsons-Archer instead of duplicating route Q43 along Hillside Av Extend Q44SBS to Fordham Plaza. Extend Q50 to Bay Plaza mall Herb
12/18/23 — The Q64 should replace the proposed Q75 route. Instead of duplication of service along Union Tpke, route Q64 would operate from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy absorbing half of the existing Q30 route. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall Herb
12/19/23 — Please base routes Q20 Q30,Q31 & Q76 at Jamaica Depot. It is a quicker run-on and run-off from Jamaica Depot to their Jamaica starting points. In exchange, Casey Stengel depot would get routes Q17 and Q27. You have more places for Casey Stengel depot operators to eat in Flushing. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica via Myrtle Av, right onto 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd then left onto 168 St where the Q24 presently terminates. Also, do not cut the Q24 back to 89 Av-Parsons Blvd keep it on 168 St. Herb
12/19/23 — Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica via Myrtle Av, right onto 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd then left onto 168 St where the Q24 presently terminates. Also, do not cut the Q24 back to 89 Av-Parsons Blvd keep it on 168 St. Herb
12/19/23 — If the proposed Q75 route is to remain unchanged, let the Q64 route be extended past 164 St-Jewel Av via Jewel Avenue,,right onto 164 Street, left onto 73 Av and continue along the old Q75 route to 230 St-69 Av. This new route would operate 24/7 and be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/19/23 — If the proposed Q75 route is to remain unchanged, let the Q64 route be extended past 164 St-Jewel Av via Jewel Avenue,,right onto 164 Street, left onto 73 Av and continue along the old Q75 route to 230 St-69 Av. This new route would operate 24/7 and be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
12/20/23 — If my proposal to replace the proposed Q75 with a reroute via Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St then left onto Jewel Av absorbing the Q64, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based at Queens Village depot. Herb P.S: There is no need to quadruple service along Union Tpke
12/20/23 — If my proposal to replace the proposed Q75 with a reroute via Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 188 St, right onto 73 Av, right onto 164 St then left onto Jewel Av absorbing the Q64, this route should be redesignated Q64 and based at Queens Village depot. Herb P.S: There is no need to quadruple service along Union Tpke
12/21/23 — The QM3 could have been made into a more attractive route by extending past Horace Harding Expwy-Little Neck Pkwy via Little Neck Pkwy then right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av-Braddock Av. I also would like to suggest a QM9 Express route that would operate along the QM4/QM44 route but go into Lower Manhattan. Has there been a demand for service in that territory? "That's All Folks!" Herb
12/27/23 — I would like to make a request for two route designation swap: The proposed Q14 (East Elmhurst-Maspeth) should be redesignated Q61 and the proposed Q61 would be designated Q14 like old times. The other swap that I am suggesting is to redesignate the present Q18 (Astoria-Maspeth) as Q62 and make the proposed Q62 as Q18. Let all the teen series of numbers (13-19) operate in Downtown Flushing. Please base the Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot. One other thing, please extend the "R" train to 179 St-Jamaica 24-7 Happy and healthy new year! Herb
12/28/23 — Please extend Q20 to the new Jamaica bus terminal. Herb
12/29/23 — Please base the Q50 at LaGuardia Depot Please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. There are more places for bus operators to eat in Downtown Flushing than Downtown Jamaica. Q17 to Stengel .! Trade the Q61 route designation for the Q14 route designation Trade the Q62 route designation for the Q18 route designation Let the teens operate in Downtown Flushing
12/30/23 — Attention Planners: This is my final proposal concerning the proposed Q75 route. After leaving Little Neck Pkwy along Horace Harding Expwy the bus will turn left onto 164 Street And then onto Jewel Avenue absorbing the Q64 route to 71 Avenue subway This new route would be redesignated Q64 Forest Hills-Little Neck and based at Queens Village depot. There is no need to quadruple bus service along Union Tpke. The Q45, Q46, and Q48 are good enough. My other proposal to operate bus service on 73 Avenue is not good because there are speed bumps on 73 Avenue between Utopia Pkwy and 164 Street Please replace the proposed Q75 with the extended Q64 Herb
1/2/24 — Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid number confusion with the classic Q2 route. Also, please consider my 2 route designation swaps: the Q61 would become the proposed Q14 route and vice-versa. The proposed Q62 would go to LGA depot and Casey Stengel depot would get the Q18 designation instead of Q62. Happy and healthy 2024 Herb
1/2/24 — Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid number confusion with the classic Q2 route. Also, please consider my 2 route designation swaps: the Q61 would become the proposed Q14 route and vice-versa. The proposed Q62 would go to LGA depot and Casey Stengel depot would get the Q18 designation instead of Q62. Happy and healthy 2024 Herb
1/3/24 — Please extend route Q112 past Euclid-Pitkin station to Gateway Mall replacing existing Q8 service. Herb
1/4/24 — I forgot to mention please base route Q50 at LaGuardia depot instead of Eastchester depot I am also suggesting a trade: Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 to Jamaica depot and in return Casey Strangely Depot would receive route Q17 where operators have more places to eat in Downtown Flushing than Downtown Jamaica Herb
1/4/24 — Please change four route designations: Redesign ate proposed Q61 as Q14 to eliminate confusion at Fort Totten between Q61 and Q16 Redesign ate proposed Q14 as Q61 Redesignate Proposed Q62 as Q18 and redesignate present. Q18 as Q62 This way all the teen designations Q13-Q19 would be serving Downtown Flushing Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park. Change proposed Q75 route: Instead of quadrupled service along Union Tpkr, here is how the new route would operste: via Horace Harding Expwy from city line, left onto 164 Street, right onto Jewel AC absorbing the present Q64 route to 71 AC subway. This new route will be Q64 (Forest Hills-Littlle Neck) and based at Queens Village bus depot Extend Q52 to Far Rock away and extend Q53 to Riis Park Hern
1/4/24 — Please bring route Q27 back to Casey Strangely Depot Please base route Q19 at Casey Strangely Depot Please base route Q32 at LaGuardia depot Herb
1/9/24 — Please extend Q52 to Far Rock away Please extend Q53 to Riis Park Herb
1/10/24 — I would like to suggest that the proposed Jamaica bound Q1 terminate at Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av instead of Sutphin Blvd where you have the already existing Q43. This will provide Hillside Avenue corridor passengers with direct access to Jamaica Center Station. After dropping off passengers at Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av, buses would turn around via right onto Archer Av, left onto teardrop, left onto Parsons Blvd then regular route to Bellerose Herb
1/10/24 — There is a way that the QM3 can be made into a more attractive route: Extend past Little Neck Pkwy Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Ah and terminate at the Q1 stop before Hillside Av. Manhattan bound, QM3 buses will start on Braddock AC at 89 Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown Manhattan. A new express route should also be created called the QM9 which would operate along the Queens portion of the QM4 and QM44 but would operate into Lower Manhattan. My next request: please extend the R train to 179 St-Jamaica 24/7. Herb
1/14/24 — Please extend proposed Q48 past Glen Oaks Village to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week. Also, operate Q36 7 days a week to provide Glen Oaks Village residents access to Jamaica. Herb
1/16/24 — To avoid route number confusion in Downtown Flushing, please redesign are the proposed Q61 as Q14. In Fort Totten , passengers can confuse the Q16 with the Q61. The new proposed Q14 would be redesign rated Q61. The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 because in Downtown Flushing you have the Q26. The present Q18 would be redesignated Q,62. Please make route designations Q13 through Q19 operate from Downtown Flushing. Herb
1/19/24 — Dear Planners: Here is a very important route numbering suggestion: There are 9 three digit bus route number designations, they can be changed to two digit designations the following way: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q80 Q115 would become Q78 Planners, please look into these proposed route number changes. Herb
1/21/24 — Here is my final proposal regarding the proposed Q75 route: Instead of quadrupled service along Union Tpke, the present Q64 route would operate from 71 Avenue subway via Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect then present Q30 route to Little Neck. Present Eastbound Q64 service along Parsons Blvd and 71 AC would be discontinued. I also over this past weekend submitted number designations to replace the three digit route designations, here are my new proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 My proposed Q64 (Forest Hills skittle Neck) would be based at Queens Village Depot. These are my new proposals. Please look into them Herb
1/24/24 — Dear Queens Bus Planners: These are urgent suggestions: Recently, I suggested two route designation swaps: the proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 like old times because the Q61 designation can cause confusion with the present Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 between East Elmhurst and Middle Village would be redesignated Q61 The proposed Q62 between Flushing and Beechhurst should be redesignated Q18. The reason is in Downtown Flushing you have the Q26. The present Q18 between Astoria and Maspeth would redesignated Q62. The proposed Q82 should be redesignated Q89 to avoid confusion at Belmont Park with the classic Q2 route. I also am urging you to change the 9 three digit route designations to 2 digit. Here are my proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
1/25/24 — I am urging an important suggestion: Instead of having quadrupling bus service along Union Tpke, please keep the proposed Q45, Q46 and Q48. Replace the proposed Q75 route with an extension of route Q64. The Q64 would operate via Queens Blvd, right onto Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, then right onto Horace Harding Expect absorbing half of the Q30 route.. The new Q64 (Forest Hills-Little Neck) would be based at Queens Village Depot. Herb
1/25/24 — The Q1 should be extended to Jamaica LIRR Station as a supplement to the Q43 Herb
12/13/23 — Removing the 127th Ave & Bedell St stop of the Q85 bus is unacceptable. We are a large community and many depend on that stop. Removing it from the rush service means that after decades we?d now be relegated to second class citizens as we now have to walk longer, especially during inclement weather! We don?t have priority during snow storms so that?s an extra added difficulty! Our older residents and seniors would also be at a disadvantage! This is NOT an incentive to increase ridership in an area full of cars! It?s a justification for more car use!
12/17/23 — A. QM2: Proposal: Cancel proposed route shifting, from E 59th to E 57, for eastbound buses. OR, at least, modify the plan such that the Queens bound buses would turn north from E 57 at either Madison or Third Aves to E 59, as it often does to day. Reasons: 1. E60/E 59 and Lex is a Hub for Express and local Subway lines (4, 5, 6, N & R) funneling a lot of traffic and much faster to and from this area than any other surface transportation means. 2. Turning at W 57th at 6th Ave. avoids the CPS congestion between 6th & Madison Aves, yet it comes much closer to the subway hub. 3. If there is any time saving by the planned changes it will be paid for MANY times by the traveling public which is a further degradation of service and quality of life for a highly questionable gain.
12/17/23 — B. Q15 and Q62 These two routes are strongly interdependent; hence they will be dealt with simultaneously. Proposal: a. Use current Q15A route instead of the planned Q15 route, i.e., start the Q15 route at 166 St. & Powel Cove Blvd pass it by Clintonville St. & 7th Ave. where riders can transfer to a modified Q62 route as described next. b. Move Q62 the starting point from Powel Cove Blvd & 166th St. to the planned starting point of the planned new route for Q15, i.e., to 7th Ave. & Clintonville St. Reasons 1. Connecting the two routes is a well-established good network Planning Strategy (Read any textbook on Network Design). The proposal gives a much wider ridership a more efficient access to both the 20th Ave. shopping center in College Point and the Flushing Transportation Hub. 2. As planned, the Q62 is very inefficient and wasteful of MTA?s resources and customer?s time. For example: i. It extends the travel DISTANCE by 25% ii. It adds to an already congested Main St. traffic as well as bottle necks on 14th Ave. iii. It travels for 1.7mi, i.e., 40% of the route making no stops, i.e., no one to serve. Think of the cost of this waste. The waste includes riders time (life), buses (capital and maintenance costs) and bus drivers (wages and benefits) 3. Moving the Q62 starting point to Clintonville St. & 7th Ave. shorten the route/travel time; hence, partially compensating for time wasted in an otherwise long & convoluted route. The length of the new route will be the same as the existing Q15 route, which is the shortest route to Main St., Flushing. 4. As proposed, the apparent ?strategic" objectives of the planned changes, e.g., connecting Le Havre to the shopping centers on 20th and 14th Ave are preserved. PS: 1. While on the subject of degraded service, what happened to the Timetables that were posted at bus stops for "generations"? A Timetable is part of the ?Service Contract? between the organization and the paying public. 2. The Request for Comments was on an EXTREMELY short notice and was not communicated by any of my public representatives. This typically happened when something dubious is about to transpire. 3. The word in the neighborhood is: Did Le Havre political power (votes and money) affect the evolution of this plan; specifically, the introduction of Q62?
12/13/23 — I love the proposal for Q104 coming to Roosevelt island. The stops on Queens are frequently visited places for islander (costco, astoria, hmart LIC, food baza) which is not accessible by train. I wish Q104 proposal comes to the island soon. Thank you for this work.
12/12/23 — There needs to be a weekend qm21 and a later option for the evening
12/25/23 — The Q100 is heavily used by West Astoria residents for commuting. This proposal takes away this very valuable express line to Queensboro plaza. Please consider keeping multiple access points to Queensboro plaza. The Q69 alone is not enough. The replacement for the Q100 does not go to Queensboro plaza, please reconsider this. This will have a major impact. The Q100 is absolutely valued because it?s frequent and express. Please have more buses go to Queensboro plaza.
12/12/23 — Please send the Q25 down Merrick like it was originally planned! The connection to the LIRR, Hillside, and Northern Queens is super important. I believe the Q5 and 25 could run local while every other bus runs express.
12/17/23 — Since the Q101 will no longer go into Manhattan it would be helpful to get an extra transfer since we will now need to switch to another bus to get over the Queensboro bridge. Many people in Queens have to pay twice because we need to take 2 buses and a subway or 3 buses to get places
12/24/23 — Dear Planners, As a resident of 47th street in Astoria off Ditmars I am concerned about the plan to remove the 47th street stops on both the Q69 & Q19. 47th street is not near a subway, we depend on buses to commute. My mother is elderly and walking to 45th or Hazen would be quite difficult for her, especially for the Q19 which connects to the accessible subway station at Astoria Blvd. I use the 47th street stops on the Q69 every day. The bus does not stop for very long. Converting to all door boarding would be better to improve speed and reliability. Cutting both stops will be a hardship for the elderly and disabled. Please reconsider, we just got a 4 way stop sign and pointed intersection and the bus has been safe and helpful.
12/27/23 — If the Q44 went to Fordham, that would be hugely beneficial to students and staff who go to Fordham and live in queens.
12/22/23 — I am a resident of Oakland Gardens and live near 73rd Ave. I was pleased with the new Q73 route to Forest Hills that was included in the earlier draft plan but has been eliminated in the proposed final plan. I strongly feel that it should be retained. For people in my area, especially those of us, like myself, without cars, it would be a wonderful convenience to have a direct bus route to the restaurants and stores of Forest Hills. Please let me know why it was eliminated and whether it can be restored in the final plan. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you..
12/14/23 — Eliminating the B13 section parts that went into Ridgewood and Glendale has been very useful for people who live along those streets. The B7 skips some of those stops, so how is that better? You're making commuting even more complicated for a lot of us, especially since we're seeing more people move here from Bushwick and Williamsburg. It would be best to leave that section alone!
1/20/24 — CB8 - Fresh Meadows, 11366 - Via: Union Tpke, Parsons Blvd, 164st, Main St, Queens Blvd, Jamaica Ave, Sutphin Blvd, Hillside Ave, NYC. Do Not remove stops: 1. Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at 164st and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC & add back QM3 for 3rd Ave. Q46 Q45 Q48 Q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd) QM1 QM3 - add back QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35 QM36 Do Not remove stops: 2. Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at Parsons Blvd and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC & add back QM3 for 3rd Ave. Q46 Q45 Q48 Q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd) QM1 QM3 - add back QM5 QM6 QM7 QM8 QM31 QM35 QM36 Q65 - 78th Ave - do not remove stops 1. Jamaica Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (between 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus. 2. College point Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (between 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far. Q25 Jamaica / College Point. - do not remove stops & move a bus stop College Point 1. 75th Rd Move the bus stop here (just pass Walgreens Parking Lot) instead of too close to the intersection and too far from next stop, street crossing or stand is not good in this location. College Point & Jamaica 1. Melbourne Ave Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne Ave and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus 2. 71st ave Put this Bus stop Back at 71st Ave (between 71st Ave and 73rd Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73rd Ave to catch a bus too far. 3. 76th Ave Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools 4. 78th Ave Put this Bus stop Back between 78th Ave and 77th Rd oo many older people and schools https://www.google.com/maps/d/edit?mid=1xQoMML7N6l9WTHJyKxg-sdBB_9uN5Dw&usp=sharing Q75 -see link Q60-see link - Queens Blvd to LIC etc
1/7/24 — I have been complaining for many years how the QM5, QM35, and QM8 gets really crowded and is running extremely slow with the number of stops just to get from the fifth stop on the route to the last stop. When I saw the original Queens redesign back in 2019, it finally made sense to have QM5, QM35 and QM8 to be rerouted to the LIE service road in both direction to and from 188 street, similar to the AM morning rush QM8 Super express. This will alleviate overcrowding and speed up the QM5, QM35, and QM8 routes. The main reason why it is so slow is because biggest majority of union turnpike riders pile into the QM5, QM35 and QM8 instead of the half empty QM1, QM31 and QM7 because the schedule for these buses are scheduled right behind a crowded QM5, QM35 and QM8. My proposed solution is to either schedule the QM5, QM35, and QM8 behind a QM1, QM31, and QM7, or to avoid the union turnpike section and use Long Island expressway. In addition, in the new proposal, there will be 4 local buses running on union turnpike which include, Q45, Q46, Q48 and Q75. With the already 8+ express buses, union turnpike will be already overcrowded and is already without a bus lane. Please either fix the schedule or reroute QM5, QM35 and QM8 along long island express after 188 street.
1/7/24 — I agree with the new rush Q75 route as it helps cover the long distance that most eastern queens residence have to endure to get to the nearest subway station. Can you also work with NYC DOT to add bus lanes only to union turnpike to ensure timely rush service along the overcrowded union turnpike road? Thanks
1/7/24 — In 2019, the Queens Redesign program included a new Q78 bus route that ran from Bay Terrace, all the way down to Queens Village via springfield blvd and bell blvd. Why was this removed? There was no direct route from Oakland Gardens to the LIRR Bayside station. Q78 would have solved the problem. In addition, with Q31 being rerouted, there are less bus route option to the bayside LIRR station. With increase usage of LIRR stops in queens, there also needs to be better bus routes to all LIRR station. Please find a way to discourage people from driving to the Bayside LIRR station as parking is already limited there. The reason people drive and park at Bayside LIRR station is because there is no direct bus route to Bayside LIRR station. Please accommodate more bayside and Oakland gardens residence to the Bayside LIRR station by providing better bus service. On a side note, out of all LIRR stops, only Douglaston stop has no bus route. Why not add a bus route north and south to and from Douglaston LIRR stop if you cant provide one to Bayside LIRR station?
1/8/24 — Q39: Please keep stop at Van Dam/Thomson w/B. [a] There are a number of people who take that to Court Square, especially during bad weather. It is ls opposite an existing E/B stop with a shelter. [b] The bus never "hangs around" there. Often it stops anyway for a red light.
1/3/24 — Q14 - Can you please extend Q14 bus local line to connect with Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue M train station? I believe it's better to connect R train (Woodhaven Blvd station) and M train (Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue station) via Q14 bus LOCAL line, so people live around Eliot avenue in Middle Village can choose different subway stations base on their need. I don't think it will hurt Q14 bus speed and reliability if Q14 bus line is extended to connect with Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue M train station since the last stop (Eliot Av/Fresh Pond Rd) on Q14 is close to M train Middle Village?Metropolitan Avenue station.
12/20/23 — It appears that with this redesign there are no buses that will be stopping at 191street and Hillside Avenue. All the buses that my family and I use on a daily basis (Q36, Q1, Q76, Q77, Q43). This is going to severely impact us and I ask that this stop be reinstated with at least 1 or 2 bus lines stopping there.
1/4/24 — Q55 eastbound keep Madison ave stop when you miss the bus at palmetto you can get that same bus there Q55 eastbound keep 70st you have a high school around the corner from that stop Q55 eastbound keep both woodhaven blvd stops it?s deadly to cross those streets to transfer busses you typically have all kids from park getting off at these. Remove freedom drive stop stop location often floods is dirty and dark making it feel unsafe at off hours in the park
1/4/24 — Keep the 96st 57 ave stop it?s near the queens mall the next two stops you see an excessive amount of people getting on from the mall this spreads it out. Keep 80st as the bus sometimes gets stuck making the turn with traffic it will slow people down if they get stuck.
1/4/24 — Keep a rockaway blvd stop keep Bergen road as many airport employees use it travel to all in airport stops like the bus used to
1/4/24 — Eastbound keep grandview ave stop you have two schools there that use that stop Westbound why remove the Cooper and 80stop? That stop is the transfer point for 29 47 routes. Making a Cooper ave atlas mall stop is pointless as it will decrease connectivity efficiency for passengers looking to transfer to the 29 and 47 routes. This also means cutting parking to create the new stop which will be a hardship on the community. Please reconsider this one.
1/4/24 — Q29 please re evaluate weatherole street going northbound the bus has to cut across 4 lanes on a busy blvd after turning off of dry harbor road. It?s a real sudden switch for driver to access stop. Please also considering dry harbor road and 64th going north to it?s redundant and so close to the Penelope stop which serves more people
1/4/24 — Keep Jamaica van wyck and 121st stops 121st is a connection point to the J train and Jamaica van wyck is a major stop by city hospital employees and a connecting point to the E train
1/31/24 — On the Q43, please add a stop between 189 street and 179 street stops. There are a lot of people living north of hillside in between those stops, there is a school, and supermarkets. As someone who takes this bus every day, I know the traffic improves after 169 street going East and adding this stop will not drastically impact the speed of this bus.
12/12/23 — Please add a more concise timetable to for each line so we are aware of what time the bus is supposed to leave each stop; especially major stops.
12/14/23 — Please start placing signage information about the bus design and feedback on all buses including expresses by next week. The past has shown us that the MTA waits until last minute to inform the public or not at all. Thank you
12/17/23 — QM21? this route should remain at scheduled increments of every 30 minutes. Increments of 36 minutes is confusing to track. However, I believe the SUMMER schedule should change to leave from Rochdale 5 minutes later due to summer traffic. For instance the 6:00am will be 6:05am, 6:30am will be 6:35am and so forth.
12/22/23 — I support creating 15 new local routes throughout Queens and one new express route between southeast Queens and Manhattan. These changes will reduce wait times for 200,000 riders during rush hour to no more than 10 minutes! Dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders make sense!
12/13/23 — Can we get an express bus route from south ozone park to downtown manhattan? It?s only fair because we have one from south ozone park to midtown. Thanks!
1/9/24 — Please keep the Q56 bus stop of Jamaica avenue/77st eastbound and Jamaica avenue/78st westbound it?s very convenient for me and many members of the community who live within the area
1/12/24 — I agree with the new design for the X63 route. The new route will be much quicker to get to work instead of driving instead of making a huge circle. I hope the new proposal goes through.
12/13/23 — Greetings! Please accept my following comments on the proposed "FINAL" redesign of the Queens Bus Network on the following express routes: QM2 - Presently, the QM2 on weekends is routed through the Mitchell-Linden community to provide service due to the QM20 not operating on weekends. The route profile for the redesigned QM2 does not make any mention of the weekend QM2 being routed through Mitchell-Linden. Please ensure this weekend service pattern remains the same. QM2/QM20 - Presently, the outbound routes take them along 59th Street to the Queensboro Bridge lower level. The new redesign will apparently route them along 57th Street to the Queensboro Bridge upper level. From there, I am not sure how they are going. On the draft redesign, I believe they were to take the Long Island Expressway to the Van Wyck Expressway to maximize highway time. But the final proposal keeps them on Northern Boulevard. (I am just not sure how they will get from the upper level of the bridge to Northern Boulevard.) I am okay with this, because the new bus lanes on Northern Boulevard have drastically sped up the outbound trip travel times. Also, 59th Street in Manhattan can become VERY congested at times. I believe 57th Street overall moves better. My only complaint on this is that if I take the (4) or (5) train to 59 Street to transfer to the express bus, at present the staircase from the station leaves me right at the bus stop on 59th Street. I will have to walk an extra two blocks down to 57th Street if this change goes through. I might have to change my commuting patterns home due to an already tight connection with the bus I wish to catch. Not a big deal.
12/13/23 — Greetings! Please see my following comments on the proposed "FINAL" redesign of the following local routes: Q20 - I see that the Q20 is intended to replace the Q34 through Mitchell-Linden, but will no longer travel on 138th Street between 31st Road and 32nd Avenue, or on 32nd Avenue between 138th Street and Linden Place, with a loss of one bus stop in each direction. The new routing would keep the Q20 on 31st Road from 139th Street all the way to Linden Place, eliminating two turns along with the bus stop at 138th Street & 32nd Avenue. This change is not mentioned anywhere on the Q20 route profile. On this new route, I assume the Q20 would utilize the existing QM20 bus stop at 31st Road & 138th Street. This new Q20, upon turning south onto Linden Place, would apparently *not* be stopping at Linden Pl & 31st Rd, which would be served by the Q25 and Q50, and would instead head directly to Linden Pl & 32nd Av, which would *only* be served by the Q20, as the Q25 would no longer be stopping there. I would instead suggest that the Linden Pl & 32nd Av stop be eliminated entirely, and allow the Q20 to serve Linden Pl & 31st Rd, with a new northbound stop *only* for the Q20 to be created on Linden Place just south of 31st Rd (or, just after turning right onto 31st Rd). This arrangement would provide greater access to the Stop & Shop shopping center, as well as streamline potential transfers between the Q20, Q25, and Q50, as they would all stop at Linden Place & 31st Road together. Heading southbound towards downtown Flushing, the Q25 is often already very, VERY crowded out of College Point by the time it reaches Linden Pl & 31st Rd. Q25 - I am confused by the description on the final plan. Presently, the Q25 operates as a local bus route with additional Limited-stop runs during rush hours. The final plan simply describes the Q25 as being "Limited", but with the exception of a few stops being removed for spacing and to speed up trips, it appears to be making all stops. Q62 - The Q62 will operate as a non-stop "rush route" along the length of Linden Place. Consider adding *one stop* at Linden Place & 31st Road, to provide additional connections to the Stop & Shop shopping center, as well as potential transfers to the Q20, Q25, and Q50. Similar to how the Q61 "rush route" section along Union Street will still make one stop at Union St & 26th Av. Perhaps the Q61 can also stop at Union St/Bayside Av? That area will lose the Q20, with no added service on the Q44.
12/13/23 — Should have the q12 when it gets to little neck and makes a right countie to Horace Harding to serve the local shops and doctors office
12/12/23 — Are you mad. I take the q30 bus at little next under your plan I loose direct service to lirr at jamica and subway service Under your plan how many times do I have to wait and change buses and loose my single fare ride.
12/14/23 — Hi, for the Q13,Q65, there should be a stop at Sanford Ave / 156st.
12/13/23 — Q11 should terminate at Howard Beach overnight for an obvious connection with the A train. Q14 needs to stop at the Middle Village M stop and can loop back to Eliot Ave via 69th St. Q104 needs to run overnight especially during the 63rd St. subway shutdown. It should run in a loop including Queens Borough Plaza/Queens Plaza and 21 St. Queensbridge as it used to.
12/17/23 — The q100 needs to stay, when school gets out the q69 will definitely be packed unless you run more q69s more frequently.
12/13/23 — The Q36 should run at least once an hour on the weekends on the little neck pkwy portion. People will greatly appreciate being able to access both LIRR lines especially after the opening of the LIRR east side access
12/21/23 — New Q65.. Please add sanford ave/149 St as a bus stop. Many seniors at this bus stop.
1/25/24 — Removal of the bus stops at Thomson and Van Dam St Westbound and Thomson and 31 Place eastbound removes safe places for patrons to wait for buses. The westbound stop is in front of a 711 which enables people to be seen while waiting and to have a place to go in an emergency. It is also easier access to the 7, 32 and 60. The eastbound stop is close to the entry for LaGuardia Community College and across from a restaurant and the 711 ensuring patrons can be seen as there are often people in and around the 711 at all hours and the entrance to LaGuardia provides a place to go in case of emergency. While the other stops in each direction on Thomson are useful, they do not offer visibility of others or a safe space to enter if needed. In addition the eastbound stop is the only one with a shelter.
1/7/24 — Could adding a stop in Long Island City or Sunnyside to the west end of express bus routes to improve intra-borough travel be looked at? I work in Long Island City and live in Glen Oaks and my current commute is 90 minutes with the E>Q46. I've tried taking the 7 train to Woodside to transfer to the LIRR and that can reduce my commute by 20 minutes, but it?s a 2-transfer commute (7>LIRR>Q36) and if there are delays on the 7, the wait for the next LIRR train negates any time savings. Ideally, I would be able to take the LIRR directly to Hunterspoint Ave, but the LIRR doesn't allow transfers from the Port Washington Line to the HPA/LIC stations. I?m also not optimistic that the LIRR has any intentions of ever constructing the proposed Sunnyside station or utilizing the HPA/LIC terminus in any capacity beyond train storage. I?ve previously taken the express bus for 10+ years when I worked in Manhattan and even now, I?m more than willing to pay a higher premium fare for a more convenient/comfortable commute if only there was the option to. I understand it would be difficult to place a bus stop on westbound routes since the buses are on the LI Expwy heading to the Midtown Tunnel and use the HOV express lane during the morning rush hour. But even a bus stop around Thompson Ave and 30th Street off the Queensboro Bridge that allows pick-ups on the eastbound route would be a boon, and even if it?s only during off-peak period too. The gore and shoulder areas where the Midtown Tunnel toll plaza used to be are also under-utilized, if a bus stop could be placed, it would allow westbound off-peak buses to stop.
1/19/24 — I understand the current Q100 route is being changed. The current stop at 21st Ave & 21st St (right near Cherry Valley Supermarket) is a very important and commonly used stop in a part of the neighborhood very far from a subway stop. It's especially important to the low-income housing residents in the far NW of Astoria. The elimination of this stop will be a hardship on a part of the neighborhood underserved by public transportation. *Please* reconsider this change so that this popular and important bus stop can continue to provide transportation options for nearby residents.
1/15/24 — I leave my house at 5:00 on 126 and 23 Avenue. If you change the stops and make me transfer in flushing to go to Parsons and 76 Avenue, how is this helpful? I can barely walk as it is. This is ridiculous
1/31/24 — It looks like you're eliminating all of the Q46 stops between Main St & Parson's Blvd. This will adversely affect the very large population of older residents in all of the condos and co-ops along that stretch. You need to reconsider that part of the redesign so the elderly in our neighborhood, as well as all of the students who utilize this bus route continue to have easy access to public transportation.
12/12/23 — Hi. I am commenting about the proposed Q104 plan. I like the current Q102 service being connected to Queens Plaza station because it allows me to take the express E/F trains when the local R train has problems. My start location is Roosevelt Island and my destination location is 6135 Junction Blvd, Queens, NY 11374. It currently takes me one hour to get to my destination and the proposed plan would take me 67 minutes. All I want from the Q102 is more frequent buses. Thank you.
12/14/23 — Please extend the hours of operation for the proposed Q103 to 11:30pm (other lines go as late as 1am). I live along the route and this will be the only bus line available. People who work, go to school, etc. ending at 9:30pm will mean they have no public transit home when they need it.
12/13/23 — I?m writing because I?m very much against the proposed new B13 route. This entirely eliminates my fastest and most direct connection with L train service at Myrtle-Wyckoff and will significantly disrupt my life. This bus route was a main deciding factor when I chose to live where I do.
1/8/24 — Can we allow QM34 express bus to run late evening and cut off around 9pm?
12/13/23 — The Q23 should still stop at the Metropolitan/Selfridge stop as this too is in front of a major school campus. Many families and students use this stop. In addition, there actually needs to be more Q23 busses come more frequently to this stop. Compared to how many Q54 busses stop here it is disproportionate. In addition, if the Q54 bus stop is also being removed from this location, it should also stay.
12/13/23 — Q31 local redesign is great! Please roll this out ASAP!
12/14/23 — Please re-consider bus service at Sunnyside area especially north of Queen BLVD. Would it be possible to have Q104 circle around that neighbor or having Q101 run straight down to 39th ST then turn to QueenBoro on oppose to turn at Northern BLVD right way. Only becasue the connection between Sunnyside and Astoria is so limited and the over lap of bus route on Northern BLVD and QueenBoro.
12/24/23 — Please consider running Q101 through Sunnyside along 39th street and make turn at Queen Blvd. Reaseons as below: 1. On the north side of Queens Blvd at Sunny side, this is no bus service to connect Astoria and Court Square. Running Q101 throught Sunnyside will provide more route to local community. 2. The light at Queens BLVd and North BLVd is extramly busy, current Q102 and Q101 always stuck at that light, if we run new Q101 via 39th street , then turn at Queens Blvd , following Thomos AV (Basically same route as new Q39 ) to Jackson AV, it will avoid congestion at Queens Plaza. 3. Travelers along North BLVD can still take new Q66 to Queens Plaza from missing stops of Q101, no one will miss their buses. 4. New Q101 will run much faster to avoid Queens Plaza and still stop at major train stops . Thanks
12/14/23 — Q46 EAST BOUND UNIONTURNPIKE /QUEENS BLVD COURT HOUSE CAN NOT BE REVOVED LOTS OF PEOPLE TAKE WHO WORK IN COURT HOUSE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS NEAR BY.
12/14/23 — Q46 EAST BOUND UNIONTURNPIKE /QUEENS BLVD COURT HOUSE CAN NOT BE REVOVED LOTS OF PEOPLE TAKE WHO WORK IN COURT HOUSE AND CITY DEPARTMENTS NEAR BY.
1/3/24 — I ride the Q13 and I think it is fine just the way it is why change it I?m old school and I believe if it ain?t broke don?t fix it & the Q13 route is not broken you want to eliminate a stop I use every day the 14th ave the stop before that is inconvenient for me and the stop after that is the same I have an elderly mother and it is hard for her to walk so the 14 ave stop great I to have issues walking so don?t fix something that isn?t broken you don?t ride the bus so please leave it as is
12/22/23 — I have been riding the QM2 and QM32 for years and one thing has always bothered me. Westbound service is great. It's about 40 mins for me. The bus goes down Whitestone expressway to the Grand Central, to the LIE and then the tunnel. Eastbound service takes a different route. They take the 59th street bridge, which is always loaded with traffic. Then the bus crawls down Northern Blvd. Traffic lights, construction, delivery vehicles. There's a bus lane but everybody double parks anyway. It's useless. It takes twice a long, an hour and 1/2, to get back. Why can't the bus just take the same route it uses in the morning? Am I missing something? Thanks! John LaPorte Whitestone
12/28/23 — Is the M60-SBS service between LGA and Harlem/Morningside Hts being eliminated under the final redesign plan? Other interborough routes based in or jointly designated to other boroughs (eg "B" local and "QM" express routes) are listed in the plan, but no reference at all to the M60's future status, whether that is continuation, modification or elimination of the route. It is also not indicated on any of the final version maps. If it is going to end, its elimination should be noted as is the case with the B24 and B32.
12/28/23 — For the B62 route. Can the bus stop on Nassau Ave and Manhattan Ave be moved to Nassau Ave and Leonard instead? (one block up) Nassau Ave and Leonard is already used as a bus stop, and also has a raised and wider sidewalk for better ADA accessibility. The bus stop on Nassau Ave and Manhattan Ave has a low sidewalk and narrow sidewalk making it difficult for people with disabilities to get on. Nassau Ave and Leonard is a much better place for this new bus stop.
12/17/23 — The southern terminal of the Q38 will no longer be accessible to the M line. The proposed new southern terminal is now Eliot & Fresh Pond. The earlier proposal extended the Q38 to the M station at Fresh Pond Rd. Why was this eliminated from the final plan?
1/28/24 — Please extend the southern terminal of the proposed Q14 from Eliot & Fresh Pond to the Fresh Pond Rd M train station at Fresh Pond & Putnam (as was planned in the original proposal.) This subway connection is needed for riders on the western portion of Eliot Ave. Thank you.
12/27/23 — I like the idea of a q105 that would run down 31st street to Court Square. This would give Astoria commuters an alternate route to Manhattan when the W and 7 trains are congested or are not in service.
1/11/24 — This would mess up our lives entirely. I vote against it.
12/13/23 — I live in northwestern Ridgewood where the closest L train is Myrtle-Wyckoff at a 20 minute walk away. Given that the M train is often out of service on weekends, the B13 has been a vital connection for my family and I to quickly transfer to the L. Rerouting the B13 would take away one of the best transit options connecting our neighborhood to the rest of the city.
12/15/23 — I am rather disappointed with the new Q10 final route, considering that the original planned route would have made getting to kissena boulevard a lot easier for me. I do hope that we have an easier way to get there, considering that no trains run there either.
12/13/23 — Please do not remove the Q72 bus stop at junction Blvd and 34th Ave. My mother in law relies on this bus stop and lives near it. She has trouble walking and removing this bus stop would be severely inconvenient for her and would make getting to her medical appointments very difficult. She is only one of hundreds of seniors who rely on the Q72 to get to one of the few accessible train stations on 7 train line at Junction Blvd and Roosevelt Ave. Crossing Northern Blvd is also dangerous for mobility impaired people. Please reconsider removing this bus stop.
12/13/23 — Proposed Final Plan: B13 Local - These are very bad changes for residents of the impacted areas, and will reduce or eliminate entirely service to areas already underserved by MTA service, such as Ridgewood. You're not only reducing the frequency of bus service, but eliminating some high ridership stops entirely. If I had a vote, I would vote No, as a resident of Ridgewood, and a homeowner here.
12/12/23 — I saw Greg Mocker from channel 11's story tonight and felt I should reach out. Maybe you can throw this in the ear of the necessary. They should also look into the bus route of the 102 for Roosevelt Island. That bus takes too long and winter is coming. With the F train experiencing construction on the island, MTA has added Shuttle buses, however, the shuttle you catch in Queens, Jackson Ave, doesn't take us to Roosevelt Island, except during the overnight hours. The bus should take us there during work hours as well, or during rush hours. Since the shuttle buses don't do that most of us are opting for the 102, but the wait time is hourly. With winter creeping up, it is bad outside. I personally have been waiting on Queens Plaza and couldn't believe it... The worst part is, the building I have waited in front of is the office for the traffic officers. So imagine, the traffic leading to the bridge is congested and since there isn't a bus lane coming from Northern Blvd leading to the bridge, the 102 and 101 suffer the most. The 32 and 60 have a bus lane on Queens Blvd up to a certain point and experience traffic leading to the bridge, as well. If they had more traffic officers in that area, they could probably flow traffic over the bridge easier to help the buses arrive at a reasonable time.
12/12/23 — The Q43 extension to LIJ should've remained. That would eliminate a 2 fare ride for many from SE Queens. This plan is supposed to be about connectivity and this change does not reflect that whatsoever.
12/15/23 — I'm proposing a new bus route (Q78 Local) between NYP Hospital on Booth Memorial Avenue and the Ridgewood Intermodal Terminal. It would operate via Main Street, Jewel Avenue, Austin Street, Yellowstone Boulevard, Cooper Avenue, Central Avenue, and Myrtle Avenue making local stops along its entire route. With my proposed Q78 being the local along Jewel Avenue/69th Road west of Main Street, the Q64 should be converted to a Rush route making local stops from Electchester to Main Street and then running nonstop to the 71st Avenue subway station. This would enable faster commutes for Electchester residents. My proposed Q78, on the other hand, would help connect the neighborhoods of Forest Hills, Glendale, and Ridgewood, all of which could benefit from another transit option.
12/13/23 — The Q19 is a very critical bus route, with very bad frequency rate. This route is always super packed and it seems to be based on the fact that it runs every 30 mins. At times some stops are skipped due to the bus running at capacity, forcing people to wait another 30 mins for the next one. And if that one is at capacity, then stops will not see a q19 for an hour plus. This is unacceptable, as a lot of commuters use this bus to get to work. Fix this line at least during peak work hours, 6am - 8am and again 2pm-6pm.
12/12/23 — Q22 (w/b) Stop Location: Seagirt Bld/Fernside Pl As the bustime application shows this stop sits between Seagirt Blvd/Crest Rd and Seagirt Blvd/Beach 31 St. Will this stop be kept in redesign or removed? I do not see this listed anywhere in the proposal.
12/25/23 — Hi, the plan looks much better than before with more familiar routes. Only thing I would suggest tweaking is the bus stops for the Fort Totten bound Q13 at Bell Blvd/35 Av and the one at Bell Blvd/38 Av. Instead of keeping those bus stops, you should remove them and keep the Bell Blvd/36 Av stop instead since its the only stop with a bus shelter in the area and since its the midpoint between the other 2 stops. Doing that would speed service
12/19/23 — Please do reconsider the changes to the Q31 made north of northern blvd. By rerouting the Q31 straight onto Utopia pkwy and cutting off decades old direct access to Jamaica along Bell blvd and 46th Ave will place undue burden on riders such as myself who relies heavily on the Q31 to get to work in Jamaica. Under the new change, riders like myself would have to either take the Q13 or Q27 down on 46th and transfer at Utopia. The Utopia pkwy stop for Q31 is a major chokepoint on school days as it is a stop frequently skipped due to both the sheer amount of riders already on the bus and the sheer amount of riders (students) waiting at the stop to get to their high school (Francis Lewis). Neither option is feasible under the current plans because when the weathers are nasty or it's a cold sub teens winter day, riders are forced to be stranded at the stop in the bonechilling cold or drenching rain waiting for a bus to hopefully stop and let us on. Even then, we'll all be packed like wet sardines on a bus with little to no SRO left as it makes its way down Utopia. Please take this into consideration and either restore Q31 route to how it is now or create a new route that will provide direct access to Jamaica Ave and the surround areas that is currently being served the Q31.
12/26/23 — As someone who relies on public transportation to get to my job at St. John's University, this proposed change to Q31 will bring forth an unsurmountable hardship as it will erase a direct route to St. John's University and force riders such as myself to crowd onto an already overcrowded Q13 in the morning. It is not only dangerous to redirect Q31 riders to the only route remaining along Bell Blvd but it is also a blatant disregard for riders' safety by forcing an already crowded/overcrowded Q13 in the morning to take on even more riders, some of whom will have to dangerously attempt to get off at Utopia Pkwy just to catch a bus that shouldn't have its route changed in Bayside at all. It is fair to say this change will not affect Bell Blvd in the slightest. The area around 41st Ave will remain a gridlock regardless due to multiple factors such as people waiting to pick up or drop off people from the LIRR, people double parking to pick up foods, etc. You can even remove Q13 from Bell Blvd and it will still change nothing. The only change it will make is how riders who rely on the routes will be negatively impacted. I implore you to reconsider the changes to Q31 while there is still time and instead focus what you may think it's a traffic concern caused by buses by redirecting that same concern and energy towards the local police precinct (111) to force them to start enforcing traffic laws along Bell Blvd.
1/2/24 — As someone who lives near Jamaica and has to commute to Bell Blvd for work, this proposed change to the Q31 route is irresponsible and inhumane. Not only are you taking a direct lifeline away from hardworking honest folks like me but you wish to force us to double or even triple our already long commute by making us hitch connecting buses on busy lines where the buses have little chances of stopping unless someone is getting off. I'm just trying to make a living, please reconsider taking away a direct line to bell blvd for folks like me who have to travel from far away places where there is already a good system and route in place to where we need to go.
12/12/23 — A few comments regarding the buses I normally take -- the Q64, Q65, QM7 and QM8. Regarding the Q64, It's fine with me that the plan was stripped back. I think the original plan had the 64 and the 10 combined and i thought that was really cool but keeping an already crowded bus line simple is totally fine with me. With that said, I do think a few more stops could be shaved off, but I do like that some of the random mid-block stops are being removed. The Q65 -- as long as it takes me too and from main street/roosevelt, I'm thrilled, granted if I ever did need to go to college point, it is more difficult now. Thank you as well for removing some of those stops between Jewel/164th and Union tpke. There are just wayyyy too many stops for no reason within a half a mile radius. Regarding the QM7/QM8, I appreciate that the final plan still has both buses going past 188th street. As someone who commutes downtown from the union/164th stop, it's nice to have two separate buses as options, even if they run the same route. Just feels like reassurance. I really don't like the added stop at 34th and 1st ave though. It's a good idea and I understand why but I feel like that stop should be the responsibility of a midtown bus. It just feels randomly placed in this line. In addition, with the traffic at times, it can already take 50 minutes to an hour to go from Union and 164th to get to even pearl street/pyke and an extra stop just feels like an extra roadblock. I'm also wondering if there's a world where the QM7/QM8 could go down Main Street instead of Queens Blvd? I don't know the research on this and I don't know if it's faster. Maybe it's not, but if you are looking for a quicker way onto the LIE, maybe that's it? Anyway, if y'all actually read my comment, that's very cool of y'all and I do appreciate it. Have a blessed holidays.
12/14/23 — I need the q65 to stop at 45av and parsons. I do not like the rerouting as it?s basically following the 25/34/17 bus lines.
12/12/23 — I examined the proposed changes to the Q64 and QM4 routes which both run down Jewel Ave. in Flushing / Kew Garden Hills. I noticed that the 138th St stop will be eliminated for the Q64 but be retained for the QM4. As a customer who uses these routes, I would find this change very confusing as customers will not realize that they are not going to get the the local bus at this stop. Also there will not be any gain in parking spaces that could be achieved by dropping the 138th St stop for both.
1/13/24 — For the Q32, please confirm if the eastbound stop at E 59st and 2nd Ave will remain. In the PDF it appears to be omitted and the E 59 St/3 Ave stop is listed twice with a conflicting note.
12/12/23 — The westbound Crocheron Av/169 St stop on the Q28 should not be removed as it provides easy access to a few shops and is situated in a more ideal place compared to the Crocheron Av/168 St stop that is being kept. The current 169 St stop has more sidewalk space to accommodate the additional volume of passengers due to other stops being removed. It is also more accessible as the sidewalk directly borders the road and is wider. The 168 St stop is not ideal since the current stop is located in a section of narrow sidewalk with a hazardous grass patch between the sidewalk and road.
12/14/23 — I live between hillside and Jamaica ave off parsons blvd, between hillside & Jamaica, you guys have a bus stop on every corner, combine these into one central pickup hub. A bus stop on one corner of 89th just to literally go 20 seconds and make another stop. Of top of this some of your bus operators are driving too fast to fit an agenda and almost ran over me. 4454 mta bus. Besides that, these operators will stop at a green light double parked because another bus is parked in the stop just to have a conversation. I am going to start submitting these violations and make sure people lose they jobs. Its an indecency to think just because you drive a city bus you entitled to the road, it?s other drivers on the road. Also fix your bus lane signs so that older people can see them, it shouldn?t be high up where an old person will not look. More like a stop sign height. That?s in accordance with disability act.
1/12/24 — Please add stop sequence at Jamaica avenue/Springfield Blvd. People who are using Q36, can transfer to LIRR (Queens Village).It will help us to commute work on time and reduce burden to subway. If new proposal activated and MTA take out the stop sequence at Jamaica avenue/Springfield Blvdpoint, both LIRR and MTA will loss.
1/18/24 — I am very disappointed with the removal of Service from the Rockaway Blvd/130th Street of the Q10, not only am disappointed I am heartbroken. I lived in this neighborhood over 20 years and the Q10 was the most reliable service for our Area, in terms of reliability and frequency of service. This Service is vital in providing us with fast and easy access to Lefferts Blvd, Liberty Avenue , Kew Gardens and the Airport. The Q9 and Q7 were and still is considered the worst bus service in the history of this area. Who cares about the Q37, it runs on its own schedule and does not provide much of a service to this neighborhood. Please do not remove the Q10 Service from our area as this is the only dependable transportation due to its link to JFK Airport.
12/12/23 — The Q60 would be even better if there were limited stops.
1/22/24 — I use the G train and Q69 to commute to work in Queens. My business, as well as a school, library, and fire station, are located off the 37th Avenue stop. I am an adult living with juvenile (type 1) diabetes and I use the bus on days when my mobility is limited. Please keep a bus stop at 37th Ave or close by such as the corner where the library is. This is an important connector between my work place and the G train at Court Sq in both directions. Thank you.
12/12/23 — I noticed the removal for all stops located on 133rd Ave. This brings a great deal of concern to myself and others in the neighborhood. It?s the only bus that serves us. Without this stop we have to walk about a mile to the train station. Our ridership on 133rd Ave is extremely high. There is no reason to remove these stops. The stop according to the proposed redesign will be moving to rockaway blvd and 116th and it is dangerous to walk from that location down the the conduit at night. Elderly and young children take this line all hours of the day and night. Having to walk so far is an injustice to the community. We need our stops on 133rd Ave Between 114th and lefferts blvd. Or instead of having the q10 go straight down lefferts have it turn into linden blvd then 114th to 133rd Ave back to lefferts blvd regular route.
12/12/23 — I am very disappointed that none of the express routes service the Forest View Crescent at Union Tpke. I am a board member who used the bus due to the subway being unsafe. Now you took ALL options away from 240 families. Please reconsider.
12/13/23 — Taking 20th Avenue access away from the Q101 would affect many workers, elderly and disabled people. This is our only access to the Broadway side of Astoria and into LIC. I?m going to need this access as there are no subways close and I am getting knee replacement surgery next year.
12/14/23 — Will the QM2 via 3rd Ave remain? There is no mention of it in the Final Plan. Please advise.
12/14/23 — Will the QM2 via 3rd Ave remain? There is no mention of it in the Final Plan. Please advise.
1/17/24 — 1. There needs to be a bus route from Southeast Queens Merrick Blvd to the 169th Street F line on Hillside Ave. Why it was removed from one of the earlier draft plans? Before the Jamaica Center train Station ( where the E was re-routed )opened up in 1990- All the buses on Merrick went to 169th street (E/F)- so this route is possible. 2. There should be a bus route from Merrick Blvd connecting to the Jamaica LIRR 3. The Q60 should extend from 109th/157thSt to 109th/Merrick Blvd
12/13/23 — I like this plan moved away from the near-wholesale changes in the previous draft and went towards optimizing the current routes either through stop reductions, truncation from winding road routes, or implementing express sections along their route, allowing current commuters to not drastically change their established commuting patterns. However, I think the previous draft brought in a lot of positive ambition that has been lost in this final plan. For example, the Q51 was previously a SBS route and went all the way to Gateway Center/shirley Chisolom Park, a growing commercial and recreational area, and gave SE queens a BRT-type route. But now it's a limited route and has been truncated to Rockaway Blvd, loosing that interborough service and the important all-door boarding that comes with SBS service despite the stops making it ideal for sbs/crosstown bus service. There is a similar thing with the Q50 staying a limited route instead of the SBS route as previously proposed which gave it that all-door boarding option and thus spending less time at the curb. similarly related to the decreased ambition, the Interborough routes are most focused on Brooklyn/Queens connections which is great, but expansions in direct Bronx/Queens transit have been neglected, forcing riders to go through Manhattan if they want to travel between those boroughs or take a car. I found the truncation of the Q44+ from Fordham which was a positive change to its current terminus a downgrade. similarly, there is no route between Western Bronx/South Bronx and Queens which could have been a game-changer and opened up new travel opportunities. Also, I find the publishing of some of the Brooklyn bus routes in the final queen's draft plan a bit deceptive. Some of the proposed interborough routes such as the b62, b57, q54, and q51 are great additions/changes, but considering that this final queens draft plan has changed some bus routes and gotten rid of some altogether, to publish some of these interborough routes where a sizable portion is queens while they are in the jurisdiction of another bus redesign team can raise hopes up and then disappoint when if it's not in final redesign plan of the Brooklyn bus network. But these are just small caveats; largely, this plan brought great changes.
1/26/24 — Previously, I made a few comments on how it was a great decision on the redesign team to focus on optimizing the current route network that residents are familiar with instead of wholesale changes but the redesign team had also left some of their more ambitious proposals off the table that had much potential such as the Q50 and Q51 SBS and Q44 extension to the Fordham. Another problem I found was the lack of information on reverse-peak and off-peak commutes. As a Q4 user, p.m. reverse-peak and weekend off-peak commutes are a nightmare! Buses running on the Q4 route are consistently packed during reverse peak and off-peak commutes from the rear to the front especially during dismissal periods on school days many times, drivers have to skip those waiting at intermediate stops, something i am sure bus drivers on the Q4 route can corroborate. often, I have to watch 1-2 buses pass by my stop towards Jamaica during the p.m reverse peak and weekend off-peak periods before I can finally get on. The redesign team has proposed the q51 limited to supplement the q4 but the 13-minute peak direction frequency makes me question whether it will sufficiently supplement the q4 and reduce crowding. not having any information on potential preliminary p.m reverse peak frequencies I felt was an over-lapse and something I hope the team could inform the public on.
12/15/23 — Just have to say I am disappointed, but not really surprised, to see you have underserved Eastern Queens again in this new redesign and I can't really understand it. Specifically you have made the Q75 into a meaningless bus route. Let's look at what has now happened after 4 years of waiting and the change you made for Little Neck/Glen Oaks area. We have the: Q48/46 which runs right down Union Trpk to the E/F connection (good route) Q36 runs down little neck to jamaica to the F connection and LIRR connection Q12, I thought in the last draft had come up LNP to Horace Harding so it was easier to get to Flushing if desired without a transfer and didn't add much to the route. (poor decision to take away) Q75 was running down the Horace Harding giving a connection through Central Queens and could reach (Queens College, Flushing Meadow Park, Queens Center and a different Local Train Line (was very good). All of a sudden you turn it down 188 and put it on an over served Union Trpk and end it at Briarwood which has nothing there. If I want the E or F train I can take the new 48 or the 36. Now it gets me nowwhere new and just duplicates other routes really (poor job)
1/2/24 — Don?t touch the Q15/A routing. Either keep the existing Q15/A route or change beechurst section into a loop, with Flushing bound service only. Splitting the service into Q62 does nobody any favor as customer wants to travel along 150 St. Q15/A are very overcrowded with the current route and should have additional service or articulated bus. There?s no problem with the routing but the service is slow with too many stop signs and out of sync traffic lights.
12/12/23 — Why can't you keep the Q34 Bus service because it's a strong helper of the Q25 if anybody wants to go to Flushing, Kissena Blvd, and Jamaica? Can't you improve the Q34 service and vice-versa, make it a fully local route or something like that if you're making the Q25 a LIMITED route? I've seen a lot of Q34 operators helping the passengers while waiting for the Q25(or Q34) for either Northbound/Southbound in Queens.
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12/14/23 — The Q31 bus route should not be changed as drastically as it has been changed. The same route should be kept, but stops removed as they?re currently too close to each other: I currently live a block away from the bayside station and when I need to go to jamaica, the Q31 is the ONLY direct way to get there unless I want to pay extra $8-9 with the LIRR. By changing the route drastically you?re removing this option for many bayside residents. Based on the interactive map, anyone and everyone within the heart bayside (bell Blvd), only have the options of going north, east or west. What about going south. This proposed route is creating a longer commute, as now there will need to be a transfer if one needs to go to Jamaica by bus. You?ve removing options for bayside residents, not making life easier, quicker and convenient. Keep the same route but eliminate stops. Bay terrace has multiple buses. You have the q31 sharing the same route beginning route as the q28. Then q28 and q31 both go south in almost a parallel way. Keep q31 the same route, just less stops!!!
12/12/23 — Add a Bus Stop at Fountain Av / Pitkin Av for Westbound buses when they are to turn onto Fountain from Pitkin for access to commercial stores in that area. It would connect both Westbound and Eastbound buses, very convenient.
12/22/23 — how many routes are going to QV ?
12/15/23 — I would love to have the Q7 as proposed but bypass the airport straight to far Rockaway pass five towns on Sheridan Blvd to beach channel to the A train, the Q6 to airport Sutphin to 150th st follow the Q3 to its proposed terminal , leave the Q5 alone
1/19/24 — I would definitely like to see the Q40 bus original proposal to have the southbound route go from Lakewood Ave down 143 street to make turn at Foch and turn again to go back down 142 to Rockaway
12/27/23 — Q46 faster path
1/14/24 — THE QUEENS BUS SERVICE STINKS. JUST BECAUSE IT'S IN POORER NEIGHBORHOODS, THE SCHEDULE IS IS HARDLY ADHERED TO. FOR EXAMPLE: IF THERE IS NO Q60 BUS FOR OVER 25 MINUTES, THEN THERE WILL BE 6 BUSES WHICH COME AT THE SAME TIME. THIS GARBAGE WOULDN'T BE PULLED IN MANHATTAN WHERE THE RICH RESIDE. JANNO LEIBER SHOULD LOOK INTO THAT.
12/14/23 — The Q16 constantly has huge lines, mostly of older people, wrapped around the streets of Main Street due to how infrequent it is. The Q28 runs at nearly twice the frequency around rush hour despite having close to the same population. I don?t understand this bias against the Q16. There will often be two Q13 buses, two Q28 buses, while dozens of people in lines spanning the block wait for a single Q16. Please increase the frequency of the Q16. It makes no sense why it is so infrequent compared to the 13 or especially the 28. Meanwhile the Q16 doesn?t even have a bench to sit on while the 13 and 28 do, especially when a large portion of the people waiting for the 16 are elderly.
1/19/24 — I highly recommend inserting a stop at the intersection of Lefferts Blvd and Sutter Ave. The distance between the rockaway/lefferts stop and the lefferts/135th st stop is too far between.
12/12/23 — I'm very disappointed by the redesign of the QM12 express bus line. Eliminating the first stop at Metropolitan Ave and 71st Ave and moving it to Yellowstone Blvd and Juno St completely ignores riders in southeastern Forest Hills -- a part of Forest Hills that is furthest from the subways and LIRR. Riders who are closest to many transportation options get to keep their access to QM12, but those those furthest are being abandoned. Ridership might be lower on these stops, but people like me -- an nyc public school teacher -- rely on this route to get to their job every morning. The redesign is supposed to be about "improving bus service for our riders, " but it's clearly ignoring the needs of these very riders. Please keep Metroplitan Avenue and 71st Ave as the first stop, and then have the second stop be Yellowstone Blvd and Juno Street. This way riders in southern Forest Hills have at least one stop they can reach.
12/12/23 — Q43 weekend am peak/mid-day/pm peak/headways should be at least 10 min of Saturday/Sunday
1/17/24 — Hello, my comment is geared towards the Q52 SBS route in the Proposed Final Plan. I would like you guys to tweak the frequencies on the schedule to maybe every 20 minutes. I currently commute to/from the Rockaways using the Q52 SBS and it is a great route just needs a little extra service between 9pm-12am especially when the A train is not working due to construction or trains to the Rockaways get cancelled because of equipment problems. The current frequencies for the Q52 SBS for late evening (9pm-12am) is a bus every thirty minutes which means this bus will run twice an hour from 9pm in which is the usual time I get to Cross Bay Blvd/ Liberty Avenue to make my transfer but I end up having to wait half an hour to catch the bus which prompts me to take the Q53 SBS to Beach 96th and transfer to the local Q22 which both routes have higher frequencies than the Q52-SBS.
12/13/23 — Without the Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd bus stop, I'll have to cross the Nassau County Expressway to get to Mott Av/Lawrence Av during inclement weather. It's so much more dangerous to cross that way for the following reasons: 1. The pedestrian walk signal isn't automatic, so it can take longer to cross and get to Mott Av/Lawrence Av. 2. After snowfall the Town of Hempstead does not clear the island or sidewalk for pedestrians, only the street of the expressway is cleared. I avoid climbing mountains of snow or walking into traffic by walking to Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd instead. 3. To get to the Mott Av/Lawrence Av from my home, I have to walk downhill. In the winter when it rains and the rain freezes over it's dangerous, I avoid the possibility of slipping and falling downhill by taking the time to walk to Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd instead. I would really appreciate it if both the Bayview Av/Doughty Blvd and the Mott Av/Lawrence Av bus stops were kept. I work in Manhattan, but I can't afford to live there and it's difficult commuting affordably by public transportation in Long Island, especially if you live near an expressway.
1/25/24 — Thank you for preserving QM11 line. QM11 Express bus service is very efficient in the morning going Downtown Manhattan. However, going back to Queens in the evening is another story ? the impossible loop that it takes on Queens Blvd from 63 DR to 72 DR and back to 63 RD takes about 30 minutes of just wasted time and additional congestion on the local road. It would not even take Queens Blvd Highway even though there are practically no stops coming back. Almost no people stay on the bus to go back to Forest Hills and Corona, so it is coming back empty as everyone is looking for other transfer to local busses (we are not even allowed to transfer to other Express busses that drops passengers off on Queens Blvd and 63 Rd). This route should be adjusted coming back the same way as it leaves Queens in the morning (to go to Manhattan) or at least to take Yellowstone Blvd coming back from 72 DR. Please look into this. Thank you!
1/19/24 — The QM25 already has a long route and adding a stop in Manhattan is going to make it even a longer ride. Let the QM24 or QM34 do that stop since they're a short route to begin with.
1/25/24 — This is absolutely preposterous! Why do politicians or MTA need to really design a bus program that already works? I have been taking the Q65 since the test of time. Elimating stops is only going to cause more confusion and chaos on the other lines. College Point is already so overcrowed and your not going to rin the service on the weekends out of College Point? Maybe they should see how many riders are on line on the weekends? Why inconvenience working people? I do not understand. I can see eliminating stops but changing the number as well rerouting the whole bus line for what? It's honestly makes no sense. The Q65 is a main route in College Point for I don't know how many years it has been that way? Why would you eliminate weekend service? So many people ride this line and then your going to have it go to Fresh Meadows for what?? If it ain't broken don't fix it!
12/22/23 — Q45 - extend the bus route to Queens Blvd and 71st St . connecting Fresh Meadows to Forest Hills. Make the first/last stop on Q45 instead of Queens Blvd/78th Ave to Queens blvd/71st Ave.
1/14/24 — Please keep the 65 route going to college point, if not please make sure the 26 covers all of the the areas that the 65 covers in college point
12/12/23 — By having the Q14 run via Eliot Av west of 69th St, you're missing a connection from the Q14 to the M train. This transfer is vital for those coming from Brooklyn to reach Queens Center Mall and Christ the King High School. The Q14 should take Eliot Ave, then 69th St, then Metropolitan Ave to the Metropolitan Ave M Station.
12/27/23 — I am curious about the final plan on the Q68 bus route, which will be traveling between Woodside and Williamsburg. Under the old plan to replace the southern half of the B24, the route would operate 24 hours as the Q86, but under this new plan, service gets cut off after 1 AM. Considering there is nightlife in the part of Brooklyn that benefits with a bus connection between Brooklyn and Queens, would it be possible to consider having 24 hour service operate between 46th Street on the 7 and Williamsburg Bridge Plaza please? Thanks for taking the time to read this message.
12/13/23 — The Q25 and Q 34 bus routes are horrendous. They are never on schedule and always packed no matter what time of day. When they do come they come 2 at a time. These routes need to be put on a strict schedule and the drivers need to be held accountable if they deviate from the schedule. It should not take me an hour to get to 75th Avenue on Kissena Blvd to Main Street. It is even worse in the evenings past 8:00 pm. This bus routes needs a major overhaul to rum more efficiently
12/23/23 — I live in Allen Senior Apt. 107-02 Merrick Blvd We senior's r in need of Nassau Bus N.4 stopping back in front our residence 107 & Merrick blvd ,it's not safe for disabled senior's to walk long distance, to catch N.4 going into Nassau..Thk You! Please
12/13/23 — I am looking at the proposed weekend schedule for the rerouted Q101 bus. A bus that comes less than every 15 minutes (at the least) is useless.
12/14/23 — The proposed QM65 bus going EAST needs to stop at least at Rego Park (63rd Street) and 71st Street/Continental Ave. Also, where is the B32 bus that starts in Lon Island City?
12/15/23 — The redesign in Queens looks great. I'm sure a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into this - big kudos to everyone working on this. The new B62 looks especially good. My only concern is with the Q104 going into Roosevelt Island. I use the Q102 regularly for this journey (it is definitley a journey, many a times i have been left in the cold and the rain waiting for the Q102 on the island). The Q102 is truly the unicorn of the western Queens bus service. I have never seen a bus disappear as often as it does. I hope the Q104 is better due to not having to loop through Queens Plaza / Queensboro but am still worried about the Q104's longer journey and if it will encounter similar bottlenecks, for instance the bottlenecks around the Octagon on roosevelt island. Especially for weekend service, I hope the Q104 is staffed appropriately for the journey. Also, the Q100L will be thoroughly missed. I'm not convinced that the additional Q69s will help since the 21st St buses are prone to bunching together (you know - that issue of waiting 30min for a bus and then 3 appear at once; the stop in front of Queensbridge is especially prone to this).
1/5/24 — I like bus the Q100 Because it is very beneficial towards my community it a very fast bus instead of getting rid of the route add more buses toward the Astoria Community this was just cause more traffic under the train stations and people won?t use the Q105 because the Train is above and will go more faster than a longer route bus. Please keep the Q100 route alone and all the buses in queens are fine
12/13/23 — I am disappointed getting rid of stops on 58 Av & grand on. The 39 & 59 lots of seniors getting on this stop need to walk two blocks one way or one block the other
12/14/23 — The removal of the Q54 stop on Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. is a poorly thought idea. With Queens Metropolitan high school near by all the students will crowd the small block on Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. for the next bus stop. There was an article many years ago highlighting this issue with another bus stop on this block, written by the Queens Chronical titled "Groups ask MTA to relocate bus stop". Here is the link: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html Please reconsider removing the Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. Q54 stop (going to Williamsburg) it will congest the Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. block and cause people who live on the block to be upset. This bus stop is needed for traffic congestion and safety.
12/14/23 — The Q53/Q52 bus stop on Woodhaven blvd and Metropolitan ave (going south) is too narrow. My neighbor shared this article: https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html It can be unsafe to walk on this block, especially when students leave school. This is especially a problem if you are someone on wheels (like a wheel chair) or if you have kids.
1/3/24 — Hello about the bus redesign for line Q49 i'm so happy
12/12/23 — Pls stop making things worse!!! Stupid ideas on q18 and q58. Let's not get started on congestion pricing! STUPID AND SELFISH MONEY GRABBING BULLSHIT.
1/31/24 — I am very concerned about adding a route from LaGuardia airport to the current Q50 route to the Bronx. I take the 5:25 AM bus out of Flushing, usually at the 2nd stop, and seating often can already be very tight. If a particular bus does not come (e.g. 5:45 AM bus), then all seats are already taken at the first stop on Main Street. It does not appear that the bus frequency will be increased. I am making a suggestion that if this change to the route comes to pass, that the bus always be a double bus, such as is the case with the Q44 bus. The crowding that I am anticipating will be very difficult for senior citizens such as myself, as well as those with disabilities. Thank you in advance for giving this feedback your consideration.
1/21/24 — I cannot tell what bus stops on Union Turnpike past 188 are being eliminated. Are the two I use most often? Going east is the one on Union and Kent and west is the one on 183/182 st and union. How do I find these out?
12/12/23 — Who?s the idiot that decided that the q18 has NO connection on Queens Blvd to the EASTBOUND Q60? Taking the Laurel Hill Blvd stop away forces customers to ride across Queens Blvd and then cross back over!
12/14/23 — Q23 overnight service is not required: bus is already mostly empty outside of rush hours. It will negatively affect the residents along the route in Forest Hills (noise/vibration of speeding busses).
1/17/24 — I usually take LIRR for the school (job) and from LIRR I take Q36 to school. If there is no stop point at Springfield Blvd/ Jamaica Ave, and 213/91ave. School Teacher, student and employee will be affected. So, please review the plan and update.
12/12/23 — I would like for the Q44 SBS to be extended to Fordham Plaza. It would provide an alternative service to the Metro-North from Queens on a single bus route. Also, it?ll be a faster alternative to Fordham from Parkchester for Fordham University students and frequent shoppers in the area. The frequency needs to be increased to 5 minutes throughout the whole weekday and every 7 minutes over the weekend. That bus route is consistently crowded due to the inconsistency of the service.
12/14/23 — The proposed final plan sounds more like a modification more than a redesign. What I saw the most on the route profiles are "The proposed XXX would maintain its existing routing." Please do not confuse and trick people by using the word "redesign". Why does the QM5, QM8 still running on the Union Take branch with QM1, QM31, QM6, QM7"? Everything was so good and well planned from the draft plan and now we are back to nightmare. I have left several comments about the problem of express buses severely overlapping on Union Tpke. The draft plan was to have the QM5, and QM8 running on the LIE until 188 St, which save HUGE amount of time from the congested Queens Blvd and Union Tpke. I have estimated that travel time can reduce to up to 20 minutes. The QM1, 6, 7 already serves as a good route for commuters along Union Tpke. It's absolutely unnecessary to have the QM5 and QM8 also to run the same route. It may be good for those residents, but It will be terrible for commuters getting on/off past 188 St. As an everyday rider of the QM5 living in Oakland Gardens, I always see severe bus bunching on Union Tpke, which several different routes going to the same destination, stopping at the same stops, and running at the same time at the same place. It's a torture to get stuck in traffic on Queens Blvd and Union Tpke everyday (without mentioning the huge traffic at the tunnel entrance). When the draft plan showed the QM5/8 be using the LIE, I felt relived and said "FINALLY!", but now all the dreams are gone. Please reconsider using the routing of the QM5/8 to use LIE as its main route, same as the draft plan, and at least make something different so it can be more of a redesign! Overall, I like the idea of eliminating stop plus "Rush" routes with direct non-stop services and it would be nice to see more "Rush" routes on more routes. Other than that, this proposed plan is a totally rubbish and waste of time/money. I think the MTA can do way better than this. We really want change, not just a little fixing of this and that. It is really ridiculous to see 7-8 routes running on the same road/stops and could still be called "Express", when the time of traveling on the subway-to-bus is the approximate same time traveling on the "Express" bus. Express bus should use more of the highway and less of the local streets with red lights at every block, which the bus have to stop numerous amounts of time. PLEASE PUT EXPRESS BUSES ON HIGHWAYS AND NOT LOCAL STREETS!!!
1/16/24 — It seems that buses will no longer be stopping at Union Turnpike and 241st Street. I live at 138 and 78th Avenue. That means that I would have to go to Main Street and walk back 10 minutes to get home. I have back issues and can't walk for long distances. The bus stop is right by the traffic light, doesn't it have to stop if the signal is red. This will be the second time that we will be inconvenienced by MTA bus redesign. Years ago they discontinued the Q74 that used to come on Vleigh Place. Not only are you planning to remove the eastbound stop at 141st and Union Turnpike, you are also removing the stops at Main Street and 78th Road in both directions. It might seem okay for you to remove those stops but for the people who have take the buses it is an inconvenience. The fares are increased but the service is decreasing. Is decreasing time more important than the riders?
12/22/23 — The removal of Q40 bus stops from 120 ave will impose a hardship on users that rely on these stops. The blocks between Foch and Rockaway Blvd are long, the are more like 4 bocks in distance, compared to the more usual block length.The planned removal will impose hardship on riders that live west of 142nd street , and those east of 142place along 120th Ave
12/13/23 — Why on the q54 route there are multiple buses driving past with signs out of service when there are so many people waiting at bus stops
12/15/23 — OMG DO NOT take away our Q88 BUS Route!! This is terrible!! That bus route is so crowded as it is, and taking it away would be horrible. There is no other bus line going north/south aside from the Horace Harding and Union Turnpike. We absolutely NEED that Q88 bus route on 73rd Avenue in Oakland Gardens. Whatever person thought up the idea to get rid of it is crazy, it serves a TON of people in my area. This is a TERRIBLE idea---Again, DO NOT TAKE AWAY our Q88 bus route in Queens!! We absolutely need it here!!
12/15/23 — The Q44 needs to be faster, yet nothing was suggested, and Q16 will be even longer wait as it now be 24 minutes instead already freezing 20 minutes.
1/4/24 — I commute everyday from Queens Plaza to Manhattan Upper East Side (with my baby and stroller), and then take M15 uptown. The new plan is a complete disaster for my commute!!!!!! 1) Elimination of Q101 to Manhattan, will increase my morning commute. I take the Q101 at 41 Av/Queens PLZ N or go to Queens PLZ N/29 st to get Q60 (Q32 is usually to pack to fit with the stroller). So now Q60 will be my only option to commute to Manhattan. 2) Elimination of the two bus stops I use!!!! I use bus stop Queens PLZ N/29 and 41 Av/Queens PLZ N, which are very nice in a not crowded sidewalk and street. Instead, QUEENS BL/QUEENS PLZ E bus stop is horrible and DANGEROUS!!! There will be more people now standing in the narrow sidewalk of the bridge, and bus riders will have to cross the bike lane located on the sidewalk (with tons of motorized scooters running in it!!) to access the bus with the risk of being run over. Also cars run so fast in the bridge that an accident is more likely to happen (cars going over the sidewalk, cars hitting the bus while people get on/off). I don't understand this changes, will just make life harder for people living in Queens Plaza North and LIC West side. I work at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, and I see many colleagues taking this route (so I am sure patients with reduced mobility are also using this route).
12/14/23 — On the Q54 going to Williamsburg, why would you remove the Woodhaven blvd. and Alderton st. stop? The Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan Ave. stop is poorly placed (I have asked to get it moved to the end of the block) and near a tight block with driveways. This may cause issues and congestion for the bus users and the homeowners on the block.
12/14/23 — https://www.qchron.com/editions/central/groups-ask-mta-to-relocate-bus-stop/article_27db6254-572c-5347-b556-e267fe7adb0f.html Look at this article, it has been asked to move this Q53 bus stop on Woodhaven blvd. and Metropolitan ave. (going south) and nothing has been done. This block is too small for a bus stop, it is only six and a half feet wide.
1/18/24 — B57: I am very excited for the B57 extension to Jackson Heights. It would dramatically increase connectivity between Queens and Brooklyn, especially the cultural hub in Bushwick and Ridgewood. However, there are many nightlife venues near the route, including some that can hold thousands of people like Knockdown Center and Brooklyn Mirage, so the route should be serviced overnight, and with more frequency. Q66: I support the improvements that have been made along the Q66 route in recent years. They have greatly sped up my journey when I take this route. I am glad that the new route will go directly to Queensboro Plaza to connect to the subway stations there. Q47: I support maintaining the Q47 route from Jackson Heights to Juniper Valley Park. Jackson Heights has some of the least amount of parkland per person than any other neighborhood, and this route directly connects it to the beautiful park facilities at Juniper Valley. General: You listened to feedback from previous iterations, and you put lots of thought and care into creating a plan that will greatly benefit the borough.
1/12/24 — Re. Q60 route redesign: It is the lifeline for Queens seniors such as myself. Please DO NOT remove these stops: Eastbound at Ascan Avenue and Westbound at 72 Drive. These stops are used heavily for folks with mobility issues and for those who want to proceed south on Ascan Avenue to church, restaurants, grocery and other stores between Ascan and 75 Avenue on the south side of Queens Blvd, as well as go to stores and amenities at the western end of Austin Street. Thank you.
12/13/23 — With this new proposed route for the Q37, you're going to anger a lot of South Ozone Park residents who rely on that particular bus. I have a better idea about it. How about LEAVING IT THE WAY IT IS? By extending it to the AirTrain as well as having it run along Rockaway Boulevard all the way to Lefferts Boulevard, the Q37 is going to take even longer in South Ozone Park. And eliminating stops along 135th Avenue in both directions (including 135th Avenue and 125th Street on the northbound side and 135th Avenue and 124th Street on the southbound side, which are by the way, the nearest stops to where I and many other residents live) is going to make things worse in the long run. You're treating that segment of the route like that of the QM18. Again, LEAVE THE Q37 THE WAY IT IS!
1/20/24 — My last comment was about gateway mall,I don?t like when you made the Q51 not go to gateway mall for the plan, but I think there should be a new route like maybe a Q7 that will go to East Elmhurst to Howard beach so basically when it gets on Seaview Avenue it turns to the belt parkway then it will go to Howard beach exit 17, since a lot of people go to Queens from Gateway mall, gateway mall is growing bigger and a lot of people are going to move in since new building are coming to spring creek, new routes (B114 SBS,Q112 extended to gateway, current Q7 going to pass gateway mall to Howard beach (Q7 East Elmhurst to Howard beach (passing gateway mall) Q109 (Gateway mall to Far Rockaway so people can go to the beach from spring creek, routes that will would to gateway includes Current routes:B13,B83,B114 SBS,Q109,Q112,Q7, 3 Queens routes and 3 Brooklyn routes, this is good connection to Neighborhoods that are Far from East New York/Spring creek,
1/20/24 — My last comment was about gateway mall,I don?t like when you made the Q51 not go to gateway mall for the plan, but I think there should be a new route like maybe a Q7 that will go to East Elmhurst to Howard beach so basically when it gets on Seaview Avenue it turns to the belt parkway then it will go to Howard beach exit 17, since a lot of people go to Queens from Gateway mall, gateway mall is growing bigger and a lot of people are going to move in since new building are coming to spring creek, new routes (B114 SBS,Q112 extended to gateway, current Q7 going to pass gateway mall to Howard beach (Q7 East Elmhurst to Howard beach (passing gateway mall) Q109 (Gateway mall to Far Rockaway so people can go to the beach from spring creek, routes that will would to gateway includes Current routes:B13,B83,B114 SBS,Q109,Q112,Q7, 3 Queens routes and 3 Brooklyn routes, this is good connection to Neighborhoods that are Far from East New York/Spring creek,
1/31/24 — Regarding the Q31 bus. You have completely cut out Bayside/Auburndale access. There is no bus that travels from the Bayside LIRR station to Corporal Kennedy Steet or anywhere in that neighborhood. The Q13 and the Q27 DO NOT service that area. I have gone to the meeting and have explained this many times through Senator Liu's office in Bayside. PLEASE DO NOT REROUTE the Q31 BUS. We seniors are left out in the cold Literally. It's a 20 minute walk from the train station for those of us that can still walk. Taking the Q13 to Bay Terrace and waiting for a Q28 bus is insane and would take another half hour to 45 minutes. I would love to speak with someone about this before it happens. Thank you.
12/12/23 — I am OUTRAGED by the new proposal for the QM15, 16 and 17. The services now is almost standing room. More and more people have started taking the express buses because the subways are DISGUSTING and dangerous. You should be ADDING BUSES to these 3 lines, not taking any away. We have people SITTING ON TOP OF EACH OTHER on the skimpy bus schedule now and i dont appreciate this with all the various sicknesses out there (Covid, RSV and the FLU) and people are coughing all over you. The buses are designed poorly with TINY seats and you can't MOVE in the seat. DISGRACEFUL. I REJECT THIS PROPOSED SO-CALLED BETTER DESIGN. BALONEY!!!!
12/13/23 — I disagree with your proposal for QM20 to eliminate the Eastbound to eliminate the stop at Willets Pt Blvd/17th Avenue. There are more individuals who get off this stop versus Willets Pt Blvd/19th Avenue. The stop at Willets Pt Blvd/17th is highly populated with Express Bus riders traveling Westbound and Eastbound.
12/13/23 — My comment is on the proposed Q103. I think this route should run until 11:30pm. I currently live along the current and proposed Q103 route, and attend school until 9:30pm at night and use this bus to get home. This is the only bus route that serves my apartment building.
12/12/23 — What happened to the Proposed E/W Bus Route on 73rd RD in Kew Garden Hills that went to Forest Hills?!? Not including this vital E/W route would be a vital blow to mobility in the area!
12/12/23 — Can you please please please PLEASE increase frequency on the Q19. It is the only bus that goes from Astoria directly to Flushing. Many people use it to get to and from work. 20 minute frequency during rush hour is insane. Please increase frequency, as was supposed to happen in the last plan. Thank you.
12/13/23 — Increasing the spacing does not help. It makes it more difficult for older ones and children traveling to and from school. The streets in Queens are not as standard in length as streets in some of the other boroughs. Increasing the space between stops could result in stops being more than a 10th of a mile apart and when you add this to the walk from home. That could be daunting.
12/12/23 — It would be very inconvenient to eliminate Q102 going to Queens Plaza from Roosevelt Island for a commute to Queens. There is no regular F train in Roosevelt Island, and even if it came back to normal, it often changes on weekends such as no F. I work in JFK and commute on weekends. Currently Q102 going to Queen Plaza is the best way to commute to the airport. Please keep this route for sake of commuters to Queens. Thank you very much.
12/16/23 — I am 84 years old. I use a walker. I have multiple illnesses that come with age. I live on 60th Ave & 99th. St. You have completely taken away local buses to my area. Bc the Q23 is too far for me to walk, I take the Q38 all the way to 108th street to do food shopping, it takes me a long time but I do it bc I cannot walk far. You also added a transfer for me, more waiting & walking. You have not considered the elderly at all.
12/16/23 — I live in Corona, on 60th Ave & 99th St. Most people in the area are older & absolutely need local buses. The new redesign eradicates all local buses serving the area. The only way to take a local bus is to walk way, way, way too far. We take the Q38. The Q14 does not serve us at all, it needs to be reevaluated. I have a foot injury right now, what exactly am I supposed to do not being able to afford a cab but needing to get to my doctor?
12/19/23 — My family and I have 0 interest in the change to the 101. We and many people I know who live in upper Ditmars love the ease of taking the train straight into Manhattan without transferring. While occasionally people from Astoria go to Brooklyn the majority travel into Manhattan and eat and drink in Astoria. I?m not sure who asked for or thought this was a good idea. Many elderly use the bus to commute into the city and they will have to transfer and wait for an unreliable bus because we all know you can make all the changes you want but NYC is unpredictable and delays inevitable. Please reconsider this detrimental change.
12/13/23 — While I'm no longer a resident of Laurelton, NY. I've been asking about Downtown Loop Express bus for 30+ years. Downtown workers always had to take either the J or E train all the way to the last stop. Never having direct Downtown service unlike South Brooklyn and Western Queens. Good Job! Hopefully in few years Residents in Cambria Heights and St. Albans will have the same option. I'd ride the bus just for nostalgic purposes.
1/12/24 — In order to make the loss of many stops palatable, we should be increasing rather than decreasing or staying overall flat. Otherwise this smells more like a cost reduction rather than efficiency improvement. I note the schedules for the q32, q33, and q49 are staying flat or decreasing in frequency.
12/14/23 — Why are you cutting the QM6 stops west of 188th street? This will significantly reduce ridership on the line with minimal time savings, while reducing access to all customers west of 188th street, who are a large percentage of the ridership base. With proposed congestion pricing, we need MORE buses running the entire current route, not FEWER. You obviously received this feedback already since you removed your proposal to cut the QM5 stops west of 188th street, so why do you insist on still cutting the QM6? This is beyond frustrating.
12/31/23 — As an elderly disabled, senior citizen, the proposed rerouting of the Queens Q22 and Q35 bus routes will negatively impact me. I commute each day and take the Q35 from Newport Avenue to Flatbush Ave/Brooklyn College in the early morning and then back in the late afternoon. Moving the bus route from Newport Avenue to Rockaway Beach Boulevard will cause me to walk a greater distance from my home to the adjusted bus stop. I have poor leg strength, have difficulty walking and the added distance will make it harder to commute. Also, I periodically take the Q22 bus for doctor's appointments at St. John's Hospital or in the Five Towns. The elimination of Q22 bus service west of Beach 116th Street will cause me greater difficulty in reaching those medical institutions. Other members of my community are in the same situation and I respectfully ask you to reconsider your plan. .
12/13/23 — I like the Q18 65th place change. Should be much faster and more reliable
1/27/24 — The bus stop on Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound) needs to be relocated or removed because it takes up an excessive amount of space on the street.
12/14/23 — I believe the Maspeth-bound stop on the proposed Q38 at Penelope/Dry Harbor should be kept to maintain an easy connection with the Q29.
1/17/24 — Regarding the Q4 bus redesign. It does not make sense to remove the eastbound Linden Blvd/177 st. This stop must stay and must not be removed. This stop is used a lot by school children, parents and folks getting to LIRR. Linden Blvd/178th st can be removed as it is not used. ?- Eastbound Merrick Blvd/ Sayres ave and westbound Merrick Blvd/Sayres ave both need to stay and must not be removed. There are 3 parks areas on these corners. This must stay and odd that these would be removed.
1/7/24 — I have looked at the full re Design yet but so far from what I did see I think the last draft was a little better.I am currently a bus operator in the Mta bus operation and have done many of the BaislEy park and LaGuardia depot routes.The q111 and the q115 is a Marvelous idea👍🏾for often times the 111 farmers will stay behind the 111 rosedale and let the rosedale service the entire guy brewer then the farmers will pass the rosedale bus at let?s say 137 and it will get to farmers before the rosedale and all the passengers from The farmers bus will then just walk on the rosedale.So this new plan will eliminate most of that now the passengers have to take the bus where there actually are going..Guy Brewer or Rosedale.Eliminating the q113 I believe is not the answer for far Rockaway I know. There will be more q114 buses but more is not the answer to far Rockaway speed is.This Will push more people to the dollar van especially In the Am rush leaving Rockaway.Last draft the q22 was going to the 5towns that was also great most of there riders go to 5 towns.The q110 being extended and sped up is good I?m not sure about the 112 going to Brooklyn I have to look into that more.The q49 and 33 being limited is great.The q101 not going to Manhattan I like also but so far it?s ok I?m not done looking I will submit another comment.
12/12/23 — I have been taking the QM15 for years now. you are planning to cut service on the bus line at the most undesirable time possible. during rush hours, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., the ridership has increased DRAMATICALLY, due in part to the belief that the subway system is not safe. I have been a passenger on a QM15 bus during this time period at various days and times during the week (monday thru friday) and I CAN TELL YOU WITHOUT A DOUBT IN MY MIND that these buses are mostly standing room only! so to make the times of the bus pick ups LONGER in between buses than what they are now, you are asking for more crowded buses and I can guaranty you are asking for trouble on these lines by decreasing the amount of buses on, even just by one bus, you are going to raise the hostileness of what is already going on on these buses. I am a witness to it ALMOST EVERY DAY!! IT'S A BAD IDEA!!! WE ACTUALLY COULD USE ANOTHER BUS OR TWO DURING THE PEAK TIMES OF EVENING RUSH!!! why doesn't someone actually come and take a ride on these buses at peak rush hour times? Especially the QM16 or QM17, which is ALWAYS packed with people. in the morning rush hours and the even rush hours.
12/18/23 — Q69 NEEDS BUS STOP BACK ON 36TH AVENUE & 21ST STREET. PEOPLE NEED ACCESS TO GROCERY STORE ON 36TH AVENUE. IT IS VERY INCONVENIENT TO THE WORKING ELDERLY COMING IN FOR DAY/NIGHT NEED TO GO TO GROCERY STORE EITHER I HAVE TO GET OFF ON 37TH AVENUE 7 WALK UP 2BLOCKS, OR GET OFF ON 35TH AVENUE WHERE I THEN WILL HAVE TO WALK BACK 2 BLOCKS. THIS IS VERY INCONVENEIENT IN THE EVENING OR MORNING GETTING TO 36TH AVENUE 7 SINCE I MOVED OUT HERE IN 1989 WE HAVE HAD BUS STOP ON 36TH AVENUE. Q69 NEEDS BUS STOP ON 36TH AVENUE BOTH WAYS
1/7/24 — Please don't take out the bus route centerville on the Q11 bus we need that stop to get off the bus to take our children to the school that is only two blocks from that the school ps 377 I have no other form of commute but bus so many parents will be affected if removed.
12/14/23 — Re: the elimination of the Q10 bus stop at 130th St. & Sutter Ave. going toward the JFK Airport This is a major mistake. Please reinstate this bus stop asap. Please make this a true Christmas present!!! Many people use and rely on this bus stop. It is a hardship to walk over to the nearest bus stop at 130th St. & 133rd Ave, especially at night and in the winter when there is snow and ice. There are old and disabled people that especially need this bus stop too. Have happy and safe holidays and please consider the people who have had these unwelcome changes to their commute for months and cannot adjust. Thank you.
12/21/23 — After I made my 2-minute comment earlier in-person yesterday,I really wanted to add this before my time was up when I speaking about bus lane need to be added in the Rochdale Village area in Southeast Queens on Guy R. Brewer Blvd from Baisley Blvd to 140th Av,I also wanted to add another area by the John F. Kennedy International Airport between Guy R. Brewer & Brookville Blvds also needs bus lanes on both sides because my eyewitness on heavy traffic after 2 PM going east to Far Rockaway on the Q113/114 Limited. Also transfer points needs to be announced on the Q113/114 at these stops in both directions:Hillside Av/Parsons Blvd(Last Stop Northbound),Archer Av/160th St,Guy R. Brewer Blvd/Linden Blvd(Southbound) & 115th Av(Northbound),Guy R. Brewer Blvd/Farmers Blvd,Guy R. Brewer Blvd/147th Av,Rockaway Tpke/Costco(SB) & Reyem Dr(NB),Rockaway Tpke/Burnside Av(SB) & West Broadway(NB)=(Q114 ONLY),Central Av/Virginia St(Q113 ONLY),Beach Channel Dr/Namoeke St,Mott Av/Beach 22nd St(SB) & Redfern Av(NB)=(Q114 ONLY),Mott Av/Beach 20th St(SB) & Central Av(NB),Beach 9th St/Seagirt Blvd,Seagirt Blvd/Beach 17th St & Seagirt Blvd/Beach 20th St(Last Stop Southbound). I knew because I live near those routes in Far Rockaway by Seagirt Av/Beach 9th St(Northbound Q114 Only) & Beach 9th St/Seagirt Blvd.
12/21/23 — There's more work need to be done on the Digital Information System installment in buses that still haven't been installed yet on older version of buses as most of the articulated and some regular 2011 Volvo Novas & some of the New Flyer Industries from 2011-2018 at these depots:Gun Hill,Kingsbridge,West Farms,Mother Clara Hale,Tuskegee Airmen,Michael J. Quill,East New York,Flatbush, Fresh Pond,Grand Av,Ulmer Park,Jackie Gleason,Casey Stengel,Queens Village,Jamaica & LaGuardia by July 1st 2024.
1/23/24 — WHY ARE YOU REROUTING THE B13, THE NEW ROUTE WOULD HAVE THE SAME ISSUES.
1/8/24 — I am glad the MTA is undertaking this massive effort to redesign bus routes throughout the city. Right-sizing the spacing between bus stops in Queens is essential to speeding up buses which will encourage more people to use the bus system. NYC's bus system is critical for moving people around the city; speeding buses up, investing in the infrastructure to make the bus system seem as reliable as the subway, and investing in more frequent service are all necessary to reduce congestion on roadways which will help ensure those that do need to drive personal vehicles or that use access-a-ride services are able to do so efficiently.
1/25/24 — IT WILL HELP THE SERVICE BETTER
1/15/24 — If there is no stop at Jamaica avenue/ springfield avenue, I am not able to commute Jamaica sutphin Blvd by LIRR. Both LIRR and Mta will loose money.
1/15/24 — Q60 and Q6 bus service from 5am to 6am need more frequent service,in South Jamaica lot of people work in morning shift in JFK airport and other places, I take bus at sutphin and 108ave, most of the buses are late or full, sometimes there is no bus, we need more frequent bus service between 5am to 6am,also we need longer bus in this route because all the buses always full, no space for lot of people
12/17/23 — Please do NOT get rid of the Q100 bus line. It is an essential point of travel for many people and the Q69 is too slow and inconsistent.
1/7/24 — Thank you for keeping the Q 41 in Howard Beach! That is so important! I have notice, however, now that the Q 21 will be eliminated. That is not good either. That will force residents of Howard Beach and ozone Park so I have to pay an extra fare if they need to get to the subway on Queens Blvd.. It will also require them to take an extra bus. This add time onto the commute. Not fair! I don?t know what Howard Beach ever did to you, but I don?t know why you keep trying to hurt us. Please leave the Q 41 and leave the Q 21 as well. Thank you.
1/21/24 — I hate it!!! You got rid of the Q100, a Limited bus that gets me to work much faster, and replaced it with a regular service bus that makes stops on 31st street - which already has a subway running along it? What is the point of the Q105 if there is a subway right above it??? That street is too narrow to allow for a speedy bus to go on it. You just made bus lanes on 21st street to make it faster, then got rid of the routes along that street! You have also gotten rid of my ability to take a bus to Steinway Street from my house, which is a major thoroughfare for my area. My doctor is located on Steinway, and my gym. How am I supposed to get there now? Congratulations, it was working just fine and you broke it.
12/14/23 — Please keep Corporal Kennedy bus stop on Q13 bus list of stops as it is near Staples where students who are non drivers would need to go. It is also near eye doctor offices where people are told not to drive after getting eyes dilated.
1/10/24 — Please keep Sanford / Parsons on Q26
1/10/24 — Add Sanford Av/Parsons Blvd to eastbound Q13.
1/22/24 — Hi! From my understanding, the Q30 service would be limited downtown he Utopia Pkwy stretch. Currently both Q30 and Q31 buses come down that stretch and it heavily relieves local commuters as well as St Johns University students to go towards Jamaica. If the frequency were to lessen, the already busy buses would be at even higher occupancy and harder for locals.
1/26/24 — Why remove the Q38 stop from Middle Village-Metropolitan Ave? Now I would have to take two buses to get to that station so I can get to Brooklyn. Not all of us are using an Unlimited Metro Card or OMNY's weekly fare cap program. MTA is taking away the closest access point to Brooklyn, out of the three Queens subway stations it stops at.
1/26/24 — Some of us rely on the Eliot Ave route to get to Brooklyn. Please add more service along the Eliot Ave route. It's awful that for a service with so many riders, we have to wait for either a second bus because of overcrowding, or buses are always delayed to where its two show up, and never buses in-between.
12/19/23 — What the hell !!!!! Why are you removing the Sanford Ave portion!?!!? So many older adults reside along Sanford Ave and they use this route to get to and from Flushing!! Now you expect my 90-year-old mom to walk to Main St!?! It's the only line for her to get to Flushing. Plus, there is no other bus line for her. It makes no sense to have all these different buses to run on Northern Blvd. This is the most stupidest idea ever. Please change it back. Do you not have grandparents??
1/31/24 — I don?t like this plan the Q114 service is spotty at best and 30% of the times the q114 does not show up as scheduled and when it comes it crowded. This will make the commute more difficult for riders
12/13/23 — This is a request for the return of the southbound Q10 bus stop at 130th Street & Sutter Avenue. It has been a huge inconvenience to remove the southbound bus stop at 130th Street and Sutter Avenue that has been there for over 15 years. My family and I have lived here since the 70s and my grandparents and elderly neighbors are being affected by this change. It is very hard for us to make the walk to and from the bus stop. I have made numerous calls and complaints since June and nothing has been done. MTA is stating that the next bus stop is only 580ft away but what they are not considering is that the previous stop is at Rockawy Blvd & 128th Street. The distance between that stop and 130th St & 133rd Avenue is a half a mile. What doesn?t make sense to me is that there is a bus stop at the corner 130th Street & 135th Avenue which is way less distance to each other than 133 & Sutter but also literally less than a block away from the 130th & 133rd. Those 2 bus stops have way less distance in between them than 133 Avenue and Sutter Avenue. It would made the most sense geographically to removed the stop at 133rd Avenue Stop since it is in such close proximity to 130th St &135th Avenue Stop. The bus stop at 130th & Sutter in a perfect middle ground to the bus Stop on 128th St & Rockaway Blvd and 130th Street & 135th Avenue. Sutter Avenue is a major street and maybe people who live east and west bound use this stop as a mode of transportation. Not only is it unsafe to have to walk this extra distance at night it is also becoming an issue with the weather. Please consider the inconvenience that this change has had on the neighborhood and the future dangers that may occur for those who have to commute a further distance because of this change.
12/20/23 — please do not remove the bus stop on hillside avenue and 150th (Q43). i am disabled and it will be extraordinarily difficult to walk all the way to parsons or sutphin to catch the bus. there is no reason to take this stop away.
1/21/24 — I notice your proposal PDF says, "Frequencies indicate how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction, in minutes." I also notice how you don't specify which direction is "the peak direction." For the thousands of students and staff of Queens College this is disingenuous. "The peak direction" is always the direction away from College in the morning, and to the College campus in the evening - which is NOT the direction the thousands of riders who need to get TO Queens College are going in the morning (going TO the campus) and evening (going AWAY from the campus). It's really unfortunate you use 'clever' phrases like "the peak direction" but don't specify what that means. Because you know it will disenfranchise literally thousands of riders who rely on you. That's sad. The Q64 "supervisors" routinely have "not in service" buses drive by hordes of people waiting to go in the reverse-peak direction. When 1, 2, or sometimes 5 or more buses pass up those crowds, the one that does show up is then overcrowded and cramped, which in the era of post-COVID is especially irresponsible of you all. Shame on you. It's a bus service. Service the people standing on the street in 20F degree weather. Shame on you. The bus is already headed in the direction they're going in. On one of the shortest routes in the network. Shame on you. Do better.
12/19/23 — The Q101 redesign will be a disaster for everyone living in Astoria. It is an important direct route into Manhattan that will not exist from the Ditmars side if it's rerouted. It will also be a huge inconvenience to many elderly and disabled people ... and to everyone else. Please do not change the route into Manhattan. it is a much needed alternative.. especially when trains are not running or delayed.. which sadly is very often. PLEASE KEEP THE ROUTE EXACTLY AS IT IS NOW.
12/14/23 — the Eastbound Q60 Queens Blvd/Ascan Av stop cannot be removed. It is vital to the seniors in this area. It is right outside the Orchard Fine Food Supermarket where seniors shop. They shop and take the bus right outside, Removed to improve speed & reliability? Buses are not about speed; they're about convenience and reliability. Reliability to expect the bus outside the supermarket so one can get on bus and live an independent life. DO NOT REMOVE THIS BUS STOP. I have written several times to you about this to no avail, People at bus stop don't even know that MTA is removing this bus stop. They don't know how to navigate the MTA website,. Is that what you are counting on? You need MTA personnel there to interview the people who take the bus at that stop. Do your homework. KEEP THIS STOP. Buses are not about speed,. They are about convenience especially for seniors. KEEP THIS STOP. People depend on this. Also, my email is not being accepted: it is: [email protected] or [email protected]
1/17/24 — The 25 running in College Point. When traveling out of College Point, the bus should make a left on 20th Ave and then a right on 130th towards Flushing and then Vise Versa- the streets are wider and commercial in this area. The bus has an extremely hard time with turning on 127th and 23rd Avenue. In addition, passing each other seems to be a struggle as well. Busses have been observed driving up on side walks. Due to the extensive damage to vehicles and sidewalks,, neighbors are considering a class action suite to have sidewalks fixed or reimbursed. Furthermore, cars are now parking illegally on curbs to avoid being side swiped by the busses either turning on 23rd Ave or trying to pass another bus. Please email at [email protected] or call me for pictures. As MTA, I would discuss this corner with the drivers and listen to their concerns with this corner. Alternatively, send out an observer to survey the area. Thank you for your consideration.
12/15/23 — Removing the stop at Queens Blvd. and Ascan Avenue will be inconvenient for people who shop at Foodtown and have to carry groceries to either 72nd Avenue or 75th Avenue instead of just going outside. Why not cancel 72nd Avenue instead?
12/13/23 — I been looking to find a local bus line on Linden Blvd, traveling east or west from Resorts World Casino to the City line. The Jamaica area living in this corridor do not have any means of bus transportation except to travel on others cross town buses to go back to the terminal which is so unnecessary if there's was a local bus line in Linden Blvd.
12/12/23 — The new Q11 is very good. A massive improvement from the original proposal. However, I?d like to see 24 hour service to Old Howard Beach and Hamilton Beach as opposed to it ending at 157 Avenue as I would have to walk around 10-15 minutes to my house from there. Secondly, even with the Q41 still operating in Howard Beach, I think despite nearly doubled frequencies, there will still be large wait times for the Q11 as it?s now doing the work of 2 bus routes. I think the Q21 should operate the route of the originally proposed Q11, ending at Liberty Avenue, but have it replace the lost Q11 service north of the Belt Parkway, and have it turn onto 157 Avenue and follow the new Q11 to 84 St where it would turn and serve it?s originally proposed realignment along 84 Street.
12/14/23 — While I am happy that the Q37 will now go to the Lefferts air train stop, I am concerned because this bus is often jam packed, especially during peak hours. So on top of what is normally a packed bus, we are now adding travelers with luggage, going to JFK? I think to compensate you?re gonna need more than a ?slight? increase in frequency. Otherwise, the line at Union Turnpike is going to be ridiculous and people are going to get upset.
12/12/23 — If I understand the redesign map, nothing was done to fix public transportation in East Elmhurst. You are forcing us to drive. I was in my car for four hours today going back and forth to Astoria. It's not fair! Why can't we have a bus to Astoria? I hate NY because we have no public transportation that makes sense.
12/12/23 — I drive my kids for about three hours a day. East Elmhurst doesn't have a bus to Astoria where my girls go to school. It's two miles to get to the Q18 that goes to Astoria. Why can't the Q 18 travel up 31st Ave in East Elmhurst? Why can't we have an East Elmhurst bus that goes to 31st Ave, 30th Ave, or Broadway in Astoria? Why does the only bus that goes to Manhattan take an hour and half (Q32)? Why do we have a Northern bus lane and no buses that go to Manhattan on it for us? Why do we have to drive everywhere? Why does the DOT increase traffic so it takes twice as long to drive to Astoria?
12/12/23 — Extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd. No one will let their kids cross the very dangerous Astoria Blvd to catch the Q69. If you extend it to Northern, it will go through residential streets and parents and kids can take it.
12/12/23 — Make a bus like the q66 that travels down Broadway in Astoria from Northern in the 90s. We don't have a bus that goes to the heart of Astoria so have to drive. The parking is horrible. We need a bus.
12/20/23 — It took me 35 minutes to drive my kids to school from East Elmhurst to Astoria (85th St to 31st Street down 31st Ave). I drove straight down 31st Ave. The traffic in the morning is a disaster. If you put a bus lane on Northern, with only one bus that goes down it (Q66) (for East Elmhurst), you increase traffic. What you need to do is get together with the DOT and give East Elmhurst a reasonable route to Astoria. I recommend 32nd Ave to Broadway, 31st Ave straight, or 30th Ave to 31st Ave. That would decrease the morning traffic because kids would have a way to get to school with metro cards.
12/20/23 — If you go up 31st Ave past Woodside, the buses are horrible. My community is in Astoria. I am there multiple times a day. The only way to go from the 80s/90s to the 30s is with a car. If you grow up in East Elmhurst, you get worse public transportation than you do in NJ suburbs. I grew up 15 miles outside of Manhattan in NJ. It took less time to take the bus into Manhattan from there in the 70s than it does from East Elmhurst today. And I think East Elmhurst is about 5 miles from Manhattan? It's literally an hour and half on the Q32. We need a Manhattan bound bus down the Northern Blvd bus lane from the 90s on. None of the express buses that travel down Northern Blvd. service East Elmhurst which is a transportation desert. Please give us a bus.
12/20/23 — Extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd. Right now it stops on Astoria Blvd. Astoria Blvd is an unsafe highway. People can not safely cross the street to get the Q69 to Ditmars. The neighborhood between Astoria Blvd. and Northern Blvd. is residential. The city bus should go through the residential street so kids can safely travel to Ditmars. Also, we should not have to take two buses to get to Ditmars. It's so close and should be direct and simple with one bus. If we have to take a bus to a bus, we will continue to drive. Please extend the Q69 to Northern Blvd.
1/4/24 — It takes an hour and half to go five miles to Manhattan from East Elmhurst (Q32). Or we drive to the subway and drive in circles for an hour looking for a legal space so we can take the train. When do we get a bus on the bus lane you and the DOT made on Northern? Why did you make a bus lane and not give us a bus? And why is there no bus to 30th Ave, 31st Ave, or Broadway in Astoria from East Elmhurst? And why does NJ and Westchester have better public transportation than Queens?
12/17/23 — Love it! Appreciate the 101 and 103 both going down into Hunters Point. That will be very nice.
12/12/23 — The proposed change in the Q101 route that takes away the stop in Manhattan I think is ill-advised. I take that bus regularly and find that the terminus of the route in Manhattan makes it a much more suitable form or transportation for me. There are usually lines of customers at that stop during normal working hours and by eliminating that stop it will just cause more congestion at the Queensboro Plaza stop when people have to change busses there to take that route. It will also add time to commutes that are unnecessary and poorly thought out.
12/13/23 — Please bring back the Q73 (originally the QT87) route. As my second draft feedback said, don't run it along Austin Street, and it should be re-extended to Little Neck like the QT87 proposal, but these "Connecting the Neighborhood" routes were a really great idea. I live in Forest Hills and work at QCC (in Bayside). The current commute is awful. The proposed final plan commute will still be over an hour according to your future trip planner, and each option shows a subway to two buses (actually not sure why it's not showing the subway to the Q30 RUSH). The Q73 would've provided a single seat ride, but beyond just me, if you extended it back to Little Neck, it would connect a bunch of subway desert neighborhoods. I thought it was actually a great idea to have expansive new routes to connect various neighborhoods that haven't been up until now. This final draft feels more like a regression, and tweaks to the current map instead of something more imaginative. "Some new route proposals were well-received (e.g., new Q51 on Linden Boulevard), while others caused concern (e.g., new Q73 on 73 Avenue)." Why would this cause concern? The Q88 runs along 73 Ave now. Please reconsider bringing back the Q73, more in its original QT87 form. Thanks, Phil
12/14/23 — Q27 service reductions The Q27 has the second highest ridership in Queens, providing service to Queensborough Community College, Cardozo High School, and transfer points to multiple other public schools, but you're proposing drastic service reductions to use equipment on the Q26 instead. However, the Q26 doesn't provide service to QCC or Cardozo. Going from 20 to 12 buses per hour in the AM peak just won't work. The buses already bunch up regularly, and during the PM rush there are often 10-20 minute gaps around 5:00 PM at QCC, so cutting service frequencies is just going to lead to longer gaps when less buses are running. https://new.mta.info/agency/new-york-city-transit/subway-bus-ridership-2022
12/14/23 — Since the proposed Q73 was killed off in this plan, can you modify the Q75 to start at QUEENS BLVD/70 RD, like the Q64? Then run it along the Q64 route until MAIN STREET, then turn SOUTH, then turn EASTBOUND onto 73RD AVE like the Q73 plan? Run it along 73RD AVE until 188TH ST, then continue the current Q75 proposed route to Little Neck. Running the Q75 along UNION TURNPIKE seems duplicative because of the Q46, where it starts (BRIARWOOD) has a subway stop, and two other buses that can get people to UNION TURNPIKE already, and my suggestion would allow for access across 73RD AVE which has no bus service, and extend service from FOREST HILLS to LITTLE NECK, which would be more in-line with the original QT87 proposal. It also avoids AUSTIN STREET, which is a traffic nightmare, by running along the Q64 route for a bit. Please consider this change. Commuting between Forest Hills and Bayside daily takes way too long, and involves multiple transfers, and this would provide a one stop ride between Forest Hills all the way to Little Neck. Not only would it significantly make my quality of life better, but I genuinely think this is a better re-routing to provide bus service along 73RD AVE which doesn't currently have any, and give one seat rides between northeast Queens to a major subway hub in Forest Hills with the E/F/M/R. Thank you.
1/25/24 — Q73 routing Since the Q73 was eliminated entirely from this proposed final draft, apparently due to concerns about its routing along 73rd Ave, I would like to offer the following suggestion. Run it east/west along Jewel Ave like the current Q64 route, but keep it going east along Jewel until it hits 179th Street. This merges onto 73rd Ave, and is only eight blocks away from the current Q88 routing, which also runs along 73rd Ave, and this portion is completely fine. I'm really hoping there's some way to keep a one seat bus ride between Forest Hills and QCC. And again, it'll mean more walking for me, but I don't mind the original QT87 routing where this bus would go all the way east to Little Neck. I can walk to QCC from Springfield and Horace Harding. Extending to Little Neck gives a lot more northeastern Queens subway deserts access to a one seat bus ride to the E/F/M/R at 71 Av, along with access to all the businesses and restaurants in Forest Hills. This is actually a really good idea to stitch together numbers Queens neighborhoods with a diagonal bus route like this. Thank you, Phil
12/17/23 — do not remove any of the stops along Grand Avenue in Queens; the point of the 59 is more convenience and options to be paired with the 58 if you miss it. What group of morons are in charge of this plan are so disconnected and don?t even take the bus themselves (I?m willing to bet). Removing stops ?doesn?t improve movement? it?s gonna cause more crowding at further stops along the route. Use some common sense, keep it the fucking way it is and call it a day you jackasses. Put more fucking buses out, hire more drivers, why else did you fucking raise the faire if not for this you guys don?t do shit with my fucking money.
1/4/24 — Q31 Bus Route : Please consider lowering the proposed frequency of service for Q31 Northbound to Bay Terrace during AM Peak hours. This is one of only two buses serving Bayside High School and Bell Academy in Bayside. Request to change frequency to 4 minutes so that students have easy and timely access to school. Also consider the same frequency during School release time at 3:00PM for southbound to Jamaica.
12/12/23 — The original redesign had the Q43 going into Nassau County for a couple of stops and terminating at LIJ Hospital. The latest version took this away and brought the Q43 back to its original route ending at the Queens/Nassau border on Hillside Ave. I think taking away this extension is a huge mistake. Many Queens residents who live in Jamaica work at and use medical services at LIJ and the Lake Success. This is a major medical center and needing to transfer to 1 or 2 bus lines in order to get there seems like a major oversite on the part of the MTA.
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12/20/23 — I support of dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders. Thank you!
1/1/24 — I'm looking for accurate real-time information on Queens buses, and for buses to run frequently and appropriately spaced out (for example, three buses shouldn't show up back-to-back and then no bus appears 20 minutes after). Additionally, buses should be reliable and frequent especially when train headways increase at night and on the weekend, and when there is track work, station changes, or unexpected train problems that can cause trains to stop running entirely.
1/16/24 — Please please please do the express q12! It is desperately needed!
1/6/24 — It?s will be a big inconvenience to remove the q37 bus stop from 133 ave and 115th street.
12/26/23 — Please explain where I can find the schedule for the very popular Qm8 super express? *** I certainly hope this will not be taken away! In the morning it would ADD time by not having a super express. At night going through the downtown loop would actually ADD time to my very long commute. In the evening there are still lines to get the 5:10, 5:20 and 5:30 buses.
12/12/23 — I live in Rochdale Village off of 127th Avenue. You are alienating an entire cul-de-sac of residents. I am disabled and have mobility issues! We have Senior Citizens who depend on this bus stop. You have people going to and from work who depend on the Q85. Removing this stop puts 3rd Shift Workers, Nurses coming home late at night in jeopardy as they will have to walk by themselves. I?m implore you not to remove this stop. I attended your meeting in Roy Wilkins Park and voiced my concerns. The removal of this stop affects my Son who comes home late at night and depends on the Q85. Do not take this bust sop away!
1/15/24 — I wish whoever dispatches or organizes the schedules of the Q60 buses would stop the insane practice that results in 2 or 3 buses arriving together at stops along the route, whereby the first bus is packed to the gills and the others very close to it are practically empty. I've also seen as many as 3 to 4 buses at one time idly parked at the end of the route of Second Avenue and 60 St in Manhattan while passengers continue to pray that one of them opens and takes us inside. This really gets us angry, especially at the end of the day when people are tired and want to go home. Often the Q60 buses going along Queens Blvd en route to Manhattan around the same time don't even go all the way there, but suddenly announce at 33 St that they don't go any further and turn back empty toward Jamaica, which is an enormous waste of the cost of energy and drivers. I've seen "Not in Service" buses go back toward Jamaica empty at different hours while people both waiting at Second Ave and 60 St and stops along the route are bypassed. I've been riding the Q60 bus for 60 years, and once the MTA took it over from Green Bus Lines, the service went downhill, but even more rapidly so in the last few years. It's all very well to redesign the routes, but you really need to stop the wasteful practice of buses arriving along the route at the same time, long waits between them, some Not in Service bypassing us, and some buses turning around before the end point and going back to Jamaica. It is infuriating that you are wasting our tax dollars this way by making us wait long times between buses in harsh weather, and causing extreme packing of the buses at peak hours, especially buses going back toward Jamaica in the late afternoon and evening when the first buses that open are packed with people and those right behind them, either no other bus opens or some buses turn around and go back empty. Often I see that riders are forced to wait on line while buses sit idle at 60 St and Second Avenue and drivers do nothing to even open their doors and let people at least come in from the cold, rain or snow, even if the buses don't leave for a while. It is cruel. We get angry to know that the driver is sitting idle in a warm bus while we're out there freezing, even if there's a long line of people waiting to get in from the cold. Sometimes there's a wait of 20 to 30 minutes if you miss a bus before the next ones come. The service has never been so bad!!!!
12/13/23 — The idea of the Q22 going to Five Towns should not have been scrapped. It takes 90 mins to get from Hammels to Five Towns, a distance of about 6 miles. Thanks for leaving the Q53 as it is today. We really can use that connection to the LIRR at Woodside. That's all I have for now. Thank you.
12/13/23 — You have disconnected Queens from Gateway Mall by changing the Q8 terminal and not extending the Q112 to Gateway. Relying on the B13 to the A train as the only option is bad because of frequent train delays on the A line. Many people from Rockaway work and shop at Gateway Mall.
12/23/23 — Eastern Queens needs faster bus service to the subways
12/12/23 — I'm on the Q40 Bus Route and one of the things that needs to be addressed are the narrow streets down Lakewood to 142nd and the narrow streets between Lakewood to Rockaway Blvd on142nd Street. I was looking at a proposal that would have the Q40 running down Sutphin Blvd to Linden Blvd then go down 143rd Street to Foch Blvd, what happened to that plan? I think it would've made more sense as those are larger roadways for the bus. What are your thoughts on that? Also I know it's a short route but the bus schedule is terrible and never on time. I'm sure you have your data that you're relying on to make these decisions but as a rider of this line it's just bad! Especially at night. One night there was only one bus on the route and I walked home from Sutphin and Hillside to the last stop 143rd and 135th avenue before the bus could reach the last stop. that's about a 40 minute walk. I didn't feel safe but I had to do what I had to do to get home. I hope this comment helps in some way. Feel free to reach out to me if you'd like to further discuss this route. Thank you
12/12/23 — The decision to maintain the same service pattern on the Q44 SBS is incredibly disappointing. A lot of riders could?ve benefited from a one-seat ride between Fordham Plaza and JFK Airport with that original proposal. I think this is something to heavily reconsider
1/25/24 — The proposal to eliminate a bus stop on the Q22 line on the eastbound side of Beach 112nd Street would directly affect a public elementary school that opened adjacent to the stop in the fall of 2023. (Waterside Children's Studio School). Children and parents use the stop at start and at the end of the school day and would have to walk three or four blocks to the next stop if this stop is removed. (I realize this planning probably started before a school opened at the location.) I think that you might want to reconsider a move that would affect so many young children. Thanks!
12/14/23 — Please don?t remove the Q54 stop at Metropolitan and Selfridge. That stop is right outside of two schools and tons of kids use it to get to and from school every day.
12/14/23 — I?m from Rochdale Village. My stop on the Q85, Bedell Street and 127th Avenue would get eliminated if this plan goes through. Please note that you have the Q85 serving all stops on Bedell Street except for this one. Also note that if the bus catches a red light on Bedell Street it will catch all red lights thereafter which are coincidentally located at bus stops. Therefore the speed of service on the Q85 would not be increased. That would be a counterproductive measure. Also the bus stops on Merrick Boulevard and 110th and 111th Avenues are essential since you have a lot of seniors that go to the Greater Allen Cathedral. Most do not have interstate access and therefore do not know if the impending changes you wish to proceed with. Please consider them and all of the late night workers who might not wish to walk to or from the nearest bus stop while making these changes, myself included. Also, on the Q111, the bus stop at MS72 is essential. By eliminating the bus stop at Guy R Brewer and 134th Avenue you create a longer commute time for the students who go to school there and the teachers there. Please also consider these while discussing the impending Redesign plan. Thank you.
12/13/23 — It is very upsetting to know that they are planning to cut the bus stop at 127th Avenue and Bedell street on the Q85 route. There are 21,000 residents in Rochdale Village who use the bus for transportation. I don?t understand how you can even contemplate removing that bus stop. At lot of the seniors in the development use public transportation and this will be a hardship for them to have to walk blocks to get a bus. Please revisit this cancellation of this bus stop. Thank you!!
12/14/23 — My comment is in regards to early morning express bus times in the forest hills/ Rego park area. The earliest express bus leaving the area to midtown Manhattan is around 6am (QM4). This bus is often full with passengers. At times people are required to stand while bus is on the highway and in route to Manhattan. This discourages passengers from utilizing bus service. If other express buses leave at an earlier time it would increase rider use. The proposed addition to the new plan would be to have express bus routes run at earlier times such as 5:30 am. These buses are a wonderful option for quick service to manahattan.
12/23/23 — I am happy to see improved service along Northern Blvd in my neighborhood. However, I am sad to read that "avoiding problematic streets" was a consideration that influenced the design. These streets are only "problematic" because of the choice to prioritize parking, the lowest-value use of street space, which forces essential deliveries and loading/unloading to use the traffic lane, blocking buses. Instead, we should push the MTA to remove parking and create loading zones on these "problematic" streets, and then design the bus network to move people as efficiently as possible on the street network that we all pay taxes for including those of us who don't drive.
12/13/23 — Love 5he new plan. Should speed up my trips
1/15/24 — Q16 should eliminate that chicane turn from Utopia Pkwy and 26th ave to Francis Lewis Blvd then to 29th Ave. Three turns and three lights makes this a slow bottleneck. Consider just a single turn on Utopia Pkwy and 29th Ave. However, I would look to mitigate speeding on southbound Utopia Pkwy as there is a curve there. Maybe add a speed bump for cars only (buses and trucks are not affected).
1/22/24 — The QM65 is desperately needed. There are SO few options for getting to lower Manhattan from deeper in Queens. Especially since the E/F trains can be really unreliable, this would be a perfect addition to service.
12/13/23 — re: Q56 stop at 90th/Jamaica is the only stop with shelter and a place to rest while waiting for the bus. That stop should remain!
12/14/23 — B57 - proposal has it going down Grand Avenue, north on 69th Street, east to Roosevelt Avenue. 69th Street IS NOT an accessible station, no access to the LIRR at 61st Street which was eliminated for Q18 69th Street riders, leaves commuters in a high-crime area. Brooklyn IS NOT a priority for us. Q18 - Commuters on 69th Street will lose accessibility to access the #7 express train at Woodside 61st Street as well as the LIRR. Many seniors have doctors in Astoria and will be forced to take a bus to 69th Street/Roosevelt Avenue and transfer to the #7 which is not handicapped accessible. They would then have to take TWO trains to get to Astoria. Did you take into consideration the fact that PS229 students/parents take the Q18 at 69th Street/Maurice Avenue?
12/12/23 — Q18 I have lived in this area my whole life I cannot believe that you are moving the q18 bus off 69th Street there are so many people that count on that bus why would you do that people come from all over to a main place 69th Street you are just making it more difficult for everyone how do you do these surveys it is not going to be helpful to anyone especially the poor people that live inside these communities I have to take the train at 61st Street when it snows or rains I'm going to be expected to walk over to 65th place I am elderly and this is a disgrace I think it's approximately four stops that you were removing and the bus still ends up on 65th place so why make it so inconvenient for the people that take it on 69th Street please consider putting back the stops on 69th Street for the q18 it means so much to so many
12/12/23 — Q18 q47 I have been reviewing your plans I just can't understand when you get off the train on 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue where do I get the q47 at least the bus was there and you can get on it and get back to Maspeth always there always on time now there is no bus there q18 no stops on 69th Street they were only four stops why was it so important to get rid of them there must be a better way this is a terrible plan and I'm just trying to figure out you say to take q47 where do I get on it when I get off at 69th Street the 7 train where do I get the q47 near Roosevelt Avenue I get out late at night I don't have plans I'm walking all over the place on Roosevelt Avenue dangerous
1/10/24 — We need Q18 and Q47 running on 69 th Street also where do we get Q47 when we get off 7 line at 69 and Roosevelt have you ever seen the line for q47 just making it more difficult for people who are unable to walk long distances to take bus Not Fair
1/3/24 — We need the Q24 bus stop at Atlantic Ave & 92nd St for all the shoppers at Stop and Shop and the other stores and restaurants in the Clock Tower shopping center. Please don't eliminate that stop. Also, could you put more buses on the Q24 route outside of rush hour? It sometimes takes an hour for one to arrive, and that's hard on people who don't work 9-5, like home health aides who take care of the elderly and disabled. Thank you.
12/14/23 — Looking at the proposed Q55 route, it is implied that the Q55 heading eastbound towards Richmond Hill will terminate at Jamaica Av and Lefferts Blvd. If the goal is to connect the Q55 to the 121st Street J station, wouldn't it make sense to have the Q55 terminate at the Jamaica Av and 122nd bus stop, which is located right next to the station entrance? In your proposed Q55 plan, the bus would drop off passengers at the Lefferts Blvd bus stop, but even then, the closest station entrance is still nearly two blocks from the Lefferts Blvd bus stop, whereas terminating and dropping off passengers at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St would mean passengers could use the station stairs that is located right next to the bus stop. Doing so would be more convenient, especially for passengers with disabilities that may have trouble walking two blocks, even if it seems short on paper (not to mention how the 121st St station isn't an accessible station to begin with). I do have to note that is is possible to terminate buses at that stop considering the J99 buses had done so at the 122nd St bus stop back in summer 2022 when the J line was suspended at Archer Avenue. Unlike the eastbound trip, the westbound trip starts service at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St, right across the street from the 121st St station stairs, which is great, so I suggest the same for the last stop on eastbound Q55 trips at Jamaica Avenue and 122nd St rather than at Jamaica Avenue and Lefferts Blvd as it currently is proposed on the Final Plan.
12/12/23 — I strongly applaud the proposed removal of stops along the Q64 route (110 St, 138 St, 147 St, 152 St, and mid-block Jewel-Parsons). This will speed up the buses significantly and help them follow the cycle of traffic lights better.
12/15/23 — Q64 - please do not remove the stop at Jewel Ave and 147th street. There are hundreds of students from Townsend Harris High School who use that stop daily to get to and from school. It is the most direct route to school for them. Jewel Ave and 150th Street is used by the Queens College students. This comment refers to both directions.
12/22/23 — Please do not remove the Jewel ave 147th st stop on the Q64 line as many students going to Townsend Harris High School use it
12/12/23 — I think the 109Ave stop on the Merrick Blvd Corridor in Queens is being overlooked especially if the 109ave Q111/114 stop on Guy R Brewer is being removed as well. I will now be unable to access all the buses I need. Please do not remove this stop from Rush and Limited buses.
12/12/23 — Hello. I do not see the QM3 listed. Our ridership has improved--at least as far as I can tell. Are you still contemplating canceling the line? Hopefully not. Thank you.
1/9/24 — Specifically the Northern Blvd Route with Q12/13 between clear view and bell are 7-8 blocks and having only 1 bus stop in the middle would be great. However this would only apply to the new Q13 bus and not providing the option for Q12. This would results in having even more delays and congestion given the removal of nearby stops with only 1 bus to provide service in the middle. Please allow Q12 to stop there as well! Alternatively, you can keep all the stops and provided limited service and only drop off folks along the stops you plan to keep in the redesign
12/12/23 — Please do not remove the 21st street and 31st Rd from Q69 bus route. This is a heavily used stop which would crowd surrounding stops and we are not served by any other transit hubs. Please consider keeping this stop on the bus route
12/28/23 — Discontinuing the Q11 bus service through the Centerville section of Ozone Park is one of the most asinine plans the MTA has come up with. I use that route regularly to and from work. My daughter uses that route regularly to and from school. Additionally, the convenience of having the bus stop down the block from my house, gives me an added measure of comfort when my daughter has to travel late depending on extra-curricular activities at school. Please for the love of everything holy and intelligent, do not discontinue service of the Q11 through Centerville. Thank you.
12/14/23 — The 91st Avenue Stop on the Q10 shouldn?t be removed. Instead the 89th Avenue Stop should be the one to be removed since it is within the same block of the Jamaica Ave one
12/16/23 — There is a proposal to remove the 127th Ave and Bedell street stop on the Q85 bus route in Jamaica, NY. This bus stop serves many residents of Rochdale Village, a Mitchell-Lama co-op. I reside in Rochdale and I take the Q85 quite often. 127th Ave and Bedell is the bus stop I and many other residents use. It would be a major disservice to Rochdale residents to remove that bus stop, especially for our senior citizen and disabled population who ride the Q85 daily. The next closet bus stop is quite a few feet away and while I may be able to walk it, others who have mobility limitations may not, especially if the weather makes it difficult to walk that day. I am speaking on behalf of the community by advocating that MTA not remove the bus stop from Bedell and 127th Ave. Happy Holidays🌟
1/22/24 — the elimination of the 250 post office stop on the Q6 will create considerable problems for the postal workers who utilize that stop. There are no sidewalks available to walk to the next stop. The employees would have to walk thru an active parking lot to get to the other alternative stop. The old rockaway blvd stop is at a building that is currently housing a migrant population that is creating tremendous crowding on the bus. we need our stop at bld 250 to remain.
1/25/24 — The Q12 should not remove the stops at Sanford Ave 149th st and 147th st. The other two buses are too far for some people and a lot of people rely to get on and off those two stops. Removing those stops will hurt the riders not on a daily basis but especially during terrible weather conditions. Please reconsider the removal of those stops.
1/12/24 — Firstly, on weekends the service is horrible, you will see Q 36,Q17 and all othe buses pass 3 or more times before Q2. Secondly why would you dismissed the 212th st stop to 212th place. I understand you all trying to eliminate the closeness off the stop but the 212th pl stop is poorly lit. Its very scary standing there for commuters like me who works overnight and when it rains, the street there is severely flooded. I think that stop should be rethink.
12/12/23 — Please continue to let the Q101 head into Manhattan since the N, W lines have become so unreliable
12/20/23 — I support dedicated bus lanes, busways, and other system improvements for Queens bus riders.
1/17/24 — This completely eliminates the availability of this bus from my community. There are no buses that travel this route otherwise and you'd take away the one accessibility point I have to get back and forth from work safely and I should pay you for this? This change in route DESTROYs my ability to use this bus at all--it doesn't help or make it more efficient. You will submarine all the people along this route who don't have other options and your substitutions suggestions are ignoring all the communities in places like along Cooper avenue. This is betraying our entire neighborhood.
1/17/24 — This takes away all the stops in my area, it erases all the safety of getting home at night and leaves me without recourse. I would have a long walk in the dark in both directions. It erases not one stop but THREE.
12/13/23 — I don?t see how this helps me get to St. John?s University in Queens, where I work, from my home in Manhattan at 60 East 8th St. Does it? If not, could it?
1/7/24 — Q111, 113 & 114 share part pf the same route running on Guy R Brewer blvd but, 113 & 114 run "limited stops" leaving passengers going to local stops waiting for 111 please have ALL busses make ALL stops
12/13/23 — This plan should be a higher priority for display on the MTA website. Right now you are highlighting, above this plan, the implemented Bronx Redeisgn. To get to this plan you have to click other projects - then borough redesign - then Queens before you get to the proper page.
12/13/23 — Why do you guys have to be so difficult? What?s the problem with the existing bus stops? You guys just made something that?s been happily existing into something so complicated. I have knee pain and I specifically bought a house near a bus stop so I wouldn?t have to walk. I take the Q36 all the time to 179 and now you?re telling me I have to take the Q110 to Jamaica center? Y?all are pieces of shit who can?t do jack shit in their life and love to make an easy thing messy. Fuck y?all and I hope you rot in hell whoever came up with this dumb shit. I been paying 2.90 for this and guess what I?m not paying no more. You just lost a customer.
12/17/23 — Q13: Concerns re removal of 2 consecutive bus stops, making long treks for elderly and those with disabilities. Consider removing only one. QM2: Weekday midday wait time from 30 to 51 minutes is unacceptable. This is NYC - world capital- and we shouldn't have put up with the equivalent of hourly weekend service. Look for a compromise please. QM20: Weekday midday wait time from 40 to 60 again unacceptable. It is not the weekend. We riders have appointments, luncheons, shows. And you're going to start congestion pricing so we avoid driving into Manhattan. How about giving us adequate service to be happy about leaving the cars at home. PLEASE take our concerns into account while you decide on the final plan. Thank you.
12/21/23 — The Q42 stopping at the current hours is arduous for the residents of Addisleigh Park who work late. Is there any possibility of going till 10PM on weeknights? It would be two busses running 4 extra trips.
12/16/23 — Hello there, These are my comments/feedback regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign after analyzing all of these bus routes. Q1: Designate a layover area on 146th St between Archer Av and Jamaica Av, along with the Q30, Q31, Q43 after terminating at Sutphin Bl/Jamaica Av. Q8: Instead of terminating at New Lots Av Station in Brownsville on the western end, retain existing western terminus of Gateway Mall or truncate Q8 route to Euclid Av Station. Q19: Instead of continuing on Astoria Blvd into approach to Flushing, use 108th St/Roosevelt Av into Flushing for local service. (Swap with proposed Q50 for faster connections into LaGuardia Airport). Q24: Instead of terminating at 89 Av/Parsons Blvd, terminate at 168th St Terminal for new connections to NICE routes as well as Eastern Queens bus routes, providing one-transfer trips between Brooklyn and Eastern Queens/Nassau County. Q25: By combining frequencies with the Q34, it is imperative to double the existing frequency for weekdays. Early morning - 6 min, AM peak - 2 min, midday - 4 min, PM peak - 2.5 min, evening - 7.5 min.
12/16/23 — Hello there, This is part 2 of my comments/feedback regarding the Queens Bus Network Redesign after analyzing all of these bus routes. Q51: Extend route to Euclid Av Station for connections to the Q8 and B13 via Cross Bay Bl and Conduit Av, filling in gaps in the bus network on Conduit Av.
1/22/24 — you need stop from 213 st/ Jamaica avenue to Springfield/Jamaica avenue. To take lirr
1/8/24 — Hello! I would love to see the Q98 become a reality. I live in Ridgewood, need to commute to Flushing quite often, and this bus route would substantially reduce my commute time. It would be so exciting to see this finally happen in 2024. Thank you!
12/14/23 — Do not discontinue the Q113!!!! It is much faster to Jamaica than the Q114, even with the proposed changes to Q114. That "M" that the Q114 does around Inwood and Lawrence is VITAL for local travel, but adds a lot of extra time and congestion if going straight to Jamaica. KEEP BOTH Q113 and Q114!!!
12/12/23 — It looks like it will be better, less confusing, fewer stops by eliminating some unneccessary ones and may be resulting faster
12/13/23 — Please consider keeping the Lefferts and 84th Avenue stop on the Q10 line. That is the closest stop to the Atria Kew Gardens senior living facility. Many people use the stop to visit their loved ones as well as to take the elderly to their appointments. Lefferts is on a steep hill. Not everyone can tolerate the slope. Thank you for your consideration.
12/12/23 — I am against the redesigns for The 113, 114, and the q85. They increase walking for a community that is dominated by senior residents and make it difficult to get around. The current stops present ensure to stop at each rochdale circle which is atleast a 10 minute walk for an able bodied person.
12/14/23 — I want to know what you are doing with the Q33. You are screwing us in East Elmhurst! I take it from 94th to Elmhurst Hospital and/or 74th and Roosevelt to get train. What happens to us. I have to add buses and transfers. Bullshit!
12/12/23 — I am concerned about what the elimination of the Q102 will mean for Roosevelt Island's transportation options. While I am excited about the Q104 bus route - and getting much faster and easier access to Astoria, Queensborough Plaza is an essential hub that we don't have any other way to conveniently access. I, along with many other residents, rely on the Q102 to catch the E to Penn Station, as well as to access the G at Court Square. Without the Q102, these transit options are completely eliminated. I would never take the Q104 to catch the NW, the MR, or the 7 - as the F is a much more efficient way to get into Queens and to meet up with these routes further east. The only value of the Q104 is to reach Astoria - which, while nice, does not have nearly as much utility as the current Q102. I would urge you to reconsider. And, if not, then perhaps consider offering a free transfer from the Queensbridge Station to Queensboro Plaza. It's a short walk - and the limited connections from the F train make accessing North Brooklyn and the large portion of Queens that's west of Jackson Heights highly inconvenient.
12/16/23 — I?m so upset that you want to cut off so much of Ridgewood and Glendale, which is already a transportation dead zone, by so totally changing the B13 and moving it off Gates. That was how I got from Forest to the L train as it doesn?t make sense to walk to the M. Why do you hate north Ridgewood so much? Is anything the B13 should continue past Dekalb at least to Jefferson! Please reconsider. The b13 on Gates is a popular line. I live in front of the Gates/Grandview stop and use it multiple times a week.
12/13/23 — Regarding the proposed schedule changes to the Q72 weekday service, specifically the AM Peak times, I don't think it makes sense to reduce the frequency of service during this time block. The proposed change is slight, but I believe it is a step in the wrong direction. Taking this bus in the morning is already extremely unpleasant. It runs inconsistently and bus drivers frequently have to bypass southbound stops on the way to Roosevelt Avenue because of overcrowding - the bus is completely packed between 8 and 9 am, to the point where a sudden stop would be very dangerous. I support increasing the spacing of stops to improve speed, but that will not solve the issue of overcrowding on this line.
12/16/23 — I live in Oakland Gardens and commute often to Manhattan via the LIRR. The closest station is Bayside, however, is it very difficult to get to this station without a car. It would be very convenient if a bus ran down Bell Blvd to bring people from Oakland Gardens (and surrounding neighborhoods) to Bayside/the Bell Blvd area without needing a car.
12/27/23 — The final plan has still doesn't have an option for a late-night bus on Springfield Blvd. I commute home on the LIRR and get off at Queens Village, the Q27 will only get me as far as Francis Lewis Blvd. I need to go to 193 Street. The Q 77 has stopped running at this point. The original plan had a bus that went all the way down Springfield Blvd to at least Merrick and it continued AFTER the Q 77 had ended. Why is the Springfield Blvd corridor not properly served? It would have been so nice to get off the LIRR and catch 1 bus. Also, there is no way to get down Springfield Blvd if I take the LIRR to Laurelton at night. The Q85 goes toward Rochdale and the people who need Springfield Blvd are not served.
12/17/23 — Transfer from Union Turnpike on the (E) and (F) to q10 bus
1/9/24 — It ain?t broke, don?t fix it. All flipping the 12&13 will do is confuse people.
12/13/23 — Love the new route B53. Maintaining Blissville LICs access to Sunnyside via Greenpoint Avenue is essential. It's our lifeline to services and shopping. Thank you for hearing us and making this change. Again. We love the B53 route. Thank you
12/31/23 — This plan just undercuts the existing route and doesn?t help anyone. I live by Q47 route in East Elmhurst, rather than increase service during rush hours you have removed stops and made it more inaccessible for the residents around. Rather than having a long route from the major traffic area, you should have made two different routes rather than get clogged at Roosevelt. You can merge Q33 and Q47 to serve to serve East Elmhurst better.
12/12/23 — Please reconsider which stops are eliminated for the Q30/Q75 on Horace Harding Expressway. The stop at Bell Blvd in both directions is to be removed, but it should be kept as it has an overpass, making it easily accessible for people on both sides of the highway. Also, since the proposed Q30 is weekdays, Utopia Pkwy will lose service during evenings on weekends, as the Q31 ends at 9pm Saturdays and 8pm Sundays.
12/20/23 — Briarwood is an odd place for the Q75 to terminate and it duplicates many other routes. Could the Q75 be moved to Forest Hills or Kew Gardens?
12/20/23 — Could Q26 buses be extended to QCC or Oakland Gardens where the pre 2010 Q75 ended? I live in Oakland Gardens and have a 10-15 minute walk to the Q27 and would be more than willing to take a slower Q26 bus if it was closer to my house.
12/20/23 — There are a couple of routes where the local route does not run all day but the rush route does. For example, the Q26 only runs from College Point to Flushing at night, while the Q27 runs all night. Also, the Q83 runs 24/7, while the Q42 is weekdays only. Will the rush routes make all stops to fill these gaps? If not, there will be a loss of service to those who live in the rush zone.
1/9/24 — The Q88 needs more service on evenings and weekends. Buses are always full during these times because of mall traffic and service could run more frequently. Also, the Q88 should run during late nights to preserve east-west connections in northeast Queens.
1/16/24 — The Kissena Blvd/Main Street southbound stop on the Q17/Q25/Q26/Q27/Q65 should be kept, as it consistently has heavy usage (at least 5-10 people) for every trip regardless of the time of the day. Also, on the Queens bus map, the rush section for rush routes should be clearly marked, with the stops in the rush portion shown similar to limited bus stops in the current Queens bus map.
1/19/24 — The Q83 should not be a rush route. The rush portion is short and does not save much time. There is no local route during evenings, weekends, and late nights, as the Q42 ends at 8pm weekdays and doesn't run weekends. I liked the Q78 idea from the last plan and think it should be brought back. Many people transfer from the Q27 to the Q31 at Bell Blvd/48 Avenue, so the route would be well used. I think the Q73 from the last draft could be combined with the Q75 from this draft to make a more useful route. The Q75 could run down Horace Harding from Little Neck to Kissena Blvd or Main Street then take Jewel Avenue to Forest Hills 71st Avenue, acting as an express variant of the Q64. The rush portion from 188 Street/Horace Harding to the subway station in Forest Hills. Currently I take the 7 train to the Q27 because the R and Q88 are both unreliable during evenings and weekends, but I would consider taking the Q75 if it existed in this form.
12/12/23 — There needs to be Cross Queens and more interborough connections. A Springfiled Blvd crosstown and a Far Rockaway-Sheepshead Bay route in particular.
12/12/23 — The Q1 Eastbound stop at Braddock and 224th Street should be eliminated so that the Braddock/92nd Ave stop can be kept. This stop is not in the middle of a pedestrian island, so it is safer.
12/12/23 — The Q86 should not go via Brookville/Francis Lewis in the southbound direction as traffic often clogs up in that portion of roadway. Southbound buses should run straight down Brookville Blvd to Sunrise Highway and turn left there.
12/12/23 — The Q113 should be maintained. The 114 route meanders too much
1/31/24 — Extend the Q51 to Brooklyn gateway. Extend the Q52 to Flushing main st. Make Q9 run along van wyck exp starting from Atlantic av.
12/20/23 — I support dedicated bus lanes and busways for Queens bus riders.
12/22/23 — It would be nice to have a bus connecting the South Bronx (like Mott Haven) to Laguardia airport, with additional stops in Queens. I don't know if there is already a bus that goes from Queens to the Bronx over the triborough bridge, but that would be nice to have.
1/7/24 — What a great shame that the Q 101 will not be going into Manhattan, not only adding inconvenience but also adding the expense of an additional transfer!
12/13/23 — The Q15 needs to run more frequently than every 15 minutes. It is a very popular line and is often extremely crowded, and not just at rush hour. It is often extremely crowded on weekends as well. This is the main way for people in Whitestone to connect with the rest of the borough and city and it needs to be stronger. On that note, there should be another line that connects Whitestone with other parts of NEQ. One shouldn?t have to drive to get to Bayside, but it?s the only option since the bus takes an hour. It?s not right or fair.
12/13/23 — I don't think the Q5 should end at Merrick Blvd/233 St, the creation of two new routes to Green Acres mall will just add confusion to an already crowded bus corridor.
1/2/24 — Please do not change the Q 76 route in whitestone. I have difficulty walking and if you move the stops it will cause me a lot of distress..
1/25/24 — The q76 bus stops on cross Island Parkway and Clintonville street are necessary for people like me to get to and from work. Cannot walk to any stops if you move or remove them. Please help us handicapped riders
12/12/23 — Need to educate passenger about road safety . New migrant flux and lack of education causes long confusion and chaos for both bus operators and passengers . Can invite students or new employees as traffic volunteers . Any agency can provide some trained my in association with NYPD . MTA can use these programmes as bonus for internal employee promotions ( especially bus and train staff) there are many options available
12/13/23 — I've reviewed the proposed Q39 bus route and discovered that the present Westbound bus stop by my workplace (Thomson Ave and 30th Street) has been eliminated. I work at a non-profit that employs approximately 400 people. Our workday runs from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. There are several disabled people who rely on this bus stop to connect them to buses and accessible subways on their daily commute. The removal of this stop will require all staff to travel several hundred feet to another bus stop (Thomson Avenue and 31st St.). Has the number of riders getting on and off the bus at these two stops been evaluated when the efficiency was reviewed? Both of these stops also serve the students and staff at LaGuardia Community College. It seems unlikely that the frequency of use of these stops was evaluated when the decision was made to eliminate one of the two stops. Both stops on Thomson Avenue are essential and frequently used by people who need to connect to and from the buses and accessible subways that take them between home, work, and school. Reducing stops by eliminating every other stop is meaningless unless the frequency of use of the individual stops is evaluated. This bus travels through an industrial wasteland before stopping twice on Thomson Avenue to deliver and pick up people in this densely occupied short strip of Thomson Avenue. My employer has repeatedly (an unsuccessfully) tried to secure private bus service to and from the accessible subway and centralized bus routes at Court Square and Queens Plaza chiefly to insure that staff have a way to get to and from their connecting routes between work and home. Now the MTA has a plan that will make that commute even more difficult. This is bad form and should be immediately addressed in the proposed Queens bus route plan for the Q39 bus.
12/13/23 — The Q66 should have a stop at Northern Blvd/39th Ave (westbound) and Northern Blvd/Honeywell St (eastbound) so that riders can quickly and easily transfer to the N/W train to/from Astoria instead of having to go to Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza.
12/14/23 — this service is still to be experienced but i have been having a lot of delayed timings/wait time at the bus stop (103 street and roosevelt ave) for north bound buses.
12/14/23 — insightful. well communicated. kudos.
12/13/23 — I would like to propose that the Q44 be extended from the Bronx Zoo to Fordham Plaza, and that the Q50 serve Co-op City during off peak hours.
12/14/23 — I live in 160 street and 25 th drive. My son is taking lirr train from Broadway station to his school in Manhattan. He has to walk over 20 minutes from my home to the Broadway train station. Why there isn't any bus line close to our home to the Broadway station. The closest bus line is q76 on Francis Lewis blvd to Auburndale station and it takes 10 minutes walking from my home to the bus stop and another 5 minutes walk from bus stop to Auburndale station. There should be a bus stop within 5 to 10 minutes walking distance from my house and right next to the train station.
1/31/24 — OVERALL, I LIKE YOUR PLAN I HAVE SUGGESTIONS Q1 SHOULD BE QUEENS HOSPITAL BY 164TH STREET & GRAND CENTRAL TO FLORAL PARK VIA HILLSIDE AVE, BRADDOCK AVE & JERICHO TURNPIKE Q2 SOULD BE JAMAICA CENTER TO BELMONT PARK VIA HILLSIDE AVE, HOLLIS AVE & HEMPSTEAD AVE I FULLY SUPPORT THE PLAN FOR Q3 I WOULD SUPPORT EXTENDING THE Q4 TO ELMONT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q5, Q6, Q7, Q8, Q9 & Q10 I WOULD HAVE ALL Q11 GO TO HAMILTON & HOWARD BEACH VIA LINDENWOOD I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q12, Q13, Q14, Q15, Q16, Q17 & Q18 I WOULD MAKE THE Q19 24/7 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q20 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q22 BUT WOULD EXTEND IT TO CEDARHURST LIKE YOU PLANED IN TE DRAFT PROPOSAL I LIKE YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q23, Q24, Q25, Q26, Q27, Q28, Q29, Q30, Q31, Q32 I ESPECIALLY LOVE & AGREE WITH YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q33 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q35 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q36 BUT WOULD MAKE IT 24/7 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q37, Q38, Q39, Q40, Q41 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q42 TO JAMAICA HOSPITAL & MAKE IT A 24/7 ROUTE I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q43 BUT I WOULD SUPPORT EXTENDING THE Q43 TO LIJ VIA HILLSIDE AVE & LAKEVILLE ROAD I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q44 SBS, THE NEW Q45, THE Q46, Q47, Q48 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q49 TO 108TH STREET THE Q50 SHOULD GO TO ALL AIRLINE TERMINALS IN LGA AIRPORT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q51, Q52 SBS, Q53 SBS, Q54 I WOULD EXTEND THE Q55 FROM RICHMOND HILL TO JAMAICA LIRR I SUPPORT THE Q56 I PERFER YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q58 IN YOUR DRAFT PROPOSAL I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q59, Q60 THE Q61 SHOULD BE ALL DAY EVERY DAY I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q62, Q63, Q64, Q65, Q66, Q67, Q68, Q69 THE ONLY CHANGE TO THE Q70 WOULD BE TO SERVE ALL AIRLINE TERMINALS IN LGA AIRPORT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q72 & Q75 I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q76, THE ONLY CHANGE I SUGGEST IS THE Q76 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT I SUPPORT THE Q77 BUT THE Q77 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT I SUPPORT YOUR PLAN FOR THE Q82, Q83 & Q84 THE Q85 SHOULD TERMINATE @ THE ROSEDALE LIRR STATION & I AGREE WITH THE Q85 OPERATING 24/7 I SUPPORT THE Q86 & Q87 THE Q88 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY DAY I SUPPORT THE Q98 & Q101 THE Q103 SHOULD OPERATE UNTIL MIDNIGHT EVERY DAY I SUPPORT THE Q104, Q105, Q110, Q111 I SUPPORT THE Q112 & THE Q112 SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THE Q114, Q115 I SUPPORT THE B53 & SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THE B57 & IS SHOULD BE 24/7 I SUPPORT THR B62 I SUPPORT ALL OF YOUR PROPOSALS FOR THE EXPRESS BUS ROUTES
1/3/24 — Stop messing with the buses I take everyday and do something about the constant fare beating on the queens bus routes.
12/17/23 — The proposed final plan design for the Queens Bus Network looks great. I believe areas of constant congestion will be at ease. When dependable bus routes are given new bus lines or alternative bus routes; preferably routes that focus on primary roads instead of secondary roads, such as the new route for the Q23. I really like how efficient and direct newer routes will be. For example the Q98 bus route will dramatically decrease the amount of time it normally would take to get to the Queens Mall Area. Also, the elimination of excess bus stops in between frequented bus stops will help ease the bus wait time as well as the overall travel time. I look forward to these changes. This is coming from someone who uses public transportation daily, especially MTA Bus.
12/20/23 — I see the new Q10 route profile is scaled back from the original proposal. I thought the longer profile, that included stops on Queens Boulevard and down Jewel Avenue would have been convenient for many users. I hope the final plan considers restoring the originally proposed, longer route. I'd be curious to hear why it was scaled back.
12/13/23 — I and the citizens of South Ozone Park are in opposition for the removal of the south bound JFK Q10 bus stop that was located at Sutter Avenue and South Ozone Park. MTA has inconvenienced and put our lives in danger because they have removed that stop. Old and disable citizens now have to struggle are in stressed because of this unfair decision made by MTA, which is now forcing residents to walk an unacceptable distance in the dark and cold weather to access public transportation. Not only is MTA decision causing stress and endangering residents, but it is causing exhaustion and its making residents to feel overwhelmed having to walk very far. MTA transportation should be accessible to all, but now it is NOT because old and disabled residents have to struggle and drag every day to walk an avenue down and an additional distance from their homes to reach the bus. Is this fair for our residents? If our MTA decision makers had only the MTA bus to commute and their distance was lengthen because of unfair decisions, would they have been able to have a normal life? MTA decision has affected the everyday lives of all our citizens. MTA should not do onto others what they would not like for themselves. They should know that walking this far distance is unacceptable and exhausting for old, disabled, and young residents because this distance is not short as other bus stops. It's way farther. Please stop the nonesense and put the bus stop back. There will be petition that will show the need of the people to replace this Q10 bus stop.
12/18/23 — The removal of the Q10 bus stop on 130st and sutter avenue has inconvenienved my life and cause great strain on me having to walk so far to get the next bus. It is unfair for old people who has foot problems to have to struggle and walk 58o ft to another bus stop. This is unfair and unacceptable!!
12/19/23 — The struggle is exhausting everyday to walk to access the Q10 bus one avenue down. Most time it takes me 35 minutes to walk to this bus and by the time I'm waiting on the traffic lights to change, so that I can cross Rockaway Blvd to get the bus, the drivers drive off and I miss the bus. This is injustice that MTA has done to us residence. Also the results MTA has aquired false information about the bus ridermanship at 130 St and Sutter Avenue. That was one of the busiest stops, but since MTA removed that stop residents no longer stand there. MTA has really inconvenienced residents and stress their lives out forcing residents to walk so far!
12/12/23 — The Q86 should not go via Brookville/Francis Lewis in the southbound direction as traffic often clogs up in that portion of roadway. Southbound buses should run straight down Brookville Blvd to Sunrise Highway and turn left there.
12/12/23 — Why can't you keep the Q34 Bus service because it's a strong helper of the Q25 if anybody wants to go to Flushing, Kissena Blvd, and Jamaica? Can't you improve the Q34 service and vice-versa, make it a fully local route or something like that if you're making the Q25 a LIMITED route? I've seen a lot of Q34 operators helping the passengers while waiting for the Q25(or Q34) for either Northbound/Southbound in Queens.
12/12/23 — The Q1 Eastbound stop at Braddock and 224th Street should be eliminated so that the Braddock/92nd Ave stop can be kept. This stop is not in the middle of a pedestrian island, so it is safer.
12/12/23 — Q43 weekend am peak/mid-day/pm peak/headways should be at least 10 min of Saturday/Sunday
12/12/23 — SCRAP THIS PLAN. IT STINKS. THE DRAFT WAS BETTER.
12/12/23 — I would like for the Q44 SBS to be extended to Fordham Plaza. It would provide an alternative service to the Metro-North from Queens on a single bus route. Also, it?ll be a faster alternative to Fordham from Parkchester for Fordham University students and frequent shoppers in the area. The frequency needs to be increased to 5 minutes throughout the whole weekday and every 7 minutes over the weekend. That bus route is consistently crowded due to the inconsistency of the service.
12/11/23 — Full support for proposed B55 XT route to JFK airport
12/14/23 — On the Q54 line going west, it is a bad idea to remove the Woodhaven boulevard and Alderton st. stop. The Woodhaven and Metropolitan avenue stop will get more congested. It is near homes and also causes us home owners to get tickets from sanitation because of peoples trash. They also recently added a traffic light near Metropolitan avenue and Aubrey ave., so the Q54 stop near there backs up traffic.
12/13/23 — I am wholly against the B13 redesign proposal . I take the the bus to and from work every day living in Glendale , taking the B13 at Cooper and 65th is a godsend. If I had to take the subway it would add almost 40 minutes to my commute each way and have to take 3 subways one of which id have to walk out of the station to another to make the transfer in East NY. I implore that this proposal be revised to keep the original route
12/27/23 — This new B55 SBS will provide a much-needed connection between Southwest Queens and Brooklyn, eliminating the need to travel through Manhattan. It will especially be helpful for travel to Brooklyn College.
12/15/23 — The B26 in Brooklyn is supposed to come at a frequency of 10-20 min during peak hours. I haven?t taken it in a month although I try every single day, the wait time EVERY DAY has been anywhere from 30-55 minutes. I?m talking 7-8AM and 5-6PM. This bus line is by far the worst I?ve used in the entire city.
1/30/24 — B13: This rerouting would supposedly provide desired access to the Ridgewood Reservoir, however, there are multiple problems with this plan. ? First, this idea was proposed by bicycle activists, not bus commuters. ? It eliminates bus service for Liberty Park. ? Highland Blvd prohibits all but passenger cars and may not be safe for regular bus traffic. ? There are speed humps on Highland Blvd. These are prohibited along bus routes. It would be a bad idea to remove them. ? There is no room along Vermont Place for the bus to pull over. Installing a stop here would either require a costly redesign with destruction of parkland or have the bus come to a dead stop in the middle of the road backing up traffic. A better option to provide bus service to the reservoir might be to leave the route along Cypress Hills Street and add a bus stop south of the Jackie Robinson Parkway to eliminate pedestrians crossing over the highway. It?s a 5-minute walk from there to the reservoir?s northern entrance. B38: The MTA claims that the discontinued Metro Ave branch of the B38 would be ?served? by the two other bus lines that it currently connects with. The B38 provides more frequent service than the B57 does to western Maspeth residents. The Q54 along Metro Ave and the B57 along Flushing Ave will not be rerouted to cover parts of this route should this proposed change take effect. This branch serves the Linden Hill section of the area, so named because it?s on a giant hill ? one that?s difficult to ascend. It also serves hundreds of students at Grover Cleveland High School as well as visitors to Grover Cleveland Park and Linden Hill Cemetery. Eliminating this segment is just a bad idea. We hope that the MTA continues to hear the community and that this process ends in a more efficient and reliable system for those who rely on MTA bus service. Thank you.
1/9/24 — I live in Ozone Park Queens and take the BM5 on Crossbay & Pitkin Ave. While I do not see redesign for the route (which is fine, as I like the route). However I would like to raise that the frequency of this bus is very poor. In the morning I have only 3 scheduled buses (5:48am, 6:22am and 6:52am) in order to get to work on time. The bus is late daily, always packed and in some instances there are riders that have to stand as the bus approaches the Long Island Expressway. I feel the MTA should disperse more buses on this line to alleviate the congestion.
12/12/23 — Hello, I have been looking into our recent Queens Bus Network Redesign Final and looked more into this route. I really think it is a good idea merging the existing B35 LTD route and the B15 route with a more efficient SBS service. However, I still don't think it is a great idea letting it run along the New Lots Avenue corridor. Considering that the B55 would need to be long in length just like the existing B35 LTD, I think it would be much better for it to serve Linden Blvd between Church Avenue and JFK Airport. With the bus being dedicated to Linden Blvd, it allows for a couple of things, giving local B35 and B15 busses the right of way instead of diminishing their service to enhance B55 service. This would also eliminate a difficult turn at the intersection of East 98 St and Church Avenue which currently causes buildup of traffic, time consumed as well as potientally holding up B15 busses that continue along East 98 St. B55 buses will be much more able to make a turn at the intersection between Church Avenue and Linden Blvd due to designated traffic light as well as a designated lane to turn that the B8 currently does along its route. With the B55 predominantly on Linden Blvd, it eliminates a common holdup in traffic approaching the New Lots Avenue L Train station. I understand that this plan would eliminate the direction connection between the New Lots Avenue 3 Train station and their riders for JFK Airport. To solve that issue, we can also consider one of the projects discussed in the capital plan where we extend the 3 Train to Spring Creek but without even doing all that and utilizing our existing Linden Yard and possibly expanding the yard and also turning some of the yard into a station similar to the 3 trains' other terminus in Lenox Terminal, we can solve those issues as well. Overall, I feel that the B55 will prosper if begins its Linden Blvd route a lot earlier while also introducing better transfers to other bus routes like the B13, B14, B20, the newly proposed B76, B83 and can also be seen as a common transfer route for passengers coming from Spring Creek and their bus routes. Thank you for your time and listening.
1/20/24 — Q59 reroute will eliminate service from East Williamsburg to Williamsburg proper and vice-versa that currently allows for quick, door-to-door hyper-local transport without the long walk to the bus plaza or L train.
12/14/23 — Looking at the Queens Bus Redesign, I cannot find the B32.
1/5/24 — Please do not get rid of half of the service of the B20. It is not an improvement for commuters if they have to go from one bus to having to take multiple buses/subway trains.
1/20/24 — I don?t like how the Q51 will go to Rockaway Blvd instead of gateway mall, I also don?t like the B5 will go via the B6 route, there should be a B114 SBS route that will go to gateway mall to downtown Brooklyn, this is a faster connection to the city, and since the Q8 won?t go to gateway mall anymore, you guys should make the Q112 to gateway mall since the Q8 will go to new lots avenue station, and a route that would be called Q109 that will go to Gateway mall to the Rockaways so people from gateway mall can go to the beach, and a new route called the B23/LTD that will go to gateway mall to Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center
12/12/23 — YES to b13 reroute! Yes yes yes! We here in cypress hills would love a better connection to ridgewood and bushwick and bus access would alleviate some of the awful parking situation at the reservoir. It would increase park access, attendance, and therefore safety in the long run. So many people support the reroute around here it is crazy. The current b13 only seems to serve dead people lol. Yes!
1/30/24 — The b13 route redesign will affect me a lot because there ir not other bus next to my location and now im with the new design i have to a lot more because the bus its not going to pass next to cooper ave and cypress hill st. There it?s no more options for me in that area.
12/14/23 — I live in the Gateway Center Mall area with a couple of concerns after looking at the new December 2023 revision of the Queens Bus Redesign. First, the original Q51 route from the Brooklyn Bus Redesign plan from 2022 had the route run from Gateway Center to Cambria Heights. From the December 2023 Queens Final Plan, the Q51 has been shortened, now running from Rockaway Blvd to Cambria Heights. Why was the connection to Gateway Center removed? It can run to Gateway Center while still having a connection to the Rockaway Blvd A train station. With the Q8 bus also removed, there appears to be no way to get to the east from Gateway Mall. Riding the B13 bus all the way north to the J train is inefficient, as the J train has bad frequencies and that B13 bus ride is long enough. The Q51 looks wise would be a much faster ride to get to the east from Gateway Mall, running along Belt Parkway for over a mile. Additionally, it would be able to use the existing bus lanes on Cross Bay Blvd that the Q52 and Q53 Select Bus Services use already. The Q51 only has 15 stops from Gateway Center to Cambria Heights, which gives it an impressive average 3,000-foot distance between stops. Riders in the Cambria Heights area have the Q4 as well, and it has been upgraded to a "Rush" route, being able to get to the Jamaica Center-Parsons/Archer station and the Rockaway Blvd station with the Q51. Next, I'd like to address the B5 route, which is just a B6 to Gateway Mall. The issue with this: there are three different variants of the B6 route, which just is strange. Why can't there be just one or two routes? The B6 local oddly ends at Canarsie station, which already bothered me. I know the B103 has been proposed to run to New Lots Av station, but that's only for the connection to Canarsie and doesn't help Gateway residents. I think the B82 bus should run to Gateway Mall. It can easily get there by following the existing B83 path, and if needed, the B83 can be shorted to Seaview, the B82 SBS's terminal. This is a much better attempt at a crosstown line, running on Belt Pkwy straight to Pennsylvania Av with minimal stops, and also going to Canarsie station. On the other hand, the B5 loops around going via Erskine St and running via Flatlands. I can walk from the Gateway Center/Gateway Dr terminal to Cozine Av/Jerome and beat the B5 there if we leave simultaneously. B6 LTD should run to New Lots, and the B103 can serve Flatlands and end at Fountain, by the depot it uses. Thank you.
12/13/23 — The rerouting of B62 makes no sense. The bus connects Greenpoint with Queens Plaza, which is a major connection point for us.
12/13/23 — Good day, I am submitting a comment in regards to the B13 proposal plan. I understand that the new proposal will completely scrap the bus routes alongside Glendale entirely. As a lifelong resident of Glendale for 35 years, this proposal will not be good for the Ridgewood/Glendale residents at all. There are many people here that rely on this bus. The only other bus we have to get to a train station is the Q55. Sometimes, we take the B13 if we miss the Q55 or if the Q55 is not coming at all. If we don?t have the B13, residents would either have to take an uber/lyft to the train station or walk to the M station and many residents do not have the capabilities nor the funds for this alternative arrangement. I am satisfied with the B13 the way it is and so are many of the Glendale/Ridgewood residents that live here. Removing it would be detriment to the people who live here who are already living here with limited transportation options. Please reconsider this proposal and think about the residents who are already satisfied with the B13. Thank you. Tinamarie Amore
12/14/23 — For the Manhattan-bound QM17 bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, which would be right in front of the Rockaway YMCA bulidng. For the Far Rockaway-bound bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on the Stop & Shop corner. These two stops would service the people in The Dunes community, giving us stops that are much closer to our homes. Please add these two stops. It would make a real improvement in our commutes. Thank you! Eunice Martinez, 917 880 8435
12/14/23 — Customer states that she is looking at page 146 - 147 of Queens Bus Network Re-Design Proposed Final Plan. Customer state that it is proposed to have the bus stop at northbound and southbound bus stop for the Q20 removed. Northbound bus stop is Main St/Cherry and southbound is Main St/Blossom Ave and she would like the bus stops to remain the same. Customer states that her commute is already long and without these bus stop, the commute would be longer.
12/18/23 — Customer states that he would like to have more buses on the Q88 route.
12/20/23 — customer states that MTA should extend the hours of service on Q88 bus route until 1:00AM 7 days a week towards Queens Center Mall. there's some passengers need this service due to those coming to and from work. customer does not want to leave contact information.
1/29/24 — I'm writing to inquire how to pursue changing the current express bus service in the Rockaways. Currently, the QM16/17's last run from midtown during the week is 6:40pm and 70pm respectively, and the QM15's last weekday run is at 11:15pm. Additionally, the QM15 has a Saturday run throughout the day and Rockaway has nothing. This seems awfully unfair to those of us who live on the peninsula, especially with the knowledge that all of those MTA buses terminate in Rockaway. Please let me know if and how our express bus service can be improved, as well as the proper agencies to contact to do this.
1/29/24 — The Q8 has a very long route, why is there no Q8 limited service? That?s my suggestion. Faster service, less congestion/traffic with a limited bus. Currently, it takes an hour or more from the first to last stop.
1/29/24 — This is a suggestion to extend the existing Q64 line up Jewel Ave till Utopia Pkway or even up to 188th Street. The Q64 line is already pretty short and extending it would really be helpful to shoppers at the Fresh Meadows Shopping area and for students at Francis Lewis High School.
12/15/23 — Just heard QM3 express bus will be discontinued. I depend on the bus to get to work. Express bus is crowded in the mornings and should NOT be cut. The QM3 evening bus route on local streets causes low ridership. The bus needs to take a faster route.
12/14/23 — As a born, raised , and currently living Queens resident who take this route everyday! I find it unfair, an inconvenience and ridiculous that my tax dollars as a New York State resident goes to the MTA and adequate service is not provided on this route. I understand and aware that not that many commuters take that route after 8:00 pm ; however commuters who are required to take that route to go home or to their destination are at a disadvantage due to the services on this route ending early. I know this is a far-fetched request, but is it possible this route could be 24 hours?
12/14/23 — For the Manhattan-bound QM17 bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard, which would be right in front of the Rockaway YMCA bulidng. For the Far Rockaway-bound bus, we need an additional stop at Beach 73rd and Rockaway Beach Boulevard on the Stop & Shop corner. These two stops would service the people in The Dunes community, giving us stops that are much closer to our homes. Please add these two stops. It would make a real improvement in our commutes. Thank you! Eunice Martinez, 917 880 8435
12/16/23 — Q2 8805 why is the Thanksgiving parade info still up on the digital screens and not the Queens bus redesign information At 3:25 PM Good afternoon, thank you for bringing this to our attention. We will forward this to our teams. ^RS At 3:39 PM
1/29/24 — Executive Letter
Against discontinuation of Q11 service through Centerville in Queens
1/30/24 — Executive Letter
Queens Stakeholders - Proposed Final Plan
1/26/24 — B55 BUS ROUTE (SUGGESTION) PROPOSAL. Please forward the PDF attachment to the Queens & Brooklyn Bus Network Bus Redesign Plan Teams.
1/9/24 — I want to suggest that there should be a queens Manhattan express bus route on crossbay blvd in ozone park. I think it would be very convenient for people, and for folks who don?t want to take the train and prefer to take the bus, it would give them an option to take a downtown express bus to work. The only downtown queens Manhattan express buses so far are not in ozone park, and unless someone got driven to the stops or lived near the stops, the only other option to get to downtown Manhattan in ozone park is the A train, or a midtown bus to Manhattan and then transfer. Lots of people who work in downtown Manhattan live in ozone park, so if there was a downtown express bus on crossbay, it would give folks another option in case the A train wasn?t running, or one of the other downtown express buses weren?t running
1/26/24 — customers making suggestions on how the bus should operate.
1/24/24 — Hello, This request is for an express bus in Ditmars Astoria area. I used to reside in Middle Village and took the QM24 almost every day for 10 years. I now live in Astoria and would like to make a request for an express bus route along ditmars blvd that goes to midtown Manhattan. The subway is not always a reliable and safe choice. Astorian residents would be willing to pay the additional fee for a safe and reliable option like an express bus. Shoutout to the express bus QM24! Please consider adding one in Astoria, I am happy to chat on the matter as I feel passionately on this!
12/15/23 — Now that the next draft of the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan is out, it should have the spotlight within MTA's own spaces. It should be a featured project on the front page of MTA.info to make it easier to find, since people are eager to see your proposed changes. It should also be broadcast on the displays installed in newer city buses, directly reaching the target audience: bus riders.
1/9/24 — Hardcopy Letter - Q6 Bus
1/26/24 — Hardcopy Letter - suggestion on buses Plannification
2/20/24 — Regarding q67 westbound. Please KEEP the Borden Av/43 st stop. Do NOT remove. I use everyday. There is no closer bus line to me. Thank you.
2/18/24 — The change removing the local q10s extension down Rockaway and 130th st is not only inconsiderate of the south ozone community but further ostracizes those living past the belt parkway. Suggesting we take the rerouted Q37 which is a longer route with a random stop in the casino is outrageous especially considering the Q37 doesn?t run 60ft busses and is constantly full. Extending the route means even more crowded busses and a longer route to the train from an already transit desolate area. Considering there is a large population of older people in the affected areas I don?t think rerouting already crowded busses is the right move. Also Rockaway is a vital avenue to the area and removing the q10 from Rockaway and forcing citizens to walk to 135th for the crowded q37 makes no sense because Rockaway is in the centre of south ozone meanwhile 135th is much farther south and there are almost no lights between the two avenues. Making not only inconvenient but dangerous for citizens at night.
2/18/24 — The change removing the local q10s extension down Rockaway and 130th st is not only inconsiderate of the south ozone community but further ostracizes those living past the belt parkway. Suggesting we take the rerouted Q37 which is a longer route with a random stop in the casino is outrageous especially considering the Q37 doesn?t run 60ft busses and is constantly full. Extending the route means even more crowded busses and a longer route to the train from an already transit desolate area. Considering there is a large population of older people in the affected areas I don?t think rerouting already crowded busses is the right move. Also Rockaway is a vital avenue to the area and removing the q10 from Rockaway and forcing citizens to walk to 135th for the crowded q37 makes no sense because Rockaway is in the centre of south ozone meanwhile 135th is much farther south and there are almost no lights between the two avenues. Making not only inconvenient but dangerous for citizens at night.
2/29/24 — Hola buenas me gustaría dar mi opinión sobre la decisiones por eliminar la ruta del Q10 Rockaway/ vía 130st. NO ESTOY DE ACUERDO. Sobre este cambio porque me parece que es algo demasiado injusto, muchos de nosotros ocupamos este bus para transportarnos para ir a trabajar para dejar los niños en la escuela, para podernos mover de un lugar para otro. Me gustaría dejar una queja sobre esta injusticia. NO SE DEBERÍA DE HACER ESTE CAMBIO
2/29/24 — The proposed Q68 Elmhurst-bound bus stop at the intersection of 53 Av and 48 St is in a terrible location! Proposing buses exit the highway, merge into the right curbside lane, and make a left turn turn onto 48 St is dangerous. Left turns should be made from the left side of the roadway to avoid conflicts with thru and right turning traffic. The stop should be moved from the near side to the far side of the intersection or eliminated entirely for safety.
2/20/24 — i work at the airport you pricks, stop making my job so fucking hard
2/6/24 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please reroute Q75 from Horace Harding Expwy and 188 St to 230th St and then 73 Av. Horace Harding Expwy already has Q30 and 188 St already has Q17, no need so many bus routes and no buses on Oakland Garden and we have buses before 2010! Or extend Q30 from QCC to 230th St / 69th Av, or Q27 via 230th St / 69th Av and then come back to Springfield Blvd.
2/8/24 — I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av). Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens. However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens? Please extend Q26 to Oakland Gardens and just add a few stop and the length is just 2 miles only. Please do that, thank you.
2/8/24 — Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops: 73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd 73 Av / 210 St 73 Av / Bell Blvd 73 Av / Springfield Blvd 69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd 230 St / 69 Av
2/27/24 — Do not remove the local Q10! In my area alone there are 3 elementary and middle schools with local Q10 stops right across the street. Countless people take the local Q10 to work and school every day. My family has been in the neighborhood for fifty years and I am the first to go to college; I take the Q10 local to class every day and I definitely can?t walk from my house to Kew Gardens! If the Q10 local is gone people will have to walk down the back roads in the dark to and from the Q37 stop instead of standing at the stop on the well-lit main streets. Plus, the Q37 as it is CANNOT support that many people. It can barely support its current riders which are about half as many people as the local Q10 does.
2/2/24 — I'm very concerned about the propped changes to the Q31 bus route. I live by Bayside High School and this is the only bus I have to take- me and several other people use this bus via Bell Blvd- 35th Ave and Corporal Kennedy Street. Please have consideration to those who depend on this bus to take them to their destination every day Thank you
2/24/24 — This change is a total income. An extra fare is going to be needed Q9 to the Q7 then another fare will be needed for the A and E train
2/19/24 — This change of the q10 is very unfair for me and friends as well as many children taking this bus
2/7/24 — The current Q58 buses work inefficiently for the public. Please implement this proposed change as soon as possible.
2/24/24 — The Q10 is an important route to the area of South Ozone Park, many riders need the Q10 local and limited bus to go to and from JFK Airport, we are very fortunate to have 60 ft buses on that route. Eliminating the Q10 local and making it limited route would be a bad idea and force overcrowding. The Q10 is fine the way it is, the only thing I would suggest is add more Q10 limited service throughout the night, because sometimes riders would have to wait a while and it could be cold and they would like to get home fast. Other than that keep the Q10 local and limited buses because the bus route is fine the way it is.
2/26/24 — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE Q10 STOP FROM ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH IT IS UNFAIR TO THE COMMUNITY AND IS INCONSIDERATE AND APPALLING
2/21/24 — Please keep the Eastbound : Union Tpke/256th street & Westbound: Union Tpke/255th street. It is in front of the Library and three blocks from two schools. I use it for work. I work at the Library.
2/6/24 — A couple of improvements need to be made: - The Q10 and Q64 should be combined into one bus route running between Electchester and JFK Airport - The Q22 and Q35 should be combined into one bus route running between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn - The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to East New York in Brooklyn - The Q52 should run between Woodside and Far Rockaway - Overnight and weekend Q110 service should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck - The QM6 should make all QM5 stops in Manhattan and west of 188 St/Union Tpke in Queens - The QM36 should make all QM35 stops in Manhattan and west of 188 St/Union Tpke in Queens - The QM5 and QM6 should make all QM18 stops in Manhattan and west of Union Tpke/Queens Blvd in Queens during off-peak hours
2/20/24 — I have a close friend that takes the Q20A/B every day to commute and their stop is Main St/76th Ave and by removing this local stop it puts a great inconvenience. Also, an express bus is already available that doesn?t have this stop. So it seems counterproductive to remove the local stops for this bus line.
2/21/24 — I live on 135th Street, and I take the Q10 bus to get to work in the airport. With this proposed redesign plan, I would now have to walk to Lefferts Blvd and take the Q10 to the Lefferts Blvd/Airtrain and take a second bus to actually enter the airport. I would suggest minimizing the number of tandem buses for the Q10 local route, as there are usually less people taking that route, and possibly changing the schedule to minimizing the amount of buses running outside of peak hours.
2/21/24 — This is such an inconsiderate action taken by the MTA that affects everyone just for the q10 to run at a faster pace. I am completely against this really hope this does not take place
2/24/24 — For the Westbound Q67, please KEEP the BORDEN AV/43 ST stop. Do not remove. I use this stop daily. This is the only stop within a block for residents between 50th ave and Borden ave on 42nd street AND 43rd street in Sunnyside. The other stops (borden av/45 ST and borden av/39 PL) are each 3 blocks away from me.
2/5/24 — The 101 is essential for transportation to Manhattan. I have leg issues and unable to take the train as much with all the stairs. The 101 drops not only me, but many others to Manhattan. If you deny this it is an atrocious neglect for those with disabilities and the elderly. Why fix a route which works very well...who did this redesign must not be a Mew Yorker
2/26/24 — This plan will be a huge inconvenience for our community. What will happen to those of us that need to take the Q10 to get home after the train ? Pay for an Uber every night ? That will not work for me or the community. This plan must not move forward.
2/1/24 — Extend the Q46 further into union turnpike to Jamaica Ave and woodhaven Blvd for better connections Extend the Q39, Q7 into Jamaica av and hemlock st for better connection. Extend the q29 to Jamaica av 85th station via Forest parkway for better subway connection
2/21/24 — I think it would be unfair for this redesign initiative of the Q10 bus to be approve because of the effect it will have on the working people of the South Ozone Park community. The Q10 from the 130th bus stops is already the easiest route to take to get to the A train at Lefferts and Liberty. To change the route where people will be to deal with the Q7, Q9 and Q37 is a burden on most of our pockets. Queens is already a 2 fare zone for most. But to make the travel to the A train at Lefferts a 2 bus travel is just not right and selfish on MTA's part.
2/7/24 — A comment I forgot to make when this plan was in proposal is that I have over 10 friends & family members who regularly take the Q54 bus to the last stop to get to Hillside Avenue in Jamaica, I would like to recommended adding a stop on Hillside Avenue for the Q54 to turn on 170th street with a stop on Hillside. Like the Q30 on 169th street, at night it?s dangerous and hard for riders like me to stay in an area like Jamaica Avenue and wait for the Q54 bus for over 20-30 minutes, compared to hillside which is much safer. I hope a last minute improvement could be added which will benefit our community for easier access into the surrounding areas on Metropolitan Avenue & a much safer bus stop as well.
2/21/24 — This route change is not a good idea and I think it would affect the community in a very negative way. Making the stops further between each other makes it a terrible inconvenience and I?m pretty sure no one asked for this at all. The adjustments that need to be made are being ingnored, we have so many other things that should be addressed here and we?re focusing on making it harder to get on the bus?
2/8/24 — Can this bus not take the L.I.E in the evenings as the traffic is very bad and ride most times is over 2 hours, please and thanks.
2/5/24 — I'm not happy with why Q110 buses refuse to stop at Hempstead Ave and 217 St en route to Jamaica-Parsons/Hillside. I'm also not happy with Q110 buses going to 179 St Station. I'm uncomfortable with traffic and grown kids going to school.
2/5/24 — For the bus stop on Utopia Parkway/58 ave (Bayside Bound), please move it closer to the end of the block because it is extremely long and take up too many parking spots.
2/12/24 — I currently travel back and forth between Ridgewood, Queens and Cypress Hills, Brooklyn via the B13 service line, It will no longer come by my home located near 67th Avenue & 60th Street traveling towards Crescent Street & Atlantic Avenue via Cypress Hills Street. My question: will there be any bus routes via Cypress Hills Street through Highland Park connecting the two areas in question or will I have to use the redesigned B13 route?
2/16/24 — I disagree with the proposed plan. I use the Q10 from Sutter and 130 street twice daily to get to the A train. This will be very inconvenient for me if changes are made. I also use this bus to go Kew Gardens. Currently i can hardly afford the bus fare, why would you want to pressure people in this community more than they are being pressured. Kindly reconsider.
2/10/24 — The Bus redesign plan assigned for 130 Street South Ozone Park is unfair and will cause a severe hardship on residents to have accessible and affordable transportation. The residents and I strongly agree that the Q10 bus routes should not be changed on 130st South Ozone Park because if Q9 replaces the Q10 route, citizens can no longer have proper access to A train on Lefferts Blvd, to do their grocery shopping, or to Kew Gardens stop. Secondly, it will take residents 2 fares to go to work, which means they will have to take 2 busses and 2 or more trains to just get work and 2 fares and longer commute time to get home. Thirdly, it will cause a disadvantage for commuters to get to work on time and it will cause a strain to their pockets. MTA needs to target those who do not pay their honest fare when going into the buses and train, NOT CITIZENS who do. MTA also need to target those communities who have bus stops every two streets away, NOT those who have to walk a far avenue away and an additional distance from home to access the Q10 bus. MTA is giving free bus rides to some communities while depriving our community of fair, accessible, and affordable access to public transportation. That is unjust and unfair for us to pay 2 fares or more, and have to take 2 busses and 2 trains just to reach work and vice versa back home on a daily basis. We need the Q10 bus route to remain on 130 St at South Ozone Park because the whole community will be affected and will cause an uproar with the media and newspaper. MTA needs to be fair to all citizens especially towards this community problem. We need fairness in our transportation and political system!
2/21/24 — Status of proposed change to the Q76
2/1/24 — To whom it may concern, I live in Neponsit and work in Far Rockaway. The Q22 from Beach 169 to Mott Avenue is my only way to get to work in a timely manner. I understand that I could transfer from the Q35 to the Q22 at 116 with the new proposed plan. However, I?ve done that a few times and it takes me an extra 30 minutes to get home or to work by that route. Typically, the Q22 is running late and the Q35 is running early or vice versa. Therefore, I have to wait at beach 116 for up to 25 minutes just to transfer. I used to go to school in Rockaway and relied on the Q22. I still see students taking the same route and they shouldn?t have to transfer, increasing their travel time either. The Q22 is essential to the Rockaway community and I ask that you look out for the residents here by reconsidering your proposal.
2/6/24 — I suggest that the new Q115 route end at Francis Lewis/148 Ave instead of mirroring the current Farmers Blvd Q111. It would be a Limited for Rosedale residents as well. Q111 needs another bus along the section of the route after Guy R Brewer/147Ave heading into Rosedale as residents are severely underserved and experience long wait times, especially since the rerouting of Q113 & Q114. The Guy R Brewer to Jamaica section of the route has several buses servicing it so transport there is readily available. Also, for the frequency of the buses on the weekend, I suggest keeping the buses coming every 30 mins, especially on a Saturday so transport is readily available overnight or at least up until midnight.
2/29/24 — Changing our Q10 bus route will have a negative impact on our community, especially for the elderly, the disabled and parents with young children and strollers. Please consider the availability of elevator access for them on the Q10 route at Lefferts Blvd and Liberty Ave. Changing our bus route without ensuring that there are adequate elevator facilities available would make it very difficult for them. Please prioritize the needs of all our community and consider how changing our bus route will impact their access to elevator facilities. Transportation authorities have a duty and a responsibility to ensure that everyone in our community has easy access to elevators.
2/20/24 — It's not fair, I write this in the bus and we go for the 130th rd and we are 13 persons that we go to work for this route
2/4/24 — Please do not move the bus stops for Q76. On Clintonville and Cross Island Parkway. It would be a hardship for people like me when can not walk farther to get to bus. Leave the whitestone stops alone. Thanks
2/28/24 — QM12/42 - This is a complaint/protest on the proposal to remove the 71st Av /Metropolitan stop. There are a number of passengers using this stop and the move will cause tremendous inconvenience. It is also the only stop serving the entire Forest Hills Garden riders. We need and rely on this service which has been in place for years. There are other stops which barely have any passengers so PLEASE REVIEW AND RECONSIDER.
2/15/24 — Hi ..I live on 130-16 130th St. I take the Q10 bus every day to commute to work back and forth. I come in at around 8.30 pm and have to walk from 135 Ave to my home in the dark. Now you are taking away this route. How am I getting to work and home. By removing this route you are putting the community and myself at great hardship and very high cost to commute . I work in midtown ...even if I take the QM18 it will increase my cost to commute double the amount. I find it very unjust that the MTA will even consider this proposal when so many people in my community depend on the Q10 bus to go about there day. I will be at the next meeting and will voice my opinion. The board off decision makers do not live in my community and do not take the bus so you should not be making discission on what is best for my community.
2/2/24 — I would like to argue against the removal of the 76 Ave stop from the Q20A/B as it is a convenient stop for many elderly in that neighborhood who are unable to walk too much. They are not able to advocate for themselves online so I am advocating for them. There is already the Q44 SBS that makes the express stops and I personally take the 20A/B for convenience next to my home. That stop is next to multiple restaurants, convenience stores and banks and I've seen many people get off on this stop in the morning, afternoon and night. Removing that stop will inconvenience alot of people especially elderly who are the most common demographic in that neighborhood.
2/27/24 — I am very disappointed that the Q65 will be discontinued on Bowne. Many people rely on the service on this route and have for over 100 years. Please consider reversing this change.
2/25/24 — The Q10 local bus that runs on Rockaway Blvd is essentially to our community. Many rely on this local Q10 bus service and removing this route would severely impact our commutes. I urge you to please keep the alternative local Q10 bus route. Our community would deeply appreciate it, thank you.
2/20/24 — I would like the q10 bus stop on 130st and rockaway blvd in south ozone park to stay the same. I oppose the redesign, it will be very inconvenient for my self my children my family and other families that live in the neighborhood to commute to and from work and my children to and from school. At the end of the 130 st stop, It is a major stop by the school where children commute to and from. You cannot take away bus route from the children. The school is ps/ms124 osmond church school, students will suffer gravely becaue they depend on that q10 bus transportation, there is no other public transportation. Please do not do away with q10 on 130st rockaway south ozone park. Families depend on the q10 for grocery shopping, doctors appointments and work.
2/28/24 — first, customer wants to make suggestions that MTA should send a supervision to the site located near Sutphin Blvd/Archer Ave that many Q6 bus drivers towards JFK Airport were flagging bus stop on weekdays from 4:00pm to 7:00pm. MTA should either have buses space out evenly or add more Q6 local buses. secondly, MTA should add two additional limited bus stops at two different sections on Q6 bus route: add Sutphin Blvd/97th Ave as a new limited stop and also at Sutphin Blvd/120th Ave as a new limited stop.
2/28/24 — Please make Q14 go to Metropolitan Avenue Station so people can take the M train. It?s hard for people to take Q14, then transfer to Q38 for a few stops, then take M. It wastes time and money on the transfer for work.
2/27/24 — But the second bus didn't open its doors - not allowing any boarding. I'm sure there must've been some safety issues or over packed concerns. Wondering if the bus lines Q13 and Q28 needs more buses to service the area.
2/15/24 — I think it a bad idea to stop the q22 going to beach 169street are school kids who take that bus to beach 108 street I feel that the MTA don't care for us if i have to to the doctors or food shopping i depend on the q22 and if the bus is coming from Brooklyn where do I get it and if it is crowded than I have to wait another and if the marine parkway bridge than wont be busses to come and get me ands take me to Brooklyn. Can someone please get back to me
2/19/24 — It's not right removing the q10 bus stop from our community. Now what we have to do . Walk. Bs...
2/17/24 — I disagree with the q10 bus stop proposals
2/28/24 — Customer states Customer is requesting that transit puts a local Q 52 bus . There is a Q 52 select bus that makes express stop in the far rockaway . the Q 52 SBS zoom right by the customers can not pick up the bus the in the neighborhood . Transit created the Q 52 bus for the community. The neighborhood needs a local bus .
2/13/24 — Overnight moves to 48 minutes?!!!! This does not serve the community that is dependent on this bus service to connect to the train. You are forcing us to take expensive car service. Raising fares and reducing service
2/13/24 — Reducing the express bus frequency is cruel. Our neighborhoods depend on the express bus to get to work and to get around. Otherwise, we are taking 2 buses, 2 trains (which you are reducing their frequency as well). All while raising fares. You are not taking into consideration communities that are dependent on this service. Especially, since half the time the busses are not on-time. Shame on you MTA!
2/28/24 — If you change the Q10 route it?ll make traveling way harder for people by The van wyck, the Q10 is my only way to the E train, and it?s the only form of transportation for my sister, my grandmother is disabled and that?s the only bus she?s able to remember route and all, so if you guys re-route the Q10 it?ll make life 10X?s harder than what it is for her and my sister.
2/28/24 — If you change the Q10 route it?ll make traveling way harder for people by The van wyck, the Q10 is my only way to the E train, and it?s the only form of transportation for my sister, my grandmother is disabled and that?s the only bus she?s able to remember route and all, so if you guys re-route the Q10 it?ll make life 10X?s harder than what it is for her and my sister.
2/26/24 — I don?t think the qm68 should skip the Queens Blvd Main Street stop as now that eliminates the option for me to ride this bus.
2/3/24 — On the Q32 bus route to Jackson Heights, the Madison Avenue-34 Street bus stop should be kept because it is a major transfer point between the M1, M2, M3, M4 and M34-SBS bus routes. It would be a major inconvenience to eliminate this stop. Please add back the Madison Avenue-34 Street stop for the Q32. Thank you for your reconsideration.
2/3/24 — The Q47 bus should retain its original routing through Roosevelt Avenue to serve the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the 7 train. It is a major transfer point between the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the 7 train and the 69 Street-Roosevelt Avenue stop on the Q47 bus both in the mornings and evenings. Please reconsider keeping the original routing on the Q47 to continue serving this major transfer stop. Thank you for your reconsideration.
2/27/24 — Customer would like to say that the bus stop that has been removed is making it harder for seniors and individuals with disabilities to get around, it also takes longer to get to your destination. 21st st, 36th ave bus Q69
2/17/24 — Q20 A/B bus stop main stop 76th avenue northbound and southbound. I use this bus stop as my goto for work and so do other people. Can you please not remove that bus route?
2/4/24 — Hello! I?m disappointed that bus route Q49 is getting rid of the stop on 34th Ave and 78th street. This is the main access point to Travers Park and the Green Market. Get rid of the 80th St stop instead as they have the stop on 82 as an alternative. Also, please, please, please add more buses to Q66 going to LIC during the morning commute between 7 am and 8am. With the amount of commuters and students that line is PACKED and at times there are only 2 buses for the entire hour!!! This leaves so many of us stranded including students who are then late for school. Thank you for your time and please assist us with these requests.
2/20/24 — The Q31 will completely change, for people living in Bayside by 32nd Ave. I usually take it up Bell Blvd. to my doctor's office.
2/23/24 — This potential reroute would comes as a great disadvantage where It?d take me double the time and money to get to work as a flight attendant time and sleep is so valuable I think you should rethink proposed plan because there are many that will be affected due this possible change. Please keep it the same with the local routes.
2/2/24 — 1/2 Good morning. I am submitting this comment on the bus network redesign, with a focus on changes to the B62 and B32, as a resident of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. I am in my mid-20s and for years, I have taken either the B32 or B62 from northern Greenpoint into Long Island City as part of my commute into midtown. I appreciate the thoughtfulness and hard work that has gone into the redesign, and I recognize that considered efforts were made to improve service on high-traffic streets such as McGuinness Boulevard. However, the current status of traffic safety on McGuinness Boulevard is precisely why I am submitting a comment. To make my position clear, I am fully supportive of the city?s efforts to make McGuinness more safe for pedestrian traffic, including whatever steps deemed necessary to implement a ?road diet.? Unfortunately, I am concerned that directing a high volume of pedestrian traffic from bus passengers will put innocent riders into harm?s way. The risks to pedestrians on McGuinness Boulevard are not being addressed quickly enough to justify adding bus service on McGuinness yet. The MTA Bus Network has much to celebrate with their current coverage in northern Brooklyn. I?ve found that the bus service is quicker and more reliable than the G train, and I am part of an often bespoke community of bus riders that feel similarly. What the MTA may have missed in their approach to redesigning bus service in Greenpoint is intimate knowledge of the community?s approach to pedestrian-friendly north-to-south streets. It?s fairly straightforward: Franklin and Manhattan (and West) are pedestrian friendly, McGuinness is not. On more pedestrian-friendly streets, such as Manhattan and Franklin, you can expect bus service, with the local B32 that picks up passengers on the quieter Franklin Street often serving as cleanup for the B62.
2/2/24 — 2/2 McGuinness Boulevard is ultimately not the right fit for where to redirect the B62 ? it is risky, logistically challenging, and doesn?t provide a clear or meaningful improvement to B62 service. To usher this bloc of bus riders eastward to cross McGuinness Boulevard every day engenders a significant amount of risk. There are also logistical constraints with building out safe bus stops on McGuinness. I have celebrated the significant progress the city has made to build protected bike lanes on McGuinness. However, these safety milestones are at risk of getting undermined by weaving in bus traffic through these protected bike lanes. Placing bus stops on the center median of McGuinness would require many years of construction, and would be building out a potentially infeasible and ultimately unnecessary solution. Having reviewed the extensive Draft Plan proposed by the MTA, I recognize the competing goals of providing ample routes and providing a high frequency of buses. If the B32 is deemed extraneous in pursuit of providing a higher frequency of buses along the B62 route, I suspect that the community will eventually be able to accept this change. (And to that end, I hope sufficient investments are made in coordinating dispatching to reliably deliver better frequencies.) However, where I think the MTA goes too far is in selecting McGuinness Boulevard over Manhattan Avenue for the northbound ?corridor? that connects this segment of Brooklyn to Queens. Maintaining B62 service along Manhattan Avenue is far better, for the aforementioned reasons. The ongoing traffic safety issues on McGuinness make it an inhospitable environment for bus riders and provide insufficient advantages to justify the challenges associated with implementing the switch.
2/17/24 — I?m a senior resident of 71-14, 252nd street in Bellerose, Queens. I don?t drive now, and actually take the Q46 route to glen Oaks, also the Q36 route via Little Neck pkwy. It?s very inconvenient for me to go to Northern Blvd to food shopping or to the church during the weekends. Would appreciate to consider some service on the weekends for these two routes. Your attention to my needs along with the other senior residents in the area would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2/17/24 — I?m a senior resident of 71-14, 252nd street in Bellerose, Queens. I don?t drive now, and actually take the Q46 route to glen Oaks, also the Q36 route via Little Neck pkwy. It?s very inconvenient for me to go to Northern Blvd to food shopping or to the church during the weekends. Would appreciate to consider some service on the weekends for these two routes. Your attention to my needs along with the other senior residents in the area would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
2/5/24 — Please move the first Q17 bus stop in Flushing back to the original spot near the corner of Main St and Roosevelt Avenue. There is still ample space to have the stop there. The new bus stop is too far away from the train station and often times, the bus leaves with very few passengers because people can't catch it, especially when it is raining and snowing. Also, can the frequency of the bus please be more consistent and on schedule especially during morning rush hour. Many times when travelling from Fresh Meadows to Queens, passengers have to wait 10-15 mins for a bus and when the bus comes, THREE buses come at the same time. One would have some people and the other two would be empty.
2/1/24 — No no no!! Please don?t break the q66 into two buses!! Right now the 66 goes straight to ravenswood houses and other complexes that are naturally occurring retirement communities access to bus service without an additional transfer is critical for handicapped and elderly. Breaking it into a separate line on the q63 will discriminate against elderly disabled and riders of color. Is that your objective??
2/1/24 — The Q40 absolutely needs more frequent buses! There should be no reason that in an ?improved? bus network design, people will still have to wait on average 20 minutes for the next bus to come, with it already being packed full at the bus? first stop. It is the most dreaded part of my commute.
2/8/24 — I proposed for the Q27 Limited to skip 15 stops (which are 64th Av, 67th Av, 75th Av, 76th Av, 77th Av, Kingsbury Av, 223rd St, Sawyer Av, 89th Av, 90th Av, 91st Av, 92nd Av, 93rd Av, 94th Av, & 94th Drive) via Springfield Blvd (except for 73rd Av). All other 2 stops (including Union Tpike, & Amboy Lane (which connects to the Queens Village LIRR Station)) will remain
2/22/24 — The Rockaway Blvd Q10 is essential to the neighborhood we are an aging community and alot of our seniors would be forced to find alternative means to travel
2/7/24 — Leave the routes the same. This is gonna mess up everything. Just run more buses on the 27 and 65
2/29/24 — I currently live in south ozone park. I recently learned about the changes comimg our way. One of the Sutter stops has already been eliminated, which makes commuting to the airport already more difficult. As a flight attendant, who has to often push around a suitcase, the changes proposed would be detrimental. A few blocks is doable but pushing a suitcase for blocks on end every time I have to go to work will have a negative impact on my health. Being on time and making it to work is important for my livelihood. Please keep the Q10. This route is the way for me to go to Lefferts and take the AirTran to the airport. Please please keep the Q10 alive so everyday people like me can commute to work.
2/27/24 — The Q10 at 130th is very important to my daily commute as well as others in the neighborhood
2/26/24 — This plan will be a huge inconvenience for our community. What will happen to those of us that need to take the Q10 to get home after the train ? Pay for an Uber every night ? That will not work for me or the community. This plan must not move forward.
2/25/24 — Caller states she would like for transit to keep the Q101 bus and service. she states it would be a Hugh inconveniences if the bus is taken out of service.
2/19/24 — Re QM-17: I am a senior citizen and would like the ability to travel from Manhattan to the Rockaways in the evenings. Many seniors are reluctant to take the subway at night. Provide later express bus to the Rockaways at night and I think ridership will really increase. Please consider this change.
2/3/24 — The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza via St. Barnabas Hospital as proposed in the first two renditions of the Queens Bus Redesign (the original draft plan and the New Draft Plan). There is a gap in east-west service between East 180th Street and East Fordham Road which was acknowledged by the Bronx Bus Redesign team. I had recommended the Bx17 be rerouted to cover that gap, but it seems that the MTA felt the Q44 was a better candidate to address this gap. One way or another, this gap needs to be filled: It is unacceptable to pass it to the next borough's redesign, and then just "throw up your hands" so to speak, and just leave the gap unaddressed. The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza would not only address this gap in east-west service, but also allow riders from Queens (as well as Bronx neighborhoods served by the Q44) to connect to the busiest reverse-peak commutation station in the United States. The railroad station at Fordham Plaza provides access to many jobs in Connecticut and Westchester. The Q44 extension would provide a more direct connection from Parkchester and Unionport to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx22, and would provide a more direct connection from West Farms to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx9. (The route would physically be more direct, and would also spend less time on congested Fordham Road). This would also be more useful to students seeking to reach Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College. Although it wouldn't provide them with a one-seat ride, it would provide a quicker overall travel time (as mentioned previously, the proposed Q44 extension would take a quicker and less congested route between Unionport and Fordham Plaza) as well as allow riders to transfer to the Bx22 at a point where the bus is less crowded (the Bx22 is a very busy route east of Fordham Plaza, but west of Fordham Plaza, it generally has more capacity). To be continued with Part 2
2/3/24 — Continued from Part 1 It was mentioned that traffic along the route (in the vicinity of the Whitestone Bridge) is an issue that seems to be of concern. My first comment is that this concern needs to be properly analyzed and quantified. It is not enough to say "longer routes are less reliable" and call it a day. The travel time through segments of the route (such as going over the Whitestone Bridge between Lafayette Avenue and 14th Avenue) would have a mean and standard deviation. Using different statistical techniques, it should be possible to estimate the impact on on-time performance that any given segment (whether existing or proposed) has on the route as a whole. That information should be published so that it is known that the concerns of transit advocates are being taken seriously and not merely being brushed off with generalizations. From that point, it is possible to generate the appropriate dispatching strategies to maximize on-time performance and minimize excess wait time (and optimize other similar metrics). For example, if the Whitestone Bridge is indeed a chokepoint, perhaps certain trips could be short-turned to only operate within The Bronx (e.g. Fordham Plaza to Lafayette Avenue) or within Queens (e.g. 14th Avenue to Jamaica, though with the Q20 supplementing the Q44, perhaps some additional Q20 service might help). The need/demand for this extension is clearly there based on population density, ridership data, and travel patterns, it's just that the dispatching techniques need to be adjusted accordingly. It should also be considered that a certain amount of the traffic on the Whitestone Bridge would likely be relieved by having the Q44 extended to Fordham Plaza. I'm sure that a non-negligible amount of people are choosing to drive from the Fordham Plaza area (and for that matter, St. Barnabas Hospital and the general Belmont area) to/from Queens due to the lack of a direct bus connection. With those neighborhoods in The Bronx being as dense as they are, even a few percentage points of modal shift may be able to cause a reasonable reduction in traffic. (The general principles of a speed-density curve hold true when performing this traffic analysis. Of course, detailed statistics of hourly traffic flow and estimates of modal shift are required for a thorough analysis) To be continued with Part 3
2/3/24 — Continued from Part 2 The final concern is that the Cross-Bronx corridor is one of those circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by redirection of traffic once the Manhattan Central Business District Tolling Program (also known as "congestion pricing") is implemented. Therefore, it is imperative that transit improvements along these corridors (such as a Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza) be considered to alleviate the expected additional traffic along these circumferential corridors.
2/4/24 — The Q14 needs to terminate at the Fresh Pond Road (M) station on the southern end of the route. Eliot Avenue residents need to maintain their connection to the southern end of the (M) for easier access to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. While the segment of Fresh Pond Road south of Metropolitan Avenue may be congested, it is not a good practice to avoid a major ridership generator, commercial area and transfer point for the sake of avoiding congestion. The bus lanes along Fresh Pond Road should be properly enforced. The Q14 running into Ridgewood will also help provide an alternative to the Q58 for passengers seeking access to Elmhurst and Corona. If resources need to be shifted from the Q58 to the Q14 to account for the shift in demand, then that is fine, and is simply adapting to the needs of passengers.
2/22/24 — Do not remove Q10 bus stop from rockaway blvd and 130th st this route is essential to many airport employees including myself that needs to get to lefertsblvd air train. Walking to the limited is too much of a walk for me and many other flight attendants living in the area.
2/2/24 — Please I ask that you don't get rid of the Q20 A/B bus stop at main St/ 76 Ave southbound and northbound stop. I use this bus stop every day. I have disability that makes walking an extra 5 block difficult for me. Please reconsider not getting ride of this stop. Thanks for you time and consideration.
2/5/24 — I fully support the proposed Q11 changes that would connect Hamilton Beach to Crossbay. My two children and I take buses from Crossbay Blvd and 157th Ave to go to school and work and my father-in-law has Dr appointments on Crossbay Blvd. This change would be help us get to our destinations faster. Currently, the bus doesn?t run frequently and we?re either forced to walk or take a cab.
2/22/24 — We don't want the change
2/5/24 — Re: QM-4. I see the removal of two stops in Electchester that I question. Westbound, 67th Ave & 164 St and Jewel Ave & 161 Street. I travelled this line for years, and found both stops to be very busy stops. These stops service Electchester which is a housing complex made up largely of Union workers, who utilize this line for access to their jobs in the City. Further, I am confused by midday and weekend service. You state "Weekday midday and weekend service would be discontinued due to low ridership. Service would operate during weekday peak hours only". Yet, in your chart showing existing vs. proposed service you show scheduling. The loss of express bus service during midday and weekends would be a great loss to elderly and disabled people. Personally, neither my husband nor I can handle the stairs involved in taking the subway to Manhattan. I do recognize that the service is underutilized during these hours but two proposals come to mind. Not an elimination, but a reduction in scheduled trips. Also, perhaps smaller coaches could be utilized to provide some service to those who cannot handle the stairs of the subway.
2/20/24 — The Q10 bus route in its current form is a very effective/necessary route that serves the residents of Richmond Hill, Ozone Park and South Ozone Park. Changing it will be a time-consuming and financially burdensome hardship on the users of this route. Depending on the Q7 AND Q9 bus routes as alternative connections to reach local destinations is a poorly thought out strategy as these bus routes themselves are plagued with poor connection times and very undependable schedules. The Q10 is a very heavily used bus route whose current itinerary has worked for years. Thousands of people, community residents, students and commuters use this bus line daily and would be negatively impacted by changing its route schedule and directions. We strongly urge the MTA to leave the Q10 bus route in its current operational form and not eliminating ANY stops.
2/1/24 — Dear Planners: Please scrap the proposed Q75 route between Briarwood and Little Neck Extend Q64 past Jewel Av-164 St via left onto 164 St right onto Horace Harding Expwy and continue on to Little Neck Pkwy Herb
2/1/24 — Dear Planners: Please change the nine three digit route designations to two numbers Q101 would be Q21 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q34 Q110 would be Q75 Q111 would be Q71 Q112 would be Q79 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q57 Herb
2/4/24 — Please provide Q36 weekend service so that Glen Oaks residents would have a bus available to 179 Street Subway and access to the Samuel Field YM-YWHA. Herb
2/5/24 — Please extend proposed Q48 past 260 St-Little Neck Pkwy via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Grand Central Pkwy and terminate at North Shore Towers. Operate 24/7 Herb
2/5/24 — I am urging that the Q75 proposal be scrapped. This would quad duplicate. Bus service along Union Tpke. The Q45, Q46 and Q48 are enough! The better plan is to extend route Q64 to Little Neck Pkwy. Leaving Queens Blvd station via Queens Blvd, right onto Jewel Av, left on 164 St, right on Horace Harding Expect to Little Neck Pkwy along the present Q30 route. The new Q64 would operate 24/7. The Q88 should also operate 24/7 Please redesign ate the 9 3 digit route designations: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Please redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 Please redesign ate proposed Q61 as Q14 to avoid confusion at Fort Totten between Q61 and Q16 Please redesign ate proposed Q62 as Q18 to avoid confusion in Downtown Flushing between the Q26 and Q62. The present Q18 (Astoria-Maspeth) would be redesignated Q62. Also the proposed Q14 (East Elmhurst-Maspeth) would become Q61. Herb
2/12/24 — Please extend Q26 to 230 St-69 Average Operate route Q36 24/7 operate route Q48 7 days a week Base the Q32 and Q50 st LaGuardia depot Hrtn
2/21/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal. If this took place, there would be quadruple bus service along Union Turnpike. The better thing to do is to extend route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Avenue, left onto 164 Street, right onto Horace Harding Expressway and follow the Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. On the return trip, the Q64 would operate along Horace Harding Expwy, left onto 164 Street, right onto Jewel Avenue then regular Q64 to 71 Avenue subway. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village Depot. Herb
2/23/24 — Here are some important suggestions: Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot Please cut Q1 to Parsons Blvd-Archer AC Please redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica Depot Please base Q51 at Queens Village Depot Herb
2/26/24 — Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Replace proposed Q75 with an extension of route Q64 to Little Neck Pkwy via Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy absorbing Q30 route. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
2/27/24 — I would like to suggest that the Q1 be cut back to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av providing Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center-Parsons Blvd station and closer access to Merrick Blvd corridor routes. After dropping off passengers on Parsons Blvd between Jamaica & Archer Avenues, Bellerose bound Q1 buses would turn right onto Archer Av, left onto the "teardrop" then left onto Parsons Blvd to stand between Jamaica & Archer Avenues. Please redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion at Belmont Park with the classic Q2 route. Please extend Q64 to Little Neck. After operating on Jewel Av, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding and absorb the present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy which is a better proposal than the Q75 The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. Herb
2/27/24 — Operate route Q88 24/7
2/28/24 — Here is an alternate proposal to replace the Q75: Extend Q64 route via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy replacing the existing Q30 route. Please remove speed bumps along 73 Av West of Utopia Pkwy and put a traffic light on 73 Av-182 St Please base the new Q64 at Queens Village Depot. Herb
2/29/24 — I have an important suggestion regarding the Belmont Park bound Q2 and JFK Airport bound Q3: On 187 Place traffic lights should be installed on 89 Av, 90 Av
2/22/24 — In the new redesign, the Q46 and Q48 should NOT make any stops that are already covered by Q45 (until 188 street or Springfield blvd). This will get customers living near LIJ hospital and Glen Oaks to their destination much faster. Thank you.
2/20/24 — I disagree with the new proposal to eliminate the Rockaway Blvd & 130 street stops and make the Q10 a full time limited bus. I already have to take the Q10 to Lefferts to catch the A and to catch the F at Kew Gardens. If you take away those stops it will be more difficult. I am a woman of a certain age and for my safety and length of travel and high cost of economy it would be more costly and more dangerous. I?ve been living in this community for years and they just took away one stop on 130 and Sutter and it already took me out of my way to walking a longer route to get to my home. I can?t believe you want to make it even more difficult then what it is right now. Please take into consideration of the people who live in this area who are of a certain age who uses the MTA Q10 bus. The only improvement would be to leave it as it is and put the stop that was at 130th and Sutter back going towards JFK. Thank you 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾
2/2/24 — The astoria/woodside area is in need of a bus to commute into Brooklyn. This area is limited to options for smooth transport. It takes LITERALLY several transfers to get into the brookyln area. In need of this situation to be revolved. Also, there are too many trains being delayed
2/22/24 — PLEASE BEING BACK Q73 BUS ON 108 ST IN FOREST HILLS IN QUEENS
2/22/24 — PLEASE REMOVE Q60 BUS STOP AT 63 DR AND QUEENS BLVID SOURTH SIDE AND NOURTH SIDE
2/22/24 — The Q100 bus provides a greatly valuable service for residents of western Astoria, please consider keeping it. Many people rely on it every morning to get to Queensboro plaza. On 21st street we are seeing a boom in residential construction, many large apartment building are going up. This means demand for an express bus to the train station is going to increase. Taking away a bus line will make the problem worse. If you must take away the express bus service, please consider greatly increasing the frequency of the Q69.
2/11/24 — I work at Flushing hospital I take the 65 to work and home. Now you want me to walk from Sanford Ave to Flushing Hospital with a heart condition. This is ridiculous what the MTA is proposing. At least 40 people take the 65 to Flushing Hospital to work. By the time 65 starts it route in College Point, it is full by the 4th bus stop.
2/27/24 — It?s unreasonable to take away express bus first stop and/or courtesy stop into the city from tunnel. Most passengers rely heavily on the stop due working in the vicinity of that particular stop. Any other would suggest an additional fare or lengthy walk. Please reconsider.
2/9/24 — I'm very disappointed that the Q8 will no longer go to the Gateway Mall in Brooklyn.
2/29/24 — I think the changes to the Q23 bus is unwarranted. Living in Northern queens, it is imperative that this bus continue its route into the neighborhood surrounding the airport because there are no trains in our area. Rather, we need to walk 15 minutes or take the bus to get to the train. The Q23 bus is one of these buses that came into our neighborhood and is now proposed to end its northern route at the subway. The Q23 bus is instrumental for the high school kids to get to the numerous high schools located off the 108th street. In addition, I use this bus to travel to my doctor's office in Forest Hills. The new route would cause all these people to transfer buses midway in their ride, causing riders to lose their free transfer to buses or trains in Forest Hills. Also, the amount of traveling time will increase causing me to be late for my dr appts and the high school kids to be late for their first class. Please restore the old bus route for the Q23 bus. Northern Queens requires this line to get around efficiently and timely, with only one free transfer lowed to them. Thank you for listening.
2/3/24 — The Q101 provides essential service to the residents of 20th ave, connecting them down Steinway Street and into Manhattan. Changing the Q101 so it no longer provides service along 20th ave and the cross streets of 45th & 47th, etc. would be a disservice to the residents who live there, who are elderly and need the bus to connect to the train and other parts of Astoria.
2/9/24 — For Q64, we need the high frequency of buses during the day as if already doesn't run often enough. Also, all the stops that are being removed are important! The stops are not that close to each other and I hope MTA planners understand.
2/13/24 — The new proposed Q75 takes me to wrong location requiring me to switch buses when I didn't before. Why can't you leave the Q30 the way it is now by going to queens city line and run that portion as a limited pickup service from little neck to jamica. They don't need to run to college all the time.
2/24/24 — The local q10 bus is a staple for many reasons and to take it away causes inconveniences for many who are required to take the q10 to their respective destinations.
2/27/24 — Q76 Please do not remove the Francis Lewis Blvd/53rd Avenue stop. There is an elementary school 2 blocks away. The stop provides easier access for the staff and parents, grandparents. Please be more thoughtful about your redesign.
2/26/24 — Q38 new bus plan, I think is a horrible solution.
2/5/24 — Q37 bus proposed route ? Northbound and Southbound The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. This area is a residential area, with many elderly people and is an excessive walking burden with the elimination of the bus route on 133rd AVE. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
2/19/24 — Hi taking the q36 from 212 street will be a great loss to the neighbor hood and will dis service the whole neighborhood
2/2/24 — Busses are meant for convenience, especially for the elderly and disabled. And in our case, neighborhoods that can?t get to and from the train within a couple mile radius. The Q20A/B is already known to be one of the most unreliable busses in all of queens. It?s NEVER on time, whatever the app says it?s always wrong. And sometimes it won?t even show up at all and even better when it does show up but it?s out of service. I?ve missed countless events because of this bus and my neighbors, friends and families can say the same. So making the periodic time longer between one bus and another is just going to make it worse! Also, my bus today decided to skip my stop to try the new route after my very long day at work and I had to walk back 5 blocks. That is not convenient. I can?t imagine taking my grandma anywhere anymore. The main st/76th Ave both south and northbound stops are some of the busiest stops, especially because they have chairs built. And they?re near a more booming corner like grocery stores, the banks, etc. Removing them is the most inconvenient thing you can do for the neighborhood. The northbound stop main st/77th rd has no chairs and is in closer proximity to the stops before and after it rather than the latter. I really hope you will take this into consideration. To you, it might just be a stop but to us, it?s what makes or breaks our day especially in horrible weather and for the elderly and disabled.
2/18/24 — Please do not remove q10 local and only do q10 limited. The local on 130th is the only bus that runs in this area and will very hard to go to work. Plus ALOT of seniors live in the area. The q7 2 blocks away is over crowded and rarely runs. Please stop this
2/28/24 — The ridership for several bus routes has been severely under-counted because of the huge student population that rides for free. The Q12, 13, 27, 43, and 76 are always so incredibly crowded in the early morning and in the AM and PM peak hours that there are always several buses that have to let people on through the back door or simply do not accept any more passengers and have a "Next Bus" sign. However, most of the redesigned routes for these buses are not only cutting stops, but also cutting service. This does not make any sense if the goal is reliability and increased ridership. Honestly speed has never been a huge concern for bus service because getting a rideshare cab is always going to be faster no matter what. Cutting stops and service will only cause ridership to drop even further and push people to take rideshare/cabs more often, thereby increasing congestion and also slowing buses even more. The Q76 is one route that already has such few buses, it makes no sense to extend the route and keep the number of buses the same/cut buses on the weekend--this is just less service and more inconvenience for riders who rely on this route. Removing the Francis Lewis/Springfield Blvd stop from the Q27 just to move it a block up also does not make any sense since it is a major intersection and transfer point--this will just make passengers miss their transfer bus. Making the Q43 a rush bus also makes no sense because it is one of the only local buses that goes from all the way from Jamaica to New Hyde Park. There is also a huge number of students who rely on it to get to Martin van Buren High School or transfer to Cardozo or a number of other schools nearby, so it is always extremely crowded during early morning and AM/PM peak hours. Saying that Q43 will be replaced by Q1 as the main Hillside Ave route is also completely misleading since the Q1 proposed route does not even go as far as the Q43 along Hillside Ave and even though the Q1 is supposed to have significantly increased service, the number of buses proposed is significantly less for almost every single time slot--is this a typo? Along with making the Q43 rush from Jamaica all the way until Oakland Gardens, this seems like a significant decrease in service and forcing riders to have to transfer between these two buses when they didn't have to before. Most of the problems being faced by the MTA could be solved simply by increasing bus service and enforcing Bus Only lanes, not by cutting stops.
2/28/24 — While the bus network does need improvement, I think there are several flaws in how this redesign was conceived. The main problem of the buses being slow is congestion, as cited in the MTA's own studies. Trying to speed up buses by removing stops and making more routes express or non-stop service is not going to solve or mitigate the congestion issue and will only make buses even more inconvenient and less accessible, as well as slow and unreliable. The obvious solution is to provide more service and enforce bus only lanes, so that more people are inclined to take the bus and not drive. There is also a major oversight in ridership considering that a huge population of students take the bus and often ride without swiping their Student MetroCards since they are supposed to get free rides regardless--this saves a lot of time in the morning and afternoon rush but as a result there is a lack of data. The huge influx of students also create a lack of data for other ridership because the bus driver often has to let passengers in the back door--so the MTA is probably severely under-counting ridership on several bus routes. The Q12, Q13, Q27, Q43, Q76 all carry a huge amount of people to schools or jobs in the city and suburbs, but I see that most of the redesigned routes are cutting stops and service. This does not make any sense. In particular, I noticed one of my local stops on the Q12 and Q13 line, Northern Blvd and 196 St, is being removed to force children and students to take the bus at an extremely busy intersection at Francis Lewis Blvd or Utopia Pkwy, or at Northern Blvd and 194th St which does not have a crosswalk sign and is now the site of an abandoned parking lot and rundown former Walgreens store--these are all huge risks to the safety of these children's lives, especially if they are trying to run and catch the bus so they aren't late for school. The Northern Blvd and 196th stop is not only much safer with an actual crosswalk, but the nearby school also has an active crossing guard keeping watch for the children. This is actually a huge community issue since a young girl was hit by a car and killed a few years ago on Northern Blvd, and it is still one of the most dangerous boulevards in the entire city. I also do not understand how the Q25 bus route is supposed to absorb Q34 service but at the same time cut stops and have fewer buses in the morning, peak, and evening--this is blatantly providing less service and will cause a huge drop in ridership.
2/22/24 — I do not support this acted of the MTA plan. Please find a better solution
2/1/24 — Lifelong resident and transit enthusiast, former planning intern at NYCTA. I reviewed most of the routes except most express and SE Queens routes. There are many sensible changes and nothing really stood out as not worth a try. The route numbering excludes weird coding with letters or triple digits and that is a very good thing. I did notice that the QM4 profile text states elimination of all off peak service, but the frequency/span of svc tables still show that service as continuing. Stand firm on the stop spacing issue - people will get used to it and the faster service that ensues. This can only increase ridership and stir up demand for more bus lanes.
2/29/24 — I am in complete disagreement with the new proposal for the Q10 bus route. It will definitely affect all of us who live int he area and also for alot people that around and reky on the q10 to work and get to school. This should not be changed. I pay a lot taxes every year. I deserved to be listened .
2/20/24 — I feel that the MTA should have a Q44-SBS variant that runs between Main St/Jewel Ave, Main St/Horace Harding Expwy or Main St/Kissena Blvd to the Bronx High School of Science. This is where most students are coming from and a few runs like this will have less reliability issues than a trip from Downtown Jamaica to the High School.
2/22/24 — I take the qm12 Tuesdays to Thursdays every week as well as several others at the 71st Ave and Metropolitan. This is a heavy inconvenience to us by you taking away our stop, my tax dollar is not paying to make everyone else?s rides easy. This is totally an erroneous thing for you guys to be making. I don?t know what your bus drivers or other observers are telling you but we have more of a pick at 71st and Metro than you do at Juno and Yellowstone.
2/29/24 — Please do not take the local Q10 route out it will put a strain on the numerous people who rely on the routes
2/19/24 — 1. Please change express buses from the interstate type of design for ADA compliant buses. Suggestion upgrade local buses with express bus type of seating. 2. QM11 and QM12 buses should also operate on the weekends.
2/26/24 — Q102 is needed, proposed q104 Does not serve Ada accessible stations
2/7/24 — q102 bus is fine not need to be removed. The proposed Q104 takes a circuotous route takes passengers to non-accessible stations that are useless to [hysicically challenged.
2/13/24 — Please do not change the current Q30 Bus route. I need this bus to get to the subway. The fare would cost me one fare. The new design would increase the commute to two fares one way. Please add night service to the current Q30 bus. I work at night. Please keep the Q30 as it is. Thank you.
2/22/24 — Please keep the original Q10 route. ?If it ain?t broke ?..don?t fix it.?
2/29/24 — I don?t like the new purposed Q10 route, it basically removes all local stops on Rockaway Blvd and 130th avenue. This causes a inconvenience due to riders having to take upto 2-3 buses just to get to the Q10 which will be more time consuming and frustrating.
2/17/24 — QM65 - I am very happy we are getting a new line for riders in south Jamaica. I work at 28 Liberty and having a direct route to Downtown Manhattan is so amazing. While I do ride the QM21 on occasion, I know myself and other riders would love to have a stop removed from the route to make the trip to AND from Manhattan shorter, in my opinion by 35 minutes. If the bus stops along Queens Blvd could be removed, service will be a great deal more pleasant. More cost effective on fuel, less congestion on Queens Blvd too. Queens blvd has MANY more options for downtown service and LIRR as well as the Subway options. We in south Jamaica don't have those options and a longer trip is what we must contend with on a daily basis. Now that the LIRR does not help with direct service to Brooklyn and has removed the discounted Atlantic Ticket that included a subway metro card our options are Penn station for direct service. That adds to commute time. We want to get home within under an hour like our fellow New Yorkers is all we ask.
2/20/24 — The new Q14 route is not good for people living in Middle Village who need access to Downtown Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. You are cutting access for people in Middle Village to the El Metropolitan station by getting rid of the Corona end of the Q38 and requiring people to take more trips and use more fares and plan for longer trips. This is not an effective route. Please do not implement this for the disabled and elderly who rely on this route as well.
2/12/24 — This new proposal will mean I have to take 3 buses instead of 2 and double fare instead of 1 . It will cost me more time and money. It will not work for me .
2/13/24 — I take the Q10 the new proposal will mean my commute will be longer and more expensive. Because I will now have to take 3 buses and double fare . More walking and more waiting time in between the buses. This will not help me because my stop will be eliminated and I have to get off at the stop before my regular stop which is dark and dangerous when I get home from work at night. This will not help me.
2/25/24 — Please keep the old Q10 route to JFK Airport and keep the Q10 Rockway 130 st stop. .Remove this stop and route with cause lots of hardship. More walking to another stop .More waiting time in between buses an additional bus on my route and an additional fare. I have been taking that Q10 bus for the past 23 yrs. I normally take I bus to Kew Garden then the train this will mean I have to take 2 buses then the train and that will cause me double fares going and coming.
2/28/24 — Please keep the 171 St stop on Union Turnpike going towards Queens Blvd. Because of workers and students getting it if work and classes from St John?s university at nights . It will cause great inconvenience to get to the 168st stop or the 174 St stop on Union Turnpike.
2/2/24 — I have no problem with the new plan, but is the new Q17 introduction page written incorrectly? The page says Q17 Rush, but the Profile says it's Q17 unlimited. Which one is correct?
2/12/24 — It is completely unfair to the people who live in Brooklyn and catch the Q7 at Pitkin and Euclid to have their only means of getting to work taken away from them. The current stops are needed for hard working employees and the kids who go to school in the area before you get to Rockaway blvd. This is a selfish move.
2/19/24 — We need the bus a lot of airport worker?s take this route what about the local people and stops ????
2/21/24 — The new proposed route for the Q10 bus causes a time and financial hardship on the people of the South Ozone Park area. The service cuts will now cause us to have to walk even further to get to the bus, especially in low light times of the day, it is even more unsafe to have to walk and stand on Rockaway boulevard to catch a connecting bus. This also now pushes is to have to spend another fare, when we would have been able to spend 1 fare when we connected directly from the Q10 to another bus or the subway. This is low and middle class neighborhood, that the Q10 has served for decades. Why are we being punished with service cuts? It already takes an exorbant amount of time to get to the nearest subway station, now it will take even longer and cost us more money. My mother who is 72 years old and still works a fulltime job, is now afraid for her safety traveling home. She gets off of work at 915 pm, and already threeads the line of getting home close to 11pm with the existing bus service. For her to have to get off of the bus and take the Q7, and then walk another 3 blocks at that time of the night to get home is unfair and unsafe.
2/20/24 — The MTA has created a new bus redesign 2023 plan which will soon take away all the Q10 bus routes on Rockaway Bivd and on 130 Street in South Ozone Park. MTA will be putting the Q10 to run on Lefferts Bivd instead, and the Q9 bus to run on 130 Street and 135 Ave. This means we would no longer have access to Liberty Avenue and Lefferts to take A train, got to work/school, doctors appoints, do shopping, or to the Kew Gardens stop with the Q9 bus. After calculations, it will take residents double the time to commute, and 2 buses and 2 or more trains to just get to where we want to go. This means, we will have to pay 2 or more fares to go to work and 2 or more fares to come back home on a daily basis, depending on the location of our jobs. This decision made by the transportation and political systems is unjust and ridiculous because it will put a hardship and strain on us honest taxpayers who pay our honest fare. MTA should not be able to make decisions for a community they are not a part of. For example; for those who take the J train instead of getting on 1 bus you will now have to tako the Q9 to rockaway Blvd. then the Q7 to Lefferts Bivd. and then the Q10 to the J train. That is 3 buses and 4 fares.
2/19/24 — I disagree with this plan, this bus serves as a second route for me to get home. So discontinuing this stop will leave alot of families in a dilemma.
2/8/24 — Queens can really use more express buses to the Downtown area asap. More specifically from the Cambria Heights, St. Albans area. This is an area that is not being considered and there are lots of people who can benefit from this kind of service.
2/23/24 — This bus stop is the only way of me getting to and from work properly. If this bus does not come my way I will have to walk 30 minutes to and from another stop. That?s an hour to my travel on top of the other hour I travel. Please do not cancel this route
2/15/24 — I think you are making a mistake eliminating the east bound stop at Madison and 57th Street -- This is the connection point for people traveling from Lincoln Center area to Queens [M5 to Q32]. It is also the connecting point for people traveling from Carnegie Hall [M57 to Q32].
2/19/24 — MY NAME IS LISA AND I AM A FLIGHT ATTENDANT WHO WORKS AT JFK. I AND MY OTHER COLLEAGUES WHO WORK AT JFK HAVE TO TAKE THE Q9 BUS TO ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH STREET WHERE WE TRANSFER TO THE Q10 BUS, SO DOING AWAY WITH THAT STOP IS NOT A GOOD IDEA. IF THAT STOP IS ELIMINATED THAT MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO TAKE 3 BUS TO GET TO WORK AND THAT ALSO MEANS WE WILL HAVE TO LEAVE MUCH MUCH EARLIER IN THE MORNING. AS IT IS THE FIRST Q9 BUS THAT I HAVE TO GET IS 5:40 AM, WHICH IS THE VERY FIRST ONE IN THE MORNING. IT IS ALSO GOING TO COST MORE BECAUSE THERE IS ONLY ONE FREE TRANSFER. WE WILL BE SUBJECT TO TAKE Q9-Q7-Q10 WHICH IS NOT FAIR. SOME OF THE TIMES ALREADY THE Q7 IS NOT RELIABLE. INCONCLUSION I THINK IT IS A VERY BAD IDEA TO GET RID OF THE STOP AT ROCKAWAY BLVD AND 130TH STREET.
2/4/24 — Hello I am a senior that takes this bus Q20 on Main Street. And I have a hard time walking but my walker helps me. This bus is the only thing that gives me hope of traveling farther than a block around my house. The stops going northbound and southbound on Main st and 76ave are at the perfect location for convenience. This stop is also right next to the grocery store and the other side is 3 banks and there?s the post office right there too and so many little restaurants. So having a bus stop at that corner makes perfect sense I hope you keep these bus stops thank you
2/25/24 — I take the Q10 everyday on Rockaway Blvd and 128th street. The proposed plan would drastically affect my commute and I would be forced to take the Q7 which runs infrequently and is not a double bus. This would add at least another hour to my round trip to work everyday. Please do not proceed with this plan.
2/8/24 — New design removes any service to area of Metropolitan between Union turnpike and Woodhaven. Currently served by QM12, QM42. Why not leave at least one of these to serve that area?
2/20/24 — This plan is nice in that you are creating a new network for people in MidQueens and other parts to get to LaGuardia Airport via the proposed Q14 but using the existing Q38 route and splitting it to create that isn?t very good for Middle Village. This will take peoples access away from being able to go to the El at Metropolitan Ave because the new Q14 would only go to Fresh Pond Ave and Elliot Ave, requiring a bus transfer to the Q38, meaning more trips and longer travel times. This would debilitate the area. Please do not do this to Elliot Ave and Middle Village.
2/28/24 — Q101 it works really nice for me and i would appreciate if you con keep the same route. Thank you
2/21/24 — The Q10 130 Street/Rockaway Boulevard Stops is very much needed. I have a household of seven people with two elderly people, we all use this route daily. It will be a disservice to my house and my neighbors if this route is discontinued!
2/20/24 — Q46 stop in front of Glen oaks library being moved a block away students from MS 172 down the block get off there as well as toddlers and seniors in front of library. A bad decision to change location of this useful stop.
2/8/24 — I would like to see a QM15 express bus working on Sunday.
2/26/24 — To whom it may concern Though the new route may dynamically respond and adapt to the needs of customers due to it?s network frequency, it?s inconvenience to those needed of the few stops will be detrimental due to lack of service. I am a resident who will suffer from the stops taken, though there is an intersection where the q7 connects to the q10 it negates the purpose of obtaining a transfer when I?ll have to make another. Traveling in itself is straining, knowing that I can access a reliable transport home allows traveling to be faster & efficient.
2/8/24 — I really appreciate the proposed added stops going Northbound and Southbound on the Q31. Especially, grateful for the proposed stop at Utopia Pkwy & Station Rd. I am a short walk from there and knowing that my evening commute will be closer and shorter. Right now, I have to walk from 39th Ave & Utopia to 46th Ave and Hollis Ct. I hope the proposal with go through soon and that there will be more frequent service during the rush hour. The buses are packed with students in the a.m. and this line really lags as compared to the Q27 which runs every few minutes.
2/21/24 — Regarding the q10 you already removed the stop that was on Sutter going to jfk which was already an inconvenience but to now take the bus away completely is inconsiderate the limited already runs more than the local and it?s far I might aswell walk to the air train
2/21/24 — As a daily commuter this develops a huge disruption in my commute. Not just me, all of South Ozone Park. The nearest bus is the Q7 which rarely comes. As a female walking from the Q10 bus stop, was already followed. Can?t imagine the dangers from a linger walk. Please reconsider for the people of South Ozone Park!
2/24/24 — Do not change q10 route or remove stops it will inconvenience me to get to work @ night if we have. If any changes I have to leave the house @ 7pm not 8pm right know im waiting for the bus and ur taking long
2/5/24 — Please explain the reasons for not implementing a Q60 SBS on such a long route?
2/20/24 — Can you tell me and explain why there isn't a Q60 SBS since it would be very helpful at bus transfer stops? Thank you!
2/6/24 — When and where will the next public outreach session be? I would very much like to attend.
2/8/24 — While I understand the need for eliminating bus stops, the proposed plan eliminates the 148th Street stop both East and Westbound on the Q88 line. It seems counterintuitive to remove this stop as there is a foot bridge over the Long Island Expressway at 148th Street, and would necessitate walking from 150th Street to 148th Street to get to the bridge to get to the other side of the street.
2/28/24 — Hello, I noticed the QM3 line was discontinued. Do you plan on providing an alternative express bus route for riders along Northern Blvd? Thanks Marylle
2/16/24 — Customer wants more Q2, Q110 buses
2/9/24 — You can redesign all you want, but if the buses just don?t show up what?s the point. For example example at 4:45 pm on a Friday I have been standing at the beginning of the Q55 route stop waiting for a bus for 41 minutes. Shouldn?t it have only been a 10 minute wait? My other half commutes at the same time from the opposite direction and has the same situation daily M-F. The problem isn?t the routes, it?s the management of the buses and the drivers. Is there no such thing as backup drivers or buses? Regardless this plan poorly reflects the swamped conditions on the Q55 during commute times. The buses are unexceptionably over packed?likely because buses just don?t show. Do realize the buses that many on this line have to walk over half a mile just to reach subway service from our houses. Do better.
2/15/24 — I would like to suggest for Ozone Park, along crossbay boulevard (near Pitkin avenue and near Desarc Road), that there should be a downtown express bus. There are already midtown express busses, so if it would be possible to add a downtown express bus, that would be very convenient for people in ozone park who may prefer to take to bus
2/6/24 — Queens - Route: Q67 | Direction: WB | Proposal: New stop @ Borden Av / 42nd St SE corner OR keep stop @ Borden Av / 43rd St | Reasoning: In keeping with adequate bus stop spacing, since stops Borden Av / 41st St and Borden Av / 43rd St may be removed, a new stop equidistant at Borden Av / 42nd St SE corner, adjacent to a fire hydrant, will still serve Sunnyside near 43rd St (a primary N/S connector) while keeping parking loss minimal. An alternate is to keep stop @ Borden Av / 43rd St. - Route: Q67 | Direction: EB | Proposal: Relocate stop @ Borden Av / Greenpoint Av from SE to SW corner | Reasoning: An unusual location for a bus stop: accessing this location is precarious, there is no real sidewalk and no shelter. Unless NYCDOT makes serious safety improvements to this intersection, which they should, suggest relocating the stop to SW corner, adjacent to Dunkin' Donuts and installing bus stop shelter. This corner is safer to cross on foot without interference from turning motorists. - Route: Q18 | Direction: W&EB | Proposals: Remove stop @ 30th Av / 46th St WB AND 30th Av / 45th St EB, Keep stop @ 30th Av / 44th St WB, Add stop @ 30th Av / 44th St EB SE corner | Reasoning: In keeping with adequate bus stop spacing, 44th St is this area of Astoria is more in the heart of the neighborhood, rather than 46th St, due to proximity to the Church and neighborhood stores. Therefore, having stops closer to 44th St, rather than 46th St, would be ideal. Although the nearest subway stop is 46th St, that's more than 1/2 mile away. Bus stop shelters may need to be relocated too.
2/6/24 — Interborough: Queens-Brooklyn - Route: Proposed Q68 | Proposal: Terminate northern end at 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights Terminal via 75th St | Reasoning: The current proposed terminus is Elmhurst Hospital. Having a bus route that connects 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights, a major transit hub in Queens, with Williamsburg Bridge Plaza via East Williamsburg may serve as both a good alternate to the G line and the current B24 bus. - Route: Proposed B53 | Proposal: Terminate the southern end at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza rather than East New York-Broadway Junction and terminate the northern end at 61st St - Woodside OR 74th St / Roosevelt Av - Jackson Heights OR current Sunnyside proposal | Reasoning: A longer route will increase wait times, especially if such a bus were to use Broadway in Brooklyn, a constantly congested thoroughfare. Shortening this route to Williamsburg Bridge Plaza will reduce bus wait times and better serve the communities of Williamsburg, Greenpoint, Sunnyside, and possibly Woodside and/or Jackson Heights with a connection to LaGuardia Airport and points east in Queens, as Greenpoint Av is Roosevelt Av east of Queens Bl. Interborough: Brooklyn-Manhattan - Route: B39 | Proposal: Extend to East New York-Broadway Junction | Reasoning: The current B39 only has 6 stops total - it solely runs across the Williamsburg Bridge as a shuttle and alternates to the J, M, and Z lines. Therefore, it may better serve Brooklyn by following the proposed B53 route and extending past Williamsburg to East New York-Broadway Junction via Broadway, therefore truly serving as an alternate to the J, and Z lines. This appears to be a very lightly used route and can benefit from extending to serve more areas in Brooklyn. Passengers can still transfer at Williamsburg Bridge Plaza for connections to Queens.
2/6/24 — Interborough: Queens-Manhattan - Route: Q60 | Proposal: Extend to 59th St / Columbus Circle via bus lanes on 57th St and 2nd Avenue and Queensboro Bridge Lower Level | Reasoning: I'm not sure how good a proposal this is - the terminus has always been at E 60th St and 2nd Av, allowing for a speedy return to Queens. If it is possible for a bus to quickly traverse 57th St between 2nd / 3rd Aves and 8th Av / Broadway, then it may be worth considering extending the Q60 from the Queensboro Bridge Lower Level, south on 2nd Av via designated bus lanes, then west on E 57th St via designated bus lanes to 8th Av, for a new terminus at Columbus Circle. Buses may either return on 57th St via Broadway or, if a new designated bus lane is installed on E 59th St between Columbus Circle and 2nd Av, this may be feasible. If bus stops along Queens Bl between Greenpoint Av and Union Turnpike are realigned to the main road, similar to Woodhaven Bl, bus speeds may significantly increase.
2/18/24 — The Bay Terrace bound QM2 should not have to go down northern blvd where certain times of the day this could be a extremely long way to go. It should take 1. When going Eastbound on 59th st. Make a right on 2nd avenue , A left on 58th st Another left on the Upper level of the Queensboro bridge Continue to Van Dam st. A right on Van Dam st and continue to Bay Terrance via the the LIE. or 2. When going Eastbound on 59th st Make a right on 2nd Avenue. Continue till Midtown town and lastly continue via LIE to Bay Terrance. May QM2 drivers do this already when heading back to queen and ultimately make for a faster trip. Rather then sitting at a bunch of lights on northern blvd. If your are going to continue putting the bus via northern blvd, more stops should be be added.
2/15/24 — So while the improvements to the 46 route are good, you still didn't add any route that would connect the entirety Bell Blvd from the north to the south. There is a still a vast swath from Northern Boulevard to Hillside Avenue that is not served by any bus route. It would connect two LIRR routes in Bayside and Queens Village by adding one new route. If you could reconsider excluding this and add it instead, that would be helpful.
2/28/24 — I rent in 130-10 sutter ave. And the Q10 local is extremely important for me because im a flight atendant with back problems and having to walk all the way to the Q10 limited stop with my luggage would put me at a higher risk of missing the bus and arriving late to work as well as making it more painful for me to get where I need to go. The Q10 local is extremely important and loosing it would be devastating. Please keep the Q10 local.
2/12/24 — Please consider extending Q44 to Fordham plaza, and at least some version of Steinway/39 St crosstown proposal--I know so many small business owners have seen downtick bc of R/M construction and COVID impacts and think bus connection would assist!!
2/21/24 — The change to this route is inconsiderate to the people who depend on the bus, along 130th Street. This will cause a financial strain on me . How will I be able to get to work
2/20/24 — Many students use the q10 to get to school and if these stops are removed it?s severely inconveniencing many students. I personally and my younger sister rely on this bus to get to school on time. Please rethink this change.
2/25/24 — Making the q10 limited to lefferts is extremely inconsiderate as the only option, the Q7, is not reliable at all majority of the time. This just increases travel time for commuters of all kinds for no beneficial reason to us or the community.
2/23/24 — This proposal to remove Q10 from rockaway blvd and 130th street insane. you claim to increase speed and reliability, and simplifying service for the Lefferts Blvd corridor, SO what about the 130th street and blvd ?? we pay taxes as well. This proposal will cause financial burden and more time consuming. PLEASE KEEP the Q10 service 'as is"
2/10/24 — The proposed plan for the Q10 to be removed from rockaway blvd and 130th street is completely unfair to the members of the community. It is super unprofessional and selfish to make these discussions without the opinions of members of the neighborhood. The bus has been on 130th street over 15 years and 131 street for over 30 years before then. Many of us take the A and E/F and go to specific train stations for safety concerns. This will require us to take multiple busses and trains to get to work and home and that is not fair. People get to work and school on the q10 it is apart of our daily lives and removing it from 130th street and rockaway is a huge inconvenience. I cannot believe you all would do something like this without even thinking about the hundreds maybe even thousands of people this could effect in so many ways.With this proposed plan I personally will now have to take 2 buses and 1 train to work and back home. This is going to not only be more time consuming but also more costly. We haven?t even been notified and that?s the worst part. We haven?t even been given an opportunity to speak up on our own behalf because I am more than sure there would a host of people who oppose this.
2/19/24 — I suggest that dedicated busways are designed like the following so they are not only designed specifically for buses but to prevent vehicles that should not be there from using them. Here in nyc it seems the mta or nyc wants to integrate dedicated Bus Rapid Transit Routes where its basically a bus only lane with dedicated lanes. I feel this will be abused but implementing the following system to those buses and or all buses can help sure its just buses on those tracks. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-q7x_sqYwc
2/5/24 — The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
2/22/24 — PLEASE DO NOT STOP THE ALREADY SCANTY SERVICE WE HAVE ON ROCKAWAY BLVD VIA 130TH STREET! THIS IS A BAD BAD IDEA. I HAVE BEEN LIVING AND RIDING THE Q10 VIA ROCKAWAY FOR 25 YEARS FOR WORK AND THIS IS JUST UNACCEPTABLE. I WHOLEHEARREDLY OPPOSE THIS HORRIBLE DECISION.
2/3/24 — As we navigate through the bus redesign route that involves Northeast Queens Q30, it is our understanding that it would be splitting into two different routes including the Q75 serving the discontinued segment between Springfield Blvd and Little Neck Parkway.As per the proposed frequency of the service, should we assume that there would be no service on the weekends and would resume on Monday mornings at 6:25 am? Thank you and have a great weekend!
2/2/24 — I live at 84th St. and 31st Ave. in Queens which is a transportation desert. Yesterday I drove my three teen kids to school and their afterschool activities. I was in the car for at least four hours. I drive because our neighborhood bus system makes no sense for the kids. This is what we need: 1) We need a direct bus to the middle of Astoria (either 30th Ave., 31st Ave., or Broadway). This bus can travel down 31st Ave with stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s. or 2) We need something like the Q66 that travels from the 90s down Northern to Broadway or 31st Ave. to 21st Street or Vernon. 3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd with stops in the residential neighborhoods. No parent would let their kid cross the very dangerous Astoria Blvd. to catch a bus to Astoria. Why can't the Q69 be extended to Northern so the kids can go to Astoria? Please extend the Q69. 4) We need a bus to Manhattan down Northern Blvd from the 90s. So it needs stops in the 90s, 80s, and 70s. We have a bus lane and no bus for the neighborhood to use it.
2/29/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern or 31st/32nd Ave in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
2/24/24 — The I am a commuter on the Q10 bus line, and have been all of my life, the redesign to a limited down lefferts would strongly hinder my daily commute
2/28/24 — I am very much disappointed an disturb about the new plan for the q10 that runs on 130th st an Rockaway Blvd this is going to affect me really badly an a single mom who rushes out to work an which my kid daycare don't open any earlier for me to drop off so I can commute another way to the train I really would appreciate if the bus remains the same
2/9/24 — I'm disappointed to see the B13 no longer running from Myrtle-Wykoff all the way up Gates Avenue in Ridgewood. I would say the area between Seneca Ave, Forest Ave, Metropolitan Ave, and Troutman Street is generally underserved by busses, and the M train, which serves the area, is infrequent and often under construction. I personally use the B13 to get to the L train and access the many grocery stores near Myrtle-Wyckoff. I see many other people using the bus similarly during rush hour.
2/19/24 — Why would you move the bus route for q10 off of rockaway and 130 street. That?s beyond inconsiderate. How will people get to work or commute to lefferts from rockaway. It?s a failed plan.
2/1/24 — we need an express/limited service to brooklyn
2/1/24 — express/limited bus to queens
2/18/24 — As someone who lives closer to the Q5 Merrick Blvd/230 Street stop, I say please don't remove that stop. In my opinion, the Q5 bus should be skipping every other stop after Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd. So the stops would be Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd, Merrick Blvd/220 Street, Merrick Blvd/226 Street, Merrick Blvd/230 Street, Merrick Blvd/233 Street, and finally Laurelton Parkway/Merrick Blvd. I say this because I often see more passengers getting off at Merrick Blvd/230 Street than Merrick Blvd/228 Street. Also since there is a new addition of the Q86 and Q87 routes, keeping this stop would be better than removing it. Another advantage is that the N4 also picks up passengers at this stop too. So this would be a great transfer hub for passengers.
2/3/24 — Hello I am a mother of 2 kids and I use the Q20A/B bus stop on main st/ 76th Ave northbound and southbound. I saw that the stop was being removed and it would be a horrible decision as many of my friends here also use this stop. Please reconsider your decision and keep the stop. Especially because there is the Q44 which is express on Main Street. Thank you
2/2/24 — customer is requesting information if they finalized for Queens and Brooklyn Network Bus Redesign.
2/28/24 — Taking the Q10 (local branch) away from the 130st is not a good choice to improve the service, because there?s a lot of resident from this area that benefits from the Q10. I am a flight attendant and the Q10 provides me direct service to the air train without having to walk miles to get to the Q10Limited on Lefferts. Also, you guys already took away some of our stops from the Q10 on 130St. What else are you going to take away from us? There?s students, professionals, and elderly that depends on Q10. Like I mentioned before, taking this service out will create a breakdown and a problem in our community. The Q10 local branch is very important and essential, therefore I am against this proposal like many others are.
2/6/24 — Will you consider an express bus route that includes stops on the west side of Manhattan, specifically past 8th Avenue. It's convenient to have a significant number of express buses stop along 34th Street but the local bus, M34, gets extremely packed. There are times when people cannot get on the bus.
2/13/24 — I am totally against rerouting the q18 and the q47 taking it away from 69th Street attached is a picture of a snow day and the amount of people waiting for the q18 at 52nd Avenue and 69th Street these stops are important to the people that live within the community and should not be rerouted from 69th Street thank you well I'm not able to attach the picture but there are at least 10 people waiting for the bus at 3:00 in the afternoon. Obviously people do use the 69th Street and 52nd Avenue stop another problem is the q47 stop that is the 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue stop this cannot be rerouted or taken away from our community if you go to the 69th street and Roosevelt Avenue stop the q47 at any time there will be a line where do these people go to get on the q47 if you take away 69th street and Roosevelt not a good idea thank you
2/23/24 — Good morning, I take the Q10 everyday to go to work and our travel reasons. The plan to cut off Q10 from 130 street is going to cause me tremendous hassle. Please the buses already running late and its always packed. just leave it the way it is. its going to take me almost 2 hours to get to work. A lot of people take the Q10 from 130 Street. Q7 and Q9 is already small buses and they don't come frequently. Keep the same route that we have. Thank you.
2/25/24 — The redesign proposal for the Q10 bus line will greatly impact commuters in a negative way. With the current unlimited bus line, commuters have more access to transition to the subway at kew gardens when there are so frequent detours and closures at Jamaica station. The alternative q9 and q7 are also extremely unreliable and inefficient. These issues are worse on the weekends! There are a lot of workers who work into the late evening (10pm-later) who also won?t be able to get home because of the late night bus schedule, which basically doesn?t exist except for this valuable bus route. Rather than making getting to work and to necessities (grocery stores, banks, medical offices,etc) harder, I think more effort and thought should be on making the bus run mor effectively along lefferts and not on isolating and punishing a part of the neighborhood to walk 10+ mins to catch a bus. This is ridiculous.
2/8/24 — Q83 needs to connect to the LIRR on Sutphin and Archer.
2/22/24 — Pls don?t take away the Q10 local running up 130th. Many of us take that bus to the airport daily and the new proposal will increase our commute time and fare
2/2/24 — Please don't get rid of this bus stop for Q20A/B bus main st/ 76th Ave northbound and southbound. I am currently in a wheel chair. I already have difficulty in terms of transportation. And the original stops left me directly in front of my home. Please I beg you reconsider this change, it would be much appreciated.
2/24/24 — Please Keep the Q113 it?s a great and fast route
2/5/24 — Eliminating the 3 lines of the x68 and combining into 1 to use an already congested Madison ave does not make sense. Already commute is 90+ minutes.
2/14/24 — I take the Q18 to go to qork everyday. Now it is not going down to Jay ave in Maspeth anymore. Did the route cjange already? Why it is not in the website and I keep seeing the times on Jayst and 66th street?
2/20/24 — I would like the q10 bus stop on 130st and rockaway blvd in south ozone park to stay the same. I oppose the redesign, it will be very inconvenient for my self my children my family and other families that live in the neighborhood to commute to and from work and my children to and from school. At the end of the 130 st stop, It is a major stop by the school where children commute to and from. You cannot take away bus route from the children. The school is ps/ms124 osmond church school, students will suffer gravely becaue they depend on that q10 bus transportation, there is no other public transportation. Please do not do away with q10 on 130st rockaway south ozone park. Families depend on the q10 for grocery shopping, doctors appointment and work.
2/15/24 — The proposal to remove as many of the station stops for Q18 is a difficult decision, however, having a stop at 47th and 30th Avenue is incredibly important for our neighborhood. Many of the children walk up from the school on 47th and removing that stop increases distance and risk for these kids. I understand that parity between bus lines and station spacing is important, but removing so many of the stations will make accessibility even more of a challenge.
2/17/24 — It is extremely disappointing that the Queens bus redesign route will affect those that rely on the Q20A/B bus stop at Main St/76th Ave Northbound and Southbound. Without this stop it becomes a tedious task to get to the train station as it will negatively impact their commute to and from the city. It is important for the MTA to understand how difficult it will be for residents in this area to travel everyday without this Q20A/B stop. It will not be cost efficient for residents especially in a time when prices are so high. Uber/Taxi rates will be too high and that becomes another expense commuters would have to think about. The elimination of this stop will bring even longer wait times and frustration to those who use it as a primary source. I believe the MTA should reconsider and think about how it will negatively affect Queens residents. Please do not remove the Q20A/B Main St/76th Ave stop!!!
2/19/24 — QM63 bus route redesign, the new proposed stop 255/Hookcreek Blvd, there should be an additional stop near the end of Hookcreek and 149Ave...
2/26/24 — I believe that removing the Q10 route down Rockaway Blvd and 130th St stops will be a big inconvenience to the residents. There are students and working individuals that rely on that route, there are people who use the aid of canes. Walking to the Q7 bus is not the easiest thing to do from along 130th St and this bus is not always reliable. If need be add more Q7 buses to accommodate the high demand so students don't have to squeeze themselves on crowded busses. Thank you for this opportunity.
2/6/24 — I heard about the q98 bus route being proposed, please ensure this gets passed, I would love to see a more faster and reliable route from Maspeth/Ridgewood to Flushing Main Street
2/27/24 — I strongly disagree with the unfair and unjust rerouting of the Q10 bus line. In essence the MTA continues to further isolate this community creating a transportation desert for residents. Long standing tax payers will be isolated, cut off from the option of connecting to the E Train, Liberty Avenue, Union Turnpike and Queens Boulevard. The available transportation options for residents will create undue hardships, including walking several blocks, multiple connections (2-3) to replace one bus option, and long wait times. In order for residents to access services and not be cut off from Lefferts Boulevard- Queens Boulevard they will have to walk several long blocks (along 130 Street), or wait for two-three buses Q9 on 130 Street, Q7 on Rockaway to connect to Q10 on Lefferts Boulevard. This is incredibly unfair and punishing to our community, especially since Lefferts Boulevard route is overserved with bus stops every block and the current Q10 route including two express Q10 buses plus the Q10 South Conduit route. This is adding excess commuting times and financial hardships. We strongly disagree with the premise that the Q10 route along Rockaway Boulevard and 130 Street is underutilized, the buses are always packed. We do not have as many travel options as residents along Lefferts Boulevard. Our community residents? needs should not be sacrificed and discarded. We also need a travel option that does not require accessing multiple stairs. Currently, when using the Q9 bus, wait times are excessively long averaging 45 minutes (after 9 am), as the buses come bunched up, two together. Extending the Q9 route to cover 130 Street is not a satisfactory travel option. Our residents are already cut off from Jamaica Hospital (close geographically but circuitous via transportation) as the Q9 does not stop close to Jamaica Avenue and the Van Wyck Expressway. Again residents must walk excessively, several blocks to connect to Q9. Changing the Q10 route further isolates this community residents from necessary essential services. Please retain our Q10 route. Thank you
2/27/24 — Please do not remove the Q76 stop at Francis Lewis Blvd/53rd Ave. This is where I and many other guardians get off to drop off their kids that go to the elementary school on 53rd ave. It would add more time for us to get to school and caused the kids to be late in school.
2/9/24 — Regarding the X68 Bus (listed as QM 68 on the Proposal), the proposal is to remove many Westbound Stops (listed below): E 37th Street & 3rd Avenue 3rd Ave/E 42nd ST 3rd Ave/E 4 47th ST 3rd Ave/E55th ST E 57th St/3 Ave E 57th St/Lexington Ave E 57th St/Park Ave 5th Ave/W 56th ST 5th Ave/W 52nd ST 5th Ave/W 50th ST 5th Ave/W 44th ST 5th Ave/W45th ST 5th Ave/W 37th ST As you may already see, this is almost every stop in Manhattan. Since commuters on the X68 (QM68) Bus work along most (if not all) of the locations listed above, how will they get to and from work if these stops are removed? To be quite frank this makes absolutely no sense and will create hardships for many. The fare for the express buses has increased to $7 each way, and eliminating all of the stops utilized by us is a huge injustice. As loyal and paying customers, we deserve more dignity and respect than to have our commutes made difficult.Please take this into consideration the hardships the proposed changes on the Q43 and X68 Buses will cause hard working, tax paying commuters.
2/9/24 — Regarding the removal of the Westbound Q43 Bus Stop located at 247th Street and Hillside Avenue, if this stop is removed, passengers who live between Commonwealth Boulevard and 251st Street will have a much longer walk to their homes. Many do not live along the street blocks and live on the avenue blocks, which are much longer. Furthermore, many people using the buses (including myself) suffer arthritis and joint problems and a further walk will only aggravate this condition. Please take this into consideration. With fares ever increasing, loyal and paying customers like myself deserve to be treated with more integrity and respect than to have our commutes made more difficult.
2/24/24 — the local q10 bus picks me up everyday for school and drops me off right in front of my school. this allows for me to be right at my school especially when it is cold outside. please don't take away the local bus.
2/20/24 — The redesign for the Q10 bus service is unacceptable to our South Ozone Park community. It leaves constituents left with the option to wait for the Q7 which is extremely unreliable with wait times. It puts us working class individuals into another disadvantage. We would love to just get home at a convenience and this completely takes away the privilege of getting home safely and at a timely manner. It will prolong or route to and from work and school. Please take our comments into consideration.
2/16/24 — Hello I use the Q10 to go home from school and work I don?t really appreciate the route is being cut off .. I would urge for it to stay a lot of south ozone park passengers go home with the Q10 past the walgreens stop
2/6/24 — Interesting
2/9/24 — I have reviewed the changes to the Q2 bus and I am very happy to see that my commute on the Q2 bus en route to the F train at 179 st would go from 17 stops, to 11 stops! I just really hope the the frequency of the Q2 is also improved as it is always delayed and often comes up to 10 minutes after its scheduled time. Please feel free to remove more stops closer to the 179 St/Hillside Av stop, as I see most people get on near the end of the route by Belmont Park to get to the subway.
2/21/24 — Many people take the QM32 8am bus to bell blvd from the city. This bus needs to stay as the earliest QM2 bus doesn?t leave until 8:15am. We need to keep the 8am QM32. However, it can no longer go the local route on northern. There is no reason why it shouldn?t be getting in the grand central highway. It would be much faster and there are no stops it would be missing. The local route bus doesn?t get to 20th and Whitestone until after 9am and many employees have been getting into work consistently late. Please get us an earlier bus at 7:45 that leaves Manhattan to queens for the QM32 that doesn?t take the local route and takes the highway. Thank you.
2/21/24 — Many riders get on and off at Union/Utopia along the QM 1/5/6 line. Removing this stop from QM6 will require riders to wait longer time at this stop for westbound rides between QM 1 and 5 which has proposals of longer periods between each run. Would appreciate to have this be last pick up stop in Queens for QM6 and first drop off. This location is a vessel for local buses that run east/west and north/south.
2/29/24 — The plan is horrible. Removing QM3 service disenfranchise mostly Asian American commuters who rely on this route as the 7 train has become significantly more dangerous . At a time when there is a significant rise in hate crimes against Asians, MTA is removing one of the few transportation options where Asians feel safe. This is a slap in the face to Asian Americans by the MTA. MTA should be ashamed!!
2/29/24 — Removing stops along Northern Boulevard portion of Q28 and Q13 route is a horrible idea!! There are many elderly people who rely on these stops. Now they have to transfer buses which not only adds time to their commute but it is a safety concern. It seems like these changes were made by MTA employees who have no working knowledge about the community these buses serve. These new bus plans reflect how dysfunctional MTA is. Unless the goal is to harm the community members, I recommend these changes not be implemented.
2/11/24 — The service is not good even Saturdays and Sundays somebody have to make someting
2/28/24 — I am redesigning on this because this is my everyday bus that i take to work and to school, it will make it way more difficult for me to commute and there?s no nearby buses to take me to my destination in which i have to take trains throughout my daily routine. It will be a horrible idea to reroute the Q10 because there are many other people that use this bus as well, and like me many people wouldn?t want to take multiple buses to take them to their destination.
2/27/24 — Redesigning the q10 local will affect me greatly. I don?t have a car,that?s the only means of transportation to my son?s school and the school doesn?t have a bus.please that wouldn?t be fair on us. Thank you
2/20/24 — U work nights?. Now how I?m I going to get home 🤔🤔🤔🤔
2/29/24 — By eliminating q10 route thru 130 and rockways will impact tremendously our commute, it is not acceptable we need more buses since the amount of people increased in the area and people instead MTA is focusing on eliminating it. It makes no sense, we need this route to commute to our works and take our kids to school. If this change goes into effect it means we will need to use several busses and pay more fares. WE NEED THE Q10 ROUTE TO REMAIN AS IT IS, INTEAD WE NEED MORE FREQUENCY.
2/10/24 — Regarding the proposed changes to the Q46. The 150 street stop is heavily relied upon by residents in the area, many of which are elderly and live a few blocks away from union turnpike. Removing that stop on the new Q46 and Q48 leaving only the Q45 will underserve the community. That stop in particular is always full of waiting passengers and during the rush hours, passengers cannot get on due to overcrowding as it is. Please consider adding that stop to the Q46 or Q48 route in addition to the one planned for the Q45. Thank you.
2/10/24 — I don?t like how the Q51 won?t go to gateway mall for the plan, since the Q8 doesn?t go to gateway mall anymore in the plan that?s bad there is no route that will go to Jamaica to gateway mall, the Q51 to Cam heights to Gateway mall was a very good idea, and since the B5 LTD will replace the Q8 at the term, that's bad since there?s no Route that will go to Jamaica to gateway mall, and you know that there?s gonna be a B5 and a B5 LTD,that means that 2 routes can fit in 1 term, so the Q8 won?t go to new lots avenue for the plan, the Q7 can, so We can bring the Q51 back to gateway and the Q8 back to gateway, I see a lots of people go to Queens from gateway mall, like lots of people, the buses are packed, and the B13 too, the Q51 and Q8 can be at the same term, the Q51 can be local, this is also good because people that live in neighborhoods far away can go to the mall, then causing more people to come to the mall, a new route called the B28 should go to gateway mall to Bay ridge, it is a good connection to neighborhood that is at the edge of Brooklyn to the mall, the B28 can be Spring Creek depot so it won?t take longer for the bus to go to it?s destination which is gateway mall, the B28 can be with the B13 at the bus term, a new route called the B50 that run to Gateway mall to Greenpoint avenue station (G), neighborhoods that are far from South Brooklyn can go the mall, a faster connection, there should be a route that passes gateway mall, like the Q52/Q53 SBS or Q60 passing Queens Center mall, since it will not olny serve gateway mall, a new route called the Q109, that would run to East New York new lots avenue station to Far Rockaway, since a lot of people take the A train to far rockaway, the Q109 can go to new lots to far rockaway, it will pass Gateway mall and also connections to the B28,B50,Q51,Q8,B83,B13, the Q109 will go on the belt parkway then go to cross bay Blvd with connections with the Q52 SBS and Q53 SBS, and at the last stop, connections to the A and S trains and the Q52 and Q53 again, this will help the people that want go to the beach, without taking the B13 or Q8 to Euclid Avenue Station,
2/16/24 — I don?t Like how the Q51 is going to Cambria heights to Rockaway Blvd station, in the other redesign plan with Brooklyn and Queens, the Q51 was SBS and it went to Gateway center the old propose Q51 was much better, since it?s other Interborough route from gateway center to Queens, Everytime I go to Gateway center, I see the Q8 packed with lots of people because a lot of people go to Queens from the mall, the people who live in Spring Creek take the B13 and Q8 a lot, and I mean it, I also got an idea, the idea is to keep the Q8 to gateway center, (not LTD) because if the Q8 didn?t go to gateway center, they have to take the B13 to the Q8 paying double, (or not if you have a free transfer) but people have to take the B13 to Eucild Avenue and Linden Blvd then walk a few blocks to the Q8, while you can keep the Q8 at gateway center, so the Q51 SBS can still go to gateway center, Cambria heights to Gateway center, this is actually good because the people who wants to to Cambria heights from ENY have to take the Q8 all the way to the last stop then transfer to the Q4,Q83,Q5, and other routes, but you can take the Q51 SBS to Cambria heights from ENY, so it?s more faster to go to Cambria heights from ENY, you know when you put the B5 and B5 LTD together in one stop, you can do the same too, by putting a Q51 bus stop at the B83 terminal, so they both share terminals, I say to put this at the B83 bus stop because if you put it on the Q8 bus stop it?s going to block the B13 to go it?s Term since SBS routes usually uses XD60?s, it would be also good for a route that passes gateway center, so example: the Q53/Q52 SBS passing queens center mall, so a new route queens route can go to New lots avenue station (3) to Far rockaway, it will go on Ashford street then Jerome then via Flatlands then turn on Vandalia Avenue to Erskine Street, then it will go pass Gateway center (connections to the Q51 SBS,B13,B83,Q8, then it will go on the belt parkway to cross bay Blvd then go to far rockaway (connection to the A and S trains,Q52 SBS,Q53 SBS and Q22, this is good because the people who want to go to beach from Gateway center or New lots, they can take that queens route to Far rockaway, and during the summer a lot of people will take that route since it goes to far rockaway, I also think that the Q112 should get extended to Gateway center, good connections to the (A) a lot of of times, and it will also help the Q8 take people to Jamaica and other Neighborhoods,
2/16/24 — I don?t Like how the Q51 is going to Cambria heights to Rockaway Blvd station, in the other redesign plan with Brooklyn and Queens, the Q51 was SBS and it went to Gateway center the old propose Q51 was much better, since it?s other Interborough route from gateway center to Queens, Everytime I go to Gateway center, I see the Q8 packed with lots of people because a lot of people go to Queens from the mall, the people who live in Spring Creek take the B13 and Q8 a lot, and I mean it, I also got an idea, the idea is to keep the Q8 to gateway center, (not LTD) because if the Q8 didn?t go to gateway center, they have to take the B13 to the Q8 paying double, (or not if you have a free transfer) but people have to take the B13 to Eucild Avenue and Linden Blvd then walk a few blocks to the Q8, while you can keep the Q8 at gateway center, so the Q51 SBS can still go to gateway center, Cambria heights to Gateway center, this is actually good because the people who wants to to Cambria heights from ENY have to take the Q8 all the way to the last stop then transfer to the Q4,Q83,Q5, and other routes, but you can take the Q51 SBS to Cambria heights from ENY, so it?s more faster to go to Cambria heights from ENY, you know when you put the B5 and B5 LTD together in one stop, you can do the same too, by putting a Q51 bus stop at the B83 terminal, so they both share terminals, I say to put this at the B83 bus stop because if you put it on the Q8 bus stop it?s going to block the B13 to go it?s Term since SBS routes usually uses XD60?s, it would be also good for a route that passes gateway center, so example: the Q53/Q52 SBS passing queens center mall, so a new route queens route can go to New lots avenue station (3) to Far rockaway, it will go on Ashford street then Jerome then via Flatlands then turn on Vandalia Avenue to Erskine Street, then it will go pass Gateway center (connections to the Q51 SBS,B13,B83,Q8, then it will go on the belt parkway to cross bay Blvd then go to far rockaway (connection to the A and S trains,Q52 SBS,Q53 SBS and Q22, this is good because the people who want to go to beach from Gateway center or New lots, they can take that queens route to Far rockaway, and during the summer a lot of people will take that route since it goes to far rockaway, I also think that the Q112 should get extended to Gateway center, good connections to the (A) a lot of of times, and it will also help the Q8 take people to Jamaica and other Neighborhoods,
2/18/24 — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan released 12/12/2023 the Q51 route was cut back from the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn to the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station in Ozone Park plus the route frequency was cut as well as converting the route from an SBS/Crosstown route to now a limited route. I believe the Q51 route still needs to till travel to the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn but have another routing path via North Conduit Avenue(w/b) & South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue & Gateway Drive. This revised routing will also provide access to the Linden Center Mall as well located at 79th Street/Linden Blvd. as well. (Please note the w/b direction the Q51 could travel into the center lanes of Linden Blvd. after stopping at the Eldert Lane stop to make a left turn at Fountain Avenue.) I'm sending this information through this forum because the Queens Bus Network Redesign Contact page cannot accept files as I have a PDF file showing the suggested routing. It is also important that the frequency of this new route be increased to a minimum of every eight minutes during the rush hours and every ten minutes at most other times except overnight which could be every twenty minutes including extending the operating hours to 24/7 as this route will primarily be a feeder route connecting riders from one route to another route or to the subway. This route should also allow riders that transfer to it from a bus or from the subway to be able to transfer again to another route or to the subway. as this would allow greater flexibility for riders wanting to transfer to this route to access another adjacent route to a desired subway or to a desired bus line pus increase transit accessibility by bus between Brooklyn & Queens. The MTA needs to put more funding into this route as it would reduce some automobile travel thus reduce pollution.
2/16/24 — Please this neighborhood needs a bus or shuttle there is no mode of transportation. There is only q47 bus that stops at 31 st av and 73 st and its very unreliable its not always running per the schedule on weekdays which makes going to work and school really difficult ive been late so many time. Also if i were to walk to the jackson heights station thats 26 mins. It should be easier for this neighborhood to get by. Please help if there can be a shuttle added on 30 ave would be helpful! Please contact me regarding this issue. Thank you.
2/27/24 — Student looking forward to the Interborough express line
2/18/24 — As someone who lives closer to the Q5 Merrick Blvd/230 Street stop, I say please don't remove that stop. In my opinion, the Q5 bus should be skipping every other stop after Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd. So the stops would be Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd, Merrick Blvd/220 Street, Merrick Blvd/226 Street, Merrick Blvd/230 Street, Merrick Blvd/233 Street, and finally Laurelton Parkway/Merrick Blvd. I say this because I often see more passengers getting off at Merrick Blvd/230 Street than Merrick Blvd/228 Street. Another advantage is that the N4 also picks up passengers at this stop too. Also since there is a new addition of the Q86 and Q87 routes, keeping this stop would be better than removing it. So this would be a great transfer hub for passengers.
3/1/24 — I need this bus stop to get to my school and the Q7 is always packed to the brim so these q10 accordion busses are amazing for fitting all of the other kids that go to my school we rlly need this stop
3/1/24 — How Are People Who Work In The Airport OverNight Suppose To Get There ? The Q9 Don?t Run Overnight & Doesn?t Run Into The Airport, The Q7 Doesn?t OverNight Last Q7 Stops At 1:30Am . If You Cut The 130th Q10 How Am I Suppose To Get To Lefferts Blvd With No Late Night Q7 Running . Cutting The Q10 Service To 130th Is A Bad Idea People Who Lives On 130th & Beyond Has No Source Of Travel At Late Night Times. If You Going To Cut It At Least Have The Q7 Run All Night Or Atleast Have The Q9 Run Into The Airport Same Way The Q10 Runs But We Need Some Type Of Transportation On That Side . Please & Thank You
3/1/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. (or 31st/32nd Ave) in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/1/24 — Please do not remove q10 bus rockaway 130st the bus stops infront of psms124 osmond church school it is the only transportation for school children and students the teachers also take the bus it wil be struggling for us students
3/2/24 — Please provide weekend service on routes Q36 and Q61 Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot Herb
3/2/24 — don?t remove local q10 please, a lot of residents in the area take the q10 and without it i would have to walk a long distance like the others. Please don?t remove q10. Thank you.
3/3/24 — Q19 + Q49 + Q23 + Q48 - I thought were were getting a longer service on the Q19. Q49 I was led to believe that the Q49 would be starting at 10th Street and Astoria Blvd. With the Q48 becoming the Q50 - when there is a bus stop and Northern Boulevard and 10th Street and the next one at 29th Avenue and Ditmars Blvd for traveling public's safety this is unacceptable for women to be walking all the wat to Astoria Blvd from Northern Blvd and from 29th Ave and Ditmars. We don't have cars and we rely on Public transport. This is not good for us. When it is raining and Snowing I would take the SBS70 to the Q48 in the Airport and travel to Astoria Blvd and 10th Street. When it is raining and snowing with the proposed plan it is more challenging for us. This new proposal does not work for us. The MTA need to know that not all of us can afford a car.
3/3/24 — X68- Westbound- The proposed changes do not work for me at all. I work on the east side of Manhattan. The E42nd St/Park Ave stop is closest to my employer as I work on 3rd Ave and 45th St. That is a MAJOR stop and central location for riders. This is a perfect stop as it is close to employers on Lexington, 3rd Ave, Park Ave, and also the UN. I suggest keeping 2 routes for the X68- Midtown 57 Via 42 St/Madison Ave and the 23 St 1st Ave Via 34 St. This will cover a broader area for riders. I will work from home if it is not convenient as I have no interest in getting on the subway. Jamaica/Hillside Ave is going through a housing boom and ridership will increase. X68 - Eastbound- Hillside Ave and 175th St stop is not listed on the map. Please add that as a stop and/or allow drivers to stop there as a courtesy if a passenger requests it. More evening buses after 7 pm would be appreciated.
3/3/24 — This is about new Q14 bus service. I think it?s great idea to add one more stop at LGA airport. If stop at Ditmars and 102nd st, people dislike that they have to walk over to LGA with luggages. I did see a lot of people who got off from Q23 and then they feel like pain in arse for walking over to LGA. Add one more stop at terminal C, it should make us happy.
3/3/24 — It?s about Q23. I understand it will not stop at Northern Blvd and Ditmars Blvd/102 due to new proposal. Astoria blvd should be last stop for Q23. It?s worst idea to stop only at Roosevelt. There?s ton of people taking Q23 like a lot of full people. Last stop and first at Astoria Blvd would be much better.
3/3/24 — Add limited service for Q66 between Flushing and West Northern Blvd. It will help to reduce too many people taking Q66 bus daily.
3/3/24 — Have you considered extending the Q64 to Utopia Pkwy? It's such a short route anyway, and this will not only serve customers who live a bit further east, but it would allow a helpful connection to the Q30/31.
3/3/24 — q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it willnot only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not be inconvenient, but this change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Q10 bus route to remain as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient, but this change will be financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Mta Employee Q10 bus route to remain the same as it is, because removing it will not only be inconvenient but ths change will be a financial burden and be more time consuming.
3/3/24 — Do not remove the Q60 Ascan Avenue stop. This is right outside Orchard Fine Foods supermarket. There are a lot of seniors in this area who rely on the bus which helps with their independence in being able to go shopping. The two nearest bus stops on either side or not convenient for the elderly I have written to you before about this and you seem to ignore this. Obviously you want to do what you want to do. The bus is not about speed it?s about convenience - there are some people that cannot walk to the next stop - what are you not understanding? The bus is not about speed again it?s about convenience especially when there?s no train station right there. DO NOT REMOVE ASCAN AVENUE stop. You need to poll the people who take the bus at that stop. This is happening and they do not go onto the Internet to check. Keep this stop.
3/4/24 — I love qm15 bus, it has been my mean of transportation to Manhattan for work since covid. I love how frequently it runs. But recently in the past 1-2 months. The buses run very sporadically in the morning between 7am-7:30am. According to the qm15 bus schedule pdf online it should be running every 10min about. But very often if I missed the bus at 7:15am at woodhaven/63rd ave I would have to wait 15-20mins for the next bus. And then when there?s a big cap between buses it fills up quick and when it get to my stop it wouldn?t stop because it?s full. It makes morning commute very stressful. I would like to ask if we can have the buses more spread out and be a bit more on schedule. I would really appreciate it. Thank you to take the time to read my comment.
3/4/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern or 31st/32nd Ave in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q84. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks to during inclement weather. Keep the present stops from Laurelton to Merrick, then make it express to Parsons-archer. Also, during the weekday, between the hours of 3 pm - 7 pm, increase the number of buses from 11 to 15.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q27. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks to during inclement weather. The MTA should keep all the present stops, until Hillside Avenue. Also, the proposed first stop on Linden Blvd, between 207 Street and Springfield Blvd is a grave mistake. The location is congested with the present Q4, Q4 limited, the express buses, commute vans, commercial vehicles and cars. This is a heavily travelled street and adding the Q27 will make matters worse. The MTA should move the first stop to 121 and Springfield Blvd and the last stop should be Cabbell Park.
3/4/24 — I am sending this message to comment on the proposed changes for the Q77. The bus stop spacing is too great. The MTA needs to keep in mind, there are many elderly passengers and students that use this route, especially for the elderly passengers; it will difficult for them to walk two to three blocks in between stops during inclement weather. Add a stop in between the proposed first and second stop going toward the Bus terminal. The MTA should keep all the present stops, until Hillside Avenue.
3/4/24 — Hello, Please add back the 73ave and 260st stop at Glen Oaks. I take this bus daily. Thank you
3/4/24 — Please add back the stop for 73ave and 260st. I use this bus daily.
3/4/24 — Please add back the stop for 260st and 73ave in Glen Oaks because I use this daily.
3/4/24 — About Q66 Limited bus, I do see it got too much stops. Bus stops should be look like this: Roosevelt Av/Main St Main St/Northern Blvd Northern Blvd/114 St Northern Blvd/108 St Northern Blvd/102 St Northern Blvd/Junction Blvd Northern Blvd/82 St Northern Blvd/74 St Northern Blvd/Broadway St Northern Blvd/49 St Northern Blvd/37 St Jackson Ave/Queens Plaza S 28 St/Queens Plaza S
3/5/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/5/24 — I would want to see if it?s possible to not remove the stop ?Union Tpke/173St? on the Q46 going to Lake Success because it?s a bus stop that St.John?s students use. It?s very conveniently placed right outside one of our gates and lots of students use it. Please and thank you.
3/5/24 — More frequent qm6 service, including evening/night, would allow me to get out of my car and use the MTA for my work commute. I work in the hospital in Manhattan as a nurse, and work 11a-11pm. The removal of stops West of 188th Street would be very helpful. But they need to be removed for both directions. Otherwise, coming back from Manhattan will take very long
3/5/24 — The rerouting for the Q23 to the Q14 is chaotic. Why do people getting on the bus on 108st (q23) have to transfer to another bus on 103st just to get to ditmars blvd? It's odd considering that same route goes through several schools (q23) and removing the q23 to the q14 would disrupt it and cause delays for students and people to get to work. It is especially true as it would cause a lot of people waiting for the q14 after the q23 and make the sidewalk even more packed (considering that the area is already packed with vendors, dirty streets, congested streets). Having more people waiting to transfer from the q23 to the q14 would cause a greater mess! please do not change the q23 as it is already good as it is and serves mostly students.
3/5/24 — The new Q105 bus line for 31st street is long over due and I hope is not messed up by DOT. By way of background, I am close to 80 and have COPD. I still am able to use the bus and subway system, when accessible. I live in Astoria where the N train is elevated and there are is only one stop (Astoria) with an elevator which I travel to by the Q19 or Q69 to get to the F. I think spreading out the stops on the Q69 and the Q19 is a terrible decision. I use the 47th Street stops a lot and cannot walk to the alternative locations. This idea does a great disservice to the elderly and disabled. The delays really occur near 31st St for the Q19 due to poor design of traffic to RFK and along the commercial corridor of Ditmars where double parking on both sides slow things down.. Possible options for the Q69 include no parking on Ditmars or alternate side parking to lcreate another lane. Moving the route to 21st Avenus between Steinway and 31st St, which could absorb an expansion of the select bus service or expedited bus lane, Move the remaining bus stops closer together to make up for the ones that are eliminated. The solutions require more thought to avoid further disenfranchising of seniors and the disabled. As it is with limited accessibility in this area of Queens, I use more fares than necessary to cobble together an accessible route within Queens and getting to Manhattan which I do frequently. I think additional free transfers should be provided to those sho already are elibible for reduced fare at a minimum until the accessibility problem is fixed. One fare with a transfer is usually sufficient if you can use all subways. Many of us can't and sadly the plan lacks creative solutions for a key customer base that is already disadvantaged. Thank you for your consideration.
3/5/24 — Please consider a bus route connecting the Hunters Point South neighborhood of Queens with midtown Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel. This may seem like a redundancy of the 7 train between Vernon-Jackson and Grand Central, but (1) the bus would be ADA friendly and there are no elevators at Vernon-Jackson and (2) bus could potentially drop off somewhere different from Grand Central enabling an easier commute for people who don't work along 42nd St. The 7 train has also been down consistently on weekends due to Queensboro Plaza ADA upgrades. A bus directly into Manhattan from the Hunters Point South neighborhood would mitigate stress on the other rail lines during those periods.
3/5/24 — I suggest that MTA should add Q49X or Q49 with limited service. Since my living in East Elmhurst for almost 11 years, there?s more people take Q49 than other buses at Jackson Heights Roosevelt station. Q49X or Q49 Limited will be great move that it will speed it up better. Hours should be fix. Last bus should be 2am daily. Also every 5-10 minutes service too.
3/5/24 — Q70 route needs to be changed little bit. Start with Woodside station then Jackson Heights-Roosevelt station, 23 Av/87 St, 23 Av/100 St then LGA airport terminals.
3/5/24 — Hi. The final proposal is much improved. There are two changes I think would help. The Q68 should better connect to Jackson Heights. The northbound end should be extended to 81st/82nd Streets and Northern Blvd. It would allow for the Q68 to connect to the Q66 and Q63 and better access to the line for people in Jackson Heights. Similarly, the B57 should be moved farther into Jackson Heights to better serve the community. It too could run to 82nd and Northern. Or at least to 82nd Street or 90th Street on Roosevelt.
3/5/24 — I currently take the q88 on Horace Harding Blvd to utopia blvd and Horace Harding Blvd where I change to bus q31 going towards bayside and get off at Frances Lewis Blvd and 47th Ave. According to the new route for the q31 many stops going to Francis Lewis and 47th Ave have been eliminated. How am I suppose to get from uptopia and Horace Harding Blvd to home
3/5/24 — I just mentioned this at the Queens CB3 meeting this evening, but it seems that according to the proposal there will be less service along Northern Boulevard combining the Q63 and Q66 during some periods. For example, during the PM rush, I calculated 8.6 buses per hour in this proposal but under the existing service there are 10 per hour. I also provided a couple other comments: -Thank you for speeding up the Q66 over the last couple years. -Thank you for proposing an extension of the B57, but due to the many nightlife venues in Bushwick and Maspeth (Knockdown Center, Avant Gardner, Elsewhere, others) the route should run all night. Thousands of people will be trying to head home from parties between 2am-5am. -Please consider running the Q63 overnight, as there is not enough connectivity between Jackson Heights and Astoria.
3/5/24 — The Q104 needs to run every 20 minutes on the weekend. Astoria is a vibrant, busy community with shopping by day and entertainment by night. Longer wait times will discourage patrons. You want to encourage people to take mass transit, not resort to Uber & Lyft.
3/6/24 — Good Day, I would like to suggest the following changes to the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan: - For the QM8 to use the routing that was established in the New Draft Plan. In the final plan, the QM8 is providing redundant service on Union Turnpike with the QM7. Using the QM8 proposed routing in the New Draft Plan would make service more efficient and eliminate redundancy. Also, for extended hours on the QM8 in the morning. - For the Q36 to have expanded service for customers along Little Neck Parkway, including Saturday and Sunday service. - For the QM3 to remain in service. Thank you for your time, Matthew McMahon
3/6/24 — The proposed final QM5 route profile is going to offer no benefits compared to the existing route profile, in fact it will slow it down further, on average. It should be re-evaluated to improve the benefits that were proposed under the previous version of the March 2022 version of the plan. There are numerous issues with the final proposed re-design that are antithetical to the stated aims of the program. My detailed feedback: Firstly, not all QM5 buses go to Fresh Meadows currently, but based on the final plan they will go there. This adds about 5 to 8 minutes per trip for an area already serviced by the QM1. Secondly, the current Super Express Eastbound routes are important for expediency. Removing these two runs will add more time having to go through more stops in Manhattan and then longer on the congested Queens Blvd. instead of the LIE. This is a big loss. Further, an earlier draft of the re-design from March 2022 had the QM5 getting onto the highway much quicker, basically avoiding most of Queens Blvd. and Union Tpk. This has been reverted, so there is now no change to the routing. If the goal is to speed up the busses, why keep them on local roads (i.e., Queens Blvd and Union Tpk)? Page 53 of the proposed final plan states that duplicative service along Union Tpk would be eliminated, bringing those routes onto the highway faster. However, the only route that goes along Union Tpk getting any such benefit is QM6, which will just skip stops along Union Tpk after 188 street. This will ultimately mean more people getting on the QM5 and QM1, slowing this route down even further as more passengers will be getting onto 2 busses rather than 3. I again implore going with the March 2022 route profile for QM5. For these reasons, I do not see how this re-design of the QM5 achieves the stated objectives of the program. The service will not be more reliable, it will certainly not be faster, it will offer no improvements to connections, and is not simplified. I appreciate making fewer stops along the route, but the net impact of other changes will harm more than this helps. Ultimately, this re-design of the QM5 will be adding more time to my commute each way and eliminates conveniences. This all but guarantees that taking a local bus to the subway will be quicker (and much cheaper) than the QM5 Express route. This will harm ridership for an already highly subsidized service. I urge you to please re-consider the March 2022 proposed profile for the QM5.
3/6/24 — I have lived in the neighborhood my entire life. My parents brought their house in 1969. The Q10 has always been my means of transportation. To find out that the MTA has decided to completely eliminate the Q10 bus for the Rockaway Blvd route is unbelievable to me. I am quoting what is on the website "The proposed Q10 would serve the entire Lefferts Blvd corridor on all trips. What about the people in the community that depend on the Rockaway and 130th Street. It seems that the MTA is only concern with a certain part of the community. My question is once a rider has to get off at Rockaway and Lefferts what are they suppose to do as far as getting home? I live on 130th Street between Sutter Avenue and 131th Avenue. Such I be expected to walk from Lefferts Blvd to my home? Why should I be re-directed as to how I travel? Has anyone thought about the elderly, disabled and the entire community that needs the bus to travel? Why would someone who is sitting behind a desk make a decision like this? Also this is a safety factor. Why would anyone volunteer to go to Jamaica Avenue to take a train to be robbed and or assaulted? It is unfair that the MTA is trying to do this and this needs to be stopped and think about the people who it will effect. I will be at the meeting tomorrow to voice my opinion
3/6/24 — The Q50 when it gains overnight service should be extended to Co Op City late nights 7 days a week to replace the Bx23 bus in the Bronx. Q50 should run to/from Co Op City from 12am to 6am on weekends, and from 12am into the AM rush on weekdays. Co Op City should have better connections to/from LGA instead of taking three buses at night with a walk to/from the Bx12 and the Bx28.
3/6/24 — I acknowledge that great work has gone into this redesign. Major concerns with distance between bus stops. For example Q 48 replaced by 50 - Northern Blvd and then the next stop is 29th avenue. For an elderly person or someone with health problems or a child - late evening, snow, rain, this is not plausible. Q 49 there was discussion regarding it ending at 108 and Astoria Boulevard. Beyond 102 Street and Astoria Boulevard is the forgotten world - we don't have a supermarket and all we have is the Q19 which ends at 9pm. Please give consideration to extending the 49 beyond 102 Street. We have long and sometimes dark blocks.
3/6/24 — I have been using the 111 bus that runs from Jamaica Avenue/Archer to 147 Avenue/Rosedale for over thirty years and this bus route has to be one of the worse bus routes in Queens. We need an express bus that runs this route because it has too many stops. It is not fair that customers who are not going to Rosedale have access to these 111 buses as well as other buses, such as the 111 to Farmers, 114, and 113 but yet Rosedale customers only have the 111 to Rosedale. The wait for buses is too long (15 to 20mins sometimes). I resort to taking the dollar vans because this sometimes is more reliable in getting me too and from the subway in a timely manner. Sometimes, I am on one of these 111 and they randomly wait for the red traffic light to stop the bus or park up at the bus stop at Farmers killing time so that they stay on schedule. What kind of madness is that! Passengers are either heading to the subway to catch a train or heading home from a long day's work. Please do something about this 111 that goes to Rosedale. This is the only bus that Rosedale customers have. We used to have the 113 and 114 until you guys re-routed it a few years ago. We need help on this route. MTA, PLEASE DO SOMETHING!! Thank you.
3/6/24 — Please do not cut the 2:26 school bus from MS 67 in Little Neck. It is dangerous for the students to cross the street to go to the regular bus stop with the double parked cars on the street.
3/6/24 — 1. Please do not take away the Q49 stop at 35th Ave and 84th st. It is a very important stop for women who travel at night. Without it we have a 4 block gap between bust stops (you are keeping 82 and 86 stops) We would have been able to take the Q33 to 35th Ave and 83rd st. but you are now moving that line to 81st. st. Therefore if one takes the Q33 from the Roosevelt Ave station one has to walk 3 blocks at night to get to 84th st. One or the other bus lines(ideally both lines) needs to continue to stop at 83 or 84st. This is a quiet residential area with few people out at night. And, 35th Ave, especially at night is not busy with cars so there is no excuse to change these stops. There are efficient and speedy. Thank you.
3/6/24 — I live on 35th Avenue in Jackson Heights, and the Q49 is my local bus line. I'm so happy the new plan has removed some of the stops to improve speed and efficiency. The existing every-two-block stops are too close together and cause so many delays. Spacing stops farther apart will really help, and the new plan still has them close enough that they are easily accessible. I am very satisfied with the redesign. Thank you, MTA!
3/6/24 — I am distressed to learn that the redesign plan includes removing the bus stop closest to my home (Q49 on 35th Avenue at 84th Street, in Jackson Heights). I am not disabled, but I have neighbors who have a hard time walking and will find this change to prove incredibly difficult. Personally, although capable of walking, I have felt so fortunate to have the Q49 stop in front of our apartment building, especially coming home at night. FYI, I have found that the Q49 bus is often packed and people get on and off at every stop, so I do not understand how skipping stops will help people with their commutes. And during the off-peak hours, I do not see how skipping a person's stop in the dark and dropping them blocks away helps anyone. Perhaps an express version of these buses, labelled as such, and skipping stops during rush hour, might be helpful. Something like the express 7 train. Consider another alternative to just removing certain stops from the line. Thanks you for requesting community feedback and listening to our concerns.
3/7/24 — Please extend Q51 to Linden Blvd & 235 St Please extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Please extend Q53 to Rise Park Please replace Q75 proposal with an extension of the Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect following present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy Please extend proposed Q48 to North Shore Towers Provide weekend service on routes Q36, Q48 and Q61 Cut proposed Q1 extension to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Avenue to allow Metrics Blvd corridor passengers access to a Hillside Avenue corridor route Extend Q55 to Jamaica Operate Q24 from Jamaica Avenue & 168 St via Jamaica Av, left onto Sutphin Blvd, right onto 94 Av then regular route to Broadway Junction. Jamaica bound via Atlantic Av, left onto Sutphin Blvd, right onto Archer Av, left onto 168 Street and terminate. Herb
3/7/24 — This is about Q19 bus service. I understand that Q19 usually runs every 20-30 minutes daily which I do notice since years. I strongly do feel that Q19 should run every 15 minutes with less stops. Only reason that Q66 buses are well known for crowded and full everyday due to lack of schedule from Q19 that they have to get off from Q66 and walking to north area past or below Q19 lines. It?s important to excellent service on Q19 then less people on Q66. It?s silly to have last bus stop at 9pm. It should be resume till midnight. Thank you for understanding.
3/7/24 — My idea is for the Q51 turn back to SBS and go to spring creek gateway mall, since SBS usually run on XD60s the Q51 sbs bus stop should be at the B83 terminal, the B83 can move to the Q8 term (Q8 won?t go to its terminal anymore since it?s going to new lots) so the B83 can be at the Q8 term so for the XD60s for the Q51 SBS can have more space because if the Q51 was at the Q8 term it will block the B13 since XD60s are long, a new Brooklyn route that would go to Atlantic Avenue Barclays Center station (a transit hub) it will also connect to crown heights Utica Avenue station and Broadway junction, it will be called the B114 this is Atlantic Avenue Barclays center station - Crown heights Utica Avenue station - Broadway junction Station - Gateway Center, connections to the (2) (3) (4) (5) (B) (D) (N) (Q) (R) and crown heights for the (3) (4) and at broadway Jun for the (A) (C) (J) (Z) (L) this new Brooklyn route will meet 14 subway lines, the B114 will pass gateway mall, like the Q53 passes queens center mall, when the B114 passes gateway it will go on the belt parkway to starret city, transfer to the B82 SBS to Coney Island, the B114 will go on flatlands then turn on fountain then turn on Erskine to the belt parkway, a new queens route that would to gateway that can be called the Q75 it will go to Queens village to Gateway center, this will improve interbrough connection to Northern Queens to Brooklyn, the Q75 will pass gateway center it will go on the Belt parkway on the queens side (where the Q51 will exit to gateway mall) when it goes on Erskine street, you can transfer to the B13,B83,B114,Q51 SBS and also the mall, it will go straight on Erskine street then it turns on Vandalia Avenue, it goes on Vandalia Avenue until Vandalia Avenue and Elton street, this will also help the people who live on Vandalia Avenue to go to the mall quicker and easier, the last new queens route for gateway center is the Q7 (it?s not like the available Q7 that goes to JFK to Euclid Avenue station, the Q7 will start at Vandalia Avenue and Elton street, then it will go straight on Vandalia Avenue then it will turn on Erskine street, then turn on Seaview Avenue with transfers to the B13,B83,B114,Q51 SBS,Q75 and also to the mall, Then it will go on Seaview then fountain Avenue then to Linden Blvd, with transfers to the B55 SBS,B15, and B20, it will go on linden Blvd then conduit to Jamaica, this will replace the Q8 to Gateway center to Jamaica, B13,B83,B114,Q51,Q7,Q75,
3/7/24 — As a South Ozone Park resident I have to strongly disagree with the redesign inititive for the Q10 bus. My commute is already over an hour and a half with the current bus route and train. With the change I?d have to wait for an additional bus to transfer to the Q10 to then take the train. The Q10 has been the most reliable bus in this neighborhood! Why change something if it isn?t broken and provides such a mulch needed service to the community?
3/7/24 — Good Evening, I wanted to know why there needs to be a change. I have lived here for many years and it is convenient as well as important to my routine as I ride this bus everyday and sometimes many times a day. I ride this to get me to work and as times change the saftey aspect the limited bus would not leave me closer to my home. Then you have the student's when they come out of school, many times the have to detour to the Q41 to catch the Q10 because the Q7 is either to full or it passes you by or do not show up[example usually in the afternoon when my son comes out of school.] We also have the elderly who lives here for years , not only is it convenient for them to get where they need to go, it gives them the encouragement to make the trip, even if they cannot walk long distance. I was not able to make the trip to the meeting tonight, please reconsider these changes. Please see. Thank you.
3/7/24 — I find this completely unfair because I know a ton of people who take the Q10 everyday to get to places they need to be. The limited doesn?t help because what if someone wants to get off at like 109th Ave to catch the Q41? People who have to take 2 or more busses can?t be able to get home on time because some stops do not have another bus nearby for another 3-4 blocks sometimes. Please do not change the route and leave it where its at.
3/7/24 — I?m not aware that new proposal shows that Q23 will only stop at Roosevelt Av instead of going to East Elmhurst. I do not like this idea. I suggest that should keep same route since but less stops at East Elmhurst by LGA airport.
3/8/24 — Eliminating the q10 130th street route would make my commute less safe. As a women who has to commute late you are making commuting inconvenient. Crime has already gone up on subways and the neighborhoods. Now you want us to stand on Rockaway Blvd late and Lefferts to transfer to the 37 or 7 and have to walk further to our homes. I want you to try that commute from the E/F train onto the q10 and then transfer to the 37 or 7 as a women late at night and tell me how you would like it!
3/8/24 — I ride the qm17 and 16. These buses are so few NOW. ALL I CAN SAY IS WE NEED MORE BUSES IN THIS NEIGHBORHOOD NOT LESS. THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS. I DONT NEED BUS STOPS CUT EITHER. WITH CONGESTION PRICING COMING MORE PEOPLE WILL BE ON THESE ALREADY PACKED BUSES. OUTRAGEOUS TO EVEN THINK OF CUTTING SERVICE HERE !!!
3/8/24 — Regarding Q32 bus stop changes. Proposal heading Eastbound to eliminate the 59th street and Second Avenue stop is a mistake. Always significant amount of people getting on. There are 2 Bus Stops between Lexington and Third Avenue which is crazy!! Should be one stop. Please eliminate one of these and keep the stop at Second and 59th which is the last stop in Manhattan and needed!! Always a lot of people getting on here!!
3/8/24 — "MTA needs to be fair when making decisions and implementing their final redesign plan in South Ozone Park, Queens. Since June 2023, residents have been struggling to access public transportation because of MTA decisions, to take down the Q10 bus stop on Sutter Avenue and 130 St. MTA unthinkable action has affected the entire community and provided a hardship on many residents who need access to public transportation. I am thankful that MTA will restore the south bound Q10 bus stop. But I'm questioning how soon will this be done? MTA needs to know that there is a greater need to keep all Q10 bus stops located on Rockaway Blvd and 130 St, because if MTA replaces the Q10 with Q9, it will create a greater burden and unfairness for me, my family and most residents in this neighborhood to have to pay 2 fares to get to work and two fares to get back home on a daily basis after transfers. This will create mental and emotional stress on everyone. The petition that I did for the south bound Q10 shows that residents need the Q10 routes to remain on 130 street South Ozone Park because they use the Q10 bus and need transportation to and from work. The decisions makers at MTA need to evaluate their decisions and look at the responses they have been getting from residents regarding the Q10 bus, and this will guide them to make fair changes to the final redesign plan for our people. With the spiking cost of living in NYC, MTA needs to be fairer when providing accessibility to those residents who pay their fair share, not deny them access to place they need to go, increase their commute time, and make them have to pay 4 fares per day after transfer. How will we be able to meet our daily needs if we are burden with expenses while other communities have better accessibility and pay less to and from work? Where is the equality and fairness in making decisions and implementing changes? There is so much that still needs to be done by MTA."
3/8/24 — I am concerned with the new routing of the Q37. As is this bus is unreliable and often packed. Today for example, two showed up at once one completely packed and it wasn?t even rush-hour yet. It?s not uncommon for me to have to wait 35 minutes for one. Now you are rerouting this so that it?s going to a free stop on the airtrain, so take a back bus with little to no planned increase in service, and tack on those trying to get a free ride to JFK with their luggage and the spells disaster. MS 137 relies on this route And any delays will lead to students missing their classes. Also, Speaking of Ms 137, if the MTA has deemed it necessary to have buses, take students home, it should also provide buses in the morning. Once students enter seventh grade they are no longer eligible to ride the yellow bus, and I do not feel comfortable sending my petite 11-year-old daughter on the subway, which she would then have to take to the bus., there?s a reason the National Guard is in the system, and this past week alone I have seen passenger masturbate and a person that had soiled themselves, talking ad gesture wildly. there was also a man that sat down to someone who, then jumped up, calling the person that I just sat down a F*g because maybe he brushed against him? Threatened him with physical violence. This is the same day that someone was stagged with saying a homophobic slur. Maybe the same person? Would you feel comfortable having your 11 year old daughter ride a train in these conditions? I don?t think so. Please provide morning service so my daughter can takr the 37 at 86th Ave, and safely. Be transported to her school. MS 137 has students all the way up to kew Gardens so diverting buses in the morning would provide a great service. Thank you for considering.
3/8/24 — The Q51 is a great idea and a good addition to the network however the removed connection to Gateway Center is throwing it off very hard, not only does it force people to make a one seat ride turn into a 2-3 seat ride, but it also keeps people in cars on the roads rather than on the bus to the store without the use of cars. The ability to go from Ozone Park to gateway with a one seat ride would save people a lot of time and could encourage people to take the bus to the mall similar to like the major bus hub at Queens Center Mall, Bay Plaza, Atlas Park Mall and Green Acres Mall.
3/9/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal, and extend the Q64 bus to Little Neck.via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy then present Q30 route to Little Neck. Base Q64 at Queens Village depot. Herb
3/9/24 — Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel depot Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 ,& Q76 at Jamaica Depot. All meal breaks on these routes would be "Pull In and Pull Out" from Jamaica depot Please base new Q68 route at either College Point or Laguardia Depot Herb
3/9/24 — I forgot to mention if the Q64 is extended to Little Neck, at 73 Av & 182 St Please tell NYCDOT to install a traffic light at that intersection. Herb
3/9/24 — If at all possible, leave Q27 local running on Kissena Blvd and Holly Ave, as is. Do not make routing changes for the local bus. Apply proposed changes to Q27 Limited service only. (Q27 local bus on Kissena Ave & Holly Ave intersection is heavily used by elderly who live in major retirement complexes in the vicinity. I am one of them. I take the local bus daily, back and forth btw Kissena Blvd and Bell Blvd @ 48th Ave. Local bus is also heavily used by students & their parents at the Kissena & Holly intersection.) Thank you.
3/9/24 — I write this as "Director of Transporation" of "The Our Neighbors Civic Association of Ozone Park, Inc". to address many of the concerns by South Ozone Park residents regarding the loss of the Q10 bus service to Rockaway Blvd. which were mentioned by many area residents at the Queens Community Board #10 MTA Public Hearing on the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan on March 7, 2023, at 7:00PM, as a possible solution to the problem at hand. To address many concerns regarding the loss of the Q10 route on Rockaway Blvd. your agency could revise the Q37 route by removing the Q37 route off of 135th Avenue and instead have the Q37 route serve Rockaway Blvd. between 111th Street and 130th Street thus providing full replacement for the former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. Branch to JFK Airport, the 111th Street Station of the "A" Subway Line, as well as the Kew Gardens Subway Station as well. A second part of this plan would be for your agency to merge the Q30 route with the Q9 route which would provide South Queens access to St. John's University, the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center, St Francis Prep HS and Queensborough Community College (QCC). The Q30 route would be more marketable than the current Q9 route due to all of the additional connections to all of the schools and shopping center mentioned above. Add Saturday & Sunday service to this new extended Q30 route but this new Q30 route could be cut back on its eastern end at 188th Street/Horace Harding Expwy. (Fresh Meadows Shopping Center) on Saturdays & Sundays as QCC may be closed on weekends. Also extend the new Q30 across 135th Avenue between 130th Street and Lefferts Blvd., then south along Lefferts Blvd to the AIRTRAIN Station (looping in and out) then along Aqueduct Road to both the Aqueduct North Conduit Avenue Station, the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and then Resorts World Casino. These two stations would provide a new "A" train connection for South Ozone Park customers from the 135th Avenue area as the Aqueduct Racetrack Station is ADA Accessible but only a Manhattan bound platform and the Aqueduct - North Conduit Station (from the northern end) is currently only Rockaway bound platform. (Please make Aqueduct - North Conduit Avenue Station ADA accessible ASAP. (See My Feedback 03263377 Case # 5008z000005R5GMA.). Also, as part of this plan provide a three-legged transfer between the Q30 route (former Q9 route) and the Q10 route, the Q30 route and the Q37 route, and the Q10 route and the Q37 route.
3/9/24 — The QM 20 should have weekend service. This is the 21st century, you guys need to stop targeting service to only 9 to 5 commuters.
3/9/24 — Please do not remove Jewel Ave/147th Street on the Q64. I am a student at Townsend Harris High School, and students at both my school and Queens College that use the Q64 need that stop!
3/9/24 — Please do not remove Jewel Ave/147th Street on the Q64. I am a student at Townsend Harris High School, and students at both my school and Queens College that use the Q64 need that stop!
3/9/24 — I believe that the proposed Q105 has too great of a distance between Astoria Blvd And Ditmars Blvd and a stop at 24th Ave is necessary in order to also accommodate the students of the school nearby.
3/9/24 — I?ve heard that the MTA is removing the Q25/34 bus stop at Melbourne Avenue. Please do not remove it as it is my way of transportation to school. Without this stop, it will be much difficult to get to school and get to other destinations in general for all.
3/9/24 — Please do not remove the Q25/Q34 stop on Kissena BLVD and Melbourne Ave! I use it everyday!
3/9/24 — This is a crucial stop
3/9/24 — I also forgot to mention that my Q64 (Forest hills Little Neck) has one important change to mention: Eastbound buses on Jewel AC will no longer turn right onto Parsons Blvd, left onto 71 Av. Buses will continue on Jewel AC with stops on Jewel & Parsons, Jewel & 161 St then 164 St-71 Av. Don't forget to base the route in Queens Village depot and please install a traffic light on 73 Av & 182 St Herb
3/10/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park and UBS arena. Herb
3/10/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park and UBS arena. Herb
3/10/24 — Instead of using the accordion buses for the Q44-SBS (where the MTA is losing money). Increase the number of buses. I have watched people board the bus without paying their fares (unfair to those of us who pay our fares). The machines to pay prior to boarding are out of service more than being in service. The MTA is being pennywise and pound foolish. The larger buses are the result of fare evasion.
3/10/24 — Don't remove the Q25/Q34 bus stop at Melbourne Ave/Kissena Blvd. Many students at Queens College and Townsend Harris rely on it to attend school and transportation, especially the people at the Pomonok Houses.
3/10/24 — i use this stop every day in order to get to school on time. please dont remove this stop i need it!
3/10/24 — I noticed for the q2 you plan on removing the bus stop located at Hollis ave 201st (eastbound). I would like to suggest what most people would want is to not remove that stop rather to remove the lesser used Hollis ave and 205th stop as that one is more dangerous and less accesible given the location. The stop at 201st is most accessible as it is I front of apartments and most people use that stop as it is safer. Also there are already mta benches there so it would probably be easier to keep this stop and remove the one on 205th st. I hope you keep the stop
3/10/24 — Hi, this plan is much better than the previous two plans. However, the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital (as proposed in the New Draft Plan) should be kept as it would provide a very fast one-seat ride from Jamaica to the hospital and Lake Success Shopping area nearby. Currently, riders must take the Q46 to another bus route just to get to Jamaica. Some then have to transfer to another bus in Jamaica just to complete their trip so keeping this extension intact would make it a lot easier for riders like myself. Thank you!
3/10/24 — I love the new Q75 route. I live in Briarwood and go to Queensborough Community College and would use this route every day. It would make my life much easier as I would only need to take one bus each way. I think it would also encourage more students to go to Queensborough without having to take the Q30 in Jamaica, due to all the traffic in that area.
3/10/24 — Hi. Thank you for trying to streamline the Q31 further north via Utopia Pkwy while maintaining one-seat ride service from Jamaica to Bayside. However, there's some connections that are now missed including: Bell Blvd (between 35th Ave and Bayside LIRR), gap on Bell between 48th Ave and Northern Blvd, and just misses the connection to the Q16 for riders heading even further up Utopia Pkwy to Whitestone. Because of this, the Q31 should be split into two routes to maintain these connections: one route streamlined via Utopia Pkwy in it's entirety, maintaining the connection to the Q16, and the Cross Island (as proposed in the New Draft Plan), while the other serve the existing Q31 routing, maintaining service between Jamaica, Bell Blvd, and Bayside High School. Also, at least one of these routes should run until 11 pm - 12 am on weekends because service ending at 7-8 pm on weekends is too early! Thank you.
3/10/24 — Hi. Thank you so much for keeping the Q65 at Jamaica LIRR by Sutphin Blvd, and maintaining the reroute via 162nd St and Sanford Av. However, the Q65 should still serve College Point Blvd to 110th St. This is one of the busiest bus routes in Queens, carrying even more passengers than the Q25. Shortening the Q65 route to Flushing while having the Q26 serve the College Point segment is not good at all, especially when the Q26 is proposed to run less frequently compared to the current Q65. The Q25 shouldn't be the only College Point to Jamaica thru route via Flushing. There are still many people who ride past Flushing from 164th St to College Point and vice versa, not everyone is going from College Point to the Kissena/Parsons corridor. Also, a southbound stop should be added at 162nd and Sanford so that people could transfer from the Q13 to the Q65 more easily instead of walking a long avenue block to 43rd Ave to make the transfer. So please keep the Q65 routing to College Point intact. Thank you!
3/11/24 — Hello good morning I am writing to inform you about a change to the 27 route via flushing Main Street . I ride this bus to work everyday along side hundreds of school trippers. We all RELY on this bus making the route skip holly avenue now throws off kids routes as well as adults please do NOT do this . ALL THE STUDENTS will be late ,THIS IS BEYOND IMPRACTICAL
3/11/24 — Please try to address the morning rush hour traffic at Queensboro Plaza. It is way too often that the Q69 gets stuck a block or two away from the stop due to traffic which leaves dozens of passengers awkwardly waiting to get off to catch the trains. Often this is from 3+ buses just piling up on QB South and holding up traffic or the bus stops. The streets and sidewalks are narrow, making it unsafe for the dozens of pedestrians who rushoutside QBP in the mornings trying to take the single staircase up.
3/11/24 — This proposed initiative for Q 102 will impact our 500 bed long term care nursing facility that will affect family members, staff and residents who goes to the community. We have multiple residents who are on wheelchair that travel to and from Coler and with limited access it will affect their ability to go to the community to do day to day activities ie., going to the doctor, going school, stores and visit family member in the community. Our staff who relies on this bus route will impact their ability to go to work and go home. We have a lot of staff who utilizes the bus as a means of getting to and from work and this will pose a burden to our staff.
3/11/24 — Very positive. The sooner the better.
3/12/24 — It appears that the Q104 redesign does not include a stop at Coler Hospital on Roosevelt Island. This is a major health care facility. Loosing this stop will inconvenience both the sizeable staff that utilize the stop as well as visiting family members of patients/residents. Many of these people need public transportation. Please reconsider putting Coler Hospital back on the bus route. Thank you.
3/12/24 — Thank you redesign team for the final Q50 extension to LaGuardia Airport. It's been a long wait but finally have a final draft to have to this bus line extension to LaGuardia Airport which will help bring more customers connections to the airport but also to the Lirr and other bus lines. Thank you for your work and effort. Can't wait to final ride a one seat ride from Pelham Bay to LaGuardia!!!
3/12/24 — I have a brilliant idea, how about you stop fucking over the working class citizen who actually pay their fare on a regular basis and stop cutting service to people in Queens who actually require it. So glad I'm driving and don't have to rely on your unreliable service and I can't wait until more people do the same. But you're doing a disservice to the folks who actually do need it and it's so terribly evil. Typical MTA.
3/12/24 — Please do not remove the Guy R Brewer Blvd & Foch Blvd stop from the Q114 bus route. Three is a large housing project located right at this junction with many people commuting to work in Far Rockaway and other areas along this route. Removal of this stop for example would mean that some of us, me for example, would have to change 3 buses to get to work and 3 to get back home that would mean an additional bus fare each way. Since the transfer is only for two buses. Please reconsider and do not remove this stop. Thank you in advance for keeping the stop.
3/12/24 — The redesign plan for the Q30 will significantly impact me, my family and many residents East of Springfield BLVD and Horrace Harding Expressway. The Portion of the current Q30 route which will be supplanted with a new Q75 route, will not be taking riders to a locale which grants easy and or cheap transfer towards manhattan bound transit services. A transfer from the Q75 to the Q30 will turn what was once a one fare trip into the city VIA the F train a two fare trip. This also foregoes the wait times between bus stops between transfers between the 75 to the 30 to the F train. I propose one of the following; 1) Maintain the Q30 section which was to become the Q75 as is. If Throughservice to QCC is a goal of the MTA with the Q30 bus route, the Q30 can divert at springfield towards 56 AVE. It can then take this to East Hampton BLVD and then resume the Original Q30 bus route as is. This would shift the Q30 bus route several blocks or ~ .3 miles north but will retain the service and allow for a through stop on the Q30 to QCC. This would also allow all Q30 buses to follow one route rather then the current split between QCC or Little neck Eastbound wide. 2) Divert Q75 service to a port-washington LIRR station. This could be done either by making the endpoint of the Q30 not at littleneck and horrace harding but at littleneck station. This would mean part of the trip would share the current Q36 line and then Terminating at Little neck parkway with a turnaround at 39th road. I look forward to hearing back. Regards, Matthew Dultz
3/12/24 — I am a current Queens College Student who commutes to school by bus. The Q111 stop removal of Guy R Brewer/Archer Ave affects me especially when having to transfer to the Q20A/B bus in the mornings. The Q25 stop removal of Kissena Blvd/Melbourne Av also affects me as well as many other Queens College students who have class towards the back end of the campus. Especially during the winter having to walk for extra time after not being able to come off at Melbourne would become an issue. Especially because the Q25 is now the only bus that Queens college students can take from Jamaica to get to campus.
3/13/24 — Q72 needs more frequent busses. Especially during the hours of 5 AM- 8 AM, this route passes through a major train station (7 line), and drops kids from at least 4 different schools. The bus drivers are constantly passing people waiting at stops and denying people onto the busses due to the pile up that happens at every stop since there is not enough busses.
3/13/24 — QM44 Proposal- In my 4 years of living in queens I never knew there was such a gem of a bus route-QM44. They don?t have this where I?m from (Los Angeles). Now this is real nice and the price- not too crazy. With all the uncertainty riding the subway and the distance barriers between LIRR stations, my solid choice was to find alternatives. The QM44 provides such a smooth commute to and from Manhattan heading back to Forest Hills. A flaw that I must point out is the frequency of buses scheduled. Not everyone goes to work at 8am and not everyone leaves work at 6pm. Granted there?s other options, we can anticipate further participation from riders as 1. Many offices are implementing RTO mandates and ; 2. Riding the subway is dangerous, tiring, and uncomfortable Reducing bus frequency will only push QM44 riders to have a much longer commute, increase transfers, and/or even change jobs. I urge you to reconsider the changes AND market the QM44 better. Had I not asked about the QM44 I wouldn?t have known there?s an express option to Manhattan as Google maps DOES NOT show express buses as a priority (better option) over subway. Also, getting feedback from riders should not be restricted to events but instead leverage the screens on the bus to announce important dates and links to surveys. There should be more frequent buses available to the community. And buses should be given a priority through queens Blvd with a bus only lane.
3/13/24 — I would like to ask if the MTA could add transfer from the express bus to a local bus. This would help tremendously with my getting to MSK on 74th st and York Avenue. Doesn?t seem fair to pay $7.00 to get into the city and then have to pay additional $2.90 to get an uptown bus. Please forward my request to appropriate agency. I need to go in monthly for treatments and the added cost is a burden. Thank you for your consideration.
3/13/24 — Please extend route Q52 to Far Rockaway Please extend Q53 to either Riis Park or Beach 169 Street Roxbury Herb
3/13/24 — Its ridiculous to remove that section of the route. The Q10 is the only bus that runs early enough to connect me to the E train. ?Fares go up and service is cut to pad OUR pockets? should be the MTAs nee slogan. You?re a bunch of crooks. City, state and federally funded yet you want my $2.90? Like a spoiled child begging for more
3/13/24 — We should have more bus service at the ferry station !
3/13/24 — Thank you for presenting for the Queens Community Board meeting today. I was mildly disappointed that there was no proposed stop for Randall's Island. Thousands of people from Queens go there every day, for work and for recreation. Right now, there is no subway stop or bus service from Queens - just the M35 from Manhattan. Have you considered changing this?
3/14/24 — I understand that Q23 will no longer going to Astoria. I do wonder what?s wrong with idea of adding three simple stops: one is at Northern Blvd, Astoria Blvd and then final stop before LGA. Piece of cake.
3/14/24 — The removal of the Bus Stops DO NOT make using public transportation safer. It cannot be cost effective and will increase traffic. Shame shame and all elected officials and people who are in charge of the Transportation System should be forced to get out of their limousines and take the public transportation
3/14/24 — Please change the 9 three digit route designations: Here are my past proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
3/14/24 — Please change the 9 three digit route designations: Here are my past proposals: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q34 Q110 would become Q75 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q79 Q114 would become Q78 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
3/14/24 — Will the Q60 get a limited version like many other routes? Many folks in Jamaica Queens should not have to take the scenic route just to get to 71st and Continental. There are way too many stops to get folks to appointments because it stops every other block.
3/14/24 — I vehemently oppose the PROPOSED FINAL PLAN for the Q10 bus route. My daily commute to work on requires me to take the Q10 on Rockaway Blvd to Kew Gardens.
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street and 27 th Ave stop
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street stop on the Q18
3/14/24 — Keep the 8th Street stop bon the q18
3/15/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/15/24 — I think the plan to increase the distance between bus stops is misguided. With fewer stops, the remaining stops will be more crowded which will increase the bus travel times, since there will be more people to board. On the Q49 bus route, waiting 4 minutes for a bus is too long. The buses will be overcrowded and the drivers will skip stops. The time between buses should decreased for lines that are a lot of users. Which helps no one. Some dedicated bus routes aren't needed. The one on Northern Blvd backs up traffic and all for a few buses.
3/7/24 — Can you please combine the B61 and B62 Together
3/8/24 — B13 bus redesign route removing Erskine & Vandalia stop does not make sense. There are new project developments in the area where we already have to walk long block at nigh alone with no illumination on the bus stops and the stops are far away from each other. And taking away q8 bus also from this stop is really not going to work for residents. I have actually made request to add stops along Erskine Street, no one lives on Seaview that street does not have not even one apartment or house is grassland and water.
3/13/24 — Love the proposed route change for B38. When is it going into effect?
3/14/24 — I saw that the B57 is going to be shortened so it doesn't connect to Red Hook any longer and I'd kindly ask to keep the B57 in place. This bus route is incredibly vital and connects Red Hook to services and neighborhoods just 1-2 miles away.
3/2/24 — don?t remove local q10 please, a lot of residents in the area take the q10 and without it i would have to walk a long distance like the others. Please don?t remove q10. Thank you.
3/8/24 — I think an additional stop on the QM16/QM17 route should be added. The last stop on the bus is 57th and 3rd avenue. Adding an additional stop in the 60's (65th-67th street) would be beneficial to hospital workers. There are multiple hospitals in the 60s/70s between York Ave and 1st Ave that Rockaway & Howard Beach residents work at. Adding an additional stop on the line would make it so hospital employees could utilize the express buses. With the congestion pricing coming, the hospitals will loose valuable employees who can't afford to pay the toll. This will provide them with an affordable option to still commute into the hospitals. Also, many hospital employees have to be in at 7 AM. Adding even one additional bus in the morning with the extra stop would make this method of commuting more feasible.
3/3/24 — I really think that Q23 should add one more last stop at LGA Airport. It would be great benefit for customers who need to take bus to LGA airports. Biggest problem is that some passengers dislike that they had to get off last stop at Ditmars Blvd/102 street and then walked to LGA airport with their luggages. It can be frustrating for them. For even it would be nice for customers to take Q23 by first stop at LGA airport to get to home on way to Forest Hill.
3/6/24 — Hi This bus should go to Randall's Island. I'm a Queens resident and we have NO access to Randall's Island unless we go all the way to upper East Side first. Not fair!!!
3/4/24 — RE: The Bus Network Redesign for the Q60 removes the Ascan Avenue bus stop citing the reason as ?speed and reliability.? Buses are about convenience, not speed. The Ascan Avenue bus stop is directly in front of the Orchard Fine Foods supermarket and this is a quality of life issue. The people, especially the seniors, rely heavily on this bus stop so they can get on with their groceries and live an independent life. Walking 2 blocks in either direction to get on a bus is extremely difficult for them. That is why it is IMPERATIVE that this bus stop remain. I have spoken to people at this bus stop who are totally unaware of this impending change affecting their quality of life and are at a loss as how to access the information the MTA website or how to voice their opinion about this. Also, many don?t speak English (they speak either Spanish or Chinese) so cannot communicate with them. It is imperative that the Ascan Avenue bus stop NOT be removed. Again, buses are about convenience not speed. Please keep this stop.
3/11/24 — I do not want the city to eliminate the last stop on the Q60 bus. Many seniors refuse to take the subway because they are afraid they could be killed on the subway. They need to take the bus instead. I heard that the MTA does not want the Q60 to go into the city. You want old people to get off the Q60 and take the subway or another bus into the city. This is cruel to seniors and to handicapped children and adults. Let the Q60 continue to go into the city. This change is not good for older people and handicapped children and adults. Seniors and handicapped children and adults feel much safer on the bus. Also, many seniors and handicapped people would also be seriously hurt by many of the bus stops the MTA wants to eliminate on the Q23 bus. Seniors and handicapped people would be forced to walk many blocks in between bus stops on 108th street. I am 78 years old and I have a problem walking. Many seniors have problems walking long distances. Also, where the Q23 goes, there are no subways so this leaves older and handicapped children and adults stranded. Also, you want to eliminate the bus stop in front on Queens Blvd. and Ascan Ave. in front of Portofino Restaurant. Many children take the Q60 to go to Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School. Also many seniors take this bus to go to the church services. Also, public school children get off at this stop to go to PS 101 on Russell Place. This would pose a danger for senior citizens and handicapped children who need to take the closest stop to the school or the church. These two proposals to prevent the Q60 from going into NYC would hurt senior citizens and handicapped children and adults. Also,the proposal to eliminate the bus stop in front of Portofino Restaurant would hurt senior citizens forcing them to walk long distances. It would hurt children trying to get to school on time. You should not eliminate these two bus stops. In short, please keep the last stop of the Q60 bus so It can continue to go into NY. Also, keep the stop on the Q60 bus in front of Portofino Restaurant and it is across the street from Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic Church, and a half a block from the Our Lady Queen of Martyrs Catholic School and many blocks from PS 101. Don't eliminate stops on the Q23 bus where the proposed stops would hurt senior citizens who would be forced to walk long distances to take the bus.. The bus is supposed to be for the people. These proposed changes would hurt many people.
3/10/24 — In reviewing the Queens Bus Network Redesign Final Proposal, it appears that the already underserved Far Rockaway community will be further inconvenienced for surface transit. According to the redesign proposal--instead of having Q113 and Q114 bus routes-- the Far Rockaway riders will only have one route--Q114. As a frequent rider who travels to Jamaica Center daily during the week--I want to point out that I have experienced many delays while there has been 2 buses. Am I to expect double the delays/waiting time when this proposal is implemented? I can assure the MTA management that as a municipal employee--only having one bus is going to create a serious hardship for Far Rockaway residents who work weekdays in the Jamaica Center area!
3/6/24 — Q48 TO BE DISCONTINUED AND REPLACED WITH Q50. I ATTENDED THE MEETING LAST NIGHT @ VAUGHN COLLEGE. THE PROPOSED CHANGE WILL TRUELY AFFECT THE COMMUNITY. BUS SERVICE SHOULD BE AT A CONVENIENCE AND NOT AS AN INCONVENIENCE TO COMMUTERS. THIS BUS REDESIGN APPEARS TO ONLY HAVE AIRPORT PASSENGERS IN CONSIDERATION ONLY AND NOT THE LOCAL MEMBERS OF THE COMMUNITY WHO WILL TRULY BE INCONVENIENCED. PLEASE REVIEW AND ADJUST.
3/15/24 — Q25 and Q20a Q65 - Q25 and Q20a keep it the way it is. No skips. Too many senior citizens will be effected. Bus is too crowded. Q65 no need for limited - keep the regular Q65 the way it is. Too crowded. Too many seniors citizens taking the bus later morning and it's still full.
3/11/24 — customer suggests that MTA should restore bus stop at Pennsylvania Av/Atlantic Av by the post office for B83 an B20 bus routes going northbound because it's a dangerous to get a cross Atlantic Av. customer contacted 311, but she was referred to 511.
3/1/24 — Caller want the MTA to put on the B82 SBS route the buses that is on the B44 SBS route because the buses are coming very crowded.
3/1/24 — As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan released 12/12/2023 the Q11 route was rerouted over to Lindenwood, Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach and service was eliminated from the Centreville, Ozone Park area. I know that in late January 2023 three elected officials from the South Queens area suggested splitting the Q11 route into two branches one to serve Centreville & Hamilton Beach (which probably includes Old Howard Beach too) and the other to serve Lindenwood & New Howard Beach. Although this solution seems equitable creating of two branches of the Q11 will hurt service frequency to both branches. Also, the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan had the Q11 route traveling to Hamilton Beach in both directions to and from the proposed terminal at Old Howard Beach which would add routing duplication and excess operating costs plus be very confusing for riders in Hamilton Beach of which direction the bus is traveling toward. Also, the streets are very narrow in Hamilton Beach so that if two Q11 buses needed to pass each other it would be very difficult. I have an alternate plan that would create one branch of the Q11 service from Elmhurst to Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach/Charles Park. To serve Hamilton Beach I believe the Q41 route should be revised at 157th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. to serve Hamilton Beach thus providing a separate route for that community. Under the above plan both Q11 & Q41 riders needing to travel to or from the other routes destination could transfer between the two routes at a common bus stop of both routes plus three-legged transfer between the two routes could be allowed in case an additional transfer to another bus or subway is also needed after one transfer between the two routes. For overnight service on the Q11 route, the route could be cut back up to 99th Street/156th Avenue stop via 101st St.(southward), right turn at 157th Av.,157th Av.(westward) into 156th Av. at 99th Street stop to terminate or via 99th St. into 100th St.(southward), right turn at 157th Av., 157th Av.(westward) into 156th Av./99th St. stop to terminate. For overnight service on the Q41 route could also terminate at 157th Av./Cohancy St. via 157th Av.(eastward) 97th St.(northward), 156th Av.(eastward) for two blocks, 99th St.(southward) & 157th Av.(westward) to terminate at 157th Av./Cohancy St. (a current QM15 w/b bus stop) location. To provide additional and more frequent bus service toward Elmhurst, Jackson Heights & Woodside for Lindenwood & New Howard Beach passengers the Q53SBS bus should be rerouted to serve Lindenwood plus an additional Q52 & Q53 bus stop added at 160th Av./Cross Bay Blvd. where space exists on both the southwest and southeast corners which would provide replacement bus service to the new side of Howard Beach making the SBS bus stops three blocks apart. Although the Q53 is an SBS route for the Q53SBS to serve the Lindenwood area would increase ridership on the Q53SBS as Lindenwood is comprised of high-density housing which needs twenty-four-hour frequent bus service plus would bring back a direct bus connection to Broad Channel and The Rockaways as was years ago provide by the former Q21 route. Since the MetroCard will be phasing out soon outside Kiosks which include SBS MetroCard Fare Ticketing Machines should be eliminated on all SBS routes in Queens such as the Q52SBS, Q53SBS and Q44SBS routes so that these three routes could be revised as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Final Plan and that until the MetroCard is fully phased out MetroCard users should be required to board these three routes through (and any other route that utilizes articulated buses) through the front door only. I have attached a diagram indicating all of the above suggested changes to the Q11, Q41, Q52SBS, Q53SBS routes & including revising of the route path of the B55 route to serve Sutter Av., Pitkin Av. and Cross Bay Blvd. in Ozone Park.
3/11/24 — It?s not for a specific bus route, but I was hoping you guys can bring back the announcement of transfers on the buses. It can be convenient and help guide riders to what transfers are available at certain stops.
3/16/24 — I need the Q39 stop at 61 St. and Grand Av. to remain. I am a 67 year old woman with knee problems. Removing that stop will create a hardship for me.
3/16/24 — It is very difficult to read where this bus is stopping near the end of its route in LIC. I need this bus to continue to stop at 23 St and Queens Plaza So, so that I can be as near as possible to my destination at 24 St. and 41 Av. I am a 67 year old woman with knee problems.
3/16/24 — Q32 sounds good!
3/16/24 — As a commuter airport employee I spend 2-3 days in Queen everyday. Usually taking the Q10 bus from JFK to Kew gardens. Sometimes arriving at very different times I can?t catch the limited Q10. This would be a huge positive impact on many commuters like me who take the Q10. I hope this gets approved and working as soon as possible.
3/16/24 — Please do not change the Q10 bus route as I am a senior that takes the bus everyday and I need the bus the Q10 bus to remain the same
3/16/24 — I am a flight attendant working out of JFK and takes the Q10 bus via Rockaway to and from home to the airport. This service is a blessing.
3/17/24 — Hello. Since I was a teenager commuting to high school, the Q10 has been invaluable to me specifically the stop located walking distance from my home at Rockaway Blvd/127th st. Even now as an adult commuting for work and other trips during the week, the stop at 127th continues to be the most accessible, easiest, and quickest way for me to get to and from my house. Disrupting this service and portion of the bus route would be a massive inconvenience to me and many others in the neighborhood who rely on the Q10 in their day to day. Please reconsider this redesign. Thanks.
3/17/24 — I rely completely on the Q10 bus for all my traveling to & from home. It is very convenient to make connections to other buses.
3/17/24 — Removing the Ascan Avenue bus stop on the eastbound Q60 route will be a hardship for seniors or people with limitations who shop at the Foodtown supermarket. Many people shop here who use the bus and having to carry their groceries to either the 72nd or 75th Avenue stops will be difficult especially in bad weather. It's a short walk from the store to the present bus stop. Having to carry groceries and navigate opening an umbrella or walking on slushy sidewalks and crossing streets could result in injuries. Eliminating the 72nd Avenue stop would be far preferable since it isn't used much anyway.
3/17/24 — I am a rockaway beach resident. This neighborhood depends on the busses and I am a frequent bus user. Please add more service here to make sure members of this community can get to and from work, family, and friends. Thank you
3/17/24 — In reviewing the proposed change for my bus route, it appears the Far Rockaway residents will be further underserved. Instead of having 2 bus routes to Jamaica Center--there will only be ONE bus route. With post COVID MTA staff shortages forcing residents to wait for over 40 minutes some days now with 2 bus routes--I can only imagine how long residents will have to wait with only ONE bus route--3 hours????? The Far Rockaway community is grossly underserved now--the proposed plan seems it will double the lack of bus service!
3/18/24 — Qm65 Proposed route for downtown WTC are is needed for the Briarwood section of Queens. When will this start? The community will benefit from this bus route.
3/18/24 — This is regarding the Q 10 I believe the route should stay the same it would effect a lot of ppl in the community and the children would be effected traveling to school
3/18/24 — A bus stop at Ridgewood reservoir would mean so much to me. I could access nature with much more ease living in NYC without a car.
3/19/24 — Thank for allowing bus riders to comment and make suggestions. I have been taking the Q46 at 197 Street/Union Turnpike to the Kew Gardens subway stop to work in the morning for the past 25 years. I take the QM5 bus home late in the evening which drops me off at 73rd Ave because Union Turnpike and 197 Street stop by Cunningham Park is very quiet and dark especially in the evenings (and I have been mugged there before). I have made perhaps 100 email complaints about the Q46 bus route scheduling for many years now, since bus service was reduced. Maybe I was writing to empty space; MTA comments are no longer monitored as I no longer get responses? In the morning during rush hours, no less than three (3) Westbound Q46 Limited buses zip by my stop back to back, practically empty. Meanwhile at the Q46 local stop, a handful of people, seniors and students, watch in frustration as the three Q46 Limited pass us by and then having to stop at limited stops as well as local stops. I have complained that there should be more local Q46 buses and fewer limited stop buses. That would make more sense. The current redesign proposal to extremely limit stops on the Q46 route and add a Q45 route that starts at 188 Street solves half a problem. The Q45 service should be extended along Union Turnpike for riders who currently get on at 197 Street. Riders who shop, go to Urgent Care, dentists, etc along Union Turnpike will face hardship (myself included) having to walk from 73 Ave and 197 Street to 188 Street. It would be a hardship for seniors who also take this bus line, especially in inclement weather! I have spoken to my fellow bus riders while waiting for the bus about this. It would add an additional 12 minutes to my commute in the morning. I could resort to taking the QM5 bus both ways to and from work but that will be very expensive, not to mention slower, due to congestion on Queens Boulevard and midtown traffic. Please extend the Q45 service to begin at 197 Street instead of 188 Street. Or keep more of the existing Q46 stops along Union Turnpike. Thank you.
3/19/24 — The redesign of the q10 bus totally disregards people who live in blocks the limited bus doesn?t stop at. INCLUDE LOCAL RESIDENTS. REDO THIS DESIGN BECAUSE YOU ARENT FOCUSING ON PEOPLE WHO NEED IT THE MOST!
3/19/24 — Hello, I would really love to propose an Express Bus for Astoria, Queens that runs along Ditmars Blvd. The area needs another commuting option to Midtown and Lower Manhattan besides the train, which has become so unsafe for commuters. I had been a 10 year express bus commuter of the QM24, 34 and QM15 lines when I lived in Middle Village. I feel passionately about this and am willing to be involved in any way that I can.
3/19/24 — I wrote this I would like to request an Express Bus for Astoria, Queens that runs along Ditmars Blvd. The area needs a safer option to Midtown and Lower Manhattan, given the recent uptick in crime on the subways. This would greatly help commuters who are hesitant to commute via subway.
3/19/24 — Hi there, I think it would be behove you to place an Express Bus from Astoria to Manhattan. Especially the areas by Astoria Park/Ditmars, where accessing the Subway is a little more difficult. It?ll make for an efficient commute for hundreds in the Astoria community. Please let me know if you have any questions as I?m happy to discuss on the phone or in person about an Express Bus in Astoria! Thanks, Marc
3/20/24 — Regarding QM44 - DO NOT REMOVE THE STOP LOCATED AT WESTBOUND JEWEL AVE. AND 161ST. It is well established and used often for the inhabitants of electchester. It also riders to have an alternative if they have missed the bus. The qm4 and the q64 give us that option in a worse case scenario basis. If you were to remove this stop that just creates less options and poor rider experience for the straphangers. DO NOT REMOVE WESTBOUND STOP JEWEL AVE.& 161ST PLEASE.
3/20/24 — PLEASE do not remove the 72nd Dr / Ascan Avenue bus stop on the Q60 in Forest Hills. This is a major pedestrian hub at the crossroads of several schools and churches, a major commercial area, and thousands of residential units. The Q60 will become virtually useless to my family if this stop is removed. THANK YOU for preserving the 78 Av stop on the Q60 in the proposed redesign. We will all argue to preserve the stops we use, and that is as it should be: no one expects the Q60 to be fast, as it is a LOCAL bus that people generally ride for short distances. People in a hurry can take the subway or express bus as alternatives.
3/20/24 — The intent to route Q76 up 20th Avenue between Parsons and Francis Lewis Blvd is not reasonable. 10th Ave between those points is a two-way narrow st with a tremendous amount of traffic entering and leaving the Whitestone expressway at the 29th Ave exit. It is regularly at a stand still and limited parking on 20th means deliveries, construction and residents regularly double park. Additionally DOT has posted signs foe no commercial traffic along it for just that reason. The current plan of taking 14th Avenue to Francis Lewis is much more practical and problem free. This change will not accomplish any positive outcome. Do not make this change.
3/20/24 — Having the Q76 run every 12 mins during pm rush hours is bad, there is a school along the route that students need better frequencys.
3/20/24 — My bus driver today told me that the QM 11 changes went through and that the bus will no longer be operating on its present route. Can you please confirm that this is not the case based on what I?m reading? I believe it was still up for consideration.
3/21/24 — Qm2 should go up to 59th st to drop and pickup. The 32 should add 1 more stop at 57
3/21/24 — I ride the X63 bus leaving from Rosedale Queens you propose to remove three bus stops on Francis Lewis and changing to 256 Hookcreek Blvd. Please keep a pickup and drop off some where btwn 147th Dr & 148th Ave on Hookcreek Blvd.
3/21/24 — For the Q75 bus route, extend the bus route from Briarwood station to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station as to have more consistent service to transfer to E or F train. Additionally, consider extending Q75 from Nassau Boulevard/Little Neck Parkway stop to the Little Neck LIRR station to have a new connection.
3/21/24 — I recently rode the q66 because of trouble on the7. There is a massive ridership between northern boulevard and Astoria / long island city that will be disrupted if you break this route into two separate lines. Please don?t do this!!! You will be inconveniencing thousands of western queens riders!!!!
3/22/24 — Regarding the redesigned Q50 route. The proposed stops on Ditmars avenue towards LGA are 29th Ave and another at 102nd street, replacing 31st, 29th, 27th, 24th Ave and 102nd street stops. The proposed Avenue stop should be at 27th Avenue not 29th Avenue because that is where the traffic light is. People coming to all of the Avenue stops are coming down off a hill (where the homes are) and have to cross a busy avenue which carries the overflow from the Grand Central Parkway. The stop should be at the traffic light to encourage safe crossing.
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents for kids
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 I am a student. If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Student
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 As a parents I am concern about the kids. If you add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 Please help us to add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Q82 Bus Authority for new route Please help us to add the following stop for the Q82 new bus route. it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks Parents
3/22/24 — Bus Authority for new route Q82 I am a student. Please help to add the following stop it will be helpful for our community and school and neighbor We are using commuter through LIRR from east side to Jean Nuzzi Intermediate School located at 213-10 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428. If there is no bus service from Queens Village LIRR to School. How our kids is going to school. There will be rainy season, snow day in winter season. Kids will be late. How comes they are making decision without any commuter from Queens Village LIRR station to Jean Nuzzi school. Even I saw the plan there is no stop on 92nd Ave, Queens, NY 11428 either direction nor Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av nor Westbound 212 St/92 Av It will be so helpful if the committee add 2 (Two) more stop One is stopover LIRR Queens Village Station and other one both direction Eastbound 212 Pl/92 Av and Westbound 212 St/92 Av Thanks student
3/22/24 — I love the Queens Bus Network Redesign! To improve it furthermore, here are some suggestions I have: ? Combining the Q37 and Q64 routes into one bus route ? Extending Q44 service from the Bronx Zoo to the Bronx High School of Science ? Expanding Q48 service between Glen Oaks and Kew Gardens from "weekday only" service to 24/7 (with nighttime and weekend service extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck to partially replace the Q36) ? Extending Q51 service from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn ? Extending Q52 service in both directions from Elmhurst to Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway ? Q75 service running on Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St ? Off-peak and weekend QM5 service making Queens Blvd stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av, Forest Hills-71 Av, 75 Av, and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke subway stations Thank you for your time and consideration. I hope these suggestions work.
3/22/24 — Extend Q55 to Jamaica Herb
3/22/24 — Two transfers should be given to all to compensate for those who are losing a direct bus connection. For example, riders who live on the express portion of a rush route and need to transfer to a route that only connects with the rush route and not the local route would need to transfer twice, when now the trip requires 1 trip. This is not fair to make them walk to a further bus stop or pay twice. You should either allow two transfers or unlimited transfers in a certain time frame. Also, all rush routes should make local stops during evenings, late nights, and other periods where the headway is less than every 10 minutes to decrease waiting time for those who live on the express portion. Instead of removing bus stops, a new bus stop should be placed in the middle of two lightly used bus stops, allowing both of those lightly used bus stops to be eliminated. A goal of this redesign is to simplify service patterns and make it easier to identify where the bus is going. You have done a good job with this, but there is one exception with this, which is the Q26. The Q26 has three different service patterns, which doesn't make sense. All daytime service should go to Francis Lewis Blvd, instead of only service during rush hours. The Q26 should be 7 mins or better on weekdays and 10 or better weekends. The Q31 needs to operate more frequently and later at night if the Q30 is to be discontinued on weekends. 30 minute headways and service ending at 8pm on weekends is not adequate for Utopia Pkwy when currently service ends at 12am and is every 10-15 minutes. Q30 or Q31 service should operate more frequently on weekdays, since the Q30 service is halved to reallocate service to the Q75. This could also be fixed by having the Q75 run on Utopia Pkwy to Jamaica and terminating at the 165 Street Bus Terminal. The Q65 is very busy on weekends and service is very unreliable, causing crowding. Buses should run every 10 minutes on both Saturdays and Sundays. Additionally, service should be kept on 45th Avenue from 162nd Street to Parsons Blvd to service the Flushing Hospital. Then, the Q65 can run with the Q26/27 to Flushing. The Q13 does not need to be a rush route. The Q88 needs to start earlier on Sundays. The first departure from Queens Village should be around 6am, departing from Elmhurst around 7am. Additionally, weekend service should be every 10 minutes or better, as it is a critical east-west route in northern Queens connecting to the mall.
3/22/24 — The Kissena Blvd/Main Street stop on the Q17/25/26/27/65 should be kept as there are always at least 10 people waiting for the Q27 at all times of the day. The Q27 needs more frequent service on Sundays. Buses are regularly leaving Flushing full even at 8pm at night and there is not enough room for everyone waiting at the first five stops. Even with the split into the Q26 and Q27, more people live along the Q27 portion and 10 minute headways are not sufficient. The Q27 is one of the top 5 busiest routes in Queens and should receive service at least every 7 minutes during the day and every 10 minutes during evenings after 8pm. The Q75 should have service at least every 15 minutes during weekday middays. Currently Little Neck service is every 15 minutes, so this would be a service cut for those in Little Neck. There are a lot of people on buses at 3pm.
3/22/24 — On the Q83 bus route: The 204street/Murdock Avenue stop should not be removed. Removal of the stop would cause rider delay in having to cross busy Francis Lewis Blvd to gain access to the bus: cause rider congestion at the stops and the longer distance to the stop makes access by the elderly, handicapped, and medically impaired who live on 204 and 205 streets difficult. What is being proposed is not helpful and makes access to bus service difficult for mobility impaired and elderly riders who do not qualify for access a ride.
3/23/24 — Is there anyway to get my bus stop added back for the future q82 westbound at Hempstead ave and 217th st?
3/23/24 — thank you for the opportunity to submit comments. Please allow the Q22 bus to continue its current stops along uptown Rockaway Beach. Specifically, the Q22 bus should continue towards at least beach 149th St. stop. Thanks again.
3/23/24 — Agree with the proposed changes to the Q49. There are too many stops too close together and instead of one block to a stop, I now walk two.
3/23/24 — The Q55 should be extended from Jamaica Avenue/121st Street to Jamaica Avenue/168th Street. Other than that, it's fine.
3/24/24 — Lic to Manhattan bus
3/24/24 — I think it is very stupid to eliminate the q65 to college point. All you are doing is taking the 26 to replace the 65. Leave well enough alone. It not proofing anything.
3/25/24 — The Q4 route is to continue the local section that travels on Archer Ave from the subway to Merrrick Blvd, and also from 168 Street to the subway, otherwise it requires a ONE MILE WALK with heavy ALDI supermarket stuff, Home DEpot, and numerous clothing stores when shopping from 176 Street to the subway. That vital one mile Archer Ave connects those who use our Main Library, Hillside Ave, Jamaica Ave etc etc. ................Buses do NOT STOP at every stop.... let stops remain active, we have already budgeted our travel period. Please employ supervisors who ensure that all routes send out buses every 6 minutes from both ends and not bunched 3 or 4 together. Please Solve that before you redesign the system.
3/25/24 — Hi, the bus stop on 7th Avenue and 125th Street should be reinstated, rather than removed. The riders who use this stop will have to walk 3 blocks to the College Point Blvd and 7th Avenue stop or 2 blocks to the 7th Avenue and 127th Street stop.. The closer of the two stops is a VERY busy stop which will be even more crowded with riders from both the 7th/125th Stop and the 127th st and 9th stop. The 7/127th. 127/9, 127/11th, and 127/14th are all busy active stops. The current Q25 skips over the stops on 127th and 9th , 11th, and 14th pretty regulariy during morning rush hour due to the buses being full. If the new plan skips 7/125th and 127/9th and causes riders to go to 7/127th, the Q25 will likely skip that stop because of the quamtity of riders who will be waiting at that stop. The 127th/9th stop should be reinstated because it is is an extremely active stop due to it's proximity to the 9th Avenue entrance to PS 129. Parents, Employess and kids all use this stop as well as the one on 7th/127th which is near the 128th Street entrance of PS 129.
3/25/24 — Why are you totally eliminating stops from Union Turnpike/MainSt through Unuion Turnpike/ Utopia Parkway ? No one living in that stretch can take this bus. Seems unfair.
3/25/24 — Would it be possible to consider having the Q51 loop into the Aqueduct Casino instead of the Q37 deviating off its route, considering the terminal for the proposed Q51 is rather close to the Casino and will offer a better connection to frequent A service at the Rockaway Boulevard station instead of 111th Street that has infrequent off-peak service patters with trains arriving every 15-20 minutes outside of rush hours?
3/25/24 — Don't remove the Horace Harding Expwy/160 St stop on the Q17, it is needed. Thank you
3/25/24 — Thank you for adding a Stop for the QM 17 in front of B67th and Rockaway Beach Blvd. This is a much better BusStop Location than before.
3/26/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal and extend the Q64 route to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy Herb
3/26/24 — Hi there, thank you for this. I consult at schools in Laurelton and Cambria Heights. The q5 and q4 buses do not run as frequently as the 5 minutes scheduled and purported during rush hour. In the 20 minutes I just waited for the q5, four white minibuses drove by at the Jamaica center bus depot for the q5, for $2 cash. People took it and paid the additional cash fare because it took so long to wait for the bus. When I looked at the live map, I saw that there were only 4 active buses on the route going in my direction, at the height of rush hour. When the bus finally boarded, it was overly crowded. While I understand there is a shortage of bus drivers, as an observer and customer (not a planning expert), it seems to me that it would be helpful to have more buses on these routes during rush hour. This is far from a new problem: locals tell me that these mini buses have been around as an organic market-created solution for years. I?ve only ever seen informal transit solutions like this before in developing countries that have nothing near the budget or tax base of the mta. Thank you your work on this issue..
3/26/24 — I, and many of my other peers, rely on the QM3 to commute to work as it is one of the fastest and most reliable services into Manhattan. Please do not take it out!
3/26/24 — Please redesignate proposed Q82 route as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please remember the nine three digit route designations: Q101 would become Q21 Q103 would become Q73 Q104 would become Q74 Q105 would become Q75 Q110 would become Q57 Q111 would become Q71 Q112 would become Q34 Q114 would become Q79 Q115 would become Q78 I rearranged these numbers for compatibility Herb
3/26/24 — Hello, I hope this finds you well! I rely heavily on the Q3M line to get to and from work. It has been the most efficient and the option I feel the safest to take in comparison to the train.
3/26/24 — The new proposal removing the QM3 will have a huge impact on my family as we rely on it to reach our places of work. We need the QM3 due to mobility issues and increased fear of hate related crimes on the subway. Please reconsider the proposal removal of the QM3.
3/26/24 — i take the qm3 daily, it is very important
3/26/24 — Hello! I am concerned about how this project may impact my commute. I am a student at St John?s University and usually take the Q46 from campus (174th st) to Kew Gardens to get on the subway. When trying to use the trip planner feature, I wasn?t able to get it to work. At least I hope it wasn?t working, as it said my commute would be 90 minutes. Please prioritize the students at SJU, a commuter school, who need to get home after class! I truly hope this plan will not impact my commute, but wanted to share my concerns and hopes for this project. So many students need to get to the subway at night after classes, so please ensure the project ensures they can safely commute home!
3/26/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.in Queens) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern blvd. to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria. (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
3/26/24 — Please keep the Horace Harding Expwy/160 St bus stop for the Q17
3/27/24 — The Q10 stop at 130th Street is a vital way for my elderly family members to reach us in Manhattan. The elimination of this stop would force them to walk much farther and significantly increase their commute times. Please don?t eliminate this stop!
3/27/24 — Hello, I just reviewed the QM68 (x68) bus route and noticed that the 172nd/175th street stop on the Midtown to Floral Park route has been eliminated. Many commuters catch the bus to Midtown at the 172nd and Hillside stop. I see that the only option for these commuters on the way home would be to get off at 165th Street or 180th. This stretch of Hillside Ave has been extremely unsafe and this is a huge problem for many of us. We are taking the bus at Hillside/172nd to precisely to avoid this area, which with this new route we would now be forced to walk from in the evening. I strongly suggest that you add a stop between 165th and 180. Ideally Hillside/172nd or Hillside/175th as it has been. I don't see this stop on the official route but this has absolutely been a popular stop and all our drivers stop there. Thank you Nathalie
3/27/24 — Regarding the QM-4; I still don't understand why you would remove the westbound stop at Jewel Ave/161 Street. Before I retired, I got on at the stop before that. When we arrived at 161 Street, the bus would fill with workers going to job sites in Manhattan. I remember very long lines at this stop. Any possibility that you could make this a "rush hour only" stop?
3/27/24 — these changes are terrible, meeting is for 3rd according to website, but 4th on poster. q35 is fine as is. if you find q22 has no passengers from riis park to 116 drop that. i have communicated in the past and gotten no reply.
3/27/24 — Q 13...removing the stops at 29ave and bell blvd is short sided as employees and patients from st mary;s hospital use that stop. As it is they have over a 5 block walk to the bus stop
3/27/24 — The q46 bus route is perfect the way it is. With the large amount of riders especially students of elementary, high school and college at st johns university, there should be either more limited busses (with a westbound stop at 173 street) or the prepay system so riders can get on the rear of the bus moving it along faster.
3/27/24 — Please add a bus from Queens to Randall?s Island! We have to go to Manhattan to get a bus and it?s only 5 minutes over the bridge from Astoria.
3/27/24 — First I would like to thank you for addressing the issue of the buses to become reliable. The propose plan it seems ideal during peak time to address the speed of the buses. That being said the bus riders will take extra time to leaving their homes to walk an extra blocks due to propose plan of removing current stops. Again the propose final plan seems ideal during peak time. I would request that after peak hours it should resume to its original stops in particular during evening hours. I suppose addressing speed of the bus shouldn't have to be sacrifice the safety of the bus riders in Queens. I live in a coop with 66 units and at least 60% of its residents are elderly with mobility issues including myself. Our building rely on the bus and its convenient stops by eliminating the stops from its currents routes it seems our safety in the evening is going to be compromise, because with the final propose plan we will have to walk extra blocks in the dark imagine during winter time it gets darker by 4pm... again I applaud the MTA for its effort to ensuring the bus riders have a realible buses, but please bear in mind that bus riders safety shouldn't be compromise. Respectfully.
3/27/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
3/27/24 — Removing stops for the QM6 at Main St. and also at164th in the interest of gaining a few extra minutes is unacceptable. These streets have north and south bound buses needed to connect to other areas, especially nights, weekends, and mid-day when QM4 and QM 5 service is reduced.
3/27/24 — I understand there will be a huge gap in bus stops returning to Queens. Those are dangerous areas at night. You are putting us in danger!!
3/27/24 — Reducing the 49 bus stops, in particular, the 84th Street stop on 85th Avenue, will limit access for hundreds of people who have mobility issues, like the elderly and those who have difficulty walking. At a time when the numbers reflect an aging demographic, this is not the time to be limiting easy access to public transportation by reducing access points.
3/28/24 — I understand the need for a redesign. I just don't understand why you are adding another stop and another fare onto the Q22 - Q35 line to go 20 blocks that you were already taking me too. Would it be possible to add a second transfer so as to avoid paying another fare? I probably can't do anything about the stop, but the extra fare seems wrong. Also, you are literally splitting Rockaway in 2, you are separating what they call Uptown Rockaway from Downtown Rockaway. It really seems like this is a decision made by the Richer Uptown White People who didn't want a bus on Newport Avenue because it brought down the property values along Newport Avenue, so lets just shoot them down to 108 Street. The fact that you will make a small community switch buses to get up and down this small Peninsula shows just how out of touch you are with this town and it shows just how much control the people who live in Rockaway Park, Belle Harbor and Neponsit really do have. Thank you for confirming that fact.
3/28/24 — I am thrilled you are decreasing the amount of stops on the Q64. As a daily commuter who rides the Q64 at least 5 days a week from Elechester to Forest Hills to and then FH to Elechester back again the amount of stops is frustrating. A ride that should reasonably take 15 minutes currently takes 25 minutes in the morning and then 30/35 minutes returning with traffic.
3/28/24 — I read the proposal for Q66. Will it be making the same stops towards Astoria. How does the 63 fit in? It's a bit confusing to understand, You ask for input but have you already made the decision to change the routes. I recall before the pandemic there were trying to remove some buses. These consultants did not live in the neighborhood.
3/28/24 — We need a better service on Q60 - we have to wait a lot for the bus and then appears 2 or 3 bus together - this is unacceptable.
3/28/24 — Q27 Bus Stops: The Springfield Blvd/64th Avenue stops should be kept in both directions, as they are in the business district of Springfield Blvd and are heavily used. To balance stops better, there only needs to be 1 stop in each direction for Springfield Blvd/Horace Harding Expressway. This should be the stop on the north side to serve the senior center. Those on the south side can walk across the highway or to the 64th Avenue bus stop. The Springfield Blvd/58th Avenue Stop should be kept in both directions to serve Cardozo High School. Both stops are heavily utilized all day on weekdays. At least one stop should be kept on 216th Street in both directions. Currently, there are no stops northbound and 2 stops southbound. All stops on 48th Avenue and Rocky Hill Rd between Bell Blvd and Francis Lewis Blvd should be kept as they are heavily used. Q75 Routing Suggestion and Bus Stops: I liked the Q73 from the last plan, but I think it could be combined with the Q75 to form a better route. This route would follow the current Q75 route from Little Neck to Fresh Meadows, but could then instead of going to Briarwood, be extended to either Forest Hills or Glendale to provide another east-west connection in Queens. An eastbound stop should be added at Horace Harding Expressway/Peck Avenue since there is a pedestrian overpass there, as well as at Douglaston Pkwy/61st Avenue for the supermarket right next to the current Q30 stop. Q30/Q75 Bus Stops An eastbound stop should be added at Horace Harding Expressway/Peck Avenue since there is a pedestrian overpass there. An eastbound stop should be kept at Horace Harding Expressway/190th Street for access to the movie theater and buses to Eastern Long Island that stop there. The Q30 should have a westbound stop at Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd for access to the subways and buses at Jamaica Center. The Q30 should not stop at Homelawn Street/Highland Avenue in either direction. This stop is too close to the Hillside Avenue stop and there are no transfers here. A better place for the stop would be at Homelawn Street/Gothic Drive for access to the local high schools.
3/28/24 — Q31 Bus Stops: The Q31 should have a southbound stop at Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd for access to the subways and buses at Jamaica Center. The Homelawn St/Gothic Drive stops should be kept in both directions for access to local high schools. The Q31 should keep the Utopia Pkwy/67th Avenue stops in both directions, as the avenue blocks on Utopia Pkwy are quite long. Q31 Routing: The Q31 should keep its existing routing from Jamaica to Bayside High School. Then, the Q31 should continue up Corporal Kennedy Street to 26th Avenue, ending at the Bay Terrace Shopping Center as proposed. The current Q31 routing is quite popular, as it serves the business district of Bayside. The proposed routing up Utopia Parkway is mostly residential on narrow streets and is redundant to the Q76, which is a less than 5 minute walk away north of Northern Blvd. It will likely not do as well as the current Q31 routing. The northern part of the current Q31 (north of Bayside high school) is also quite redundant to the Q76 and Bay Terrace shopping center is a better terminal. Q31 and Q76 Hours and Frequencies: As the two easternmost North-South routes in northeast Queens, the Q31 and Q76 should have better operating hours and frequencies. They should operate from 6am-12am daily, with a minimum frequency of every 15 mins or better. The Q31 needs to compensate for the reduced Q30 service on weekdays and being the only Utopia Pkwy service on weekends. Q88 Bus Stops: The stops at Horace Harding Expressway/148th Street and Horace Harding Expressway/99th Street in both directions should be kept, as they are all next to pedestrian overpasses over the highway. The Westbound stop at Horace Harding Expressway/Waldron Street should be kept, as it is a common transfer point to the Q58. Q17/25 Bus Stops and Frequency: The northbound stop at Kissena Blvd/Maple Avenue and southbound stops at Kissena Blvd/Franklin Avenue and Kissena Blvd/45th Avenue should be kept, as all are commonly used by the elderly. Additionally, Q17 and Q25 service needs to be more frequent to compensate for the loss of the Q27 and Q34 on Kissena Blvd. Currently, a large amount of people who get off on Kissena Blvd north of Holly Avenue are taking the Q27, so they will all shift to the Q17 and Q25, causing crowding on those buses. There should be Q17 short turns at Horace Harding Expressway and 188 Street on weekends to increase service reliability, as most people are not riding all the way from Flushing to Jamaica.
3/28/24 — The proposed route change for the x63 to the QM63 bus does appear to be an improved and shorter commute time. I stopped taking the express bus and changed to the LIRR + subway/bus because I work across from Madison Sq Park and the x63 bus would take about 1.5 hours one way to get to and from work from the Queens/Rosedale city border. Must get to work on time. Manhattan section - The new QM63 routing proposed to start more south and travel north along Madison Ave appeals very much to me. Therefore I would go back to taking the Express bus if the new route eventually goes into effect. Most important factor is getting the travel time via one single express bus, comparable to the current length of commute I have now via LIRR + either a subway or Manhattan bus transfer. Would love to go back to one single and reliable express bus ride. For returning back home, I would give some grace if it takes a bit longer due to rush hour traffic. Parking - if the MTA can please put in a good word to keep as much free parking zones close to the proposed QM63 route it would be greatly appreciated - especially north of and south of Sunrise Hwy. If it can't be free, then keep price of park and ride near major transfer points affordable. Thanks for listening.
3/29/24 — This new route for Q31 will make it impossible for me to get to work. I get on at 32 Avenue and 202 st and get off 48th Avenue and Oceania st. This route doesn't serve any of the students that also go to the school I work in. Not happy with your proposal at all.
3/30/24 — Adding to an earlier comment I sent in. Please do not take away the 84th st stop of the Q49. Aside from my earllier reasons, our 7 stop is at 82nd st. Going to Manhattan the station has been closed for almost a year. When it reopens I assume the Queens direction will be closed for many months. That means more people waiting for the buses at 74th st. It will be harder to get off at each stop and having less of them will be unbearable. Also, even if the station stays open many women do not use it at night because 82nd street is a commercial block and desolate at night. It is safer to wait to get off at 74th st and take a bus to get home. The 84th st. stop is necessary for many of these women. Please keep it. This bus stop does not defeat the need for speed and efficency of the busline. The busline runs well anyway - faster than the Q33 and Q32. Thank you!
3/30/24 — I use the Q49 bus stop on 35th Avenue at 84th Street frequently. Please do not remove it. As a woman who comes home at night in the dark, it is a safety concern to have to walk farther to my apartment. I also have a teenaged son who uses that bus to get home from school from the subway station periodically. It is very important that stop is not removed. The 35th Avenue corridor is very fast, so saying that you are removing this stop to increase speed is not valid.
3/30/24 — I use the Q49 bus stop on 35th Avenue at 84th Street frequently. Please do not remove it. My wife and teenage son frequently use it after dark, and it is a safety concern to have to walk farther to our apartment. It is very important that stop is not removed. The 35th Avenue corridor is very fast, so saying that you are removing this stop to increase speed is not valid.
3/30/24 — Eliminating the Q65 bus route into College Point would be a disaster! The proposed Q26 bus into College Point should be added on as a new bus route and not taking the Q65 bus route away. If I needed to get to a location on the Q65 bus route I would have to get off in Main Street-Flushing to do so and transfer to the Q65 bus route and then reverse the transfer on the return trip. Three new bus routes should be added to College Point, NO PRESENT BUS ROUTE TAKEN AWAY! The latest Wikipedia information states that College Point now has a population of 33,625 people! We need more bus routes for this reason alone! Also, "accordion" buses MUST be added with this burgeoning population in College Point. Constant new housing is being constructed in this town! How is the MTA going to service this many people unless new bus routes are added? Has anyone at the MTA conducted a meeting at the College Point Civic Association to discuss these proposed bus route changes with the College Point residents?
3/30/24 — Please don?t remove Q10 local from Rockaway/130th street as it will put financial burden on me and the entire neighborhood. Please, I am already having trouble to meet my both end.
3/30/24 — I need is a good idea to fix busses every once in a while but i believe we should have express busses in the morning because some people use to work. I think having a express service since 5am to 12pm and in the afternoon once people come out work and want to get to there family. Or have a express service one express and the other local. The tourist area like Manhattan 24 hour busses that way people can visit those areas 24/7 a week to give more money to those areas. Also put nice design of metrocard every month or make competition of design of metro-card for people to have design they like not the standard. Q40 head to the hotel that should run 24/7 that way they have alot customer. Also busses should have bike brakes to put the bike there like in new jersey. Hope you take my suggestion i think will improve thing. Express busses are good to get places faster by skipping stop that we don't use that often.A survey of the less popular stop will help with that.
3/31/24 — I don't understand why this line was cut back to ozone Park and not going to gateway mall...let it continue to mall
3/31/24 — I agree that the ridership for QM3 has not been as robust. But this is the least transfer option available for elders/ senior citizens and those with limited mobility issue to make to midtown Manhattan in a most seamless way possible. There certainly is demand for this route. I wholeheartedly call for reduction of service (2 scheduled) rather than complete elimination. Please don't hang folks in need out to dry.
3/31/24 — I agree that the ridership for QM3 has not been as robust. But this is the least transfer option available for elders/ senior citizens and those with limited mobility issue to make to midtown Manhattan in a most seamless way possible. There certainly is demand for this route. I wholeheartedly call for reduction of service (2 scheduled) rather than complete elimination. Please don't hang folks in need out to dry.
3/31/24 — Yes! q11 service to cross bay blvd and 157th is a MUST. Providing more secure access to residents of old howard/hamilton to this area would cut commute times tremendously. We already have the A train providing transportation to this area from ozone park. great redesign cant wait to see it go into place.
4/1/24 — The Q19 needs shorter wait times and better connection to the M60. A bus every 20 -25 minutes on the Q19 is Awful.
4/1/24 — I like this new proposed simplified route for the Q10. It would make the route a lot more efficient
4/1/24 — I think it may be beneficial if the Q29 was extended south to Jamaica Ave via Woodhaven. Mainly so that there can be a dedicated bus that can take riders from Jamaica/Woodhaven to Glendale/Atlas Mall on Cooper/80. Could be a Rush route in that stretch too.
4/2/24 — Q49 stop at 32 Avenue and 92 st we need it. Eliminate the 31 Avenue and 92 st , many comuters wait for a bus at the 32avenue stop please
4/2/24 — Q19 toward Astoria. Add stop at SW corner of Astoria blvd south and 21st street. Can connect to Q69 as stop between 27th Ave and 21st street and 29th street hoyt Ave.
4/2/24 — The mta has been AWFUL. The workers are rude, chaotic drivers, the bus schedule is atrocious. 6 buses passed that said not in service while the line was down the whole block waiting for the Q88. The price to get on the bus is NOT matching the service quality. DO BETTER AND STOP ROBBING US BLIND.
4/2/24 — By rerouting the q101 you will be adding a second fare when transferring to the M1 15 or the assessable effing Q train at 63rd St. I think there should be a Q101a to Manhattan & a B to Long Island city
4/2/24 — I am against removing the Q49 bus stop at 84th St and am against moving the Q33 to 81st. Both of those bus lines work well. Nothing is ever perfect but there?s no reason to change what works. Please leave them well enough alone. Thanks.
4/2/24 — There seems to be focus on speeding up bus service. I'd like to posit that many elderly people, (myself included), take the bus because we cannot cope with subway steps anymore. We know and have made peace with the buses being slower because they are more convenient and safer. It seems like every policy change in the last few years has skewed toward the needs of young people at the expense of the elderly and disabled. I also would like to say that removing the Q49 bus stop on 84th street and moving the Q33 to 81st street guarantees that elderly and disabled people will have at least a 3 block walk to get home. This doesn't seem extreme, but I guarantee that it will be extreme even to you when even you approach your 80s. I would also mention that as a woman, the longer walk would make me feel unsafe and would keep me from going our at night. I have lived and payed taxes in this city since 1974 and would hate to leave the city I love because life has become too difficult. Please reconsider. Why not focus on making more subway stops accessible?
4/2/24 — The Queens Bus Network Redesign initiative discriminates against senior citizens and the disabled. Removing the 49 bus stop on 84th street and 35th Avenue will exacerbate an already overcrowded line for the bus at 82nd street and will increase the walk for people coming home at night, particularly if the route of the Q33 is changed to 81st street, per the plan. This will create a hardship for seniors and the disabled, as well as women who are rightfully afraid to walk the streets late at night. I was born and raised in this city, and have paid taxes my entire adult life. Instead of seeing my quality of life improve, I have only seen it deteriorate. I take the bus to work everyday, because I cannot walk up and down the subway steps. I know the bus is slow, but it's my only transportation option, and will be especially important when congestion pricing goes into effect. Please consider how many people this proposed plan would negatively impact.
4/2/24 — Q41 segment can't not be discontinued between 109 ave and Atlantic ave along 127th street...these are big blocks in between and we should keep the way it is ..it serves so many people.
4/2/24 — The new Q47 route eliminates the stop allowing for a transfer to the 7 train at 69th and Roosevelt avenue. This would devastate the businesses there. Moreover so many people from ?two fare zones? take this bus and transfer to the 7. The new route takes away this option and forces people to go further toward 74th to transfer to the train. Please consider keeping the stop at Roosevelt and 69th.
4/2/24 — For the senior people's walking hardship, enargy, time etc and safety problem..within the high sloping area (Marathon Parkway in the Little Neck area, it is suggest that the bus route Q46 should be extended its service from the current 260th Street running through Marathon Pkwy to the Little Neck LIRR. During the recent years the population has been drastically increased within the area. Please investigation the possibility for the local residences. Thank you. le Neck
4/3/24 — Bus q36 bus number 8006 To 165 st Start time 740am from Floral Park First bus driver EVER who asked free loaders to pay a fare Good people pay Bad people get a free ride Total Nonsense
4/3/24 — I?m very upset to hear that they want to eliminate the westbound and eastbound 150th and union turnpike bus stop. This stop has several senior citizens and school kids. I believe this would cause overcrowding at the Main Street stop. Please do not eliminate this stop.
4/3/24 — PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE Q46 bus stop at 150th street and union turnpike east and west bound. THIS IS AN ACTIVE BUS STOP AND MANY PEOPLE IN YHE NEIGHBORHOOD USE THIS STOP
4/3/24 — PLEASE KEEP THE X64 SCHEDUKLE AS IS BEACUSE IN HAVE BEEN USING THIS BUS FOR THE PAST 30 YEARS, I AM UNABLE TO TAKE THE SUBWAY, I DO HAVE A HANDICAP ISSUE. IT WILL VERY INSCONSIDERATE FOR YOU TO DECLINE US THIS BUS ROUTE
4/3/24 — I've been taking the X63 over 30 years I live on 149 Hookcreek Blvd. I noticed on the new plans your removing the stops on 259st/149 & Francis Lewis Blvd/147 DR. There's no connection to take the express bus. In the New plan your removing 4 stops an adding only one Hookcreek/255 St. This is outrageous There should be a bus stop around/near Hookcreek Blvd btw 147th Dr & 148th Ave. There's always been a bus stop near this area
4/3/24 — I am strongly opposed to cutting the western end of the Q22 service. As someone that frequently works with the Rockaway theater company in Fort Tilden and does not own a car, my typical route to the theater is to take the A train to 116th and then take the Q22 west, as is the custom of many of my fellow cast and crew members who are coming from Queens or Manhattan. Without the bus service from 116th west there is literally no way using the MTA to get to Fort Tilden at the needed times. Yes, I understand that the "new trip planner" recommends going through Brooklyn and taking the Q35 but the time it would be required for me to depart would mean leaving in the middle of the afternoon for a 7pm rehearsal or performance, which is not feasible with my day job. The proposed cut of the Q22 will impact the arts in Queens for both creators and riders, not to mention make it more difficult for folks to get to Riis Park in the warmer months.
4/3/24 — Would love to have the Q35 extended to the ferry stop at Beach 108 St, for drop off and pickup back to Brooklyn. Also would love to have an extension of the QM15 to and from Rockaway, it would give us another option during the day to get to and from manhattan
4/3/24 — B13 choice does not help people in neighborhood. It takes away transportation for commuters and high school students. Not thought out well.
4/3/24 — i hate the idea u dont know how many people to depend on like the q22 to go shopping or the beach or school i take the q22 when i go to my doctors abd if i havr take the q35 first of all iw be criwded than they change the atop too coming off the marine parkway bidge and i know people drpe d to take it shooping and plus i dont drive
4/3/24 — Writing concerning the change of the Q22 bus route. I take this bus everyday and the change would make my commute much longer also cutting off access to riis park with the bus. Not forgetting the many school children who take this bus everyday and their commute would be much longer and overall an inconvenience to everyone
4/3/24 — The Q17 should not run all the way to Jamaica and all buses should end at Fresh Meadows. Most people are off the bus by 73rd Avenue and 188th Street. The Q17 is very unreliable and removing the Jamaica segment would greatly improve reliability as there is always traffic in Jamaica. The Q20, Q25, Q44, and Q65 all connect Jamaica with Flushing. In its place, the Q30 or Q75 could be rerouted down 188th Street to Jamaica. Whatever replaces the Q17 should have 24 hour 7 day service. This would add a new overnight connection to Horace Harding Expressway East, which currently has no overnight service and would complement the Q17, which covers Horace Harding Expressway West.
4/3/24 — Based on the Remix map, several bus routes will be sharing one terminal stop. At subway/bus terminal locations, like Jamaica Center and Flushing Main Street, bus stops should be separated by route, with each route having its own bus stop. For example, the Q27 and Q65 should each have their own stop, as should the Q4, Q5, Q85, Q86, and Q87 and the Q45, Q46, and Q48. This reduces crowding and rider confusion about who is waiting for what bus. Additionally, the Q26 has a different bus stop in Flushing for its late night pattern. The daytime stop and night stop should be changed to reduce confusion over stop locations based on the time of day. Currently, there are Q34 short turns that start at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue. The Q26 could do something similar by terminating at Main Street and 37th Avenue, laying over at Main Street/38th Avenue as proposed, then right on Main Street, left on 39th Avenue, left on Prince Street, left on 40th Rd, left on Main Street, to the daytime stop on the south side of Roosevelt Avenue.
4/3/24 — It is already very difficult to travel in and out of Rockaway and we will soon be charged for driving into the city. It?s about time Rockaway has better mass transit options. I would be better off if I lived in upstate NY. I would have an easier commute. Very frustrating.
4/3/24 — why doesn't the MTA EVER CONSIDER AN EXPRESS ROUTE THAT TAKES US FROM HOWARD BEACH TO DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN???? WE NEVER HAVE A DOWNTOWN OPTION AND WE CANNOT RELY ON ONE A TRAIN. THIS IS SO UNFAIR.
4/3/24 — Please build a bus shelter for the rain at the Q52 bus stop going towards Elmhurst Beach 84th and Rockaway Beach Blvd stop.
4/3/24 — I would like extended offerings for the QM16- it is currently very limited and difficult to work late without missing the last run. It would also be helpful to have this on weekends
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4/3/24 — Please keep all stops and routes for the Q 222 north and south bound please kerp all stops for the q 45vnor5h bound and south bound there are allot of disabled people that need these busses and stops. I am oxygen dependant not able to use trains . There are many diisabled in this area need ti get to hispital and home we need stops to remmain the samere. Also please make your public meetings with a zoom link. Dud ti the bad weathervand flooding in area alotbof people were not able to go to the meeting on 126st on rockaway im not able to attend night meeting cause I go on a machine please put public zoom link for all
4/3/24 — It?s good to do this update?change is never easy but in the end it will be for the better
4/3/24 — I think as opposed to redirecting there should be additional limited bus stops on all bus routes to elimate long wait times and severe overcrowding of buses
4/3/24 — The buses need to offer better time management I've seen buses come by two buses at a time which means they are running off schedule.
4/3/24 — Continue the G53 three more stops to Beach 149, giving Neponsit, Belle Harbor, and Rockaway Park access to Wueens and the residents of Queen?s access to Riis Park with its bathrooms and concessions. Stop at the Rockaway ferry on the way
4/3/24 — QM16 - can we have this bus run on the weekends and also on other times other than rush hour times ?
4/3/24 — Ensure that you add an actual bus stop at the Q35 Marine Pkwy Bridge/Rockaway Pt Blvd intersection. There is currently no bus shelter and this is not a safe location for patrons to wait
4/3/24 — I love the new routes
4/3/24 — I take the Q23 and every morning the bus is full and crowded when I?m heading to work at 8 am. I think you need to add two buses every 5-10 minutes. And coming home the bus line is extremely long at 71and queens blvd.
4/3/24 — The Q22 bus route in Queens is overcrowded after the 1st stop, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave. There are usually no seats left after that 1st stop now. Changing the 1st stop to Nameoke St. & Redfern Ave., will cause that bus to be full, before it gets to the current 1st stop, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave., in the heart of downtown Far Rockaway. The A Train, the Q113, Q114, N31, N32, N33 all connect about 1 block away from there. There are also many new apartment buildings there, bringing in more people. I think you can start a few busses at Nameoke & Redfern, as long as you start another Q22, at Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave., at the same time, from rush hour through 10pm M-F and from 8:30am-10pm weekends, at the very least. That way disabled people, the elderly and people with baby strollers, etc., can still access the Q22 from the elevator on the A train and street level connections on other very necessary busses, without having to wait for 45 minutes or more, for a bus with seats. Further, the Beach 20 St. & Cornaga Ave. stop should be kept, not removed. It is in a prime spot in downtown Far Rockaway and too far from Beach 20 St. & Mott Ave. to end it. Also, after the Beach 36 St. stop, there is a dangerous intersection of streets, which are hard to cross on foot. The Beach 38 Street stop needs to be kept. There is a new apartment building, schools, a supermarket with a mall, a large park and the A Train stop located there. A lot of people use that stop. The Q22 should continue to go to Riis Beach in the summer. No stops should be removed from Riis Beach. The Q35 is not enough to take workers and beachgoers to Riis Beach in the summer. The Q22 & Q35 should make all stops at Riis Beach, including Rockaway Beach Blvd & Bathhouse #2. Thank you.
4/3/24 — Leave the bus numbers the way they are in the Flushing , Whitestone, CP area why change these route numbers? Q12,Q13,Q14,Q15,Q16,Q20, Q28, Q44 bring back the Q44FS it was a nice run College Pt to Flushing and bring back the Q44B Parsons to Melba, and the 44VP. My father drove the Q44FS swing run for many years 1974 - 1994 he made loads of friends on this line and gave many passengers free rides as well. MTA is a hungry $$$ agency.
4/3/24 — Please do not eliminate the stop for the QM42 and QM12 at Metropolitan Avenue and 71st Ave. You eliminated 3 stops, not covering a one mile radius. I know over 10 people for take that bus at that stop. It makes no sense when the bus has to pass through this street in order to make the first stop from the redesign on Juno St. We will be writing to Janno Lieber very soon as well. Please, this makes no sense.
4/3/24 — I don?t like the bus redesign plant of Queens I like all the bus route the way it is now
4/3/24 — I am reaching out about Q27. Many of us travelling to queensborough community college take the bus around kissena Beech avenue. Is there a possibility to modify this new route through kissena and turn on 45th avenue or pass through the bowne street and then turn left on 45th from flushing to QCC. I am professor and take the bus regularly.
4/3/24 — The Q113 bus should never be discontinued. The Q114 should not have less frequent trips. The people of The Rockaways have some of the longest rides to anywhere, in NYC. Eliminating the Q113 makes the ride from the 1st stop Seagirt Blvd. & Crest Rd., at least 25 minutes longer. Those extra Q114 stops, from Mott Ave. & Beach 20 St. to Rockaway Tnpk. & Reyem Dr., take an extra 25 minutes, in light traffic. At normal traffic levels, those extra Q114 stops take at least 35 minutes more. Again, we have very long rides. To get from Rockaway Park, Edgemere and other places west of Far Rockaway, to the Q113 at the 1st stop (Seagirt & Crest), takes about 30 minutes alone. To now add 1 hour and 15 minutes on the Q114 makes that trip 1 hour and 45 minutes one-way, and that is accurate. That is why people let a Q114 go by and wait for a Q113 - it is much faster. Getting to Merrick Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., or Springfield Blvd., and to Hollis, etc., by waiting for a Q3 at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., is a double fare. The Q3 is always packed now - no seats at Guy Brewer and Farmers Blvd. - because it goes to JFK Airport. We need more Q3 buses, that start at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd. and they should be free for people coming from The Rockaways. Running a Q115 instead of a Q113 is senseless. It can run IN ADDITION to more Q113 & Q114 buses, from time to time. Maybe 1x every 40 minutes or so, during rush hour. We need the Q113 & Q114 to run every 7-8 minutes. We have no seats leaving Seagirt Blvd. and/or Parsons & 88 Ave. Next, we have 2-3 more major stops & no room at all afterwards. Getting to Sutphin Blvd. or Merrick Blvd., from stops along the Q113 and walking across (i.e., 137 Ave., Baisley Blvd., Linden Blvd.-which you call 115th Ave., Foch Blvd., and 109th Ave.) are the fastest ways to get to Merrick or Sutphin, on that south end, from The Rockaways. None of those stops should be cut from the Q113 & Q114. Those people east and west of Guy Brewer, near Foch Blvd. & 109th Ave., will have no useful bus service on Guy Brewer Blvd. The Q111 is always packed there. All of the aforementioned streets, boulevards and roads, etc., have many schools, day care centers, major shopping areas, entertainment venues, parks, beaches and family, friends and loved ones, that we all frequent, in all directions. Please do not strand us in The Rockaways. We are already paying double fares and riding forever, unnecessarily. Thank you.
4/3/24 — The Q113 bus should never be discontinued. The Q114 should not have less frequent trips. The people of The Rockaways have some of the longest rides to anywhere, in NYC. Eliminating the Q113 makes the ride from the 1st stop Seagirt Blvd. & Crest Rd., at least 25 minutes longer. Those extra Q114 stops, from Mott Ave. & Beach 20 St. to Rockaway Tnpk. & Reyem Dr., take an extra 25 minutes, in light traffic. At normal traffic levels, those extra Q114 stops take at least 35 minutes more. Again, we have very long rides. To get from Rockaway Park, Edgemere and other places west of Far Rockaway, to the Q113 at the 1st stop (Seagirt & Crest), takes about 30 minutes alone. To now add 1 hour and 15 minutes on the Q114 makes that trip 1 hour and 45 minutes one-way, and that is accurate. That is why people let a Q114 go by and wait for a Q113 - it is much faster. Getting to Merrick Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., or Springfield Blvd., and to Hollis, etc., by waiting for a Q3 at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd., is a double fare. The Q3 is always packed now - no seats at Guy Brewer and Farmers Blvd. - because it goes to JFK Airport. We need more Q3 buses, that start at Guy Brewer Blvd. & Farmers Blvd. and they should be free for people coming from The Rockaways. Running a Q115 instead of a Q113 is senseless. It can run IN ADDITION to more Q113 & Q114 buses, from time to time. Maybe 1x every 40 minutes or so, during rush hour. We need the Q113 & Q114 to run every 7-8 minutes. We have no seats leaving Seagirt Blvd. and/or Parsons & 88 Ave. Next, we have 2-3 more major stops & no room at all afterwards. Getting to Sutphin Blvd. or Merrick Blvd., from stops along the Q113 and walking across (i.e., 137 Ave., Baisley Blvd., Linden Blvd.-which you call 115th Ave., Foch Blvd., and 109th Ave.) are the fastest ways to get to Merrick or Sutphin, on that south end, from The Rockaways. None of those stops should be cut from the Q113 & Q114. Those people east and west of Guy Brewer, near Foch Blvd. & 109th Ave., will have no useful bus service on Guy Brewer Blvd. The Q111 is always packed there. All of the aforementioned streets, boulevards and roads, etc., have many schools, day care centers, major shopping areas, entertainment venues, parks, beaches and family, friends and loved ones, that we all frequent, in all directions. Please do not strand us in The Rockaways. We are already paying double fares and riding forever, unnecessarily. Thank you.
4/3/24 — Hello, I want submit a request for Q1 new route. After reviewing the new proposal I found that Braddock Ave, 92RD is removed. If possible please don't remove this stop, it's very convenient for many people within the neighborhood and there is a grocery store in front of that bus stop, we're many old people come to buy groceries.
4/4/24 — The queens redesign bus service in Rockaway Beach is a great idea. The plan makes total sense, Rockaway beach Blvd is the main artery and should have all the buses on the main artery. Also, an even greater idea would be to bring back the queenslink old abandoned rail and link queens service to New Yorkers. We deserve to cut our commute time in half.
4/4/24 — The Q52 SBS bus is a wonderful route. It is our only mid-Queens crosstown bus and it covers a lot of ground. It is also our only connection to Arverne, at key stops. We just need more of the Q52 SBS buses. In the middle of the day, there are no seats after 2 stops from Arverne and no seats after the 1st stop from Hoffman Dr. & Woodhaven Blvd. Two stops later, we are packed, in both directions. At rush hour, the Q52 is packed leaving the 1st stop at Hoffman Dr., & Woodhaven Blvd. and from Arverne, there are no seats after Beach 59 St. or Beach 67 St. (the 2nd or 3rd stop). While waiting for the Q52, there are always 3-4, Q53 buses, for every 1, Q52 bus. After the Q53 goes over the 94 St Bridge, and makes a right turn onto Rockaway Beach Blvd., 75% - 90% of the passengers get off at that stop (Beach 96 St.), cross Rockaway Beach Blvd. and head to the Q22 bus stop, going in the other direction - or they walk farther east, to the Q52 bus stop, in the hopes that a merciful Q52 shows up. In other words, 75% - 90% of the people on the Q53, get off at Beach 96 St. and head in the other direction (east), because they need a Q52 SBS, not a Q53. We have to let the overcrowded Q52 buses go by and take a Q53, only to pay another fare on the Q22, or wait 20-40 minutes for another Q52, to get to Arverne. We need greatly increased frequency on the Q52, in both directions, during the day and evening. Every 10 minutes AM Peak, every 12-15 minutes Midday, every 10 minutes PM Peak and every 10 minutes Eve, would work well! Please implement these changes immediately. People in Arverne have very, very long rides to anywhere as it is, without extra unnecessary complications, double fares and longer waiting times. Thank you.
4/4/24 — When you redesign your network, please keep in mind quality of life issues. Example: I live near the Q41 route. Between 103rd Ave and Liberty Ave...a distance of less than 300 feet, there are two bus stops. This affects us with parking. At least 3 parking spaces were lost because of this change that took place a few years back. In addition, we lost several parking spaces when the city put in several new fire hydrants. It's a struggle to find a parking spot when I get home from work, I lose at least 8 hrs every week, looking for parking. Not to mention, the extra cost for gas and wear and tear on my car. Please redesign with some humanity at heart.
4/4/24 — The Q52 rockaway to queens starts at beach 54th street which is always parked on beach 49th bus depot for breaks when not start the 1st stop there making it convenient for home owners it's a true deserving everyone from beach 48th down to beach 38th st has to go to beach 54th street where the housing is located but all homeowner have to take a connecting bus now why can't tge stop start on beach 48th there a bus syop there or beach 51th street the deposit and many time the Q52 is park there for break
4/4/24 — Q47 needs more buses, same with q18, q60 goes a loooong way in queens blvd but weekends theres only like 3 or 4. I think Q60 needs more support to handle the amount of people(kids, seniors, students, working people) that use the service during the week. Overall I feel that Im waiting longer than expected, none of these buses are on time regularly. Its a hit or miss. Orden of importance for me as an individual: q47 > q60 > q18
4/4/24 — I am in favor of the bus redesign of eliminating the Q22 and Q35 route go to Rockaway Beach Boulevard
4/4/24 — I am in favor of the redesign of the Q 22 not going westbound from beach 116 due to low riders ship and saving the environment and moving in the Q 35 to Rockaway Beach Boulevard
4/4/24 — Q22 should be terminated at B116 street and Q35 should run on Rockaway Beach Blvd to eliminate duplication of route. Q22 is empty after B116 and is a waste of fuel.
4/4/24 — For any rush routes that will be making all local stops during the late nights, like the Q27, there needs to be some way for riders to distinguish these buses from the normal buses. Additionally, all bus stops should have signage in multiple languages indicating that the local route does not operate during late nights and that they should take the rush route instead. The Q87 should not be a rush route and should be combined with the Q5. The Q85 and Q86 already provide rush service to Green Acres Mall and Merrick Blvd. Extending the Q5 to Green Acres Mall would give better access to the mall for the local community, as those who live at the local stops would not have to transfer from the Q5 to the Q87. The QM6/36 should continue to make local stops on Union Tpke west of 188th Street. Instead, the QM5/8/35 should turn north on 188th Street and take Horace Harding Expressway instead of Union Tpke. New stops could be added along Horace Harding Expressway, attracting new ridership and speeding up rides for those east of 188th Street.
4/4/24 — I am not too bothered by the fact that my stop close to home, the HHE 99th street stop, is being removed for the limited route but if we are trying to improve the speed and reliability of the buses by skipping certain stops, I dont think it makes sense to remove the HHE 153rd St stop and keep the Reeves Ave stop since the Kissena Blvd stop is across the street from the Reeves Ave stop. If anything, the 153rd St stop should stay to produce some space between two stops (Kissena and Reeves) that are within 100 meters of each other. I also see no reason to keep the 150th st stop since anyone who is getting off there is more than likely going to Queens College which has a closer stop to an entrance, that being the 153rd St stop.
4/4/24 — Q101, please consider run Q101 into Sunnyside Via 39th Street rather tha turn at North Blevd. Too many lines run between Stainway and Queensboro, not enought connection between sunnyside and Astoria, Q104 only across Astoria in one way, not along Steinway. Thank you
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — More Q7 buses needed on that route and the frequency in which they travel needs to be looked at.
4/4/24 — I am a frequent visitor to the Rockaway Peninsula ( year round). I live in Inwood, and use the A train, connecting to the shuttle at Broad Channel. I patronize restaurants and shops between beach 88 and Beach 116 St. I also cherish being able to get to Jacob Riis and Fort Tilden by public transportation. I see that the Q22 and Q35 buses will no longer run to Jacob Riis Park at the stops convenient to the beach, or Fort Tilden. This is incredibly unfair for people who do not own cars or drive. It?s unfair to residents of the Rockaway Peninsula, as well as other New Yorkers. The beautiful parks and beaches should be accessible to all of us!!! Please reinstate bus access to Jacob Riis and Fort Tilden!!!!!
4/4/24 — I wish the bus would be on time and not have the bus be in service all of the time. Stop raising the bus fare.
4/4/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
4/4/24 — Q102 should be maintained. Q104 does not serve Queens Plaza.
4/4/24 — I have some suggestions that need to be considered: the Q51 needs to be a Crosstown route operating between Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and Linden/Springfield Blvds, Queens. The Q25 and Q65 need to have a different southern terminus. The Q8, B57, Q98 and Q51 routes need to operate 24/7. The Q42 needs to serve Jamaica Hospital since the Q24 would no longer operate along Van Wyck Expressway Service Road and needs to operate 7 days a week between 5 am-10 pm. The Q11 and Q21 need to remain as is. The Q7 must be fully streamlined along Rockaway Blvd to serve Cedarhurst, while the Q6 can be streamlined to serve the JFK Cargo Plaza area. The Q22 needs to be extended through Far Rockaway to serve the Five Towns shopping center, supplementing service along Rockaway Turnpike and Mott Av, while the Q114 gets streamlined along Nassau Expressway, heading out to the Mott Av (A) train station and the LIRR. The Q44 needs to be extended to Fordham Plaza. Bus routes should have increased frequency between the hours of 6:00 am to 10:00 pm so that straphangers can go from point A to point B in a quick timely manner. Thank you for taking the time to read this and take everything that was mentioned into HUGE consideration.
4/4/24 — The MTA should redesign the Q17. Absolutely the WORST bus service in Queens. The drivers are not stopping at bus stops. And the bus is NOT even crowded or full!! And you have to wait for 30 minutes most of the time. MTA you raised the fare and give us dependent bus service.
4/4/24 — Make Q83 Limited bus last stop Hillside 153ed street instead of Jamaica Archer
4/4/24 — You propose to get rid of the 152 St stop on the Q64 bus. It is in the middle of the Georgetown Mews co-op which has over 900 apartments. Many residents are elderly and it would be a hardship to them to take that stop away. Please reconsider. Thanks.
4/4/24 — Yo viejo en el metro MTA 44 espefeto
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — The Q36 should also operate on Saturdays and Sundays because half the route covers the old Q1 Queens Village branch Herb
4/4/24 — Q22 should terminate on beach 116 st & Rockaway beach Blvd. It runs from b116 to ft Tilden ( beach 169 st) empty. Q22, nicknamed the Silver Bullet, is constantly speeding (40-45 mph), and I have made numerous complaints (6&1/2 yrs) which as of today, still have remained answered. Q22 is always ahead of schedule, so drivers constantly are sitting and idling in front of my house and I need to ask them to move due to diesel fume odor in my house. It?s a waste of resources of taxpayers money , unnecessary carbon footprint, and can use funds on other lines that are overcrowded and lacking in proper services. The bus stop on the NW corner of beach 149 and Rockaway beach Blvd needs to be moved near the circle at Riis Park, approximately 100 feet. It?s primarily used during the summer beach season for Riis park. Its location now creates extremely hazardous conditions. Between the jay walking, bicycles, buses, and cars. Customers leaving the beach cross in the middle of the street (diagonally)and walk on the roadway ( north side of Rockaway beach Blvd) with no regard for cars, buses, or cyclists. I will gladly provide videos and pictures as proof. Basically, this is hazardous and dangerous situation. Also, the SE stop on beach 149 and Rockaway beach Blvd and to be moved back to its original location by the Neponsit? Home where the bus shelter is. Work on the Neponsit Home is completed. If you require notification of completion, kindly advise and I will ask the project manage to have the company email notification. I live on Beach 149 st and Rockaway beach Blvd. What I have stated above is observations for 6&1/2 years. I also worked for Projects For Public Spaces(PPS). I will gladly assist in any way I can to make this a safer area, which is urgently needed for the summer season (May to October).
4/5/24 — Good day I strongly think the q22 should be extended the 5 towns or the green aces mall it is very hard as someone that lives in the Rockaway?s to get to these places and the 22 is a very short route.
4/5/24 — I am against the elimination of the Q100. I use this line frequently from 20th ave, and it is often quite crowded. Neither thr proposed q69 rush nor the idiotic Rikers shuttle would make up the service we have now from the q69 and q100. Please rethink this part of the plan
4/5/24 — I would like more Q25 and Q34 going to Jamaica from 3-6 especially by Queens College since most people are commuters and get out of class at this time. The buses become very crowded and some people can?t even get on them. More Q8, Q41, Q9, and Q24s would be great too!
4/5/24 — I would like more Q25 and Q34 going to Jamaica from 3-6 especially by Queens College since most people are commuters and get out of class at this time. The buses become very crowded and some people can?t even get on them. More Q8, Q41, Q9, and Q24s would be great too!
4/5/24 — Please give us a line that goes down Springfield blvd or bell blvd from Oakland Gardens area to Bay terrace. It's so close yet so difficult to go to the Bell Blvd CBD
4/5/24 — Q46 bus line. Please do not remove stopping at 141 street and union turnpike. This is closer to my house and less chaotic than the stop union turnpike and main street.
4/6/24 — Re: Q23 route changes. The final route proposal cancels the north portion of the bus route, which serviced east elmhurst and corona. My children use this bus to get to high school every day and I use this bus to get to my dr in Forest Hills. My children both have disabilities so being able to use one bus rather than having to transfer lines gives me peace. By canceling the North part of the route, you are asking all the residents to change buses to get to their destination. This will add time to our commutes. There are few other buses in this part of Queens that provide the needed services we really need. Please reconsider restoring the north part of the route to the Q23. I am okay with spacing out stops through the neighborhood but the bus stops on 102 Street are necessary to the residents where I live. Again, please reconsider.
4/6/24 — (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please. I spend 100 hours a week driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired.
4/6/24 — This will cause me to have to transfer buses on my work commute. I think it makes more sense to keep the Q30 to Little Neck than have it only go to QCC. The walk from Springfield Blvd to the last stop on the route is less of a walk than to the last stop on the Little Neck route. The Q30 to Little Neck already runs infrequently (I had to wait 40 minutes for one last week) and having to wait for two buses to get from Jamaica to Little Neck will probably be even more frustrating.
4/6/24 — This will cause me to have to transfer buses on my work commute. I think it makes more sense to keep the Q30 to Little Neck than have it only go to QCC. The walk from Springfield Blvd to the last stop on the route is less of a walk than to the last stop on the Little Neck route. The Q30 to Little Neck already runs infrequently (I had to wait 40 minutes for one last week) and having to wait for two buses to get from Jamaica to Little Neck will probably be even more frustrating.
4/6/24 — The idea to get rid of the Q46 bus stop on 150th street and Union Turnpike would not be beneficial for our community. It is the mid access point of Parsons Blvd and Main Street. This area contains several residential buildings meaning that many senior citizens high school and college students use these stops. At times long lines get formed loading the buses at these stops, so now to have all these people migrate to an already crowed stop would be a disservice for the elderly, students, working individuals and most importantly the community. The purpose of a redesign is to add to the community, not take away from it. Cutting out bus stops will cause larger crowds at the remaining bus stops, which could lead to conflict among the commuters. People who are in a hurry to get to work could cut in front of others, which could cause arguments, and lead to unnecessary drama. As I previously stated, these bus stops are already crowded. We need more buses, not less stops. The community board should work with the members of the community to help redesign Queens. Please do not take this stop away from the Kew Gardens community.
4/6/24 — I live at 84th street and 31st Ave. My teen kids go to school in Astoria. There is no way to get to Astoria from 31st Ave. in the 80s. In addition, all our afterschool and weekend activities are in Astoria. Hence, I spend 100+ hours a month driving my three teen kids back and forth to Astoria because there is no bus for us. Please help me get out of my car. I am tired. (1) We need a bus on Northern Blvd. (that stops in the 70s, 80s, and 90s in Queens.) to Manhattan. (2) We need a bus from Northern Blvd. in East Elmhurst to 30th Ave or 31st Ave in Astoria (from the 90s to 21st st.). (3) We need the Q69 extended to Northern Blvd. Astoria Blvd is way too dangerous for our kids to cross. Extend the Q69 please.
4/8/24 — Hello! I would like to provide feedback about the new Q66 and Q63 routes. Please please please increase the proposed frequency of the Q63 route in the morning from 15 minutes to a more frequent one. I'm personally affected in decreased service along this route as I enter on 35th avenue to get to 21st street and 41st avenue to get to work. In my commute I find the bus to be quite packed between 35th avenue and people getting off along 21st street. Decreased service would make these already crowded buses even more so and service slower. Another observation I've made of Queensboro Plaza is that it's quite congested during rush hour and buses like the Q102 are often stopped in traffic making travel along this route a lot slower. While the Northern Blvd. route is streamlined, I imagine there would be a backup of these busses as they're stuck in traffic, getting people to Queenboro Plaza perhaps slower than if the followed the original route. I think the new route is fine and will help connect people to the E & R faster, but I think more frequency should be added to the existing Q66/new Q63 route. I also think you should keep the current route as the Q66 and the new one be Q63 to prevent confusion. Anyways, thanks for listening! Demi
4/8/24 — It would be nice if the 69 (or another bus) came further south to Jackson Heights and connected JH to Ditmars. Ideally it would be nice if there was bus connectivity to Ditmars from the hub at Roosevelt 74th, if not a turn around at Northern, given that currently it is only accessible by via Long Island City and takes so long to go a distance that is so closed and no direct subway connectivity.
4/8/24 — Provide weekend service on route Q61 Provide weekend Q48 service Operate weekend Q36 service between Jamaica bus terminal and Queens Village LIRR station replacing Q1 HERB
4/9/24 — Busses on the 99th street route in Howard beach go well over the speed limit and ?play chicken? with oncoming traffic. It?s dangerous.
4/9/24 — hi good evening today I took part in the queens bus redesign project also as part of the feedback info I missed out two routes that I forgot to mention and that's the Q41and the Q24 to be shifted to different routes for example: the Q41 should run alongside at the vanwyck expressway to archer avenue and on the return trip alongside at Jamaica avenue via the vanwyck expressway.theQ24 however I would like to see run parallel past alongside van wyck expressway to 95 avenue until it reaches sutphin blvd and then make A right on archer avenue until @ 168 Street then on the return trip again leaving @ 168 and archer avenue by using their bus lane to speed up the service and then the bus reaches sutphin blvd and there at 94 avenue and go straight via Atlantic avenue to Brooklyn as part of a one seat ride.
4/10/24 — Q58 bus stops at Corona and 94th St serve a large high school campus. Teachers and students use these stops. Please do not eliminate.
4/10/24 — hi and good afternoon as of yesterday I also forgot to mention on other 2 other bus routes that should been part of the queens bus redesign and on of them is not to eliminate or discontinued on the Q17 bus that runs from or near the 165 Street terminal to either main Street flushing or it's new terminal stop@ 39 avenue however I want to see the Q17 bus being discontinued that says " last stop Horace harding at 188 Street in fresh meadows. instead I want to see the Q17 limited bus running on both sides not just during the morning rush hours but all day middays as well as the evening peak hours as well. And secondly I would like to make a request to reinstate the Q74 that was drastically cut from the 2010 butget cuts. the Q74 bus that originally ran from Union turnpike and that ran up from vleigh place upto main Street via Horace harding expressway and via Melbourne avenue near Queens college again the Q74 bus route needs to be put back on the map asap thank you again.
4/10/24 — Back about 1968, the TBTA, now a part of the MTA, rebuilt the roads on the south end of the Marine Parkway/Gil Hodges Memorial Bridge. It was almost completed when someone asked where the Q-35 bus stop was being moved to. The TBTA was shocked : a bus runs thru there?. The Q-35 actually had to drive thru Fort Tilden, then still an active Nike-Hurcules Missile Base, before heading eastbound,, on the same stretch that the Q-22 shares, alongside the Riis Park parking lot. Passengers going to the Neponsit, Rockaway Point, and Point Breeze communities had to walk about 2 blocks to where family or friends could pick them up without blocking traffic lanes, or take the long walk home, as there's no public bus service to the "cooperative". If the Q-22 bus were to no longer go to it's terminus stop on Beach 168th Street, the passengers either have ro to walk those 2 blocks east to the "relocated" Q-35 stop, under the overpass towards "the Point", or a quarter mile east to a never used pedestrian overpass, which was also installed after the discovery a bus route went thru there, particularly for the day trippers to Riis Park. I'd like to point out that we have several schools that would be affected by changing the Q-22 and Q-35 bus runs. We have, primarily, P.S. 114 (The Belle Harbor School), on Beach 134th/135th Street, the Beach Channel Educational Complex at Beach 100th Street, and several Religious schools in the stretch between the Marine Parkway Bridge (Beach 168th Street) and the Cross Bay/Veteran's Memorial Bridge (Beach 94th Street) . Canceling, or even moving, either the 22 or 35 routes would affect all their students, and general commuters on those runs. I would leave the Q-35 eastern terminus remain at Beach 116th Street, instead of to the Ferry terminus at Beach 108th Street. The fact that the Q-22 has both the run to Beach 168th Street, AND to Beach 108th Street, with that run terminating at Beach 116th Street is confusing enough, plus, the Ferry Service itself provides a shuttle bus service to the Ferry dock. The other Q lines that run into Rockaway, like the Q-52/53, and the Q -113/114, I decline commenting on, as I've been passenger on them less than 5 times each line over the last 50 years. Due to the Q-35, to either the IRT Subways at Flatbush/Nostrand Avenues station, or the IND shuttle/"A" trains at Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Park Station, I've never taken the QM-17 express route, which didn't even exist when I attended school in Manhattan.
4/10/24 — Good day. I wanted to submit a comment about the Q42 bus route. As time went on, from 1995 until 2010, Q42 service was cut, from weekend service being eliminated to midday and evening service being eliminated. While midday service was reinstated in 2013, there could be more done to the route to make it more attractive to riders in Bricktown and Addisleigh Park. I have the idea of implementing a continuous loop service for the Q42. It would start and end at Jamaica Center and would be similar to the B74 route which operates as a continuous loop, starting and ending at Stillwell Avenue without a layover in Sea Gate. Leaving Jamaica Center, the route would operate along its normal path to Liberty Avenue. Then at Liberty Avenue and 173rd Street, it would turn south onto 173rd Street to Sayres Avenue, turn east onto Sayres Avenue to 175th Street, turn south onto 175th Street to Murdock Avenue, turn east on Murdock Avenue to 180th Street, turn north onto 180th Street to Liberty Avenue, and then takes Liberty Avenue back to Jamaica Center along its normal path. I believe this would improve the attractiveness of the Q42 and would influence riders in the neighborhood to use the bus instead of using thier cars or a car service. Please take this idea into consideration.
4/11/24 — We need more QM15 service and QM15 service on Sundays and holidays. We need more Q21, Q11 stops as well. We are decent under served in this area
4/11/24 — Extend Q48 to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week Operate Q61 7 days a week to provide Willets Point Blvd residents access to Main Street Subway. Herb
4/12/24 — Why would the MTA plan to remove stop 553235 (stop ID), the METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST stop? Now everyone will crowd 504452 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD (the next stop) which is in between two driveways, it is a small space. Stop 504452 is already poorly placed and now it well get crowded if you remove the previous stop. People already stand in my fucking driveway to wait for your bus, which is private property. I run a business, Top Dog Plumbing and Heating NYC and I come out with vans and pick up trucks constantly, so this is unsafe for the people waiting for the bus and slows me down. What a big inconvenience for my business, this is why public perception of the MTA is low. If someone gets hurt I hope they sue the MTA.
4/12/24 — If the MTA plans to remove stop 553235 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST then I suggest you relocate stop 504452 (stop ID) METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD. Bus stop 504452 is sandwiched between two driveways and people end up waiting on the driveways sometimes, which is private property. Removing stop 553235 is going to make this problem worse since stop 504452 is the next stop and more people will come. I would suggest moving stop 504452 to the end of the block (westward) where there are no driveways. We are a house/business near this stop and we will also deal with more litter from random people, which we end up having to clean up otherwise sanitation gives us a ticket.
4/12/24 — Hi, I would like to ask that you please reconsider removing stops from the Q54 and Q10 bus lines. The proposed stops would be much farther apart than the distance between current stops. This would make using the bus more difficult for me personally, especially when I have to carry groceries and other heavy items for longer distances, and whenever it rains, snows, or is very hot or cold outside. This would also make using the bus more difficult for children, disabled people, and elderly people. I think there is a way to balance improving reliability, and not removing every other stop. Maybe an option is to remove some of the least used stops on the route, instead of just removing every other stop. I also would like to add that I would appreciate if you could reconsider routing the Q10 to go down Kew Gardens Road, instead of Austin Street. Multiple times a day, the Q10 gets stuck turning from Austin Street onto Lefferts Blvd. I live in a building near the corner of Austin Street and Lefferts Blvd, and multiple times a day I hear honking, due to the bus not being able to turn, people double parking and the bus not being able to pass, or the bus not being able to make the right turn onto Lefferts due to traffic on Lefferts blocking it from doing so. I think making this change would greatly improve reliability, and the infrastructure to make this change already exists due to the alternate route that follows this path during rush hour. Thank you for your time and consideration! Spencer
4/13/24 — Please put the Q102 bus route back to its previous route. The current bus route of the Q102 does a huge disservice to residents of the Queensbridge Houses.
4/13/24 — Q55 Why don't they consider a limited Q55 to accommodate the the passengers on rush hour going home starting at Wyckoff Avenue. First stop should be Seneca, Forest, Cypress Hills, 67th Place, 73rd Place, 81st Street, Woodhaven Blvd, 108th Street, 117th Street, Hillside Ave This would relieve the frustration and backlog on wyckoff
4/13/24 — For the Q49 route, my stop at 78th St/35th Ave will be removed. Fine - the buses skip that stop anyway during the AM rush because it's so crowded. This happens multiple times a week. For the redesign, I'm suggesting longer buses (the ones with the accordion) for the Q49 route.
4/13/24 — Please operate route Q1 to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av to provide access to Merrick Blvd corridor routes and Jamaica Center Station. Redesignate Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park.
4/14/24 — Please do not remove the Q76 bus stops at Clintonville and the cross Island pkwy.. I have a daughter who is handicap and can not walk to the new stops your proposing. She will not be able to get to work and home...thanks
4/15/24 — The Q45 should be longer and should extend more to 71st AV and Forest Hills Station and turn on 71st AV.
4/15/24 — The Q45 should be longer and should extend more to 71st AV and Forest Hills Station and turn on 71st AV.
4/15/24 — Extend the Q60 from 157th & 109 to Merrick & 109- 1. This will help mitigate the excessive reduction of bus routes stopping at 109 & Merrick. 2. Because there currently is no direct bus from points south of Merrick to the Jamaica LIRR station.
3/21/24 — B62 - proposed route eliminates easy commutes between Greenpoint and LIC. Doubling stop spacing doesn?t confer any benefit as walks to get to stops are much longer. Elderly people are negatively impacted. The only stop between LIC and Greenpoint Ave is on McGuiness blvd at Freeman st - you cannot cross McGuiness here - there is no pedestrian crossing. Getting to Franklin Ave (NYU Langone clinics located here) is also a problem with elimination of B32 and rerouting of B62 to McGuiness combined with increased stop spacing on B62. Many of us will stop using public transportation and rely on Uber/Lyft or private cars. Please consider routing B62 on Manhattan Ave to make access to Franklin and Box st easier, as well as reducing stop spacing.
3/21/24 — B62 - I?m amazed that you have 0.75 miles almost a mile between stops on the B62 between 21st/44dr and Jackson ave/11st. That is a heck of a walk and eliminates this route as an option for many senior citizens.
5/7/24 — My comment is on proposed service for the bus stop I use most often at 52nd Drive & 69th Street. Under final plan design, service will be made by B57 to replace a relocated Q18. There are two problems for me with this plan. First, rush hour morning service for new plan is every 13 minutes while existing service is every 9 minutes. Second, the relocated Q18 will run along 65th place and perhaps the planners believe I could walk to that location as it is only 5 blocks away. The issue is these 5 blocks are an extremely difficult walk if carrying a package since it is a very steep hill. I am 69 years old and I cannot carry very much weight on a such a steep hill, let alone in inclement weather. Maybe the planners could check the elevation difference between 69th Street and 65th Place. Also, the Q18 route was supposed to helped by a prior proposed redesign of the Q47 which was being changed from Calamus Avenue to instead run along 69th Street. However, in this final plan, the proposed redesign of the Q47 seems to have been eliminated although its language is still contained in the Q18 profile. Please review service frequency at bus stop located at 52nd Drive & 69th Street. This street was listed among the listed priorities and I hope you can find a way to make sure rush hour frequency is at least equal to current service. Thank you.
5/8/24 — The 85th/lefferts stop of the q10 is an important stop to remain part of the redesign plan. It is currently a local stop but many older folks cannot make the uphill walk towards the next stop and rely on this bus. This community isn?t even aware changes are coming. Please consider this!
5/8/24 — Is it for all job positions
5/8/24 — Routing the Q4 rush route on Liberty Avenue instead of Archer is a big mistake. There are too many turns along it. On the proposed route there?s 3 and on the normal route there?s only 1. The great amount of turns along with the lack of bus lanes on Liberty Avenue will slow busses down significantly.
5/9/24 — Don?t remove half the bus stops on Q49 and other routes! Access and reliability are much more important than speed of the trip.
5/9/24 — I think that the proposed q78 bus line would greatly benefit South Queens. It is already largely a transit desert with long and unreliable wait times.
5/10/24 — Please do not remove bus stop 553235 (Q54 to Williamsburg). I already have problems in the next bus stop (Q54 stop 504452) which is near my house. The problems are teens smoking pot and it blowing in my kids faces, people on my private property while they wait for the bus, and congestion that blocks the cross walk because of a new stop light on Aubrey ave and Metropolitan ave. I have asked to relocate stop 504452 to the end of the block (more west) where there are no residents and away from the new stop light but the DOT refuses so now I am afraid this bus redesign will just make it worse for us. Please keep bus stop 553235.
5/10/24 — When it will be completed ?
5/10/24 — Q101 should not be canceled. We need alternatives to the train to get to Manhattan. I use it to get to work and also have young children and we live far from the train so that?s our easiest way into the city. Thanks!
5/12/24 — Bus should have stops display inside cabin like Subway. Also frequency should be any day and time not more than 10 minutes
5/12/24 — Hello, I am passionate and interested in helping to improve Queens bus routes. Here are my thoughts: Q44 should be extended to the Bronx Botanical Gardens I agree with your plan to extend the Q50 to LaGuardia Airport, but to provide faster service to and from there, I think this bus should use Northern Blvd and the Grand Central Pkwy instead of Roosevelt Av, and Ditmars Blvd and Northern Blvd when exiting the airport, also if this bus is going to be a bus people can use to get to LaGuardia Airport, since this bus serves the Bronx, I think it should go to Co-op City 24 hrs again, but under a more convenient route to still support the improved service from when you redesigned buses in The Bronx I agree with your new plan for the Q101 to change its terminal from Manhattan to LIC, because this change will reduce customers dealing with traffic to and from Manhattan especially since that bus uses the 59th Street Bridge, the only toll free bridge between Manhattan and Queens, but I also think you should consider a change like this for the Q32 and Q60 Buses. I was thinking the Q60 gets rerouted and would now go between South Jamaica and LaGuardia Airport as for the Q32, I think it should be converted into a JFK Link Q32 SBS providing service between Jackson Heights and JFK Airport. With these changes, this can reduce traffic and congestion on the 59th Street Bridge and convince people to depend more on the subway when going to Manhattan as trains beat road traffic and provide faster service than buses. I started a petition on change.org back in December to get people's thoughts on these changes and it has 105 signatures, I also have links displaying information about the routes that I think should be implemented on these 4 buses and stop ideas. Please feel free to look at them by clicking on these links. Petition: https://chng.it/PBYQrdmRxf Q44-SBS extension: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LHdDO4ftcUrpDAjnAfJkhJrNaMqG-Q-_nNKFeg3YAm8/edit Q50 idea in The Bronx: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1QVVunZPtk4FKLPdtl66lVs-ZGU_KMYuRhWwrtiozN-0/edit Q50 idea in Queens: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Bi0VV3JYA5kAuBCjrLkryW88piv9jJgvQg0ccVmwzpM/edit Q32 idea: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BKBndC-K1DZvrO3Envwy-lBrHETSDTwrd8yztgcPD8s/edit Q60 idea to LGA: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1LKHcxyHi7TI-bbs3a557X7NgkvsDiBpjqCQEpDElc2Q/edit Q60 idea to South Jamaica: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1gu3J7HWOanPnvg8ikrLt3joTvjB9jy3wdxuck0WRGnQ/edit
5/13/24 — I live on 56th and have to walk 9 blocks to the q103 bus. I am so appreciative of this extended route. Thank you so much.
5/13/24 — There is a way that the QM3 can be saved: Extend Douglas ton bound QM3 past Little Neck Pkwy-Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock AC and terminate at Braddock & 89 Avenues On the Manhattan bound trip, QM3 buses would start on Braddock Av-89 Av then operate via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, then left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown. I also would like to make this suggestion: if there has been a demand for service to Lower Manhattan please designate that route QM9 via Jewel AC Herb
5/13/24 — 1. Q5 -There are currently no buses that connect Merrick Blvd to the F train on Hillside Ave. Before the Jamaica Center train opened in 1988- the busses along Merrick terminated at the F train ( 168th St/Hillside Ave). When the new station was opened ALL the Merrick busses were diverted to Jamaica Center- completely cutting off Southeast Queens from direct access to Hillside Avenue and the F train. There should be a bus - that begins at the F train on Merrick/Hillside - completing the route on Merrick Blvd. It makes the most sense to do this with the Q5- as it terminates on Merrick Blvd at Laurelton Parkway though it should terminate at the Queens/Nassau border. This bus should complete Merrick Blvd in Queens. 2. Q60- Instead of terminating at 157 Street/109th Ave it should be extended to Merrick Blvd/109th Ave - this will connect this part of Queens to direct surface transit to the LIRR, Queens Blvd, and Manhattan. 3. Q42 - should be extended to connect directly to the Jamaica LIRR.
5/13/24 — 109th Avenue/Merrick Blvd stop removal. Existing routes: Q4, Q84, Q85(Green Acres) New routes: Q86 & Q87 (Green Acres) This stop has always been a stop for multiple bus lines and a Limited Bus stop. The subway-bound stop is often crowded during rush hour- and buses will not stop if they appear to be full in front- even if it is empty towards the back- this has only been tolerable- because it is a stop for multiple bus lines to the subway. It is also where two large 7-story apartment buildings are located. JHS 8-Richard S. Grossley located nearest the 169 St/Merrick stop is an Election site. There are FOUR bus stops in a row being eliminated. Leaving a half-mile between 111th Ave stop and the next stop at 107th Ave. 2,640 feet between stops. Because 109 area is mostly residential with 1-2 family houses- there is enough available parking where folks from further out will park to pick up the bus on 109 to go to the train. While it makes sense to remove the 169th/Merrick stop-(it is nearest the Polling location), removing 108th Ave, 169 St and 109th Ave would contribute to voter suppression. At the very least please keep 109th Ave/Merrick for the Existing routes. There should be one Green Acres bus that stops on 109th. The Q4 goes to the VA and the St Albans LIRR. Reducing 109/Merrick to a single bus (Q5) will have an outsized negative impact on the area. Concerning an earlier comment regarding the Q60- I was mistaken in suggesting that the route be extended to 109th/Merrick- the actual through street is in 110 Ave- and the Q60 should be extended to 110th Ave/Merrick instead- this will link Merrick Blvd to the Jamaica LIRR as well as direct surface transit to Queens Blvd and Manhattan.
5/13/24 — I believe that there should be one bus that completely covers the Rockaway peninsula from end to end. The Q22 should continue to run to Roxbury because it provides access for people who live on the West End of the peninsula, such as myself. The Q52 should run further into Far Rockaway to address the transportation desert in the community. It would be great if it extended to the entire East End of the Rockaway peninsula. The Q35 should always run to Beach 116th Street and not just Riis Park as it makes it more convenient for riders such as myself who live between Riis Park and Beach 116th Street. I appreciate that there are no changes made to the Q53 and that the Q22 will run to the Far Rockaway LIRR. There should be greater connections to Far Rockaway and the 5 Towns area of Long Island by bus because it can connect people to the many stores and doctor?s offices in the 5 Towns. Thank you.
5/14/24 — Please, do not eliminate or redesign the current q100 bus route. Since it's inception, it has been a heavily used route and the new bus lane along 21st street has made this bus very efficient. It makes no sense to enact any changes considering these factors. Thank you.
5/14/24 — Q101 is an amazing easy accessible for families that travel from Astoria to Manhattan. As a parent it is going to affect my commute to Manhattan.
5/14/24 — Very disappointed in the Q101 bus redesign. I am older and all my doctors and most everything I do is on east side of Manhattan below 60th st. From what I am seeing I will now need to take 3 busses to get where I need to go. Will I have to pay 2 fares now? Commute time will be much longer and in bad weather and winter really difficult. Also will the Q101 be 24hrs as I have to leave sometimes at 5 in the morning. This change is far more of a hardship than an improvement. Respectfully James O'Donnell
5/15/24 — Don't axe the Q113 route because if I miss the bus, I'll have to wait 15 minutes or more for the next one and sometimes the buses aren't always parked up either.
5/15/24 — To possibly save some money, please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot. Also please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot. Also, please base the new Q66 at Casey Stengel depot. Herb
5/15/24 — Route Q1 should operate just to Parsons Blvd-Jamaica Av to provide access to Jamaica Center Station and a simple transfer to the Merrick Blvd corridor routes. Herb
5/15/24 — There should be more options for those of us in South Queens. An Express bus to Downtown would be great with some extension of hours. I refuse to take the subway. I am a senior citizen and will not subject myself to the confines of underground transportation. In addition, the A train is the only line for those of us in this area and it is a long commute. Reopening the LIRR line would have served all of us in the South Queens area very well. More buses, more congestion.
5/15/24 — Hello! I am a CUNY Law student and I read that you all are considering removing the Q69 bus stop outside of CUNY Law (bus stop number 550653). I highly advise against this, as many of our student body and faculty rely on this bus stop. This bus stop is often very crowded to begin with. Therefore to remove this stop would NOT be an improvement to our community. I also saw that you all are considering removing the stop in front of the Ai Mart along the Q69. I highly advise against this change as well. The Q69 often picks up individuals at this stop who are carrying grocery bags, both from Trader Joe's and from local grocery stores like the Ai Mart. This stop incentivizes individuals to grocery shop locally at the Ai Mart & wait for the bus afterwards. To remove this stop would NOT be an improvement to our community. A change I would advise would include easier stroller access for caretakers.
5/15/24 — lic bus
5/16/24 — I can?t believe the Q34 line is being discontinued!! You are cutting out the public service to residents (especially the children and seniors) residing in the Linden Place areas! What is with this change!! Please bring service back to this area of Flushing! The way it?s servicing the commuters who rely on this line to get to Flushing is enormous!! As there will be over crowding into the other proposed lines!!
5/16/24 — Hello, My name is Colin White. I am an Astorian in the Northwest corner of the Ditmars portion of the neighborhood. TL:DR- We need a limited bus service that runs along 21st St., we need bus service north of Ditmars Blvd, and we need to increase transit connection without cutting off sections of the neighborhood and increasing congestion. I, my family, and my neighbors are dependent of the Q100 bus line, particularly the stop at 21st Ave. and 21st St. Completely removing this bus line gets rid of the most convenient and effective transit option in this part of the neighborhood. It is the only bus line that stops north of Ditmars Blvd west of 31st St. It being a Limited Service line also is a key feature; it keeps this part of the neighborhood expediently connected to more economically active/diverse parts of the neighborhood and other major transit lines that give us access to the rest of the city. Making the Q69 more effective is a great step to take, but it in no way makes up for the loss of the Q100. Getting rid of the Q100 would also hamstring us in the event of issues with or delays on the Q69 line which stops frequently and is already extremely prone to bunching. Pardon the imperfect analogy, but getting rid of the Q100 would be like discontinuing the A train in Upper Manhattan in favor of slightly increased C train service. Anyone who was reliant on the stops North of 168th St. would be left far from service, anyone reliant on the faster express service would find their commutes greatly longer, and any problem that occurs with C-train service would leave people with no alternative solution. Also, both lines are currently heavily relied upon. Without the Q100, it's riders would also be forced to cram onto already the already extremely crowded Q69. This will inherently slow down service and increase the odds of other problems occurring. We need an active bus stop in this corner of the neighborhood with frequent and expedient service. Its loss would disproportionately affect economically disadvantaged people, disabled people, less mobile people, and people who have children. Also: Replacing service to Rikers with a Q105 line that runs directly underneath the N/W on an already heavily congested 31st St. makes absolutely no sense. I understand wanting to connect visitors, workers, etc. to Rikers to the subway, but this proposed solution creates far more problems than it would solve (especially if Rikers were to be phased out and/or closed). Thank you
5/16/24 — Like I have said in the.past, please extend the Q52 to Far Rockaway and extend the Q53 to Riis Park Please provide weekend Q36 bus service to Little Neck to serve the new Northwell Health facility on Little Neck Pkwy & the Brandywine care center. Herb
5/16/24 — Like I have said in the.past, please extend the Q52 to Far Rockaway and extend the Q53 to Riis Park Please provide weekend Q36 bus service to Little Neck to serve the new Northwell Health facility on Little Neck Pkwy & the Brandywine care center. Herb
5/17/24 — I will like to keep Q31 route as now. A lot kids are taking transfer from buses to buses. It?s very inconvenient for this side of people for the new route.
5/17/24 — Proposed B57 stop at 69th St and 52nd Dr does not provide improved service over existing q18 which is being eliminated from this stop. Plan for Q18 states this stop will see service from proposed B57 AND proposed Q47. However, the proposed Q47 has also been eliminated from this stop as it's proposed route change has been eliminated and existing route was now included in final plan. The Q18 profile still states the Q47 will cover this stop but that seems outdated now. This is a busy stop in the mornings and new plan has less frequency than current routes. Please revisit this specific stop. Thank you.
5/17/24 — We need a bus that can offset the pressure and the sudden outages on the 7 train from lic to midtown. Big population boom here but zero buses!
5/18/24 — I am very concerned about the removal of the Q69 stop at 21st Street and 31st Road. This stop is used by middle school students who attend Q300 and IS 126. The DOE no longer provides buses for children once they reach 7th grade, so children as young as 11 years old must rely on public transportation. These students need this bus stop. I would urge you to reconsider removing this stop for the safety of these young children.
5/18/24 — I don't know what "brains" devised this "new and improved" bus design, but in the 30 - 40 years I've ridden the bus, this is the WORST design ever. not designed to be more pleasant, it is not designed to be attractive to more riders, it won?t increase reliability and frequency. But that?s not it?s intent. Rather, it is designed to save money and to provide the Q33 as an express bus. What this will do is create LONGER wait times, FAR MORE CROWDING AND LONGER LOAD TIMES, and cause seniors and the disabled not to have convenient access they once had on 83rd Street by causing them to have to walk now from 81st street home - problematic for those with canes, walkers and have walking issues. Cutting out the Q33 at 82nd and 34th will result in larger groups waiting at 35th avenue and longer load times as they all crowd into the bus, or as frequently happens now, the bus driver opens the back doors, people hop on and no fares are collected At present, with both the Q32 and the Q33 apparently running on duplicate schedules, both lines are packed like sardines in both directions, and God help everyone if there Is a mother, child iin arms with a mega baby carriage in tow Again, providing only.2 stops - 3( if you count Northern?) stops going north through Jackson Heights on the Q33 is gong to cause a mob scene at the Roosevelt Stop and the 35th Avenue stop and take longer to load everyone or to let folk get off. If you want to improve service, truly make it a comfortable ride, and increase frequency and reliance: 1. Leave the two lines and their stops alone, with the possibility of removing one or two on Roosevelt. 2. Have the Q32 and Q33 run on alternating time Schedules instead of duplicating each other thus making buses more frequent. 3. Set a finite number of passengers per bus, i.e. full, but not sardine crowded, and stick to it. 4. You are advertising looking for 2100 new drivers. Then add more drivers and buses to both lines so that buses aren?t slowed by loading large groups at each stop, and adjust at lighter times. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE leave the routes alone, work to provide more frequent and less full buses at each stop. I think you will discover that the fares increase, as drivers would no longer feel they had to open the rear door for loading to keep on schedule, and people would want to use the buses more often.
5/18/24 — The elimination of many local stops along the Q10 is going to be a hardship for many elderly people who will have to walk further in order to catch their bus. Also, having been using this bus for over 20 years, I can?t believe that the proposal decreases frequency.
5/18/24 — This is to register an objection to removing the Q49 bus stops from 84th Street. As a senior, I would be concerned about the additional distances I would have to walk to use alternatives, especially at night, when there is the additional worry about safety. I strongly urge you to keep these stops.
5/18/24 — To whom it may concern, I enjoy riding the buses and appreciate the service of the drivers and MTA organization as a whole. I currently ride the Main street lines from Jewel Ave or 70th Rd to Union Tpke., and then transfer to the QM7 or QM8 to Lower Manhattan. The QM7 and QM8 both service the downtown loop in Manhattan, but differ in the Queens portion of their routes. However, on the stops closest to Manhattan, they both follow Union Tpke. Meanwhile, Jewel Avenue does not offer any buses that go to the Downtown loop. Thus, riders need to first take a bus to Main Street, adding time and unnecessary travel, as the bus route doubles back on itself, since Jewel Ave. is closer to Manhattan than Union Tpke. Perhaps a bus route along Jewel can be provided to directly service the downtown loop, by adjusting the QM8's route to Jewel rather than Union after servicing 73 Ave, making the ride more efficient for all (or by creating a new route). Respectfully yours, Sheldon Klein
5/19/24 — I would like to make this change, since you removed the Q51 sbs to gateway for the final plan, I have an idea that can fix it, so you can make the Q51 sbs go to the B83 bus stop, so the Q51 has more space to terminate (Q51 will run on XD60s since it?s SBS) and move the B83 to the Q8 terminal since the Q51 sbs needs more space, then move then B13 to the new B83 bus stop (more space for buses that stop at terminal 1, then move then Q8 to the Q51 bus stop (which is the old B83 bus stop) then Extend the B103 LTD to gateway center and move it to the B13 terminal (old one) since I moved the B13 to the new bus stop, and extend then extend then B103 LTD back to downtown Brooklyn so people have a greater connection to urban areas to suburb areas.then a new route called the B50 to the B103 bus stop in gateway, the B50 will go to East New York to Greenpoint, and it will pass Broadway junction for more transfers to the train,the B50 will go to Greenpoint Avenue Station (G) that is my idea for Gateway mall since more people are moving to gateway mall and the people who live far who want to go to the mall.
5/19/24 — I would like to make this change, since you removed the Q51 sbs to gateway for the final plan, I have an idea that can fix it, so you can make the Q51 sbs go to the B83 bus stop, so the Q51 has more space to terminate (Q51 will run on XD60s since it?s SBS) and move the B83 to the Q8 terminal since the Q51 sbs needs more space, then move then B13 to the new B83 bus stop (more space for buses that stop at terminal 1, then move then Q8 to the Q51 bus stop (which is the old B83 bus stop) then Extend the B103 LTD to gateway center and move it to the B13 terminal (old one) since I moved the B13 to the new bus stop, and extend then extend then B103 LTD back to downtown Brooklyn so people have a greater connection to urban areas to suburb areas.then a new route called the B50 to the B103 bus stop in gateway, the B50 will go to East New York to Greenpoint, and it will pass Broadway junction for more transfers to the train,the B50 will go to Greenpoint Avenue Station (G) that is my idea for Gateway mall since more people are moving to gateway mall and the people who live far who want to go to the mall.
5/19/24 — Please continued the bus 34 which me and everyone in my community take it everyday . If this bus been discontinued everyone have to walk to take bus 25 which is no where near my apartment and 25 is a very busy and crowded bus. Please kindly reconsider this. Thank you
5/19/24 — Please don?t cut Q34, there are so many people ride every day, can not be replaced by Q25, which is already over crowded!!!
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5/20/24 — Why would the MTA plan on removing bus stop 553235 Metropolitan Av/Alderton st (Q54 to Williamsburg bridge)? It is a bus stop near key stores and a fast-food place. Does the MTA not look what is on the block of the bus stops they say they want to remove? You will have to cross the street just to get to the next bus stop where there is nothing there. This Queens redesign makes no sense and I think spending more money for less service means we need to audit the MTA.
5/20/24 — Getting rid of the Q34 route would be a tremendous error. Many residents, especially the elderly, rely on this route to downtown Flushing. The Q25 line would be overcrowded with no seating for people that need it. Wait times would increase as well.
5/20/24 — Please don?t cancel bus Q34! This is very important for us!
5/21/24 — The congestion on Q60 would benefit tremendously if a Limited route is added.
5/21/24 — The congestion on Q60 would benefit tremendously if a Limited route is added.
5/21/24 — I wish to express my dislike to the proposed changes on the Q23 as it related to the removal of the following bus stops (70th and Metropolitan) and 63rd/108. These serve my commute and provide easy access. Removing them would not in fact speed up times as the Metropolitan segment is usually rapid. The removal of 63rd would be an impendent as it is one of the major streets in the area. Please focus on Austin St and perhaps rerouting as it is the major bottleneck in Forest Hills.
5/21/24 — You reduced frequency in the AM and now we are forced to be late to work every day! At least update the pdf schedule so that I know what times your buses will arive!
5/21/24 — Please reroute Q40 to the new Jamaica Bus Terminal Herb
5/21/24 — Why were we told during the open houses that buses can't run north/south along 71 Av in Forest Hills because of the LIRR overpass, when the Q23 is currently doing a detour along this route? https://twitter.com/NYCTBus/status/1793107012638712136
5/22/24 — Express buses qm64 please start earlier 4am
5/22/24 — The q64 bus route into forest hills is already extremely crowded and often skips stops during rush hours. Reducing the amount of buses is not the solution. Adding more accordion/ longer buses during rush hours would be extremely helpful
5/22/24 — There is one huge, glaring mistake in this plan that impacts everyone that lives in Upper Astoria. The redesign cuts off upper Astoria from the G line without a suitable alternative. The G is the only line that connects Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. Even the future route planner doesn't include use of the G for anyone that lives above the Queensbridge houses as it's accessibility is cut off. Forcing people onto the F or N from Brooklyn adds almost 45 minutes and a lot more walking than currently available. At the moment, the Q69 terminates in Queensboro plaza (which I've never understood to begin with). When it starts up it goes south, takes a right on 44th Drive at the Citibank building, past the G (where it stops) to 21st st, then takes another right and heads up 21st. The new route eliminates the drive south to 44th drive entirely and just loops around QB Plaza. The Q69 is replaced with the 103 that picks up at the G, then terminates in Hallets cove. So, you either need to get off the 103 and transfer to the 69 (which you can't do since you can't do a subway -> Bus -> Bus transfer) or walk 6-7 or so blocks through dark roads to get the Q69 in QB Plaza. Take my commute for example. I work 2 blocks from the G. I walk to the G, get off at Court Sq. Walk across the street, get on the Q69 which drops off a block from my house. The alternative routes make me walk upwards of 10 blocks to the F, travel through Manhattan, off at 21st and onto the Q69, or walk several blocks to the N to Astoria Ditmars, then walk 10 blocks home. Either way, my commute goes from under an hour and maybe walking 3 or 4 blocks to walking 10-15 blocks and at least 30 minutes of travel through Manhattan. The majority of Upper Astoria gets entirely cut off from the G. Why eliminate the southern loop of the Q69 and it's reach to the G for the population of Upper Astoria? Looping through QB plaza can't be so much faster than going down 44th and then onto 21st. I feel that this is a huge oversight that needs to be revisited.
5/22/24 — As someone who relies on the QM15 express bus to get to Manhattan, I respectfully request that midday service not be reduced. While ridership may not be as high as during peak hours, those of us who live on the route highly depend on it to travel in and out of Manhattan. With an hour between buses, it is not hard to schedule and travel to appointments in Manhattan. Having less frequent service would make a trip into Manhattan and back far longer - contradicting the point of express service. My family and I rely on the QM15 service and hope it can remain the same.
4/16/24 — Kerp the Q102 for the staff and patients at Colder hospital. That is a long walk for people with disabilities.
4/16/24 — IM A MENTALLY DISABLED MAN I NEED FRIENDS AND A BEAUTIFUL WIFE I WANT TO GET MARRIED IN THE FUTURE PLEASE HELP ME ACCOMPLISH THAT I DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP THEM KNOW ME OR NOTICE ME. SINCERELY MARLONN BAKER
4/16/24 — I am a senior citizen who takes the Q76 every day for work purposes. Please do not discontinue the cross Island pkwy and Clintonville stops on the q76.. There is no way I can walk to the new stops. Or take a third bus to get to the q76.. please help us seniors. Thank you
4/17/24 — The proposed Q65 is great as it maintains the connection to Jamaica LIRR and has a more direct streamlined route via Sanford Avenue while closing a bit of a north-south gap on 162nd St, but it should keep the College Point portion as well. There are plenty of people that take the Q65 to/from College Point and 164th St (Jamaica) past Flushing. The Q65 is also one of the busiest bus routes in the entire borough so splitting it in half will force many thru riders to transfer at Flushing between that and the Q26.
4/17/24 — From Le Harve
4/17/24 — Hello - I am a resident and homeowner in the Beechhurst area of Whitestone, Queens, NY. I have serious concerns regarding the bus redesign in my area. Eliminating the stops of the Q15 in my neighborhood creates inconvenience for my family and I. It will cut us off from access to Cross Island Parkway, transfers to the Q76, Q13, Q12, access to businesses on 150th Street, Northern Blvd, and the LIRR station at Murray Hill. While it may get us to Flushing-Main Street quicker, we will have to walk significantly further to access these other locations. This does not just impact us. It impacts people who work in our neighborhood who do not have car access and impacts our neighbors from using public transportation in our neighborhood. I fear that this will most significantly hurt hardworking immigrants in our neighborhood and those who not have the financial means to buy a car or pay for cabs/Ubers in order to compensate for decrease in services. When I heard about the bus redesign I was very excited. I believe in our city programs to benefit the people who live here. I was hoping that the city would increase our bus service considering our tight nit neighborhood with several coops houses thousands of Queens residents. Instead you are posing to cut our bus service further isolating us from the greater Queens community. As a NYC DOE employee and Queens community member, I implore you to reconsider this decision and take the leap to actually provide increased bus services and not tear down the working systems that we already have in place.
4/18/24 — Don't change Q60 or Q32
4/18/24 — I was wondering if Q100 is actually leaving the service, this bus is the only fast way across 21st st. The Q69 has way too many stops and takes way too long to get across 21st st. What will be the alternative for getting across 21st st south of 30th Ave?
4/18/24 — hi and good morning I want to submit one more comment regarding about the queens bus redesign project. if possible to extend the Q9 bus to Rockaway blvd extension route it's desperately needed and also extend the Q112 bus route extended from Liberty avenue to via Sutter avenue and at terminating at pitkin avenue it also desperately needed as well. thank you again.
4/18/24 — I also forgot to mention to extend the Q14 bus to LaGuardia airport as well.
4/18/24 — I went to the April 17 pop-up at queens plaza south and the team was very well-informed and helpful. I am a Q102 rider and find the bus stop at 546 Main Street very helpful, I would like to ask that you keep it and also increase weekend service to and from Roosevelt Island. I also am a big fan of the B62 bus!
4/18/24 — Please don't change the Q102 route, I use it often as a senior and so are others. And please bring back the stop just before the bus turns to Roosevelt Island. It was there before and has so many people confused landing on RI by mistake. Please help!
4/18/24 — I'd like to see the Q76 times in the evening be more accommodating than 20-30 minute waits. having a bus at 7pm and then another at 7:40 pm is ridiculous. That's prime commuter times. This bus seems to only exist to serve students from St. Francis Press and Holy Cross, not commuters.
4/18/24 — With the service replacing Q102, the proposed Q104 line means that Roosevelt island residents would not be able to easily access the transit hubs of queens plaza and queensboro plaza, as well as the neighbourhood of LIC
4/18/24 — I am writing because I am a senior citizen and I take the Q76 from cross island pkwy and Clintonville street stops to and from work If you remove those stop it would be a hardship for me going to and from work home... PLEASE DO NOT REMOVE THE BUS STOPS @ Clintonville and the cross Iland Pkwy stops.
4/18/24 — I use several Queens buses. The 20a and 20b and 44 run pretty well. The Q9 runs too slowly on weekend mornings. More frequent passes would be helpful. The Q54 is often late at the Sutphin Jamaica stop. During peak hours it is extremely full. The Q8 is a bit unreliable in the evening weekday hours.
4/19/24 — Taking out the 3rd avenue path completely from the current X68 routes affects a lot of people's daily commute including me. The current X68 bus routes have a lot of ridership and it will waste a lot of people's time ( by 70+ minutes everyday). Please DO NOT change the current X68 routes and try to combine them into one. Either rename them by creating new bus routes, like QM69,QM70 instead. But please do not modify the routes under any circumstances!
4/19/24 — I would love a bus from Long Island City through the Midtown Tunnel into midtown - the subway gets shut down all the time and it's so hard to get to midtown when that happens
4/19/24 — Getting rid of the Q100 will be detrimental for our community. Please read the petition and listen to the signed voices and their concerns. Thank you. https://www.change.org/p/preserve-bus-access-in-ditmars-steinway-stop-transit-deserts
4/19/24 — Hi there, I heard that the Q100 Limited might be taken away! Please don't do that! It's a helpful alternative to the subway on weekends and during construction on the subway as it's super easy to connect with Queensbridge Station to the F. Thanks so much!
4/19/24 — Please do not take the q 100 bus on 21street and 21ave we have some people that can?t walk to take the 69 . We need this bus we are at the end of Astoria we have no other transportation by us . Some people can?t afford Ubers or cabs or they can?t afford a car and they rely on this stop . If you take this route away your taking some income away from people who really need the money to feed there family and not feed Ubers . Please don?t take the route away please or that stop
4/20/24 — Please keep the current Q102 route. I want to access the queens plaza station.
4/20/24 — keep 102 route as it is
4/20/24 — We need more bus service, not less! This redesign will not help a community near Powell cove and 166 street. We live in a transportation desert! If not for these busses it would be a major inconvenience and shame for the amount of taxes we pay to invest in adequate transportation.
4/20/24 — Do not change the Q102
4/20/24 — Do not replace the Q102 with Q104. We rely on the Q102
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/20/24 — Please scrap the Q75 proposal because it would promote quadruple service along Union Tpke. The better thing to do is extend route Q64 to Little Neck replacing the Q30 route via two options: First option, after departing 71 AC station operate via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St, right onto Horace Harding Expwy and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route. Option B would be to operate via Jewel Av,, left onto 164 St, right onto Horace Harding Expect and terminate at Little Neck Pkwy replacing the Q30 route I also want to suggest that the nine three digit route designations be changed Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q21 Q111 would be Q79 Q112 would be Q57 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q34
4/21/24 — Q102 removal and rerouting to q104 will negatively impact roosevelt island residents.
4/21/24 — At 7:40am everyday at the Whitestone expwy/20 av stop for q50 there will be a little over 15 people waiting for the bus which is usually almost full. It will be in the best interest if the bus comes at 7:40am and 7:50am to combat the crowding/delay
4/21/24 — At 7:40 am, the 20 AV/POSTAL FACILITY stop going towards queens for q20a gets a little over 10 riders. It would be most beneficial if the q62 bus is schedule to come at 7:40am.
4/21/24 — Please DO remove the stop on the q49 route for 35th Ave/84th street. I live at the building on the eastbound side and I?m tired of the bus?s noise i can hear in my apartment when it stops. I would be happy to see it removed from the line and think it is not too much to ask for residents like myself to walk a block or two farther to get the bus. The q49 has too many stops, in my opinion, and reducing the amount would thankfully improve transit time.
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — The proposed plan for the Q101 to stop going into Manhattan is heartbreaking. Eliminating an alternative to subway madness and constant service changes and interruptions is just plain cruel
4/21/24 — This is specifically about the switch of the Q12 and Q13 routes in the Fkushing area. In order for the changes on these 2 routes to work you must switch the bus stops that are the starting point of the trip. If the Q12 is to head to Northern Blvd using it?s current stop it will have to make a very sharp left turn at the corner of Roosevelt ave and Union St. the latter not evenly divided rather has 3 lanes of traffic for Southbound traffic and only 1 for Northbound (see Google Maps) which the 12 would head into and would have great difficulty managing the turn . This dilemma can easily be fixed by switching the 12 bus stop with the 13 and there would be no problem. I hope you will look at this possibility as it makes perfect sense to make the transition smooth
4/22/24 — I believe that the Q50 bus route could be have some slight changes. A new stop at Whitestone Expressway/14th Avenue before the 20th Avenue stop would be very helpful. It would provide service for the Malba neighborhood in Queens to Flushing and LGA. Moreover, there are already existing MTA bus stops at Whitestone Expressway/14th Avenue for both the Northbound and Southbound service roads.
4/23/24 — I live on Holly Avenue between Kissena and Parson Blvds and it is my understanding that the Q27 will no longer run along Holly Ave. This would be a great inconvenience to me and my neighbors if it is true. And who asked for a redesign anyway? I'm sure it will only make things worse, especially if you live on Holly Avenue betwee Kissena and Parsons Blvds/
4/24/24 — Increase proposed frequency for Q63/Q66 along Northern Blvd. Particularly during school arrival (7am-9am) and dismissal times (2pm-4pm). There are multiple middle schools and high schools along the current Q66 line.
4/26/24 — My concern with the new Q115 is that it would revert to previous patterns with the old Q111/Q113 trend where the bus would get so packed in the earlier stops that when it gets closer Jamaica Ave, all the buses would just skip the later stops (Guy R Brewer/110-106 stops. Making one route for local Guy R Brewer stops is worrisome for me. I can barely take the bus now because how packed it can get during rush hour, my main concern is the underestimating of how many people use the local stops proposed for the new Q115 and it not being enough service.
4/26/24 — During the demolition of the former Neponsit Nursing Home the bus stop servicing the Q35 and the Q22 were supposed to be temporarily suspended from in front of the home The work is completed and the bus stop which has a lighted shelter with an overhang and a bench and includes an automated voice system is still not in service This site is approximately 200 yards west of Beach 149 St on Rockaway Beach Blvd. It also happens to be a major stop for beach visitors to Riis park . Instead the bus stop between beach 149 St and B148 at is being used . Unfortunately there is a12 year old severely autistic girl who live on the corner directly on the same side of the street whose life is constantly being disrupted by the increased bus traffic there and to top it off there is no lighting bench or shelter at this stop Please do what you can to initiate service at the former stop and I look forward to receiving your response Thank you Bill Gallagher
4/27/24 — I use the current Q102 from the Roosevelt Island to my workplace near Queens Plaza for over 10 years. Rerouting the bus to Q104 makes my daily commute a significant change with more time on the public transportation system. Please DO NOT change the current Q102 pathway. Thanks
4/28/24 — I like the new plan for the Q26 route. I am concerned about the Q31 re-routing, since I often use its present route along Bell Blvd. from 48th St to Northern, and its route along 47th/46th/Hollis Court turning onto Utopia. I would need to make several bus changes (with waits) to get to my destinations. Also, I am disabled (I use a walker), so I am not happy with the longer distances between stops (especially since almost all of the stops nearest to me are being eliminated!)
4/28/24 — QM 7 | Fresh Meadows - Downtown Manhattan: Proposing a stop at E 34 St & 1 Av in Manhattan to serve the NYU Langone, Bellevue, and VA hospitals defeats the purpose of a downtown express bus. Why can't one of the midtown express buses that already do drops off at 3rd avenue and 34th street serve the hospitals or amend to add a stop at 34th and 2nd avenue. It's disruptive to alter a downtown service-oriented bus that will now serve midtown for one stop.
4/29/24 — Please do not change my Q102 more frequent!!!
4/29/24 — Please put an express bus in queens preferably on Archer Avenue going to Manhattan
4/30/24 — Express bus service to NYC QM2 and QM32, I use every day for work. Need to keep those going for us.
5/1/24 — I don?t think the Q58 should skip Corona/88 st
5/1/24 — Iam a QCB7 member.The Q-31 route between Crocheron Ave and 32nd ave on Utopia Pkwy is not wide enough for buses.There is bearable room for cars.
5/2/24 — I would like to suggest that the Q1 should terminate at Parsons Blvd & Jamaica AC to provide access to Jamaica Center Station and a simple connection to the Merrick Blvd corridor routes. When the new Jamaica bus terminal opens, it will be a longer walk to Metrics Blvd corridor routes. If the Q1 terminates at Parsons Blvd a Jamaica Av, buses would turn around via right onto Archer Av, U-turn into teardrop, left onto Parsons Blvd then regular Q1 to Bellerose. Herb
5/2/24 — Q78 feedback My understanding is that this was a popular route, but not going forward due to a lack of equipment and operator resources. But instead of a local bus with 52 stops, what if it were an SBS or Limited route stopping every half mile or so instead? Running a north/south route across Queens would be very helpful just in terms of traversing the borough, and it could connect to other buses at major intersections. For Queensborough Community College this would enable much easier access to the campus along so many neighborhoods, and the Bayside LIRR connection to/from the campus would be very helpful as well. As an SBS or Limited route, that should greatly cut down on run time, so maybe there are enough resources then? Thanks!
5/2/24 — I am writing this message to voice a transit concern that affects community members in Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills. As it stands, there is no direct bus route between the business district of Bayside and Oakland Gardens, particularly the section of Bell Boulevard north of Northern Boulevard. The proposed but now scrapped Q78 Route via Springfield Boulevard and Bell Boulevard would solve this issue by connecting the Oakland Gardens and Hollis Hills neighborhoods to Bayside. I would like this route to be included in the final plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Some of the benefits of including the Q78 Route include: - A connection to the Bayside LIRR station for Oakland Gardens residents who currently rely on private cars to get to the LIRR station - Add a north-south route east of Francis Lewis Boulevard. In the current plan, the only north-south route is Q27, which is already congested and doesn't provide access to the business district of Bayside. - Provide an alternative to the Cross Island Parkway for residents of Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, and Queens Village.
5/2/24 — I am writing to address a transit concern affecting community members in Eastern Queens. Currently, there is a glaring absence of a direct bus route linking Bayside to Laurelton. The proposed Q78 Route, although previously considered and subsequently shelved, presents a viable solution by establishing a crucial connection between the neighborhoods of Eastern Queens. I strongly advocate for the reinstatement of this route in the final plan for the Queens Bus Network Redesign. The inclusion of the Q78 Route offers several significant benefits, including: - Providing more direct bus access to LIRR stations, reducing dependency on private cars for commuting. - Introducing a vital north-south route east of Francis Lewis Boulevard. Presently, the congestion-prone Q27 route fails to adequately serve this corridor and doesn't provide access between business and residential districts so easily. - Offering an alternative to the heavily trafficked Cross Island Parkway for residents of Laurelton, Springfield Gardens, Cambria Heights, and Queens Village. I urge you to prioritize the consideration of this proposal during discussions on the Queens Bus Network Redesign. The implementation of the Q78 Route would significantly enhance accessibility and connectivity for residents in our community. Thank you for your attention to this matter. I look forward to your support in advocating for the inclusion of the Q78 Route in the final plan.
5/2/24 — Do not forget the new Q87 route that runs from southeast queens up to Bayside! We need this route!
5/2/24 — For those of us on Roosevelt Island who connect to Transit off Island using the q102 bus to Queens plaza not having the option to stop the train at Queens plaza means that when the train on Roosevelt Island is out of service we will have less connectivity options, especially as Queens plaza is under redesign and it would be nice to be able to go over there easily through the bus.
5/3/24 — Q78 please. Link port Washington line to Hempstead line via bus.
5/3/24 — For the QM35 route going from Manhattan to Queens (Eastbound), removing the stops after Douglaston Pkwy/65 Av won't speed things up. In fact, I would say it would increase the burden on the folks still on the bus. There are usually less than 3 people left on the bus after that stop, and removing these stops won't have any increase to the rest of the folks. It would only serve to make them walk a farther distance back home. For my case, removing Horace Harding Expwy/Douglaston Pkwy stop will increase my commute time by at least 3 minutes.
5/3/24 — The q78 bus would provide vital connection opportunities in areas (particularly bayside) which are under served by mass transit. With the city's initiative to remove cars from roads routes like this would provide better access to mass transit. As usual, the needs of eastern queens seem to be forgotten. Please do not get rid of the plan for this route
5/3/24 — i am a user of the Q15 & Q15a buses. We recently lost our local taxi service therefore since at age 89 and no longer drive, I depend on these buses more than ever.
5/3/24 — I live in the Beechurst area of Whitestone, one of the most poorly served areas for mass transportation. we are on the Q15/QM2 bus lines. Currently, the ride to the closest subway, #7 line in Flushing, takes about 45 minutes and then, since that is the end of the line, aouther 45 minutes into Manhattan. While there is nothing that the MTA can do to change our geographical location, there are definitely things to do to make the trip easier! e.g.- the closest LIRR stations are either in Bayside or Auburndale and, there is no way to get to either place without a car or car service and then, god luck with finding a parking spot! During most of the day, the seating areas are LOCKED (I assume to prevent being occupied by homeless?) so y9ou have to stand outside, with little or no overhead protection and wait for the train. The QM2 is a wonderful service. BUT- it's schedule is another story. During weekday rush hours, it's great! but impossible to use in the evenings, if one chooses to dine out in Manhattan or see a performance! ONE BUS PER HOUR, If you miss that bus, you get to stand on the sidewalk, usually unprotected by any type of shed and of course, NO SEAT, untill the next bus arrives! Weekend schedules are also pathetic. PLUS, the steps leading into the bus are very difficult to negotiate if one is handicapped. Why can't they be like the entrance to the local buses??? Next, only SOME of the Qm2 buses have the LED screens announcing the stops. Why don't all of them have it? It is ridiculous to try to understand the half- garbled announcements that the bus driver makes over an ancient loudspeaker system! Also, we are surrounded by water. Hasn't anyone thought of a ferry service into Manhattan from Ft Totten??? There is already a parking lot there and plenty of space to build more lots or to provide more local bus service to that area. what is the problem with that????? It would probably take no more than 1/2 hour for a ferry ride to lower Manhattan to connect with the subway there! What a boon that would be to this area? we pay the same city taxes as everyone else but are forgotten when it comes to city services! e.g. when we have big snowstorms, the city plows arrive here around April!
5/3/24 — Please consider the proposal for Q78! This line would greatly improve the quality of life for students who commute to my school from eastern queens!
5/3/24 — I believe Astoria needs a bus that connects Astoria to Manhattan like the current Q101. I understand one of the biggest reason why it is getting cut is because of the delays, but would it be possible to reduce the amount of stops or use a different street (say Crescent st or 21st st) to reduce the delays. Additionally with the N line in Astoria not having elevators in all of the stops, giving a bus option will give people with disabilities easy access to Manhattan.
5/3/24 — Please institute the Q78 Local route to bolster the Queens Bus Network and allow for seamless connections with several Bus and LIRR Lines
5/3/24 — This is absolutely needed! We live in a transportation dessert and increased access to additional lines to help reduce the amount of cars on the road is so important!!! Please implement the q78.
5/3/24 — Eastern Queens desperately needs this route added. I have students who live in that part of Queens. The biggest complaint from them is usually lack of transportation. Please add the Q78 within the Resdesign Initiative!
5/3/24 — I am writing about a concern that the proposed Q78 route from Springfield Bl to bell blvd was cut out of the queens bus route redesign. I feel like we should have more bus routes services in eastern queens as our buses there are very limited. The Q78 can help people from queens be able to go from the southeast queens to northeast queens and vice verse whilst also easier to get transfers.
5/3/24 — Please consider adding back the proposed Q78 bus to the final plan. I live in Little Neck and this proposed bus line would be very convenient for me when going to southern Queens (especially in the weekends since the Q36 doesn't operate in the weekends).
5/3/24 — Please bring back the proposed Q73! It connected the Forest Hills area directly to QCC, connecting many communities in the middle that currently don't have an easy way to reach the Austin St commercial district.
5/3/24 — Regarding the Q78 Proposal, I wish this route would just go down Bell entirely. (instead of following the Q27 along Springfield) This route saves me a few minutes between transferring from Q30 to Q27, but doesn't really establish a new route covering under-served streets. Bell Blvd around Oakland Garden's is a major street that has no North/South busline near the UnionTurnpike intersection, (closest would be 5 blocks down on Springfield) If this new proposal went down Bell entirely down, connecting to Spencer Ave and then turning on to Springfield, you could drive some new traffic to the Windsor Park Library, and the many business' at the Bell/HoraceHarding, Bell/73rd and Bell/Union Turnpike intersections. (which again have no North/South route currently)
5/3/24 — I have a couple comments on optimizing the Q70 to LGA. This is a critical transportation option that can remove more cars from our streets, increase efficiency, reduce traffic, and reduce pollution. But there are a couple improvements that could make it easier for travelers at LGA. Bus stops should be placed at the most convenient location for travellers. Currently, at Terminal B, passengers must walk past the Ride Share pick-up location in order to get to the bus stops. These locations should be switched so that the bus is a more appealing option. In addition, most passengers will hail an Uber or Lyft at baggage claim. There should be electronic signage in these areas that prominently display when the next buses are arriving. If a person sees that the next Q70 arrives in 3 minutes, they will be less likely to hail a car.
5/3/24 — The Q101 is a lifeline for those traveling direct from Astoria to Manhattan. Especially with the looming congestion pricing set to go in effect, taking away this bus route and replacing it with one that would require transfers is just another blow to the average NYers who live and work in this city. It's especially challenging for those with disabilities or small children to have to transfer buses simply to cross a bridge which is so close to begin with. Please reconsider these changes as they will only make commuting more difficult, not less.
5/3/24 — Changes to Queens bus routes are proposed to "improve speed and reliability". As a senior, and on behalf of other seniors, who are the majority of bus riders, especially off-peak, I can attest that speed is not our foremost concern; if it were, we'd Uber. We value affordability, convenience, safety, and security. We trust that mass transit complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Is increasing distance between stops by more than 60% (762' to 1224') in our best interest? Does it comply with ADA? I take the Q31 almost daily and am outraged by the prospect of losing my bus stops on Utopia at 48th Avenue northbound, and at Fairchild Avenue southbound. This is not an improvement. Northbound, I will have to exit a stop before at Underhill & Utopia and walk UPHILL an additional 2 blocks. This stop is at Peck Park and is often deserted, as is most of the rest of the route, because it follows the backs of houses, which are fenced in along Utopia. (Entrances are on 187th St.) I would be completely isolated from getting help. Walking there in the dark, in rain, snow and ice, and perhaps carrying heavy packages creates additional burdens and hazards for an elderly or disabled person. The other option would be to get off at the next stop at 47th Ave. Those houses also face 187th St and are fenced in on Utopia. In the 30+ years that I have taken the Q31, I have never seen 1 person get on or off there. The stop at 48th Avenue is more heavily used, as that street originates at Utopia and extends to Springfield Blvd. It is the only street in the area that does so, so there is more foot and car traffic. If the MTA insists, it would make more sense to eliminate the stop at 47th Ave, as it is close to the 46th Ave stop, which is heavily used as a connecting point with the Q26 and Q27. You also propose reducing the frequency in midday. I don't know exactly when "midday" is, but when I take the Q31 in the middle of the school day, it's packed. Just on my stretch of that line, the bus passes Francis Lewis HS, JHS 214, St. John's, as well as private schools. Terrible idea. Since people on fixed incomes can't always afford the luxury of Uber, we travel by bus, and try to maximize convenience and safety. These proposed changes negate these efforts. I urge you to revisit these proposals
5/3/24 — I would like to see the q78 added back into the plan. It is a greatly beneficial route.
5/3/24 — Please do not reroute the Q101 bus to LIC. It?s the simplest way for me to get into the city from where I live since most of the subways in Astoria do not have elevators!
5/4/24 — Please do not change the bus route of the Q101. Keep it going to and from Manhattan! I use this to travel with my toddler. I cannot navigate the subway stairs with the stroller and bags. I rely on the bus as there are no stairs (my subway station has way too many stairs). Please keep the current route that includes both Manhattan and Queens!
5/4/24 — Regarding route Q36, if you cannot run weekend service to Little Neck, then operate between Queens Village LIRR Station and Jamaica Terminal. This would replace the Q1 Queens Village branch. Herb
5/4/24 — Regarding the QM42 - peak weekday morning frequencies should not be reduced between 7am to 815am... some days the bus is entirely full with almost no seats left.
5/4/24 — I live in Rosedale, NY near Merrick Blvd. My son attends high school in Bayside, NY. I drive him to school every morning because taking 3 busses is a lot at 6am to reach school for 8am. He takes the MTA bus home after school. How I wish there was a way he could effectively take the bus in the mornings. Driving from door to door with no traffic is 20 minutes. A 3-bus, bus ride is well over an hour and a half. I understand Queens is the largest borough, our bus system should reflect that. It should be the best as we have the 2 major. NY airports. Transportation in Queens must match the things Queens offers.
5/4/24 — I noticed you guys are trying not to propose the Q78 but this new line would be of great help to me as a teacher and my students in the queens area. I currently have students that sometimes travel 2 hours to my school, sometimes having to take multiple trains and buses. This new line would help a lot of them take time off their commute, thus putting them in a better mental space to come to school. This would also encourage incoming students who may not have good schools in their hometown to commute to a better school. I believe the addition of this bus line would also encourage more people to take the bus. I have considered public transportation to work but didn't because the current route I would take would take double the time it takes to drive and this new route could cut this down. Please consider adding the Q78 bus line back.
5/4/24 — While I like most of the proposed changes to the Queens BNR Project (like fewer stops on the Q54) I am extremely disappointed with the changes made to the B13. I see so many people board the B13 on Gates Avenue near Forest Avenue, and having that entire route discontinued is horrible. It takes 20+ minutes to walk to the L train at Myrtle Wyckoff from northern Ridgewood and the B13 helped alleviate most of that walking. The Q58 is much farther south and it would take me the same time walking. I would not save any time taking it rather than just walking to the L train. The changes to this route make it run along Cypress Avenue, but it is very close to the L train by Halsey St. I don't understand why northern Ridgewood is being shut out like this.
5/4/24 — Please have the Q114 stop at Far Rock away LIRR station to connect with the Q22 to Rock away Park Herb
5/5/24 — Rockaway Beach Blvd is a much better option for the Q35. Newport is too narrow and becomes dangerous when people park on the street.
5/5/24 — We need a new Queens Village LIRR to Bronx High School of Science bus route (travelling Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens). It can be labeled either Q71, Q79, or Bx49
5/5/24 — The redesign initiative for the Q102 bus will impact my commute in a negative way. I won?t be able to get to work with the new route proposed. Connecting Roosevelt island with the yellow line at the Broadway station on the yellow line does not make sense. Please reconsider this change, keeping a connection with the yellow line plus fe 7 and E line, provides a more comprehensive ways to connect with the city.
5/5/24 — To whom it may concern, The Q78 proposal, which had been left out, has greatly disappointed not only myself, but other commuters as well. I feel like the bayside-Laurelton connection would greatly benefit riders that rely on the Long Island Rail Road to get to work. What if there are outages reported on the Main Line or Port Washington lines? To reduce the constant reliance on Ubers, this would solve the problem. It would also greatly benefit those (including myself) to be able to ride into the bell boulevard strip of fine dining and night life, without having to take multiple buses, resulting in longer wait times and inconveniences, especially during inclement weather. I hope that this comment is taken into consideration, and that the MTA actually commits to upholding their goal to attract more customers taking public transportation, rather than having to rely on our cars and ubers. I find myself driving a whole lot more due to lack lustre attempts to better the service provided, especially on bus routes.
5/6/24 — The Q78 would be beneficial to people in eastern queens. As someone who lives there, I see benefit and would like the bus line to help my commute through the city,
5/6/24 — You will severely negatively impact residents of Roosevelt Island by replacing the Q102 and eliminating service to Queens Plaza
5/7/24 — Please keep the Q78! Transit in Eastern Queens needs the boost!
5/7/24 — Re: Willets Pt Blvd bus services have staggered stops between QM20 (146, 149, etc.) and Q61 (147, 150, etc)? The Q61 should use the QM20 stops instead so people have a choice in case either options are delayed.
5/7/24 — B62 issues with the elimination of Manhattan avenue
5/15/24 — Moving the B62 from Manhattan to McGuinness is going to cause massive issues for parents commuting to the local school with their children. Each B62 that comes down Manhattan between 7:30 and 8:15 is completely full, mostly of parents dropping their children off at PS31 or another school down Manhattan Ave. This redesign is going to cause chaos on the B43, which are already also completely full themselves by the 2nd stop on the route.
4/18/24 — I love the idea of the new b62 route! It?s always hard to get to Astoria without going into manhattan. And it would give me a more frequent commuter bus on flushing Ave. I am also on the b57 route. I really really love the idea of being able to Go eat in Jackson heights, but will there be another way to get to ikea provided? Or could we extend the b57 to go from Jackson heights to ikea?
4/27/24 — The G train is already overcrowded in the mornings, there are hundreds of new developments by the river and dozens of new high rises and you are eliminating our connections via the B62 with the 7, E and the N, W, R trains. Create a new bus route but don't remove the only valid bus route for the neighbors of Greenpoint
4/29/24 — B62 rerouting: PLEASE ADD A THIRD STOP ON MCGUINNESS BLVD. BETWEEN NASSAU AND NORMAN AVENUES.There is good logic in the current plans to reroute the B62 to McGuinness Boulevard rather than along congested Manhattan Avenue, as it also increases access beyond the G train for public transit. However, current plans to only have 2 stops on McGuinness is short-sighted - it would be wise to add a third stop on McGuinness at either Nassau Avenue or Norman Avenue to better serve the eastern residential side of Greenpoint, which currently has very limited public transit access. Adding a stop at Nassau and Norman would alleviate G train congestion and massively improve connectivity for the densely populated residential area of Greenpoint that is east of McGuinness, north of Meeker Avenue, and south of the IBZ along Calyer Street.
4/29/24 — I am overall concerned about the re-routing of the B62 to McGuinness Blvd and the removal of so many stops for it to become a "limited" line, as it's a major connection between Greenpoint and the trains of Long Island City. I am also specifically nervous about the new bus stop at McGuinness Blvd and Greenpoint Avenue and how that will interact with the new protected bike lane on both sides of McGuinness Blvd, from Calyer Street to the Pulaski Bridge. I also hope that this new route wouldn't preclude potential future improvements to McGuinness Blvd to improve pedestrian and bicycle safety, as we need this more than we need these MTA route adjustments.
5/6/24 — If the new bus (B62) route is going to moved to McGuinness Blvd from Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint. I would recommend moving the current bus stop at Nassau Ave - Between Lorimer and Manhattan Ave To be relocated to Nassau Ave - Between Manhattan Ave and Leonard St This bus stop is in a better equidistant position between McGuinness and McCarren Park and this bus stop is also more ADA accessible because the curb is much higher allowing easier wheelchair access The current stop at Nassau Ave - Between Lorimer and Manhattan ave is not ADA accessible because the curb is too low.
5/10/24 — No one is asking for a "new" B55 bus route, which is appears to be a combination of the existing B35 and the B15 bus routes. The customers who use the B35 are not in dire need of an extended bus route to get into JFK to the point where the entire bus route needs to replace the B15. This is unnecessary.
4/17/24 — Please don't take away the b57 Flushing Ave/ Navy street stop. It is right across the street from Wegmans. The B69 service isn't very good especially on weekends and no peak hours and we rely on the B57 often getting off at Flushing/Navy and walking along Sands under the Manhattan bridge to the F York and A/C Hight Street. The area where I live on Flushing and Vanderbilt is min 25 minute walk to any train. We need our buses to go to the Dumbo subway stations.
5/24/24 — Hi I think the Proposed Q78 Bus Route from Bayside to Laurelton should be made official. It would allow easier access to LIRR and lessen our sickening car congestion and dependency. The north-south axis of the bus route would provide nearly a dozen transfer stops to existing east-west routes along major roads. Improvements to public transportation are investments in the communities of Eastern Queens!
5/25/24 — Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at LaGuardia Depot. The run on and run off is closer from LGA Please base routes Q17 and Q27 at Casey Stengel Depot If the Q64 gets extended to Little Neck please base at Queens Village Depot Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica Depot Herb
5/26/24 — I know that this is a bus redesign, but here are a few subway improvement suggestions: Extend "R" train to 179 Street 24/7 Operate weekend "B" train service between Brighton Beach and 145 Street to provide weekend Brighton Express service and additional local service along Central Park West. Replace the "Z" train with a new "K" train and extend past Broad St to 9 Av-39 St which will provide Nassau Street service to DeKalb Avenue. Designate the Broad Channel-Rockaway Park Shuttle as the "H" train Please forgive me for submitting subway improvement suggestions on a bus redesign Herb
5/26/24 — I know that this is a bus redesign, but here are a few subway improvement suggestions: Extend "R" train to 179 Street 24/7 Operate weekend "B" train service between Brighton Beach and 145 Street to provide weekend Brighton Express service and additional local service along Central Park West. Replace the "Z" train with a new "K" train and extend past Broad St to 9 Av-39 St which will provide Nassau Street service to DeKalb Avenue. Designate the Broad Channel-Rockaway Park Shuttle as the "H" train Please forgive me for submitting subway improvement suggestions on a bus redesign Herb
5/28/24 — Obviously, the B57 needs to extend to LaGuardia Airport. I would also push for the Q70 SBS LaGuardia LINK to extend to Penn Station as the SBS version of the Q32. The reason would be so that the Q32 can be redirected to Corona via Roosevelt Avenue so that the (7) Subway line can have a full length bus alternative along Roosevelt Avenue while the Q70 SBS adds frequency to the Q32 route between Jackson Heights and Midtown Manhattan. It does not matter if there's many Subway lines, to have the Q70 SBS directly transfer to the M15 SBS, M1 and M20 would be helpful along with direct connection to NJ Transit, PATH and AMTRAK. Also, the (7) needs frequent bus alternative service when there's necessary track work as only so much can fit on (E), (F), and (R) trains, and LIRR, Q58 and Q66 are insufficient, and Queens Blvd in the Sunnyside area needs a bus every 2 minutes throughout the day. The M60 SBS out of LaGuardia Airport will present an indirect travel option for people travelling to Lower Manhattan via transfer to (N) and (W) in Astoria and M15 SBS in East Harlem.
5/28/24 — Redirecting the Q101 from entering Manhattan will create a burden for several neighbors I know in the northern part of Astoria who rely on it to get to medical appts on the east side of Manhattan. I wish there were a way to save that part of the route. It's the only one that I use with regularity.
5/28/24 — There needs to be a bus route that goes along Mott Avenue in Far Rockaway and Bayswater! We don't have a bus line in Bayswater and going to the station takes around 30 minutes to get to. That's not walking distance and bc of that we need to rely on cars. Please put a bus route along Mott Avenue!!!
5/29/24 — I'm a resident of Union St/29 Rd. I just found out that the Q20 service will not run between Union St/26 Ave and Main St/Northern Blvd. This is a pity because as it stands, every morning when I try to use the bus to commute, the Q44 is always few and crowded. At this time, Q20A/B helps me. So I hope to keep the Q20 service on Union St, or name the Union St service as Q20 and the Linden Pl service as Q20A.
5/30/24 — Replacing the Q102 would be a ludicrous and harmful. As you know, getting to Brooklyn from Roosevelt island is already convoluted. But the Q102 is the only option that connects to the G line. I don?t understand how taking away the stops at LIC will help anyone when the F already serves Queensbridge and Jackson heights. Please, for the love of god, don?t take our only connection to LIC and Brooklyn. The only reason that few people take the q102 is because it?s always late and unreliable, removing it will make the new proposed route even less useful.
5/31/24 — The changes made will not be beneficial. I currently take 3 buses to bayside the Q23,Q88, and Q30 and with the redesign I will still have to take 3 buses. A forest hills to bayside should be considered especially if the goal is to navigate around queens in a less complicated way. Creating a Forest Hills to Bayside bus will help alleviate crowding on the Q30, Q31 and Q88. I hope this is passed on and highly considered.
6/1/24 — Changing the Q102 to Q104 would be harmful to myself and a lot of residents without a stop at queens plaza. This is a major hub.
6/2/24 — Really love the new Q18 idea, it would certainly speed up the route and get people to 61st st and Northern Blvd faster. There is too much congestion on 65th Place between Laurel Hill BLVD and Queens BLVD. Please consider adding TSP and/or a bus lane in that section. Removing the stop there is pointless if the bus gets stuck anyways.
6/3/24 — Hey y?all. Former NYC resident here. Just wanted to say thank you for your work! I?ve really enjoyed riding the bus + train to and from LGA the past few times I?ve come to the city. I wish you success in moving us forward in our shared endeavor of getting more people using the system!
6/3/24 — Update on Q32 route / only bus service from Jackson Heights to the city which is used to full capacity to s d from the city
6/3/24 — Update on Q32 route / only bus service from Jackson Heights to the city which is used to full capacity to s d from the city
6/4/24 — Please reconsider the impact of removing the q10 local bus which services local Caribbean, Black, Asian, and Hispanic communities via Rockaway Blvd. Both the q7 and q10 are on school routes, each serving at least four elementary, middle, or high schools (MS226 which has three schools in one building, PS100, John Adams High School, IS 137, and others). It is already packed in the morning and afternoon around school times with students and working commuters. There are many elderly commuters and young children with parents. With MetroCard fares being $2.90, I would need to take the q7 to Rockaway Blvd (2.90), transfer to the q10, and then incur another fare to take the E train at Kew Gardens. If I do not want to incur a second fare charge, I will have to walk to Rockaway Blvd which is 12 minutes from my home. In extreme weather, this is unpleasant especially in the snow. While this walk is not demanding for an able bodied individual like myself, I?m sympathetic towards the older individuals who may not want to spend more money on their daily commute to take two buses instead of the one. Finally, the Q10 is a double bus with space in the back. The q7 is a single bus. Standing and sitting space is limited. I urge you to consider the local communities impacted. Cost, space, noise level are all important factors. To sum up, my main concerns are (1) the new cost of taking two buses and one train (vs one bus and one train), (2) elderly passengers who will be affected by this change (either increased $$ or walking to the Rockaway Lefferts stop to avoid the added fare), and (3) concerns about space and extreme weather conditions. Thank you for the time spent reading and considering my feedback.
6/4/24 — Hello MTA, how are you? As one of many healthcare workers that commute from Queens--especially from Jamaica--to Manhattan, we would greatly appreciate an extra x68 bus in the morning and another at night that could take us to work on time (6:54 AM) in the morning and bring us home home when we leave the hospital (7:45 PM) at night. Thank you!
6/4/24 — The Q53-SBS Stop at Rockaway Beach Blvd. and Beach 108th St, should be moved to Beach Channel Drive and Beach 108th St. in order to provide seamless connection to the Rockaway Ferry. The Bus currently passes this stop when Woodside bound, and it is easy to change the Rockaway bound portion to pass the same location. Also, when you reroute the Rockaway bound Q53 to turn right on Beach 108th Street then a Left onto Beach Channel Drive, you can then make a left onto Beach 116th St. and the bus can add a stop at the Boardwalk and Beach 116th St. before returning to the northbound side of B116th St. and then the final stop in front of the Subway stop.
6/5/24 — I would like to propose extending the Q54 bus to the Brooklyn waterfront in Williamsburg. Williamsburg is a vibrant and popular area of the city. From my home in Forest Hills, it is approximately a 30 minute drive there straight down Metropolitan Avenue. Yet, by public transportation, the fastest way for me to get there is well over an hour and involves several buses or the bus and train. It would be very easy to simply extend the Q54 to connect Williamsburg and the Brooklyn waterfront to the rest of Brooklyn and Queens so that people don?t have to drive or uber between them.
6/6/24 — I would like to suggest that the QM3 can generate more passengers by starting the route on Braddock Av & 89 Av in Belle rose via Braddock Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route to Midtown. I also want to suggest that a Jewel ave lower Manhattan route should be created designated QM9 Herb
6/7/24 — The proposed Q110 line to be routed through Floral Park is not supported by the community. This bus route would cause congestion and would not be used by residents of the area.
6/7/24 — The proposed route of the Q110 bus through the Village of Floral Park will bring unwanted traffic, noise, and pollution to the area. I vehemently oppose this proposal.
6/8/24 — The Q110 stop at Floral Park LIRR Station is necessary and would make the area much more accessible and improve many people?s commutes (including my own) it should not be removed from the final plan like the Floral Park local gov. is pushing for.
6/8/24 — you're proposal of a city bus into our small village is unacceptable. Your proposal the first time was rejected, and will be again. Our village would turn into a nightmare. Narrow streets in the village will be a mess, as will parking on both sides of our main streets. The village has worked hard for more than 100 years to become an oasis from the city. This proposal would go against everything our village has become.
6/8/24 — I do not understand the reason for bringing the 110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR station. The Q110 runs along Jamaica Ave. If commuters want to connect to the LIRR, they can do so at the Queens Village station. There is no justification for the proposed route change. Therefore, I am opposed to it.
6/9/24 — I see the final proposed route for the Ehat is the route for the Q10 Local? An earlier book on this had lots of stops added. What happened to it? I liked the Main Street and Jewel Avenue as well as around Continental Ave and Querns Blvd stops.
6/9/24 — I am vehemently opposed to the new bus line (I believe it is the Q110) entering the Village of Floral Park and stopping at the LIRR station. Whether it is via S. Tyson Avenue (home to a school with nearly 1,000) students or Tulip Avenue (already narrow and crowded) this is not a sustainable plan. The streets are all over crowded and there is no commuter need for this route.
6/9/24 — Voicing strong opposition to New York City bus line, Q110, routing into the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County. All routes proposed would create undue hardship on the town of Floral Park. Within the proposed routes there are an incredibly busy intersections - one already with signage indicating it is a ?dangerous intersection? due to existing traffic volume, lack of stop signs and limited visibility. Another proposed route includes a high-traffic area immediately adjacent to an elementary school, dance school and other popular establishments.
6/9/24 — As a resident of Floral Park I do not support the proposed bus route through the village of Floral Park
6/9/24 — I'm against this project proposal. This would create a lot traffic in our small family community. Please do not allow this to happen.
6/9/24 — I am completely opposed to the city bus plan to bring Queens buses through the Village of Floral Park which is in Nassau County. This would have a huge negative impact on traffic on our tiny residential roads.
6/9/24 — 100 percent against this. The village streets can not handle this. The traffic is already out of control.
6/9/24 — I am not supportive of this redesign being routed through Floral Park, NY
6/9/24 — I am writing to object to the extension of the Q110 extending into the Incorporated Village of Floral Park. This proposal makes no sense. If the MTA committee that came up with this proposal would have taken a ride into Floral Park, they would see the proposal for using Carnation Ave and back on to Tulip Ave or even worse back to S. Tyson Ave is ridiculous. The amount of vehicular traffic that is currently on these roads is already overwhelming for the area and the addition of a bus would tremendously impact the traffic flow. There are so many LIRR stations between Jamaica and Floral Park and most of them are within walking distance from Jamica Ave. To have a bus detour off of Jamica Ave onto Carnation Ave just for a small number of potential bus riders does not warrant the level of impact that will affect the surrounding communities. Thank you for the opportunity to voice my concern and objection to the proposal although it would be nice if the MTA would involve the public into their thoughts before they put pen on paper.
6/9/24 — My family vehemently opposes any plans for city buses to enter and traverse our village of Floral Park in Nassau county. Absolutely unacceptable to increase traffic - with buses, no less. Keep your city buses in Queens! Thank you.
6/9/24 — We, the residents of Floral Park Village are aware of the heavy traffic and other problems with this plan and we are 100% AGAINST this proposal! Both proposals are unworkable and unacceptable to the Village. The Village is boldly opposed to this plan, and we will use any and all resources at our disposal to fight this proposal to have it removed from the Final Plan.
6/9/24 — Strongly OPPOSE Queens bus going to Floral Park Train Station.
6/9/24 — Strongly OPPOSE the queens bus going to Floral Park Train Station. Remove from the plan.
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — Strongly opposed to bus 110 entering village of floral park!
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — STRONGLY OPPOSED!! I am vehemently opposed to the Queens Bus Redesign Project that proposes a new bus (110) to enter the village of floral park. Floral Park cannot sustain additional traffic that this bus would cause! STRONGLY OPPOSED!
6/9/24 — The proposed route through the Village of Floral Park is unacceptable. The streets in the area are already congested, with intersections consistently blocked by cars. The intersection at Caroline and Carnation is often the site of car accidents. This location is very close to the library. This will bring additional safety concerns for children crossing the street to access the library.
6/9/24 — Strongly Opposed to the queens bus (110) project that includes bus stops in floral park. The floral park village cannot sustain additional car and pedestrian traffic that this bus would cause.
6/9/24 — As a Floral Park Village member I strongly oppose this initiative due to the commuter and traffic congestion this will cause on our kid friendly streets/community. I did not move to Floral Park Village (and pay extremely high taxes) to live in a place that mirrors queens/manhattan commuter streets. I oppose the Q110 redesign project.
6/9/24 — Opposed to queens bus project 110 that proposes bus 110 enters into village of floral park !! Strongly opposed!
6/9/24 — The MTA has no business in Floral Park it is LI. This will cause tons of traffic in an already busy neighborhood. This plan is unfit. Try again MTA.
6/9/24 — In regards to the proposed stop at the floral park LIRR station - I drive by that station every day on my commute and traffic is terrible. Carnation ave in particular backs up from tulip ave past the station as it is. Having busses added to the mix would cause gridlock and is not a feasible plan
6/9/24 — I am writing in regards to the proposed Q110 route. The traffic on Carnation Avenue in Floral Park cannot handle a bus route on top of school buses and heavy traffic during rush hour on a one lane road. If you are heading north on Carnation Avenue and attempting to make a left turn onto Florence Street, you must yield to the oncoming traffic coming Southbound on Carnation Avenue. There is no left turn signal here. Adding an MTA bus would cause too much gridlock traffic at this intersection. As a Floral Park resident I am very opposed to this plan and would encourage planners to seek other options.
6/9/24 — I oppose this design, traffic is challenging enough on Tulip Avenue and on coronation Avenue, especially with the construction project for what used to be the Masonic Temple and the new housing that is being developed there. One lane roads with parking on either side are tight, the added volume of traffic and Buses, parked at parking spots will be a detriment to the neighborhood. The construction that?s going on for the residential area is challenging enough, at rush-hour Tulip Avenue is a nightmare. I avoided with a passion and I?ve lived in town since 1988. We don?t need this connection. People can make the connection otherwise. I am a real estate agent, and I realize that access to transportation is an important component of where people choose to live, but this is not an enhancement to our village, it is a queen bus not an ass County bus that we?re looking at and I don?t think there?s any reason for this to happen. We have done this for decades and it?s worked fine.
6/9/24 — As a resident of the Nassau County Village of Floral Park I am vehemently opposed to the prospect of brining city buses into our Village. We pay very high taxes for our services to keep our community safe for its residents. If we wanted access to city buses we would live in Queens. This should not even be an option Jamaica Station is 10 minutes away for residents of Queens.
6/9/24 — The plan to route a bus through the village of Floral Park seems very rash and without purpose. The potential additional traffic into the village will be an enormous bottleneck to an already very congested area during morning and evening rush hours. Buses should be routed into the UBS Station in Elmont which is very underutilized.
6/9/24 — Please exclude the Village of Floral Park from the proposed bus route. The negative impact on our village far outweigh the gains.
6/9/24 — I am a 54 year resident of Floral Park and I just heard that the MTA is considering sending city buses into the streets of a Nassau County incorporated village (Floral Park) to pick up passengers. This plan is unacceptable on all levels as it has been for the entire history of the incorporated village of Floral Park. One of the reasons residents choose to pay to live in Floral Park is that it is unencumbered by city traffic and doesn't have city buses running down their residential blocks. I am vehemently opposes to any plan that has city buses go to the Floral Park LIRR station for pickups and plan to fight it the whole way. Best regards, William Dowdell
6/9/24 — Floral Park LIRR is not Queens. The traffic that the proposed bus route would force upon Floral Park would be considerable. The residents of Floral Park Nassau County pay considerable taxes to maintain the roads and infrastructure. These NYC buses will bring congestion, wear and tear to the town which is already being served by NICE buses. I do not approve of this move.
6/9/24 — I live in floral park and the roads are not big enough for city buses. This route is a bad idea as it will cause huge traffic headaches at little neck parkway and Jericho
6/9/24 — Please recognize that I do not live in Queens. I live in Nassau County. The proposal for a bus to go through Nassau County in Floral Park makes no sense. There are 2 stops for this bus within walking distance. The extra stop at the Floral Park LIRR stop is dangerous and unnecessary. As a citizen living on Tulip Avenue where traffic will be impacted, I vehemently oppose this proposal.
6/9/24 — I do NOT support this redesign project. Floral Park can not withstand the amount of traffic and idling. Not supporting this. Please find another route that does not interfere with Floral Park Village.
6/9/24 — The encroachment to Floral Park - Nassau County - is not needed as the MTA bus currently serves MULTIPLE LIRR stations.
6/9/24 — Floral Park already too congested - I am completely against a bus stop in Floral Park or anywhere in the neighboring area
6/9/24 — As a Floral Park resident I would like to register my OPPOSITION to the plan to bring a NYC bus into our village. NYC buses have always stayed on city property for my 40 years in town, making a left on eastbound Jericho/Jamaica and going around a NYC block to re-emerge as a westbound bus to return to NYC. There is no reason to inject the noise and traffic polution this bus will introduce to our town when existing alternatives already exist. There are already stops this bus makes near LIRR stations and its current route is a mere 3 block walk to the village station. The deleted stations in this plan add much more than that for residents of NYC to board this bus so the three block walk here for the few that need access to the Floral Park LIRR station should remain acceptable.
6/9/24 — MTA buses should not be entering Nassau county towns and villages. The buses coming into our village neighborhood will be impacting the already congested traffic and a danger to students walking to school. It is totally inappropriate to drive people in from queens.
6/9/24 — We absolutely oppose the the proposed plan of bringing a city bus into the Village of Floral Park. Our traffic and congestion are already out of control with UBS and the mayor and governor busing in migrants.
6/9/24 — No NYC transit busses should enter Floral Park for service. Period.
6/9/24 — As a resident of Floral Park Incorporated Village in Nassau County I am AGAINST the MTA NYC Bus Redesign which will bring the MTA bus into our town, through small, single lane narrow streets causing additional congestion and traffic backups. There is an elementary school on the proposed road. If commuters in Floral Park Village want to ride an MTA NYC bus they can walk a few short blocks to Jericho turnpike or move to the NYC side of Floral Park. There is no room or need for a NYC bus in Nassau County.
6/9/24 — I support this proposal especially the new line Q110 in Floral Park. Thank you
6/9/24 — I am a homeowner in the Village of Floral Park Nassau County and DO NOT support a NYC MTA bus route into our village. Please keep your buses in NYC and out of our neighborhoods.
6/9/24 — Objection for the proposed bringing in a NYC bus line into Floral Park Village, Q110. This will definitely create earlier access for nonresidents people going in and out our village. It will create more safety issues for our neighborhood.
6/10/24 — I am writing as a concerned resident of floral park village in New York zip code 11001. I am opposed to a city bus running through my village. We are a very small town with children on bikes and walking who feel safe. Please do not run a big city bus all day long in our village.
6/10/24 — The village of Floral Park does not need a bus running through it. We have convenient stops on Jericho Turnpike.
6/10/24 — In no way should a NYC MTA bus include any plans to travel into an incorporated village in Nassau County.
6/10/24 — I would like to oppose the q110 Going down tulip Ave and Tyson Ave in floral park. Completely unacceptable
6/10/24 — Big mistake.... Floral Park is congested with cars. The last thing we need are buses. That is right by our library too, many small children. Very tight by area around the train station.
6/10/24 — I oppose the bus route coming into the village of Floral Parl to the LIRR station. The streets to and from the village at this area are narrow, were not constructed for oversized vehicles or buses and are overly congested presently, with future congestion predicted to be even worse with the completion of the Centennial Hall project that will bring even more problems. Please do not bring buses into the Village of Floral Park.
6/10/24 — Love the idea of the new Q110 coming to Floral Park LIRR. Ignore all the NIMBYs!
6/10/24 — This redesign option would HURT the village of Floral Park. This should NOT be done!
6/10/24 — I am a resident of Foral Park and I am vehemently against the extension of Queens bus service to Floral Park station. The streets are already congested enough and the additional traffic of MTA busses driving in those areas will only make it worse. The station is only a 3 block walk from Queens bus service. There is no need for an extension that will snarl traffic worse than it already is.
6/10/24 — The new proposed bus stop in Floral Park is not necessary and going to cause wasteful additional traffic. There are already several stops on the same line already. Why are you adding a stop in Nassau County for a NYC bus?
6/10/24 — I think this bus route is a terrible idea and would cause traffic distributions in the village.
6/10/24 — Please do not bring the buses into the Village of Floral Park near the train station. This would cause traffic and dangerous conditions near the school. It is unnecessary. We as residents of Floral Park don?t need it or want it. Thank you.
6/10/24 — I am a resident on Floral Park Village. I am strongly opposed to a Queens bus line entering the incorporated village, first and foremost we are Nassau county not Queens, it is a completely different county. This will also increase traffic, the roads are not equipped for public buses.
6/10/24 — There is no need for a bus stop at the Floral Park train station.
6/10/24 — Absolutely no busses should come into the village of Floral park They are not wanted nor a needed service
6/10/24 — Why would the MTA redesign a bus route to bring passengers west into Nassau County to access a LIRR station ? There are an adequate number of LIRR stations in Queens foe these riders to access the LIRR
6/10/24 — Having a NYC MTA Bus be routed through the Incorporated Village of Floral Park is completely unacceptable to the hardworking residents of Floral Park Village, who not only pay NASSAU county taxes, but VILLAGE of Floral Park taxes as well. Not to mention the traffic and congestion it would cause.
6/10/24 — Dont put a damn bus route through floral park. The traffic is already bad as it is, and this will make it worse. We dont need more city crap into this village. Go run through another damn village, punks
6/10/24 — No to the Q110 route in Floral Park!!!!!!!!!!
6/10/24 — I am against the Q110 going along Carnation Ave to the Floral Park LIRR station. The area is congested and the intersection of Carnation Ave and Caroline Place is already noted as a very dangerous intersection. Adding a bus puts drivers, passengers and pedestrians at risk. Isn?t there already a bus on New Hyde Park that stops at the Stewart Avenue and New Hyde Park LIRR stops? Stop wasting our tax dollars!!!
6/10/24 — The Q70 to LGA should be much more frequent.
6/10/24 — I am opposed to this plan. It will create a traffic nightmare for the people who live in Floral Park-especially for those who reside on West End of town.
6/10/24 — I do not agree with the proposal to have an MTA bus enter into the village of Floral Park to stop at the train station. Our roads and town are not built for this type of traffic. It is located across from our public library which is visited frequently by young people. Having a bus stop would cause a dangerous situation for people crossing. The traffic on Plainfield Avenue has already become out of control and this would add to congestion in our small town. We pay Village taxes and are not part of NYC. Buses should remain on Jamaica Ave.
6/10/24 — Q10 proposal As a lifelong resident of Floral Park I am against this bus route. There is no need for the busses to come into Floral Park and cause major traffic and safety concerns!
6/10/24 — Q110 possibility of stopping at Floral Park LIRR. I commute and drive to the train station. It would be detrimental to the traffic on Tulip Avenue to have a city bus on this route. The UBS stop seems underutilized however.
6/10/24 — I am totally against a proposed Queens bus line coming through Floral Park Village, dropping or picking up passengers at LIRR Floral Park Village
6/11/24 — Adding a bus stop at the Floral Park LIRR station and subsequently driving large buses down Carnation, Tulip, South Tyson Avenues would only be a hinderance to the local community. This area is already served and will continue to be served by bus stations 1/4 mile away on Jericho Turnpike. These roads are already very trafficked and new construction apartments will only make it worse. Adding buses to it will not only further disrupt the peace and negatively impact the flow of traffic in this residential neighborhood, it will do the opposite of improving the speed and reliability of the bus system as this proposal aims to do.
6/11/24 — I oppose this plan ! I live on carnation and can?t get across the street now as it is with all the traffic coming up and down the block. We have apts being built that will cause more traffic If they want to take the railroad they can walk up from jericho
6/11/24 — Why is a Queens bus line considering coming into Floral Park, Nassau County. The streets that are proposed are very congested already. In addition, there are many children that walk and bike in this area as it is near a public library. Adding city buses to the traffic flow will create a hazard. The stretch of road by the train station is already frequently clogged with cars waiting for train passengers and tight parking spots. This plan will create a dangerous situation. The area by the Queens Village LIRR stop or Elmont LIRR stop is much better equipped to handle bus traffic
6/11/24 — strongly opposed to city bus entering Floral Park for train station or any other purpose.
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — The Q36 is proposed to operate weekdays only. On weekends, operate the Q36 between Jamaica and Queens Village LIRR Station. Herb
6/12/24 — Please DO NOT extend the Q110 into Floral Park. Our streets are not well suited for this kind of increased traffic, especially along S Tyson Ave where we have an elementary school. We are not interested in having the bus line extended into our village.
6/12/24 — Why must a 1st Avenue stop be added on the QM7, QM8 & QM11? If it is, then add the stop on only one bus line not all three. Many midtown buses travel to NYU Hospital or close to it. Making the commute longer for all 3 downtown bus lines is unfair especially when traffic is horrible. It takes quite a while to get off the FDR to get to the midtown tunnel on the return trip because of the traffic, people would have to wait so long to get on from the 1st Avenue stop on a downtown express bus, it makes no sense whatsoever. I would be highly disappointed to see a 1st Avenue stop on the downtown express buses for redesign initiative. Why don't the MTA have an HOV lane on the return trip? Thank you.
6/13/24 — As a long time resident of the Inc. Village of Floral Park (60 + years), I vehemently oppose the proposal of the MTA having a bus line within the jurisdiction of our village - especially at the LIRR station. Floral Park station is in need of repairs and/or improvements - it's in terrible condition. That's where funds would be well spent. Thank you for your consideration.
6/14/24 — Love the addition of Q98!! We have been needing a faster way to get from ridgewood to flushing!!! The Q27 redesign is also very helpful especially skipping the narrow and congested areas!! Thank you for keeping the QCC stop for Q27!
6/14/24 — Someone needs to consider changing the bus stop on 99 street. People live on these streets. They have cars. You are taking 2 corners right across from one another for buses!!! It's ridiculous! One one minute you want people to exercise and walk and then you put bus stops in a four block radius. At least move the one bus stop going south bound to the corner of 163 and 99. Leave the north bound one on 99 and 164. Bus cannot make the turn southbound unless he makes a wide turn. You cannot let someone off in the middle of the street. I have seen maybe 10 people get off the bus there in the past 15 years!!!!!! Please reconsider moving the one bus stop to the other corner. It would be beneficial to those who live in Hamilton as well.
6/15/24 — I am vehemently opposed to a NYC bus entering The Village of Floral Park within Nassau County NY. I was born in Manhattan in Washington Heights till 8 then spent the bulk of my life in The Bronx. I saw firsthand the perils of living next to the last stop of a NYC bus. Idling engines, homeless people being forced off the bus, emotionally disturbed folks using the bus as a shelter, littering, & just the changing of an area. We pay a lot of Nassau County taxes and VILLAGE taxes to have a safe tranquil area. Unfortunately NYC is unmanageable especially the MTA. So many fare beaters so the Village of Floral Park would get who knows what.
6/15/24 — The redesign of a bus route to include the village of Floral Park is absolutely an awful idea. The streets involved are very very small, cannot accommodate a large bus and would impose extreme traffic burns to the small area. The buses should stay where they are on Jericho turnpike.
6/15/24 — I am Against the proposal for the bus to be directed through the village of floral park. It is a small Village with lots of residences and small Children. This is a terrible idea for Our community and serves no purpose
6/15/24 — The Q110 that is planning to stop in Floral Park in Nassau County from Queens is unacceptable. That area is very tight for transit bus services. It would run across the Library where many children are and many teens and adults ride their bikes. The suggested Tyson route would run next to the elementary school where there is enough traffic on a regular basis and children that cross the street in that area. I don?t know why a Queens bus needs to come into Nassau County. There is a Jamaica, Queens Village and even a Belmont stop where people can get on the train. There?s no need for bussing to the train to enter Floral Park. It?s a small village and the roads have enough traffic at this time and all the turns are very tight.
6/15/24 — DO NOT BRING MTA BUS TO FLORAL PARK TRAIN STATION. WE ARE NASSAU COUNTY AND PAY NASSAU COUNTY TAX. STAY AWAY!!!!!
6/15/24 — As a resident of Floral Park, we do not gain anything by bring a city bus into our village. We deal with enough of MTA's problems getting off our train we don't need to add to more issues. This would increase crime and open our neighborhood up to city issues that most of moved into nassau to escape. We do not utilize city buses, nor does our village have enough manpower to handle the problems that will arise. We do not pay city taxes for a reason. The plans proposals pass through high traffic areas that already serve congestion. We do not want city buses parked along our streets at the end of their ride. We already have both city and nassau buses that run along jericho turnpike that is only a few blocks from the train station. Elderly/handicapped individuals service access-a-ride and can use that for direct train service. Adding a bus through our village will ruin the this neighborhood and the property values that we all worked so hard for. Please consider this, ask yourself if you would like city buses traveling through your cushion towns up on westchester. If you don't want it in your neighborhood, why should we be forced to have it in ours.
6/15/24 — Q110 I oppose bringing the Q110 into the village of Floral Park Train Station.
6/15/24 — This project would completely overwhelm the streets and intersections in question. The current traffic flow is already heavy during rush hours with frequent delays due to congestion at awkward intersections. Adding MTA buses to this would bring the streets on the proposed route to a standstill multiple times per day. This project cannot happen.
6/15/24 — NO to routing to floral park train station.
6/15/24 — I live in Floral Park and do not want the bus line going through the town.
6/16/24 — According to the final proposed Queens Bus Network Redesign map, it shows that there are 6 buses on Hillside Avenue east of 188th Street and west of Francis Lewis Blvd; The Q1, Q36, Q43, Q76, Q77, and the new Q82. However, it states that only the Q1 Limited and Q76 Local will stop at Hillside Avenue/199th Street and Hillside Avenue/198th Street since the two routes are routes that stop at every single stop, while the others are rush routes, meaning that they skip some stops. What I need is Hillside Avenue/199th Street (eastbound) and Hillside Avenue/198th Street (westbound) to serve all buses; rush, limited, and local. Also, many people get on and off at Hillside Avenue/199th Street and Hillside Avenue/198th Street. Please, do us a favor and add all buses (Q1 Limited, Q36 Rush, Q43 Rush, Q76 Local, Q77 Rush, and Q82 Rush) on Hillside Avenue/199th Street (east) and Hillside Avenue/198th Street (west). Therefore, a lot of people wouldn't have to walk so much and it would be a lot easier. Thanks.
6/16/24 — Floral Park residents do not need NYC MYA buses causing traffic on our local roads. Please do not extend the Q110 into Floral Park.
6/17/24 — I am against the NYC bus line being routed through floral park, Nassau. As a commuter who uses the Floral Park train station, there are already an abundance cars traversing our narrow streets of floral park that a large bus traveling along the proposed route will cause massive backups. I cannot see how a city bus will fit along some of the narrow two-way roads in our town, especially carnation ave. There are LIRR stops in Queens on the Hempstead line that the MTA can tap into and route busses to those stations.
6/17/24 — No bus in the village of floral park. Already congested especially tulip and the school JLCS
6/17/24 — Please increase the frequency of Q47 in the evening. The wait time is too long in the evening. On an average I wait like 30 mins. Please consider this request.
6/18/24 — The current proposed Q14 route replacing the northern part of the Q23 needs to be rethought. I understand the busy connecting point at Roosevelt Avenue, however, it does not take into account the fact that numerous students and seniors in Northern queens need to have quick access, without transfers, to get to schools along the current Q23 line alnd to Continental avenue for doctor appointments. By dividing the bus line, it creates a broken path for folks to get to their destination. And where these same folks would have sears on the Q23 before Roosevelt, this will not be the case with the transfer at Roosevelt. Roosevelt is a busy station. The seniors will most likely need to stand for the rest of their trip. Please reconsider this change to the existing route. Thanks for listening.
6/18/24 — You shits are making everything WORSE. Taking away my bus stops on BOTH buses that run near my home. How dues that help overcrowding??? I'm disabled and now I have to walk twice as far to STILL not be able to get on a bus that is too crowded. You want to move buses faster but you don't care that people actually have to GET ON THEM!!!
6/18/24 — You shits are making everything WORSE. Taking away my bus stops on BOTH buses that run near my home. How dues that help overcrowding??? I'm disabled and now I have to walk twice as far to STILL not be able to get on a bus that is too crowded. You want to move buses faster but you don't care that people actually have to GET ON THEM!!!
6/19/24 — Please increase the proposed frequency for the PM Hours on the Q104. I have noticed a lot of people not taking the Q104 anymore because of the wait times.
6/19/24 — Sorry for commenting on the redesign lots of time, This is my plan for Gateway center mall, so since olny 4 routes go to gateway, but what about more routes to gateway?, since the Q51 SBS was canceled so I got an idea, so you know how some routes pass queens center mall, like the Q53 SBS, so might idea is Q107 SBS Cambria heights to gateway mall, but it won?t go to the terminal since there?s no more space so the Q107 SBS will terminate at Vandalia Aveune and Elton Street, it will go on the belt parkway to gateway, my other idea is a B50 Lcl and B50 LTD, it will also go to Greenpoint to starret city, but it will pass gateway, so the B50 will turn on Vandalia Avenue then turn on Erskine street, and pass gateway, then it will go on the Belt parkway, this will help people from far neighborhoods go to Gateway center,and my other idea is Q8 doesn?t go to new lots and make the Q7 go to new lots, since a lot of people take the Q8 from Jamaica to gateway center, and it will go it?s regular terminal, and my other idea is the B103 LTD to gateway center,this is good because The B103 LTD will go to Downtown Brooklyn to Gateway center, and have a good connections with trains,and bus routes,the B103 LTD will be at the B83 terminal, and the others routes liek the Q107 SBS,B50 lcl,B50 LTD will pass gateway center and also a good connection, the routes that will pass/terminate at gateway is the Q107 SBS,Q8,B13,B83,B103 LTD,B50 lcl,B50 SBS, and the B5 LTD since it?s apart of the redesign plan and it will go to starret city and it also pass Gateway
6/21/24 — I take the Q88 bus to work everyday. It is often lightly used between Jamaica av and 188 St; but, routinely overcrowded between Utopia Pkwy and the Queens center mall in both directions. This is particularly true on school days, when Francis Lewis High School and Queens College students fill the bus. More frequent service is needed along Horace Harding blvd. and it should be a bus priority corridor. The Q88 should be a rush route stopping only at major intersections along Horace Harding. This would quickly connect commuters between east and west Queens and provide a good alternative to driving on the LIE. A local or limited route should be added between 188 St and the mall to supplement service along the busiest part of the Q88 route. Also, bus stops near pedestrian overpasses on the LIE should be prioritized. For example, the 99 St stop should be kept not the 98 St or 102 St stops.
6/21/24 — The proposed terminals for the B7 and Q14 should be swapped. The Q14 would help serve as a relief line for the Q58, especially whereas the Q58 would serve southern Corona and, unlike in prior drafts, is no longer proposed to run along Roosevelt Avenue to serve northern Corona like the Q14 would. But by terminating at Metropolitan Avenue, it doesn't quite fulfill the heavy Corona?Ridgewood desire line. Likewise, the proposed B7 extension is one of the few lines that would enhance connectivity to southern Brooklyn, but could reach more bus lines if it went to Metropolitan Avenue rather than cutting short at Forest Avenue. (This includes the Q14 itself if realigned as I suggest.)
6/21/24 — There is no way that this proposal for a bus route right outside the residential Incorporated Village of Floral Park, where many of us live, is at all acceptable. It will create an even worse traffic congestion scenario on our street, especially in peak traffic hours when there is already much honking and yelling that can be heard from drivers when there is congestion ahead on the single directional lanes of the streets proposed. It will also create problems for the safety of seniors who live here, as our location will be more accessible to those who could prey upon the elderly, young mothers with children, and village residents getting off the train from work. A big NO to this proposal. I know our town mayor Kevin Fitzgerald and village executives will surely make our wishes known. I will surely inform all my neighbors to oppose this MTA proposal which would encroach upon our community with numerous detrimental consequences.
6/21/24 — Rush buses should stop at Archer Ave/Merrick Blvd, and Archer Ave itself should be a bidirectional busway. I elaborate on these two suggestions below, but I believe these two changes work in favor of many more people better than what is currently proposed. As currently proposed, the Rush routes Q4, Q84, Q85, Q86, and Q87 would stop at Merrick Blvd & Liberty Ave but not stop at Archer Ave & 165 St. This is not ideal, because Archer Avenue is still within downtown Jamaica; even that far east is a major destination for many passengers. It also facilitates connections to buses at the 165th Street terminal. Whereas Merrick Blvd & Liberty Ave is "in the middle of nowhere" by comparison, and walking between those two locations is unpleasant with having to walk under the Long Island Rail Road, past auto shops, and cross a dangerous stroad. The way current Limited buses detour via 160 St and Liberty Ave doesn't end up being faster because buses are held back at red lights. Transit signal priority could be applied here, but it could also be applied anywhere. As there are other buses that would remain on Archer Avenue anyway (such as the Q20 and Q44) and there are almost no destinations on Archer Avenue to drive to? I also urge DOT to work with MTA to restrict cars on more of Archer Avenue and make it a bidirectional busway, to speed up every bus, and apply transit signal priority here instead. With no adjacent travel lanes, this busway could be combined with protected bike lanes so people of all ages and abilities can safely bike to the subway, through downtown, or even just to the Q44 which has bike racks.
6/21/24 — What follows is a suggestion based on an observation. Consider rerouting the Q42 onto Jamaica Avenue by having it continue on 177 Street and pass under the Long Island Rail Road. I have no data to support whether people will appreciate this, but I can share my experience on the Q83 to at least say that this reroute won't negatively affect the Q83. First, a disclaimer. I don't live along or use the Q42. But I understand that it is not a high-ridership bus route. However, I do live along and have used the Q83, which currently shares some of the route with the Q42. First thing I want to say is that the #1 thing the Q83 needs is to no longer have local/limited service, but should instead operate as one service pattern running at consistent intervals, and I am pleased to see that every draft of the Queens network redesign has moved in this direction. The span of the existing Limited service on the Q83 in particular isn't very long, so it doesn't save passengers that much time. It actually ends up hurting service instead, by causing imbalances with passenger loads, especially in the morning: if a local bus comes first, everyone chooses it, and then it has to skip upcoming local stops because it's full, whereas the Limited bus arrives shortly after but runs empty because everyone chose to fill the local bus and it doesn't stop where others were left behind. I say all of the above to say that the Q83 being a Rush route is a bonus, but not necessary to improve things. I'm also not saying that it being a Rush route will make it worse. What I am saying is that if the Q83 were an all local "green" route with consolidated stops, it would still be an improvement over today's conditions. With all of the above said, maybe the Q42 could be useful to more people by serving Jamaica Avenue instead of Liberty Avenue. There's plenty shops on Jamaica Avenue between 177 Street and Parsons Boulevard (where the subway is), so perhaps this could induce more local trips for shopping and maybe even justify introducing weekend service. Buses do absolutely fit under the Long Island Rail Road underpass at 177 Street. I have photographic evidence of Q83 buses being detoured this way on September 22, 2022, which also shows that the posted clearance for the underpass is 12 feet 6 inches.
6/21/24 — As a FPV resident I do not support the redesign project proposed to run through this Long Island village. It is creating an unsafe environment for my children- busses trying to navigate through already crowded small-town main streets where children walk and bike around with friends- absolutely not. The bus can run along Jericho and people can walk the 2 blocks to the train station. If the bus is related to UBS, run it down Hempstead. Whoever came up with this idea is ignorant- a city bus can't safely navigate these small streets- it definitely can't turn down them. Traffic in town is awful as it is. I thought this proposal was a joke when I first heard about it- logistically it doesn't work and will end up endangering residents.
6/21/24 — The small Nassau town of Floral Park doesn't need the 24/7 congestion and infiltration of illegal aliens, homeless, and criminals from the Queens shelters and hotels. Keep the last stop at Queens Village.
6/21/24 — Why would a bus from queens need to route into Nassau county and stop at the floral park lirr station? That station is not equipped to handle more volume. It is crumbling as it is. This is a HUGE mistake for the village of floral park. The proposed route is also not equipped to handle the bus traffic. This cannot be included in the final proposal. The village of floral park is not a part of queens and should not have to deal with queens buses and traffic.
6/21/24 — Do not move forward with the proposal to have MTA buses drive through local streets of Floral Park Village and stop at the Floral Park LIRR train station.
6/22/24 — The extension of the the Q110 to the village of Floral Park doesn't make sense. The streets of Floral Park are narrow and would cause unnecessary traffic and I don't think there's a lot of demand for customers taking the Q110 into a zone 4 LIRR station with a higher ticket price. The village should not be subjected to unnecessary traffic for low returns.
6/22/24 — Hello. The roads proposed are all NARROW SINGLE lanes. Tulip Ave is already congested with the Post office traffic with a lot of pedestrian traffic that cross in the middle of the road. Carnation and Caroline are both heavily populated with cars picking up LIRR passengers, library traffic and TWO elementary school on either side of this proposed plan. It is hard enough to try and navigate these areas safely. The proposed blocks are already heavily congested with impatient cars and pedestrians. There are also many apartment complexes in the area. South Tyson Ave is an unacceptable option because this is one of the 2 entrances and exits to John Lewis Elementary. The amount of double-parked cars, kids and parents that cross and drive recklessly are just multiple lawsuits waiting to happen. Final thought is the SAFETY issue. We have many children that bike and walk in this proposed area. They go to the schoolyards, library and stores that line Tulip and Jericho Turnpike. They don't always have common sense and this route puts their safety in jeopardy. I already see the frustration of drivers running red lights and making unwise decisions due to impatience on Plainfield Ave. We just had a hit and run of a young girl near Floral Park Memorial HS. If N24 made the stop at Jericho and S. Tyson this would be a much better alternative. The walk from Jericho/S. Tyson Ave is a maybe 3 blocks? Jericho Tpke is better equipped to handle a bus route and the walk is very short. Thank you for your time.
6/22/24 — Operate Q1 to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Av to provide Hillside Av corridor passengers direct access to Jamaica Center station and Metrics Blvd corridor bus routes Redesign ate proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Proposed Q61 should be redesignated as Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the existing Q16 at Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 would be redesignated Q61 The proposed Q62 should be redesign aged Q18 to avoid. Numeric confusion with the Q26 in Downtown Flushing. The existing Q18 would be redesignated Q62. Herb
6/22/24 — I love the new Q50 bus route. I see that there is not a stop at Roosevelt Ave and 108 Street. I would like the Q50 to stop there to connect with the new proposed Q23 to Forest Hills.
6/22/24 — Please provide Q36 weekend service even if it means just terminating at Queens Village LIRR station Redesign ate Q11 Linden wood branch as Q21. Extend Q52 to. Far Rock away Extend Q53 to Riis Park Extend Q55 to Jamaica Av & 168 St and please do not change Jamaica terminus of route Q24 Please discard Q75 proposal and replace it with an extension of route Q64 which would operate from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expat and replace the Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. Operate 24/7 and base the Q64 at Queens Village Depot. Also operate the Q88 24/7 for all the time service on Horace Harding Expwy Please redesign ate the three digit route designations: Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q79 Q111 would be Q78 Q112 would be Q34 Q114 would be Q57 Q115 would be Q80 Please look into these proposals Herb
6/22/24 — The one size fits all solution of removing bus stops will not improve bus speeds in all instances since slowdowns are due to other factors eg quadruple parking on Ditmars Blvd, (Q69), cross over (X) pattern at 31st St and RFK Bridge entrance and Astoria Blvd (Q 19). Many elderly, disabled, sick will be grossly invconvenienced and travel options limited if the distance between stops increased with no improvement in travel time. If Q 19 stop on 47st and Astoria Blvd or Q69 stop at 47th St and Ditmars, I will be unable to walk to the remaining stops since distance too far.
6/23/24 — No need for MTA bus to cross into Nassau to enter Floral Park. Floral Park Nassau does not need MTA bus coming through as last stop.
6/23/24 — The proposal to route the Q110 busses from Jericho Tpke to the Floral Park LIRR station is unworkable. Use of the proposed single lane streets is not acceptable. The streets are already jammed with traffic and the last thing needed is busses to be added to the congestion. Cars stopping to drop off LIRR travelers already taxes the stretch of road alongside the busy train station. There is no room for busses.
6/24/24 — Please extend this draft plan for the B62 all the way to 21st. Ave. in Astoria!
6/25/24 — Please redesign ate proposed Q82 as Q89 in order to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall. This will provide comfort facilities for bus operators. Please redesign ate the 3 digit routes into 2 digit routes Q101 would become Q71 Q103 would become Q73 Q105 would become Q75 Q105 would become Q75 Q110 would become Q78 Q111 would become Q79 Q112 would become Q34 Q114 would become Q34 Q115 would become Q57 Herb
6/25/24 — Overcrowding on Q43 line due to Creedmore Hospital stop. Have a different bus go there as well or express stops before and after.
6/25/24 — the proposal to extend the Q110 into the Floral Park Railroad Stattion in Nassau County is not a safe plan. the area is tight, will cause traffic issues and most important will be a danger to pedestrians because of the area. and worse your propsed route takes it down a one lane road past a very busy school back to Jericho Turnpike this must be reconsidered and droped
6/26/24 — As a resident of the Village of Floral Park we are opposed to the new proposal to have the Q110 stop at the LIRR the village already has lots of traffic and congestion, and this proposal would not make any sense.
6/27/24 — FINAL PLAN ON QUEENS BUS NETWORK REDESIAN MTA BOARD WILL VOTE ON THIS JULY BOARD MEETING AND PICK WILL GO FALL PICK 2024 NOT IN 2025 THANK YOU HOWARD BIRNBAUM COMMIUTY BOARD 6 QNS
6/27/24 — The Q30 route should operate between Jamaica and Little Neck. Weekday short trips to Queens borough CC should be designated Q57 .Both routes should be based at Queens Village Depot Route Q64 should operate between 71 AC subway and 230 St & 69 AC via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto Springfield Blvd, right onto 69 Av and terminate at 230 St Extend Q27 along Springfield Blvd to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel Depot and please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. If the Q50 is not combined with the Q48 please base Q50 at either College Point or Casey Strangely depot because it is a "Q" designated route Herb
6/27/24 — The Q30 route should operate between Jamaica and Little Neck. Weekday short trips to Queens borough CC should be designated Q57 .Both routes should be based at Queens Village Depot Route Q64 should operate between 71 AC subway and 230 St & 69 AC via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto Springfield Blvd, right onto 69 Av and terminate at 230 St Extend Q27 along Springfield Blvd to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel Depot and please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot. If the Q50 is not combined with the Q48 please base Q50 at either College Point or Casey Strangely depot because it is a "Q" designated route Herb
6/27/24 — Thank you for preserving QM11 bus service. It is very efficient in the morning going Downtown Manhattan. However, coming back to Queens at the end of the day is another story ? the impossible loop that it takes on Queens Blvd from 63 Dr to 72 Dr and back to 63 Rd takes about 30 extra minutes of just wasted time and additional congestion on the local road. It would not take Yellowstone or even Queens Blvd Highway going to 108 St even though there are practically no stops on the way back from 72 Dr. Almost no people stay on the bus to go back to Forest Hills and Corona, so it is coming back empty as everyone is looking for other transfer to local busses (we are not even allowed to transfer to other Express busses that drops passengers off on 63 Rd). This route should be adjusted coming back the same way as it leaves Queens in the morning to go to Manhattan (or at least take a shortcut via Yellowstone). Please look into this. Thank you!
6/28/24 — Please extend Q112 to Gateway Mall to provide restroom facilities for Q112 operators Extend Q36 to Little Neck on Saturday and Sunday Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q21 Redesignate Q30 Queensboro trips as. Q34 Do not change Q30 route. Just base it at Queens Village depot. Base proposed Q45 at Jamaica Depot plus routes Q20, Q31 and Q76. Herb
6/28/24 — The QM3 can be made into a more attractive route by doing the following: Extend past Little Neck Pkwy & Horace Harding Expect via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Ah and terminate at Braddock Av & 89 Av. On the Manhattan bound trip, buses would start on Braddock AC & 89 Av, left onto Jericho Tpke, left onto Little Neck Pkwy then regular route There should be a QM9 route which would follow the QM4/QM44 route but go into Lower Manhattan instead Redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park Herb
6/28/24 — Q38 bus route on 99th Street/58 Avenue should not be removed because it is a safe and convenient bus stop near my dwelling. This route has been changed before due to whatever reasons and now again. MTA must service the people in this neighborhood. Many people like myself don't own a vehicle and in bad weather conditions the new proposed stop is far for me to walk due to my health conditions. Please some how keep the 99st/58ave Q38 stop on the MTA Bus Map. Thanking you in advance. Also, what needs to be done to not remove 99st/58ave stop on Q38.
6/29/24 — Q31: you should keep Jamaica Ave/Parsons Blvd because it's closer to the subway stop you should also keep Utopia Pkwy/Fairchild Ave
7/1/24 — The eastbound QM7 bus should pick up at church and Vesey not Church and Fulton street.
7/1/24 — As a former resident of Glendale, Queens, I am concerned that none of the redesign drafts have attempted to fill in a coverage gap that I will elaborate below. First I will suggest a new route, then I will propose two alternatives where extensions of MTA's proposed routes will partially fill in this gap. The only bus that serves most of Glendale currently is the Q55, and that is geared towards the L and M trains at Myrtle-Wyckoff. While this works and should be kept, it alone is not conducive to connecting easily to the rest of Queens. Some people who live in Glendale between approximately Cypress Hills Street and 80th Street actually travel in the Richmond Hill-bound direction, in reverse peak direction, and transfer to the Q29, which most people take to the Queens Center Mall area. In addition, many middle school students take the Q29 and Q47 in the reverse peak direction to either Cooper Ave or 78 Ave, and then walk 10 minutes to IS 119 closer to 74 Street. I would like to suggest a new route which serves Cooper Avenue as well as Yellowstone Boulevard, and at minimum connects to the E, F, M, and R trains at Forest Hills/71 Avenue. Forest Hills not only has various transit connections (including the Q23 and Q64) but is also a shopping destination; along the way this route would also pass near Atlas Park and the intersection of Metropolitan Avenue and Woodhaven Boulevard, where there's other shopping options as well as a high school. Based on information provided only within the Brooklyn Bus Redesign Existing Conditions Report, Q55 ridership reflects a "feeder" route clearly favoring Myrtle-Wyckoff, and boardings drop east of 70th Street, which also happens to be where Cooper Ave splits off of Myrtle Avenue to lead to a different part of Queens. So it may be possible to have this new route by using existing buses; the Q55 currently runs up to every 5 minutes during peak hours (which I think is very good), so maybe this new line can follow the existing Q55 between Myrtle-Wyckoff and 70th Street, and then act as a new branch of the Q55 running to Forest Hills. In addition to this, or if the above is not possible, extending either the Q29 or Q47 to Myrtle Ave/73rd Place is a step in the right direction to improve connectivity.
7/1/24 — Extend Q50 past Pelham Bay IRT to Bay Plaza Mall. No more co-op City trips. The Bx23 serves Co-,Open City Base Q68 at LaGuardia depot. Also base Q32 at LaGuardia depot Base Q50 at either Casey Strangely or College Point Depot. Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base at Casey Stengel depot. Also, please base the Q17 at Casey Strangely Depot If Q64 is extended to Little Neck, please base at Queens Village Depot Provide weekend Q36 service to either Little Neck or Queens Village LIRR station Provide weekend Q61 service along Willets Point Blvd Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis park Extend Q55 to Jamaica AC & 168 St Herb
7/2/24 — Q43 Bus - Keep Stop Between 179 & 188 Street Please keep the stop between 188 St and 179 St. There is a school and supermarket by 184 ST and walking to the 179 or 188 is far for elderly and disabled passengers. In addition there are housing being built between these two stops and having a stop here will help the residents. There is also an MTA LIRR Hillside Support Facility for employee on 183 and Liberty Ave who will benefit from getting a stop closer to walking distance. Think of the MTA employees. Thank you!
7/2/24 — I frequent the 147th st. and Jewel ave. STOP. I Already have to walk many blocks to get there from my home. An additional 2 blocks further to your proposed plan would be onerous. Please do not eliminate my stop.
7/3/24 — On behalf of the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District, as the Interim Superintendent of Schools, I would like to express our concern regarding the newly proposed MTA transit route that is planned to pass near the John Lewis Childs School. The proposed route would bring the New York City bus line, the Q110, into the Floral Park Village with a stop at the Floral Park LIRR Station. The bus route is scheduled to pass along the S. Tyson Avenue extension past the side of the John Lewis Childs School with a major crossing for both cars and, more importantly, our students who cross at Elizabeth Street. While we understand the need for improved public transportation, the safety and well-being of our students and staff are our top priorities. We urge the transit authority to consider alternative routes to ensure that the increased traffic does not compromise the safety and security of our school community. We are committed to working collaboratively to find a solution that benefits the entire community while prioritizing the safety of our students. Thank you.
7/3/24 — Opposed to this plan do not let this happen in the Village of Floral Park. Currently this is a very crowded LIRR/Floral Park Village route especially during morning/evening rush hours. Drivers speed; run lights and don't obey stop signs this would be a major dangerous driving hazard, more accidents will occur. You will need more police protection at this route if this bus proposal gets approved.
7/3/24 — Regarding Q110 extension into Nassau County Floral Park station - this appears to be a way to move Belmont Park overflow into Floral Park - no way! No thanks to crossing the county line with this proposal. Go back to the drawing board.
7/3/24 — The Floral Park LIRR station and local streets surrounding it are NOT located in Queens County NYC. These streets already have significant vehicular, pedestrian and bicycle traffic and is not suitable for a public bus route, even a public Nassau County route. A better alternate would be west of us where in-city LIRR fares would benefit riders. The city and state main roads at LIRR stations west of us are more suitable to handle heavy commercial buses than local roads in FP. Plans to impose this operation in a very limited space in a community outside your city boundaries is completely unacceptable for many reasons.
7/3/24 — I oppose the redesign to have the bus stop/enter Floral Park. This will cause extreme traffic and safety issues.
7/3/24 — I am strongly Opposed to the proposal for Floral Park.
7/3/24 — I?m opposed to the Queens Bus Network Re-design Project. I?ve moved to Long Island from Queens few years ago for peace, quiet, less traffic and road safety. Having a bus line crossing the Floral Park village would create unnecessary road risk and noise. Moreover, currently I pay triple the taxes that I paid in Queens therefore it is reasonable to expect better quality of life. Stop the Queens Bus Network Re-design Project!
7/3/24 — I object to the development use and deployment of route Q110. There is no reason to bring a bus line from Jamaica train station to Floral Park Train station. This is overreach by the MTA queens bus line into Nassau County.
7/4/24 — This is a terrible idea. Our TTown streets are not designed for buses. Plus you are planning to route this bus right by our Elementary School. This will be dangerous and inconvenient for kids and parents. WE ARE NOT QUEENS. We moved out of the city to get away for a different life. Stop trying to make us into Queens
7/4/24 — I live in Floral Park, And Oppose bringing the MTA bus into the village for drop off at the LIRR. Why can't people use the bus that stops at the LIRR on Hillside ave in Queens Village? Why can't people walk from Jericho to the Floral Park Station--it's 2 blocks. Why can't people take the bus to use the New Hyde Park LIRR station, it's 1 block from Jericho!
7/4/24 — Keep Queens busses in Queens. Floral Park streets are not meant for bus traffic. Stop shoving your bad ideas down our throats.
7/5/24 — In regards to the proposed Q72 redesign it is not the spacing of the bus stops that is in need of changes, as it is more the frequency of service that is more needed. A 10 minute headway during the AM rush hour would be a better option for the area to accommodate the residents of the area who who both in and out of the borough. It could also be a viable option for travelers who use this route to get to LaGuardia Airport, already being served by this route. On the weekends, during the afternoon and early evening hours a more frequent headway of buses are needed to accommodate the shopping areas along the route ( including Junction Blvd between 34th Avenue and Roosevelt Avenue; Junction Blvd and 57th for nearby Queens Center mall and the final terminal at 63rd Drive).
7/5/24 — There is no need to extend the Q110 into the Village of Floral Park. The Village, is not part of Queens County, therefore the route should not enter Nassau County. Since the route is from Jamaica, it serves the same purpose as the LIRR - why the duplication? Additionally, the streets you are proposing to use 24/7 are residential and not equipped to accommodate City buses. Take the 110 elsewhere.
7/5/24 — Re: the Q110 going to the Floral Park train station. I believe this will definitely add traffic problems to the surrounding area. But more than that, I believe this would prove to be very dangerous to vehicles and pedestrians in the immediate area. There is no room for buses on these streets. The parking limits the open street for the buses to travel. Very bad idea!
7/6/24 — I am vehemently opposed to a queens bus in the area proposed. The traffic is extremely heavy already and a bus would cause major traffic congestion in a already very busy area and cause definite downword quality of life to our community.
7/6/24 — Absolutely opposed to any proposal for Q110 or any other City bus service extending to Floral Park.
7/7/24 — Please cut the Jamaica bound Q1 to Jamaica Av & Parsons Blvd, not Sutphin Blvd. This will provide Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center Station and Merrick Blvd corridor routes. Please make a 4 way route designation swap; the proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the existing Q16. The current Q18 should be redesignated Q62 because numeric confusion would occur with the existing Q26. The proposed Q62 would be redesignated Q18 Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 route at Belmont Park Please extend the Q55 to Jamaica and terminate at Archer Av & 168 St with the Q24 Please base routes Q32 and Q50 at Laguardia Depot. Please change the proposed Q75 route and replace it with an extension of route Q64 from 71 Av subway via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av left onto 188 St the right onto Horace Harding Expwy and follow the existing Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy Operate weekend and overnight service to Queens Village LIRR Station on the Q36 Try to provide 24/7 service to LGA on the Q72 Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway Extend Q53 to Riis Park Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood service as Q21 Replace three digit route designations; Q101 would be Q71 Q103 would be Q73 Q104 would be Q74 Q105 would be Q75 Q110 would be Q34 Q111 would be Q57 Q112 would be Q79 Q114 would be Q78 Q115 would be Q80 Please look into these suggestions Herb
7/7/24 — I forgot to mention please extend route Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base that route and the Q17 at Casey Stengel depot Extend Q48 past 260 St & Little Neck Pkwy to North Shore Towers and provide weekend service Extend Q50 Pelham Bay trips to Bay Plaza Eliminate trips to Co-Op City because you have the Bx23 Herb
7/8/24 — The plans for Q110 bus to come south down Carnation Avenue across Caroline and north to Tulip is not a feasible plan. These roads are not meant for heavy traffic and are already backed up with car traffic. We are also adding multiple units where Carnation and Tulip meet where the masonic temple were that is already going to put an even greater strain on traffic in the area. Queens residents can be dropped on Jericho Tpke and walk the 3 blocks to access the LIRR in Floral Park.
7/8/24 — The resident do not want the MTA adding a bus route into our village in close proximity to our elementary school. It?s is dangerous and congestion will be out of control. Stay in the city.
7/8/24 — We, the four elected members of the Floral Park-Bellerose Union Free School District Board of Education, would like to express our concern regarding the MTA?s newly proposed transit route for the Q110 bus line. As currently presented, the proposed route will directly and negatively impact our educational community at the John Lewis Childs School. While we support enhancing public transportation, the safety and well-being of our students and staff in our community remain our highest concern. We urge the MTA to consider alternative routes to ensure that increased traffic does not negatively impact the safety of our school environment or the Floral Park community. The Board of Education is committed to working collaboratively to find a solution that benefits the entire Floral Park community while safeguarding our students and residents. We thank you for your attention to this important matter. Trustees Jackie O'Donohue, Rose Peltonen, Laura Trentacoste, Michele Vincent
7/8/24 — Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 in Jamaica depot. Move the Q17 to Casey Stengel depot Herb
7/9/24 — Q110 reroute into Floral Park. Please come see the horrible traffic in this area from 8am to 9an and 4pm to 5pm. A large bus would bring traffic to a stand still
7/9/24 — as a resident of Floral Park I am opposed to to the Q110 bus route. It is already a hardship to exit Floral Park at anytime due to narrow roads and volume of traffic if a bus placed in the mix it would add to the time it takes to get to Jericho turnpike and there would be school buses in the mix posing a danger to children getting to school. I hope this is not approved.
7/9/24 — The proposed removal of the eastbound stop at Douglaston parkway and Horace Harding on the QM8 removes the closest bus stop to an already underserved area. There is no reason for 3 consecutive stops to be removed. This is a major stop serving residents in the neighborhood bordered by Horace Harding, northern boulevard, marathon parkway, and Douglaston parkway. This removal does not improve anything and will not speed up the bus. You will only lose ridership.
7/10/24 — As a resident of Floral Park for 42 years I have seen an increase of traffic entering our village over the years. This is a natural progression but to add city buses to a village in Nassau county is not necessary. We do not want buses on our streets on a daily basis along with the extra traffic they will add and the deterioration of our roads. Please do not put city buses on our roads.
7/11/24 — Very much support and appreciate the new proposed Q68 line. It would be amazing if plans for this line could include greater frequency at peak times 7 AM - 10 AM, 4 PM - 7 PM.
7/11/24 — I do not believe that a Queens bus line should enter the village of floral park- the infrastructure can not handle more traffic- the streets that are being considered are extremely crowded- between normal traffic- event goers cutting through the village to The ubs arena- this would affect the village in a negative way- there are other stops along the LIRR line in queens that should be utilized not a small village in Nassau
7/12/24 — I am a security guard and depend on the Q10 on Sutter Avenue and 130 St to get to the A Train on Liberty/Lefferts Blvd. The Q 9 does not provide access to the A train and travel the route I need. If you take it away, you will negatively impact the whole of South Ozone Park that depend on that bus. Keep it for the sake of all the old people who live in this neighborhood and need that bus travel
7/12/24 — Strongly opposed
7/12/24 — I have seen how unfair MTA can be in their decision making. They have taken away the Q10 bus stops on sutter av and 130 st last year and is now targeting this specific bus to remove it in their bus redesign plan. MTA do not care about the negative impact this will cause to the entire community. It seem like they have people in power who are trying to undermine the system and provide unfairness and disservice to our community. If they take away this bus that is mostly needed by our community, the people will come out and march/protest and will not pay for their travel on any mta bus. We will do what the other ethnicity are doing and ride the buses for free everyday. MTA unfairness need to STOP. Keep the Q10bus!!
7/12/24 — I travel to liberty ave to get my food. I cannot walk far. I have no car. I need q10 bus please. please keep bus
7/12/24 — I am against the new route of the Q110 to the Floral Park train station, I believe the route is not designed well for a bus to take and will add to worsening traffic at both Carnation Avenue and Tulip Avenue.
7/14/24 — I find the changes to the Q110 to be in service to the community and can help a lot of commuters such as myself to the LIRR. The route is already similar to the Q36 which wouldn?t be much of a change just adding a route down Tulip Ave. It would help a lot more people to the Floral Park LIRR stop which is a bit out of the way for someone like myself in the suburbs. It?s also easier to get to Queens by bus as well.
7/14/24 — Please keep all Q10 stops, especially the local Q10 that passes by Rockaway Blvd & 130th street. I take that bus everyday since highschool (graduated in 2012) to get to work and to help support my family. I live with elderly family members who also take the Q10 and cannot walk far. I depend on the Q10 every single day. Please do not change the route. Thank you
7/15/24 — My comment is for the proposed Q18 redesign. My local stop is corner of 69th street and 52nd drive with bus going in direction toward Astoria. The route profile states that 'eliminated 69th street service will be serviced by proposed Q47 and Q57'. There will be no 69th street service on the new Q18 route from 53rd ave to 48th ave. Well , since this plan was first published, the Proposed Q47 has been changed and will not service 69th street north of Calamus ave that is referenced in the Q18 Route Profile. The proposed Q57 will stop at my local stop but the frequency is less than current Q18 route. So, to summarize, the new route profile states service will be provided by 2 new routes , but when one looks at the profiles for these new routes for these stops, only one route will service it and at a lower frequency. Additionally, if I were to walk to new route Q18 on 65th place or to calamus ave at 69th street for q47, the topography of this area includes severe and long hills difficult to walk , very hard for senior citizen of which I am one. Please review service at this stop and confirm it will be at least the same frequency as current Q18. Thank you. John O'Shea336-288-2997
7/16/24 — I am against the new proposed routing for the Q110 bus line. There is sufficient bus traffic passing LIRR stations in Queens which will allow those residents to use the LIRR to travel East or West bound. Allowing bus lines to proceed on Tulip Avenue; Caroline Place or So. Tyson Avenue in Nassau county is unacceptable as these are all residential areas that WILL NOT benefit in anyway from this proposed bus route. As a Floral Park resident I am strongly against this new bus route
7/16/24 — I have a suggestion for Queens Manhattan express buses in Ozone Park. There should be a line added that goes downtown. So that way, there is an option for folks who can?t take the train, because the way the train is right now, there are only stairs. There is no elevator. If there was a downtown queens Manhattan express bus line in ozone park, people would be able to commute downtown easier
7/16/24 — Extremely disappointed After attending several public meetings, and attending a meeting with the redesign team in person as a Queens Power member , and Senior myself . NO CHANGE ? The new Q87 Green Acres Eastbound will not stop at 241 street anymore - across from the Cross ISLAND BUSINESS BUILDING , There is a SNAP Senior center in there , You removed the stop , now I have to get off at 243 St and walk back , there is nothing at 243 st , that is important , remove that stop INSTEAD.
7/19/24 — A hard copy of the Village's comments, dated July 18, 2024, to the MTA's Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan (the "Village's Comments") have been sent via FedEx to MTA New York City Transit, Government and Community Relations, 2 Broadway, New York, NY 10004. The Village's comments can be found by clicking the following link https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/FINAL-DRAFT-Village-comments-to-MTA-Bus-Redesign-07.18.2024.pdf
7/19/24 — The proposed bus route to and from the Floral Park LIRR along South Ryson is a horrible idea. There is as elementary school on south Tyson and in the morning and afternoon school buses and parents pick up and drop off are substantial.
7/19/24 — The proposed plan to route NY City buses through the Village of Floral Park is unworkable for many reasons, most of which have been communicated by our Village leadership. We and many other Village residents are opposed to this plan and it should be removed from the MTA plan.
7/19/24 — The intersection of Lefferts Blvd. and Jamaica ave is extremely crowded with narrow roadway streets, very narrow sidewalks, fhe south/east corner further encumbered by the bulky pillars that make up the infrastructure of the LIRR rail bridges and the MTA J/Z line bridge which cross there and consume much of the pedestrian space. Numerous buses stops already exist there. There is the Q10 and the Q56. People waiting for the buses at this intersection now stand bare inches from the street where the Q10 northbound has a stop and squeezes past the pillars, very close to where pedestrians wait to cross at the intersection to reach local elementary school or to the bus stop on the south west corner. Adding the Q55 to this corner would make it additionally dangerous for pedestrians to walk and passengers to wait for their buses, Please reconsider the plan to add a Q55 stop to this already excessively crowded location. It would make an already too crowded corner with heavy traffic, narrow streets and the unique aspects of massive LIRR/MTA rail bridge supports as well as the already existing numerous bus stops much too dangerous. One more point, you are removing the Q10 stop on Lefferts and Hillside which will also add more people to this crowded location as they will then also have to wait for those buses at Lefferts and Jamaica Ave. A disaster in the making to an already overburdened intersection/corner. I refuse to believe this site was actually inspected in person before this plan was made. Please rethink this plan.
7/20/24 — Do not add a bus stop at Floral Park Village. Carnation Ave is a high traffic area by the LIRR station and even more so during rush hour times. The alternative of South Tyson Ave does not work either because the majority of the year, there are tons of school buses traveling through that road as there are a couple schools near by. Again, it's a high traffic area for pick ups and drop offs, which just makes it more dangerous for the children and families.
7/20/24 — No floral Park stop. As a resident of the village this is not in our interest. We strongly oppose this proposal!
7/21/24 — Many people from other neighborhoods take the Q60 but Forest Hills to do their banking and shopping. While there they shop at Foodtown near Ascan Avenue to buy things they can't get where they live. Removing the Ascan Avenue bus stop is inconvenient because it will force them to carry groceries almost two blocks to other bus stops, rather than just waiting outside the store. This will be a hardship in bad weather and for those who are seniors who may need canes or walkers. The 72nd Avenue bus stop should be removed instead. Please reconsider removing the Ascan Avenue stop.
7/22/24 — Absolutely not necessary. MTA stop at Jericho and Tulip. It?s close enough to the rail road. It?s only 2 blocks away! Our small town is already overburden with the traffic we have from the UBA arena and Belmont Racetrack. Our small street cannot handle the extra traffic of oversized vehicles. Our community will not accept this Bus Network Redesign initiative. Please do not bring Buses into our small town. Thank you!
7/22/24 — I am writing about the Q64 bus stop at Jewel Avenue and 152 Street. This stop services Georgetown Mews residences which consists of over 900 apartments. Many residents are elderly and have found this stop to be very helpful in their getting around. Queens College students also use this stop in the afternoon. Please reconsider getting rid of this essential stop to the residents. Thanks.
7/22/24 — The QM5 is an important bus route for me to get to work, its also faster for me to get into manhattan. there often are enough QM5 buses going that the bus is just full enough without it feeling claustrophobic. HOWEVER, last weekend, the QM5 was absolutely packed. There were so many riders, the QM5 made so many stops that I got to my destination at least 30 mins slower, we had to stop constantly and tell the people at the stop that it was full. it was uncomfortable and overly packed. what the fuck is up with that?
7/22/24 — Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74. Our population in Queens is on the elderly side and this is necessary!
7/23/24 — I have lived on 76th Ave for over 20 years and use the Q20 Main St/76th Ave stop all the time. Removing that stop would be a major inconvenience for me as I have difficulty walking. Please consider keeping that stop. Thank you.
7/23/24 — The 111th Avenue/174th Street Q42 bus stop should remain apart of this route. Mainly because of its proximity to the churches, doctor's offices, parks, and small businesses along Merrick Blvd and 111th/Sayres. In addition, the corner of 174th St and 111th has an all way stop sign and street lights on two parallel corners, whereas the 175th/111th avenue stop does not have either of these safety attributes. Stop signs and street lights are valuable to pedestrian safety especially when exiting a bus on a block that does not have traffic lights or speed bumps. Plenty of youth coming from school as well as elderly individuals with disabilities use this route, so it is something I feel necessary to highlight. I overwhelming believe this stop remain on the route and to consider removing a stop directly before or after this particular stop.
7/23/24 — Currently the traffic on Tulip and Carnation avenues is a nightmare at rush hours. Your bus route proposal would make it even worse.
7/23/24 — Please do not extend the Q36 to Floral Park Station The traffic congestion would be a disaster. They are building apartments between Carnation Ave and Tulip Ave which are going to increase traffic on those roads. The extended bus route would be disastrous
7/23/24 — As an owner of a local business in the Inc. Village of Floral Park, I am AGAINST this proposal
7/23/24 — I love the idea of extending the Q110 to the Floral Park LIRR station. As a Floral Park resident, this would make my commute so much easier since I wouldn?t need to go all the way to Jericho Turnpike to get the Q36 or the n24. Plus, giving commuters an easy bus transfer from the LIRR is amazing.
7/23/24 — This is a bad idea. The village of floral park, Nassau County, NY does not need a NYC transit bus route or stop. Please stop the extension of the bus route at the Queens border. We do not want a bus route in our village.
7/23/24 — I am writing to inform you that there is absolutely no community support behind the additional route to the Floral Park train station. You are proposing to add a stop in the center of our beautiful village- absolutely unnecessary and completely absurd. We have the LIRR to take us from Jamaica to Floral Park. This additional stop would be a detriment to the community and it is simply not needed- please reconsider this foolish proposition. Take a walk around the area you are proposing to add a bus stop- as someone who commutes using the LIRR on a daily basis, the last thing we need on Caroline/Tulip is a public bus stop!
7/24/24 — Leave it as it is, I 'm a senior w dissabilities.
7/24/24 — I am a senior citizen. There is a women's shelter, and a center for pregnant women in College Point. Many rely on the 20A for a direct route to NYP QUEENS HOSPITAL. The addition of the Q 62 does not address transportation to the hospital. For years College Point had limited transportation options. Dissolution of the Q20A would not be a step in a positive direction. Please leave the 20A route intact. Thank you.
7/24/24 — Please keep Q31 route to Bayside LIRR. In proposed plan Q13 is the only line that goes to Bayside LIRR. One bus line is not enough for the LIRR train station
7/24/24 — Regarding Q49 (35th Avenue in Jackson Heights)--the plan is to remove stops both east and west bound at 78th Street. I am asking that the stop at 76th Street be removed instead. I rode this bus westbound to the Roosevelt Subway every morning since 2010, and 95 out of 100 trips there wasn't anyone waiting at 76th Street. This is probably because it's not possible to see the bus coming because of the elevation of the street, so people just walk to the subway. I sometimes walked from 78th Street too (it's a 10-minute walk), but would wait if the bus was coming because I could see it from there. On the return eastbound trip, again there are very few people who get off at 76th Street.
7/24/24 — Add a new route that goes along Crossbay Blvd (similar to the QM15/BM5) that goes to downtown Manhattan. That would be very convenient for people who cannot climb the stairs for the A train
7/24/24 — I think that having the Q60 bus use the express lanes on Queens Blvd. is nuts! The proposed change will put passengers at risk, moving between the sidewalk and the median between the loval and express lanes. The change will impact traffic on Queens Blvd. negatively and make traveling on QB a disaster!
7/24/24 — I am in opposition to the redesign Queens Bus network of the Q110. I am a resident and a Trustee of the Village of Floral Park & Fire Commissioner for our Villages Volunteer Fire Dept. I strongly oppose this redesign for the following reasons: Lack of a complete study of the impact this will have on both traffic and emergency response. Disclosure of the actual need. Impact on our Village Police Services. Impact on our Volunteer Rescue Company. Who will be responsible for any damages to our Village streets and or facilities. Was there ever a trial run of the route to test the feasibility? Were our Villages streets tested for the suitable for passage of these buses? Was there a traffic control study performed and was the impact for inconvenience to our Village residents ever taken into consideration. These are a few of the concerns I have and that of the residents who I represent. The MTA should conduct an open and transparent study as to the need and impact it will have on all affected. I am requesting that this proposal be denied!! Thank You,
7/24/24 — This plan would take away needed service for the Rockaway Blvd segment, and cause residents to have to pay an additional fare to connect to the Q10. Please maintain the current service. Thank you.
7/24/24 — Please do not remove the Q10 local line. Many people rely on this bus to get to work and school everyday. Putting the Q9 line there will only people?s lives way more complicated.
7/24/24 — Please keep the Q38 running on Eliot Avenue to Woodhaven Blvd. The new set-up is ridiculous and ruins things for Maspeth/Middle Village residents.
7/24/24 — Please start route Q88 earlier on Sundays Please extend Q77 service until midnight Please extend proposed Q48 to North Shore Towers If present Q48 and Q50 are merged, please base Q,50 at LaGuardia Depot Provide weekend Q36 service even if it means just terminating at Queens Village LIRR station Herb
7/24/24 — Re: Qm5 northeast queens is a transit desert. I see the proposed plans INCREASE the wait times on the QM5 east bound during the week ?? midday from 30 mins to 51 mins and evening from 24 mins to 50!!!! This is totally unacceptable!!! How does the MTA expect people to smoothly commute home with additional wait times under this proposed redesign?!!! For years now there are daily cancellations of many qm5 buses. I totally oppose these time increases!!!
7/24/24 — Please add a new route that goes along Crossbay Blvd (similar to the QM15/BM5) that goes to downtown Manhattan. That would be very convenient for people who cannot climb the stairs for the A train.
7/25/24 — There are many people including students that don't have cars that take Q16 bus, especially early mornings to get to school and work, it's already runs on national holidays. Make it come only once a year, will make commute even worth.
7/25/24 — It is a smaller community with small roads it is a quality of life issue
7/25/24 — I am against this bus coming into my neighborhood
7/25/24 — I do not want it
7/25/24 — I don?t want this bus line. It will be an inconvenience and a traffic nightmare.
7/25/24 — Good afternoon, After speaking at and listening to many comments made at yesterday?s public hearing, I would like to submit the following written comments. It appears that there is much to be corrected in this redesign project. Many members of the Queens community spoke about the challenges they would face if the changes are implemented. That alone should give the MTA enough reason to pause and reconsider all of the route changes. As I was stopped at the two minute mark, although the speaker before me, also an elected official, was extended the courtesy of additional time, it is important that the MTA be aware of all of the problems the proposed Q110 would bring to the Village of Floral Park. First, we are located entirely in Nassau County and the NYC Transit System should have no presence in our community. The MTA has provided no data which shows a need for or any requests from commuters asking for such a bus route. As the third track project was winding down the MTA invited the Village to participate in a walk-ability project to bring more LIRR riders to the station either by walking or riding a bicycle, now the MTA has pivoted to bringing a NYC bus to our station. The proposed plan which all stakeholders are reviewing and commenting on is not the actual plan. During a TEAMS Video conference on June 5, we were alerted to a change not mentioned in the document which would have the bus traveling on a busy, small road, home to one of our elementary schools. This is entirely unacceptable. Are there changes to other lines in the project that are not in the document? Parking a bus at the Floral Park LIRR station would mean blocking the ADA accessibility to the station?s elevators, crosswalks, as well as commuter parking spots. If, as was stated during the 6/5 TEAMS meeting the driver would then take a break and need a restroom, will the station now be open 24 hours a day? Will there be an MTA police officer assigned to the station all day every day, seven days a week? Will a restroom need to built for the driver to access, adding to an already strained MTA budget? Additionally, a bus traveling on some of our busiest roads would unnecessarily clog traffic. As stated by the MTA during the proposal overview, it has been many years since any real work was done to evaluate the bus system. What is plan for evaluating these changes should they take place? In conclusion, the residents of the Village of Floral Park are in full opposition to this plan.
7/25/24 — Eliminate the Q110 bus line. There is no need for a NYC bus to enter Nassau County
7/25/24 — The Queens bus redesign, specifically the plan to reroute the Q110, will have a significant negative impact on our community especially in and around the LIRR station. It will disrupt both vehicular and pedestrian traffic as many people walk around our community. Please reconsider this design to keep the Q110 out of Floral Park.
7/25/24 — We do not need additional congestion from an MTA bus in a tight traffic space near the LIRR, Carnation Ave, tulip Ave and certainly not on Tyson avenue with an elementary school. Unacceptable. This is a hard NO!
7/25/24 — Regarding MTA Q110 into Floral Park - this I not a viable option - there is too much traffic already on our local streets especially the area of the proposed bus route due to limited through streets through the town- the very busy town library with children crossing the main street within the routing and due to the already existing bus routes that already exist - this will add tremendous amount of noise early morning and night and there are apartment buildings to consider and the unwanted pollution.
7/25/24 — I oppose the bus initiative from Queens to Floral Park as it would increase traffic and congestion dramatically and negatively impact quality of life in the area
7/25/24 — the Queens bus route to enter Floral Park would be a disaster. It would create more traffic and confusion around the Floral Park station . We will have people wondering around our town that don?t belong here we pay enough taxes this should never be allowed
7/25/24 — Having lived in Floral Park most of my life, my husband, family and I want to oppose the newly proposed Q110 route through the village. In the past few years traffic has multiplied substantially and adding more transit traffic would only make it nearly impossible to get into and out of town. Adding the stops and traffic through a very small suburban area will make it even more difficult to get into the town and utilize the stores and restaurants. Please redesign the route so that it doesn't come through our village.
7/25/24 — My family and I do not want the bus route to extend into Floral Park (Nassau Co side). Leave our village and town alone!!!
7/25/24 — I am strongly opposed to the plan to bring the Q110 into Floral Park. Roads on this route are owned and operated by the Incorporated Village of Floral Park of which I am a resident and do not approve of this plan in any shape or form. This will only bring negative impacts to my village and community. Utilize the funds for other improvements within your Queens bus network, not in the Village of Floral Park.
7/25/24 — As a Floral Park (Nassau County) resident, I am concerned about the intrusion of a NYC bus into our Village. LIRR service can be provided to city residents at several bus stops in Queens. I see no reason to impact our village with bus traffic, air pollution from bus exhaust, potential safety issues related to the bus traffic, and quite frankly - respecting the autonomy of a small village by not intruding on our quality of life.
7/25/24 — I wrote today to object to the proposed redesign and addition of a Q110 bus stopping at the Floral Park LIRR station. The proposed route of the Q110 as reflected in the PFP would exacerbate existing traffic congestion and impede the delivery of essential services of the Village?s Police, Fire and Ambulance first responders; and cause unnecessary and burdensome congestion on roads designed to serve the small municipality of Floral Park. Further, this move does nothing to enhance service delivery or mediate an issue of accessibility to the railroad. Instead it will only serve to increase traffic delays and reduce accessibility to the train station for residents in the area. I respectfully request the MTA consider the environmental and safety issues that will likely arise from the new Q110 route that has been proposed.
7/25/24 — Running your busses into our LITTLE town would be a terrible mistake. We have already been disrupted by the Belmont construction with oversized trucks hauling dirt and waste containing, who knows what, through our streets. Our infra structure wasn?t fit and still is not fit for more disruption. This area you are interested in surrounds our library where there is many cultural events, kids and seniors both in our library and outside. It is already very hard to get out of Floral Park already. The mornings and afternoons and early evenings are jammed with traffic. Why are you putting the squeeze on a little town. Jericho Turnpike is over run with hotels. The value of our neighborhood is being shaken down. Please leave us out of this equation. Enough!
7/25/24 — We do not want the Q110 bus in Floral Park. We have too much congestion in the neighborhood and it makes it very difficult to drive around. The streets are to narrow on the proposed route. Bringing it to Floral Oark will make it dangerous to go to the library which is directly across from the LIRR station. It will be a disaster to bring the Q110 down South Tyson as students and parents use it to walk and drive to and from school. In short we do not want or need the Q110 in Floral Park.
7/25/24 — The Queens bus route redesign will negatively impact hundreds of thousands of hard working adults, children, and families. It takes bus stops away from high-use areas where residents are reliant on the bus to get to work and support the economy. Additionally the route into Floral Park is simply unsafe. Carnation and Tulip streets are very busy roads, with a daycare along the route with young children to be mindful of. At the end stop at Floral Park train station, the street is not wide enough for the bus to stop and passengers to safely exit. It is a high car volume area and will very likely result in people getting hit by cars. It is also not right nor fair to bring an MTA city bus into Nassau County where other city transportation benefits no not exist (such as a city ticket for the LIRR stop) and residents specially move to Floral Park to not have a ?city life.? I oppose the redesign.
7/25/24 — Please do not send your nyc/queens buses through our small town. I live on LONG ISLAND and pay LONG ISLAND taxes. I do not want a NYC bus driving through my small neighborhood. If I wanted to see NYC buses i would have lives in queens. Find another route for your buses. It?s actually ridiculous that this is even a proposal. Do not send your queens bus through floral park village. We have a small neighborhood with families and children riding bikes and playing on our local streets. We are not a commercial town. We are a residential neighborhood.
7/25/24 — I object to the Q10 coming into the Village of Floral Park. We are a Village where residents pay high taxes not to be part of NYC
7/25/24 — If your plan is to speed things up by letting your busses in our LITTLE Town, than you?ve made a big mistake. Our infra structure can?t even handle the traffic we have now. If you think things are slow for you now, they will be worse if this plan is implemented. If your busses will be lining our streets as a last stop, that is also a big mistake. We don?t have the room. However, Jericho Turnpike has lots of room.
7/25/24 — I oppose the MTA redesign to bring in the Q110 bus into the Village of Floral Park!
7/25/24 — It is ridiculous that MTA thinks running a bus from Jericho Tpke to the Floral Park LIRR station is a good idea. Road is narrow, and traffic is slow as it is now. Bus would be dangerous to cars, pedestrians and turns from Carnation onto Caroline Place is ridiculous. Even worse would be turn back onto Tulip Ave North. I?m living here over 60 years and this topic and suggestion comes up every so often. When will you realize it has never been and never will be a good idea.
7/25/24 — Our tiny village is not conducive to a bus route.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the Q110 bus traveling through the Village of Floral Park as it will: cause traffic congestion, impede delivery of essential services of the Village, create dangerous conditions for the Village children, create traffic backups, block crosswalks, and impede handicap access, only to name a few. Due to these negative impacts to our community, I am adamantly opposed to the Q110 bus traveling anywhere through the Incorporated Village of Floral Park and ruining the quality of life for the residents of our community.
7/25/24 — I do not think there should be a stop in Floral for the LIRR. There is way too much traffic in the town to begin with. Why can?t they make a stop on Jamaica Ave it would in be a 2 block walk.
7/25/24 — I love the new Q110 bus route, please implement it in its full extent. It will offer me, a LIRR commuter, great benefits.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the idea of bring the Q110 into Floral Park. We have enough congestion in and around Floral Park. Why not use the Queens Village Station for drop off or pick up.
7/25/24 — Q110 bus to Floral Park is a redundant service that is not needed. The area is already served by the LIRR. N24 and Q36. It will cause undue traffic congestion to an area already serviced adequately by public transportation.
7/25/24 — I am STRONGLY AGAINST any and all routes of the MTA Q110 Bus in the village of floral park. This area is already very narrow and congested as is and this will not add to our community. DO NOT BRING ANY BUS LINES TO THIS AREA.
7/25/24 — This is another terrible idea of the mta and their bullying tactics. We have enough traffic nightmares without adding a bus to make matters worse. You?ve already bullied us into a stupid third track and are bullying the city into congestion pricing to fund your baseless projects. How about taking care of your in house finances on criminal overtime and other wasted expenses. Maybe then you?d have the funds to do these projects without putting the onus on the public!!!!!
7/25/24 — I am wholly opposed to re-routing a Queens bus line to Floral Park LIRR. Besides the obvious traffic issues, I have serious safety concerns. The street along the station is poorly laid out with people walking among parked cars. There is already terrible visibility of pedestrians. Adding bus traffic will make that worse in addition to adding the hazard of a large bus in a tight lane. There are also frequently kids walking there visiting the library and on the way to the nearby elementary school. This bus would make it a dangerous crossing for these children. Lastly, the Floral Park LIRR station is crumbling, being literally patched together. It cannot accommodate more commuters. Any plan by the MTA to rely on this station as a hub for more commuters MUST include a plan to completely redo this LIRR station. New Hyde Park station has a better flow of traffic and a brand new station, similar to Elmont. I suggest those stations be reviewed as alternatives for this plan.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the Queens Bus Redesign that would put a bus route along Carnation/Tulip Ave to the Floral Park LIRR train station. This area is already very crowded with traffic. I am a pedestrian who walks to my work near the station and this will make that area much more dangerous.
7/25/24 — Floral park is a family orientated village and NOT a OUEENS SUBURB....Keep the Bus in Oueens and not enter a incorporated village that is separate from the five burroughs that is a poorly funded infrastructure and maintained with lack of funds.
7/25/24 — I oppose this proposed queens bus because that area of floral park is already very congested for its residents and the new apartment complex that is being built will impede more traffic.
7/25/24 — Please do not route this bus thru our village. There is no need as it is a short walk to Jericho Turnpike . Big inconvenience for little necesity.
7/25/24 — This comment is being entered to oppose the extension of bus service to the Incorporated Village of Floral Park, Nassau Co Long Island Train Station. This is being opposed to on several standings. 1- Extending this Bus service from Queens to Nassau County at this train station reneges on a previous agreement NOT to extend bus service down Little Neck Parkway onto Tulip Avenue in the Incorporated Village of Floral Park to the train station. At that time it was clear and it still is that the introduction of a bus route onto the overloaded and narrow Roadways, Tulip Avenue and Carnation Avenue is undesirable and will increase queing times at the Tulip Avenue and Caroline Avenue intersection and introduce a regular Bus schedule at an UNSIGNALIZED intersection at Caroline Ave and Carnation Avenue. Both Tulip Avenue and Carnation Ave two way traffic on minimal width roadways. Carnation avenue has a single turn point onto Adelaide Ave for traffic to the Village of Floral Park and Village of Bellerose that runs between the Train Tracks and Jericho Tpke. The bus route will go by a post office, Library and dense apartment buildings, including a new one that is under construction at the intersection of Tulip Ave and Carnation Avenue. This apartment building has turning lanes into both Tulip Avenue and Carnation Avenue. The impact studies done on these roads most likely DO NOT include the additional traffic due to turning into this new Large Residential facility, plus the number of deliveries that will need to turn into this facility. The narrowness of the roadways, the impact study NOT including this new Apartment Building and the amount of children and Teens crossing to access the Library and the UNSIGNALIZED intersection being considered for turning makes placing a bus service at Floral Park Train Station an untenable idea. Plus I encourage you to review the previous plan that was proposed and rejected as it was clear after a moment of proper study that this location does not work.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to bringing the Q110 through Floral Park
7/25/24 — I Strongly Oppose the 110 bus line to end at the Floral Park station. Community impact would have too many negative effects on the community. Floral Park is not designed to have this bus line.
7/25/24 — I oppose this redesign. I pay high taxes to live inacquiet residential community.
7/25/24 — The proposal to bring a bus into Floral Park is laughable. Traffic congestion is already an issue needing resolution!
7/25/24 — As a resident of the incorporated village of Floral park I strongly oppose the MTA redesign project. THIS ISNOT QUEENS and we pay high village taxes to keep it that way! We do not want city busses rolling through the narrow streets in town.
7/25/24 — The proposed bus route into Floral Park which is in Nassau County would be of no benefit to our community It would cause traffic gams and accidents be a danger to our school children at John Lewis Childs school where there is already too much commotion at drop off and pick up times The Queens redesign is to benefit Queens and should be kept in Queens There are LIRR stations in Queens and those should be where the redesigned bus service should go
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the proposed new Q110 bus route as it would adversely affect my community.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I oppose the Queens bus coming to Floral park LIRR money should be spent to improve all Queens buses
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — The Q19 needs to run later than 9pm,perhaps till 11pm 7 days a week. It would benefit many riders as they have been seen in Flushing many times waiting for a Q19 that would never come after 9pm.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the Q110 bus at the Floral LIRR station and suggest that the funds would be better used to improve bus service within the Queens bus network. I am very concerned about the safety of school children at the elementary school along the proposed route.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q1 10 route at the Floral Park train station. Surely there?s another more appropriate route than to create congestion on a narrow and busy small neighborhood. Funds could be used to utilize a more appropriate solution to whatever problem you?re trying to solve.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the plan to run Q110 buses to the Village of Floral Park long island railroad station. Please find other ways to improve the Queens bus network that do not involve disrupting our village.
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station. These funds for this project should be used for other improvements within Queens
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly object to the proposed Q110 stopping at the Floral Park LIRR station.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I object to the Q110 being routed to the Floral Park LIRR train station.
7/25/24 — I object to the proposal routing the Q110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR train station
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — Re routing to have this queens bus come into the village and exit through South Tyson is totally unacceptable. We already have congestion at the proposed bus stop location during rush hours and having buses travel through South Tyson past the John Louis school would pose a danger to children as well. Many residents left the city to avoid dealing with congestion and city busses. Let's keep this from happening.
7/25/24 — Re routing to have this queens bus come into the village and exit through South Tyson is totally unacceptable. We already have congestion at the proposed bus stop location during rush hours and having buses travel through South Tyson past the John Louis school would pose a danger to children as well. Many residents left the city to avoid dealing with congestion and city busses. Let's keep this from happening.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. This is NASSAU COUNTY, not QUEENS Please pass this along to anyone that might be interested in commenting.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly opposed the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR and suggest these guns be used towards improvements within the Queens bus system. There is no need for this bus to run through the village!
7/25/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign A NYC bus belongs in NYC not Long Island. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I am strongly opposed to the proposal to bring city buses into and out of Floral Park via Carnation and Tulip Avenues. That area is highly congested already and with a new apartment complex being built at that intersection the situation will get worse. The proposal should at least be postponed until after the apartment complex opens so the situation can be studied accurately.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park train station. I feel there is more things that could be done to improve the queens bus service.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — Q110 to Floral Park LIRR: Our community should welcome more transit connections with open arms, particularly those that allow for intermodal connections, rather than reject more service. This town fought the third rail for decades, despite more frequent service. The planning justifications against this route embody a larger agenda running counter to the MTA?s and what any reasonable metropolitan authority would pursue. As the RPA Regional Rail report highlights, Floral Park has enormous potential as a high-density, walkable hub. Realizing this potential entails creating more practical public transit options. Redundancies mentioned in the Village?s formal opposition ? namely, that the bus route runs parallel to the LIRR ? speaks to a narrow planning imagination and a total de-prioritization of the non-Citybound commuter. Bus service is cheaper and likely more frequent than that of the train. It gives people here a practical alternative to trips into Queens that they would otherwise drive to, not to mention greater connection to the LIRR for system resiliency. It likely would alleviate congestion with fewer cars on the road and fewer necessary parking spots, rather than (as the Village claims) disrupt traffic to the extent of blocking emergency services. While Caroline Place is not a perfect street, it still has sufficient space for turns to and from the route, has a clear area at the LIRR to drop off and board passengers, and is nearest to the bulk of the Village?s apartments. Floral Park could not be closer to Queens, yet has remarkably little transit for everyday activities, with only a bus route leading to the mall and a suburban train bypassing Eastern Queens into the city. I suspect such opposition to bus routes in Floral Park ? tinged with quality of life concerns ? is to maintain a bubble of suburban living separate from its Queens neighbors. Particularly for the MTA?s equity goals, we need more bus routes like the Q110 to demonstrate the feasibility of bus transit to those wealthy enough not theoretically ever needing them. Should the Q110 prove successful, Floral Park could host other lines, ideally with more useful North-South connections and beyond the LIRR Station itself. People here could enjoy a higher quality of life with more available options, transit-accessible jobs, and money in their pocket. Floral Park ought to know better than oppose this, so it?s on the MTA to show Floral Park what a better future really means. Keep the Q110.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Shuttling more passengers without improvements to capacity and frequency of existing service. Congestion in the limited space in and around the drop off area in question. The alternative route is not plausible due to the school on the route. A suggestion would be to run the bus to Jamaica where there are multiple trains from various outposts to catch since there is already a drop off area for buses.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I was a little dissatisfied with the proposed changes to the union st section of the q20 route, so I wrote my own route to maximize the bus stop savings on union st, here is my idea: Union St/35 Av Union St/33 Av Union St/Bayside Av (via 31st Rd via 139 St) 28 Rd/139 St 28 Av/141 St Union St/28 Av Union St/26 Av Union St/Parsons Bl
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station. Having a bus come into our town on a regular basis changes our town dynamics from a small quiet town feel to a disruptive one. It increases the traffic and we are not part of the City. I suggest the funds for this project be redirected to other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/25/24 — I am opposed to the network proposal of the Queens bus line entering the Nassau county portion of Floral Park village which will cause additional noise traffic and congestion. Its current route staying on Jericho Parkway is more than sufficient to allow commuters to use the bus system to get to where they need to go.
7/25/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I oppose a bus route in Floral Park. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — There is no good reason for the MTA Q110 bus to come from Queens into Nassau. People are heading west from Nassau, they are not coming east. This bus will cause added congestion to the Floral Park station. There is no need to pass over the Queens border into Nassau. We moved to Nassau to avoid the Queens congestion.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am writing to support the Q110 project expanding service to the Floral Park LIRR station with one caveat. It must route up Carnation and back down Tulip Avenue and NOT pass by John Lewis School. If the Village has learned anything from the Third Track fiasco, it should be seeking to partner with the MTA. Perhaps the MTA could, with the provision of this service, fix the Floral Park station, which has concrete failing all over its platforms and support beams ? perhaps the MTA could agree to paint the station and the steel infrastructure which looks like rusting metal and is unsightly ? perhaps with this increased bus service the LIRR could accommodate with additional rush hour trains on both the Main Line and Hempstead branches ? perhaps instead of resisting, the Village can partner with the MTA. If both parties work together this could be a benefit. But please DO NOT route the bus down North Tyson in front of an elementary school. Thank you.
7/26/24 — I am writing to support the Q110 project expanding service to the Floral Park LIRR station with one caveat. It must route up Carnation and back down Tulip Avenue and NOT pass by John Lewis School. If the Village has learned anything from the Third Track fiasco, it should be seeking to partner with the MTA. Perhaps the MTA could, with the provision of this service, fix the Floral Park station, which has concrete failing all over its platforms and support beams ? perhaps the MTA could agree to paint the station and the steel infrastructure which looks like rusting metal and is unsightly ? perhaps with this increased bus service the LIRR could accommodate with additional rush hour trains on both the Main Line and Hempstead branches ? perhaps instead of resisting, the Village can partner with the MTA. If both parties work together this could be a benefit. But please DO NOT route the bus down North Tyson in front of an elementary school. Thank you.
7/26/24 — To whom it my concern We are very concerned about This project please re consider it Would impact our village in a very negative way. Anthony Calo
7/26/24 — I am vehemently opposed to this project. The roads are narrow and already excessively congested.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am a longtime resident of Floral Park and pay high village taxes. Public buses from NYC should not have routes within a Nassau County village. There are bus stops along Jericho Tpke in which people can walk to the train station.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the floral park train station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements. Within the queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds be used for other projects
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds be used for other projects
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest the funds be used in other areas of improvement
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus at the floral park LIRR station and suggest the funds be used for other improvements within the MTA
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. As a resident of Floral Park village, who pays high taxes to live in this village, I am totally against this unnecessary project. There is no reason or need to have a city bus come into our town - to cause traffic and congestion - when there are city bus stops on Jericho Turnpike.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the q110 bus at the floral park train station. Please do not bring a queens bus to a long island tiny village train station. It will cause traffic and congestion in our main street where kids and families walk around.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the restructuring of the Queens bus system to bring a new bus line directly to the Floral Park LIRR station. The addition of this line is unnecessary, redundant, and will undoubtedly create additional congestion and safety concerns for our community. I reside within view of the LIRR station, Village Fire Department and Police Station and have concerns that the bus route will impact their response time in emergency situations. I also have concerns that the addition of this bus line will cause additional traffic volume on the already congested main roads into and out of the village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The proposed plan to extend the Q110 bus line into the incorporated village of floral park in the county of Nassau is an overreach by the MTA. Residents of Nassau county do not pay city income taxes for a reason, it is not part of NYC. People live there because they do not want to be part of NYC or be subject to the mass transit sprawl that NYC is proposing. You are spewing your garbage onto your neighbor's lawn and forcing them to clean it up. There is no one asking for this proposed extension there are ample means of public transportation that service the location . I ask that you do not impose the will of the city on the people of this small village.
7/26/24 — I pay high taxes here in floral park I do NOT want the city buses entering the village town there is no reason for them to come down and make more traffic congestion on a one lane road to drop off people who don?t live here those roads are back up enough with people trying to get to work also floral park will become a dumping ground because it will be the last stop on the bus please MTA don?t bring your mismanaged problems to us
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Caroline st is not a two lane st . Will cause a real hazard for people of our village to access the parking lot.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose placement of the Q110 at the Floral Patk LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project be used instead for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/26/24 — As a resident of Floral Park Village - in which I pay high taxes to live - I strongly oppose this preposterous idea to run a city bus into our village. We have families here who walk, bike, drive to the LIRR, library, shops in town - we don?t need for them to have to worry about the traffic and congestion caused by an unnecessary city bus. There are bus lines that run along Jericho Turnpike- use those!
7/26/24 — A Queens bus should not be going into Floral Park Nassau - this is not necessary. If people need to access the LIRR it is a very short walk from Jericho Turnpike. This modification is not necessary and will cause extra traffic in a small area that is already becoming overwhelmed with traffic. Furthermore there are LIRR stops in Queens Village and Jamaica for Queens residents.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 bus stop at the Floral Park train station and suggest the funds be used for other improvement projects within the Queens bus network instead.
7/26/24 — I am opposed to the proposal to have a Queens bus make stops in Floral Park, Nassau County - LIRR station. We live in a village not Queens County - there is no reason for this bus stop.
7/26/24 — The proposal to have a bus enter the Village of Floral Park and head to the LIRR is not an option. The roads and traffic which would be affected are already very busy, narrow and congested. There is no need for this Q110 route to enter the Village of Floral Park. This would affect the response to fire and police response. I am adamantly opposed to this plan
7/26/24 — I am vehemently opposed to bringing the queen's nassau bus line directly into Florall Park. The residents have survived generations without this intrusion.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the idea of bringing the Queens/Nassau bus line directly into the town of Floral Park via any of our roads.
7/26/24 — As noted in the resolution proposed by the Trustees of the Village of Floral Park, the Village is already well serviced by the LIRR and the public transportation on Jericho Turnpike and has no need of Queens bus services. The program, as articulated, is specifically designed to service Queens residents, seemingly with little regard for the wants or needs of Nassau County residents. The additional traffic, pollution, and congestion that would be created by such a plan is most unwelcome. The residents of the Village have a right to maintain their living environment as they see fit, and I oppose any plans to bring Queens buses into the Village.
7/26/24 — As a mother of young children in this area, I am adamantly opposed to expansion of the bus route into Floral Park. This area is already quite congested during peak times and this would make for a dangerous situation. We also pay significant Nassau County property taxes which are not compatible with a bus route through the village.
7/26/24 — Don't want this in floral Park. Not city zone. I don't pay village taxes for nyc projects or bus zoning.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network Thank you Thomas Weissler
7/26/24 — suggesting that a MTA bus Q110 should come into The VILLAGE of FLORAL PARK for what purpose i cannot imagine! There can be No justification for this ill thought out plan! I totally oppose it, I hope clearer thinking minds abandon this idea. Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to have my opinion heard .
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — This re-routing through the Village of Floral Park will create even more traffic than we are dealing with already in our small village. The plan seems unnecessary. Jericho Turnpike is one block away from the station in Village of Floral Park. There are two elementary schools in the vicinity as well and a library all resulting in much vehicle and pedestrian traffic. The addition of a bus line will cause unnecessary additional traffic for residents.
7/26/24 — I writing to object the extension of the Q110 into the Incorporated Village of Floral Park. The amount of traffic that already exists on the proposed path of the bus route is overwhelming now. The addition of the Q110 will significantly impact the residents along the path as well as the vehicular traffic flow. Other than someone sitting at a table in the MTA and writing down this plan did anyone from the MTA ride the path of the proposed route, if they did they would understand the impacts. I would be interested to know what the level of ridership is expected, there are several railroad stations along the path of the Q110 and all within a short walk from Jamaica Ave. Adding a bus to an already congested roadway adds no value but it clearly increase the environmental impacts with addition of bus exhaust filling the air. Residential homes and apartments are within 25 feet of the main roads looking to be used by the MTA Q110. I ask that you re-evaluate this plan.
7/26/24 — The bus already stops a few blocks away on the city line. The bus coming into Floral Oark would needlessly cause more congestion on a congested area of the town. In the city must connections are not ?door to door?. Going from bus to train or visa versa means walking g a few blocks. Leave the MTA on the Queens line.
7/26/24 — To Whom it May Concern: Queens Power is submitting its comprehensive analysis and report to Chairman Lieber today via email and will include Ms. Songhai at [email protected].
7/26/24 — I disagree with the bus stopping at floral park station. The funds should be used towards the needs of current bus routes.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign A suggested comment is: I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I feel that changing the bus route to include a Floral Park railroad stop to be extremely troublesome. On an average day, the traffic on the portions of Carnation Ave, Caroline Place, and Tulip Ave is already highly congested. Add to this, the new apartment building on Tulip and Carnation that is currently under construction with parking for possibly 40 vehicles, it makes an already impossible situation worse. As a Fire Chief in town, I am extremely concerned about our ability to respond to fire and emergency situations now. Utilizing these major roadways as a bus route will make it nearly impossible to move my vehicles through these streets when the need arises. There are numerous apartment complexes along these roads that we respond to on a regular basis and time is always of the essence.
7/26/24 — Very simply stated not understanding why a queens bus would drive into and have stops in a Nassau village
7/26/24 — This is not a good idea. Traffic congestion is already a problem in this town. It difficult to walk across the street as it is. The busses would cause more traffic congestion and pollution.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose putting the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station. I suggest the funds be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I Neil Doherty strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Sincerely, Neil Doherty
7/26/24 — I am against the NYC buses coming into a private Long Island Village where the residents pay high taxes to keep their village safe, small and local residents. Do not bring your bus to Floral Park Village stay in Queens
7/26/24 — I am highly concern regarding the new bus route proposed in Floral Park. Especially how it will put our children at risk. Floral Park streets are very narrow. We already have issues with traffic due to our narrow streets. How will a bus even fit down our main roads or even have the capability to make turns? We have many schools in town and many children walking and riding bikes in town. we are a very small town and the effects of a city bus coming down our streets will negatively impact the kids' daily safety. We also live in Long Island and pay long island taxes not to have city buses come into our town. We bought property in Floral Park for the small town feel to move away from the city, buses and traffic.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am strongly opposed to the Q110 making a stop at the Floral Park LIRR station. The funds for the project would be used for improvements in the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Stay out of Floral PARK NASSAU COUNTY
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — As a resident of Floral Park, I would like to state my opposition to the proposed new Q110 bus route. This proposed new bus route will adversely impact the Floral Park community with no benefit (physically, socially or economically) to the residents or businesses of Floral Park or its surrounding communities and any costs associated implementing this project are not justified by the perceived need.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The reroute through Floral Park is unwarranted, is a waste of tax payer money and adds unnecessary traffic on roads that are not built for city buses.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the expansion of the Q110 bus to the Floral Park LIRR station. These funds can be better served among the Queens bus system.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. As the bus network through this small town is would not be beneficial as it would cause congestion within the smaller streets and delays in getting to major roads and highways.
7/26/24 — I oppose this proposed MTA plan to allow buses to be allowed into the village of Floral Park, this will have a significant impact to our community.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — To whom it may concern: I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network. Thank you, Douglas Vigo
7/26/24 — I STRONGLY OPPOSE the MTA Q110 Bus intiative. I am a Floral Park village resident and this will create more traffic and be of no value to the residents. There are already public transportation options available. No further buses are necessary. I do not want dangerous situations created for my children that attend the John Lewis Childs school.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — The Q110 through Floral park is unnecessary and dangerous
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Floral Park , Nassau County, does not need the bus service.There?s no reason for this service in the village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the queens bus coming through Floral park
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens
7/26/24 — I am against this
7/26/24 — Floral Park - Strongly opposed to the proposed Queens Bus Redesign's plan to bring the Q110 into Floral Park. There is no benefit to the residents and/or businesses of Floral Park and our surrounding communities.
7/26/24 — STOP this project now!!!!!!
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — I am strongly against the Q110 project. The streets that would be impacted in Floral Park are not designed to handle such traffic. There is a grammar school in the route. Additionally, these streets are Village of Floral Park streets. As a homeowner, I pay additional taxes to live in the Village of Floral Park. I believe the quality of life would be negatively impacted as congestion would be far worse than it already is with the amount of cars and trucks that cut through via Plainfield Ave and Carnation Avenue. There is not enough positive impact from adding this line. It can end in UBS Arena and turnaround in that facility that can accommodate buses.
7/26/24 — Having busses going to the Floral Park train station will increase traffic that is already very bad and cause overcrowding. In addition, there is not enough police coverage at this station as it is a local station and not designed for the increase being proposed. In addition, this will not increase ridership as the train is overpriced and most people can not afford it.
7/26/24 — I am Dr. Lynn Pombonyo, Deputy Mayor of the Village of Floral Park in Nassau County, and former Superintendent of Schools in the Floral Park-Bellerose School District, which encompasses the Villages of Floral Park and Bellerose, and Bellerose Terrace. Please see link below for my submitted comments: https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/Deputy-Mayor-Pombonyo-Comments.pdf
7/26/24 — Opposed to addition of bus route to Floral Park Village as it effects quality of life given the already congested area and limited infrastructure and resources to support this added influx.
7/26/24 — Due to the proposed plan submitted with the routes suggested and the plan to have a bus stop at the LIRR Station with minimal amount of adequate space with the overcrowded and congestion of the immediate area. I am not in favor, of the proposed plan as submitted.
7/26/24 — I am opposed to the MTA Queens bus entering the village of Floral Park
7/26/24 — I have lived in East Elmhurst for more than thirty years. I am a public transit user. As we live in a community that does not have direct access to the Subway unless by bus. The Queens Bus Redesign proposal by the MTA is not good for us travelling public ? the elderly and daily workers commuting to work will be challenged with this new proposal. Q19 ? I take Run 611 (first bus from Flushing in the mornings) when this bus is out of service e.g. Wednesday, July 24, 2024. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60 to the Subway in Astoria. As this bus comes every 20 minutes, not all of us can stand on the bus for the entire ride. Q48/Q50 ? removal of the bus stops from 108th Street and Astoria Boulevard and 108th Street and 32nd Avenue will make it difficult for us when we travel from the Airport and from Flushing. Q49 ? removal of the 102nd Street bus stop will force us to walk further from 98th Street to 108th Street when it is raining and in the Winter when there is snow, this will be more challenging for us public transit travelers. When it is raining and snowing and I am coming from Manhattan, I take the train to 74th Street Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and get the Q48. With the proposed removal of the bus stop from 108th Street/Astoria Blvd I will have to walk in the rain and snow back to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd. This new Queens Bus Redesign does not take into consideration that the traveling public who use the service of the bus to Work and the Subway will be greatly impacted by the removal of the bus stops.
7/26/24 — I thought at one time the MTA was considering having the Q49 come to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd., why don?t we have that option added to the proposal. The Q49 buses are more frequent that the Q19 and it goes to the 74th Street/Jackson Heights Station. We don?t have any access to an Express Bus to Mid-Town of Lower-Manhattan. If there was an Express Bus that we have access to those of us who work in Mid-Town or Lower-Manhattan would take the Express Bus than having to be jumping all over the place on a bus that may not show up and to get all anxious to get to work. Please re assess the Queens Bus Redesign, it will never be perfect, but these changes are making travelling more challenging for us. I know I am getting older and I cannot move as fast as I used to move and having to walk from 108th Street and Northern Boulevard or 29th Avenue and Ditmars Boulevard, I fear for my safety if I have to be out extremely early or late at night. This is one of the reasons I do not walk to 102nd Street anymore to take the Q49. The season is changing and we are going back to short days, the MTA needs to be concerned for the safety of the traveling public.
7/26/24 — Q19 ? I take Run 611 (first bus from Flushing in the mornings) when this bus is out of service e.g. Wednesday, July 24, 2024. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60 to the Subway in Astoria. As this bus comes every 20 minutes, not all of us can stand on the bus for the entire ride. Q48/Q50 ? removal of the bus stops from 108th Street and Astoria Boulevard and 108th Street and 32nd Avenue will make it difficult for us when we travel from the Airport and from Flushing. Q49 ? removal of the 102nd Street bus stop will force us to walk further from 98th Street to 108th Street when it is raining and in the Winter when there is snow, this will be more challenging for us public transit travelers. When it is raining and snowing and I am coming from Manhattan, I take the train to 74th Street Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and get the Q48. With the proposed removal of the bus stop from 108th Street/Astoria Blvd I will have to walk in the rain and snow back to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd. This new Queens Bus Redesign does not take into consideration that the traveling public who use the service of the bus to Work and the Subway will be greatly impacted by the removal of the bus stops. I thought at one time the MTA was considering having the Q49 come to 108th Street and Astoria Blvd., why don?t we have that option added to the proposal. The Q49 buses are more frequent that the Q19 and it goes to the 74th Street/Jackson Heights Station. Why doesn't the MTA have the Q49 start at 108th Street and Astoria Blvd? This would offer more access to the Subway at Jackson Heights and 74th Street that is the Hub of the majority of the Subway lines. When we go to Astoria there are two lines, if there is an issue with those lines passengers are stuck indefinitely. Please consider more access to Jackson Heights from East Elmhurst at 108th Street.
7/26/24 — https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VFP-Resolution-No.-2024-160-to-oppose-the-MTA-Queens-Bus-Network-Redesign-proposed-Final-Plan.pdf
7/26/24 — We do not need a NYC MTA bus route going into Floral Park, NY Nassau County. We already have a bus route from Jamaica to Floral Park Queens.
7/26/24 — The proposal produces only negative impact to the village of Floral Park and surrounding communities.
7/26/24 — I do not want to see the Q110 placed at the Floral Park LIRR station . Floral Park residents live incorporated village to get a break from the urban pace. We pay for that respite. Having an MTA bus travel on the streets of our village will change the quality of life for Floral Patk residents . So unfair ! Floral Park has given enough for the greater good !
7/26/24 — There needs to be a special bus added to the route. For 60 years, we have had to commute from Jamaica Ave to Rockaway Blvd . then walk 6 blocks to get to Rochdale. There is no bus that takes us from one side of the southeast queens to the other. eg. Q40 bus to Rockaway then the Q7 to Airport then Q 6 to Far Rockaway. Great! There needs to be a bus on Rockaway Blvd. to go up to Rochdale Village Baisley Blvd. and Guy R. Brewer Blvd. across town. We have to go all the back to the Avenue to get to that side of town. Please review your routes and see how you maybe able to add an additional route or bus to accommodate the route. Thanks.
7/26/24 — I would like to express my opposition to the plan to route to Q110 bus through to the Floral Park LIRR station. This plan would add congestion to two key roads in the Village of Floral Park for a transportation route that is already served by the LIRR, without adding substantial benefit to the residents of the village itself.
7/26/24 — I reside in East Elmhurst, New York, with the new Queens Bus Redesign proposal I am not comfortable with the proposal for safety reasons and weather related issues. I live on 108th Street, I now take the Q19 bus at Astoria Blvd/31st Drive to the Subway Station in Astoria. The Q19 is every 20 minutes, I take the first bus in the mornings, there have been numerous mornings when this bus does not come (it happened on Tuesday of this week. I took the Q48 to Terminal C and the M60. This delayed me in getting to the City at an early time. With the removal of the from 108th Street/32nd Avenue for the Q50, if the situation arises where the Q19 is not in service I will have to walk to 108th Street and Northern Blvd to get the Q50 to Terminal C then the M60. This is not acceptable for us travelling public. When it rains and snows, I generally go to Jackson Heights and take the Q70 to Terminal C and transfer to the Q48 to be Q50 as the bus stop 108th Street/Astoria Blvd., I will have to walk from 29th Avenue/Ditmars Blvd or from 108th Street/Northern Blvd. The MTA must reevaluate their decision for the Queens Bus Redesign, Passenger Safety must be a major concern for these drastic changes the MTA are planning to implement.
7/26/24 — We have prepared a detailed, route-by-route report with our analysis of, recommendations and proposals for the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. Please read it carefully. https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/26/24 — Hello Request to keep all bus stops as existing at 80 Street and Cooper Avenue for easier connections between the routes. Keep both stops on each side of Woodhaven Blvd for corridors that cross for easier transfer options. Keep the Q10 route as is. If Q29 stop at Myrtle @ 81 St being removed for efficiency, will the buses still conduct their layover at that location? Since buses are most likely stopping, why not make it another location for passengers to exit. This shop also provides Q29 customers transfer to the Q55 eastbound a signalized crossing. Thank you.
7/26/24 — I am a resident of Floral Park and am opposed to the proposed Q110 bus extension into the village. We already have the Q36 bus that runs to Jamaica via Jericho turnpike as well as the LIRR train. Traffic along the proposed route is already congested during rush hour periods and the bus will only make it worse. I moved to this neighborhood from Flushing which is overly congested to enjoy a quieter more suburban lifestyle, as have many of my neighbors. Adding additional bus service will not significantly benefit the community and most residents would say that it would have the opposite effect.
7/26/24 — My comment relates to the proposed Q110 route that will drive through Floral Park. The proposed route is an ill advised plan that will cause major safety concerns for Floral Park residents. The route into Floral Park is planned to travel along a street that on has one lane in the south bound direction. That lane is traveled by many school busses that already present major safety issues. The new route also will back up traffic. The route is entirely unnecessary. Any commuter can already take a NYC bus west on Jericho to catch the same LIRR in elmont or queens village stations and remain in NYC without intruding on Nassau County and it's residents. ZERO reason to cause the residents of Nassau county to have to endure large NYC busses traveling through their small residential roads when a bus already exists to allow the commuter to catch the same LIRR in elmont or queens village.
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the floral park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens network
7/26/24 — Please let your voice be heard as comments for the proposal providing MTA Queens buses to the FP LIRR are due tomorrow. https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network-redesign I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus
7/26/24 — https://contact.mta.info/s/forms/bus-network- I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/26/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/27/24 — Adding a bus stop at the already congested Floral Park LIRR train station seems absurd to me. It is a one lane road with no room for an MTA bus to drop off and pick up passengers. This would threaten the safety of pedestrians as well as passengers. It would also disrupt the flow of traffic along South Tyson by John Lewis Childs Elementary School already over crowded with school buses. The bus stop seems unnecessary as anyone who needs to access the LIRR can do so along Jericho Turnpike and Jamaica Avenue at the Bellerose, Elmont or Queens Village train stops.
7/27/24 — I am strongly opposed to the buses coming into the little Village of Floral Park. Our town is too small to handle the vast number of people coming into it at all hours of the day and night
7/27/24 — I do not want the buses coming into LIRR at Floral Park. The roads are all congested already. Move the project funding to another place in queens.
7/27/24 — No NO a thousand times NO. Queens has enough lirr stations in queens to use. Why destroy our small town
7/27/24 — My bus stop at 114th St and Sutter Ave is being eliminated! An inconvenience, additional time to walk to next closest stop and crossing a busy blvd of people and cars
7/28/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network
7/29/24 — Qm42 and qm12 line should not be shorten. Review the new construction on woodhaven
7/29/24 — I strongly oppose the placement of the Q110 at the Floral Park LIRR Station and suggest that the funds for this project instead be used for other improvements within the Queens bus network.
7/29/24 — Can you please tell me when the proposed Q35 bus route extension from Beach 116 St to Beach 105 St will take effect. Thank you
7/29/24 — hi my name is brianmohammed keep the q 10 bus from getting cut we need the q 10 going to the airport or shopping and free transfer to uion tpke station if the q 10 is cut we be screwed thank you
7/30/24 — I do not want an NY City MTA bus connection in my town.
7/30/24 — No buses in Floral Park Village.
7/31/24 — THE WESTBOUND STOP OF 8 STREET AND 27TH AVE SHOULD NOT BE DISCONTINUED ON THE Q18,Q19 AND Q103 BUS LINES BECAUSE THAT STOP IS ON A STREET WHICH IS BASICALLY A HILL, THE STREET IS STEEP AND OLDER FOLKS AND PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES SHOULD'NT HAVE TO DO THAT CLIMB UP FROM THE 8ST AND ASTORIA BLVD STOP OR THE 4TH ST AND 27AVE STOP TO GET HOME. TRY TO IMAGINE THAT IN WINTER TIME WHEN THE GROUND IS ICY OR SUMMER TIME WHEN IT'S EXTREMLY HOT.
7/31/24 — I would like to see the Q55 Bus Route extended along Jamaica Avenue to 170th Street in Jamaica. This extension would help connect riders between Jamaica and Downtown Brooklyn via the Free Transfer at Ridgewood Terminal. It would help the Q55's Ridership Grow exponentially (along with the B54 on the Brooklyn portion of Myrtle Avenue).
7/31/24 — Please consider extending the Q44SBS bus route to Fordham Plaza via Southern Boulevard and Fordham Road, or even to the Lehman College area, in coordination with the Bx22 bus route. With the impending obsolescence of the MetroCard, it is now more feasible to extend SBS routes. This extension will provide Queens Bus riders with access to Bronx institutions such as the Bronx Zoo, Botanical Garden, Fordham University, Lehman College, Bronx High School of Science, and more. Additionally, it will enhance the connectivity of Bronx riders to areas like Flushing, Jamaica, and other Eastern Queens neighborhoods in one ride.
Comments from the Proposed Final Plan (December 2023)
1,283 comments on Remix between December 12, 2023 and July 31, 2024
1,283 comments on Remix between December 12, 2023 and July 31, 2024
Route: Q83 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q83 should keep the Archer Av/165th St stop in BOTH directions as well as keep the Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd stops. Merrick Blvd is a major cross street with many bus lines, so it doesn't make sense having buses skip it at all.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The Q12 should stop at Springfield Blvd in the eastbound direction as well. Major thoroughfare.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: The Q28 should keep the 162nd St stop in the eastbound direction. South of Northern Blvd, 162nd St is a busy strip here in East Flushing. The Q65 would now also be nearby at Sanford and 162nd, making it much easier to transfer between buses.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
Stop: 61 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Suggest extending Q53 SBS to Astoria pool at least during summer months to provide better access.
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Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: This loop down 42nd Road is often a problem for buses. There are two new Condo buildings on this street and people often park illegally on the corner not allowing busses to make turns. This causes lots of traffic and honkng of horns sometimes for hours.
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Comment: Can You Please steamlined The QM2/QM32 To Stay On Cross Island Service Rd between the 160/162 Sts & Utopia Pkwy
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Can you consider adding a stop here to pick up passengers. I work in LIC and cannot use the express bus unless I first travel reverse into Manhattan which is impractical. There are no express commute options for intra-Queens travel between LIC and Glen Oaks, even the LIRR requires 2 transfers to subway and bus. The Q46 takes up to 50 minutes to reach Glen Oaks. The QM6 follows the same route, is much faster, and can provide feeder service from the Kew Gardens subway station supplementing the Q46. I can see the QM5/QM6 buses passing thru Kew Gardens while I'm waiting for the Q46 and can see they are not full at 3:30 pm. I am more than willing to pay the higher fare to ride the express bus if it means a faster and more comfortable ride compared to the Q46. Adding stop here should not significantly increase the total travel time, help relieve crowding on the Q46, and increase fare revenue for the MTA.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: I do not feel the Q45 will help with crowding on buses very much. People waiting at Kew Gardens currently jump and cut lines to which ever bus is departing next, making the wait at Queens Blvd very chaotic and frustrating. Even though the proposed Q46 and Q48 skip many local stops and only stop at major streets for bus connections, the spacing is still close enough that many people would probably not mind walking a few additional blocks and would possibly prefer the Q46/Q48 over the Q45 since they are similar to the existing limited service and would be faster. Instead of the Q45 local turning onto 188th St, why not keep the Q46 to Lake Success as is, making all local stops and allow for bus connections, and have the Q45/Q48 run express services to Glen Oaks and Lake Success where the first stop would be 188th St to help with travel times for those that live farthest east where bus travel times can be up to 50 minutes. Maybe even extend the Glen Oaks branch further north along Little Neck Parkway to the Little Neck LIRR station to increase ridership and provide more transit access.
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Comment: Q8 or Q51 service to Gateway Center
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester to replace the Q64.
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Comment: Restore service along 127th/128th Streets and connect it to 130th Street past 109th Avenue.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Instead of running the QM5 and QM35 on Union Tpke, extend the QM4 and QM44 from Electchester to Fresh Meadows and then via the QM5 route to Glen Oaks.
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM8 on Union Tpke, these express buses should be rerouted via Horace Harding Expy and Jewel Av.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Most Union Tpke stops on the QM6 and QM36 should be kept.
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: 62 DR/98 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40, the QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park. Also, the QM11 should serve Yellowstone Blvd instead of Queens Blvd. To alleviate the existing QM11, the proposed QM65 should also make stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: MERRICK BLVD/FARMERS BLVD
Comment: In Queens, the QM63 should make all QM65 stops west of Merrick Blvd/Farmers Blvd, that way the QM21 and QM63 can be combined into one express bus route.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: The QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65, and QM68 should all serve Queens Blvd/Main St too.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Please move the southbound 43rd Av stop to Sanford Av and 162nd St. The block is too long for a transfer between proposed Q13 and southbound Q65 buses.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/44 ST
Comment: Two stops here are too close to one another. One should go.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/108 ST
Comment: Suggestion to nyc mta to relocate the queens center mall bound q88 bus stop by Horace harding expressway and 108 st due to overcrowding that makes it unsafe for vehicles at the gas station and invites beggars and overcrowds to where they bump into passerby’s often. Stop relocated next block outside of high school for arts and business which is a safer move factoring in overcrowding of bus stop from those transferring over from other buses
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/108 ST
Comment: Suggestion to nyc mta to relocate the queens center mall bound q88 bus stop by Horace harding expressway and 108 st due to overcrowding that makes it unsafe for vehicles at the gas station and invites beggars and overcrowds to where they bump into passerby’s often. Stop relocated next block outside of high school for arts and business which is a safer move factoring in overcrowding of bus stop from those transferring over from other buses
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: Restore this bus stop for airport workers going to the cargo area.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
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Comment: In Queens, the QM11 should be rerouted, and make all QM12/QM42 stops. To compensate, the QM65 should make Queens Blvd stops between 63 Dr and Main St in both directions.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 57 AV/JUNCTION BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40, the QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5/QM8/QM35 on Union Tpke:
- the QM5/QM8/QM35 should serve Fresh Meadows and be rerouted to make Horace Harding Expy stops between 188 St and Main St
- most Union Tpke QM6/QM36 stops should be kept
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: MERRICK BLVD/FARMERS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the QM21, the QM63 should be rerouted to make all Queens QM65 stops and still serve Rosedale.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: The QM63/QM64/QM65/QM68 should also serve Queens Blvd/Main St in both directions, that way express bus riders can access the Q20/Q44 buses and E/F trains.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of serving Union Tpke and Briarwood, the Q75 should be rerouted to make all Q30 stops west of Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
Stop: GRAND CENTRAL PKWY/NORTH SHORE TOWERS
Comment: In addition to the QM7/QM8, there should be hourly peak QM9 express bus service running between the North Shore Towers and Downtown during rush hours. These express buses should make all QM6/QM36 stops in Queens and all QM7/QM8 stops in Manhattan.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: In addition to the QM5/QM8, there should be QM5x/QM8x express buses running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av and Manhattan during rush hours. The QM5x should make all QM5 stops in Manhattan (and east of 188 St/64 Av) and the QM8x should make all QM8 stops in Manhattan (and east of 188 St/64 Av).
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: The QM1/QM7/QM31 should all originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy instead of 188 St/64 Av.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, please extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
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Comment: All Queens-bound express buses running via 6 Av should originate at 6 Av/W 35 St instead of E 34 St/3 Av.
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Comment: All Queens express buses (excluding the BM35) running via Madison Av should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan.
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Comment: South Ferry should be the western terminal for all Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan. These buses should serve Water St in both directions to alleviate traffic congestion on Church St.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/ARCHER AV
Comment: Please combine the Q1 and Q6 into one route.
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 35 ST
Comment: To lessen traffic on 6 Av and 57 St, the QM12/QM15/QM16/QM17/QM18/QM24 should be rerouted from 34 St/5 Av to Hudson Yards, and then run eastbound on 34 St and the I-495.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 should keep going to College Pt. One seat ride from there to 164th St and Jamaica Station on the LIRR and Airtrain.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should begin at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43 because it is right in front of the subway entrance and next to the LIRR and Airtrain station, making it much easier for people to transfer instead of having to walk two very congested blocks to Jamaica Av and risk missing the bus.
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Comment: I am looking at the stops on main Street and Union Tpk. The idea of having one route number West bound and another East bound is beyond ridiculous. Elderly and others now have to remember all these different numbers. I can understand wanting the Q46 to go pseudo express and I can understand having a differnt route replace some stops--BUT stop playing games with the numbers!
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Comment: A north-south route is needed connecting Springfield Blvd and Bell Blvd (similar to the QT71 and Q78 proposed in the earlier versions of the plan)
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Stop is necessary. The next stop is an uphill, and the other choic is to backwards to just go back north. The hill upwards is a curvy and long treck, especially for the older people in the area which make up a large part.
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Comment: Was a quick stop off to catch Eastbound LIRR trains. The next stop is a a hill, just taking longer to be able to catch the train especially in a morning rush. With the already limited LIRR trains going to Kew Gardens especially Eastbound, it was a quick sure way you could see and run for the train.
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
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Comment: This new starting spot for the QM42 in Queens makes no sense. There is nothing around there. It is in the middle of a residential street. For those of us who will now be cut off from the route there is no way for us to actually even get there by a local bus. I take this bus every day and get on at the first stop and there are 4 other people who take the bus from that stop as well, maybe not every day, but that's 4 people with no options now. As for the stops between there and Juno/Yellowstone there are another 5 people who will also be cut off from stops. Myself and one of the other persons who will be cut off are disabled, so having to take mulitple forms of transportation now, and not being within walking distance of the express stop, and the train not being an option, is really an issue. It would make more sense to keep the QM42 running down metropolitan, and skip the stop on union turnpike, or add a stop on Metropolitan where the Q54 currently stops. It's cutting off a large chunk of people who live from Ascan-Woodhaven.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q18 should run more often than every 20 minutes on the weekend
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: The Q104 should run more than every half hour on the weekend. But yay for running later!!!
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 47 ST/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Please relocate the bus stop located at Greenpoint Avenue & 47th Street to Queens Blvd & 47th Street. The current location causes congestion, increases the risk of injury to pedestrians, and increases noise for the people living in the residential properties along Greenpoint Ave. The properties adjacent to Queens Blvd and 47th Street are commercially zoned with no residential units. The route change would also eliminate the dangerously sharp turn required from Greenpoint Avenue to 48th Street.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 47 ST/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Relocating this stop to Queens Blvd and 47th Street will also reduce damage caused to the properties adjacent to its current location on Greenpoint Ave. Specifically, it will reduce the amount of loitering and resulting littering that occurs along Greenpoint Avenue related to customers waiting for the bus.
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Comment: WE NEED THE X51 BACK!
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Comment: There are a lot of seniors that utilize this stop at the top of 8th street and 27th Avenue. Please put this stop back on all 4 bus routes.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend Q44 to Fordham Plaza! Bx22 is too slow and unreliable!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Why would the MTA want to remove the METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST (stop 553235)? This is one of the more used stops in the area and better than the next stop which is on a small skinny block. Bad idea
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: As a long-time Flushing bus rider, I am disturbed by your redesign project. You have eliminated the Kissena Blvd and Holly Av segment of the Q27 which traverses many senior and religious centers. You have also eliminated the Q65 on 45th Avenue, further reducing the transit options for our neighborhood. I would suggest that you rescind these changes.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: This redesign makes it take even longer to get to Bayside HS by adjusting the transfer between Q27 and Q31 to Utopia Pkwy instead of at Bell Blvd. I liked your previous Q78 Springfield Blvd route idea but it seems you've removed it from this plan entirely.
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Comment: We need a bus from Jackson Heights area to Randall's Island. Currently, I have to go to Astoria then walk 1/2 hour over the bridge, or take the subway into Midtown Manhattan, then take the 4 train up to Harlem 125th St, then take the M35 bus across just to get to the island. Please make a new connection for this!
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Extend the Q64 further east to 188th St via 73rd Av. Horace Harding and Union Tpke are nearest east to west bus routes and they are very far. This gap along 73rd Av east of 164th St should be closed by said extension, making it easier to get to where we need to go, saving plenty of travel time and multiple bus transfers.
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
Stop: HEMPSTEAD AV/225 ST
Comment: Again we are still getting rid of the one seat ride to Jamaica Center for most folks south of Jamaica avenue when that is the major commercial center in queens. What's even the point if you won't listen to actual riders who live in the area and not kids with public policy degrees from downtown Brooklyn.
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q4 back to Elmont like previously proposed. At least to Linden Blvd and Elmont Rd or up Elmont Rd to Dutch Broadway like the QM64. Closing this minor gap on Linden Blvd would save so much travel time while improving Queens-Long Island travel.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The QM68 should stop at 163rd/164th Streets with the Q1 and Q43 in both directions. 164th St is a major cross street and the Q65 runs along it. Now I have to get off at 165th/166th Streets, then walk back two blocks to 164th St to get the Q65, which results in me missing the bus at times. Before, it made sense for the bus to stop at 165th/166th Streets because there are many bus lines coming from the bus terminal there, but now the terminal is supposed to move east to 168th St, so now it makes sense to shift those stops to 164th St. Not only would I save time by finally giving me a direct connection at 164th, but it would save others time as well.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The 84th Drive stop should be kept because of the rehab center across the street. I see many nurses use this stop in the afternoon and very late at night to get home.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Bus seating should be added to the southbound 164th St/Highland Av stop. The northbound stop already has a bus shelter, but the southbound stop should have seating as well because there is a big apartment building with many senior residents here who have to stand waiting for the bus.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Keep the Q47 serving LaGuardia Airport instead of the Q33. Residents in Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth would lose their connection to the airport. The Q70 already serves Terminals B & C, while the Q47 serves Terminal A. If the Q47 maintains the connection to the Airport, both residents in Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth keep their connection as well as people Jackson Heights.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Save the 34th Avenue stops on the Q72. 34th Avenue is an open street and has apartment buildings with many senior residents who use this stop.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 should've kept it's extension to the Hunter's Point Ferry Terminal instead of the Q101. This would've streamlined the Q66 across the entire Northern Blvd/Jackson Av corridor, plus Q101 riders still want their connection to Manhattan over the Queensboro Bridge instead.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
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Comment: The Q68 should keep the original proposal and run via the 39th St bridge into Steinway St to complement the Q101 and finally close the gap on 39th St from Sunnyside to Astoria
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point. We need our connection to get to work in Jamaica.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should begin at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43 because it's right at the subway and Long Island Railroad station.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
Stop: 89 AV/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: Can we add a stop closer to 165th Street?
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the route to gateway
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the route to Fordham Plaza like what was originally planned.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Extend Q98 SBS along College Point Blvd corridor to Mac Neil Park to ease off Q26, Q25, and Q20 proposed in College Point and relieve Main St/ Flushing busses without causing traffic in Main St
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Please do not remove the bus stop at METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST. It is a key stop near Wendy's, Panda Express, Metropolitan Regency Center (Trader Joes, Staples, Michaels stores). It will also cause people to have to cross Woodhaven boulevard to get to these places. Making disabled/elderly people cross such a long boulevard seems like a bad idea.
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Comment: This bus stop should NOT get removed in the final redesign plan. A brand new super market has opened at the location of the former RiteAid, where this bus stop is locate. People are using this stop now more than ever, and it needs to stay.
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Comment: The Q44-SBS should make stops for 20th Avenue and 14th Avenue on Whitestone Expressway Service Road only. The riders that use 20th Avenue mostly need to get to College Point. Everything will be much easier with the Q44-SBS now stopping at 20th Avenue at Whitestone Expressway (Rather than Parsons Blvd). That goes with 14th Avenue too. Thank you.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: The B62 reroute is bad. Lots of people live and work on or near Manhattan Ave so having the bus go up it is useful. Hardly anyone shops or lives on mcguinnes blvd and it's just used by cars. Secondly having the B62 go along Jackson Ave from court square is useful. What other bus goes from court square to Greenpoint? People often use the B62 after going to the Trader Joes at Court Square. It is a good sized economical supermarket (for NY).
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Why remove the Q54 Metropolitan and Alderton st stop (Q54 to Williamsburg)? This bus stop is near alot of shops and fast food. Now if you come out these shops with bags you have to walk further for the bus stop. Not a good idea in my opinion.
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Comment: There seems to be a huge service gap in this neighborhood
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Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops for a local route is unacceptable. Keep the bus stops at 185th Street and 179th Street.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at 171st Street.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Stop needed at 111th Street (both directions) for Q37 route transfer.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Stop needed at 109th Street/Rockway Blvd. for connection to the Resorts World Casino.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Are people supposed to walk two to three large blocks from Francis Lewis Blvd. to transfer to and from the buses alomg Springfield Boulvard? The Q51 route keeps getting shorter and shorter with less stops? Also for the Q51 route to be sucessful three legged transfers are a must for passengers transferring to this route from other route that need access to tther "A" Subway line or to other north/south routes.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Wasn't the Q51 route supposed to go to the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn? This was an important connection and transfer hub especially as the Q8 route no longer serves the Gateway Center Mall.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: I appreciate that the B62 will be more frequent on weekdays, but it should be more frequent all weekend as well. Almost every 20 minutes on Sundays is bad.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: the Q2 route be better off traveling to the Queens Village LIRR station for a rail connection at the eastern end of the route. The Q82 already connects to the 179th Street Subway Station and Downrown, Jamaica for Belmont Park riders.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: I'm glad that the Q39 is going to be the same in this final draft as it is now. The frequencies for the rush hour, especially the AM rush going to Queens Plaza needs to be improved because the buses are packed during that time period.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: This route has no business going up to Jackson Heights. The route has suffered from heavy traffic throughout Flushing Ave for years. Extending this route further into Queens would be a mistake.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: There is limited parking space for this route in the Metropolitan Ave/60 Lane area.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: This route is too long. Going from Astoria to Downtown Brooklyn will cause reliablity issues throughout the route.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Why does this route no longer go into East Elmhurst/ Astoria Heights? There are already no train options near me so I must rely on the busses, and now you are taking away more of the busses that I have come to rely on (Q100, Q101, Q47, Q48). I have made comments on the last proposal as well but feel as though my voice is not being heard. This is incredibly dissapointing.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Starting the new Q101 line here cuts off access for people who live further away in Astoria Heights and have come to rely on this bus. What was once a 5 minute walk for me to get the bus will now be a 25 minute walk. I now also do not have access to the R train without this bus as well as without the Q47.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: This route genuinely makes no sense to me. It feels redundant to have a bus go along underneath the N/W line, especially given how much traffic is along 31st street, as well as removing the Q100 Limited to/from Rikers Island entirely. I am deeply concerned with traffic and the reliability of this bus.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Please note the Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas located onm Linden Blvd. /Eldert Lane is closing on January 2, 2024 and one news artcle said the closest thetre is in Jamaica, Queens. Based upon this Linden Boulevard is going to need direct bus service to Jamaica. The proposed Q112 could be extended south to Linden Boulevard and then east to Linden Blvd./Eldert Lane or further east back toward Cross Bay Blvd. via the Conduit, Cross Bay Blvd. & 149th Avenue terminating along Redding Street near Pitkin Avenue/Cross bay Blvd. This would also provide needed bus loop service to the Linden Center Shopping center located at 79th Street/Linden Blvd. See link to news article regarding the closing of the Linden Blvd. Multiplex Thestre. or google it. Brooklyn, NY: Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas Closing in January - The BigScreen Cinema Guide
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 Limited route needs to be extended to the Floral Park LIRR Station because Braddock Avenue riders don't have access to the Queens Village LIRR Station. I'm not sure the Q110 route needs to terminate at the Floral Park LIRR Station as the Proposed Q110 route stops at the Queens Village LIRR Station en rooute to and from Jamaica.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Retain the stop 57th Ave 80th Street. It makes no sense for the stop to be at 54th Ave because the next stop at Elmhurst Park is so short.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: The Q36 route should be shorted and terminate at the Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy./Nassau Blvd. so that the frequency of the Q36 could be increased plus most riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expwy. aren't going to utilize the Little Neck LIRR Station as it is too far away and the Floral Park LIRR Station would be closer for Q36 riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expressway. Instead the Q75 route should be extended further north from Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy. to the Litlle Neck LIRR Station as those riders along the northern end of Little Neck Parkway as well as riders along the Horace Harding Expwy are most likely to utilze the Little Neck LIRR Station plus would have a better frequency of bus service than the Q36 route. Also the Q36 route should loop in amd out of the LIRR Little Neck LIRR Station as Q36 riders along Little Nech Parkway south of Union Tpke. are more likely to utilize the Floral Park LIRR Station.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: If Union Tpke/168th St is significant enough to be a stop on QM/Express routes, then it should be significant enough to also be a stop on the Q46/48 Rush routes.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: ELIOT AV/86 ST
Comment: Going toward Maspeth, this proposed stop doesn't make sense to me, turning right onto Eliot Ave. One would not stop immediately after the turn. The stop should be at the top of the hill on 85th St, which is also near the businesses.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: ELIOT AV/83 PL
Comment: I understand the distancing argument here, but the removal of the stop at 82nd St and Eliot would likely get some pushback from the businesses there.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/BOOTH ST
Comment: I don't understand how a bus is supposed to stop here, especially during rush hour, as the bus lane is two lanes from the curb, then there's the LIE entrance closest to the curb, and it's often impossible for the bus to cut across even at the current Wetherole location.
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: There should be a stop here for an easy transfer to the Q60
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Comment: With all the automobile congestion here, is there any way to make the right lane into a bus lane?
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Since both the Q10 & Q37 routes now travel to JFK Airport it would make sense to reroute the northbound Q37 route to travel along Onslow Place into 82nd Avenue to Kew Gardens Road to terminate at along Kew Gardens Road where the Q10 also terminates at so that JFK Airport bound passengers could take either the Q10 bus or Q37 bus to JFK Airport depending upon which bus leaves first.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: BROADWAY/ROEBLING ST
Comment: PLEASE put the bus stop back into Willamsburg Bridge Plaza as the Roebling/Broadway bus stop is a terrible terminus. Willamsburg Bridge Plaza bus stop allows for better transfers. Allows people to choose alternate routes when the bus decides to not exist and it doesn't involve making a terible left hand turn to turn around. Broadway gets very backed up and will result in the bus not being able to leave this stop.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: I noticed that Q47 will no longer go to the Airport anymore. It should go to the Airport should people in Middle Village and the other nearby areas can get a one seat ride to it. Also, the AM/PM Rush frequencies need to be improved since the buses have been gertting crowded again.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: The Q33 should focus on the Jackson Heights area rather than going to the Marine Air Terminal. The Q70 should cover the entire airport including the Marine Air Terminal.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: I'm so glad that the Q64 is no longer going to be combined with the Q10. That would of been a nightmare.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: I'm so glad that the Q10 is not being combined with the Q64, that would of been a nightmare. I have mixed feelings about the Q10 no longer going to the JFK airport. A lot of people in the areas take the route to JFK.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: I don't think the Q37 should go to JFK or the Airtrain. It should be left as is. The Q10, even though not the most ideal set up, should go to JFK instead.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q30 route should add one more stop and travel non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. via Liberty Avenue for speedy connection to the "A" Subway Line which would help students traveling to St. Johns University, St Francis Prep High School & Queensborough Communty College. On eastbound trips the Q30 could travel along Lefferts Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, Van Wyck Expwy.,(n/b) & Archer Avenue non-stop to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Why is this line not 24 hours?
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: I don't think the B53 is going to work. I doubt if there's anyone further down Downtown Brooklyn that would be interested in going to Sunnyside. Also the terminal stop in Sunnyside is not in a busy area and the space for parking buses there is a bit limited.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The Q12 route should be extended to either the Little Neck LIRR Station or to the Great Neck LIRR Station via Middle Neck Road. Right now the N20G doesn't serve the Great Neck LIRR Station anymore so this second option is needed.
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: The B53 is also too long of a route. Some of the areas that this proposed route will go through have a lot of traffic.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
Stop: UNION TPKE/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: The lights for the eastbound route starting here are poorly timed. Can another configuration be designed to prioritize buses?
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: why is this bus not following its original route and why is it not going to Manhattan?
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 should not be extended to LaGuardia airport. The route would be too long and I doubt if some of the ridership in most of the areas the route serves would not be interested in going to the airport.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: This route looks very long and goes to areas that has a lot of traffic. I'm not sure if Maspeth people would be that interested in going to East Elmhurst. There might be a interest if the route just ended somewhere near Queens Blvd, not neccesarily near the mall since that's crowded there.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 route should add one more stop and also travel non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. via Liberty Avenue for speedy connection to the "A" Subway Line. On eastbound trips the Q1 route could also travel along Lefferts Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, Van Wyck Expwy.,(n/b) & Archer Avenue non-stop to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. Since the Q30 doesn't operate on Saturdays & Sundays this route should also be extended to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue at least on Saturdays and Sundays when the Q30 route doesn't operate.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: The left turn onto Lefferts is sometimes difficult. Is Austin St the best road for the southbound Q10?
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Comment: There is a lot of concrete here. Could it be configured into a better transit hub?
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: The 60 Lane/Metro stop does not have enough of room for a terminal stop, especailly for two bus routes.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: There is a lot of concrete here. Could it be configured into a better transit hub?
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: The Limited Stop Rikers Island that exists now should stay, not this new route. The new 31 Street route should not go to Riker's Island and it should end up in the Queens Plaza area.
Route: QM24 Glendale - Midtown
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Comment: The MTA should figure out how to have more Maspeth stops for the QM24 and QM25 routes. Maspeth could use more direct service to Manhattan.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: I noticed the removal for all stops located on 133rd Ave. This brings a great deal of concern to myself and others in the neighborhood. It’s the only bus that serves us. Without this stop we have to walk about a mile to the train station. Our ridership on 133rd Ave is extremely high. There is no reason to remove these stops. The stop according to the proposed redesign will be moving to rockaway blvd and 116th and it is dangerous to walk from that location down the the conduit at night. Elderly and young children take this line all hours of the day and night. Having to walk so far is an injustice to the community. We need our stops on 133rd Ave Between 114th and lefferts blvd.
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Comment: Remove the Q38 from the tight middle village streets. Its route should be by the park.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There are passengers taking the Q31 between south of Bell Blvd/26th Ave. I've seen people taking Q31 at Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd. Removing the access between Bell Blvd and 47th Ave is pretty bad and it will force more transfers and more time.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Why is Utopia Pkwy area is getting less bus service? Q30 is now weekday service and forcing to Q31. The new Q75 replacing Little Neck of Q30 and it seems doesn't go to Jamaica so why bother create that route. Keep the Q30 the same as it is.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Why is MTA removing Q27 at Holly Ave and Kissena Blvd. There is a reason the current Q27 has Holly Ave to Kissena Blvd. So they don't have to go to Sanford Ave and transfer to Q17 or Q25. There are still people going Kissena Blvd for shopping, school, medical appointments, etc. Removing it forces people to walk to Kissena or add additional time to Sanford/Kissena and transfer. Please keep the Q27 the same as it is.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: I want to add that the new Q31 would cause people in Bell Blvd and 47th Ave to transfer more buses to get to Jamaica. No longer 1 seat access to Jamaica. Therefore, please keep the old/current Q31 via 47th Ave and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: My issue is north of Francis Lewis Blvd to Cross Island Parkway. There are passengers from Whitestone take this route for medical appointments, shopping, etc. Removing in favor for one route would cause more transfers and additional time. Please bring that portion back. The new route alongside Willets Pt. Blvd that is basically a Q34 extension already fills the gap in proposed new Q76 routing via. 20th Ave.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
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Comment: The Q35 route needs to be extended further north to Empire Boulevard/Flatbush Avenue/Ocean Avenue Prospect Park for more Interborough bus and subweay connections. The B41 Limited service could be reduced to pay for this and it would reduce overcrowding on the B41 buses. You have all the B41 buses now originating in Downtown, Brooklyn so by having the Q35 Limited originating at Empire Blvd would mean you could have the some B41 limited buses shortened to terminate at Glenwood Road - Brooklyn College as not every B41 Limited bus needs to ravel to Kings Plaza especially with the addition of the Q35 route to mare of Flatbush Avenue. B41 Limited riders traveling further south of Glenwood Rad would get thee-legged transfers to Q35 route or would take a less frequent B41 Limited route or would take a B41 local route as a B41 limited or Crosstown/SBS might not be necsaary anymore.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Basically the new Q34 for Northern Flushing to Whitestone. Now extended to Fort Totten alongside old Q16 via Francis Lewis. I like the extension a lot more. I don't know why the original Q34 ends at 149th Ave. I wish there is Q61 have an extension to Jamaica via Kissena/Parsons to help the Q25 overcrowding issue. If not, I really want to see the Q25 an increase amount of service when the Q34/Q61 no longer goes south to Jamaica.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Seems like a local route as the proposed Q46 is rush bus in which its express (non-stop) west of 188th St. However, why is this route Limited? There should be at least one local in this route. Having no local routes at Union Turnpike would basically mean people would have to walk to Limited Stop in Rush Hours. Union Turnpike has lot of passengers west of Union Turnpike/188th St, please make this route local.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: With Q34 (now Q61) is now gone on the proposed final plan on this route. You better increase the frequency of the Q25. It will be more packed if it kept the same time as before. Otherwise, extend Q61 to Jamaica (just like Q34).
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q88 the same as it is.
My issue is the amount of bus stop removed in this route. Especially in 210th St to Springfield Blvd. Like, there no bus stop at Clearview Expwy/73rd Ave. It's not used frequently but its helpful not to walk too far between Francis Lewis Blvd and 210th St.
I understand you want to remove some bus stops to speed up bus service. However, Queens without a Subway Station or LIRR nearby. The people really focus on the bus greatly. It also bad for eldery because they don't want to walk too far to the bus stop.
Please take a serious consideration on the amount of Bus Stop removal could impact not just elderly but people with disabled, etc. Queens is pretty vocal on Bus Stop removal.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: You still haven't provided overnight service on the Q52 route and only on the Q53 route. It doesn't make sense and is discrimiminatory? Just combine the Q52 & Q53 routes together and provide a round-robin service like you provided on the Q11 route. Coming from the mainland (Howard Beach/Broad Channel) the combined Q52/Q53 route could travel virtually non-stop via Beach Channel Drive between Cross Bay Parkway and Beach 116th Street or Beach 121st Street Memorial Circle ( where a traffic circle exist for easy turnaround) and then make limited stops back toward Beach 54th Street via Rockaway Beach Blvd. SBS Fare Ticketing Machines could be eliminated and MetroCard passengers would just use front doors to board the buses while OMNY would use all doors to board the bus. Possibly a stop be added along Beach Channel Drive at Beach 108th Street for the ferry and Beach 101st Street for the Beach Channel Educational Camplus and other schools. Combining these two routes together would also provide a better overall service for both Q52 & Q53 passengers while connecting more areas togethe from Woodside to the Rockaways. This would also provide fast connection to the Beach 67th Street Subway Station of the "A" Express Line for Rockaway riders from the western end of the Rockaway Peninsula plus better bus connections overall with s special transfer privilege (three-legged transfer) between the Q22 and the new combined Q52/Q53 route as well as between the Q35 route and the new combined Q52/Q53 route as well.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q17 the same as it is. The previous propsoal was obnoxious when only Q25 is serving the Kissena Blvd area.
Route: Q105 31st Street
Stop: 20 AV/43 ST
Comment: Having the bus run the length of Ditmars down 31st would be amazing. My father in law lives on Ditmars and we live on 32nd in Dutch Kills. This is a route he would use regularly
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: What happened to the Q44 route extension to Forsham Plaza? Just remove the SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and have MetroCard passengers board at the front door if your worried about the costs of adding additional MetroCard fare ticketing machines and kiosks due to a few more stops. This route extension to Fordham Plaza was vital and needs to be placed back in the plan. it's time to get rid of the SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and kiosks starting on all SBS routes in The Bronx & Queens and use those operational cost savings to improve bus service in The Bronx & Queens and stop delaying removing these SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and kiosks
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: No Q98 stop yet at 108th Street for transfer to the Q23 route. What's the big rush? Are you in a race to the finish line?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: No Q98 stop yet at Junction Blvd. Street for transfer to the Q72 & Q14 routes. You take one of the best ideas in the entire Queens Bus Netwrk Redsign and need to find a way to ruin it as usual, by thinking that having less bus tops will improve the performance, however with less riders on the bus so I don't get it? You must want to keep the Q58 bus bursting at the seams?
Route: Q58 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: What happend to sending the Q58 route up aalong 111th Street to Roosevelt Avenue to serve New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadow Park & Citifield? Another great idea scrapped? The Q38 route could be extended from 108th Stret/Horace Harding Expressway to Main Street/Sanford Avenue Downrown, Flusing which is closer than changing the Q58 route. and connects other areas of Middle Village & Rego Park to Flushing.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 route should be extended into the Bronx rather than the Q50 route. Two alternate branches of the Q98 should then also be created, one branch to Fordham Plaza via the previously proposed Q44 routing and another branch to the Pelham Bay Park Station & Co-op City (during rush hous). Each branch could have a separate route number such as Q97 and Q98. The Q44 should also be split into two branches as well, with two different route numbers as well as Q44 to Fordham Plaza and Q94 to Pelham Bay Park Station & Co-op City. Regarding La Guardia Airport access from the eastern Bronx the Q50 route would be made Fare'Free like to Q70 route so that Q44, Q94, Q97 & Q98 Bronx passengers as well as other passengers could transfer at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue to this free Q50 service.. Also a route between The Hub in The Bronx and 74th Street/ Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights could be put back on the table.
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: YELLOWSTONE BLVD/JUNO ST
Comment: This is bad, not serving residents near Metropolitan!
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
Stop: 29 AV/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: This is a difficult right turn. Why not have the bus continue from Utopia Pkwy & 26th Ave on Utopia Pkwy a couple blocks to 29th Ave (without stops between) instead of 26th Ave, and then make the right turn on 29th? Then the bus still can make the stop at 29th and 171 St (29th & Francis Lewis Blvd) where commuters can still transfer to Q76.
This current route on the map stops at 169th St & Francis Lewis Blvd. That is by the end of the school block. If this proposal is used, then that would not be the case. The stop on 29th & 171 St is close, but if believed too far can keep the stop at 29th Ave & 169th as in the existing route.
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
Stop: 29 AV/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: This is a difficult right turn. Why not have the bus continue from Utopia Pkwy & 26th Ave on Utopia Pkwy a couple blocks to 29th Ave (without stops between) instead of 26th Ave, and then make the right turn on 29th? Then the bus still can make the stop at 29th and 171 St (29th & Francis Lewis Blvd) where commuters can still transfer to Q76.
This current route on the map stops at 169th St & Francis Lewis Blvd. That is by the end of the school block. If this proposal is used, then that would not be the case. The stop on 29th & 171 St is close, but if believed too far can keep the stop at 29th Ave & 169th as in the existing route.
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Comment: Why isn't there a bus that connects Sunnyside and Astoria via 39th Street? The bus could continue down Steinway.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: BURNS ST/YELLOWSTONE BLVD
Comment: The Q23 should not turn from Burns to Yellowstone then turn to Austin. There's extreme congestion there and it doesn't benefit commuters connecting to the Forest Hills subway and LIRR because of the odd path, it's much faster to walk. The southbound Q23 should continue directly down Yellowstone Blvd instead of turning on Burns and going down 69th avenue. This alternative is currently used during Forest Hills stadium concert day and works much better.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: Service on Q19 should be more often. This would be used as a way to get from Flushing/Bayside/Whitestone to Astoria area where currently commuters have to take local 7 train and then transfer to N or W then to Q19 to get near 21 St area.
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Comment: There is no way to get across from Bayside/Whitestone area to Astoria without multiple transfers Between bus and train
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Comment: I do frequent Roosevelt Island from my apartment on 32nd St. When its warm I use my bike but when the weather is cold or rainy I use the bus. These new services don't send any buses to 31st so I'd have to walk to Broadway or Queensboro Plaza to get a bus. This could be resolved if subway service from 36th street (Queens Blvd Local) served the 63rd street tunnel and sent trains to 21st Queensboro and Roosevelt Island. This would be my preferred solution. Could this be considered for when the M train returns? essentially leave the F where it is now and route M trains on 63rd
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Comment: What would make Q105 service most useful for me would be a seamless boarding experience between the Court Sq subway station and buses, specifically to the G train. There is no direct connection etween the Astoria subway and the Crosstown subway. G trains no longer run on Queens Blvd so this has been a gap for Astoria riders for a while. This bus service could really help to address that if the connections are seamless between the two. I'd also use this route to do shopping at Target and Trader Joes if it is frequent.
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Comment: Bring back the Q30 to LIRR Jamaica.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Needs more stops between Nassau and Greenpoint Ave.
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Comment: This bus should run on Manhattan Ave. where the Subways are! Franklin St. is much to narrow and conjested for additional buses.
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Comment: You have buses running parallel to the most convenient straight line along subway stations. This makes ZERO sense!
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Eliminating the stop from the B62 to reach the E or 7 station is a mistake.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: 21 ST/40 AV
Comment: Pleas get rid of this unnecessarily close stop. I use the line (Q69) every day to commute and 99% of people use it as a connector to 21st/41st AV. Having another stop so close will delay the vast majority of riders to save a faew individuals a 432 foot walk. That is ridiculous. NYC bus network has way too many stops and we should absolutely get rid of this one
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/30 AV
Comment: Please restore the 21st Limited Q100 route, plenty of residents live north of 30Av.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
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Comment: Will the Q35 add a summer stop at the Riis Park Bath House? It looks like the QM 16 stops there.
Is there a provision for a summer schedule especially on the weekends.?
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Comment: There is no bus route to go from Bell Blvd and 48th Avenue to the Bayside LIRR station. Currently there is the Q31 that goes from Bell Blvd to the Bayside LIRR. How is someone supposed to get to the Bayside LIRR station from Bell Blvd and 48th Avenue? This is a terrible idea.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: There are way too many stops too close together here. Keep the stop at the F train and remove this one and the one at Queens Plaza North.
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Comment: This redesign is a service cut for all bus riders who live above the GCP. Going from having the Q100 + Q69 to just the new Q69 is a significant cut, especially with no improvement to the awful headways outside of weekdays. Every 17 minutes on a Saturday at 7pm is unacceptable. At the very least, keep the routing the same but make Q69 service 24/7 with no greater than 10 minute headways 7 days a week from 8am-10pm.
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Comment: Ditmars Blvd deserves 24/7 bus service.
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Comment: If the B62 is going to turn off of 21st St here, transfers from the Q69 should be timed at this stop so riders from further north can easily get to Brooklyn without having to make notoriously unreliable bus to bus transfers.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: There is a missed connection opportunity to connect Astoria residents to Brooklyn. Even with the addition of the B62, transferring to the G is still going to be the more reliable way to get into Brooklyn. Take advantage of Court Square station and make it a transit hub! Buses should end their routes here instead of at random places in heavily-trafficked Queens Plaza.
Keep the Q69 on 21st St and have it turn off at 23rd Ave to terminate at Court Square.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Keep buses out of Queens Plaza, unless you're going to build dedicated bus lanes. Inching through traffic here is excruciating, and the one-way streets mean it's very confusing to figure out where to get the bus back in the opposite direction, as stops are not paired with each other on the same streets.
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Comment: Extend the 21st St bus lanes up to Hout Av North. Buses are notoriously stuck in traffic for the few blocks between Hoyt Av N and Astoria Blvd.
The excuse given for not installing bus lanes here was that it is a congested area. Yes! That's why we need the bus lanes!
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
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Comment: Why eliminate the stop on Metropolitan???
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Comment: The 21st Street bus lanes have worked really well and feel underutilized in this plan. Adding more frequency and really making this a reliable transit option at all times of day, any day of the week will only increase ridership more.
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Comment: Transit signal priority was promised along 21st Street and to my knowledge has not been installed. What's the hold up? Buses fly down the bus lanes now and are only held back by hitting light after light.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: This is a very confusing choice. Besides slowing service to Rikers and making it less frequent, it also travels down the always-congested 31st Street. This route will be extremely unreliable as proposed. Even if this factors in the eventual closing of Rikers, it does a disservice to the people living on this route, especially everyone who uses the stop at 21st and 21st.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The stop removals are much more sensible on this proposal than the last, but why is there no increase in peak service? The section of 21st Street north of 30th Avenue is getting a significant decrease in this plan, and the removal of both the Q100 and 20th Avenue Q101 mean that the Ditmars area east of Steinway also has fewer options. It is currently faster to walk to the end of this line from 31st and Ditmars than to wait for the bus, even with the new bus lane on 21st Street; this will only exacerbate the problem.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Bus stop at Metropolitan Ave/Onderdonk Ave needs to remain in place. The bus stop serves the MTA Consolidated Revenue Facility and its 500+ employees.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: The extension to Hunter's Point is a significant improvement on the current route. While bus service to Manhattan is useful in principle, there are already so many other options to get across 59th Street, and improved access to LIC is a better priority.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: This route makes sense, but doesn't have a high enough frequency on weekends, when the current Q33 is already filled to bursting even without handling Marine Air Terminal riders. This should absolutely be a ten-minutes-or-better route on weekends.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: This route improves on the existing one by removing extra loops, although I'm a bit worried about how long it is.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: 21 ST/30 AV
Comment: Extend the B62 on 21st Street to connect with the N train
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: The Q43 Rush should be extended from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The current peak hour headway on the Q18 is 7 minutes, but this new plan makes it 9. Service should be increasing not decreasing, please.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: CORRECTED COMMENT. The Q36 route should be shorted and terminate at the Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy./Nassau Blvd. so that the frequency of the Q36 could be increased plus most riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expwy. aren't going to utilize the Little Neck LIRR Station as it is too far away and the Floral Park LIRR Station would be closer for Q36 riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expressway. Instead the Q75 route should be extended further north from Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy. to the Litlle Neck LIRR Station as those riders along the northern end of Little Neck Parkway as well as riders along the Horace Harding Expwy are most likely to utilze the Little Neck LIRR Station plus would have a better frequency of bus service than the Q36 route. Also the Q36 route should loop in and out of the LIRR Floral Park LIRR Station as Q36 riders along Little Nech Parkway south of Union Tpke. are more likely to utilize the Floral Park LIRR Station. Another option goes way back to when? Just have a new Q79 route travel between the Little Neck LIRR Station and the Floral Park LIRR Station via Liile Neck Parkway that would provide three leeged transfers to all intersecting east/west routes including to the Q1 & Q36. The Q36 route should then terminate at either 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. or at the Floral Park LIRR Station depending upon space limitations. As I mentioned in another comment Braddock Avenue passengers also need access to the LIRR Floral Park Station (since a Braddock Avenue bus doesn't pass the Queens Village LIRR Station) so either the Q1 route or the Q36 route also should terminate at the Floral Park LIRR Station depending upon which route is finally chosen (Q1 or Q36) would be utilizing Braddock Avenue and the route (Q1 or Q36) that utilzes Springfield Blvd. would instead terminate at 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. The Q110 local route should then be cut back to terminate at Spingfield Blvd. /Jamaica Avenue and this route also passes the LIRR Queens Village Station so the Q110 route doesn't need to serve the Floral Park LIRR Station. With the cost savings of a shorter Q110 route, service should be increased on the Q82 route which serves Hempstead Avenue & 212th Street/21th Place.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Regarding the Q8 route schedule I noticed that on Page 98 (Slide # 99) of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan Proposed Final Plan 12/12/2023 Final Report it has listed under proposed connections the B65 route which I think is an error and should be the B55 route. I also noticed the B5 route would be transferring to the Q8 route as well so I guess that route is being modified agan as part of the Brooklyn Nus Network Redesign Plan.?
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Comment: Please stop having the bus ggo into the Queens Community College. It slows down the route so much. Instead just have a stop on 56th and Springfield and everyone will walk the extra half a block. If you want to speed up service, this is a real inefficiency you can fix by adding a nice bus stop on the street.
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Comment: The q85 should stop at every circle in rochdale village why are we cutting 127 ave in both directions there are elderly people that use that stop
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Why are we cutting 256 st stop going towards Lij it stop right in front of the queens a library
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Q52-SBS should run between Woodside and Far Rockaway.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
Stop: WILLETS PT BLVD/147 ST
Comment: For the Q61, the current stop layout doesn't make as much sense here. The 147 Street bus stop doesn't get much activity and the 146th and 149th Street stops are more active because they have better connections to areas to the north (147th Street is a dead end north of 24 Ave). The 147th Street stop should be eliminated altogether to save the DOT from maintaining the stop. Stops should be made at the existing 146th Street and 149th Street stops, which will be maintained as express bus stops too.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Does the 14th Ave section warrant this much service from the Q20? The northern section would be better off if they maintained the same A/B layout as the existing service to split off the service intervals among lightly used sections.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: The Q62 layout will likely be bogged down by traffic on 20th Avenue during peak times, negating the "rush" feature of this route and making it less popular for Beechhurst customers.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
Stop: 150 ST/CROSS ISLAND PKWY N
Comment: The bus stop spacing for the northbound Q15 is weird here. Why is there a stop on both the south and north side of the Cross Island Parkway? It should be relocated to 14th Ave to match the southbound location.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: The QM2 should retain the Mitchell-Linden portion on weekends to help drive ridership on the route. This was a service enhancement in the mid-2010s that should remain.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
Stop: E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV
Comment: If you're going to keep the bus on 57th Street, the Lexington Ave stop should be located further west. Otherwise, it'll be a PIA to have the bus go from the curb to the left lane across 3 lanes of traffic to turn onto 3rd Ave.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Can 57th Street even handle the addition of the QM2/20 going EB? I thought they were moved off to 59th Street to help reduce the amount of buses traversing this area.
Route: B54 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: METROTECH UNDERPASS/LAWRENCE ST
Comment: I think the B54 should end closer to Jay St metrotech / Fulton Street to meet up with all of the subway lines! It feels weird to end/start the bus route far away from trains!
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: FLUSHING AV/CUMBERLAND ST
Comment: I feel the number of bus stops along Flushing Ave is so high! The Navy Yard is not as much of a destination and I rarely see people boarding busses here. These stops should be covered by a local bus instead of a rush bus. I would even say to have the bus run via the BQE to save time on this long route.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Off-peak QM6 Express trips should make QM18 stops along Queens Boulevard.
Route: B54 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAY ST/MYRTLE PLAZA
Comment: I think the B54 should start closer to the Jay St-Metrotech A/F/R subway station. It makes it much harder to connect to this bus because it's far away from the trains and less useful.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
Stop: 148 ST/147 AV
Comment: The Q7 should head into the terminal area and connect with the airtrain - it's so close but doesn't actually take people into JFK airport and it connects with multiple subway stops!
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: EASTERN RD/USPS JFK AIRPORT
Comment: The Q6 should go to some of the airport terminals or connect with the airtrain! It would give people a way to get to JFK without paying the expensive air train fare - people are trying to save money as much as they can nowadays.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 135 RD/130 PL
Comment: The Q9 ends so close away from the JFK airtrain! It should be extended just a little bit and give people access to JFK who are traveling on a budget.
Route: Q40 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 135 AV/142 ST
Comment: The Q40 ends really close to Federal Circle Air Train - it should just be extended to provide people a free transfer into JFK and help low income travelers get to the airport.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 82 ST/ASTORIA BLVD
Comment: The Q69 comes so close to LGA airport! It should do a loop to pick up and drop people off. People from LIC and Astoria would take the bus!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: DITMARS BLVD/102 ST
Comment: This bus should swing by LGA airport! Otherwise people will walk from the bus into the Airport which is dangerous.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Add a QM20 Stop (Midtown Bound Only) here at Linden Place and 31st Road. Residents nearby can use this Express Bus Stop to work more quickly instead.
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Comment: We need buses in this most expensive area in Queens. This part of Whitestone should never have been left before. The Q15 should extend along 150th Street then 3rd Ave before merging to here at this final stop.
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Comment: Dissapointing the fact that the q48 bus stops at terminal a but the propsed q50 is only stopping at terminals bdc. NO EXCUSES!!! The Q50 has to stop at terminal a. Ain't fair that the q48 stops here and now its being taken away.
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Comment: What happen here? Why is it that the Q98sbs not stopping here anymore? The previous draft plan would have the q98sbs stop here in both directions? This stop is used to transfer to the q88, q23, and eveen the q58. The whole point of the q98sbs is for riders to take this bus instead of the q58. Without this stop, riders won't bother in taking the q58 for this bus stop. The q98sbs needs to stop here since the q58 stops here as well.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: BROADWAY/44 ST
Comment: The Broadway/46th St stop should be maintained as it is the only staffed entrance for the M/R 46th St Station
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Comment: I personally don't mind the q88 maintaining its old route, however with stops spaced means that the bus will get even crowded with students!!! Its time to give the q88 more frequent service. Maybe articulated buses may not be the solution, especially due to the proposed q98. However, this bus is hated because of how crowded it gets, especially when it passes through schools, Queens College, the mall, the lirr, etc. This bus it at least needs more frequent service or it will continue to be a disaster.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: OPTIONAL: I preferably would have the q23 stop here for easier access to the 7 train. The proposed q23 last bus stop in corona is far from the 7 train. I don't think its possible cuz since there are street vendors, but you can work with mayor adams to have the q23 to stop here to keep the street vendors away from the bus stop.
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Comment: Continuation: It's also close to the q14 bus.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The 77th Street /101st Avenue bus stop in both in the westbound & eastbound direction should both be restored as there is a few supermakets, McDonald's Restaurant and much shopping in that area and these bus stops are well utilized.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The 127th Street/101st Avenue bus stop in both the westbound and eastbound direction should be restored to cut down the distance between limited stops plus the Q41 bus no longer serves the 127th Street area as well. Additionaly, a bus stop shelter is already at the westbound Q8 bus stop at 127th Street/101st Avenue.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: There SHOULD BE A STOP HERE, at Laurel Hill Blvd & 65th Placebecause anyone taking the Eastbound Q60 gets off here currently to connect to that bus. You have taken away the south east stop and made it difficult and dangerous for Q18 riders to access east bound Q60. They'll have to ride across Queens Blvd and then walk back across Queens Blvd (aka The Boulevard of Death) to the bus stop on Queens Blvd & 65th Pl (south wes)
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Comment: This should be another stop for q31
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Regarding extending the Q51 back into Brooklyn via the Belt Parkway. Its my understanding from the Q8 route profile that the B5 will now be transferring to the Q8 route so I gather the B5 route would also be extended to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station rather than be extended from the Gateway Center Mall to JFK Airport as I previously suggested during the Brooklyn Bus Network Redsign meetings some time ago as well as having the B5 serve 86th Street/4th Avenue to connect with the Staten Island routes. With this in mind the Q51 should still be extnded into Brooklyn, however once the bus exits the Belt Parkway at Erskine Street the Q51 should serve the Gateway Center Mall from Erskine Street and then also travel to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station (westbound/northbound direction) via Erskine Street to Vandalia Avenue, right at Vandalia Avenue to Fountain Avenue, left at Fountain Avenue to Wortman Avenue, right at Wortman Avenue to Euclid Avenue, left at Euclid Avenue to Linden Blvd. , left at Linden Blvd. to Fountain Avenue, right at Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue and then a left at Dumont Avenue to New Lots Avenue and then New Lots Avenue to Ashford Street to terminate at. The Q51 could just stop along Erskine Street & Vandalia avenue to serve the Gateway Center Mall plus then only stop at at the all major bus and subway transfer points such as at Fountain Avenue at Stanley Avenue for transfer to and from the B20 route and stop at Euclid Avenue at Linden Boulevard for transfer to and from the B14 & B15 routes plus at the New Lots Lots Avenue Subway Station for transfers to the B5, B6 Limited, B15, B55 and Q8 routes as well as the IRT # 3 Subway Line. Please remember the Q51 route extension to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn via the suggested routing is less expensive then extending the B5 to JFK Aiport plus would finally provide a wide array of bus connections between Southern Queens and Brooklyn.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 route should not terminate here but contiune along Eliot Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue to Forest Avenuethen south to Putnam Avenue/67th Avenue then Q58/Q98 routing to thre Ridgewood Terminal for more bus and subway connections. On the northern end the Q114 should also travel into LaGuardia Airport via 23rd Avenue and 94th Street into and out of the airport.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: 104 could service more at Sunnyside, there is literally no bus service north side of Queens BLV or connect sunnyside with astoria without walking or changing bus. maybe 101 run through 39th st as oppose to turn on Queens BLVD?
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: This route needs to run to Fordham Plaza for regional connections, as originally planned. This route would've provided a regional connection to the station with the highest reverse-peak ridership in the commuter rail system. Additionally, it would've provided network coverage in Belmont between 180th Street and Fordham Road, and served St. Barnabas Hospital, which is useful for both Queens and Bronx residents accessing employment and medical care. It also would've improved connections across the Bronx River, which was a major theme in the Bronx Bus Redesign. The neighborhoods served are dense neighborhoods with propensity for high ridership. I'm also not particularly sure with what suggestions to further extend the route to Bronx High School of Science have to do with why the route was not extended to Fordham. It seems like the responses are conflating two different issues.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: I like the proposed changes. I think moving the bus route north on 81st is a wise decision. Too many double parked cars along 83 st made the commute home painful.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: 81st is a great rout to alleviate congestion. This is smart.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 89 ST/30 AV
Comment: I'm in favor of keeping the Q49 as proposed. It is a well performing local route.
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Comment: Another q31 stop
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: It's disappointing to see that the proposed Q63 in the draft report which was slated to run down Broadway to Elmhurst has not been considered for the final plan. The stations along the Queens Blvd Local line are not accessible and the former proposed routing for the Q63 along Broadway provided an accessible alternative between Queens Plaza, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: In the westbound direction the Q67 westbound bus stop at 48th Street/55th Avenue needs to remain for UPS employees as those facilities are open 24/7.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The westbound Q67 bus stop at 69th Street at 62nd Drive should be maintained to have evenly spaced stops as the distance between two stops is too wide at that point.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 route should be extended via Queens Blvd.(w/b) center lane, left at Yellowstone Blvd., to Woodhaven Blvd. terminating near Metropolitan Avenue/Woodhaven Blvd. near Cooper Avenue. This would provide local bus service to Yellowstone blvd residents to the subway as well as help Q11,Q52 & Q53 riders more quickly access Queens College by bus.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Your agency decided to cut the previously proposed Q55 route extension to 171st Street/Jamaica to provide increased bus serrvice along Jamaica Avenue east of Lefferts Blvd. choosing to now end the Q55 route at 122nd Street/Jamaica Avenue near the "J" Subway line 121st Street Station. This is not a good idea because the 121st Street "J "Line Subway station is not handicapped accessible at either end, so I don't see a lot of people transferring to the "J" subway line at this point where they would need to climb long stairwells to access that station. The "J" subway line is handiapped accesible at both the Sutphin Blvd & Parsons Blvd stations so those are better options.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: It still takes ridiculously long to get to Jackson Heights Roosevelt Avenue subway station from here.
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Comment: This should be a stop for the q31.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Hi, this draft is much better! Thank you for streamling the Q65 on Sanford and 162nd St and for keeping it at Jamaica LIRR. However, the Q65 should still continue to serve College Point Blvd as it does now as this line is one of the busiest bus lines in Queens, being jam packed on both ends of the line. The proposed Q26 just won't have enough frequency as the current Q65 in College Point, where ridership is the heaviest! Currently the Q65 is also a through route in Flushing so terminating it here will not only cause more congestion, but will force people from both the College Point and 164th St corridor to transfer in Flushing, even though many people stay on the bus past Flushing. If you could keep the lengthy Q25 and Q27 the same, then you can do the same for the Q65 as it is much needed. Thank You!
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Hi. Thank you so much for keeping the Q43 as is, but it would be greatly appreciated if the extension to LIJ Hospital would've been kept. It would make a big difference as give riders from the hospital a one seat ride to Jamaica and vice versa, instead of forcing many visitors, nurses and hospital workers to take the Q46 to another bus route just to get to Jamaica. It would've also provided service to the nearby Lake Success Shopping Center which is currently adding more big box stores. Thank You!
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Thank you so much for extending the Q1 further west down Hillside to Jamaica LIRR! This now gives Hillside riders another bus option to Sutphin while maintaining "limited" service there, making more stops on Hillside than the proposed Q43 Rush. Also huge thanks for keeping the 163rd/164th St stops on both routes as 164th St is a major thoroughfare and transfer point!
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Great job this time around! The Q65 is kept at Jamaica LIRR, still makes local stops, streamlined via Sanford Ave and 162nd St, and maintains 10 minutes-or-better frequency and 24 hour service span!!! :) All we need now is to have route continue serving College Point Blvd instead of replacing it with a less frequent Q26. The current route has very strong ridership along College Point Blvd along with frequent service while also being a through route getting people from College Point to East Flushing, 164th St, and Jamaica without terminating by congested Main St or forcing transfers, so I think it's best to keep the Q65 up there as well. Thank You! :)
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The 73rd Avenue crosstown was a really good idea as it would've closed a gap in the current network. I feel many people didn't like the previous Q73 because it served 73rd Avenue in it's entirety while also taking away service from the Q23 in Forest Hills and the Q88 in Fresh Meadows and Oakland Gardens. There is still a gap between 164th and 188th Sts as there is no east-west crosstown service in the area between the LIE to the north and Union Tpke to the south. The Q64 should at least be extended east along 73rd Ave from 164th St to the mall at 188th St to close said gap and to give riders from Forest Hills a direct connection to Fresh Meadows as previously proposed. Thank you!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Thank you for streamlining service further north up Utopia Pkwy while keeping the service from Jamaica to Bayside, including the connection Bayside High School. However, the one seat connection from Jamaica to the Bell Blvd strip and LIRR is lost, where Q31 ridership in Bayside is highest! There is would now also be a gap on Bell between Northern Blvd and 48th Av. Two Q31 branches should be made in order to keep both streamlined Utopia Pkwy service and service to the Bell Blvd strip: One should still keep the proposed streamlined routing to Bayside High School and Bay Terrace, while the second should maintain the existing routing via the Bell Blvd strip (maybe as a Rush route making major stops along Utopia giving riders faster service to/from Bayside and Jamaica).
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: This part of College Point Blvd southbound needs a bus lane to LIE onramp as there is always traffic during the AM rush
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Comment: Northbound College Pt Blvd could use a bus lane to facilitate bus traffic going through this part.
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Comment: why change q12 and q13, its just confusing now with the change of bus numbers, q50 and q48?????? keep the bus numbers the same and just expand routes.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: why are there reduce stops, it just means more walking time for everyone, the bus is suppose to make it more convenient not inconvenient.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: Why isn't service 24 hours
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: I work nights I need 24 hour service
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: Bus Lanes are needed here on Union, tell the police to not double park here
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Dedicated bus lane to facilitate traffic down 37th Ave will help during high congestion through this street
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Too many cabs and standing vehicles here causing backups on Roosevelt Ave - a dedicated bus lane (at least between Union St and Main St - westbound) should help with camera enforcement
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Comment: Having the Q16 go through three turns within a short distance is a huge service disruptor and slows down service overall. Perhaps look to make this a single turn and use 26th Ave to Bayside Ln instead.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Since the proposed Q73 was killed off in this plan, can you modify the Q75 to start at QUEENS BLVD/70 RD, like the Q64? Then run it along the Q64 route until MAIN STREET, then turn SOUTH, then turn EASTBOUND onto 73RD AVE like the Q73 plan? Run it along 73RD AVE until 188TH ST, then continue the current Q75 proposed route to Little Neck.
Running the Q75 along UNION TURNPIKE seems duplicative because of the Q46, where it starts (BRIARWOOD) has a subway stop already and has two other buses that can get people to UNION TURNPIKE already, and my suggestion would allow for access across 73RD AVE which has no bus service, and extend service from FOREST HILLS to LITTLE NECK, which would be more in-line with the original QT87 proposal. It also avoids AUSTIN STREET, which is a traffic nightmare, by running along the Q64 route for a bit.
Please consider this change. Commuting between Forest Hills and Bayside daily takes way too long, and involves multiple transfers, and this would provide a one stop ride between Forest Hills all the way to Little Neck. Not only would it significantly make my quality of life better, but I genuinely think this is a better re-routing to provide bus service along 73RD AVE which doesn't currently have any, and give one seat rides between northeast Queens to a major subway hub in Forest Hills with the E/F/M/R.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: This part of Cypress Avenue has many homes and is a transit desert. Please put a stop at Clover Place to have this local B13 bus serve this community which has been neglected by New York City Transit. I don't get it? Its a local bus NOT a limited bus and belive I commented on this on the prior Redesign Draft? I will also contact NYCDOT on their website and ask that they install a traffic light and crosswalk at Clover Place/Cypress Avenue as well as notify Queens Communty Board #5 about placing a crosswalk and traffic light at this location. so people could access the bus from both sides of Cypress Avenue from Clover Placa point. If your agency has a contact at NYCDOT please do the same so we could resolve this important issue.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Stop routing the Q23 (or any potential replacements) along Austin Street. The traffic here is always horrendous, and there are efforts to pedestrianize portions of it as well. Look at your own internal data to how much time the Q23 loses along this section, and how much bunching occurs.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/70 RD
Comment: Instead of operating the Q64 Local, I would like to see the Q10 Limited running between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: 40 AV/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: The Q36 Rush should operate daily service between Little Neck and Jamaica.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 Local should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica, making all Q56 Local stops east of Jamaica Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: The Q35 Rush should be extended from Rockaway Park to Far Rockaway, providing additional service in the Rockaways.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: In the prior plan, the Q66 ran to Hunters Point. Can we please have that return? It would greatly improve Access to the waterfront.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: In the prior plan the Q101 crossed on 39th st into Bklyn. I like the connection to Hunters point, but Northern blvd will now have several more bus lines. I think this could cross 39th and head to HP via 47th Ave and Skillman. There are fewer buses that way.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: The B13 needs to be extended to Flushing Avenue via Wyckoff Avenue to transfer with the B57 bus.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I would love to see the Q104 cross qns blvd on 44th st and take 47th Ave towards the LaGuardiaCC/Qns Plaza area. Connecting Rooseveltsland/Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City and all train lines.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I think the Q18 would run quicker if it ran over Woodside Ave to 39th Ave, stopping on Northern & 39th & Ave vs the current route
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: Extend the Q39 east along Copper Avenue to terminate at Drumn Circle near 66th Street & 65th Place around the Cooper Avenue loop. This would then have the Q39 route serve some former B13 bus stops along Cooper Avenue due to the new B13 routing.
Route: B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues
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Comment: Revise the eastern end of the B38 route to travel via Madison Street (Q58 routing) to 67th Avenue/Putnam Avenue between Fresh Pond Road & Forest Avenue to terminate at. This would provide better transfer connections between the B38 route and the Q39 & B7 route as well as possibly another transfer to the Q14 route if that route is also extended as well. Also direct bus service between Fresh Pond Road/67th Avenue/Putnam Avenue and Downtowm, Brroklyn is needed.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 35 AV/82 ST
Comment: To interface better with the consolidated Q32 and Q33 alignments, the nearby Q49 bus stops should be spaced out better:
1. Move the 80St stops a block over to 79St.
2. Move the eastbound 82St stop to the corner of 81St and 35Av. The proposed westbound 82St stop makes sense as is.
3. Retain existing sops at 84St.
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Comment: There should be a bus that run on Merrick Blvd. from Linden to Hillside avenue. There is no such bus connect south jamaica and 169th train station at hillside avenue. People having a difficult time to commute from hillside ave and 169th street train station to South jamaica. People of south jamaica cannot take F train at 169th street/hillside avenue due to the missing connection from merrick to hillside. In previous drafts you guys had two connnection. Why you guys decided to take it out in this final draft?
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: Staff and residents of Coler Hosptial need to get to espress/ADA Accessible subway stations. None of the proposed stations are accessible or connect to E train service.
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Comment: Bad location for bus to turn from Vernon Blvd to Boraday. \5 way traffice light and bad intersection for traffic
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable for bus riders who cannot walk that far. Please keep at least one stop between 219th Street and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one bus stop between 217th Street and 223rd Street.
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Comment: the original "Triboro RX" proposal included a connection between Western Queens and the South Bronx. There is still not a single transit connection between Western Queens and the South Bronx. Very disappointed at the missed opportunity to add a bus route here connecting the 7/E/F/M/R in Jax Heights, N/W in Astoria, and 6 and 2/5 in South Bronx. This route could be mostly on highways. (Penn Access adds infill stations in the bronx, but does not stop in Queens)
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Comment: There are no transit connections between Astoria and Randall's island, despite offering ample sports fields and jobs and being very close to dense residential Astoria-Ditmars. In my opinion, the best solution would be a new, short shuttle route similar to Manhattan's M35, running between Astoria-Ditmars N/W and the exit ramp off the RFK/Triboro Bridge
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Very disappointed at the removal of the proposed connection between Sunnyside and Steinway St. in Astoria. There are no north-south connections between Sunnyside and the northern half of Astoria/Ditmars now
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The eastbound portion of this bus completely misses Sunnyside and will see very few on/offs. Consider a different route that catches more of the people north of the BQE
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: There is not a single bus line that moves people from the south end of sunnyside to the north end (where all the medium-sized parks are). This is a reasonable distance to walk for younger folks, but seniors and people with mobility impairments may struggle. Consider extending the Q104 into the south end of Sunnyside, or bringing the Q101 back into Sunnyside
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: Ridgewood and Bushwick are becoming major nightlife destinations, but this is at least a 90min trip from nearby Western Queens due to requiring three different subway lines at late-night frequencies. Improving the late night frequency of this line even to every 20min would make this an extremely useful route
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: This route should be more frequent during the day and at night. Greenpoint Ave is the main street for Sunnyside, and offers the most direct connection to Greenpoint and the G train. Similarly, the rought connects Sunnyside to Bushwick, a growing nightlife destination, and could safe significant time from subway transfers. It should at least come every 20min during latenight service
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at Pitkin Avenue
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at 166th Street for all routes.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Add at least one bus stop between 134th Street and 127th Street. This is too big of a gap between stops.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one stop between 118th Street and 111th Street.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: This 7-8 block gap between bus stops needs at least one stop added bewteen them. I strongly urge you to look over the entire Q112 route and add bus stops between gaps of over 5 blocks.
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Comment: There should be a bus that runs through juniper valley Blvd. It's efficient as it can directly go to the Q47 and Q29 bus. The route given by the MTA now adds too many sharp turns and therefore makes the process to get to rego park and 108th street slower.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Being riders from Liberty Avenue are in a rush to get to the subway as well as the LIRR in Downtown Jamaica the Q112 should travel directly along Sutphin Blvd. between Liberty Avenue and jamaica Avenue and then take Jamaica Avenue to either 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue terminating with the Q54 & Q56 routes and possibly renumber the Q112 back to Q57 for ease of understanding. Regarding bus service along Tuskegee Airmen Way a/k/a South Road a better candidate would be the Q60 route for the following reasons. Many seniors and disabled that can't travel or don't want to travel on the subway to poins along Queens Blvd. as well as into Manhattan, may need acess to this bus route within the Central Downtown Jamaica area to transfer to many other routes, therefore the Q60 should travel along Tuskegee Airmen Way to 160th Street(e/b) /from Guy R. Brewe Blvd. (w/b) to(e/b)/from (w/b) Archer Avenue, Archer Avenue to/from Parsons Blvd. , Parsons Blvd. to/from Jamaica Avenue, then Jamaica Avenue to (e/b) and from (w/b) 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue to terminate at. It should be noted that Q60 riders aren't in too much of a rush to get to/from Central Downtowm, Jamaica as Q112 or even Q41 riders would because Q60 riders are coming from Queens Boulevard where an underground subway exist. It should be noted but the other two routes (Q112 & Q41) aren't close to a subway toward the east end of the route, however the Q60 should terminate on its western end at Columbus Circle in Midtown, Manhaatan for more transfers to and from other manhattan crosstown routes. Regarding providing direct bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue the Q65 route could be extended from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to 157th Street/109th Avenue instead as the Q65 route has similar frequencies as the Q60 route plus a specialthree-legged transfer privleges could be provide between the Q65 and Q60 routes if need be. Also by having the Q65 terminate further south of Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue would reduce traffic and congestion along Sutphin Blvd. at Archer Avenue as there are already too many buses terminating around that area. Additionaly, if need be the Q25 route could also be extended to 157th Statte/109th Avenue as well if riders are still upset about the loss of the Q60 route from 157th Street/109th Avenue area.
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Although the Q82 is a good route struture the service frequencies need to be improved. In order to do this this route shouldn't terminate at the 168th Street Terminal but instead be merged with the Q6 route along 169th Street(w/b) 168th Street(e/b) and the combined Q6/Q82 route would just stop outside of the 168th Street Terminal area. Secondly, on the southwestern end of this new combined Q6/Q82 route the Q6/Q82 and Q7 should swap southern terminals so that the new combined Q6/Q82 terminates at 148th Street/147th Avenue in the JFK Cargo Area and the Q7 termintes at Eastern Road/USPS Building 250 providing a lille bit more Rockaway Boulevard thru service and less turns. Combining the Q6 & Q82 routes together would provide an increase in overall bus service plus would also allow NYCT to then revise the eastern end of the Q2 route at Springfield Blvd. to the Queens Village LIRR Stationt hus provding an LIRR connection for Hollis Avenue riders on the eastern end of the route as most daily commuters would desire a convenient LIRR connection versus access to Belmont Park so that one route between Downtown, Jamaica and Belmont Park should surfice versus two routes provding similar connections however there are many commuters along Hempstead Avenue and 212th Street/212 Place that deserve a frequent bus service like they have currently.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/CHAPEL
Comment: For Roosevelt Island residents, this plan is a mixed bag. While I welcome improved direct connections with Astoria and Sunnyside via the q104, it's puzzling to see reduced connections with LIC and Queens Plaza with the deprecation of the q102. There's so much development there and I chose my pediatrician based on the q102 route to LIC but now will have to consider changing doctors. Transferring in bad weather and at night is a deal breaker for going to the doctor with an infant. Thank you for the transparency and please consider the benefits to the wider community with a route that connects Roosevelt Island to Queensboro Plaza and LIRR connections in either Woodside or Forest Hills.
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Comment: There should be a bus line connecting forest hills and Lga terminals
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Comment: More bus routes, there is only 1 right now in the proposed, q8, q112
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Comment: make an express stop/unlimited stop for q6
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I will miss my bus stops here at 65 Pl. and Laurel Hill Blvd. It is safer to ride the bus across Queens Blvd. then walk across.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: Thank you for straightening out the Q18 route to provide a faster trip to and from Maspeth.
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Comment: A new route between The Hub, Bronx and Western Queens via the Triborough is needed. There is a demand for service and would offer new connectivity for Western Bronx-Queens riders without going through Manhattan. Please consider this. Especially since this is the FINAL proposal of the Queens Redesign and since the Q-44SBS to Fordham Plaza is already nixed.
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Comment: Re-extend the Q-44SBS or introduce a NEW route to Fordham Plaza from Queens. The Western Bronx needs more Queens connectivity without going through Manhattan.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Re-extend the Q-44SBS or introduce a NEW route to Fordham Plaza from Queens. The Western Bronx needs more Queens connectivity without going through Manhattan.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The westbound Q112 stop at 115th Street/Liberty Aveue should be kept as it is a large distance between the 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. stops.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Extend the Q112 route to terminate at either the USPS Brooklyn GMF or along Dres Street/ Linden Blvd where the current B15 terminates at. A direct bus service is needed to and from Downtown, Jamaica from this area due to the closing of the Linden Blvd. Mulitpex Cinemas as there is another Mulipex Cinemas in Downtown, Jamaica plus access to many other govermental services in Downtown, Jamaica as well such as NYSDMV.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Another option is to extend the Q51 Limited route to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station via Cross bay Blvd. No & So. Conduit Avenues, Linden Blvd and Ashford Street/Cleveland Street providing another subway line connection plus numerous bus connections to the B14, B15, B13, B20, B55, B6 and Q8 routes.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Just thinking the Q8 route could be extended south along Ashford Street to Cozine Avenue, then east along Cozine Avenue to Elton Street then south along Elton Street to Vandalia Avenue and then travel into the Gateway Center Mall via various rotings your agency could examine.
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Comment: The MTA should bring back the proposed route on 73 Av. It was something I agreed with from both draft plans. It should run from Ridgewood Terminal to 188 St/64 Av via Myrtle Av, Cooper Av, Yellowstone Blvd, and 73 Av. It would fill gaps that are difficult to travel today.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 needs more service than proposed. Buses are too crowded today at every 15 minutes in rush hours. The proposed increase will not be enough service. Also, the extension to LaGuardia via local streets will ruin the routes reliability.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza was a great idea since it provided Queens with a connection to Metro North and other buses at Fordham Rd. If the Q44 cannot be extended then a separate route should run from Fordham to Flushing instead.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: The Q25 gets extremely crowded at many times of the day so maybe one bus line may not be enough, unless there is more frequency
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There should be a bus over the Throgs Neck Bridge. The Q31 ridership has room to grow and a perfect way for that would be to extend it north to the Bronx past Bay Terrace. An extension to Westchester Square or the Hutchinson Metro Center/area hospitals would be great. Having to journey over to Flushing to get to the Bronx is difficult and a bus that goes sraight from Jamaica to the Bronx would be useful.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The Q78 from the old draft plan was great. Getting from north of Northern Blvd on Bell Blvd to Springfield Blvd south of the LI Expwy is difficult and this plan would not change that. Even if only every half hour, there should be an option that doesn't involve backtracking all the way to Flushing to transfer.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: 103 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: After looking at this, I know that many Q23 riders are going to hate this new proposed Q23, the reason is that I removes their one seat ride from Elmhurst to Horace Harding EXPY, Forest Hills and Metropolitain Ave. This would be annoying to riders that they now have to take the q14 bus to then take transfer to the Q23 bus which would be packed and therefore wait for the next bus. The solution to this is for the Q23 to maintain its old route, this would unfortunately remove the Q23 last stop to union turnpike and the reroute the Q23 back to its original route, this would also mean that a decision would be need to be made if the Q23 should fully run on Roosevelt Ave or 43 ave (preferably Rossevelt ave since there is a transfer point for the proposed Q50LIMITED bus route). As for the new proposed Q14 bus route, it should be the bus that stops at National St and Roosevelt Ave and start at 104st and Roosevelt Aveand run all the way to Maspeth. I personally think this should happen as I believe that most Q38 riders either transfer to an express bus route, the Q72 or the Q23 to transfer to 103st Corona Ave, this could alleviate use on the Q23 bus route. Note that both buses would not share bus stops as this would create congestion. New Q23 bus stops near to the 7 train station would be, Roosevelt ave and 104st on the Metropolitain bound, and Roosevelt ave and 103st or 104st.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Please extend Q44 to Fordham Plaza!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: LEFFERTS BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: More people get on at 84th than 85th because there are more large buildings on that Ave. and all the new construction on 116th. Very few get on at 85th because it is by private homes. Keep the stop on 84th and eliminate 85th so fewer people have to walk the longer distance. I ride 7 days a week at very varied times and I notice this every day.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
Stop: 41 RD/MAIN ST
Comment: If this is select bus service, this route may face fare evasion. They need to scale down on select bus service and or make them pay upfront for rides and stop making buses extra longer so to discourage fare evasion. Fare evasion is possible in this area and often witnessed.
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Comment: Q50 should make a stop here at Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A). Ridership for Q50 here is still high, eliminating the service here would be frustrating for a lot of people and visitors heading to Flushing and The Bronx. Thank you.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A new eastbound Q112 bus stop should also be added at 99th Street/Liberty Avenue placed to the west of the driveway of the MTA Liberty Junction Facility Driveway approxiamately 40 feet west of the southwest corner by the third train el pylon. The102nd Street/Liberty Avenue eastbound Q112 stop should be removed to create equal distance between the 99th Street and 104th Street bus stops plus it would also be good as many NYPD 106th precinth police vehicles need extra parking over by 102nd Street/Liberty Avenue.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A new eastbound Q112 bus is needed at 115th Street/Liberty Avenue for an equal distance between the 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. bus stops as this is a large distance without a intermediate bus stop.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: To connect the Q51 route to more crosstown, Brooklyn routes the Q51 route could be extended from Rockaway Blvd./Liberty Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue in Spring Creek, Brooklyn via BM35 routing and similar bus stops.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The fastest route would be to stay on Union Turnpike and go to the Kew Gardens station, which is ADA accessible. Can park across the street from the Q46 by the Chase bank on Queens Blvd. The E train runs all hours at the Kew Gardens Station, but not at Briarwood.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
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Comment: the pdf shows this stop being removed.
Route: Q87 Green Acres - Jamaica
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Comment: For better frequency of bus service for Merrick Blvd. riders (to and from Downtow, Jamaica) just extend the Q5 back to Green Acres Shopping Center via Hook Creek Blvd. & W. Sunrise Hway. For a new needed service have the Q87 route travel parallel to the Q85 route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and Springfield Blvd. and then continue local on the North & South Conduit Avenue to/from Rockaway Boulevard. The Q87 could then travel limited stop along Rockaway Blvd. Subway station for connection to the "A" Subway Line. This would provide another needed connection to the "A" Subway Line for Southeastern Queens riders plus needed limited stop bus service along Rockaway Blvdf. as well as provide access to the Green Acres Shopping Center for Southwestern Queens & also Brooklyn riders through another transfer.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: I think this strip of 45th Avenue is rarely used, and I do not recall seeing traffic here in recent years. So I think that a bus line that goes through here would be better. A line that serves streets like Bowne St and or other East-West streets like Holly Ave are very convenient and helpful for people living in the area. Without the lines, there seems to be a gap in service
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: In the northbound direction the Q10 bus stop at Cuthbert Road should be kept and Austin Street stop removed. I can't tell you how many times I drove by there and saw at least three passengers waiting for a northbound Q10 bus at that bus stop versus no one waiting for a Q10 bus at the Austin Street /Lefferts Blvd. and at 82 Road/Kew Gardens Road stop. This is due to the other two stops are walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway station but the Cuthbert Road stop is far enough away from the Kew Gardens Subway Station to produce significant ridership at that bus stop. I guess the Austin Street stop could be removed instead to create an equal distance between the stops if the Cuthbert Road stop is placed back which it should be.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for listening to our feedback to retain the existing Q88 route as is. It provides important connection from SE Queens to commercial areas and schools, as well as Western Queens without needing to take subway.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: I am content with the plan for this route. It would still be wonderful though if you could re-evaluate sending the route to LIJ Hospital via New Hyde Park Rd and Marcus Av, making it easier to connect to medical facilities and jobs.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Our bus routes are currently the Q30 and Q31. In this redesign, there is no weekend service anymore on the Q30 and left only the Q31 without increasing the service provided. Please re-evaluate.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Thanks for listening to our feedback to restore the Q17 and Q25 stops on Kissena Blvd and their existing route alignments. They are important routes for us to reach schools, medical facilities, and much more, along with heavy usage by seniors in the area.
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Comment: There would be too many buses running down Sanford Ave. The area is already super busy with just two to three lines, but with 4 it will be worse
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Comment: Parsons already is already a busy street during rush hour, and having two buses would be too much. Cars also regularly double park here, and it's a residential area with businesses, so it would be too busy
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Comment: Not sure what could be a solution but Q88 buses are very crowded where people seeing multiple full buses cannot get on here
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Comment: The Q26 is very underused even with its current limited service. Maybe it could run a slightly more frequent service serving the service gap along Laburnum and Holly
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Comment: An extreme number of cars double park here and having two lines might make the situation worse
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Comment: with the q27 not running through Holly, commuters are going to have to need more time to walk to the q27 now. these bus lines are already servicing such large groups in the neighborhoods and now its routes are changbig and making it more difficult for commuters during the morning and evening rush hours
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: The eastbound Q24 bus stop at 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue should be placed back at it is extremele close to the Stop & Shop Supermarket plus a large shopping center there plus it would make easier transfering from a eastbound Q24 bus to a southbound Q11 bus and vice-versa. Many riders also have groceries sio it would be difficult for them to walk to the next or prior eastbound Q24 bus stop.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: The westbound Q24 bus stop at 96th Street/Woodhaven Blvd. should be restored for riders transferring between the westbound Q24 router and the a northbound Q11 or Q52/Q53 route.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Split the Q44SBS into two branches with two separate route numbers such as Q74 or Q94 for the Kew Gardens Branch One branch on the southern end would be rerouted to terminate at the Kew Gardens Subway station via Union Tpke or Vleigh Place(s/b)/141st Street (n/b) Union Tpke. On the Kew Gardens Branch would travel the same path as the Q44SBS but be extended to Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the previous design plans. If SBS tickes are still being used riders could use the same SBS ticket to transfer between the Q44SBS and the other route (as now a passenger could use the same SBS ticket to switch from the Q52 to the Q53 route in the same direction such as if a rider from the easternm end of the Rockaways on the Q52 needed to travel further north to Jackson Heights or Woodside). The Q44SBS service between Union Tpke and Downtown, Jamaica although would be cut in half under this plan but passengers still have the Q20 route there as well. Your staff could do an analysis of how much ridership is on the Q44SBS route between Downtown, Jamaica and Union Tpke. to see if half of that current Q44SBS service would still be adequate for the amount of ridership on that segment of the route. If it is warranted than shortening some of the buses on the southern end by creation of another branch of the route would pay for the route extension in The Bronx to Fordham Plaza of the new Kew Gardens Branch (such as Q74 or Q94) which also would serve Queens Borough Hall. Also there are many passengers from the Q10 & Q37 routes that may want to transfer to a bus route to Flushing and The Bronx as well.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Similar idea as previos comment but instead split the Q44SBS into two branches with shalf of the buses terminating at queens Blvd./Main Street where the proposed Q75 would terminate at. The Q44SBS buses that terminate at Briarwood would be the Q44SBS buses that get extended to Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the previous design plans. If SBS tickes are still being used riders could use the same SBS ticket to transfer between the two diffrent branches of the Q44SBS route. The Q44SBS service between Queens Blvd./Main Street, Briarwood and Downtown, Jamaica although would be cut in half under this plan but passengers still have the Q20 route there as well. Your staff could also do an analysis of how much ridership is on the Q44SBS route between Downtown, Jamaica and Queens Blvd./Main Street to see if half of that current Q44SBS service would still be adequate for the amount of ridership on that segment of the route. If it is warranted than shortening some of the Q44SBS buses on the southern end to Briarwood might work to help pay for the extension to Fordham Plaza in the Bronx plus a a special additional transfer could also be provided at Briarwood to the next Q20 bus to Jamaica if it comes before the next Q44SBS bus to Jamaica.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: The Q55 route has been curtailed from the previous proposal. There was nothing wrong with extending it to Jamaica
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: You're going to have to work with the DOT to remove one curbside parking lane on Utopia to support a bus route. The current setup for Utopia between 33rd Ave and 39 Ave is way too narrow to support a bus route.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: the Q88 bus should continue along Horce Harding Expy Service Road to Little Neck, service keeps consistent and simple to understand like the Q46 + Q48
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Comment: the starting point for Q26 bus should start at Francis Lewis Blvd at the 73rd Ave intersection or at 210th st, very very few riders would walk to here from Fresh Meadows across the highway to catch and take the Q17 instead, helps offer flexiblity of 2 ways to go Flushing rather than just the Q17. Francis Lewis Blvd is a simple and great route for buses to use the road more often than just the Q76
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Comment: QM5 and QM8 should branch off to connect to the highway, especially during PM rush hour. It is not worth the QM5 circling around after non-rush hours to redundant service and sticking along Queens Blvd AND THEN HERE. QM5 and QM8 should be going to the highway to make long-distance travel viable, reliable, and convenient over a car
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: add a bus drop-off stop here as well as across from 197th st union turnpike for pickup or at francis lewis blvd/union turnpike
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Comment: you could have a midtown section of a express bus along this street to connect to Queens Midtown Tunnel as a viable alternative to all the QM1, QM5, QM7 or QM8 along Union Turnpike to Glen Oaks rather than having all express buses going along 34th st, QM68 follows a great example
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Updated comment: I passed by the Lefferts Blvd. Kew Gardens area this morning and noticed that the northbound Austin Street Q10 bus stop although closer walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway Station should also be kept. The reason is because there is a high incline northward along Lefferts Blvd. between Austin Street and Kew Gardens Road so some Q10 passengers may find it difficult to walk upward if that stop is removed as I previously commented and suggested. Also the Cuthbert Road stop should also be reinstated as this stop is a long walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway station as I mentioned in my previous comment. With the addition of the reinstated Cuthbert Road stop and maintaining the Austin Street stop would then be 17 total stops northbound Q10 route which is the same amount od stops as the Q10 in the southbound direction.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: The Q45, Q46 or Q48 should extend along Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street, like in previous proposals. There is no way to get to the Northeastern Quarter of Forest Hills to the South Eastern Corner of Forest Hills by bus, forcing you to drive or take an Uber. Going Northbound, kids need to get to Forest Hills High School, People need to get to temple, People need to get to Flushing Meadows Corona... And South bound people want to get to Forest Park, They need to get to Borough Hall for the DOB, They need to get to Court. This is an extremely obvious connection that is easily solved. Please solve it, and better connect this neighborhood. It is so disjointed, you can help fix it.
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Comment: There is zero reason that shouldn't be a bus along Ascan Avenue. Look at this huge gap. People can complain about motor noise... Except the buses will all be electric in a few years anyway won't they?!?!?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Please stop trying to ram the Q23 along Austin Street. It's crazy. Run it along Queens Boulevard, it's only a block away from Austin and 4 times as wide.
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Comment: This is a huge area with zero East-West Service, what happened to the Q73? It was supposed to link these neighborhoods to Queens College and Queensborough Community College, major job and education centers!
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
Stop: LINDEN BLVD/ATKINS AV
Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one stop between Ashford Street and Atkins Avenue.
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Add a stop at Pitkin Avenue
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: The northbound QM16 & QM17 bus stop at 159th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. is a horrible spot for a bus stop as the stop is lcated between 158th and 159th Avenue requiring more walking plus at the corner of 159th Avenue is a Fire House there with many driveways there as well so the bus stop cannot be moved to the corner of 159th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. and the 158th Avenue corner has numerous drivesways plus is close to 157th Avenue where the QM15 bus operates. It probaby best to move the northbound QM16 & QM17 bus stops from 159th Avenue to 160th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. as well as the southbound QM16 & QM 17 stops as well
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Comment: Add a stop here at Kissena Blvd and 58th Road for both Q17 and Q25 in both directions. This way residents can avoid using the congested Bus Stops at Horace Harding Expressway.
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Comment: The Q75 claims to have more direct routing, yet it veers off Union Tpke. to Briarwood, instead of Kew Gardens. It claims to have better ADA access, yet the Briarwood station doesn't have an elevator to the platform level, but the Kew Gardens/Union Tpke station does. It makes little sense to not go straight to Kew Gardens, where the E train stops at all hours. One can always add a bus terminal along Queens Blvd., either on the north or even south side. Please change the end station for the Q75 to Kew Gardens for the benefit of its passengers.
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: There is significant waterfront development and tourist activity here, with Domino Park, 1S1/10 Grand, and several other large residential and commercial buildings actively under construction, planned and recently completed. The proposed elimination of Q59 service on Kent street would reduce connectivity between this area and the Metropolitan Avenue G/L. The proposed elimination of the B32, which previously also ran on Kent street, reduces North-South connectivity, as the B53 that replaces both the B32 and Q59 on Kent breaks east, instead of connecting to Queens (E/F/M service). With the new and upcoming residential developments, combined with the increase in tourist traffic and economic activity to this part of Williamsburg (tour groups, NYFW and other events, new parks and green space being built, etc.), greater connectivity would benefit residents, workers, and tourists, in this increasingly trafficked area.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: A couple of stops for the Q75 are problematic. The Q30 it replaces goes to Sutphin Blvd. which is ADA accessible. The endpoint for the Q75 in Briarwood does not have an elevator to the platform. For seniors, this is not acceptable. A better alternative would be to go straight to Kew Gardens to solve this problem. Also, the stop at Fairway would be moved to 61st Ave, where nobody wants to get off. This has been done in the past, and after outcry, it was eventually moved back in front of Fairway. Not changing the Fairway stop would save money and aggravation.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Updated Comment 12-20-23: Have the Q44SBS travel only between Jamaica and Main Street/Roosevlt Avenue, Flushing. Have a new route called the Q94XT travel between Main StreetRoosevelt Avenue, Flushing and Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the past draft plan proposal of the Q44SBS service between Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue Flushing and Fordham Plaza in The Bronx. Remove all SBS Fare Machines and kiosks in the Bronx on the Q44SBS route as this new route wouldn't need them. On articulated (three door) boarding buses riders using a Metrocard as fare payment would be requied to board at the front door of the bus only. Having two separate routes should address all reliability issues and the service frequency of each route could be better monitored for service increases or decreases. A three legged transfer should also be provided bet Q44SBS and Q94 route at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue, Flusing in case the NYCT transfer policy isn't upgraded by then to allow for unlimited transfers on all buses and subways for up to two hours and thirty minutes or some other transfer improvement to allow for two or more transfers between subways and buses instead of just one transfer between subways and buses.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Revised Comments 12-20-2023: Revise the eastern path of the Q7 route to travel east along Rockaway Blvd. to Eastern Road/USPS JFK Airport and terminate there along with the Q6 service. Have the Q3 route serve the 148th Street/147th Avenue bus stop (both directions) by looping around the block. Add additional Q6 service originating (toward Jamaica) at 150th Street/130th Avenue or 150th Street/133rd Avenue and also at 148th Avenue/147th Avenue. .
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS 12-20-2023: Revise the path of the Q53 in the Rockaways to travel to and from the mainland via Beach Channel Drive with a few stops (for the school trips hours only) at Beach 101st Street and Beach 104th Street then travel non-stop to Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd. the Q53 would then travel to Beach 54th Street/Beach Channel Drive. This would then provide a round robin type of service on the Q53 route serving all poins between Beach 116th Street and Beach 54th Street. The Q52 route should also provide the same routing and stops in the Rockaways as the Q53 route as well but the Q52 route should have a new destination on the mainland. The Q52 after stopping at the Cross Bay Blvd. /157th Avenue stop(n/b) should travel on theNorth Conduit Avenue to Linden Blvd. to Ashford Street in Brooklyn to termminate at which would bring back a similar route as the past Q21A route many years ago. Since a revised Q52 route is now shorter then currenly those cost savings could be applied to the Q51 route so that the Q51 route could be extended back to the Gateway Center Mall via the Belt Parkway and if funds still available the Q51 could serve the Gateway Center Mall only from Erskine Street and then travel limited along Erskine Street, vandalia Avenue and Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue/New Lots Avenue and also terminate at the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway station as well. be Brooklyn. All SBS Fare Machines and kiosks should be removed along the Q52 & Q53 route and iders with MetroCards should only board at the front door of the bus where a MetroCard Reader is located at so it would be easier to revise these SBS routes.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Add a stop at Rockaway Blvd and 111 street to add service for Home Depot customers
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Comment: Add the 87/88 street bus stops back. These bus stops are normally the most busiest bus stops along sutter ave
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS 12-20-2023: Revise the path of the Q53 in the Rockaways to travel to and from the mainland via Beach Channel Drive with a few stops (for the school trips hours only) at Beach 101st Street and Beach 104th Street then travel non-stop to Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd. the Q53 would then travel to Beach 54th Street/Beach Channel Drive. This would then provide a round robin type of service on the Q53 route serving all poins between Beach 116th Street and Beach 54th Street. The Q52 route should also provide the same routing and stops in the Rockaways as the Q53 route as well but the Q52 route should have a new destination on the mainland. The Q52 after stopping at the Cross Bay Blvd. /157th Avenue stop(n/b) should travel on theNorth Conduit Avenue to Linden Blvd. to Ashford Street in Brooklyn to termminate at the New Lots Avenue Subway Station which would bring back a similar route as the past Q21A route many years ago. Since a revised Q52 route is now shorter then currenly those cost savings could be applied to the Q51 route so that the Q51 route could be extended back to the Gateway Center Mall via the Belt Parkway and if funds still available the Q51 could serve the Gateway Center Mall only from Erskine Street and then travel limited along Erskine Street, vandalia Avenue and Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue/New Lots Avenue and also terminate at the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway station as well. be Brooklyn. All SBS Fare Machines and kiosks should be removed along the Q52 & Q53 route and iders with MetroCards should only board at the front door of the bus where a MetroCard Reader is located at so it would be easier to revise these SBS routes.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: My bus stop is hillside ave 182nd pl we need this bus stop to stay because we have a middle school is238 and for the students and our sensors to walk 5 or 6 blocks doesn't make any sense also that q2 route when it goes to 187th street bus stop it gets overcrowded
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: I think it would be a good idea to reroute the Q39 bus at Putnam Avenue/Forest Avenue (w/b) 67th Avenue(e/b) to the Ridgewood Terminal ( via Q58/Q98 routing) so that to have a bus that travels to Long island City transfer with more of the bus routes at the Ridgewood Terminal such as the B54, B26, B52 as well major connection as the "L" and "M" Subway Lines. As part of this plan the Q14 route could then be extended south along Forest Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue /Forest Avenue to terminate where the Q39 now terminates at 60 Lane/St Felix Avenue or travel further west along Cooper Avenue to Drumn Circle - Liberty Park if needed based upon any potential changes to the B13, B18 and B38 routes within that Liberty Park vicinity. I would imagine most bus riders along Forest Avenue (south of Putnam Avenue) would primaily need a bus to the closest subway station (such as the Forest Avenue "M" Line Subway Station and most wouldn't care much if the bus route later went to either Long Island City versus Elmhurst and Corona and if they need connection to Long island City those few riders could just transfer between the Q39 and Q38 routes along Forest Avenue near Putnam Avenue or 67th Avenue with a unlimited or three legged transfer poincy in effect.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS: I think it would be a good idea to reroute the Q39 bus at Putnam Avenue/Forest Avenue (w/b) 67th Avenue(e/b) to the Ridgewood Terminal ( via Q58/Q98 routing) so that to have a bus that travels to Long island City transfer with more of the bus routes at the Ridgewood Terminal such as the B54, B26, B52 as well major connection as the "L" and "M" Subway Lines including transfer to the B38 route at Seneca Avenue. As part of this plan the Q14 route could then be extended south along Forest Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue /Forest Avenue to terminate where the Q39 now terminates at 60 Lane/St Felix Avenue or travel further west along Cooper Avenue to Drumn Circle - Liberty Park if needed based upon any potential changes to the B13, B18 and B38 routes within that Liberty Park vicinity. I would imagine most bus riders along Forest Avenue (south of Putnam Avenue) would primaily need a bus to the closest subway station (such as the Forest Avenue "M" Line Subway Station and most wouldn't care much if the bus route later went to either Long Island City versus Elmhurst and Corona and if they need connection to Long island City those few riders could just transfer between the Q39 and Q38 routes along Forest Avenue near Putnam Avenue or 67th Avenue with a unlimited or three legged transfer poincy in effect. Another point is that a Long Island City Bus Connection would is needed at the Ridgewood Terminal versus another route such as the Q14 traveling to the Ridgewood Terminal because the Q58 & Q98 route already provide some connections toward Elmhurst anbd Corona from the Ridgewood Terminal area. In other words right now a rider from Brooklyn coming off of the B54, B26, B52 or B38 route would have to transfer multiple times to get to Long Island City, first to a Q58 or Q98 bus at Forest Avenue (near to Madison Street/Putnam Avenue/ aitview Avenue) and then another transfer to a Q39 bus to get to or from Long Island City.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Bus takes me to wrong location takes longer to get to a subway and less chances to get on. It wanders around going noplace well. Bring back q30 to little neck easy to make connections to other means of transport.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Need to bring back the extension to LIJ made too much sense for yall I guess
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
Stop: E 34 ST/3 AV
Comment: I Think the QM16 should go to Brooklyn and also I Think the QM17 should go to Long Beach
Route: Q70 LaGuardia Link
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Comment: You might want to add another Q70 bus stop 69th Street/Woodside Avenue so Q68 riders could transfer to the Q70 bus to 61st Street, Woodside, 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue - Jackson Heights Station and LaGuardia Airport.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the Q14 traveled to 94th Street./23rd Avenue to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of 23rd Avenue plus transfer to the Q72 route as well?
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the Q49 traveled to 108th Street./Astoria Blvd. to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of Astoria Blvd. plus transfer to the Q50 route as well?
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the B57 traveled to 82nd Street./35th Avenue to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of 35th Avenue plus transfer to the Q29 route at roosevelt Avenue/82nd Street and now would provide a one block walking transfer at that same location to the Q68 route? (Lots of haircuts at the terminal end of many of the routes on this Queens Bus Network Final Plan including also at the eastern end of the Q4 route cutting it back from Elmont Road, the Q27 and the Q51 route at Linden Blvd/Springfild Blvd. dinstead of turning at 120th Avenue for transfer to the Q84 route? Save a nickel, save a dime...)
Route: Q85 Green Acres - Jamaica
Stop: BEDELL ST/BAISLEY BLVD
Comment: I like the 85 being a rush route, as well as all of them going to Green Acres Mall. Also, I like the route diversions getting their own number designation.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: I'm missing the Q78 here. I thought it was a good idea to have a bus travel the length of the eastern border of Queens.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: I thought the extension of the Q44 to Fordham was a good idea.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: I thought the extension of the 42 to Jamaica Hospital was a good idea.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Add a Stop here at Linden Place and Latimer Place for Q20 Only in both directions. This way, the bus stop congestion on Linden Place and 32nd Avenue can decrease and people who live next to Latimer Place can use this new stop here more easily.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: The westbound Q46 bus stop along Lakeville Road/LIJ Medical Roadway is a transfer point between the N25/N26 routes and the Q46 route. It is very well utilized and should not be removed under any circmstances. I pass there numerous times and there's many people waiting for a bus there and although they could be waiting for a N25 or N26 route a few times I saw riders boarding a westbound Q46 bus there. Before you remove this bus stop I urge you to send traffic checkers at thist location to see for yourself instead of ASSUMING that everbody walks inside the roadway to the first terminal stop inside in the LIJ Hospital Roadway/(271st Street) which is not the case. I belive I had mentioned this on the previous draft comments. about reinstating this stop yet nothing has been done.
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Comment: There's nothing wrong with Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 & Q87 Rush Route Service with very few stops along Merrick Boulevard, hoverever not every rider from these routes needs to go to the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station and some of these riders may need to transfer to other bus routes in and around the Merrick Blvd &168th Street Terminal. Based upon this the routing utilized for the Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86, & Q87 routes should allow for a close enough bus stop to be added (both directions) on all of these routes for a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes. As an example the Q5 route which stops at Merrick Blvd./Archer Avenue (e/b) & 165th Street/Archer Avenue (w/b) does have a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes.
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: On the Cedarhust Pattern for the Q111 route, a sountbound Q111 bus stop at Archer Av/Parsons Blvd is missing on this Ineractive Map and only shows up when the Pattern A Q111 routing is clicked.
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Comment: There's nothing wrong with Q111 & Q114 Rush Route Service with very few stops along Guy R. Brewer Blvd., hoverever not every rider from these routes needs to go to the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station and some of these riders may need to transfer to other bus routes in and around the 168th Street (&169th Street) Bus Terminal. Based upon this a bus stop in both directions should be added on both the Q111 & Q114 routes at Guy R. Brewer Blvd./Archer Avenue for a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes including the routes to the west at the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Terminal. Additionally, some Q111 & Q114 riders may need a transfer specifically to the "J" & "E" subway lines at the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station rather than to the "F" Subway Line at the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station so a Q111 & Q114 bus stop at Guy R. Brewer Blvd./Archer Avenue would help them out too.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: QUEENS PLAZA S/24 ST
Comment: The Q100 is vital for morning commuters. We need an express buses to go to Queensboro plaza, Q69 is not enough.
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Comment: The current Q100 stop at 21st Ave & 21st St is a *very* busy stop for commuters (some low income) who live far from the N/W trains.
Please reconsider eliminating this stop. It's so important for residents in that area.
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Comment: Please add an express line from Whitestone/Bay Terrace to Downtown Manhattan.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 bus back to LIJ Hospital Medical Center parking lot (at 271st Street) as per the previous Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan as this is a very important connection for residents of many areas of Queens to access. Regarding space limitations at the LIJ Medical Center parking lot please see if the Q46 could serve LIJ Hospital from outside along Lakevialle Road stops and then be extended to another terminal such as the North Shore Towers parking lot where the QM6 and QM36 routes also terminate at via Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue or at the North Shore Hospital via Lakeville Road, LIE Service Road and Communty Drive.
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Comment: Add a stop here at 166th Street and 14th Avenue for QM2 and QM32 in both directions. This way, residents nearby ca use this new stop instead of the existing stops that are further away from their homes.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: If the Q43 bus is extended back to LIJ Hospital it would be very important to also reroute the Q43 bus at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue to Parsons Blvd./ Archer Avenue via Parsons Blvd. to transfer with many of the bus routes along Jamaica Avenue and the bus routes terminating at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue. In the westbund direction the Q43 could still terminate at the same location by making a right turn at 153rd Street and a left turn at Jamaica Avenue to travel to 146th Street/Jamaica Avenue and then to Archer Avenue/Sutphin Blvd. terminal. An westbound Q43 bus stop would now located along Hillside Avenue Parsons Blvd. need to be relocated to along Parsons Blvd. at Hillside Avenue near the southwest cornerbetween Hillside Avenue and 88th Avenue. Also the eastbound and westbound Q43 bus stops at Jamaica Avenue/Sutphin Blvd would be reloated as well. The Q43 stops at Hillside Avenue/Suphin Blvd. would need to be eliminated but the Q1 route would serve that destination.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: Many people from the South Queens have been asking for a bus to Forest Hills plus some riders also asking for bus service to LIJ or at least a connection to the Q46 bus to LIJ plus some want connection to the Q44SBS route (now traveling to the Bronx). It might be a good idea to reroute the Q52 bus to travel to at least Main Street/Queens Blvd./ Briarwood or further to Downtown, Jamaica via Yellowstone Blvd., Queens Blvd. and possibly Hillside Avenue etc.(If jamaica). Q52 stops could be placed along Yellowstone Blvd. (shared with the QM12 & QM42 routes) and then limited stop along Queens Blvd. such as at 71st Avenue, 75th Avenue, Union Tpke./Kew Gardens, & Main Street, Braiawood. If it is determined that the Q52 could also go further into Jamaica then your agency could decide the best routing for that but I see Main Street, Briarwood as a minuimum route extension for the Q52 to derive the minimum benefit. Regarding bus service to Elmhurst riders could utilze or switch to the Q53 route for that and I'm not sure at this stage if you'll be eliminating the SBS Fare Machines & Kiosks on the Q52/Q53 routes and go with a round robin service in the Rockaway Peninsula that I had suggested to the MTA in a previous comment.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Need at least a Northbound bus lane here on College Point Blvd as there is always traffic here going to the Skyview Mall at Roosevelt Ave.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Bus lane before entry to the LIE is needed here for the morning rush hours. It would save 5-10 minutes off of a commuter's trip from Flushing to points towards Ridgewood
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: Q16 should not have to make this zig zag path on Francis. Just have it use 26th Ave and Bayside Ln. It would save a few minutes through this corridor and still serve this busy intersection.
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Comment: It is ridiculous that Astoria and Long Island City being 15 min away from Sunnyside by car and in the same school district have only one mediocre poor serviced bus option that makes the travel time last an hour! Long Island City does not even have a connection with Sunnyside and it is the closest park! The subway is not an option either as it also takes 1hr! So much for reducing traffic!
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: This bus should every 5 minutes during rush hour weekday and 10 minutes weekend peak to offset the Q77 running a longer and more congested route.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: This bus route is extremely inconvenient for any worker that works late as this seems to be the only bus route into Springfield Gardens. Way too limited in its timing, service times and the route takes too long. Many people in the areas using this line have too long to wait between buses.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Another option is to have the Q25 route revised to travel mostly the path of the Q112 route from Parsons Blvd./Jamaica Avenue to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue via Tuskegee Airmen Way, Guy R. Brewer Blvd.(s/b)/160th Street(n/b), Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica Avenue, 46th Street to Archer Avenue & Archer Avenue to Sutphin Blvd. where the Q30 route now terminates at . The Q30 could then be extended non-stop between Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Lefferts Blvd. /Liberty Avenue for a super rush connection between the two major terminals plus the Q112 route could also travel directly to and from Lefferts Blvd. and Suphin Blvd. without meandering around Tuskegee Airmen Way for Liberty Avenue South Richmond Hill riders needing quick connection to the "E" & "J" Subway & to the LIRR.
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Comment: Leave the q76 alone no reason for anyone to take a 3rd bus just to go by the cross island Pkwy.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 is a great improvement over the last design, but instead of ending in Briarwood, which doesn't have full ADA access, it should continue along Union Tpke to Kew Gardens. That would be one stop closer to Manhattan, along with rush hour E train service. Just squeeze in an extra bus stop on Queens Blvd., whether on the north or south side. This one fix would make it perfect.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: Need a B55 stop at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. (both directions) for transfer to and from the B20 bus route.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 route should be the route that gets extended to Fordham Plaza via proposed Q44SBS routing and stops of the previous draft as the Q98 is currently shorter distance for improved reliability. The Q44SBS route could be rerouted to Pelham Bay Parkway Station and Co-op City during rush hours by combining the Q44SBS route with the Q50 route and eliminating SBS Fare Machines along the Q44SBS route and the route renumbered Q44 or another route number. A special three-legged transfer between the Q98 & Q44 could be provided between the two routes..
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: CORRECTED UPDATED POST: The Q98 route should be the route that gets extended to Fordham Plaza via proposed Q44SBS routing and stops of the previous draft as the Q98 is currently shorter distance for improved reliability. The Q44SBS route could be rerouted to Pelham Bay Parkway Station and Co-op City during rush hours by combining the Q44SBS route with part of the Q50 route between Downtown, Flushing and The Bronx and eliminating SBS Fare Machines along the Q44SBS route and the route renumbered Q44 or another route number. A special three-legged transfer between the Q98 & Q44 could be provided between the two routes. LaGuardia Airport Q50 service could just operate between Downtown, Flushing and LAGuardia Airport but be Fare-Free like the Q70SBS route so Bronx riders could still be able to access LaGuardia Airport for one fare at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue Downtown, Flushing.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: The frequency of the Q25 route is good for the central part of this route between Downtown, Flushing and Downtown, Jamaica, however the frequency between Downtown, Jamaica and College Point has too much service than prresntly (about double) which I belive needs to be shared with another route such as the Q61 route which doesn't have enough service frequency. Creating two branches of the Q25 route where the one new branch would incorporate the Q61 route along Willets Point Blvd. would be the best way to go and that second branch of the Q25 could be called the Q34 route which would be familar with current ridership or a secondary branch number plus this route would provide direct bus line between Fort Totten ,Whitestone, and points south of Downtown, Flushing including Downtown, Jamaica.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: Some people wanted the Q22 extended further west to Riis Park /Beach 169th Street plus some people want the Q52SBS extended further east to Far Rockaway - Mott Avenue. Rather than the MTA spending extra money extending either or both of these two routes the MTA should just make the Q22 route a Fare-Free route as it connects with as a feeder route to many other crosstown routes such as the Q35 route, the Q52 route, the Q53 route and the Q114 route. For example if the Q22 route was Fare free, riders on a Q114 route would then be able to use thir transfer to board another route such as the Q52, Q53 or Q35 route without having to pay an extra fare and vice-versa too. This would be a tremendous boom for Rockaway riders and most Q22 riders would still be paying a daily NYCT fare when they board or transfer to one of the other bus routes or the "A" subway line or paying a LIRR Fare when they board the LIRR at the Far Rockaway LIRR Station.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
Stop: CYPRESS AV/CABOT RD
Comment: I am one of the users of the B13 stop at Cooper Ave/65th St and am NOT in favor of moving the route away. Its my only form of easy transportation to the M train - 1 mile away.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 route needs to be extened south to Linden Blvd & to the USPS Brooklyn, GMF to transfer with the B15, B20 & B55 routes plus provide postal emplyees from Queens access to the postal facility.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: Even though the 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue is only one block away from the Woodhaven Blvd. stop the 92nd Street /Atlatic Avenue stop should still be reinstated (both directions) as this stop provides easy access to the Shoprite Shopping Center on the south side of Atlantic Avenue where many rider will be carrying heavy grocery packages. There is also a traffic light and crosswalk at 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue so Q24 riders traveling westbound on the Q24 route need the 92nd Street stop reinstated there as well and wouldn't need to walk further to Woodhaven Blvd. .
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: I remember this terminal from way back when. I guess Q24 riders are going to have to walk to transfer to the buses at the 168th Street Terminal. If you want to do something intersting try to have all the routes coming from the west such as the Q24, possibly the Q55, the Q112, the Q60, (with route revision) and the Q40 terminate at the 168th Street Terminal or at 171st Street /Jamaica Avenue so riders from those routes could transfer with the NICE buses and a few other routes at and around the terminal as well as routes at Parsons Blvd/Archer Avenue en route to the Jamaica Terminal or to 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue. To make layover space at the 168th Street terminal for the added routes, routes such as the Q2, Q82, Q36 could serve the terminal from outside and either be extended further west to Sutphin Blvd./Jamaica Avenue or some routes could be merged together such as the Q40 route could be merged with the Q2 or Q82 or Q36 routes and the Q9 route could be merged with either the Q2 or Q82 or Q36 routes.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: My mom and her friends usually takes Q20A at Union St/Bayside Ave to go shopping at Tjmaxx, target and other stores at 20th Ave College Point. They do that almost every week when the weather permits. It's their favorite pastime. The drastic change on q20 route would be devastating to those old ladies and lots of people without cars in this neighborhood. You better post the q20 redesign notices on the bus stops in Chinese and Korean and Spanish, because right now most people in this neighborhood have no idea of the change, and their voices are left out! And Please do not change the Q20A route!
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: too far between stops here, steinway is not safe for pedestrians in general, especially for groups that rely heavily on the bus.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
Stop: NORTHERN BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Gracias por pensar en nosotros los usuarios de estos transportes.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Q31 is currently my bus route that goes directly to my job in Jamaica. The proposed plan makes my bus ride longer, and adds in a transfer.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The Q67 should not be changed, it is the only direct route from Middle Village to LIC. Middle Village and Maspeth rely heavily on the current route, especially for students and commuters for work. Please keep the 67 as is.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: The Jackson Avenue / Davis Street Stop should be considered to be added in or retained over the Jackson Avenue / Thomson Avenue stop on the Ditmars/Steinway bound Q101 as this is closer to the accessible entrance for Court Sq on the 7 Train.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: The Q20 should go down Sutphin Blvd and keep its route. Many of my coworkers and I take this bus from Flushing to get to work. Additionally, many in North East Queens take the bus to get to jury duty. Having the stop of Sutphin Boulevard in front of the courthouse is very convenient with lots of benches to wait for the bus. Jamaica Ave is always crowded and the sidewalks are narrow. It is difficult to wait for the bus at the corner of Jamaica and Sutphin. Please have the bus continue down Hillside and then Sutphin Blvd.
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Comment: Removed my coverage, how "convenient"
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Comment: Now i gotta rememorize all this shit on top of no longer having a bus stop less than a 10 min walk from my house
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: I don't see a benefit on why this route needs to turn at Jamaica & Springfield towards Hillside and terminate at 165th street when this could become a Jamaica Ave. East rush service starting from Jericho & Little Neck Parkway. We could either have that as a Jamaica Avenue express towards Sutphin Blvd or have it turn towards Hillside Ave to join up with Q43 and share the same terminus like the Q45 from the proposed plan before the final plan.
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Comment: Creo que en este tiempo de tanto frío los bus deberían de pasar más rápido y seguidos
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: This new route would be the complete opposite of convenience. Walking several blocks in the morning to get to the bus is ridiculous
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Comment: Is adding some sort of route that goes through here possible? Con Ed facility here and im sure many folks would like a more transit accessible commute. Nearest subway is about a mile.
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Comment: I commute here from forest hills and it takes almost an hour and 45 mins. It would be nice for a bus route to cross through here that came from Eastern Queens.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: At least one bus stop needs to be added between Parsons Blvd and 164th Street
Route: Q105 31st Street
Stop: 23 ST/43 AV
Comment: Q105 could extend from Court Sq to 21 St to Roosevelt Island to replace Q102 bus at 21 St-Queensbridge. Q105 will connect ada station at Queens/Boro Plaza and Court Sq as well.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Segment of Pitkin/Sutter Avenue west of Cross Bay Blvd should be served by a rerouted B14.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 should go straight down Sutphin Blvd to Jamaica Avenue and serve the LIRR station, not take the more circuitous way through South Jamaica.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Thanks for restoring Jamaica to Bayside service on the Q31. However, this route or a second Bayside to Jamaica route should still serve the Bell Blvd strip between 35th Av and Northern Blvd, maintaining direct service from Jamaica to said strip and the LIRR. Also streamlining the Q31 further north up Utopia Pkwy is great but it creates a gap along Bell between 48th Av and Northern Blvd, which currently has bus service. People coming from QCC and Springfield Blvd (south of 48th Av) wishing to continue north to Bayside would now have to backtrack on the Q27 as far west as Francis Lewis to get the nearest north-south bus route to then transfer a third time to the Q13 to continue to Bell Blvd. Please restore Jamaica to Bayside service via 48th Av and Bell Blvd to keep this connection maintained, avoid backtracking and multiple transfers. Thank you!
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Comment: The new draft plan's Q78 proposal was a great idea that should've been kept as it created a new Bell Blvd-Springfield Blvd crosstown route and filled a gap on Springfield Blvd between the Conduit and 147th Av. The proposed Q77 southern extension isn't an adequate replacement for the Q78, especially when you cut the Q27 back to Linden Blvd, making it even more difficult to transfer between the two routes. Even then after, people wishing to go to Bayside (north of 48th Av) would now need to backtrack to Francis Lewis Blvd (Q76) to then transfer a third or fourth time to the Q13 to continue north up Bell Blvd since service on Bell between 48th Av and Northern is proposed to be eliminated due to the Q31's streamlining on Utopia Pkwy. So please bring the Q78 idea back! Thank you.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: I love that you streamlined the Q31 north up Utopia Pkwy to 32nd Av for a more direct connection to Bayside, but it just misses a transfer to the Q16 for riders wishing to continue even further north up Utopia Pkwy to Whitestone. The final Q31 proposal also misses the Bell Blvd strip by the LIRR. The New Draft Plan's Q31 proposal was great because it serviced Utopia Pkwy in it's entirety, as well added service on the Cross Island Pkwy service road to take over the Q76 there. In this final proposal, Q76 riders from the south wishing to go to the Cross Island service road and Beechhurst would now have to backtrack to College Point to then transfer to the Q62. Please keep the Q31's New Draft routing and add a second Q31 branch to still serve the Bell Blvd strip and LIRR for these reasons. Thank you.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q30 should still operate on weekends because there are QCC students that have weekend classes and Utopia Pkwy (south of Horace Harding) needs to keep weekend service til' midnight. The Q31 currently and is proposed to have weekend service end at 8pm, which is a massive cut for riders on Utopia south of Horace Harding if there's no Q30 on weekends. So please restore weekend Q30 service, or extend the Q31's service span to at least 11:30pm-midnight on weekends to maintain this service. Thank you.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The Jamaica Av/162nd St stop should be kept in BOTH directions on the Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41! Many people including senior citizens board each of these lines at this stop headed west, with most carrying shopping bags and strollers. There is also a huge Primark across the street from this stop with more retail and developments to come soon! Thank you.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: The Q54 should continue to stop at 162nd/161st Streets in the westbound direction and Guy R Brewer Blvd in the eastbound direction because there are alot of riders that get on and off here. Many people carry shopping bags and strollers on the bus here, Guy R Brewer is a very busy thoroughfare, and this area is a huge shopping corridor with a Primark being at this intersection! Thank you.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Extremely wide bus stop spacing in both directions, especially for a local route! 111th St is EIGHT blocks from Lefferts Blvd!!! There should at least be one stop kept in between these two, in BOTH directions!!
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Very wide bus stop spacing for a local route, EIGHT blocks between 128th St and the Van Wyck Expwy!!! At least keep the stop at 130th St or 132nd St in both directions!
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The 165th/166th St QM68 stops should be relocated to 163rd/164th St to share the stop with the Q1 and Q43. This will provide a direct connection to the Q65 at 164th St, a major thoroughfare. This is also so that riders wishing to access 165th St bus terminal lines can transfer between buses at the 179th St stop instead since the bus terminal is relocating further east to 168th St. Thank you!
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: I like the idea of the Q25 absorbing Q34 service to simplify Parsons/Kissena corridor. However, the Q34 should be kept intact as the local Parsons/Kissena route while the Q25 be converted to a Rush route making limited stops at major destinations along Parsons/Kissena to provide faster service to/from Jamaica and College Point. This is because too many local stops are being shaved off on Parsons/Kissena Blvd, meanwhile riders wishing true limited service along the corridor would now have slower trip because of added stops. Doing this would truly distinguish these routes from each other along Parsons/Kissena, avoiding duplication. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The College Point Blvd segment should still be served by the Q65. If the full College Point-Jamaica route is too long and unreliable as a local route, then the proposed Q65 Flushing-Jamaica route should be kept as a local short turn, while the full College Point-Jamaica route should be a Rush route, making local stops in College Point, then limited stops south of Flushing to Queens Hospital, then continue making local stops to Jamaica LIRR station. This would keep the beloved full Q65 routing intact, while speeding up rides from Jamaica to College Point. Thank You!!
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: The Q43 extension to LIJ was one of the best ideas from the previous draft plan. This would've gave Hillside Av riders a one seat ride from Jamaica to the hospital, without the need for taking the Q46 then transferring to another bus to get to Jamaica. Please keep this great idea of extending the Q43 to LIJ in the final. Thank you!!
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: There is a huge east-west gap on 73rd Av west of 188th St. Extending the Q64 eastward from 164th St to the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center at 188th via 73rd Av would finally close the gap in this transit desert. Thank you!
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 162 ST/43 AV
Comment: The southbound 162nd St and 43rd Ave stop should be relocated to 162nd St and Sanford Ave. This would make the transfer between Q13 and southbound Q65 buses at 162nd St much easier instead of making people walk a long block from Sanford to 43rd Av to make said transfer. Thank you!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: The Q55 should keep the great proposal from the New Draft Plan and extend eastward to Jamaica Av/170 St. The minor extension to 121st St is okay, but would still require a transfer to the J train or Q56 bus just to get to Jamaica. It currently ends just short of Downtown Jamaica, missing numerous bus, subway, and LIRR connections. Extending the Q55 to Jamaica would also create a one seat ride from Ridgewood to Jamaica, which is desperately needed! Thank you!!
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: The 34th Ave stop should be kept!! Not only is 34th Avenue and open street with pedestrian and bike traffic but there is a supermarket, a playground, and a huge apartment building complex all at this intersection. So many elderly residents and families with tons of shopping carts, strollers, and groceries board the Q72 here and for this reason this stop should be kept in BOTH directions!
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Please don't get rid of half of the service for the B20. It is not thinking of commuters at all as it would increase the amount of transfers needed and Broadway Junction is not a fully accessible station - it is not the solution
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 should be extended to Hunters point as the Western Terminal as was done in the previous drafts.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: It might make sense to also extend the Q67 to the Ridgwood Terminal as wll as the Q39 so riders from Brooklyn could access more of the industrial arrea of maspeth and Long island City. This route should also operate 24 hours a day as many industrial businesses such as UPS Distribution Center are opened 24/7 and their emplyees such as Package Handlers neeed to get to work and some could reside in Brooklyn.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q47 bus could be extended east to Woodhaven Blvd./Copper Avenue at Metropolitan Avenue to terminate providing transfers to numerous bus routes plus access to a large shopping area there such as Home Depot, Trader Joes, Dicks Sporting Goods, Panera Bread, Wendys, Bobs Discount Firniture etc.
Route: Q29 Jackson Heights - Glendale
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Comment: The Q29 could be extended east along Union Tpke. to the Crescent Apartments Terminal and the Stop & Shop Shopping Center located there fot Q29 riders to have access to this hopping center.
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Comment: Why is the proposed Q14 terminating here? We'd lose our connection the the Brooklyn M train. It should connect to both the L and M trains for better connections to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: Here's an opportunity to provide more bus service along Queens Blvd. by extending the Q59 route east to 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue, Downtown, Jamaica via Queens Blvd. and Jamaica Avenue. The Q60 could then travel between Columbus Circle in Manhattan and Kew Gardens overlapping the Q59 route between Grand Avenue and Kew Gardens. Riders will be allowed to transfer between the two routes for free at certain designated key bus stops with special three-legged transfer tickets. The Q65 route could also be extended from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to 109th Avenue/157th Street to replace Q60 bus service there. Service frequencies would need to be increased on the Q59 route but it would have more potential ridership between Elmhurst and Jamaica. The areas between Elmhurst and Kew Gardens where most shopping centers are and have most potential ridership would have two route serving them under this idea instead of just one route plus the Q60 route would have more bus transfer connections in Manhattan also increasing ridership.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: This stop can get hectic with people jumping and cutting lines to which ever bus is departing next the current 3 branches are redundant for the majority of their lengths. The proposed Q23, Q46, and Q48 arrangement will be no different. Also, can this block handle the proposed headways for all 3 routes? Layover buses already block bus stops sometimes. Consider moving the Q48 to Main St/Manton St to share the terminus with the Q75 since they both travel along Union Turnpike and branch off. This would still allow the Q48 to serve as a feeder to the Queens Blvd Line at the Brairwood subway station and distribute crowding at Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/Francis Lewis Blvd and Union Tpke/198 St into one stop located between 199th St and Francis Lewis Blvd? These 2 stops are only 800 ft apart. Combining them at the mid point of the 2 stops would maintain the ~4 block spacing of bus stops and transfer to the Q76. There isn't even residential areas east of or adjacent to Francis Lewis Blvd that aren't already served by Union Tpke/198 St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace and Union Tpke/211 St into one stop located at 210th St or eliminate Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace altogether? All streets are within a 3 block radius of a bus stop. There aren't even residential areas west of Hollis Ct Blvd for the Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace stop to serve.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Union Tpke/226 St is only 630 ft from Springfield Blvd. Unless they jaywalk, people can't even cross Union Turnpike safely here without backtracking to Springfield Blvd or at the GCP service road. This stop makes no sense. The stop is also difficult to pull into due to the stop being in the middle of the block with parked cars both ends of the bus stop. Buses also have a hard time pulling out of the stop due to cars refusing to yield or because of the traffic congestion at the GCP overpass.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/232 St and Union Tpke/234 St into one stop located at 233 St or eliminate Union Tpke/232 St altogether? The stops are only 700 ft apart. All streets are within a 3 block radius of a bus stop. There aren't even residential areas west of Stronghurst Ave for the Union Tpke/232 St stop to serve or wouldn't be served by the Q43.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/CIP and Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd into one stop between the CIP service road and Commonwealth Blvd? There's no bus line along Commonwealth Blvd that warrants a dedicated stop. Residential areas east of Commonwealth Blvd are already served by Union Tpke/248th St. Areas adjacent to CIP and Commonwealth Blvd including the school campus could be served by one stop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: I would suggest keeping the current stop at Union Tpke/256 St and eliminating the stop at Union Tpke/258th St. After stopping at 258th St, Glen Oaks buses have 400 ft to merge across 2 lanes of traffic to turn left onto 260th St. The buses are usually stuck at the bus stop waiting for traffic to subside and then pulling out only to be stuck at the red light at 260th St. Stopping at 256 St would give the bus more time to merge across to the left lane.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Consider rerouting the Q48 to turn left onto Little Neck Parkway instead of 260th St. It would then turn right onto 260 and terminate at the Glen Oaks Oval which would allow the bus to easily layover for the return trip to Kew Gardens. This would provide more route differentiation from Q46 and allow public transit access to the Queens County Farm which is currently a 0.3 mile walk to Union Tpke.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Consider rerouting the Q48 to turn left onto Little Neck Parkway instead of 260th St. It would then turn right onto 260 and terminate at the Glen Oaks Oval which would allow the bus to easily layover for the return trip to Kew Gardens. This would provide more route differentiation from Q46 and allow public transit access to the Queens County Farm which is currently a 0.3 mile walk to Union Tpke.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: This makes a lot of sense to connect with the J/Z.
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Comment: q34 - the stops on 138 street are retired; q34 is a much needed local bus. Being served by q20 will mean a much long wait.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: you should consider having a Q10 Select bus service. it would speed up travel along Lefferts.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Please put the old bus stop back for q17 on on main at. It's very difficult to walk all the way down to the new stop specially at night, rain and snow
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Comment: Q2 never on time
The only bus that services this community and still no multiple buses making trips during peak hours. There should be multiple busses running around 5:45am. I shouldn't have to wait until 6am to take a bus to 179th street.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
Stop: HOLLIS AV/201 ST
Comment: Never on time
Runs every 7 minutes my ass
Always crowded
Mta doesn't care because black and brown people live here.
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Comment: Buses Q32 y Q33 bajan desde la Northern Blvd hacia la Rosewelt por la 82 Street y el Q47 baja por la 74 Street. Para que la distribución se los buses sea más equitativa podrian cambiar la ruta del Q32 para que baje por la 76 Street.
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: Although I am very grateful for the transportation service, it is a shame to comment that the service on route Q38 is very irregular, the buses sometimes take up to 25 minutes to arrive and when they arrive it is strange to notice that 2 buses arrive at the same time, it would be excellent to coordinate routes so that the service is faster and more frequent
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Comment: Changes on Q35 impose hardship on many riders along Newport Ave in Neponsit, Belle Harbor and Rockaway Park.
This is a bus/train commute to Brooklyn and Manhattan. We ride, we pay, we vote!
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Comment: Mandatory transfer between Queens bus routes in Jamaica (with exception to Q44 SBS) needs to be eliminated.
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Comment: East to West Mandatory transfer in Downtown Flushing needs to be eliminated
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Add the Q78 SPRINGFIELD BLVD CROSSTOWN on top of the Q27, extend the Q27 to Merrick Blvd for connection to NICE Bus and Merrick Blvd routes
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Comment: Inadequate frequencies on bus routes in this area of Queens. Buses should arrive every 1 to 5 minutes during the day, every 3 to 8 minutes during Evenings and every 20 minutes during Late Nights.
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Comment: A bus terminal should be built here near Queens Center Mall so that routes from Northwest Queens, Northeast Queens, Central-Eastern Queens, Southeast Queens, Southwest Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx can terminate here for a seemless transfer.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Needs to extend to GREEN ACRES MALL via Merrick Blvd - to become a purple RUSH route. Q15 should operate as LOCAL to Jamaica, Q50 should be sent to Jamaica as SBS (from co Op City)
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: Let the Bx23 cover Co Op City to LaGuardia Airport (it will skip Downtown Flushing). The Q17 should extend to LaGuardia Airport via this route
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: Let the B57 extend to LaGuardia Airport with the Q70 LaGuardia LINK
Route: Q70 LaGuardia Link
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Comment: Q70 LaGuardia LINK should extend to Hunterspoint Ferry as a faster version of Q32
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: A route should be made to (a) 5 Towns Shopping Center, (b) Laurelton - 238th Street via 120th Avenuie [supplementing Q84 and Baisley Blvd crosstown], (c) GREEN ACRES via Rockaway and Conduit, and (d) GREEN ACRES via Baisley, Bedell, 140th Avenue and Springfield Blvd [Q85 to be rerouted to Rosedale, Francis Lewis Blvd and 148th Drive]
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Comment: Can we have a West-East bus connecting Resorts World Casino to Green Acres?
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: This part of Northern Blvd going east from the middle of the bridge to Main St could use a lengthy bus lane/queue jump to avoid frequent traffic in this segment. Bus bunching is a major issue here when heading to the right Main St turn towards Flushing terminus.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Extend the Q75 route to the Little Neck LIRR Station to provide a better frequency of bus service to the Little Neck LIRR Station for those who really need it at the northern end of Little Neck Parkway north of the Horace Harding Expressway as other Little Neck Parkway riders south of the Horace Harding Expressway utilize the QM5, QM35 & QM8 express buses. Extending the Q75 north along Little Neck Parkway would provide replacement for former QM3 express bus riders from Little Neck Parkway north of the Horace Harding Expressway provding them instead with more frequent access to the LIRR Little Neck Station. Under this plan the Q36 route could be cut back to terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Parkway so that frequncy on the Q36 route could be increased.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: Have the Q36 route cut back on its northern end to terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Parkway. (See my Q75 comments.). Have the Q36 route also loop in and out of the LIRR Floral Park LIRR Station and operate along Braddock Avenue instead of Springfield Blvd. and the Q1 route could operate along Springfield Blvd. and east to along Jamaica Avenue to some point in Floral Park either 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. or the Floral Park LIRR Station. The Q36 route should also be extended on its western end to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue via Hillside Avenue & Sutphin Blvd. or via Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd. Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica Avenue, 146th Street etc.. The Q110 route could be cut back to Sprinfield Blvd./Jamaica Avenue. to help pay for the Q1 & Q36 route extensions as riders from the east of Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Tpke.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: It makes more sense for the Q75 to end in Kew Gardens/Union Tpke. than Briarwood. This one change would give us full ADA access and rush hour E service, making the Q75 a near perfect route.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Q17 Bus Stop Jamaica Bound stop was originally at Main Street and Roosevelt Ave but now it's Main Street and 38th Avenue here. It could be the second stop after the redesign.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Your agency should consider converting the BM5 Express bus route into a regular limited stop route between Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue, Starrett City, Brooklyn & Midtown, Manhattan or between Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue Starrett City, Brooklyn and Long Island City, terminating at either Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza or Court Square. Service should operate (at the beginning) about every twenty minutes between 6:00AM and 11:00PM seven days a week utilizing regular buses instead of the express buses. Former BM5 riders who still desire express bus service into Manhattan could easily transfer to and from the (more frequent) QM15 route at Pitkin Avenue, Forest Park Drive, Metropolitan Avenue or at 63rd Drive(w/b)/Penelope Avenue (s/b). If the route goes into Manhattan then this revised route could be similar to the Q60 or Q32 routes.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: After the Queens CB#13 Transporation meeting tonight complains about the loss of bus stops along Braddock Avenue by the Q1 route I think it would make sense to have the Q1 route changed from a limited stop route to a local route and to restore some local bus stops along Braddock Avenue as suggested by Jim Trent. Since there no local bus service east of Francis Lewis Blvd. along Hillside Avenue possibly the Q1 could make a few more stops along Hillside avenue as well. It would also then make sense to extend the Q1 to the Floral Park LIRR Station to replace Q110 bus service which could then be cut back by making a left turn at 91st Avenue and terminating the Q110 route along 91st Avenue/Jericho Tpke( (north side of Jericho Tpke) about four blocks east of the Cross island Parkway where the bus could layover along 91st Avenue. On westbound trips the Q110 bus could travel along 91st Avenue to 247th Street and then make a left turn at 247th Street traveling south to Jericho Tpke. and then making a right turn at Jericho Tpke. heading west to Downtown, Jamaica. Please also note to also add another easttbound bus stop at Remsen Lane/Jericho Tpke in Floral Park to the extended Q1 route which was missing from the Q110 route proposal. The Q36 proposal would also need to serve the Floral Park LIRR Station (both directions) plus need to operate on Saturdays as also suggested by Jim Trent at the CB #13 Transporation Comittee meeting. The Queens Farm Museum is also open on Sundays as well so probably good to include Sunday Q36 bus service as well. See link: Farm Store - Queens County Farm Museum (queensfarm.org) The Q36 bus frequencies also need to be increased and think that could be possible by short turning some Q36 bus trips at Little Neck Parkway/260th Street/73rd Avenue Glen Oaks.
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Comment: this q45 bus needs to go up queens Blvd and up 108th st, I need to go visit my family sometimeand I am coming from Kew gardens hills
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: In my previous comments regarding the CB #13 transpotation meeting I forgot to mention the reason why I would have the Q1 route serve the Floral Park LIRR station versus the Q110 route is because the Q1 being on Braddock Avenue doesn't pass the Queens Village LIRR Station as the Q110 route does so there may be some Braddock Avenue passengers on the Q1 route that might want access to the LIRR so this would be closer then them walking four blocks to the Bellerose LIRR Station plus some riders closer to the eastern end of Jericho Tpke may find it easier to access two bus routes (Q1 & Q36) to the 179th street Sbway Station versus one bus route to the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station. Another option that I haven't mentioned in earlier comments would be to have the Q1 route terminate at the Bellerose LIRR Station via Commonweath Blvd. but not sure if the Villasge of Bellerose in Nassaau County would allow buses on their residential local streets such as Commonwealth Blvd. (Also many years ago I was at a transporation civic meeting in Little Neck regarding coming up with a plan for better bus service along Little Neck Parkway and remember that the civic association representing the Queens side of Commonwealth Blvd. (between Union Tpke. & Jericho Tpke.) was already complaining about "out of service - non-revenue Q46 buses" traveling along Commonwealth Blvd. to and from the Queens Village Depot, so when I made a suggestion about adding a new revenue bus service along Communowealth Blvd. I believe they indicated that they didn't want any bus service traveling along that corridor and preferred concentrating on adding bus service along the Little Neck Parkway corridor.).
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
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Comment: There might be a way to increase bus service on the Q82 route by combining the Q82 route with the Q40 route thus also addressing another transit need regarding the Q40 bus route. As you are aware the Q40 bus route currently and still prposed to terminate at Hillside Avenue/Sutphin Blvd. and doesn't currently or proposed to travel further east to the 168th Street Terminal as most other buses coming from areas in Queens west of Sutphin Blvd. currenly do so transferring between the Q40 bus route and other bus routes at the 168th Street Terminal is now impossibler. Since the Q40 length is only 3 miles and the Q82 length is only 4.7 miles and the distance between the two routes is only about 1.3 miles combining these two route together would be about 9 miles and for simplicity the Q40 extension to the 168th Street Terminal to merge with the Q82 route could utilize Hillside Avenue between Sutphin Blvd. and 168th Street(w/b)/169th Street(e/b). At the 168th Street Jamaica Terminal there could be a bus stop each direction for the new combined Q40/Q82 route (similar to the type of routing that what was previously proposed Queens Bus Redsign Draft for the combining the Q1 with the Q6 routes which wasn't adopted).
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: I'm not sure how much funding is availble but I think limited stop bus service along Queens Blvd. is needed between Kew Gardens and Grand Avenue, Elmhurst is needed and extending some or all of the Q10 buses from Kew Gardens to Grand Avenue/Queens Blvd., Elmhurst would be well utilized by many shoppers traveling through both the Lefferts Blvd. and Queens Blvd. corridors. Depending upon traffic congestion issues along Queens Blvd. would need to be studied, but I think a Q10 route extension to at least 71st Avenue/ Queens Blvd. - Forest Hills is a warranted as traffic is light along that stretch along Queens Blvd. and some Q10 riders would like to connect further west to more shopping areas. I also believe Queens Blvd. doesn't get too congested until approximately the Woodhaven Blvd. and Grand Avenue vicinty, but your agency and/or NYCDOT should do your own analysis if it is feasible to extend the Q10 route to some focal point along Queens Blvd. without there being any reliability issues occuring on the Q10 route.
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: On the surface having one branch of the Q11 route serve both the Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach ends of the route would provide more frequent bus service to both Old howard Beach & Hamilton Beach there are a host of potential issues. 104th Street in Hamilton Beach is narrow at some points and it would be difficult for two buses traveling oppsite directions to pass each other or if there are any other large vehicles such as delivery trucks traveling or stopping along that roadway. It would also be very confusing for riders to determine whether the Q11 is traveling northbound or southbound within the Hamilton Beach area as the bus will be stopping in both directions along those streets and sometimes the bus drivers forget to change the directional sign so a rider could board a bus toward Old Howard Beach thinking it is a bus toward Elmhurst. Also to add 1.8 miles to each Q11 Old Howard Beach trip in both directions to an area that historically has low ridership may not be prudent and I belive that an increase by just creating two full time branches of the Q11 route would be sufficient enough then todays frequencies on both the Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach areas which are now shared with the Q21 route and the short turn Q11 Pitkin Avenue Only Branch. I also have some concern with the removal of Q11 bus service from the Centreville area of Ozone Park which has seen many new housing developments sprout up over the past five years and I'm sure some homeowners based their decision on purchasing those homes based upon access to public transit such as the Q11 bus. Although under this Proposed Final Plan plan the Q11 is replacing former Q21 bus service in Lindenwood area,the Lindenwood community also would have the Q41 local route providing them frequent local bus service and if they were to need access to bus routes that travel further north along Cross Bay Blvd./Woodhaven Blvd. (if the Q11 is reverted back to Centreville, Ozone Park) a three legged transfer could be provided for Lindenwood passengers to transfer between the Q41 route and the Q11,Q52/Q53 routes.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: A B55 stop needed at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. (both directions) for transfer to the B20 route.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Instead of having the Q37 route go off its normal path to serve the Resorts World Casino thus delaying riders traveling to an from the subways along its route there is a better way. Ask Resorts World Casino to operate a few Free Shuttle van services. One free shutlle van route could start out within the Resorts World casino area and travel out of the Rockaway Blvd. exit making a right turn at rockaway Boulevard and a left turn at 111th street stopping at the northeast corner of111th Street/Rockaway Blvd. for transfer to and from the Q37 route, Q7 route and the Q51 route. The Free shuttle bus would then travel north along 111th Street two blocks to 109th Avenue and make a left turn and stop at the westbound Q41 bus stop where passengers could transfer to and from the Q41 route. This shuttle van route would then travel west to 109th Street and make a left turn and travel south along 109th Street to Rockaway Boulevard. Ar Rockway Boulevard the Free Shuttle Van service could make a left turn and then get into the left turning lane traveling back into the resorts world Parking lot and then travel directly to the Resorts World Casino entrance. A second Free Shuttle van service could also operate from the Resorts World Casino to the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN station via Aqueduct Road providing a convenient connection to the Q3, B55, Q10 & Q37 bus routes as well as to and from the AIRTRAIN so that airport travelers could have access to the casno as well. A third Free Shuttle van service could also operate from the Pitkin Avenue Walk in Gate located east of Centreville Street along Pitkin Avenue and travel to Cross Bay Boulevard/Pitkin Avenue and terminate along Redding Street/Pitkin Avenue for convenient connection to the Q11, Q52SBS, Q5SBS, QM15 & Q41 routes. All of these free shutlle vans could be operated by the Resorts World Casino with no expense for New York City Transit.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q55 to downtown Jamaica or at the very least to 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue so passengers have the option of the Q56 at Jamaica and 122nd Street bus or alternatively taking the J train from the 121st Street elevated station one stop to Sutphin Blvd.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: PLEASE provide bus service to Hollis Ct Blvd/58th Ave at all times, even if it's less frequent. It is difficult to get to/from 7 train and this area when the Q26 isn't running. Just last week the last bus departing from Flushing at 8:29pm did not come, and I ended up having to take a different bus which was very slow, then walked an additional 15 minutes once I got off. In the freezing cold. It would have been faster and more convenient if the Q26 was still running, even if I had to wait another 20-30 minutes for the next bus.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Under your plan the Q112 will be replacing the western end of the Q7 route. Over the may years the western end of the Q7 route (west of Cross Bay Blvd.) I believe has not seen much ridership increase since the route runs almost parallel to the "A" subway line two blocks north walking distance of the subway between Sutter Avenue and Liberty Avenue within the 84th Street to Cross Bay Blvd. area & between Pitkin Avenue and Liberty Avenue within the 75th Street and 80th Street area plus absolutely paralel to the "A" subway line west of 75th Street a/k/a Ruby Street within the Grant Avenue and Euclid Avenue area as well. Please conduct a detailed survey of riders on the current Q7 route that are only traveling on the Q7 route between the Euclid Avenue Subway Station and the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station to determine if it is feasible to maintain a bus service along the Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue corridor. From my observation over many years of ridership on the western segment of the route is very light and whenever I pass those bus stops along Pitkin Avenue between Grant Avenue and 84th Street I hardly ever see anyone ever waiting there for a bus. If you already have the data or could obtain the data or conduct a survey to gather the data on the current Q7 route to accurately determine the amount of ridership and it is below the average bus ridership levels then you would need to determine what would be needed to make that segment of the route more viable or to eliminate that segment of the route or revise that segment of the route to serve another nearby corridor. As I had mentioned in previous comments extending the route from the euclid Avenue subway Station to either Linden Blvd and the USPS Brooklyn GMF might bring in more ridership or if the proposed Q112 route is even extended further south of the USPS Brooklyn GMF point to then the Gateway Center Mall would also bring in additional ridership. Also another option is to revise the path of the proposed Q112 to operate along either the North Conduit & South Conduit Avenue, Linden Blvd. & Fountain Avenue to the Gateway Center Mall or via the Belt Parkway to the Gateway Center Mall could bring in more ridership as well on the proposed Q112 route or another availble option would be to cut the Q112 back to the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station at Liberty Avenue and then instead to have the Q51 route revert back to the Gateway Center Mall under anyone of the suggested routings mentioned above for the Q112 route.
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Comment: Having a Roosevelt Ave bus circulator here would be a boon for this neighborhood - and also serve as a backup in case the 7 train goes down.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: This part of Union St should get some bus lane treatment, at least for buses going towards the Flushing terminus. Right turns from vehicle traffic make this a congested corridor for riders who get stuck here and are just one stop away from getting off.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: NYPD make this part of Union St as their double parking space, adding to the street congestion.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The right turn from Union St to Roosevelt can get dicey with double parking that happens on this corner.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: This whole stretch of Union St from Northern to Roosevelt needs some kind of bus transit priority treatment and some cooperation from the 109th Precinct to keep this corridor clear.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: This could be your new Flushing bus terminal site.
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Comment: Removing the Q16 off Francis Lewis will ruin bus service in the area. Service is already unreliable, why ruin it more? I propose running the Q61 on Utopia Pkwy, up until 32nd Avenue.
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Comment: Removing the Q44 from Fordham was stupid. This could've given passengers a better option to go from Jamaica to Fordham or Flushing to Fordham instead of the Q50 to the BX12. This would also save a lot of time between Inwood in Manhattan and Flushing by going via the BX12 to the Q44.
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Comment: Q16 對這個領域非常重要。 拆除它會傷害居民。 沒有人使用Utopia Parkway 行程，大多數人使用 Francis Lewis Boulevard 行程。
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Comment: While I do like the Q16 on Utopia Pkwy, I also feel like this would ruin bus service on Francis Lewis, and I would feel extremely bad for the people who live on the Boulevard since they would have severely decreased service.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Right turn from Union St to 37th Ave is typically a congested queue of cars.
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Comment: No Standing Parking by taxis and personal vehicles here is a major cause of congestion in this part of Roosevelt Ave westbound. Also causes buses not to have space to move into their stops.
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Comment: There needs to be traffic or ABLE camera enforcement to keep these bus lanes clear on Main St Busway
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Comment: to my knowledge, the Q40 Bus Route is the shortest bus route in Queens. Many years we've experienced delays and all we've gotten in return in higher fares, fewer chairs and newer buses. What exactly does this proposal possibly changing the bus route going to do for its riders who live in this community ?
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Comment: Add a bus lane here from Van Dam to the bridge and you'll make Q32 and Q60 riders very happy. Might even help streamline the traffic without cars fighting and leapfrogging ahead.
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: Consider adding the last stop here so folks can be let off earlier, getting to the terminus can be a traffic filled hassle.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Look to straighten out the Q31 route by adding a turn here to continue down 29th Ave. It will avoid the chicane that forces the route on Francis Lewis Blvd and avoid an extra light.
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/UNION TPKE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far.
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Comment: I think the NYC DOT has known this for years/decades but they really should add a rush hour HOV 3+ or bus only lane on the Queensboro Bridge.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/QUEENS COLLEGE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus
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Comment: This area here can get congested very quickly due to a terribly placed Costco entrance here to their parking lot. Buses will get stuck here for many light cycles for blocks due to private vehicle traffic queuing up.
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Comment: You can take a westbound lane and make it into a bus lane only for buses entering QBB (which should have a HOV 3+ lane)
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/75 AV
Comment: Move the bus stop here instead of too close to the intersection and too far from next stop, street crossing or stand is not good in this location.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/76 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/76 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/QUEENS COLLEGE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus
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Comment: Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at 164st and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC add back QM3 for 3rd Ave.
Q46
Q45
Q48
q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off & loop around the corner back to QBlvd)
QM1
qM3 - add back
QM5
QM6
QM7
QM8
QM31
QM35
QM36
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: Q60 - Make a Queens Blvd express Q60 - only stop at major road ways - shopping areas (union tpke, 71st/jewel ave , yellowstone, LIE, queens mall, vandam- LGA CommCollege (2 Major Buildings) and Loop to LIRR Midtown Tunnel / Hunters Point & LIC Court SQ and then over to the 59th St Bridge.
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Comment: Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at Parsons Blvd and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC add back QM3 for 3rd Ave.
Q46
Q45
Q48
q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd)
QM1
qM3 - add back
QM5
QM6
QM7
QM8
QM31
QM35
QM36
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 - Continue to QBlvd & 83rd Ave to LIRR / Q10 and back aroind the corner to Mowbray Dr back to Queens Blvd and 83rd Ave to the END. head back to Little Neck.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: Q60 - Make a Queens Blvd express Q60 - only stop at major road ways - shopping areas (union tpke, 71st/jewel ave , yellowstone, LIE, queens mall, vandam- LGA CommCollege (2 Major Buildings) and Loop to LIRR Midtown Tunnel / Hunters Point & LIC Court SQ and then over to the 59th St Bridge.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 71th Ave (betwwen 71th Ave and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/72 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 71st Ave (betwwen 71st Ave and 73rd Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: I do not think the new proposed Q36 bus should run along Springfield Blvd to get to Hillside Ave. A lot of people including kids use this bus to get to work and school. This bus is essential to many people between Jamaica and Hillside ave and between 218 st and 212 st. This is the only route to get the 179 st F station for individuals in said area. There is no MTA train station in Queens Village or nearby so the proper running of this bus is essential to people who reside in this area. The new proposed Q82 bus will not be sufficient enough to fill this gap if the Q36 is rerouted this proposed way. This is a very popular bus especially in the morning. Many will be left destitute. Please reconsider as in Queens, the bus system makes a significant impact on our commute to work and home. It needs to be a reliable system that spans every corner we consider New York City and must show no disparity.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: Q19 should be extended through the RFK Triborough Bridge and into the Bronx. Or at least some NW bus service between Bronx and Queens via RFK.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: A 5-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable because many people from the nearby church and senior center rely on the bus stopping here. Add another stop at 117th Street and 15th Avenue
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Not sure why the Q65 is being eliminated - it is a very crowed and well used bus. There are many times that you have to wait for multiple buses to get on or walk to stops before yours.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no information on how MTA plans to handle school arrival and dismissal times. This is important for students and parents who make decisions. Will this be posted somewhere?
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no connection from Bell Blvd to Whitestone or College Point. There used to be the Q31 to connect the routes on Bell Blvd and Whitestone more easily. Now, people would need to go to transfer from the Q13 to the Q61 which is infrequent or the Q12/Q13 to Flushing to transfer which would add extra time.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
Stop: WILLETS PT BLVD/160 ST
Comment: It would be more convenient and easier if the Q76 and the Q61 stop at 160th Street and Willets Point Blvd were at the same stop.
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Comment: This section doesn't have access to a bus line and it is near a school. It would be better if there was a bus line there for kids to travel more easier without walking so far and causing trouble.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/56 AV
Comment: For Q26, will the service along Hollis Court Blvd in Fresh Meadows be 24 hours? The interactive map is showing 3 types of Q26 routes, where B (daytime short turns) and C (overnight short turns) don't run through Hollis Court Blvd. Does that mean service won't be 24 hours, or it will be but just less frequent? Please provide 24 hour service along Hollis Court Blvd, even if it's less frequent.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: The B57 extension to Jackson Heights is a crucial link between Queens and the cultural hubs in Ridgewood and Bushwick. However, because this route will go near many nightlife venues, it should have service overnight.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 improvements in CB3 have sped up bus times considerably, making the route an even better travel option for many people. The proposal to bring the route directly to the transit hub at Queensboro Plaza is a good idea, linking the many Q66 riders with a number of subway options.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: It is good to maintain the Q47 between Jackson Heights and Juniper Valley Park. Jackson Heights is starved for parks, and this route serves as a convenient connection to Juniper Valley Park.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: I remember reading in the pre planned draft this route would be 24 hours and would take strain off the F line from downtown Brooklyn to Jackson Heights.....as there are many riders that would benefit off overnight service as there is no up and down Maspeth service routes overnight that if introduced the late riding public in the area would take advantage of....this is something that should be worth looking into thank you
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Comment: Please leave the bus stops for the q76 going to jamaica and going to college point alone. I have been taking this bus for 30 years and they don't need to be changed.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 169 ST/TERMINAL S
Comment: The Q9 bus is one of the shortest routes in Queens however its the least reliable. The bus run every 30-45 mins apart. Do keep in mind Archer is a train hub and close to schools so there's always people just waiting. When the bus does get to sutphin its full and the driver doesn't stop
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops. Both ways. I have difficulty walking and that removal would be a terrible problem for me and others. Who have relided on those stops for Years...Why are you removing an already established bus route
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the q76 bus stops at Clintonville and cross Island Parkway. There is no way for me to bet to my home if you do.. your adding a new bus line that doesn't even connect to the q76 Please do not remove those stops...
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Why are you removing an established bus route Q76 Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops. People who live there have no way of getting to and from work.. it takes too.long to walk to your new stops and some people like myself can't do it.. please leve that area alone
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: You are discontinuing a whole section of q76 route in whitestone and disabling a whole area with loyal riders...WHY. PLEASE leave Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops in place..
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Comment: Any closed Bus Stops should be used as 15 min parking or Loading Zones. Use the sidewalk space for bike racks. (please send to NYC DOT for consideration)
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: New schedule is adding 20 minutes to same route that I take. 20th road&150th st in Whitestone to times square for 9 am arrival. This is not an improvement
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
Stop: 154 ST/14 AV
Comment: The Q62 is a bad replacement for the current Q15. It takes too long to get to the train station, adding a lot more time to my commute. If I transfer to the proposed Q15, I will end up having to pay more when I get on the train.
Please keep the Q15 and Q15A routes the way they are currently. Thank you.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Can there be more shifts between 7am and 9am on weekdays than at other times? There are really too many people at College Point. The bus is always full at this time and it is impossible to get on the bus. Thanks
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Can it be 24 hours on Sunday?
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Comment: The communities of the Rockaways need a bus to the North Shore of Long Island particularly where the N25 route serves all of the medical offices and hospitals located there. Possibly New York City Transit could operate a route via former Q113 routing between Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. to Nassau Blvd./Penisula Blvd. at that point the bus would be rerouted and stop at Rockaway Tpke. /Peninsula Blvd. then the bus would travel non-stop via Peninsula Blvd and Merrick Road to Merrick Road/Broadway in Lynbrook to terminate for direct transfer to the N25 route or if New York City Transit has the funding & resoureces to have this same route parallel the N25 traveling limited stop to either the North Shore Hospital or to Great Neck Plaza. Another option is to discuss with NICE Bus for that entity to extend the N25 route to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. via non-stop along Peninsula Blvd. to Rockway Turnpike/Peninsula Blvd. for a stop at then former Q113 routing to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. to terminate at. Under this plan the N25 could also terminate at Rockaway Tpke./Peninsula Bl;vd if NYCT also extended the Q22 route to that Rockaway Turnpike/ Peninsula Blvd. as well. All options are on the table!!!
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Comment: I clicked on the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and it said ADA Accesible FALSE. This is not true as this station is ADA Accesible, however the station only provides subway service in the northbound/Manhattan bound direction. (It should be noted that a southbound station could be built at this location but it would have to be located further north of the southbound platform station due to the existence of the Ozone Howard Little League softball field located directly opposite the current Aqueduct Racetrack Station. If you could, please ask your station engineering department to draw up engineering plans for a southbound platform station in which the southern end would be geographically located near 135th Drive and the northern end of this station be located north of Pitkin Avenue with a regular stairweell entrance/exit plus an ADA Elevator entrance/exit located at Pitkin Avenue/Centreville Street. This elevator would connect from the platform level to the ground level plus to a upper third level. At the third upper level would have a new skybridge built which would connect into the exising skybridge between the Resorts World Casino and the northbound/Manhattan Aqueduct Racetrck Station. Resorts World Casino could finance the constrction of this additional station since it would be located within their premises.).
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: I don't think you realize some of the current ridership on the current Q17 route is coming from riders along 188th Street traveling to the 179th Street Subway Station. Under your proposed plan most of those former Q17 riders will now be using the new Q45 route to the Kew Gardens Subway Station rather tha the Q17 route as well as possibly the Q75 route to the Briarwodd Station. A more cost efficient option would be to extend the Q45 bus along the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) to Main Street/ Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing via HHE and Kissena Blvd (Q17 routing) and eliminate the Q17 route thus also providing HHE riders (between Kissena Blvd. and 188th Street) access to the Kew Gardens Subway Station as well rather than 179th Street Subway Station. For the southern area of 188th Street revise the Q75 route to travel south along 188th street to 168th Street/Merrick Blvd./Archer Avenue, Jamaica rather than the Q17 route. Also revise the Q75 route to operate along 73rd Avenue between Springfield Blvd. and 188th street to provide 73rd Avenue riders a connection to the 179th Street Subway Station instead of them having to rely on the Q88 route to the Woodhaven Blvd. (local) subway station. Horace Harding Expressway riders between Springfield Blvd. and 188th Street already have the Q30 route connectiong them to the 169th Street subway Station so they certainly don't need the Q75 route serving them as well under your plan and that's why I'm suggesting moving the route to 73rd Avenue. You could then also revise the path of the Q88 route from 73rd Avenue to remain on the Horace Harding Expressway to Springfield Blvd and also serve Queensborough Community Collge which would help riders transferiing to the Q88 route from routes such as the Q14, Q72, Q29, Q38, the Q98, Q59 (possibly the Q58 if not revised back to Roosevelt Avenue to Flushing) that could utilize the transfer to the Q88 route to access St Francis Prep High School & Queensborough Community Collegeif the Q88 route remained on the HHE rather than 73rd Avenue cutting a three bus trip into a two bus trip for hundreds of high school and college students.
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Comment: Part of the Q88 plan (See other previous Q17 comment) could also be after rerouting over to the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) to Springfield Blvd. & Queensborough Community Collge just have the Q88 route continue along HHE to Little Neck Parkway/Nassau Blvd. with a possible extension to the Little Neck LIRR Station via Little Neck Parkway. The Q75 route now being relocated to 73rd Avenue (See other previous Q17 comment) should terminate at 230th Street/69th Avenue to provide bus service to the Alley Pond Park/Coverdale community. The Q27 route also should be cut back to Queensbourough Community Collge (QCC) instead of serving Springfield Blvd. south of QCC. Additionaly, the Q77 should also be cut back on its south end to Spingfield Blvd./Merrick Blvd. on its south end as well. With the reduction of Q27, Q77 & Q88 bus service along various segments of Springfield Blvd., NYCT could bring back the Q78 bus route as was proposed from the previous Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan which the Q78 route should be considered as a FARE-FREE FEEDER ROUTE along Spingfield Blvd. and Bell Blvd connecting riders with a wide array of connecting bus routes from Northeastern Queens through Southeastern Queens intersecting with both Springfield Blvd. and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Here's an intresting idea. How about extending the Q1 route to the Elmont LIRR Station to terminate at, As the Q1 gets to the end of Braddock Avenue the bus would make a right turn traveling west to 241st Street making a left turn to get on to the Cross Island Parkway (CIP) South. The Q1 bus would then only need to travel to the next CIP Exit 26D and enter the UBS Arena Emerald Parking Lot and proceed to the Elmont LIRR Station to terminate at. Returning westbound Q1 bus service from the Elmont LIRR Station would travel along Green Road to the Cross Island Parkway North entrance again traveling only one exit to the Exit 27 jamaica Avenue/Jericho Tpke. The Q1 would then make a right turn at Jeriho Tpke and travel east to Braddock Avenue/245th Street then making a left turn on to Braddock Avenue continuing on its normal route to Jamaica. Another point is that the Q1 should also be changed from a limited stop route to a local route so that some more stops could be added back alomg Braddock Avenue as well (as Jim Trent was mentioning at the Queens CB #13 virtual Zoom Transpotation Committee meeting on December 19,2023) as many of those Q1 bus stops that are scheduled to be removed are well utilized. Once on Hillside Avenue the Q1 doesn't need to make that many local stops (west of Francis Lewis Blvd.) as the Q76 local route gets added in west of Francis Lewis Blvd. along Hillside Avenue to 168th Street.
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Comment: New route for q103 is magnificent. Love it.
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Comment: Consider a southbound bus lane for buses turning into 37th Ave
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Comment: Consider a northbound bus lane for buses turning out of 39th Ave
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Jewel Av stops in both directions are important.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Although I like the Q98 routing as it being a bit faster routing than the Q58 routing along Queens Blvd., I believe the Q98 route should be a limited route versus a crosstown route so that the route could serve more passengers from Ridgewood & Maspeth such as along Fresh Pond road & Grand Avenue. The reson why I mention this is because only a ceratain perecentage of current Q58 riders such as from Grand Avenue & Fresh Pond Road actually need access to the Corona Avenue segment of the Q58 route and by having a Crosstown route (non-stop super limited route) bypass Corona Avenue would only benefit a small percentage of Q58 riders versus a larger precentage of Q58 riders if the Q98 route wax also a limited route. Another words to better reduce overcrowding on the Q58 route the Q98 route should also be a limited stop route. If you wish you could make the Q58 a local route adding more stops along areas such as Grand Avenue now served locally by the Q59 route.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Maybe the Q46 route should become a Crosstown(SBS) route and only stop at major transfer points west of Little Neck Parkway but limited or local stops east of Little Neck Parkway. The Q46 crosstown route should then also be extended west along Queens Blvd. to Grand Avenue/ Elmhurst while the Q48 route service would be expanded to/from 260th Street/Glen Oaks to yoperate seven days a week plus overnight hours but the route still terminates at Kkew Gardens.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the stops along cross island and Clintonville
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Removing the cross island stops is ridiculous
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Comment: He proposed changes to the Q12 and the elimination of the QM3 are unacceptable. There is insufficient transportation n this area. Moving the stops makes it unnecessarily difficult for those with limited mobility to ride the bus. How are the residents of the homeless shelter supposed to get around? If public transportation won't be provided to this part of Queens, perhaps the city should relinquish it to Nassau County.
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Comment: the QM3 should remain.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Many seniors live along the Q75 route and would appreciate if it can go to a fully ADA accessible station, which Briarwood is not. Kew Gardens would be an excellent alternative, and also make it a straighter route.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
Stop: FULTON ST/CLERMONT AV
Comment: Please maintain service for the B52 on Greene Ave before service to Gates
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Extend the Q45 to the Auburndale LIRR Station here in the Auburndale section. This way, people getting off the train can take the Q45 to their homes easily via Fresh Meadows. The Q45 shall go via 188th Street, then merge towards 192nd Street by Hollis Court Blvd towards the Auburndale LIRR Station.
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Comment: Need a bus from Queens Borough to Borough Park in Brooklyn. Train west from Queens to Manhattan then endless train south from Manhattan to Brooklyn is a disservice to the community.
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Comment: Not having an alternative to aburndal/oakland gardens except the 76 from Bayside LIRR station is challenging especially when the 76 is often late or cancelled.
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: 149 AV/HUXLEY ST
Comment: THANK YOU! please let this be true! so many elderly people who rely on MTA and walk all the way to 149th AVE. I know this because I would walk with them when we got off the Q111
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: MAIN ST/39 AV
Comment: As long as 27 still goes to queensborough community college I'm good
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 35 AV/86 ST
Comment: Don't get rid of the stop. there needs to be more busses not less stops. The nearest stops are blocks away now
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: This route change cuts upper astoria off from access to the G. Currently the Q69 passes right by the G as it goes up 21st. After the change we'll be forced to either walk 8 blocks through dark streets or pay for a 2nd bus by taking the new route. Either way, a huge swath of Astoria gets worse service. Remove the bottom loop and keep the route going past the Court st stop.
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Comment: I believe that the proposed stop spacing in this area is correct. The stops should be where the major cross streets are (that cross over/under I-495) as well as pedestrian overpasses are. It should also be considered that people can make their way to the nearest north-south street in many cases (for example 164th Street in this case), or to a route further south (on Jewel Avenue in this case).
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza via St. Barnabas Hospital as proposed in the first two renditions of the Queens Bus Redesign (the original draft plan and the New Draft Plan). There is a gap in east-west service between East 180th Street and East Fordham Road which was acknowledged by the Bronx Bus Redesign team. I had recommended the Bx17 be rerouted to cover that gap, but it seems that the MTA felt the Q44 was a better candidate to address this gap. One way or another, this gap needs to be filled: It is unacceptable to pass it to the next borough's redesign, and then just "throw up your hands" so to speak, and just leave the gap unaddressed.
The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza would not only address this gap in east-west service, but also allow riders from Queens (as well as Bronx neighborhoods served by the Q44) to connect to the busiest reverse-peak commutation station in the United States. The railroad station at Fordham Plaza provides access to many jobs in Connecticut and Westchester.
The Q44 extension would provide a more direct connection from Parkchester and Unionport to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx22, and would provide a more direct connection from West Farms to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx9. (The route would physically be more direct, and would also spend less time on congested Fordham Road). This would also be more useful to students seeking to reach Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College. Although it wouldn't provide them with a one-seat ride, it would provide a quicker overall travel time (as mentioned previously, the proposed Q44 extension would take a quicker and less congested route between Unionport and Fordham Plaza) as well as allow riders to transfer to the Bx22 at a point where the bus is less crowded (the Bx22 is a very busy route east of Fordham Plaza, but west of Fordham Plaza, it generally has more capacity).
It was mentioned that traffic along the route (in the vicinity of the Whitestone Bridge) is an issue that seems to be of concern. My first comment is that this concern needs to be properly analyzed and quantified. It is not enough to say "longer routes are less reliable" and call it a day. The travel time through segments of the route (such as going over the Whitestone Bridge between Lafayette Avenue and 14th Avenue) would have a mean and standard deviation. Using different statistical techniques, it should be possible to estimate the impact on on-time performance that any given segment (whether existing or proposed) has on the route as a whole. That information should be published so that it is known that the concerns of transit advocates are being taken seriously and not merely being brushed off with generalizations.
From that point, it is possible to generate the appropriate dispatching strategies to maximize on-time performance and minimize excess wait time (and optimize other similar metrics). For example, if the Whitestone Bridge is indeed a chokepoint, perhaps certain trips could be short-turned to only operate within The Bronx (e.g. Fordham Plaza to Lafayette Avenue) or within Queens (e.g. 14th Avenue to Jamaica, though with the Q20 supplementing the Q44, perhaps some additional Q20 service might help). The need/demand for this extension is clearly there based on population density, ridership data, and travel patterns, it's just that the dispatching techniques need to be adjusted accordingly.
It should also be considered that a certain amount of the traffic on the Whitestone Bridge would likely be relieved by having the Q44 extended to Fordham Plaza. I'm sure that a non-negligible amount of people are choosing to drive from the Fordham Plaza area (and for that matter, St. Barnabas Hospital and the general Belmont area) to/from Queens due to the lack of a direct bus connection. With those neighborhoods in The Bronx being as dense as they are, even a few percentage points of modal shift may be able to cause a reasonable reduction in traffic. (The general principles of a speed-density curve hold true when performing this traffic analysis. Of course, detailed statistics of hourly traffic flow and estimates of modal shift are required for a thorough analysis)
The final concern is that the Cross-Bronx corridor is one of those circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by redirection of traffic once the Manhattan Central Business District Tolling Program (also known as "congestion pricing") is implemented. Therefore, it is imperative that transit improvements along these corridors (such as a Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza) be considered to alleviate the expected additional traffic along these circumferential corridors.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 needs to terminate at the Fresh Pond Road (M) station on the southern end of the route. Eliot Avenue residents need to maintain their connection to the southern end of the (M) for easier access to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. While the segment of Fresh Pond Road south of Metropolitan Avenue may be congested, it is not a good practice to avoid a major ridership generator, commercial area and transfer point for the sake of avoiding congestion. The bus lanes along Fresh Pond Road should be properly enforced. The Q14 running into Ridgewood will also help provide an alternative to the Q58 for passengers seeking access to Elmhurst and Corona. If resources need to be shifted from the Q58 to the Q14 to account for the shift in demand, then that is fine, and is simply adapting to the needs of passengers.
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Comment: The Q20A heading northbound bus stop here at Willets Point Blvd and Parsons Blvd should be located on Parsons Blvd. The stop will be called "Parsons Blvd and Willets Point Blvd". Just like the southbound bus stop on the other side of Parsons Blvd. These bus stops can be Q44-SBS Bus Stop in both directions to provide more frequent bus services in Flushing and Whitestone.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST
Comment: Q37 bus proposed route – Northbound and Southbound
The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. This area is a residential area, with many elderly people and is an excessive walking burden with the elimination of the bus route on 133rd AVE. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no way to get to the Bayside LIRR station from 208 street and 48 Avenue bus stop. Currrent Q31 stops at 208 street and 48 Avenue and goes to tthe Bayside LIRR station. Why is the current route being canceled? This proposed plan is terrible idea since there is no south to north route on Bell Blvd from 48 Avenue. People use the current Q31 route to get to the Bayside LIRR from 48 Avenue.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: This new proposed Q31 route is a joke. If you live south of Northern Blvd and Bell Blvd, you are out of luck since it will no longer run south to 48th Avenue on Bell Blvd. As mentioned in the proposed write up for the new route, it says that there is a connection to the Q27. Has anyone from the MTA went to see where the Q27 stops on 48th Aveneue and Bell Blvd? I can tell you that it is a long walk to get to Bell Blvd and Northern Blvd. Many older folks would not be able to walk that far. The MTA/city is always trying to get people to use mass transit and when they do, then they take the Q31 away away from them.
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Comment: Is only one bus stopping at gateway? The Q8 will no longer stop there? if yes, that makes the shopping center less accessible, unless that's the goal
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: Please make a bus stop here For locals to get to midtown!! please
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/REHABILITATION CENTER
Comment: The elimination of th Q102 makes it impossible for physically challenged to reach Queens Plaza to connect to other Queens bus lines, and E train to Jamaica
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Comment: Don't see any Q33 or Q 47 route....
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 69 AV/CLYDE ST
Comment: This is a very dangerous, highly traveled intersection on Burns St. and 69th Avenue. Bus should move to Yellowstone Blvd off 69th Ave for pedestrian safety and increase of available parking spots in the neighborhood. Continue on Kessel St to better angled interesection to Yellowstone Blvd and use existing bus stops along Yellowstone to serve bus route. Same for return on Loubet back to 71st. This still passes the public schools and improves the quality and safety of the more residentially scaled 69th Ave.
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Comment: For the Q76, you expect people who work from Bronx to Queens and within Queens to go through at least 3 buses to go home, especially with the raised prices
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/35 AV
Comment: Too many buses on residential street, please remove 1 bus line
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The Q41 local route need not serve Lindenwood and Howard Beach as the Q11 local route will be serving this area and the Q41 local route should be revised to travel along North Conduit Avenue (w/b) South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Erskine Street and Gateway Drive to and from the Gateway Center Mall. Added Q41bus stops would be at 79th Street/Linden Blvd., Eldert Lane/Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue/between Linden Blvd & Loring Avenue, Fountain Avenue/Flatlands Avenue (both directions), Fountain Avenue/Vandalia Avenue (both directions) , along Vandalia Avenue/Erskine Street (both directions) Erskine Street/ (near Bank of America) Ersline Street /Gateway Place(e/b) & Gateway Drive/Erkine Street (w/b) and terminating at Gateway Center Terminal/Gateway Drive. Please note in the westbound direction the Q41 after stopping at Eldert Lane/Linden Blvd. would then travel over into the left/center lanes of Linden Blvd. to be able to make a left turn at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. A special three-legged transfer shoul be provided between the Q11 and Q41 routes at any of the local stops along Cross Bay Blvd. where both bus routes stop at. so that Lindenwoof & Howard Berach riders still have one fare acess to South Ozone Park & Downtown, Jamaica. If funding still availble the Q51 route should also be extended further west into Brooklyn via North Conduit Avenue (w/b) & South Conduit Avenue (e/b) and Linden Boulevard but instead terminate along East 98th Street at Church Avenue/Brookdale Hospital via Rockaway Parkway(w/b), Church Avenue (w/b) and East 98th Street.(w/b). Returing back eastbound via Hegeman Avenue (e/b) to Amboy Street (e/b) or Thomas S. Boyland Street (e/b) or Rockaway Avenue (e/b) back to Linden Blvd.(e/b).
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
Stop: 154 ST/14 AV
Comment: I understand that you must serve the needs of the greater community. When the Q14 was consolidated with the Q15 to create 15A/B that was a loss and downgrade for my personal commute. Losing the Q15 into Beechhurst to be replaced with Q62 that runs into College Point is a further downgrade. This is not ideal for my needs.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Why can't the eastbound QM6 go on the LIE? It takes so long to get down Queens Boulevard that I'm always home later than posted.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/172 ST
Comment: Leave the cross island stop and Clintonville stops alone no reason to add another bus that does the same job waste of money and inconvenience
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Comment: This is a bad idea You are removing direct access to the whitestone shopping center and a lot of people especially the elderly and disabled depend on that direct route
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: Thank you so much! for mostly keeping the original route so that Maspeth residents would not be isolated. The reduced amount of stops are reasonable in my opinion. Thank you again!!!
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Comment: Where is QM3? We need this route
Route: Q83 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: Will MTA ENHANCE the timing of the busses?
From experience, I have ran a full black only to have the bus stop at the first stop in Farmers Blvd.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Woodhaven Blvd. could use another local bus route and I think that extending the Q64 route from Forest Hills to Lindenwood & Howard Beacg via Yellowstone Blvd. and Woodhaven Blvd could be the solution rather than create more branches of the Q11 route thus inceasing the frequency of bus service by having two or more Q11 branches. The Q11 could be rerouted to serve Centreville Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach/Hamilton Beach while the Q64 could handle Lindenwood & Rockwood Park, Howard Beach. The Q64 route would have an advantage of connexcting local Woodhaven Blvd riders to the 71st Avenue - Forest Hills Express subway station plus also to the Forest Hills LIRR Station as well. Additionaly, the Q64 would connect Woodhaven Blvd riders to Queens College and some other routes toward Flushing and other areas of Queens. On the eastern end of the Q64 route should also be extended to at least 188th Street in Fresh Meadows via either 73rd Avenue or the Horace Harding Expressway. The potential of the Q64 route becoming a major crosstown local bus route by these two route extensions cannot be ignored, as a previous Queens Bus Redesign Plan had the Q64 route merged with the Q10 route, but this here is a much better alternative also providing local bus service to Yellowstone Blvd riders to the 71st Avenue -Forest hills Subway Station as well.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: E 60 ST/2 AV
Comment: Please make this a select bus stop with the M15 bus. It is only a local M15 stop at present. Both the Q32 and the Q60 buses stop here plus the tramway and the Q101
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: Support b52 reroute
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 169 ST/ROCKAWAY POINT BLVD
Comment: question- when Coming over the bridge to rockaway, is the bus going to keep the same stop at the end of the bridge? Because that will be a dangerous place for people to wait for the bus.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH CHANNEL DR/108 ST
Comment: This should not be the last stop. The route needs to extend further East so that the kids who attend scholars & beach channel HS and live to the west have a bus to get home. Right now they take the q22 which stops by the school.
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Comment: Good afternoon, the Q19 bus always runs late and there are few buses that go to Astoria as much as flushing, my son cannot take the bus on time and when it passes it is full because there are few units of this bus, please better this route
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: 69 ST/MAURICE AV
Comment: The B57 should stop here with the Q47
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Comment: Why does the B62 end up in the middle of nowehere in Astoria...? And what's the point of sending it up 21st street? you're only adding traffic to an already busy street.
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Comment: How is there not a single bus line going from LIC to Midtown? The 7 Train is an absolute mess! There should be a bus connecting Hunters Point to Manhattan, Especially during rush hour when it's impossible to get on the 7 and since it constantly stops in the tunnels, causing 30–minute delays. We need a bus line from Hunters point to Manhattan!
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: What happened to B32?????
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: The Q45 might be another good route to extend further west from Kew Gardens first to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills then south along Yellowstone Blvd. to Woodhaven Blvd. The Q45 route could also travel south along Woodhaven Blvd. to serve one of the southern points in Howard Beach aiding the Q11 route which elected officials are demanding two or more branches of the Q11 route another north/south route would be better than additional branches of the Q11 route. Also the current terminal of the Q45, Q46 & Q48 routes is not that great due to the wide U-turn the buses need to make. from the service road of Queens Blvd. to begin their eastbound trips so every effort should be made. to revise and/or extend these three routes. As I mentioned in an earlier comment the Q46 (LIJ route) should be a (Blue) SBS/XT route and extend out to Elmhurst, Queens via Queens Blvd.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: How are people supposed to get from the Astoria park area to the subway with this restructured q69.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: If you're going to get rid of Q30 service on the weekends, then at least bring the the Q75's New Draft Plan routing back to Jamaica LIRR on the southern end via Hillside and 188th. The Q75 going via Union Tpke to Briarwood is not an adequate replacement for the Q30 at all as it wouldn't serve Jamaica. Utopia Pkwy is also getting screwed HARD on the weekends as there would no longer be bus service south of Horace Harding Expwy after 7-8 pm (that's when the Q31 hours end), whereas currently the Q30 runs until 11pm-midnight. So please keep weekend service on the Q30 or extend the Q75 back to Jamaica via 188th and Hillside, or both! Thank you!
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Q65 should maintain routing past Flushing to College Point. Many people still travel past Flushing from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica (and vice versa). Will be even more of a pain now late at nights as you're now forcing a transfer at Flushing between the Q26 and Q65 when currently there's a safer one seat ride.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: You should add a soutbound stop at 162nd St and Sanford Av instead of 43rd Av because people transferring from the Q13 coming from the east would have to either back track to Murray St or walk a long avenue block down 162nd St from Sanford to 43rd Ave just to get the Q65 headed south.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Extend the Q64 to the Fresh Meadows Mall 188th St via 73rd Avenue. The last two draft plans closed a major gap on 73rd Av between Main St and 188th St. Sad to see that gap remain, at the very least the Q64 should close the gap on 73rd Av between 164th and 188th Sts. Thanks!
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: The current Q17 does alot of meandering just to get from Flushing to Jamaica as it also serves Fresh Meadows to the east in between. The route's purposes should be split up as was proposed in the previous Draft Plan, whereas the Q17 serves the portion from Flushing to Fresh Meadows, while the Q75 handles 188th from Fresh Meadows to Jamaica. The Q25, Q44, and Q65 already travel directly north/south between Flushing and Jamaica.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: The Q7 should've kept it's proposed streamlining routing via Rockaway Blvd on the eastern end as well. Currently, to get to Five Towns from the west, you need to take the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q114. Same headed to the Green Acres, need the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q85/Q87.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Glad that there's finally streamlining on Utopia while maintaining service to Bayside Highschool. However, there's a minor gap between 29th Av and 32nd Av, meaning Q16 riders from Utopia north of 26th Av now have to walk a long avenue block or two to transfer to the Q31 to continue south along Utopia and vice versa. Also, the Q31 still misses the Bell Blvd village between Northern Blvd and 35th Ave. Because of this, the Q31 should be split into two services to maintain these connections: one from Jamaica to Bayside via the current Q31 routing serving Bell Blvd and Bayside Highschool; and another from Jamaica streamlined via Utopia Pkwy to College Point as proposed in the New Draft Plan, closing the gap on Utopia and replacing Q76 service on the Cross Island service Rd. Thank you!
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/SCHOOL
Comment: The Q104 should keep the same stops on roosevelt island as the existing q102. With this plan there are far less stops and residents will have to walk further to the stops, especially from the buildings with the most people.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/MAIN ST
Comment: Please give the Q63/Q66 its own stop and seperate it from the Q19 stop. Currently, the Q19 and Q66 share a stop and the lines already long. Crowding causes pushing/shoving and verbal altercations as it is. Now with 3 buses it will be too much. There is space on this section of the block to be able to do this.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: The Bay Terrace bound QM2 should not have to go down northern blvd where certain times of the day this could be a extremely long way to go. It should take
1. When going Eastbound on 59th st.
Make a right on 2nd avenue ,
A left on 58th st
Another left on the Upper level of the Queensboro bridge Continue to Van Dam st.
A right on Van Dam st and continue to Bay Terrance via the the LIE.
or
2. When going Eastbound on 59th st
Make a right on 2nd Avenue.
Continue till Midtown town
and lastly continue via LIE to Bay Terrance.
May QM2 drivers do this already when heading back to queen and ultimately make for a faster trip. Rather then sitting at a bunch of lights on northern blvd. If your are going to continue putting the bus via northern blvd, more stops should be be added.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Bus stop should remain here for many of the students that attend this school.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: E 59 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: There are many riders throughout the day on weekdays and weekend between E 57-59th/Madison-Lex. Many riders riders are eldery or people who wants avoid using any stairs Queens Blvd/Roosevelt Avenue because these stations do not have elevators. Q32 buses have helped to serve people with wheelchairs, walkers and strollers, too. On top of that, there are many medical facilities in this area and the busses are useful to many. None of these stops should be removed, instead, adding more busses will be much more efficient.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/59 AV
Comment: Please extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: Please extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Please combine the Q37 and Q64 into one bus route.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: Please extend Q48 service from weekdays to 24/7. During overnight hours and weekends, the Q48 should be extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Please eliminate the QM11. Instead, the QM1, QM7, and QM31 should make QM18 stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/MAIN ST
Comment: During off-peak hours and weekends, the QM5 should make all QM18 stops in Manhattan and west of Union Tpke/Main St in Queens.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: With talk of spitting the Q11 route into two or more branches it might make more sense to have the Q53SBS route travel into Lindenwood, Howard Beach so that they'll be no need to have the Q11 local route provide that service and maybe even the Q41 service to that area could be eliminated as well. This would also restore direct bus service to the Rockaways from Lindenwood as years gone by with the prior Q21 route. The Q11 route could also then concentrate on Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach & Hamiton Beach creating a greater frequency of bus service to those areas. Also the Q41 could be rerouted to the Gateway Center Mall via North Conduit Avenue((w/b)/Southy Conduit Avenue(e/b), Linden Blvd, Fountain Avenue & Seaview Avenue/Gateway Drive. The Q51 route could also be extended into Brooklyn as well to either Brookdale Hospital via via North Conduit Avenue((w/b)/Southy Conduit & Linden Blvd. to East 98th Street or to Starrett City via BM35 proposed routing from Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue. If the MTA gets funding from New York State Fix The MTA Program they should use the funding to make all SBS buses fare-free over the next few yars starting out with The Bronx, Queens & Brooklynf irst, so that all of the MetroCard Fare Machines & Kiosks could be removed throughout the City in anticipation of the full phase out of the MetroCard. This would also ensure that SBS routes could be revised as part of the queens & Brooklyn Bus Redsign Projects as still the BX6SBS route hasn't been revised asof the findings of the Bronx Bus Network Redsign Plan.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
Stop: STEINWAY ST/21 AV
Comment: This stop - 20th road and Steinway should be kept instead of the one on 21st avenue. There is not room for a covered bench at the 21st avenue location. This stop is more used by the community than the one of 21st avenue.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: hi, Can the MTA please keep an interactive map on the main website. It is very difficult to read the bus map - I've always wanted one where you can click on a line and it is hightlighted.
This would help make users be able to navigate the network.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: There should be a pickup and drop needed here. There's customers that pick up the bus at the old location and I live at the end of Hookcreek Blvd.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Add a stop on the Q52SBS & Q53SBS buses at 160th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. (s/w & s/e corners). Have at least the Q53 route travel through Lindenwood which is at similar fequencies of the Q11 route and also provides increased bus service toward the north as the current q21 route does. This would also provide a one seat ride to Rockaway Park for Lindenwood passegers as the previous Q21 used to provide many years ago. Discontinue Q11 service in Lindenwood and also Q41 service in Lindenwood & Rockwood Park, Howard Beach. The Q11 could serve Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach and/or Hamilton Beach as it does today. The Q41 should be rerouted to Gateway Center Mall via North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue(e/b), Linden Blvd, Fountain Avenue & Gateway Drive. The Q51 route should also be extended into Brooklyn to either Brookdale Hospital via North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd. & East 98th Street or to Starrett City via BM35 routing from Pitkin Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. Ozone Park.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: On Queens Blvd, the QM5 should make QM18 stops between Woodhaven Blvd and Union Tpke during off-peak hours and weekends.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
Stop: STEINWAY ST/20 AV
Comment: This is a very good change.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: I like this change which gives upper Ditmars access to the subway.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Need a bus stop on 256 street and Union. Poplar stop. School and Library at stop.
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Comment: Yes please extend service to HPS!!!
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Comment: A Manhattan bus should be accessible from hunter points south thru the midtown tunnel for the neighborhood.
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Comment: Thank you for having buses come to HPS-especially near 51st street! There are no buses here!
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: X63 there's only one pick up and drop of on Hookcreek Blvd once you cross over Sunrise Hwy.....A stop should be placed on Hookcreek near 147th Dr /Hookcreek. The bus is rerouted to Hookcreek so place a stop there. Your taken away three stops from Francis Lewis Blvd and just adding one bus stop on Hookcreek Blvd BTW Sunrise and 148th
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Comment: Bad idea, please everything as it is
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Comment: Removing the Q10 that goes down 130th street means I will have to pay double fare from where I live to to get to the leffferds Blvd train station. That means Q7, then transfer to the Q10 and then pay again to get to the A train. The Q7 runs every 40 mins at night. With the current set up, at least I had an option to take the Q7 from Rockaway Blvd if it is close by or get the Q10 from leffferds Blvd. I am not fond of walking home 2 miles from the train everyday, even at night.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD
Comment: changing this route will massively complicate an already overcrowded bus system for both the q9 and q7. In the morning when school is in session more often then not I have to take the q10 to the A train. school kids overcrowd the q7 and don't even pay to take the bus. I pay and i have to wait sometimes 20 minutes for a q10 to show up or a q7 that has enough space for me to even get in the bus to stand. I take the bus from rockaway boulevard and 128st.
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Comment: So the idea of all of this seems to make people transfer more often from bus to bus which in turn will generate more profit for the MTA, or so they hope.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: Keep Bushwick Gates please
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
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Comment: This map is troubling as I don't see any express buses from Glen Oaks to downtown Manhattan.
Route: QM40 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Every 36 min is once in an hour. How is this helpful? About a third of the time the busses don't even show. This is leaving us stranded. Please go back to every half hr like before.
Route: QM40 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Again, every 36 min is too infrequent. The QM11 is every 18 min. about qa third of the time the busses don't show and we are stranded.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: There's been some talk about the westbound Q24 bus not passing Jamaica Hospital in the westbound direction plus the inconvenient transfer connection to the "J" Subway Line at 123rd Street Jamaica Avenue plus a difficult turnaround for the Q55 bus at that point. It might make the most sense to extend the Q55 bus to the Jamica Van Wyck Subway station entrance located along the Van Wyck Expressway/89th Avenue (via Jamaica Avenue) to terminate at. providing a convenient transfer to the "E" Subway Line. Also traveling back westbound the w/b Q55 could take Atlantic Avenue west to Lefferts Blvd. , then make a right turn at Lefferts blvd. , traveling north to Jamaica Avenue/Myrtle Avenue making a left turn back on its normal route to Ridgewood Terminal. This would also provide an easy transfer from the westbound Q55 bus to the westbound Q24 bus as well at one of the westbound Q24 bus stops along Atlantic Avenue.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Don't remove this stop! Please
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: There needs to more stops for the Q27 between Parsons Blvd/45 Av and 46 Av 163 St. Currently, there are a few stops within this range and taking these stop away would create a major inconvience for people traveling from Main St. SInce Main St is the main point of transfer for everyone in the area, it is important to have as many stops as possible and refrain from removing stops.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 changes are unacceptable. The line for Q65 is currently extremely long during rush hours. In addition, the bus doesn't come as frequently as needed so many people in the area where I am leaving the comment are forced to wait 30+ min after 9PM. The Q65 should have stops remain on 45th ave rather than moving the stops to Sanford.
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Comment: I suggest that there should be a bus route that has stops on 147th st that connects this area to northern blvd.
Route: B7 Midwood - Ridgewood
Stop: COOPER AV/61 ST
Comment: The residents of Liberty Park will be losing B13 bus service along Cooper Avenue between Cypress Hills and 62nd Street which currently provides access to multiple subway lines (Fresh Pond M, Myrtle/Wyckoff L. Nearby we will also lose local bus access provided by the B20 running along Fresh Pond. The proposed replacement by the B7 is wholly insufficient to serve the neighborhood, and furthermore the proposed route will take the B7 along Cooper Avenue and Cypress Avenue, which has some of the worst congestion in the entire area due to northbound cars on Cooper turning right on Cypress to gain access to the Jackie Robinson. During rush hours, vehicles are routinely backed up further south well past Wyckoff. This proposed route will be a disaster for bus service, especially on a line which looks to be extremely long. Please reinstate the B13 service for the residents in this area!!
Route: B7 Midwood - Ridgewood
Stop: COOPER AV/CYPRESS AV
Comment: The intersection of Cypress and Cooper has some of the worst congestion in the entire area. Cars are routinely backed up on Cooper well past Wyckoff during rush hours, frequently down to Knickerbocker Avenue. On Cypress heading eastbound towards the Jackie Robinson, cars routinely back up past Decatur Avenue. Moving the B13 and the newly proposed B7 service along this corridor will be a disaster for rush hour commutes and create an extremely unreliable and unusable route for customers and residents.
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Comment: this leaves an entire area without any public transportation unbelievable!
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Comment: Why is there not a stop here?
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Horace Harding Expy/254 St should be kept as at least a drop off stop. I have seen a decent amount of people get off at this stop.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Horace Harding Expwy/244 St stop should be kept instead of the Horace Harding Expwy/246 Crescent stop. I think the 244 St is a more valuable stop compared to the 246 Cr because of the surrounding land use. I have also seen the 244 St stop used a lot more often.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: If possible, I think the proposed q75 could be extended to the Little Neck LIRR station for all-week and more frequent bus service to the LIRR station, in addition to the proposed q36
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: Closure of stop 8 St/Astoria Blvd. Can appreciate the termination of this stop, but it is at the top of the only hill in Western Queens. The increased distance to the remaining stops and the grade of the hill will pose a challenge (more so during icy winter weather) for the elderly and mobility impaired living in the high rise apartments near that stop.
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Comment: The Beach 38th street stop is being removed which is used by seniors & families attending church or traveling from one church (St. Gertrude) to the other (St. Mary Star of the Sea). Was this taken into consideration when deciding to remove this stop. There is a stop on Beach 40th which is located in front of private homes, was this stop considered for removal instead?
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Comment: PLEASE construct a bus waiting shelter at Queens Blvd and 39th Place in Sunnyside {Q32 and Q60 bus stop}!!!
Route: QM17 Rockaways East - Midtown
Stop: ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD/BEACH 67 ST
Comment: Please consider moving both QM17 stops back to Beach Channel Dr. and 67th St. As you can see on the map, most people reside on the bay side of the peninsula, which is closer to the original stops. Most people who take this bus also walk to the bus stops. Moving them to Rockaway Beach Blvd will add several minutes to their journeys (using Google maps, it can be over 15 minutes). As I am sure you are aware, Rockaway gets incliment weather (windy, cold, rainy, and icy) in the winter, and this creates dangerous conditions for walking -- particularly if walking in the early-morning or late-evening darkness. Keeping the stops at Beach Channel Dr. will help ease the journey for these commuters. Further, Beach Channel Dr. is also incredibly easy to access for those who live closer to the ocean/the location of the proposed stops (such as myself).
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD/SUNRISE HWY
Comment: I am very excited and thankful the MTA is adding new lines instead of having 3 of the same bus number and people getting confused. However, being also LIRR taker it would've made more convenient to have a Rosedale bound bus stop by the tracks/bridge. Crossing that parkway to get to the bus stop (243ST/ CONDUIT AVE) is at times dangerous because people just don't care about safety and run like they're in fast n' furious.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: I am disabled and I live on Greene Avenue and rely on the B52 which currently stops right in front of my apartment building. This redesign will mean that I will need to walk extra blocks with severe pain. There is also a building of retirement residents on my block who will be disserviced by this redesign. Why doesn't the MTA care about disabled and elderly people? I work on NJ so I cannot take access a ride to work.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: putting the q37 to turn in 135th av gives so many more people access to the bus!! taking it out removes access to so many. Those who live around 149th av will have no bus within a few blocks to walk to!!!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: KEW GARDENS RD/80 RD
Comment: Extending the Q10 through jewel avenue makes sense, there is a lack of access to north queens by residents in south queens. This connects the borough along the north south line. This bus is the most popular in the area
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Less of the q37 busses that go into the casino for gods sake, barely anyone gets off, and it adds 10 minutes to the route each way. Casino's are only good for sucking money out the community, and ruining families thru gambling addictions, which can easily lead to drug addictoons
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 53 AV/48 ST
Comment: Move this Q68 stop to far side due to conflicts with thru vehicles along 53 Av at intersection with 48 St
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: VERNON BLVD/35 AV
Comment: This route elimiates access to Queens Plaza. None of the prosposed subway stations are disabled accessible stations
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Comment: Why drop half of the B20 stop and so much of the Q58 stops? The Q58 is used by a lot of elderly people and most of the stops are not near buses or trains that go the same way.
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Comment: route disregards the need of physically
challenged riders with no access to subway stations that are accessible,
Queens Plaza is a hub for more routes and more useful that proposed routes
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There really should be a stop here to keep parallel with the q28, plus while a bit more personal people work there coming from Jamaica.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Please make this route active on the weekends the original plan was great for this if anything just make it align with the q83 on the north end for the E.J,Z, and F transfer options. A lot of people have to trek it to Liberty for an q83 that is usually overcrowded or worse trek it to the F train at 179th St even a 30 minute frequency would be fine just please dont have this bus route be weekday exclusive.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Overnight and weekend Q110 service should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/109 ST
Comment: Along with the Q37, the Q7 and Q51 should also serve Resorts World Casino whenever it's open.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/187 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM5 and QM6 during off-peak hours and weekends, there should be a QM1c express bus running between Little Neck Pkwy/Horace Harding Expy in Queens and Lower Manhattan during off-peak hours and weekends. Buses should also serve Midtown Manhattan via 5 Avenue and Broadway (westbound), and 6 Avenue (eastbound)
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Please keep the E42nd st/Park Ave stop. It is a MAJOR location /stop for riders. Close to Lexington, Park and 3rd Ave. My employer is on 3rd Ave and 45thSt and I appreciate the short walk to work.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/HOOVER AV
Comment: The QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65, and QM68 should also make Queens Blvd stops at 71 Av, 75 Av, and Main St.
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Comment: I cannot tell what is happening to the 25.
can you explain how this bus goes from 511 CP Blvd to express bus on linden and Whitestone expressway?
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Comment: What there is no heat in the buse
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Comment: Why there is no heat in the buses any we are in cold season
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Comment: I am a QM 2 and QM 32 rider we need more frequent service from 6 AM through 9:00 am evening rush hour from 4:30-7:30 pm on both lines.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: there are numerous buses departing from Jackson heights with routes to LGA. Rerouting the Q33 directly to LaGuardia and not servicing 23rd Avenue completely disregards an ALREADY disconnected avenue and patrons.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
Stop: CROCHERON AV/168 ST
Comment: This stop is not in an ideal location. The existing 168 st stop is in a narrow patch of grass that dips down between the sidewalk and curb. Causing accessibility issues when boarding the bus. The sidewalk also gets very narrow at this block, meaning it is a bad place for crowds to gather when waiting for the next bus. Instead, the 169 st stop should be kept and this 168 st stop should be removed. As the 169 st stop does not have a patch of grass between the sidewalk and curb, making it suitable to serve all types of passengers in the area. In addition to being able to accommodate the increased passenger traffic from the nearby removed stops.
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Comment: These changes are ridiculous. I have taken this bus at various times of the day on different days. One of the shortest bus routes with a smoothe ride 99% of the time and you are removing stops for faster service?!? This route is fine! Worry about the Q104 or Q18 where the bus arrivals are too far apart (Q104) or are constantly piggy backing then no bus show up for 40 minutes (Q18). Leave the Q64 bus route alone!
Route: QM24 Glendale - Midtown
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Comment: We need express buses to run all day due to congestion pricing. We need the QM24, QM34 and QM25 to have a schedule like the QM15 or the BM5.
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Comment: I do not see the Q101 going into Manhattan. Why? That Astoria route has existing for decades, possibly a century. I live right off Steinway and that is THE most convenient way for me to get to the eastside of Manhattan. Why are you changing it? Why would you screw all the native Austrians who have depended on this line? What bus are we supossed to take now without being inconvenienced? Someone told me you are catering to "transient" hipsters who want to go drinking in greenpoint hotspots, meanwhile you disrespect native Astorians who have taken the Q101 to 2nd Avenue their entire life, including myself and I am almost 65. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ROUTE OF THE BUSES SERVING ASTORIA ESPECIALLY THE Q101, Q18, & Q104. THANK YOU.
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Comment: The proposed changes will negatively impact the elderly in the community
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Comment: The proposed changes to removed the 23rd street accesss will negatively impact the community (elderly, college students, worshippers of the lord).
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 23 AV/87 ST
Comment: For commuters to Vaughn college from Manhattan, The Bronx, and New Jersey, like myself, this adds at least 15 extra minutes to our commute vs the current Q33 route. My own commute is roughly 2 hours in the morning and this would make life much harder for myself and other like me that use public transport as opposed to the enviornmental waste that is car traffic.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
Stop: E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV
Comment: The current proposed QM20 schedule shows half hourly service to Bay Terrace doesn't begin till 1530. This may be insufficient as the rush really starts around 1500 these days and half hourly return service should start at 1500 and should be the minimum service level until 2000.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Need two branches for the Q31: one as proposed in the previous draft streamlined via Utopia Pkwy all the way to the Cross Island; and another via the current routing on Bell Blvd. This newly proposed Q31 may be straighter but misses many connections including the Q16 for riders heading north on Utopia, the Bell Blvd strip near the LIRR station, and it now creates a gap on Bell between Northern and 48th Av, meaning riders coming from QCC and Springfield Blvd on the Q27 from the south would now have to backtrack as far west as Francis Lewis just to get to the Q76, then transfer again to the Q13 just to get to Bayside. So please keep both the current Q31 routing via Bell Blvd, as well as a new streamlined branch via Utopia Pkwy.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Please keep the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital. This would give people a very fast and reliable one seat ride to the hospital from Jamaica. Currently, riders have to take the Q46 then transfer to another bus line just to reach Jamaica.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Streamline the Q31 further up to Cross Island as proposed in the New Draft Plan! The new proposal just misses the connection to the Q16 at 29th Ave. Also, you need to maintain one seat ride service from Jamaica to Bell Blvd by the railroad and village, which is also missed in this new proposal. Maybe have the Q30 cover that portion on Bell Blvd after serving QCC if the Q31 is gonna be new Utopia Pkwy crosstown.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Send the Q65 back to College Point! This maintains a one seat ride from 164th St to College Point Blvd, especially overnight. The Q65 is one of the busiest bus lines in Queens. Splitting the route in half while giving the heavier (College Point) half of the route to the Q26 is not a good tradeoff at all, as the proposed Q26 will still have less frequent service compared to the Q65. If anything, the Q65 should get even more frequent service because it's currently unreliable and the buses are always packed in College Point and along 164th Street.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Keep the Q65 running from College Point to Jamaica LIRR! The Q26 will be less frequent than the current Q65 in College Point and we miss out on the current one seat ride from 164th in Jamaica.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: If the Q31 is going to be streamlined via Utopia, then the Q30 should be extended to Bayside via Bell Blvd after QCC because there still needs to be a direct route from Jamaica to the Bell Blvd strip by the LIRR. Also, please add back weekend service on the Q30! Riders on Utopia Pkwy currently have weekend service til' 11 pm, but if that is cut, then we'll only have the Q31, which ends at 7 pm on weekends.
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Comment: I like now having our Queens Vill/Bellerose Q1 bus just run on one street instead of two in the neighborhood. Would like the Billings/90th Av stop back though if possible
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Comment: My kids use the Q88 bus from Queens Village to schools along the highway and am thrilled the route was left intact. Thank you!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: With the Q30 eliminated along Utopia Pkwy on weekends, this plan did not increase Q31 service. So this means we'll have less service than existing when wait times are already long along Utopia.
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Comment: Queens College CUNY is not well served by buses, in spite of having 18,000 students and 2,000+ staff. Many use the Q64 from the E/F train at 71/Continental Ave, but still must walk far from the stop at Jewel/150th Street to campus and the Melbourne Ave entrance. How about connecting 71/Continental Ave DIRECTLY to campus, instead of three blocks away?
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Comment: We are a several people whi take the qm12 at 71st and Metropolitan and you are taking away all the stops at that end?!! where is the sense in all this?!! My tax dollars pay your salary in inconvenience us!!! This is bullshit!!!! And you are going to start at Juno and yellowstone just to pick up one person who gets on there?!!!
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/67 AV
Comment: Service To/From LGA ... How? Where is my one seat ride? I don't even seen a convenient connection with ample service anymore...
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: Is it possible to have the q36 run on weekends too? This would make the line more efficient and usable for underserved regions in east queens. I do like the new bus times, but i feel like more could be done.
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Comment: Website Future planner not working
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: I feel like it necessary to have the stop on 231st then on 230st due to the people barely used that stop compared to the 231st stop
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/67 RD
Comment: I am commenting on the changes to the Q23 bus route. Please, please, please don't eliminate the 68th Avenue bus stop in Forest Hills going towards Rego Park. 108th Street in Forest Hills is lined with apartment buildings filled with many seniors who have mobility problems like myself. The proposed bus route plan calls for stops at 69th road which is at the bottom of a hill and then the next stop is at 67th Ave also at the bottom of the hill. Each stop requires a walk up a hill to get to buildings in between. To eliminate the 68 th Avenue bus stop would put hardship to seniors who depend on public transportation to live independently. You would only lose less than one minute ( seconds really) to keep this stop. I hope I have given a perspective on a senior's experience.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Merge the Q30 route with the Q9 route provding South Queens access to St. Johns Universirty, the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center, St Francis Prep HS and Queensborough Community College (QCC). The Q30 route would be more marketable than the current Q9 route due to all of the additional connections to all of the schools and shopping center mentioned above. Add Saturday & Sunday service to the new Q30 route but cut back the Q30 route on its eastern end at 188th Street/Horace Harding Expwy. (Fresh Meadows Shopping Center) on Saturdays & Sundays as QCC may be closed on weekends.. Extend the new Q30 across 135th Avenue between 130th Street and Lefferts Blvd. , then south along Lefferts Blvd to the AIRTRAIN Station (looping in and out) then along Aqueduct Road to both the Aqueduct North Conduit Avenue Station, the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and then Resorts World Casino. These two stations would provide a new "A" train connection for South Ozone Park customers from the 135th Avenue area as the Aqueduct Racetrack Station is ADA Accesible but only a Manhattan bound platform and the Aqueduct - North Conduit Station (from the northern end) is currently only Rockaway bound platform. (Please make Aquedutct - North Conduit Avenue Station ADA accesible ASAP. (See My Feedback 03263377 Case # 5008z000005R5GMA.) . Also to address many concerns regarding the loss of the Q10 route on rockaway Blvd. you could revise the Q37 route taking it off of 135th Avenue but having the Q37 route serve Rockaway Blvd. between 111th Street and 130th Street provding full replacement for the former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. Branch to JFK Airport. Also as part of this plan provide a three legged transfer between the Q30 route (former Q9 route) and the Q10 route, the Q30 route and the Q37 route, and the Q10 route and the Q37 route.
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Comment: I am against the new stop of the Q27 not being at Springfield and Francis Lewis Blvd.
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Comment: I noticed your arrival times are off most of the time when I use transit app. Usually 20 minutes off or the bus is late. I ride the Q104, Q103, Q69
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Astoria Hts / East Elmhurst is basically ignored here:
(N)(W) - 15m
(E)(F)(G)(M)(R)(7) - 45m
That is pretty ridculous, with an easy change: the [Q69] could be capped at every 10m during the day regardless of the day (as long as they stop having 3 buses in a row every 30m like it is now), and then make a route that copies the [Q69] (or even the old [Q101] or new [Q105]), but with many less stops.
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Comment: Also less important but a [Q32] extension to here (82nd st?) would be great
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: MAIN ST/MANTON ST
Comment: I go to Queensborough and would use this route everyday. It would make my life much easier with one bus.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: I like that the Q30 avoids Jamaica avenue, which is always congested.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: I think it's good you removed the stop in front of the Key Food, as there are too many stops on this route as it stands.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I am opposed to removing this stop of the Q46/48. I agree that there should be more spacing between stops, but here it is different. First, no one is getting off at this stop because it only second. People can get on here without walking across the highway. And there is minimal distruption to the bus because there is no traffic light for the next half mile until the Grand Central Parkway service road.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I think having no stops between 164th street and Utopia is a large walk. I don't think one stop in between would be that bad. For instance, it could be on 170th street, which is close to being in between.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I also think no stops between Utopia and 188th street is a large difference. Currently there are too many stops but too few is not good either. If you spilt the distance you can have one stop on Kent street, where there currently is a stop.
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Comment: q41 bus segment should not be discounted because there are lot of public schools on rockway ie MS 137 and John Adams live in ozone park around liberty ave and atlantic..also it serves residental elderly population and telling this popuation to use nearby stops when they ready have mobility issue is not opitimal...i hope you guys reconsider and i see lot of people using the stop on 101 ave and 127th street and q8..lot of students..i hope someone comes to see..i think no one is considering the students. i think the segment on 127ths shoould be maintained. TY
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: To add to my other comment, the benefit of putting one stop on Kent street between 164th and Utopia is that this corner is St. John's, where some students will be taking the bus.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The stop north of this stop seems too close to the stop near the park. It may be better to keep this stop and remove the one on 69th avenue.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
Stop: UTOPIA PKWY/33 AV
Comment: I think this stop should be eliminated. We have one stop a block south on 35th avenue and one about a block north on Francis Lewis.
Route: Q13 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: I think the stops are well spaced on this route.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: 216 ST/50 AV
Comment: I don't think we need this stop, considering there is a stop on Bell and one more a block south in front of the church. Plus, this is kind of a neighborhood where many people use cars. Communting on the 27 from Flushing takes a lot of time, so skipping one stop could make this easier.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: I think the stops are well spaced here.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: Add at least one stop between Astoria Blvd and Ditmars Blvd. The spacing is too wide.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/SCHOOL
Comment: I fail to see how this route is any kind of improvement over the Q102 route for Roosevelt Island residents, especially as the Q104 doesn't go to Queens Plaza. Please do not take away the Q102 bus route.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thanks for listening and restoring the route! But why are the Q88 stops removed when the express buses will still make them such as 213/218 St? And it'd be nice if you could run more buses on the Q88 route.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I am excited for the new Q104 route!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Send Q14 south along Foreat Avenue to St. Feliz Ave/60th Lane to replace Q39 service there. The Q39 as well as the Q67 routes both need to go to the Ridgwood Terminal to transfer with more Brooklyn routes and "L" Subway Line so that there would be increased inter-borough connections between Brooklyn and Maspeth/Long Island City areas.
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: I think the 114 is already too long for people coming from far rockaway to Jamaica. People need a bus that will take them from seagirt back to guy brewer & archer avenue.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 74 ST/32 AV
Comment: Why two stops on the same block, get rid of the 32nd ave stop and keep th 31av stop
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Put a stop here and have the q47 go south on 75th street from 25th avenue, many of the riders live west from here, moving it over west from 73rd makes the walking time longer
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The reroute via Sanford Ave and 162nd is great, but need College Point service maintained as well!! Much through riding on the Q65 between College Point and South Flushing/Jamaica. Forcing a transfer at Flushing to the Q26 is no good. The Q65 is a very busy bus route
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Need the Q55 extension to Downtown Jamaica, it stops just short of there, missing numerous bus and rail connections! Giving the Q55 a minor extension to 121st doesn't do much of anything as we'd still have to then transfer to the J or Q56 to then transfer again to another route in Jamaica.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 to LIJ Hospital, quick seat ride to Jamaica!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Should be a FULL Utopia Pkwy crosstown from Jamaica to Whitestone and College Point as proposed before. This new Q31 misses the transfer to the Q16 at 29th Av, and the connection to the Bell Blvd village. Send another route from Jamaica to Bell Blvd near Bayside LIRR to keep that one-seat connection alive.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: There is still a gap on 73rd Ave in this area by 164th and Utopia. Add back tthe Q73, or extend the Q64 to Fresh Meadows Mall via 73rd Ave to close that gap!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Q55 to Jamaica would provide a one seat ride between there and Ridgewood. Very hard getting from Ridgewood to Jamaica as it requires backtracking on the M to Myrtle/Broadway to the J or taking the Q58 to the Q54. Tthe proposed transfer to the J at 121st Street still adds a transfer just to get to Jamaica which is right next to Richmond Hill.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: QM68 stop should be added at 163rd and 164th Streets! 164th St is a major north-south street and the Q65 runs along said street. Adding a stop here would give people a direct transfer to the Q65 without having to backtrack from 165th and 166th Streets.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: 34th Avenue stop should be kept in both directions!!! Many apartment buildings with senior citizens are nearby this intersection as well as the 34th Avenue Open Street and CitiBike station. There is also a very busy playground and a grocery store here.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The Q23 should be streamlined via 108th St all the way up to Ditmars Blvd! It was bad enough backtracking to the Q23 at 102nd/103rd Street just to get back onto 108th St, but now I still gotta backtrack to the Q14 running up 102nd AND now transfer to the Q23 at Corona Plaza. The Q50 running up 108th north of Roosevelt doesn't help much either because it won't stop at 108th and Roosevelt and even if it did, the Q23 would only connect with it in the southbound direction. So please just extend the Q23 further north up 108th St!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 is a great new 102nd/103rd-99th St crosstown, so the Q23 should be extended further north up 108th St as previously proposed to serve 108th St in it's entirety. It's much needed and avoids transferring at Roosevelt to continue the trip on either end.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The Q23 should be extended further north up 108th St as previously proposed to serve 108th St in it's entirety. It's much needed and avoids transferring at Roosevelt to continue the trip on either end.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: Extend the Q66 further west to Hunters Point waterfront to serve the entire Northern Blvd - Jackson Av corridor. Instead of having both of the two proposed waterfront bus routes (Q101 and Q103) serve Astoria, let one of them (Q66) head to the waterfont to provide a one seat ride to/from Flushing, expanding connections!
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Add back weekend service on the Q30! The Q75 doesn't serve Jamaica (which it should as proposed in the New Draft Plan), meaning Little Neck riders would lose service to Jamaica on the weekends. Also, Utopia Pkwy riders (south of the Horace Harding) lose out on weekend service after 7 pm, which is a huge service cut! Currently on weekends, we have both the Q30 and Q31 frequencies combined until 7 pm (when the Q31 ends), then afterwards still have Q30 service until 11 pm.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Shift the southbound 162nd St/43rd Ave stop to 162nd St/Sanford Av, or just add the latter. This is because the transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65 would mean walking a long avenue block down 162nd St from Sanford Ave to 43rd Ave, which means we risk missing the bus.
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Comment: Add back the Q78 Springfield Blvd crosstown! With the Q31 being streamlined via Utopia Pkwy, this creates a gap on Bell Blvd between 48th Ave and Northern Blvd meaning that riders coming from the south on the Q27 now lose a transfer to Bayside and now have to backtrack or walk 10 minutes up Bell to the Q13 at Northern.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Very wide gap between bus stops! 150th St stop should be kept as the blocks are very long in either direction to Parsons or Sutphin Blvds.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I'm a Roosevelt Island resident. Do not want to lose the Q-102. So many of us depend on it to connect with trains at Queensboro Plaza. It won't be easy to get here for the many people that work on the Island.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: After this stop it gets really bad. I live in Roosevelt Island and the transfer to the G train was crucial to me when I worked for the DEP in Greenpoint.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 130th Street/Linden Blvd. to serve the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 123rd Street- Hawtree Creek Road/Linden Blvd. to serve the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 114th Street/Linden Blvd. to serve OLPH church and school within the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd. to serve the Resorts World Casino.
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: Can we have a bus servicing this part of Francis Lewis for Rosedale?
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Comment: it not convenient to run in on McGuinness and 21st Street
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The southbound Q37 should make a right turn at 109th Avenue. a left turn at 109th Street, and then another left turn at Rockaway Blvd stopping at 109th Stret/Rockaway Blvd. for Q37 riders to access the Resorts World Casino. In the northbound direction the Q37 should also travel east along Rockaway Blvd. to 108th Street also stopping at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd to access the Resorts World Casino as well. At 108th Street the northbound Q37 would make a right turn traveling to 109th Avenue making another right turn traveling then to 111th Street and making a left turn there. There's no need to have certain Q37 buses loop into and out of the Resorts World Casino which slows down the Q37 bus for many South Ozone Park passengers heading to and from various subway lines. Resorts World Casino should opeerte a Shuttle Van Service from the main entrance Rockaway Blvd. area by placing a Shuttle Van (bus) stop near the curb on the west side after the van could make a U-Turn by the Rockaway Blvd. entrance area left turning lane (instead of making a left turn on to Rockaway Blvd.). At this curb area near the Rockaway Blvd entrance of the Resorts World Casino passengers from the Q7, Q37 & Q51 routes as well as other pedestrians could board a Free Shuttle Van service (operated by resorts World Casino) which could take these passengers into the Resorts World Casino as well as exiting the casino later in the day. All three bus routes Q7, Q37 and Q51 should all stop at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd (both directions) for easy access to and from the Resorts World Casino as well as the possible Resorts World Shuttle Van. Additionaly. the w/b Q41 bus stop at 108th Street/109th Avenue should remain as is plus a new e/b Q41 bus stop be added at 108th Street/109th Avenue or 109th Street/109th Avenue for Q41 passengers to walk one block south to Rockaway Blvd. to access the Resorts World Casino as well.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Please have a few buses contine the East Side route up 3rd
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/165 ST
Comment: Keep the bus stop at 175th St and Hillside Ave
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: The Q1 extension to Sutphin is great! This supplements the Q43 on Hillside west of 169th. The only thing is that it should stop at Archer and Sutphin with the Q43. This is because the subway and railroad station is right here and people could take whichever route comes first instead of having to walk two blocks to Jamaica Ave and risk missing either route. Thanks.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should still run to Jamaica as previously proposed! This maintains Little Neck and Oakland Gardens to Jamaica service on the weekend. There are also alot more bus, subway, and railroad connections in the rapidly growing Jamaica area compared to Briarwood. It should continue south on 188th St, Utopia Pkwy, or 164th St to reach Jamaica. 164th St preferably since Queens Hospital is there, providing new connections there and supplementing the Q65 on the heaviest section of 164th between the hospital and Hillside.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The Q31 streamlining is great, finally closing the gap on Utopia Pkwy which is long overdue, but it needs to serve Bell Blvd by 35th Ave and the LIRR, or have another Jamaica to Bayside route replace it and have the Q31 kepp going straight up Utopia to Whitestone or College Point like before with the added frequency and service span. The current and proposed frequency and span is mediocre to say the least, especially if it's going to be the only route on Utopia south of HHE on the weekends.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 needs more help on 164th St, whether it be added frequency or adding a second route because this is a very busy corridor. A streamlined thru route should be added on 164th, 162nd and 160th Sts, giving riders new connections on the 164th St corridor from Jamaica to Whitestone, Bay Terrace or Bayside. This also closes a major north-south gap in the area near 160th St in East Flushing/Murray Hill. Both the Q65 and this new route should at be local south of Union Tpke, where ridership is heaviest during rush hours.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: 84th Drive should be kept as this stop is well used and the nurses and visitors from the rehab center across the street use this stop 24/7.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: 162nd St stop needs to be kept in BOTH directions!! Many seniors and shoppers with bags and strollers board the bus at this stop headed west.
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Comment: we need more express buses between queens and brooklyn
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
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Comment: Please keep the Q32 Roosevelt Ave and 56th St stop
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: If the goal is to get the community to stop using cars and rely more on MTA, this is not it. The removal of stops along 108th street (especially one as critical as 66th ave) is detrimental to the community of full time workers & aging seniors who will be competing for bus access with elementary, junior high school and high school children from the 4 public schools within the area along with the 1 charter school and 1 Yeshiva. The additional stops along 108th street allowed for better flow of bus pick ups.
For example: If there are numerous amounts of teens at the 65th bus stop and 2 q23 busses were present it would allow the 2nd bus to continue on to 66th road to pick up students and passengers there while the other bus that was at 65 could continue on to further stops.
MTA has also failed to take into account the senior citizens and disabled community memebers who live on Grand Central Parkway and who has to walk uphill just to get to 108th. Forcing them to walk an additional 2 or 3 blocks can be the difference between them making a bus and them missing a bus / or having the doors closed on them before boarding due to overcrowding, forcing them to wait sometims up to 2 hours. As a result they are at risk of missing various appointments that are scheduled for their well being. I would hope MTA is not trying to push people out of the community with these redesigns as a form of enviornmental hostitlity against the disabled and aging.
This MTA bus design shows exactly how out of touch some of the MTA and NYC Dept City Planning employees are. They dont live in the community, they dont frequent the community and most of the time they are transplants who saw something done in Brooklyn or Manhattan and believes what's good for the goose is good for the gander when it is not. I along with many other community members encourage MTA and DCP to reconsider this re-design and actually include community members in this decision. Not a random Joe or Jane who moved to Brooklyn or Manhattan from Appalacia or the MidWest who think they are being revolutionary, then end up messing up others lives, while they decide to move back to their small town out west in another year or 2 telling stories about how they "improved NYCs Bus system", when they not only did not improve it but made it harder for everyone else.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: My comment is about inclusion in announcement and sign languages. Many people in these areas are non-English speakers. When they take new designed bus, they do not know how to operate with the sign. (e.g., touching yellow tape to open door-some passengers miss their stops; not standing close to the rear door-it caused repeated announcement just because passengers don't understand the announcement)
Can MTA add different language signs for touch the yellow tape to open door, and add different language announcements for please away from the open door? Bay Area bus system can be a good reference for this case.
Thanks.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going south!
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/MYRTLE AV
Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going north!
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going south!
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going north!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Bad location for the last bus stop. Lefferts Blvd. has many cars that turn right to access Jamaica Avenue. Keep the bus the way it is right now which alleviates traffic!
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: This bus stop in front of the hospital is heavily used.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Why doesn't this connect with the LIRR? It seems uneccessarily far away. Ample room on archer ave if car parking is removed.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Why can't the Q110 connect with Jamaica LIRR? Seems like an unusual to stop at Parsons.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: The 43 stops should be more evenly spaced out. Sometimes 2 blocks apart, other times 5 or more.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Why does the 43 no longer connect to the hospital? That was an excellent proposal earlier.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: 15 min service is awful during rush hour. Lots of people rely on getting to F train, which is much faster for a commute overall than going all the way to the E train.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: Previous iterations of the Q50 had it going to all three terminals including A as I recall. Secondly, it was taking the highway from Downtown Flushing to LGA. It would make moe sense to revert to this pattern.
The change to a local bus overlaps the 7 train so those stops to travel between Flushing/Corona will be underused or redunant. There are already several bus routes serving local connections between Corona and FLushing.
It makes more sense to make the Q14 to be modified also go to LGA to serve Corona directly to the airport and Q50 should serve as a quick shuttle between Flushing and LGA.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Q14 should go to LGA terminals to serve Corona/Maspeth/Elmhurst directly to LGA. Q50 should take alternative highway route to service directly between Flushing/East Queens and LGA.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Add Q65 back to College Point. Loss of connection from 164th St and Jamaica to College Point Blvd!
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Should add QM68 stop at 163rd/164th Streets. 164th is a major cross street and has the Q65.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Great straightening out the Q31 on Utopia Pkwy, closing major gap! Just add connection to the Q16 by 26th Ave or straigten even further north running with it to Whitestone! Also add another Jamaica to Bayside route to maintain service to Bell Blvd railroad station area.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 back to LIJ Hospital!! Gives a connection from Jamaica to the hospital and the nearby Lake Success Shopping Center.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: I can't believe you ELIMINATED the possibility of adding service on 73rd Ave in this area, a HUGE east-west transit gap?!?! The Q73 would've helped many people in Fresh Meadows and Hillcrest area near 73rd Ave instead of having to go all the way to Union Tpke or Horace Harding Expwy (both very long walks from 73rd Ave) to get the nearest east-west service! PLEASE ADD Q73 BACK or extend Q64 to Fresh Meadows VIA 73rd AVE!!!!
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
Stop: HOMELAWN ST/HIGHLAND AV
Comment: Thank you for keeping Q30 and Q31 stops at Highland Avenue. This stop is very crucial as it is not only used my many residents nearby, but atop a very steep hill. Many seniors also use this stop as well.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: 160 ST/TUSKEGEE AIRMEN WAY
Comment: Okay, taking out the Guy R Brewer Blvd/Archer Ave stop isn't a good idea. I know from experience many people get off there to transfer to other buses, mainly the Q30 and Q31. At least add a stop on the Q30/31 at Archer and 160th to accomodate for those riders.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Reroute on Sanford Ave is great! Coming on the Q65 from Jamaica, this now allows me to transfer to the Q12, Q13, and Q28 (heading towards Bayside) at 162nd St without having to backtrack to Flushing or walk two very long avenue blocks down 162nd from 45th Ave. Please just add a southbound stop at 162nd and Sanford for an easier commute on the way back! Thanks :) !!
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Seeing how the Q30 is proposed to be cut on weekends, the Q75 should also go to Jamaica to maintain Little Neck to Jamaica service seven days a week. Most riders are also headed towards Jamaica, than just Fresh Meadows and there also a lot more connections to the subway, bus, and railroad in Jamaica compared to Briarwood.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Add back the Q78 Springfield/Bell Blvd Crosstown! The Q77 extension is not an adequate replacement because you need to then transfer to the Q27 and then a third bus thereafter. Also, riders on the Q27 south of QCC now lose the connection to North Bayside and Bay Terrace with the Q31 no longer being on Bell north of 48th Ave, creating a gap. This means riders would now have to either WALK 6 blocks from 48th to Northern to transfer to the Q13 or backtrack as far west as Francis Lewis Blvd to transfer to the Q76 to head further north. The Q78 would close the gap on Bell between 48th and Northern and be a true north-south crosstown in Eastern Queens, reducing transfers.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Nice streamlining via Sanford and 162, but still need service from 164th St to College Point Blvd. Very busy bus route with much through riding at Flushing.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Why take away the 80th St and 57th Ave bus stop for the Q47? It would be more efficient to take away the 54th Ave bus stop (since the 79th St stop is right there, or even just replace the 79th St stop with the Grand Ave stop that was removed) and the 58th Ave bus stop (since the Elliot Ave stop is right there)
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Leave the 76 alone you are going to cause alot of problems for people who have depended on the stop along the cross island for years!
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Extend Q7 along Forest Pkwy, especially since the gap between bus lines crossing Forest Park has widened with the B13 shifting to Vermont Pl. Also, Glendale has no public transit connection to the south
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I've read through the plan and express serious concern over your proposals for the Q46. The project states service is increased along Union Tpke overall, but that's only west of 188th St. East of 188th St, you're actually cutting service, so we'll be waiting even longer for the bus in Eastern Queens! This is outrageous in the advent of congestion taxation. I ask kindly that you re-evaluate.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: I'm a long-time Queens Village resident using all the buses in the area. Thank you for bringing back service to Braddock Ave on the Q1 route, and my neighbors are similarly happy with the Springfield Blvd service, although on the Q36...which is weekdays only. Is it possible to provide weekend service too on the Q36?
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for bringing back the Q88 bus to Queens Village. It is greatly appreciated to connect to schools by LIE and shopping at Queens Center & Rego Park.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: NASSAU BLVD/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: I completely disagree with sending the Q75 to Briarwood. I currently use the existing Q36 and Q30 to get to Archer Avenue and Sutphin Blvd. To get to Archer Ave and Sutphin Blvd I would have to take 3 buses now... The existing Q30 should stay.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Overall the QM20 looks great! I like that there is more service into manhattan during the afternoon rush hour. The only thing I don't like is that it still goes on Northern Blvd on the way back - I'm not sure why it's like that but it adds a lot of stops with the red lights.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: QM2 looks great! Thank you for keeping the weekend service! That was something I did NOT like about the 2019 plan. I don't mind it being every hour becuase I can plan around that.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Combine the Q64 with the previous Q73 proposal to close gap on 73rd Av between 164th and 188th St!
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Please keep the Q65 going via College Point Blvd. Many people ride past
Flushing to get to Jamaica on this line everday, taking it all the way to either 164th St or the railroad station, where are a lot more lines compared to just the Port Washington branch at Flushing. Replacing the Q65 with the Q26 up here will not only force a transfer at Flushing, but make commutes much longer.
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Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Find a way to keep both a full length Utopia Pkwycrosstown route AND a Bell Blvd to Jamaica route so that this new route closing the gap on Utopia north of 46th Ave can be maintained and people using the Q31 from Jamaica to Bell Blvd still have their connection.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point, too many people headed from here to Jamaica on this route. The Q26 will make all these people transfer at Main St which is no good!!
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: The Q65 goes all the way to Jamaica LIRR. Cutting it from College Point would force others to walk to the Q25, which gets congested running down narrow 127th St and makes a bunch of turns. The Q25 also gets congested on Kissena Blvd between Flushing and Queens College. The Q65 runs right down College Point Blvd and 164th St, which is much wider and less congested making it faster to get to Jamaica and it also serves Queens Hospital. There are also many LIRR lines in Jamaica compared to just the Port Washington line in Flushing. Please keep the Q65 here and NOT the Q26!
Thank you for your time
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Comment: Please add 73rd Ave route back, Union Tpke is TOO FAR of walk for the nearest east-west bus, being a few long avenue blocks away taking at least 10-15 minutes to walk.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 should go to the Lefferts-JFK Airtain instead of the Q37. Riders needing Kew Gardens, Ozone, and Richmond Hill already have the Q10 to JFK, no need sending both that and the Q37 routes (serving the same areas) to the Airtrain, plus the proposed Q37 would be doing alot of meandering and backtracking via Resorts and S Ozone.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Bring the Q55 back to Downtown Jamaica, very hard commute from Ridgewood to Jamaica. This would give a one seat ride while providing multiple connections to other buses, subway, and rail lines.
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Comment: Wow!! 73rd Avenue crosstown gap is left open, this is no good. This would've been great, making it easier to get across the avenue without backtracking to Union Tpk or the HHE
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: I am a professor of QCC, Myself and Many QCC students take the bus from kissena beech bus stop. We understand the traffic in kissena. And were requesting if it is a possibility to do the Q27 bus route through Kissena-Sanford-Bowne street, and then turn left on 45th(as Q65 does) and turn right on Parson's. It will help us with a shorter walk to avail the Q27 bus. Please consider our request. Thank you.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Q55 extension to Jamaica-170th St please add back. It ends just short of the bustling Downtown area, missing Jamaica Hospital, numerous bus and train connections as well as shopping.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Need 162nd stop both ways. Make no sense to only keep the stop in one direction when there are many people (elders and shoppers) that board here going west. Same with the Q6 and Q41
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Comment: Please move the westbound Oueens Plaza stop closed to the subway entrance for the E and R trains -- danger from speeding bikes and other cyclers and runners. Thank you
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: We need the Q65 in College Point too! This is a critical north-south route that provides service from Jamaica, Queens Hospital, and 164th St to College Point. Many riders don't just get off at Flushing as they need LIRR service near Jamaica, offering more lines as well as more bus lines to other areas throughout the borough. Also provides service to the Airtrain to JFK at Sutphin for northeast riders.
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Comment: MAJOR north-south gap in this area of Flushing/Whitestone. A second route added to the 164th St corridor (coming from Jamaica) could've tremendously help close this gap by streamlining said route further up 162nd and 160th Sts, connecting to the east-west routes like the Q28, Q16, new Q61, and Q62 that are further up while the
Q65 remains as the 164th St route that maintains the connection to Downtown Flushing and Jamaica LIRR. This would also help supplement the Q65 on 164th St which needs extra service. Thanks
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: "Customers liked the new interborough routes and other proposals that would expand the reach of the Queens Bus Network into harder-to-reach areas (e.g., B57, B62, Q51, Q78)." If the proposed Q78 was liked, especially being that was an eastern Queens crosstown going into harder-to-reach areas, they why get rid of it?? The Q78 would've given riders coming all the way from Springfield Gardens a one-seat ride to QCC and Bayside, and close the gap now created on Bell between 48th Av and Northern. The Q77 extension doesn't help because we'd still need to transfer to the Q27 then another bus to Bayside.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 should be extended to 188 St via 73rd Av after 164th St because there is a bit of a east-west gap there. I know the Q73 was originally planned to run the full length of 73rd Av but many complained about it as it would've taken away service from both the Q23 and Q88 while also serving a larger portion of the gap west of 188th St to Main St where it is quiet and residential. But if the Q64 ran on 73rd Ave from 164th to 188th, it would only serve a small portion of 73rd Av in Fresh Meadows, while maintaining Q88 service east of 188th St. 164th St to Main St doesn't need the service as the Q64 on Jewel Av is nearby. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/HIGHLAND AV
Comment: Appreciate you for keeping the 164th St/Highland Ave stops on the Q65! These stops are very crucial as they are on top of a steep hill with many apartment buildings nearby including two at this intersection with seniors living within them. Thanks again.
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Comment: A second north-south route should be added to 164th St running up to Whitestone via 162nd St because the Q31 isn't proposed to run the full length of Utopia anymore, and 162nd St is more centralized in this massive gap. The Q65 is still a vital link between College Point, Flushing and Jamaica via 164th St so that should remain as is. However, this new route would also add more service on 164th St where it is indeed needed.
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Comment: Please reinstate 73rd Ave bus service between Fresh Meadows and Electchester to close gap.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: With the Q65 being the bus route with the most ridership in all of MTA Bus Company, it should maintain the full route from College Point 110 St to Jamaica LIRR. From College Point to Flushing,164th St, Queens Hospital, and Jamaica LIRR, this bus is always crowded with plenty folk headed from the start of the line to the near end of it. The only change that remain is the reroute to Sanford Av and 162nd St as this reduces the number of turns that the bus makes in East Flushing running down narrow 45th Ave and Bowne St. This also gives people on the Q65 coming from the south a new connection to the Q13 at 162nd without having to go further west to Main St station to transfer there heading back east. Thank you!
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Comment: We need the Q100. So many people in this area would be stranded. The N train is a 12-15 minute walk and the Q69 is about 10 minutes. Please keep the Q100
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: If you're going to to stick to the 57th Street reroute, you might as well introduce a final pickup stop at E59th Street and 3rd Ave (at the same stop as the Q32, so people transferring from the subway can have a better chance at making the connection.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: This route should not be shortened. The Q22 needs to continue to existing stop of beach169 we deserve to go to the beach at Jacob Riss Beach without having to exchange to another bus. We on the east end don't have a beach its for the piping plovers! We should be able to get to any beach without having to be inconvenieced. It is bad enough we don't have access to our own beach in the 40's, now we are being kept out of Jacob Riis Park and Jacob Riis Beach!
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Q52 should be extended to 74th street and Roosevelt going Northbound in order for people to have a choice and be able to get medical care at Elmhurst and to get to 7 train. It also should be extended to Far Rocakway Mott Avenue at least to Beach 44 street by the Nature Preserve.
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Comment: Getting rid of the q100 is a horrible mistake. Many living in the ditmars area rely on it to get around. it is the only way to get to QBP when the subway is (often) down that doesnt take 45 minutes like the q69.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: Why not extend the 52 to woodside like the 53 feels like far rockaway gets the short end of the stick here even though we have more people
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: I love this proposal to make a direct line from the Linden 225 and 231 to Jamaica station. This is progress. That trip can right now with the regular bus can take anywhere from 45 to an hour depending on bus traffic. This would save so much time
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: JEWEL AV/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: Q64 Bus service is terrible and has been terrible for years. This bus I am currently on (Bus 9000) is very late and terribly overcrowded. Now the bus driver has to skip stops because of overcrowding. This bus absolutely does not come every 4-9 minutes as scheduled. More like every 20-30 minutes. The MTA Bus App is useless and gives misinformation about arrival times. When is the MTA going to improve service on the Q64 bus? Never has, never will. I've complained to the MTA, the Queens Borough President's office, my local city council member. Nothing ever changes.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Can someone please explain how we are supposed to get anywhere? According to this chart, we will be forced to take the express bus? Who can afford that?
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS NEW DESIGN SHOULD BE FIRED BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DONT HAVE ENOUGH REAL WORK TO
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Comment: Q39 - Removing the stop at 60th Lane and 75th Avenue is a great impediment for elderly or those with health issues. Having to walk one extra long block can be quite a difficulty for those individuals, myself included. I cannot see what a great improvement removing this stop would be. I find it ridiculous improving some people's transit routes by disabling other's transit routes. I am hoping this change is reconsidered. In addition, they are also totally removing the B13 bus from this area. It just seems to me the MTA requires increases in fares while the availability of buses decreases and the safety on these modes of transport deteriorates.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: How about making people pay and doing something about the people who use their speaker phones instead of making problems for the ones who pay
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: FLUSHING AV/ONDERDONK AV
Comment: Given the massive opportunities for improved interborough mobility with this extended route, it is disappointing to see such low frequencies. Current B57 service is unreliable and infrequent, and maintaining those low frequencies while improving access between transit connections in Brooklyn and Queens will set up this route to fail.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Can we please keep the Q110 service going Express to the 179th street station.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: DO NOT Remove Q110 bus stop hollis/201st to 179th Train station. It is vital to locals getting to and from key train terminals needed for work. This area doesn't have much MTA access in comparison to busier areas like Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan so to remove stops will have a negative impact on the local communities ability to commute.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 bus needs MORE FREQUENCY. This bus is overcrowded every morning. It's been this way for years and this route need to be redesigned for better service. I'm on bus 8973 right now and it is very crowded. The Q64 bus does not run every 4-9 minutes as scheduled. MTA needs to hire more operators instead of wasting money on useless additions like phone chargers at every seat. What a waste of fare paying customers money. Just hire more bus operators for the Q64 instead.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: During AM peak hours, there should be a few QM5 express buses, known as the QM5x, running nonstop from 188 St/64 Av in Queens to E 34 St/3 Av in Manhattan. During PM peak hours, there should be a few QM5 express buses, known as the QM5x, running nonstop from E 57 St/3 Av in Manhattan to 188 St/64 Av in Queens.
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
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Comment: During AM peak hours, there should be a few QM8 express buses, known as the QM8x, running nonstop from 188 St/64 Av in Queens to Pearl St/Frankfort St in Manhattan. During PM peak hours, there should be a few QM8 express buses, known as the QM8x, running nonstop from Frankfort St/Pearl St in Manhattan to 188 St/64 Av in Queens.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The Q37 and Q64 should be combined into one local bus route running between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/73 AV
Comment: The Q48 should run 24/7, that way overnight and weekend service can be extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/METS-WILLETS POINT
Comment: The MTA should house Q50 buses at Casey Stengel Depot in Queens instead of Eastchester Depot in the Bronx.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions from Elmhurst to Woodside and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: The Q22 and Q35 should be combined into a rush bus route running between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: The Q43 should be extended from Floral Park to the Long Island Jewish Hospital.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Due to the fact that the QM5 already makes stops on Union Tpke between Main St and 188 St, the QM6 does not have to run during off-peak hours and weekends. Instead, the QM68 should run during off-peak hours and weekends, and also make QM18 stops on Queens Blvd between Woodhaven Blvd and Union Tpke.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Extend Q75 eastern terminal from Nassau Boulevard/Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck LIRR station for more convenient travel connection. For the western terminal, change from the Briarwood subway station to the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station for more consistent E and F train service.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Q43 to LIJ needs to be put back, direct service from Jamaica to the Hospital and Lake Success area.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should start at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43. The subway, LIRR, and Airtrain entrance is here, making connections much easier.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the Q7 back to Five Towns as it gives people a one seat along Rockaway Blvd from the West to the East without needing to transfer to the Q6, then walking to make a third transfer to the Q114 just to get to Five Towns. There should also be more east-west crosstown routes closing the gap from Rockaway Blvd to Merrick Blvd mainly on Baisley Blvd or the Conduit because it also very difficult to get from Rockaway Blvd to Green Acres. Currently, it requires the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q85, which is too much transfering.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: I am bothered y'all are removing the 164/72nd ave stop on the q65 route going to flushing
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Thanks for keeping Highland Av stop on the Q30 and Q31, please restore weekend service on the Q30 as well.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: WATER ST/MAIDEN LN
Comment: Here is how Downtown express bus service should work:
- Manhattan-bound express buses run along Water Street and terminate at South Ferry.
- Queens-bound express buses should originate at South Ferry and run along Church Street.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 37 ST
Comment: All Queens-bound express bus service running along 6th Avenue should originate near the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station instead of East 34th Street/3rd Avenue.
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Comment: Should keep this stop cause there will be a new school across the street built next year!
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
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Comment: Remove this stop it's too close to the Lefferts Blvd stop!
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Austin street has so much congestion. Why does it have to go down austin street? Why? Is there no alternative. It takes so long for the bus to go down this street.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: I have been at this bus stop between 6-630pm in the pouring rain and buses just pass by full! 45 minutes before a bus stops. Can't you create an sbs route here or get better flow so that people at this stop are not waiting so long!
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Comment: Your Future Trip Planner DOES NOT WORK
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: 253 ST/149 AV
Comment: I personally feel that the Q5 should be extended to this stop instead. The Q86 should end at Green Arces along with the Q85. Having both Q86 and Q87 is a little redundant.
Route: Q103 Astoria - Hunters Point
Stop: VERNON BLVD/36 AV
Comment: The bus stops by the R.I bridge but doesn't go into the island, which is inconvienent for those who live on the island and have to cross over the bridge during storms. Only the Q94 at night or the rest of the day Q102 heads onto the island, but takes forever to get around and the islanders deserve transportation accessibility like anyone else.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Please add the 57th Ave - 80th St bus stop back.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
Stop: CROCHERON AV/168 ST
Comment: No space to wait.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: You already removed dozens of stops on the Q12 route in the past, and now want to remove even more even after it having pretty much no impact to our commutes other than longer waits & walks??? Restore the stops on Sanford at 149th and 156th Sts by school, church, and apartment residences. This isn't a Local at all proposed on the Q65!
And why would you remove the bus on 45th Avenue??? That's even less service for the area which has hilly terrain. I respectfully don't see how this redesign is an improvement.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: You are proposing to improve service by having the Q13 skip our stops on Northern Blvd??? And this is after you eliminated many stops on Northern Blvd for the longer bus on the Q12! At what point will you stop eliminating our bus stops? It has NO IMPACT on our travel time when we're waiting longer after you made these changes!
Please add back the stops on Northern Blvd that you're proposing to eliminate like at Oceania/Corporal Kennedy.
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Comment: The redesign removed the transfer from the Q27 to the Q31 for Bell Blvd commercial corridor by LIRR and Bayside HS...now requiring people to take the bus all the way to Utopia Pkwy? How is this an improvement???
The originally proposed Q78 bus running on Bell and Springfield Blvds would solve the problem.
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Comment: It would be great if there was a direct line from west queens to the brooklyn museum and prospect park, because connections to this area are sparse and it takes over an hour with multiple connections by subway which is highly inconveninet and discourages visiting brooklyn
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Comment: The Q32 and Q60 current lines are great! Love the easy access into the east side of manhattan, and direct line to penn station it makes travelling when the subway is down so much easier
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: This bus stop at Lakeville Road and Hewlett Streetshould not be eliminated because it is the closest to the Northwell Health medical complex at 450 Lakeville Road. If this stop is eliminated, patients who need to use the facility will either have to walk all the way from Union Turnpike, or from within the LI Jewish Hospital facility AND cross busy Lakeville Road.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: 75 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Please give the B57 connection to Jackson Heights more frequent service! This is very exciting.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: Keep 162nd St stop on the Q28 please! 162nd is a major cross street south of here and the Q65 is a few blocks south of here for a transfer.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Shift the southbound 43rd Av stop one block to 162nd and Sanford Av because the transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65 would be a good walk as the block is very long. If shifted to 162nd and Sanford, it would only be across the street making it easier for people to transfer.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: 34th Avenue stops must be kept! Critical stop for seniors who live in the apartment buildings nearby. 34th Avenue is also an open street for pedestrians and cyclists.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The diversion to 103 St-Corona Plaza makes sense to connect riders with the 7 train, but the Q23 should still run north of Roosevelt Av via 108 St as previously proposed. This streamlines service on 108th without needing to transfer to the Q50, which would be difficult seeing is how the Q23 would only connect with the Q50 at 108th and Roosevelt in the southbound direction and even then the Q50 is proposed to not stop at 108th and Roosevelt meaning that riders would have to walk a long block to 111th St to make said transfer. If anything, divert the Q23 to 111th St station to connect directly to the Q50 there at least.
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Comment: This would mean no more B48 along Nassau Ave which I use every day !!! I get on the bus for work at Nassau & Kingsland and I get off at Nassau & Monitor when I get back. Please do not make me lose the B48! We need more public transit in Greenpoint, not less!
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Reliability is the main issue with the Q23. It's often impossible to predict whether a bus will arrive in 20 seconds or 20 minutes, making travel planning difficult. Also, a more direct connection between QB/Austin and Metropolitan would be helpful.
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Comment: Need a bus from Queens to Randall's Island! It is such a pain getting here from Queens as it requires taking the subway to Midtown, then the 4/5/6 to Harlem, then the M35 to the Island. A simple shuttle bus from Jackson Hts or Astoria to Randall's could save tons of time.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Should move 165th and 166th St stops to 163rd and 164th St to connect directly with the Q65. 164th St is a major thoroughfare and has many apartment buildings with senior citizens. The Jamaica Bus Terminal is also moving east to 168th St, so people that used to transfer from the X68 to those buses here at 165th will no longer have the connection so it makes sense to just shift the stops to 164th St instead. Thanks.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: We need more buses on Hillside running west of 169th St to Parsons or Sutphin. With the 165th St bus terminal moving further east, it misses more of Downtown Jamaica where there are many other buses and subway lines to transfer to. (Ex: none of the Hillside Av bus lines connect with the Merrick Blvd lines, and none except for the Q43 connect with the E/J/Z, Q40, or Q110 thru Q114. The Q1 extension is great, but we another route or two to create more network coverage in Jamaica. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: 84th Drive is well used by nurses and visitors all times of the day, it must be kept!
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: QM5 bus should run along the LIE during off-peak hours if they were to run hourly, why would I want to wait for the express bus if there are like 5 other local buses along 188th st?
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Comment: extend the Q26 stop to 73rd ave or to Hillside Avenue
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: Massive housing and beach developments throughout the Rockaways resulted in an major increase of people in the area. Once the Q22 stops running there is only the A train available for residents and when this train has issues there are no other options except services such as Uber, etc. Although the SBS53 runs overnight, it is only available for residents in the Rockaway Beach area. Those residents in Arverne, Far Rockaway must find a way to reach the SBS53 or Shuttle train . This is an unreasonable and expensive ask of these residents. I propose that you allow the Q22 to run overnight and not stop service at 1
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: 134 ST/150 AV
Comment: Great job with proposed redesign of Q37 bus route. Extending the route from 135th ave to 150th ave is beneficial for people working at Building 111, JFK Airport location and around.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
Stop: BEACH 116 ST/NEWPORT AV
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q22 from the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A) subway station to Jacob Riis Park.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: 80 RD/AUSTIN ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Electchester and Forest Hills, the Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: 80 RD/AUSTIN ST
Comment: If the Q37 and Q64 routes could be combined into one bus route, the Q64 should also be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester during weekday rush hours.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/74 AV
Comment: The Q48 should run 24/7, so overnight and weekend service can be extended from Glen Oaks to the LIRR station in Little Neck.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/MAIN ST
Comment: In Queens, the QM5 should make all QM18 stops between Queens Blvd/63 Dr and Queens Blvd/78 Av (westbound) or Queens Blvd/Union Tpke (eastbound).
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Shouldn't the BM35 run via E 23 St instead of E 34 St?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Please add a bus stop here for Q98 to ridgewood. There are some seniors regularly using the bus stop to get to the mall and or subway which is en route to ridgewood and via the queens center mall where there are 2 subway stops en route to grand ave via the queens center mall area.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: 108 ST/QUEENS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, PLEASE extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester with additional stops at the 75 Av (E/F) and Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R) subway stations.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: PLEASE make sure the QM5 and QM68 make additional stops at the 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/73 AV
Comment: People near Little Neck Pkwy deserve 24-hour bus service! PLEASE operate the Q48 24/7, so it can extend from Glen Oaks to the LIRR station in Little Neck whenever the Q36 is not in service.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should run via Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/ELM AV
Comment: Instead of running via Parsons Blvd and Sanford Av, the Q27 should continue running via Holly Av and Kissena Blvd.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: During peak hours, there should be:
- additional QM5 service, known as the QM5x, running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan
- additional QM8 service, known as the QM8x, running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Downtown Manhattan
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q52 in both directions:
- from Elmhurst to the LIRR station in Woodside
- from Arverne to the Far Rockaway-Mott Av (A) subway station
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/70 RD
Comment: This bus is simply broken. headways during mid week rush hour can be up to 20 minutes at times. Since the stop before on QB is a high traffic stop, by the time the bus arrives here, it's full and skips the stop completely. They arent frequent enough to address the amount of people. just now, it took a single bus 20 minutes to turn on Austin street. Either fix the traffic on Austin with DOT's help, or move this bus off of Austin. The bus redesign won't fix this issue as long as the bus stays on Austin.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: AUSTIN ST/70 RD
Comment: Please stop insisting on running this bus on Austin. The traffic is absolutely terrible here. This bus serves underserved neighborhoods with no subway service, focus on getting people to and from the subway. It takes this bus an average of 15 mins to just go from Yellowstone to Austin, and people don't even board on Austin street, they board on QB and 108 streets more.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: AUSTIN ST/69 RD
Comment: Instead of routing the buses through here, have them go on Yellowstone, then turn on Queens Blvd, then 108 Street. It takes Q23 about 15 mins to go from here to QB and 71st Ave. The traffic on Austin Street is absolutely terrible, people often park where they're not supposed to, so the buses have trouble turning on 71st ave.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Greenpoint customers need the 62 to run along manhattan avenu. there is only the b32 where I am and that ' Doesn't run often! To take away Manhattan avenue stops is insane
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 being cut back to Rockaway Blvd is horrible and the original idea of sending it to Gateway Center is much better. The idea of a bus straight from Crossbay Blvd/Ozone Park/Lindenwood to Gateway Center would keep people out of cars and into buses or other bus routes.
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: The Q11/21 merge is amazing and offers many connections to the airport and between multiple neighborhoods all with just one bus route
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Putting bus lanes between Woodhaven Blvd/Mytele Av and Woodhaven Blvd/Metropolitan Avenue is a must. This little bridge is such a huge bottleneck that causes 5-10 minutes of delays itself. The bridge has 3 lanes in both directions, removing one on both sides for a bus lane will speed up bus service and will still keep 2 lanes of traffic in both directions.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Westbound QM1 and QM31 services begin at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy. Westbound QM7 service should begin there too.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Westbound QM7 service should begin at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy before stopping at 188 St/64 Av.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: The Q26 should be extended from Flushing to Fresh Meadows 24/7.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park, Queens to Gateway Center, Brooklyn.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Union Tpk/173rd is a major stop for commuters to St. John's. There are often dozens of people waiting at this stop, and so getting rid of it would be a mistake
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: The Q46 stop at 173rd st/union turnpike is necessary for my commute! Without it, I will have an additional 15 minutes of uphill walking.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
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Comment: How about combining the Q32 & Q49 local routes together so more Jackson Heights riders would have direct bus service to Midtown, Manhattan for those that don't like taking the subway? You don't need Q49 local bus service along 35th Avenue west of 81st Street (as the Q47 local route serves that coridor) nor do you need Q32 local service along 81st & 82nd street north of 35th Avenue as the Q33 serves that coridor as well.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The proposed Q14 bus route is not adequate. This new bus is using the same route as the Q23. What is the purpose? Keep the Q23 Route as is.
If you want to add a new bus line Q14 then the beginning /end of the route s/b on Nationl & Roosevelt Ave; along Roosevelt Ave making a right on 108 St ; left on 43rd ave straight to National and make a right follow the proposed route to Maspeth. Better yet the route should begin/end closer to Newtown HS Athletic Field.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: I wish that the Q 102 remains in the same route because of my doctors appointments. changing the route it's going to be very difficult for me and my old age mother that depends on the the same Q 102 route for her doctors appointments too
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: we need a stop at mcguiness and nassau? Manhattan Ave or greenpoint ave is too far in between.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Keep the B 62 on Manhattan Avenue. TERRIBLE idea to move it to McGuniess after making that street 1 lane
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Mcguiness Blvd is NOT safe. And now with bike lanes. Many kids rely on B62 to attend school in North Williamsburg/ South Williamsburg. Manhattan ave is Central for us in Greenpoint.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Eliminating bus service from Manhattan Avenue - a walkable commercial center - is a terrible idea. McGuinness is too far away for the seniors and disabled who are a disproportionate share of the ridership here. Furthermore, if the (stupid) plans for a "road diet" and bike lanes on McGuinness continue, this will only add to traffic congestion. This is overall a TERRIBLE idea.
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Comment: Why is B32 being eliminated? re-routing B62 and eliminating B32 bus is leaving us in North Greenpoint without service and having to overcrowd an already crowded G train. Please do not remove this route
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: MCGUINNESS BLVD/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: So kids will have to cross McGuiness to go to the Greenpoint Library? There are only two stops replacing all of the local stops up Manhattan? These are both ridiculous proposals that will hurt local Manhattan Avenue businesses. McGuiness is a horrible horrible idea for the bus. Put it back on Manhattan where it belongs.
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Comment: The B62 needs to be on Manhattan avenue. Elderly and handicapped people can't walk up and down the hill to McGuiness . People without cars use it to do all their shopping on Manhattan. Removing it will damage all the businesses in Greenpoint.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: MCGUINNESS BLVD/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Should have remained on Manhattan Ave. It's safer
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Terrible idea. This just makes Q46 into Q46 LTD. It negatively impacts people who reside on the current local stops of this route. Bus drivers are already terrible as it is when they do not stop. This means wait times for the passengers will drastically increase. Whose "brilliant" idea was it to eliminate all of the bus stops between 164th St and Utopia Pkwy? This plan should be scrapped. Leave the route alone.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Moving the B62 to McGuinness is a terrible idea. Many people use it to get to businesses on Manhattan Avenue and it's a long walk from there to McGuinness for senior citizens and
people with limited mobility.
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Comment: belt pkwy,!
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Comment: Please DO NOT ELIMINATE THE 62 from MANHATTAN AVENUE!!! This is nuts. That's a major route on a major commercial and residential street. It's a great way to effectively get around town especially for older and disabled people, and allows people to go from Queens and other parts of Brooklyn to this busy area without changing buses or walking several blocks. KEEP ALL THE CURRENT STOPS ON MANHATTAN AVENUE AS THEY ARE. NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT ROUTE AND STOPS, PLEASE.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: It would be very helpful to have a stop on Norman for library access.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: This is where we do our shopping... very important to have more stops in here north of mcCarren park
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: How will removing the Q113 "better commute" when the Q114 adds about 20 extra minutes of travel time since it doesn't go through the 878 like the Q113 does?
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Make Q1 Buses on Both directions more frequent especially during night time and early morning
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
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Comment: Please add Sunday Service to the QM15. There's more people taking it on Sundays
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Glad to see the service span was increased, but please add weekend service, many of the areas it goes through its the only bus to Flushing.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: This route is seeing service boosts on weekdays, and along with the QM15 on Woodhaven Blvd runs on a busy corridor for express buses. Why is Sautrday service being eliminated?
Please reconsider eliminating Saturday service, and if anything expand Saturday and Sunday service. Sunday service could be a BM5 and QM15 combination, making most of the same stops as the two routes.
Route: QM18 South Ozone Park - Midtown
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Comment: can we get some off-peak express bus service along Queens Blvd....I always see express buses already passing by, some empty...many people are fed up with the r train especially weekends...I think there is potential there
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
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Comment: Could this bus makes stops on Queens Boulevard when the QM18 stops running? I see buses on this route and another one I think going express meanwhile all we have is the unreliable subway. Why not fill those buses up more, which are not always full?
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: People in this area only have peak express bus service and are not near the LIRR, yet there are express bus routes running on this major corridor during weekends and they skip this whole section. What kind of logic is this? Please have something service this area.
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: Could off-peak service be added in this area? I know that the QM15 runs on weekends, that would be better than the existing commute. It is not fair because we have to make multiple transfers to reach Manhattan on the bus and subway, and we feel neglected. If the QM15 is extended when the QM16 does not run it would be a lifeline.
Route: QM17 Rockaways East - Midtown
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Comment: Would like to see service outside of rush hours on the express bus, it is increasingly difficult to get around to and from Manhattan if you don't work a 9-5. Other people work different hours too.
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
Stop: CROSS BAY BLVD/163 AV
Comment: Would like to see maybe the QM15 head down here when the QM16 & QM17 stop running.
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Comment: In the past there were express routes running along the LIE. Wish they would have made stops too. Dont know why it was eliminated
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: I hate this route so much, it makes commuting more difficult for no reason. There is nothing fast or rush about this abomination of a route.
Can you just send the Q20 to Beechurst like the previous draft, there was absolutely no need to change that. That was perfectly fine. The Q20A/B route north of College Point can be renamed to Q62 and call it a day.
Route: Q20 Main Street
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/14 AV
Comment: Hello,
In the previous draft there was the Q20 running to Powells Cove Bl in Beechurst and I think it was a good route. Can this please be relooked into. That plan was better for this area and the Q62 I think would be too slow, 20 Avenue has a lot of traffic.
Also, it would have given the area 24/7 service. College Point already has three 24/7 routes, there's not one in Whitestone and Beechurst.
Please please please reconsider routing the Q20 back to Beechurst.
Thank you!
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: There was no need to change the Q20 proposal from the previous draft. This route will not save much of any time. The Q20 would have connected to Flushing High School making it easier for schoolkids to get to/from school. Get rid of this line please!!
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Comment: We need the Q78 proposed with the Q27 extended to Merrick Blvd. The only difference is we need the Q78 to travel between Westchester Square in The Bronx and JFK - Halmar in Queens.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Q76 and Q77 are inadequate services. What is needed along the Francis Lewis Blvd corridor is a Crosstown route - (A) Springfield Gardens - Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd to Hunts Point Avenue (6) Station following the Bx5 route in The Bronx, and the Q44 SBS route across the Whitestone Bridge, and (B) Queens Village LIRR to Bronx High School of Science route, following the Bx22, Bx39 and Bx28 routes in The Bronx and travelling along Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Please keep the existing bm5 route as is. Improve the service. Especially with congestion pricing coming up, they should monitor express bus ridership for several months before making the changes.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Buses are always bypassing Fresh Meadows. I think the drivers don't want to do the loop. Maybe having buses continue towards the highway instead of turning around would help.
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Comment: We need an express bus here. It's a long walk to the 7 train, and the Q25 is often crowded and delayed.
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: No stop to connect to the E and J trains at Jamaica Center??? Seriously???
Route: B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues
Stop: DEKALB AV/SENECA AV
Comment: This bus stop is a 10-12 min walk away from Grover Cleveland HS, P.S. 71 , and Ace Academy for Scholars @ Geraldine Campus. Are the students and staff who rely on this B38 bus route along the existing Ridgewood branch supposed to walk for that long in the cold, snow, rain, and heat to get to their schools/places of work from the nearest stop on the propsed map?
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Any way a pick-up stop can be added to express bus routes near LIC to make trips inside Queens easier?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you spread out the waiting area for the Q45, Q46, and Q48. It already gets crowded with 2 buses during early afternoon, and layover buses block bus stops, and the new concrete barrier for the bike lane has made if even harder for buses to move around. Why not use the sidewalk along Union Turnpike, there is lots of space and an easy walk to the subway stop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: The Francis Lewis and 198th St stops are too close together, can't they be combined into one stop in the middle? There's already a bus stop at that location on the other side of Union Tpke for the westbound bus.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Why is there stop at 226th St? Its only half a block from Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why is there a stop at 232nd St? Its only 2 short blocks from 234th St
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: The Commonwealth Blvd and Cross Island Pkwy stops are too close together, can't they be combined into one stop in the middle?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Keeping the existing stop at 256th St and getting rid of the 258th St stop is better. 256th St is in front of the library and closer to the center of the shopping center. Also its harder for buses to merge to the left lane from 258th St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you think about changing the Q48 route so it turns left at Little Neck Pkwy, then right on 260th St and ends at the oval park.
There is a dedicated left turn signal at Little Neck Pkwy, would be easier for buses to turn left than at 260th St. Easy walk to the farm museum.
Also can the Q48 be extended to the Little Neck LIRR station to provide more frequent service.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you think about having the Q48 start from the Briarwood station like the Q75 so that waiting at Kew Gardens isn't so crowded?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can 211st St and Hollis Hills Terrace bus stops be combined into one at 210th St. They're only 3 short blocks apart.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/63 DR
Comment: Recently rode the BM5 (which looks like will be replaced by the BM35 route?) - and just absolutely love it. I would love to be able to take my kid to Manhattan on this bus on the weekend - even if the service is only hourly. There are many elderly folks and families along this route that I think would also use a weekend service to go into Manhattan, and I would definitely rather take a bus that costs a bit more than drop $60 on a cab or Uber to Manhattan. Thanks for your consideration!
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q11 - it is one of our "life blood" buses. Also thrilled to see that it might be running more frequently. This is a pretty important residential and shopping corridor so I think it will be very beneficial to many! I think more would take it if it came more frequently than 20 or so minutes, though I understand keeping lower frequency in the wee hours of the night when there are fewer passengers. Please do add some more benches along this route though, the existing bus shelter style works well. (If it ain't broke...don't fix it!).
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Pleased to see this line will still be here, with improved frequency!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Happy this Q54 is staying, with improved frequency. As an important connecting bus between Brooklyn and Queens, and also a route that services schools and business corridors/shopping centers this is a very critical bus. I usually have found only standing room on it, becuase it often runs behind - and I think because it runs behind there is often a crowd waiting to board, then the next bus is right behind it. I hope increasing the frequency/number of buses running will help with that.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Forest Hills and Electchester, the Q37 should run between JFK Airport and Electchester.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should run between Cambria Heights in Queens and Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/PENNSYLVANIA BLVD
Comment: Whenever the Q36 does not run, the Q110 should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck. Regardless, the Q110 should always stop at the LIRR station in Floral Park.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions:
1. from Elmhurst to Woodside
2. from Arverne to Far Rockaway
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
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Comment: Manhattan-bound QM7 service should originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
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Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops.
Route: QM65 Laurelton - Downtown Manhattan
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Comment: Instead of running the QM11, the QM65 should make additional stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, and Briarwood (E/F) subway stations.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/HOOVER AV
Comment: The QM68 should make additional stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, Briarwood (E/F), Sutphin Blvd, Parsons Blvd, 169 St, and Jamaica-179 St (F) subway stations.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: ASTORIA BLVD S/77 ST
Comment: putting a stop here is very dangerous bc of the thru traffic of cars headed eastbound along astoria blvd and those speeding up onto the ramp to get on the Grand Central Parkway. I don't recommend it. Plus, there's not a lot of people in that are compared to the southerly route toward Glendale.
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Comment: I'd love if there was an easier way to get to Bed-Stuy area of Brooklynn (and beyond) from our area - my sister lives around there, and right now the fastest way to see her by transit is to go into Manhattan and back out which is crazy. Like maybe there'd be less pressure on the Q54 if there were more Brooklynn/Queens connections. Just my two cents!
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: 99 st stop should be kept because it has a pedestrian crossing across the LIE. Remove the 98 st and 102 st stops instead.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/78 AV
Comment: This bus stop gets very crowded and people always jump and cut lines to switch to whatever bus starts boarding first.
Can the bus stops for Q46 and Q48 be separated further (such as on different blocks, opposite side of Queens Blvd, or at a different subway station) so that there is less chaos? Would be less stressful if people were forced to commit to a route and not allowed to "route shop".
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q17 route on its southern end to terminate at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue for transfers between the Q17 route and the Q4, Q5, Q42, Q84, Q85, Q86 & Q87 routes. Also ensure that transfers are also availble near Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue between the Q17 route and the Q83, Q110, 111, Q112,Q114 & Q115 routes as well.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Please keep stops on each side of the boulevard to allow easier transfeering between Woodhaveb Blvd. buses and Q55.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop as it is easier to transfer coming off buses on Woodhaven Blvd versus walking across street!
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Comment: Keep stop down the block from PS97
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q17 route to Co-op City via similar Q50 routing between Downtown, Flushing and the Brunkner Blvd., however revise the Bronx segment of the Q17 route at East Tremont Avenue to have the Q17 travel along East Tremont Avenue north to Westchester Square. At Weschester Square the Q17 could then travel north via Eastchester to East Gunhill Road then travel along East Gunhill Road to Co-Op City. The Q17 could then also be split up into two Co-Op City Branches one serving the Bay Plaza Shopping Center via BX38 routing within Co-Op City and the other Q17 branch (could be labeled Q17A) serving Earhhart Lane/Ersking Place via BX38 routing within Co-Op City. The Q50 route could then be cut back to only operate between Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street, Flushing and LaGuardia Airport Airport but could become a Fare-Free route (similar to the Q70SBS route). The Q50 would provide access to LaGuardia Airport , Citifield and the new Soccer Stadium prposed for Willets Point ensuring that everone doesn't pay double fares to access these points.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Stops should be a lot farther apart, and stop removal should go even further than what is currently proposed (on every route). Using Main St bus routes as an example, Q20's local stops should become what Q44's current stops are, while Q44's stops should be even further apart. People are willing to walk further for a faster service, and a faster service will make riding the bus more competitive with driving.
All bus lanes should be center-running. As they are now, there is much conflict with parked/parking cars and trucks unloading shipments and the like. Center-running bus lanes avoids all of these conflicts, making for better rides while also making the most of a bus lane.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: I've rode the Q44 plenty of times in Queens and it's pretty good. The one time I rode it to The Bronx was terrible, though; the part where it runs under the 6 train is particularly awful. While that connection is certainly vital, consider a rerouting that provides the connection while avoiding the congestion of Westchester Av. When I rode it, we were stuck under the 6 train for 5-10 minutes and had barely moved like 10-20 feet in that time.
Giving buses signal priority at intersections, at the very least SBS's, should be seriously considered. It makes sense as buses are much more efficient at transporting people, and also are just transporting a higher number of people, than what makes up the bulk of traffic: cars. This will make for better, less frustrating riding experiences.
Also, bus lanes need to be better enforced.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Heading west, this is the worst portion of the route. This bus is pretty good until it merges with the rest of the LIE traffic here, which oftentimes means that the bus slows to a snail's pace. Consider a bus lane or (if possible) a rerouting that avoids this terrible traffic.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: DOUGLASTON PKWY/65 AV
Comment: Why send this to Briarwood out of all stations?? It is out of the way....it is not ADA Accessible...plus has a long walk to get to/from the platforms. Also the E train skips the station during weekday daytime hours.
Getting to the subway is a chore from this area already. Give us a break.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Kissena/Parsons Blvd desperately need bus lanes, at least between Flushing and the LIE, and approaching Jamaica. This should be pursued even if it means prohibiting parking on parts/all of Kissena/Parsons Blvd.
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: Train service in this area takes too long, the express bus is a good option. Please even out BM5 and QM15 schedules during off-peak hours, and maybe add some more BM5 stops in Queens. Also Sunday service is necessary. More people are now taking these bus lines.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: LINDEN BLVD/VAN WYCK EXPWY
Comment: The QM21/63/65 should make all of the same stops on Linden Blvd (right now, one route stops at 143rd Street, and one route stops at Van Wyck Expressway...both routes should stop at both locations)
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: Consider running half of trips out to LaGuardia Airport, instead of the Q50.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
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Comment: Consider having the Van Wyck Expressway "QM" routes make stops along the service road to serve areas far from the subway and LIRR. Perhaps start with the QM21, since it's the shortest of the three express routes along Linden Blvd, and then if demand picks up, the QM63/65 can add stops on the service road as well. Or perhaps have stops added at 109th Avenue and Liberty Avenue, which are in less industrial areas compared to near Atlantic Avenue.
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q4 should be extended to Elmont to properly connect with the n1.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q42 should operate straight across 110th Avenue to Sutphin Blvd to connect to the LIRR/AirTrain station and also provide a more direct route. (For anybody who needs to continue to points west, this enables them to make the transfer without going all the way to Downtown Jamaica). This was discussed with some members of CB12 and they believe this is a reasonable idea, and were also seeking a connection to the Jamaica LIRR station. For riders closer to Liberty Avenue, the Q83 should cover them, with stops being added on Liberty Avenue as-needed (or just keep the local/limited setup as it is now).
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: The Q6 should have a branch to the JFK Cargo area, thus allowing the Q7 to continue to points east (e.g. Green Acres Mall via South Conduit Avenue or the Falcaro's Plaza in Lawrence as originally proposed). The Q7 should provide more east-west connectivity in this region of SE Queens.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 is definitely a good addition to the network. It would be even better if it continued to Gateway Center as originally proposed (My recommendation would be to have it run through Gateway Center and terminate in Starrett City to allow the B83 to become a route purely down Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Q51 providing the connection from Gateway Center to Starrett City).
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: The connection across 157th Avenue to the Howard Beach station will also be useful for Lindenwood residents seeking access to the (A) train.
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The route serving Howard Beach should run straight down 84th Street and then take 164th Avenue to Cross Bay Blvd, as proposed in the New Draft Plan. This corridor should also be served by a branch of the Q11, not by the Q41 (All branches of the Q11 should run through Lindenwood, and then one to Howard Beach, one to Hamilton Beach, and one to Old Howard Beach, with the branch to Howard Beach running at roughly twice the frequency of the individual Hamilton Beach/Old Howard Beach branches, since there is a footbridge connecting those two peninsulas that enables those residents to access the opposite branch if needed)
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: The connection to the (J)(Z) is very useful to those coming from Southeast Queens.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The B14 should be covering this section of Sutter Avenue in Queens, providing connectivity from ENY to Eastern Queens.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: A stop should be added at Cross Bay Blvd on the B55 to enable easy access to JFK Airport for those coming from the Cross Bay Blvd corridor. The westbound bus already exits the Nassau Expressway instead of staying on, yet there is no westbound stop. Eastbound would require a bit more deviation, but would still be worthwhile to allow the connection (though perhaps a stop can be constructed in the grassy area of the EB Nassau Expressway just east of Cross Bay Blvd, with proper acceleration lanes following the stop)
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 should definitely take 130th Street up at least as far north as 109th Avenue (It's not like 130th runs straight to Lincoln Street anyway). Likely best to run it across 109th/Lakewood to Sutphin, and move the Q40 to run across Linden to Sutphin. (Another alternative would be to have the Q9 run across 109th Street to 127th/128th Street, and then take the present-day Q41 route into Jamaica).
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: I think it was a good idea to combine the Q1 with the Merrick Blvd route, at least as far as Springfield Blvd. It improves connectivity between Merrick Blvd and the Hillside Avenue corridor, especially with regards to connectivity to the (F) train.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: Consider running half of Q12 buses down Marathon Parkway to Little Neck Plaza as proposed in the original plan. Alternatively, consider running a RailLink shuttle connecting this area to the Douglaston LIRR station.
Route: Q13 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: This route should run like the QT51 in the original plan (Northern Blvd - Crocheron Avenue/35th Avenue - Bell Blvd)
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: This route should terminate in Ridgewood, and appropriate resources shifted from the Q58 to accommodate the increased ridership that will result. Ending it at Metropolitan Avenue is a stub-end terminal.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: Leave the Q15/Q15A and Q20A/Q20B setups as they are. The Q62 isn't even going to running particularly frequently, and it subjects riders to meandering around College Point before getting to Flushing.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: The Q61 is a good route, but it needs to run full-time, not just weekdays-only.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: The New Draft Plan handled this corridor significantly better. The Q75 covered the southern end of 188th Street and provided Fresh Meadows & Oakland Gardens with a direct connection to Jamaica. On the northern end, running it to College Point was reasonable, since the Q76 provides a quicker route to Jamaica.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I agree with rerouting the Q18 straight down 65th Place.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: The Q19 needs to run later than 9pm. The full span should be something in the range of 5am - 12am daily.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: The Q22 should be extended to Falcaro's Plaza in Lawrence to allow the Q114 to run express through more Five Towns.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: This route should go to Cambria Heights as was proposed in the New Draft Plan.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The Q27 should be truncated to Horace Harding Expressway or to Jamaica Avenue, with the Q26 and Q78 covering points south, as proposed in the New Draft Plan.
Route: Q29 Jackson Heights - Glendale
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Comment: The Q80 combined with the Q63 from the New Draft Plan would've done a better job serving the 80th Street and Broadway corridors, linking 80th Street to Victor Moore Terminal and Elmhurst Hospital. (In that case, one of the Woodhaven Blvd local routes would need to be extended to cover Hampton Street, as proposed in the New Draft Plan).
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q75 in the New Draft Plan should've been the route connecting Jamaica to QCC. The Q31 would simply need a service boost (and perhaps a limited-stop variant) to cover Utopia Parkway.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The frequency needs to be boosted on weekends to adequately cover the southern end of Utopia Parkway. Perhaps the best way of doing this is to create a branch of the Q31 to College Point (the number assigned could be Q30 if desired) and run one route as the rush route, and the other as the local route.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: There is no need for the Q36 to backtrack south to Jamaica Avenue and return back up Little Neck Parkway. It should run straight across Hillside Avenue to Little Neck Parkway (Either that, or extend the Q110 up Little Neck Parkway). Little Neck Parkway needs a full-time connection to the Little Neck LIRR station.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: The Q48 should be a full-time route and operate to North Shore University Hospital (It should serve Glen Oaks, then continue up Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck Plaza, and then take the I-495 service road to North Shore University Hospital).
Route: Q40 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q40 should take 143rd Street to Linden Blvd to Sutphin Blvd, and leave 109th Avenue/Lakewood Avenue covered by the Q41. There is a school on 143rd Street that causes a lot of traffic with school buses and double-parked cars.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q47 should've been a through-69th Street route as proposed in the New Draft Plan...until the Interborough Express is constructed, there will be a gap in direct north-south service in this area, which should at least be filled by buses.
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: The B53 should run from WBP to Astoria via Greenpoint Avenue and 39th Street/Steinway Street (there definitely needs to be something connecting Sunnyside to Astoria using 39th Street).
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: There is significant latent demand on Junction Blvd. The Q72 needs more frequent service as proposed in the original plan.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: This should definitely not end in Briarwood...it would be much better taking over the southern section of 188th Street from the Q17
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 needs to make its loop around Co-Op City similar to the BxM7 rather than going all the way to Section 3 before coming back to Section 4. Also, most people who wanted a Bronx-LaGuardia route were referring to a South Bronx-LaGuardia route, not an East Bronx-LaGuardia route.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Bayswater area needs a full-time local route. The Q52 should be extended to Far Rockaway via Bayswater to provide this service. (If not the Q52, then the Q22 should go to the old Q22A terminal at Mott & Dunbar). The area is not as low-density as it is made out to be, and on Mott Avenue itself, there's even some apartment buildings.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Alternate trips should be extended down 73rd Avenue to end in Oakland Gardens (my understanding is that most of the opposition was west of 164th Street, so taking Jewel Avenue-164th Street-73rd Avenue should alleviate most of the concerns)
Route: Q58 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q58 route should run on Roosevelt Avenue, not Horace Harding Expressway. If it can't make the turn onto 111th Street, then it should make the turn onto 108th Street. This provides more coverage in Corona, since the Q98 already covers the areas by HHE (and regardless of anything done to the Q58, the Q98 should have a stop at HHE & 108th Street).
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: The Q59 should be considered for an extension along 63rd Drive to replace the Q38 in that area. There may be latent demand from Rego Park to Williamsburg (moreso than Rego Park to Middle Village).
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: Definitely happy to see more frequent weekend service. I would prefer to run it down Hunterspoint Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, 48th Avenue, and 48th Street, to avoid the traffic down by the LIE (especially around Van Dam Street).
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
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Comment: The B57 already provides a general link from Williamsburg to Jackson Heights. There's no need for this to run to Jackson Heights as well. It should run to Astoria, similar to the original plan and New Draft Plan.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q69 should go to Hunters Point as proposed in the original plan and New Draft Plan. Bidirectional onnections can be made at Court Square.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: I agree with running it down 20th Avenue instead of 14th Avenue, and running it a bit deeper into College Point.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: The Q77 is definitely not an adequate substitute for the Q78 down Springfield Blvd. I definitely preferred how service was divided up along Springfield/Bell under the New Draft Plan as opposed to the Proposed Final Plan. To go one step further, that route could be extended over the Throgs Neck Bridge and serve Westchester Square and Hutchinson Metro Center, providing interborough connectivity.
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Comment: The Q77 is definitely not an adequate substitute for the Q78 down Springfield Blvd. I definitely preferred how service was divided up along Springfield/Bell under the New Draft Plan as opposed to the Proposed Final Plan. To go one step further, that route could be extended over the Throgs Neck Bridge and serve Westchester Square and Hutchinson Metro Center, providing interborough connectivity. (With or without the extension, a Bell Blvd/Springfield Blvd crosstown route is sorely needed)
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 needs to stop at 108th Street to enable easy transfers to/from the Q23.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: I liked the through-routing of the Q110 and Q112 through Jamaica proposed in the original plan and New Draft Plan (this provided easier access to Bed-Stuy Downtown Brooklyn for those seeking access to those areas from Eastern Queens).
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 shouldn't meander through South Jamaica...it should take Sutphin Blvd to Jamaica Avenue. The Q42 should be providing crosstown connectivity in South Jamaica between the LIRR tracks and Linden Blvd.
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Comment: The QM3 needs to be maintained in some capacity. Perhaps it can be converted to a Downtown route, since the LIRR Port Washington Branch doesn't go Downtown (and the single Midtown stop at 34th Street & 1st Avenue would be far from either of the two Manhattan LIRR terminals)
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Comment: We should have the old X51 to Manhattan back, or a similar route
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should be going to Jamaica LIRR instead of Briarwood. A lot more connections in Jamaica.
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Comment: An express bus is sorely needed in College Point. The bus to the subway is very inconvenient, especially for going Downtown.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: 35 AV/35 ST
Comment: New Q63 - LIC bound bus route needs to be more frequent than the proposed 20 mins during weekday morning school hours. Students at PS166Q and Frank Sinatra High School will rely on the 35th Avenue Q63 to get to school on time. School breakast starts 7:30am. School begins at 8:00am. I need to bring my student and arrive around 7:20am - 7:50am. I can not expect to wait for a last minute bus to arrive exactly to school on time. Students get marked late on their records. As a family coming from Northern Boulevard train station and familes coming further away like Jackson Heights, please increase the Q63 bus frequency between Northern Blvd train station to 31st to 7 mins between buses just like the Q66 currently has. Thank you
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop: 30 AV/31 ST
Comment: Q18 Maspeth bound bus. Please do NOT elimimate the bus stop at 29th st and 30th Avenue. PS17Q, PS234Q, Montessori school, along with many daycare centers children use this bus stop on. It is difficult for babies, toddlers, and young children to walk the extra blocks with their little legs. This bus stop needs to remain available. Thanks
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: All the bus stops along Q18 Astoria-bound and Maspeth-bound between Steinway and Hobart/30th Avenue needs to stay. They should not be removed. Many elderly uses these short distance stops because it is very difficult for them to walk. The buses are delayed due to traffic and vehicle congestion.
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Comment: There should be a route from LaGuardia Airport to the South Bronx via the RFK Bridge. The I-278 corridor is one of the circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by the congestion pricing plan, and it is important to provide additional transit service to mitigate the congestion on that corridor. The route can run down Astoria Blvd similar to the M60, and then head into the South Bronx and either terminate at Gateway Market (via 3rd Avenue and 149th Street to provide connections to the 6, 2/5, and 4 subway lines) or be combined with the Bx15 to Fordham Plaza.
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Comment: There should be a route from Jackson Heights to the South Bronx (similar to the route from LaGuardia Airport, and the headways can be coordinated so there's even headways going over the RFK Bridge from Astoria to the South Bronx). The route can operate either directly down I-278, or can take Broadway to Steinway Street to Astoria Blvd to provide more coverage in western Queens. The I-278 corridor is one of the circumferential corridors expected to be impacted by congestion pricing, and so it is important to provide adequate transit service to alleviate congestion on that corridor.
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Comment: The subway is very far from here. It would be wonderful if there was an express bus here. It would help those of us who commute to the hospital from Manhattan.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: This change negatively impacts our area and causes problems for the neighborhood. Please do not modify the current route.
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Comment: We NEED the Q100 bus! Ditmars doens't have a lot of options for transit. How else am I supposed to get to school?
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Please do not change q20 route!!! Current q20 is essential for residents along Union Street. We take kids to and from ps214 daily. It would be very hard for us Without q20. We need q20a to go to BJs and target on 20th Ave too!!
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Comment: Don't get rid of the q100 stop. There's nothing else decent in this area. Every other access point to Queensboro plaza is horrible and runs inconsistently
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Comment: Removing the Q100 bus stop at 21st Ave & 21st St that *many* commuters rely on will create a transit desert for people - many of them older and lower income - who rely on that stop.
The Northwest part of Astoria/Ditmars is already a very far walk from the N/W subway, and now it willl be a far walk from a bus stop.
Please reconsider this change for the good of our friends and neighbors.
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Comment: Only the Q69 is nearby. We've lost the Q100. Please provide a 2nd route or ensure there's increased frequency for the Q69
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/24 AV
Comment: The Q69 should NOT be left alone here. Keep the Q100.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: The express bus takes WAAAAY too long to reach Manhattan from here.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: NORTHERN BLVD/82 ST
Comment: Much of the redesign looks great to me - while I'll lose my closest Q49 stop, I understand removing certain stops. My concern is with the redesign of the Q66 on three items. First, it is heavily used my middle school students, both getting on and off my stop at 82nd St and Northern Blvd. Because the bus is so crowded, they often don't swipe their student metrocards so I hope that ridership numbers were considered by visual counting, not just relying on swipe data. Second, it does appear that even in taking into account the additional Q63, buses will be running less frequently during the morning rush hour. Considering these buses are already so full that we sometimes have to wait for several buses, that concerns me! Third, there are many Jackson Heights middle school students who take the bus to LIC by themselves. If the Q63 is only running every fifteen minutes, instead of the every five or so we wait for the LIC Q66 now, that will make their morning commute very difficult.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: The QM5, QM8, and QM35 should run via the I-495 instead of Union Turnpike. Along the Horace Harding Expressway, these express buses should make stops at Utopia Parkway, 164 Street, Kissena Boulevard, and Main Street. Along Union Turnpike, the QM6 and QM36 should make all QM1 stops between 188 Street and Main Street. Along Queens Boulevard, these express buses should make all QM18 stops between 63 Drive and Union Turnpike.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Turnpike:
• QM4 and QM44 services should be extended from Electchester to Glen Oaks, making all QM5 stops east of 188 Street/64 Avenue
• the QM8 should be rerouted via the Horace Harding Expressway between 188 Street and 164 Street, make all QM4 stops in Queens, and then head downtown
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of 188 Street/Union Turnpike
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of 188 Street/Union Turnpike
• the QM6 and QM36 should also make some stops along Queens Boulevard between Woodhaven Boulevard and Union Turnpike
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40 between Queens and Manhattan:
• the QM65 should make additional stops near the Briarwood, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Avenue (E/F), Forest Hills-71 Avenue (E/F/M/R), 67 Avenue, 63 Drive-Rego Park, and Woodhaven Boulevard (M/R) subway stations
• the QM6, QM7, QM18, and QM36 should make additional stops near the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Avenue (E/F), Forest Hills-71 Avenue (E/F/M/R), 67 Avenue, 63 Drive-Rego Park, and Woodhaven Boulevard (M/R) subway stations
• Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should also serve LeFrak City
• the F, M, and R trains should run more frequently during weekday rush hours
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop:
Comment: Current Queens Plaza routing of Q102 offers broader, quicker access to Roosevelt Island from most areas
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Many children use the Q69 to attend PS141/Q300 that is located right at this stop. It's a middle school, so most children are coming via public transport.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Please do not get rid of the 21st/21st stop of the Q100. It's almost a 20 min walk to the nearest subway and it's not uncommon that on weekends the NW isn't running to Manhattan because of construction - this is the fastest way to get to other transfer points in Queens!
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Comment: If I'm reading this correctly, there will not be any Q buses serving Queens Plaza North between Northern Boulevard and 21st St? Not everyone going there will have easy access to the QM routes. That is disruptive to commuters, parents taking their children to school, area residents and the elderly.
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Comment: The distance between Q105 stop at 39th Ave and Qns Plz S at Jackson Ave is almost a 1/2 mile?! That materially worsens people's commute. The more I look at the changes to the different routes, the more I worry about those who need bus service most. So many stops eliminated, routes changed that could end up adding multiple transfers and forcing elderly people to walk farther to catch a bus. There are also areas where people don't have easy access to the subway and increasing the distance between stops greatly inconvenient those commuters...Please reconsider.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: Have the q24 go to the new 168st & 91st ave Terminal
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: 99 ST/60 AV
Comment: This turn into Lefrak never made sense to me as it takes adds SO MUCH time to the route in addition to already adding so muc h time from turning into 66th Road. The traffic and congestion along this route is awful.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
• the QM4 and QM44 should only provide peak service
• the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should run along Horace Harding Expy (with additional stops at Utopia Pkwy, 164 St, Parsons Blvd, Kissena Blvd, and Main St)
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St
• Queens-bound QM5 service should start earlier at 6:45 AM on weekdays
• Manhattan-bound QM7 service should originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy
• off-peak and weekend QM6 service should make stops along Queens Blvd (at 63 Dr, 67 Av, 71 Av, 75 Av, and Union Tpke)
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: PLEASE combine the Q37 and Q64 routes into one route.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park, Queens to Gateway Center, Brooklyn.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
• Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should also serve LeFrak City
• the QM7 and QM65 should make stops along Queens Blvd (at 63 Dr, 67 Av, 71 Av, 75 Av, and Union Tpke) in both directions
• NYCT employees should increase peak subway service for the E, F, M, and R trains
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop: E 34 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the BM35 should run along 23 St instead of 34 St.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: BEACH 54 ST/BEACH CHANNEL DR
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions:
• from Arverne to Far Rockaway
• from Elmhurst to Woodside
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
Stop: BEACH 116 ST/NEWPORT AV
Comment: The Q22 should be extended from Rockaway Park to Jacob Riis Park.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/87 DR
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
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Comment: Can we make the bus lane open to cars after 7pm similar to the city on 21st. One bus goes by every fifteen minutes yet creating congestion for cars. Traffic backs up in the evening and everything takes longer now. We created a new problem while trying to solve another one.
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Comment: It would be helpful if we had a forest hills to bayside bus. I currently take 3 buses to get to work with the redesign I would still have to take 3 buses which makes no sense and isn't helpful. If a bus from forest hills to bayside was created it would help alleviate crowding on the Q30,Q88,and Q27 as it would be an alternative for students/staff commuting to school .
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Comment: It would be helpful to have a bus from Forest Hills to Bayside. I currently take 3 buses to bayside with the redesign I would still take 3 buses which isn't helpful and shows how ineffective the redesign is. Having bus from Forest hills to Bayside will help with alleviate crowding on the Q88, Q27, Q31 and Q30.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: The Q61 should also have weekend service. NE of Francis Lewis, the Q16 currently has weekend service on Willets Pt Blvd so the Q61 being said replacement along that stretch should have it as well to avoid massive service cuts.
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q114 should also stop at Foch Blvd just like the Q111 and Q115. This avoids confusion amongst riders who don't know which Rush route or Limited route stops at Foch.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The QM68 should stop at 164th St in both directions to share the stop with the Q1 and Q43, as well as providing the transfer to the Q65.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The proposed Q75 should be going to Jamaica LIRR instead of Briarwood. Multiple bus, subway, and rail connections in the rapidly growing downtown Jamaica. This also maintains the connection from Little Neck and Douglaston to Jamaica on weekends. It should run via 188th and Hillside or via Union Tpke and 164th/Parsons to Jamaica LIRR.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: College Point Blvd needs to keep the Q65 instead of the Q26. The Q65 currently runs through Flushing to 164th Street and Jamaica, providing connections to dozens of bus and rail routes in SE Queens. If replaced by the Q26, College Point residents would have to transfer at Flushing to continue their trip south on the Q65. So please keep the Q65 running from Jamaica to College Point!
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, please extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/74 AV
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Please extend the Q52 in both directions:
1. from Elmhurst to Woodside
2. from Arverne to Far Rockaway
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Comment: This bus stop is located at the edge of woodlands, and is not even parkland that is accessible for public use. Half of the catchment area of this bus stop is wasted. Moving the stop to 199 St, and eliminating the 198th St stop makes more sense and would still allow for transfers to the Q76.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/HOLLIS HILLS TERR
Comment: Same as Union Tpke/Francis Lewis, this bus stop is located at the edge of woodlands and Clearview Expwy. Half of the catchment area of this bus stop is wasted. Combining this stop and 211 St into 1 stop at 209 St makes more sense so that the stop in the middle of the residential area with a more effective catchment area.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: This stop is only 600 ft from the Springfield Blvd stop and is redundant. The catchment area is also limited by GCP to the east.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Same as Union Tpke/226 St, this bus stop is less than 700 ft from 234 St. Catchment area of this stop is limited by GCP to the west.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why do you need a stop at Commonwealth Blvd, there's not buses that run there to transfer to. Its less than 700 ft from the previous stop at Cross Island Pkwy, and less than 900 ft from 248 St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can Q48 buses turn left at Little Neck Pkwy instead of 260 St
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Instead of turning left at 73rd Ave so the buses can layover at Little Neck Pkwy/260th St, can't the buses go straight to 260/LNP, drop off passengers at the last stop and then go straight using the loop at 252 St and 72 Ave to get back to Little Neck Pkwy/260th St. This would avoid the buses having to navigate the tight streets thru Glen Oaks Village and let people off the bus at 260 St quicker than having to sit thru the loop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/78 AV
Comment: Any way of spreading out the bus stops for Q45, Q46, and Q48 so that people have to commit to the bus line they chose. Currently people will immediately jump and cut lines to whichever bus arrives first. Its chaotic and frustrating to experience.
Also, the shorter travel times on the Q46/Q48 to the stops between Main St and 188 St may make people choose them over the Q45, defeating the purpose of the Q45 to ease the crowding on Q46/Q48.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: In general, can MTA have Q45/Q46/Q48 buses available for boarding earlier than just a few minutes before the scheduled departure time. Like a person can exit the subway stop and see their bus waiting at the bus stop with doors open and they can just get on and wait for the bus to depart.
It would eliminate the long waiting lines that build up, and let the buses depart on time instead of having to wait for the entire line to clear and any stragglers from the subway. It would also make people commit to the buses they get on board instead of jumping and cutting lines to whichever bus arrives first.
Right now there are buses stopped at the bus stop on layover, and they're not even the next scheduled bus to depart, so they're blocking the bus stop, forcing the next bus to pull up on the adjacent travel lane blocking traffic and having confused people realize their bus is waiting in the middle of the street.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40 between LeFrak City in Queens and Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should serve LeFrak City.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: 108 ST/QUEENS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Forest Hills and Electchester, the Q37 should run between JFK Airport and Electchester.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
- the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan (and make all QM4/QM44 stops in Queens)
- the QM6 should make all QM1 stops
west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
- the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
Route: QM65 Laurelton - Downtown Manhattan
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Comment: Instead of running the QM11 between Forest Hills in Queens and Downtown Manhattan, the QM7 and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 78 ST/25 AV
Comment: northbound. You should add a stop on 25th Ave to service the people in this area. You currently have the stop inconveniently at Astoria Blvd and 77th and barely anyone lives there. In addition there is TOO much traffic bc of the nearby Grand Central Parkway and Astoria Blvd that its a dangerous spot for pedestrians. I recommend turning on 25th ave then turning. on 80th st to coincide with southbound buses is more profitable and placing 1-2 stops there to service the area
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Comment: A bus route needs to go to Bayswater along Mott Avenue. The commute to these clustered homes to the station is almost a half hour and there is nothing that services them to the station.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/74 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q49, the Q32 should run between East Elmhurst in Queens and Penn Station in Manhattan.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: JEWEL AV/108 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, the Q37 should run between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
• In Queens, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should serve LeFrak City instead of 62 Dr/98 St
• In Queens, QM7 and QM68 express buses should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
• the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan, and also make all QM4/QM44 stops in Queens
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/JEWEL AV
Comment: Please combine the following routes into one each:
• QM4 and QM5
• QM35 and QM44
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/80 AV
Comment: Please implement daily (not just weekday) Q36 service between Jamaica and Little Neck.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital. Buses should run via Langdale St between Union Tpke and Hillside Av to do this.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Running the QM4, QM5, QM35, and QM44 simultaneously is such a waste of gas! Instead, please combine the QM4 and QM5 into one bus route, and the QM35 and QM44 into one bus route.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica, and make all Q56 stops east of the 121 St (J/Z) subway station.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: This is what needs to happen:
• Q45 running between Kew Gardens and Queens Village (with buses rerouted via 73 Av between 188 St and Springfield Blvd, and via Springfield Blvd south of 73 Av)
• Q88 running between Elmhurst and Little Neck (with buses rerouted via Horace Harding Expy east of 188 St)
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Please discontinue the QM10, QM11, and QM40! People can literally take the E, F, M, and R subway trains. Instead of running these express buses, the QM7, QM18, and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Please discontinue the QM4 and QM44! The QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan. In Queens, these express buses should make all QM4/QM44 stops and an additional stop at Horace Harding Expy/Utopia Pkwy.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of running along Union Tpke, the Q75 should run between Little Neck and the LIRR station in Jamaica, and make all Q30 stops west of Horace Harding Expy/Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/91 AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q25, the Q6 should run between College Point and the JFK Airport Cargo Area 24/7.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 74 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q33, the B57 should run 24/7 between Downtown Brooklyn and LGA Terminal A.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended from Elmhurst to the LIRR station in Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should run 24/7 between Cambria Heights in Queens and Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops. Queens-bound service should originate at E 23 St/1 Av in Manhattan.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop:
Comment: Manhattan-bound BM35 express buses should make an additional stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Booth St. Brooklyn-bound BM35 express buses should make an additional stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Eliot Av.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD/BEACH 116 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q22, the Q35 should run between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: PITKIN AV/EUCLID AV
Comment: In Brooklyn, the Q112 should be extended from the Euclid Av (A/C) subway station to the New Lots Av (3) subway station.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
Stop: E TREMONT AV/BOSTON RD
Comment: The Q44 must be extended from the Bronx Zoo to The Bronx High School of Science and serve the New York Botanical Garden.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
Stop: CHURCH AV/MCDONALD AV
Comment: Please extend the B55 from Kensington to Sunset Park.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/246 ST
Comment: Please provide daily (not just weekday) Q36 service between Jamaica and Little Neck.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: 29th st and 30th Avenue stop- Maspeth bound
Please do not eliminate this bus stop. PS017Q, PS123Q, and mulitple nearby daycares and childcare facilities utilize this bus stop. It is of inconvenience to have children crossing 2 additional blocks to the 31st/30th Ave stop. These streets are crowded with pedestrians and passengers who are getting off the 30th Ave train station. In addition, there many speeding vehicles and congestion making it truely unsafe to go the extra blocks for the bus on 31st instead of the current available 29th st Bus stop. Please KEEP the 29th st bus stop ( Maspeth bound) and do not remove it as in the proposal. Thank you
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The proposed bus route eliminates bus stops between Hobart st /30th Avenue and 45th st/30th Avenue. Please do not remove these bus stops in both directions. Many elderly people depend on the bus to help them travel. Many older grandmother and grandfathers suffer from physical impairments such as arthritis and cardiopulmonary diseases making it extremely difficult to walk a simple block. The issue with buses is due to traffic and heavy congestion during peak hours. The city needs to come up with bus lanes or something else to allow buses to move smoothly. Removing these extra stops will not help change the speed of traffic. Traffic is still there. All it will do is cause the bus to drive slowly and not open the door to passengers who truly relies on the bus to commute. Keep these bus stops
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: 35 AV/35 ST
Comment: The new Q63 proposed frequency of more than 10 mins on weekdays including peak hours. Multiple schools such as PS166Q and Frank Sinatra and other centers such as ARROW Fieldhouse and MOMA, have students, employees, and parents who will rely on Q63 for travel. The duration for the next bus is way too long. Frequency needs to be 10 mins or less during weekdays 6am - 9pm
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Q18 Maspeth
The Q18 bus stop should be moved to the middle of this block since the other 1-2 bus stops are propsed to be eliminated. That way, passengers who get off can either go either side towards 31st Avenue or Broadway.
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Comment: A request. A crosstown bus from Main st Flushing to Manhattan is much needed. The M60-SBS travels from W106th st in Manhatan to LGA airport. I recommend this bus or a new bus be proposed. A new route will travel to/from Main st Flushing- LGA airport- Astoria Blvd train station- Manhattan. Thanks
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: I feel that it is horrible idea to remove so many stops from 49th st to 45th st. We need them for students when they go to school and when they come home. We need the stops so we can get to the store and not have to carry hevay groceries back home. I do not have a car. I rely on the bus
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Horrible idea to remove this bus stop. Keep this bus stop for the community to use. Thank you.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Horrible idea to remove this bus stop in both directions. Keep this bus stop for the community to use. Thank you.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: it's further to walk from the existing 33 stop on 83rd and 30th but i am happy to see it will be a much faster trip home. changing the bus route to a non commercial street is a brilliant idea and i support it.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Electchester and Forest Hills, please extend Q37 service from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
- in Queens, the QM7, QM18, and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R/LIRR), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F/LIRR) subway stations
- in Queens, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 buses should serve LeFrak City instead of 62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd and 62 Dr/98 St
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: In Queens, the QM5, QM8, and QM35 buses should run via Horace Harding Expy instead of Union Tpke. In both directions, there should be additional stops at Utopia Pkwy, 164 St, Kissena Blvd, and Main St.
The QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St. The QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: PITKIN AV/EUCLID AV
Comment: Please extend the Q112 from the Euclid Av (A/C) subway station to the New Lots Av (3) subway station.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
Stop: CHURCH AV/MCDONALD AV
Comment: Please extend the B55 from Kensington to Sunset Park.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In both directions, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: Please run the Q36 between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: BEACH 54 ST/BEACH CHANNEL DR
Comment: Please extend the Q52 from Arverne to Far Rockaway and from Elmhurst to Woodside.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q22 in the Rockaways, please extend the Q35 from Rockaway Park to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: BRUCKNER BLVD/WILKINSON AV
Comment: Please extend full-time Q50 service from Pelham Bay to Co-op City.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
Stop: BOSTON RD/E 180 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q44 from the Bronx Zoo to The Bronx High School of Science. Buses must serve the Metro-North Railroad stations at Fordham and Botanical Garden.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: WATER ST/BROAD ST
Comment: The western terminal for Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan must be South Ferry. These buses must run via Water St in both directions. This change would dramatically lessen traffic congestion on Church St and Broadway.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica. Buses must make all Q56 stops east of the 121 St (J/Z) subway station.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/94 AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q25 between College Point and Jamaica, please run the Q6 between College Point and the JFK Airport Cargo Area. The Q60 should be rerouted from Jamaica Av/144 Pl to the 168 St and 169 St Terminals to compensate for Q6 service along Jamaica Av.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q75 along Union Tpke to and from Briarwood, the Q75 must make all Q30 stops west of Horace Harding Expy/Springfield Blvd, and run to and from Jamaica.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: FRANCIS LEWIS BL/58 AV
Comment: The Q26 should be extended from Danny's Auto Care to Fresh Meadows during all daytime hours.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: BRADDOCK AV/CROSS ISLAND PKWY
Comment: Please extend the Q1 from Bellerose to the LIRR station in Floral Park.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: Please extend the Q1 from Sutphin Blvd/Jamaica Av to Marconi Park.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 35 ST
Comment: All Queens-bound express buses serving Midtown Manhattan (via 6 Av) should originate near the 34 St-Herald Sq (B/D/F/M/N/Q/R/W) subway station.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: 108 ST/37 AV
Comment: Need a bus stop at this corner- no need for this bus to go to the bronx
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
Stop:
Comment: Westbound BM35, QM15, QM16, and QM17 buses should make an additional pick-up stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Booth St. Eastbound BM35, QM15, QM16, and QM17 buses should make an additional drop-off stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Eliot Av.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/DITMARS BLVD
Comment: Eliminating the route of the Q100 is going to increase ridership on the Q69 and create a service gap north of 21st avenue. Running the former Q100 under the train is going to be slow, difficult, and redundant.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop:
Comment: Instead of the Q51 running this route make it where the Q113 won't be discontinued. Q113 from Cambria Heights to Ozone Park.
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Comment: Please do not take away the stop at Woodward and Stanhope. We use it all the time! You are cutting off a part of the neighborhood that is also far away from the train... that corner needs the B38
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/98 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40 between LeFrak City and Midtown, the QM12 should still run between Forest Hills and Midtown, and be slightly rerouted via LeFrak City in both directions.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/WESTSIDE AV
Comment: PLEASE make sure the QM10 and QM40 become the QM11, QM12 and QM42, as originally planned in March 2022.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Riders in the Rockaways been asking for Q35 bus service along Newport Avenue to remain so why not extend the Q53SBS route west first to Beach 169th Street via Rockaway Beach Blvd. then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station via the Marine Parkway Bridge & Belt Parkway while the Q35 route could remain on Newport Avenue or the Q35 route could remain on Rockaway Beach Blvd. as proposed here and the Q53SBS could then be extended west along Newport Avenue first to Beach 169th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd., then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station via the Marine Parkway Bridge and the Belt Parkway. Either plan would provide frequent Q53SBS bus service to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station for many Rockway residents plus also provide numerous bus connections between the Q53SBS route and the B36, B4, B44, B44SBS, B49 and/or B68 routes greatly increasing surface bus connections between Brooklyn and Queens.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: STATE ST/BATTERY PL
Comment: The QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25, and QM65 should serve stops along Water St in both directions. The western terminal should be State St & Battery Pl. This change would decrease traffic congestion along Church St.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 57 AV/JUNCTION BLVD
Comment: As originally planned in March 2022, the QM10 and QM40 should be eliminated. Instead, the QM12 and QM42 should be rerouted to serve LeFrak City, and the QM11 should run via the QM12 route in Queens. Also, the QM7 should serve stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: CAROLINE PL/TULIP AV
Comment: I live in the village of Floral Park. Do not bow down to these racist people governing the village; this is a great opportunity to connect the village with other parts of Queens while making businesses more attractive. Many people walk into the village especially to/from the station from Queens. I see this as a win, especially since there are now more train options getting you out to different locations on Long Island. Please keep this stop.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Terminating the Q15 right next to Francis Lewis Park would be nice. This way, people can use the buses here to get to the subway easily. Whitestone will be well-served by buses.
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Comment: confusing maps. Can't tell what color is what bus. Drivers have told us there will be no service for those of us between 57th Avenue and LIE, that we'll have to walk to Food Bazaar for service. I use a walker, so that's not going to happen. It seems this plan moves stops further apart and further away, which increases isolation.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: CAROLINE PL/TULIP AV
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Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Good for finally adding an actual link to the rest of LI by having buses go to Floral Park station. Will make it easier to travel.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Add weekend service to the Q61 please.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you talk to NYCDOT to have the left turn signal for bus on the service road turn green before the Queens Blvd main road left turn. Right now, turning Q46 buses conflict with turning vehicles from the main road and there are delays for everyone since no one is sure who is yielding and the bus has to proceed slowly to complete the U-turn. There's only 1 or 2 turning buses at any moment, if given priority first, buses can quickly clear the intersection and allow cars turning left from the main road to turn without worrying about the bus.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Could this stretch of of Union Tpke be the boarding area for eastbound buses, there's more space to spread out the Q45/Q46/Q48, and saves on travel time since buses don't need to do the U turn, get stuck in Queens Blvd traffic, and wait for the left turn light onto Union Tpke
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/HOLLIS HILLS TERR
Comment: Whats the purpose of putting a stop here? The west half isn't even usable parkland and separated by a highway.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Why is this stop needed? Its only half a block away from the Springfield Blvd stop
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why is this stop needed? Its only 2 streets away from the next stop. Union Tpke is only 2 blocks away from the Hillside Ave here. There are 27 stops along the Q46 route to get here, while only 13 stops on the Q43.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why is this stp needed. There's no bus on Commonwealth Blvd to transfer to The previous stop is 1 street away and the next stop is 2 streets away.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: THere is a long disance between stops in Greenpoint. Consider a stop at McGuinness/Nassau to connect with the B48. The two closely-spaced stops at Driggs/Manhattan and Driggs/Union could be combined.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/165 ST
Comment: The QM68 165th/166th St stops should be shifted to 163rd and 164th St. This is because 164th St is a busy thoroughfare and the Q65 bus line runs along said street, providing a direct transfer. The Q1 and Q43 are also proposed to stop here so it makes sense for the QM68 to stop here as well.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: 99 ST/55 AV
Comment: The naming of these Q14 bus stops for this intersection should be the same in order to avoid confusion, ideally keeping the 99th st / 55 av name for both. And encourage the use of the mta app for navigation during the times this is effective and releasing general message postings on routes changing soon alongside effective start dates.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: A Q9 bus stop is needed at the corner of 135th Avenue/130th Street (both directions) for those Q9 riders needing to tranafer to the Q37 bus plus it should be a three legged transfer between the Q9 and Q37 routes due to the loss of the Q10 route from 130th Street so those 130th street passengers that nede to access either JFK Airport or points north along 111th Street such as the 111th Street "A" Line Station or the Kew Gardens Subway Station that previouslt the q10 route provided.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: If you're going to having a three-legged traansfer between the Q10 and Q7 routes for former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. passengers, you're going to need to have additional Q7 service overnight. Between 00:00 through 6:00 (seven days per week) the Q7 frequency should be at least as much to match the Q10 frequency. Right now you're proposing eliimiating Q7 service between 01:06 through 04:09 which would be unacceptable as you're not considering current Q10 ridership along Rockaway Boulevard but probably only Q7 ridership. Riders don't want to wait outside overnight at desolate locations too long to transfer between two bus lines where they currently they have a direct bus. You also might want to have an additional three-legged transfer between the Q37 and Q7 routes, so that Q37 riderrs at Rockaway Blvd./Lefferts Blvd. could travel further east on the Q7 route and vice-versa rather than just having the Q10/Q7 three-legged transfer option.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Removing the stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST) is a bad idea. I agree with Board 5 member Dorie Figliola that people will just cut through the parking lot of Wendy's to catch their Q53/52 and Q11/21 transfers. It will also make stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) more crowded and this is a stop near two residential driveways. I think this is a serious safety issue and you should reconsider removing bus stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST).
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved futher down the block (like near 89-27 to 89-15 where there are no driveways). This stop is too close to two residential driveways. As the owner of one of these houses I am always afraid I may hit someone comming out of my driveway. Especially because some negligent parents let their kids run around without realizing there are two driveways nearby.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: I also think bus stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved futher down the block (ideally at the very end where there are no driveways nearby). Another reason is that they added a stop light on Metropolitan Ave and Aubrey Ave in the last year or so and whenever the bus stops here and gets caught on a red light, the traffic gets congested behind the bus and blocks the crosswalk going south on Woodhaven Boulvard towards Chase Bank.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
Stop: 28 ST/QUEENS PLAZA S
Comment: The removal of the Q39 bus stop to Long Island City, at Queens Plaza South and 23rd Street, creates a tremendous hardship for me.
I regularly have to travel to 4142 24th St., Long Island City, NY 11101, between Queens Plaza North and 41st Avenue.
The proposed nearest stop would now be 28th Street and Queens Plaza South. The actual stop is quite south of Queens Plaza South. I am an elderly woman with knee issues. Having to walk from that stop to my destination creates a hardship for me. It also creates a safety issue for me during the months when the sun sets in advance of 7:00 p.m..
Kindly include the Queens Plaza South and 23rd Street stop in your final plans for the q39 bus. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bayork Dingle
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Would've loved to see the Q43 maintain the extension to LIJ. It made sense since many hospital workers, patients, and visitors come from Jamaica so it should be kept to provide a fast one seat ride to the hospital.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q30 should continue to run during weekends or reroute the proposed Q75 to Jamaica as an alternative, or both! Many people, including college students take the Q30 on the weekends to QCC and Little Neck.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65's proposed Sanford Av and 162nd St streamlining is great, but the line should also continue to serve College Point. Being one of the busiest bus lines in Queens, it should maintain the one seat ride connection between Jamaica and College Point as it heavily used for its entire length. Not everyone is transferring at Flushing, there are plenty that ride past Flushing on both ends to get to work or to connect with other bus lines further out. Love that you increased frequencies and maintained the 24/7 service span.
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Comment: The gap on Bell Blvd should be closed by a bus route to connect Q27 riders, including QCC students with Bayside. Another Bayside to Jamaica route should also serve Bell Blvd's strip by the LIRR to maintain the connection between there and Jamaica since the Q31 is being streamlined on Utopia Pkwy.
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Comment: A second 164th St route should be added, streamlined via 162nd and/or 160th Sts to provide direct service between Jamaica and Whitestone/Bayside while closing the gap in this area of Whitestone which has very limited north-south service. This would also supplement the Q65 on 164th St, providing more frequent service.
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here Q27 and turn to Kissena blvd
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Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Please place Q26 Local and Limited bus
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Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Please place to Q
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
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Comment: Please place the last bus stop here Q27
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Perhaps extend the Q26 to QBCC via Horace Harding Expressway.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
Stop: UNION TPKE/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Extend the rush service from Springfield Blvd instead of at 188th Street for both Q46 & Q48. This is a great benefit for faster service as a frequent Q46 commuter to the subway.
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here Q 27
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here and turn right to kissena blvd and turn to main st
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please please the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please please the last stop here Q27 39 Ave Main st
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 162 ST/43 AV
Comment: Southbound 43rd Av stop should be at the corner of Sanford Av and 162nd St instead. 43rd Av is along block from Sanford for people transfering between buses.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point, not the Q26. The Q65 provides a direct one seat connection between here, 164th St, and Downtown Jamaica where there are multiple transfer options heading to other parts of Queens, including tons of railroad lines and the AirTrain to JFK airport. The Q25 shouldn't be the sole line between here and there.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 should go to Jamaica instead of Briarwood to replace the Q30 on weekends. Or simply, the Q75 could travel the same path of the current QCC Q30 route, while the Little Neck Q30 remain as is 7 days a week.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Q65 should still go to College Point 110th St. Direct from Jamaica LIRR to College Point via 164th as it does now. Too much trouble to transfer at Flushing, especially late at night. Not everyone gets off at Main St, many people ride past there to head elsewhere. Only change that should remain is the new direct reroute via Sanford Ave.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Need extended hours on the Q31 on weekends. 7-8 pm is too early to end, especially for Utopia Pkwy if the Q30 isn't going to run then. So please extend the hours to at least 11 pm or midnight.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 should go to the Fresh Pond Rd M station as proposed in the draft plan. This would maintain the connection to the M in this area so that people can get to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Please keep the 69th Lane stops on the Q14 (current Q38). The stop spacing here is too wide (6 blocks between stops). Keeping this stop saves myself and plenty other people a lot of travel time.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: Send the Q62 to Jamaica LIRR Station via 160th, 162nd, and 164th Streets to close a major north-south route gap in this area of Whitestone. This also helps supplement the Q65 on 164th Street, which could use more service.
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Comment: There should be a bus route from Great Neck and North Shore Hospital to Jamaica. The n26 is a weekday rush hour only service, which also doesn't run frequently. The QT34 from the first draft was proposed to run here. It would be great is this connection is kept 7 days a week as it would give nurses, patients, and visitors a one seat ride to Jamaica.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Keep the 34th Avenue stops on the Q72! Many senior citizens board the bus here as there are apartment buildings along 34th Ave and it is also an open street with bike lanes. A public school and park is also at this intersection with Junction Blvd.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: The temporary relocation of the southbound Q72 stop at 34th Ave in front of the apartment building should be made permanent, making it easier for seniors and residents who live in the apartment buildings along this block.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the Q51 Limited route on the east to Belmont Park via Spingfield Blvd. and Hempstead Avenue for a route that woule connect the UBS Arena with Resorts World Casino as well as possibly to the Gateway Center Mall as well. The MTA could possibly seek funding for this route from the UBS Arena, Resorts World Casino , the New York Racing Associaion (NYRA) and the Gateway Center Mall as it would increase business plus if funding was provide the route could become a Fare-Free route for the passengers. as funding could be provided by one or more of the above entities.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The (CURRENT) change in route to where the 1st stop Flushing bound is at Springfield/121st Avenue and skips 120th Avenue to stop at 119th Avenue does not make sense at all. The Q84 operates along 120th Avenue and is an important transfer route for the Q27. I am STRONGLY suggesting that the Q27 extends South to Merrick Blvd so that it can connect with the n4 and Q5 routes.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: This Drop-off Only Express Bus Stop "Whitestone Expressway and 25th Road" should also be a Q50 Limited Bus Stop.
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Comment: You'll be eliminating Q113 service along Central Avenue within the eastern end of Far Rockaway. Since the N31 & N32 local routes travele along Central Avenue in both Queens ans Nassau Counties maybr your staff could ask NICE Bus to have the N31 & N32 local routes pick up and drop off both directions on the Queens side of the border along Central Avenu. Also could the southbound N31 & N32 local routes be rerouted to travel toward Plainview Avenue Far Rockaway/Mott Avenue.?
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Comment: CORRECTED COMMENT: You'll be eliminating Q113 service along Central Avenue within the eastern end of Far Rockaway. Since the N31 & N32 local routes travele along Central Avenue in both Queens ans Nassau Counties maybr your staff could ask NICE Bus to have the N31 & N32 local routes pick up and drop off both directions on the Queens side of the border along Central Avenu. This would then have the N31/N32 local southbound bus stops at Beach12th Street/Central Avenue, Nameoke Street/Central Avenue & New Haven Avenue stops by pick up southbound riders as well as droping off southbound riders. Also to have the northbound N31 & N32 local bus stops at northbound bus stops at Cornaga Avenue/Beach 19th Street, Neilson Street/Central Avenue and Beach 12th Street/Central Avenue
Route: Q83 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q83 bus should be rerouted over from 114th Road(e/b) /113thDrive(w/b) to 115th Avenue(both directions) east of Sprinfield Blvd and then tavel east along 115th Avenue/Dutch Broadway to Elmont Road to terminate and transfer to the N1 route.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: It may make sense to spilt the Q25 route back into two separate eoute numbers as originally Q25 and Q34, however the Q34 on the southern end should travel from Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd. east to the 168th Street Terminal for transfers to the NICE Bus routes and additional transfers to the Q2, Q3, Q36, Q82, Q76. and Q77 routes which are routes the Q25 doesn't transfer with traveling toward Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue If no space at the 168th Street Terminal try to find space for the Q34 route closeby outside the new 168th Street Terminal area. Also on the northern end the Q34 route could then be combined with the Q61 route to Fort Totten (via Willets Point Blvd.) as I don't think you would need all of that frequency on the Q25 route north of Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue. With this idea you could then send the Q75 route back along 188th Street to Hillside Avenue then to 168th Street Terminal or to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. The Q17 route would be needed much less as 188th Street riders could now take the Q75 route plus former Q17 riders from 188th Street traveling to the 179th Street Subway would be now taking the Q45 route to the Kew Gardens Subway Station plus some current Q17 riders from Kissena Blvd area could then take the Q34 to 168th Street Terminal for those transfers instead of the Q17 route as prresently. The Q17 route could actually then be discontinued as Q17 riders from Kissena Blvd. needing access to Horace Harding Expwy or 188th Street could take either the Q25 or Q34 route and transfer to the Q88 route. With the Q17 disconyinued service could be increased on the revised Q25 route and new Q34 route as suggested above.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Why was the proposed bus stop removed from Linden/170 St? The X63 used to stop here with no issues, and I remember seeinf that it was planned for this stoo to return, only with the Q51 replacing it
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: The reroute of the B13 away from this stop causes me to have to take 2 buses for my commute. Not happy.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Please keep the Q65 serving College Pt to 110th St. Need to maintain the connection from College Point to 164th St.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the connection from 164th St to Jamaica LIRR station! Now we just need the connection from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica LIRR maintained as well.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Loved the proposed extension to LIJ Hospital from the previous Draft Plan as it would've provided a one seat ride from Jamaica to New Hyde Park and the hospital. Please add this extension back to the Q43! Thanks.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Keep the 34th Avenue Q72 stop! The 34th Avenue open street begins here at Junction Blvd and there are many apartment buidings at and near this intersection as well as a park.
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Comment: Revive the Q73 proposal or extend the Q64 further east via 73rd Av to Fresh Meadows-188th St to close this massive east-west gap on 73rd Avenue.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Reroute the Q75 on its western end to Jamaica LIRR station via 188th St, Utopia Pkwy, or 164th St. With the Q30 proposed to no longer run on weekends, it makes sense to keep the connection from Jamaica to Oakland Gardens and Little Neck at all times.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Please extend the Q14 a little further to the Fresh Pond Rd station or the Metropolitan Av station to maintain the connection to the M train for existing riders along Eliot Av heading to Brooklyn.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: The Q62 should be streamlined south via 160th, 162nd, and 164th Streets to Jamaica LIRR, providing a new direct connection from Jamaica and Whitestone, while closing a huge north-south gap and complementing the Q65 on 164th Street.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Extend Q65 back to College Pt 110th St, to maintain one seat ride from 164th St and Jamaica LIRR to College Point and College Pt Blvd.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Love the reroute onto Sanford, finally providing a direct connection to the Q13 at 162nd St (coming from the south) without having to backtrack to Flushing to transfer. However, the one seat connection to College Point must be maintained because there are many riders that are going past Flushing in either direction to Jamaica and College Point.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The southbound 43rd Av stop should be shifted one block north to 162nd St and Sanford Av. The block between Sanford Av and 43rd Av is too long, making it harder for people to transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Your bus drivers frequently stop here for long periods of time (over 30 minutes) and block my driveway. This is a no standing zone and they are not allowed to do that. Blocking someones driveway is considered trespassing, this block is not you bus drivers break room. I also get random people standing on my driveway when they wait for the bus because this bus stop is sandwiched between two driveways. Please move this bus stop.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 route should be further extended into JFK Airport via 130th Street & 134th Street etc instead of the Q37 route. The Q37 route should then be rerouted to travel along Rockaway Boulevard between 111th Street and 130th Street, 130th Street between Rockaway Boulevard and 135th Avenue, then 135th Avenue (west) back to Lefferts Boulevard then south to the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Staion to terminate. A three legged transfer could be provided between the Q37 route and the Q10 Limited route at Rockaway Boulvard/Lefferts Boulvard, 135th Avenue/Lefferts Boulevard and at the AIRTRAIN Station. Another three-legged transfer could also be provided between the Q37 route and the Q9 route as well along 130th Street and at the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Station.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 should keep going to College Point 110th to maintain service from 164th St and Downtown Jamaica to College Point Blvd. Many riders go past Flushing in either direction. Not everyone is taking 7 or buses there, they are heading even further to Jamaica!
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: The Q36 should be extended further west down Hillside Av to the Jamaica LIRR Station as previously proposed in the New Draft Plan (the Q45) to help supplement the proposed Q1 and Q43 during weekdays. Thank you!
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 should be running from Jamaica to replace the Q30 on weekends, or simply have the current Little Neck Q30s remain as is 7 days a week, while the current QCC branch of the Q30 gets relabeled as the Q75 (both running via Homelawn/Utopia and the Horace Harding).
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: In the southbound/westbound direction wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to keep the Q30 & Q31 route traveling south along from Homelawn street directly on to 169th Street instead of making a right turn at Hillside Avenue and then making a left turn two blocks away at Merrick Boulevard? This would also provide much easier transferring between the Q30 & Q31 buses and all of the buses at the NEW 168th Street Bus Terminal which is located between 168th Street and 169th Street NOT MEREICK BLVD?
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Wouldn't it make sense to have the westbound Q17 bus travel south along 169th Street between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenue instead of Merrick Blvd.? There's even a left turn signal included with a left turning lane along Hillside Avenue/169th Street for the Q17 route to easily make a left turn on to 169th Street for easier transferring to and from the buses at the NEW 168th Street terminal.
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Comment: Please add a bus route from Queens to Randall's Island! Currently, I have to take the subway about 35 minutes into Midtown Manhattan, then take one of the Lexington Av lines up to Harlem, then take the M35 over the bridge to Randall's. It would make it much easier if there was a bus preferably from Jackson Heights 74th St subway station to Randall's via the BQE and the RFK Bridge. The x81 used to run from Woodside to the Island, so maybe it should be reintroduced and relabled as the Q81 and could stop at Woodside LIRR, 74th St, and 31st St (Astoria Blvd station), then get on the RFK Bridge to the Island, making M35 stops there. Thank you!
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Combining both routes will add to the commute!
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The Q37 will have a longer commute with the added route from the Q10!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: This is bad location for a last stop. The lighting makes it dark and they plan to build a school next year.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Too much traffic here to have the Q55 go onto Jamaica Avenue which will be crowded with many bus lines!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Put the bus stop back on this corner. The other side has no room!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop the next block is long and this stop has a shelter!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this bus stop with shelter
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop makes it easier to transfer from Woodhaven Blvd South buses
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
Route: QM1 Fresh Meadows - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/75 AV
Comment: This bus is not running often enough. If you do not want us to drive into Manhattan, you need to increase the frequency, especially midday and late night for those of us who are older and will not ride the subway should we wish to see a Broadway show. I have mentioned this many times during Zoom meetings on the Bus Redesign and have been ignored on this point. In addition, Express buses should go further uptown, so that we can have access to the museums without needing to change for local buses, and downtown, so we can go to Chinatown, City Hall area, Wall Street area and Greenwich Village, without needing to change to subways or local buses, which seniors or people with issues with stairs prefer not to use. The Wall Street Express buses do not run midday, so they are useless for those of use who wish to attend a meeting that is from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. I have requested this as well--falling on deaf ears. That's why your congestion pricing plan is a failure. That's why people in Queens need to drive into Manhattan because the request for reliable transportation is lacking. I am not just speaking for myself, but for my community as I am also Vice President of the Civic Association of Utopia Estates.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/75 AV
Comment: Having to wait an hour to take a bus into Manhattan on a weekend is totally ridiculous!! That's why people in Queens will drive into Manhattan and why congestion pricing is unfair. Seniors and people with trouble walking stairs or fears of riding on the subway will opt for taking their cars rather than wait an hour for a bus that may never come. In addition, once arriving in Manhattan, if we want to visit a museum uptown, or go to Chinatown or Greenwich Village, we need to wait for another bus. The waiting time is travel time is just not worth it. I have mentioned this in Queens Bus Redesign Zoom meetings and have been ignored. This just shows a lack of caring about Queens residents, especially the senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: 48 AV/BELL BLVD
Comment: I was hoping they extend the Q31 so that it may service Bell Blvd south into Windsor Park or at least or at least provide more frequent service but instead they took away the whole route where it runs on Bell Blvd. Now there is no way to get from Union Turnpike Bell Blvd to 41st or 35th and Bell Blvd without a 20 minute walk. This is the worst change ever. You have like so many Q27 lines, can't one of them turn left at Bell Blvd and go north? This isn't better. It's worst and just awful!
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Need the Q65 and another route to serve 164th St from Jamaica LIRR! The Q65 still needs to be maintained from Jamaica LIRR to College Point 110th St via Downtown Flushing as many people rely on in to get to and from both ends of the line, while a new route needs to be streamlined further north via 162nd and 160th Streets to Whitestone (as proposed in the very first draft) to close the enormous north-south service gap in the area north of Northern Blvd, while supplementing the Q65 on 164th St.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: The Q62 should run south along 160th, 162nd, and 164th Sts to Jamaica LIRR station intead of Flushing. This is to close a huge north-south transit gap in Whitestone, while providing more direct service from Jamaica to Whitestone and supplementing the Q65 on 164th St, which needs extra service! Thanks.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Have the Q15 continue to run to Beechhurst via the existing Q15A routing on 150th St, to maintain service from both Beechhurst and Whitestone to Flushing, while the existing Q15 branch on 154th St should be served by the Q62 running to Jamaica LIRR via 160th/162nd/164th Sts to finally close a huge north-south gap in Whitestone while providing direct service from there to Jamaica and helping the Q65 on 164th St.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Please bring back the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital. This would really help many people like myself get to the hospital directly from Jamaica.
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Comment: The Q83 should keep the Archer Av/165th St stop in BOTH directions as well as keep the Liberty Av/Merrick Blvd stops. Merrick Blvd is a major cross street with many bus lines, so it doesn't make sense having buses skip it at all.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The Q12 should stop at Springfield Blvd in the eastbound direction as well. Major thoroughfare.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: The Q28 should keep the 162nd St stop in the eastbound direction. South of Northern Blvd, 162nd St is a busy strip here in East Flushing. The Q65 would now also be nearby at Sanford and 162nd, making it much easier to transfer between buses.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
Stop: 61 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Suggest extending Q53 SBS to Astoria pool at least during summer months to provide better access.
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Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: This loop down 42nd Road is often a problem for buses. There are two new Condo buildings on this street and people often park illegally on the corner not allowing busses to make turns. This causes lots of traffic and honkng of horns sometimes for hours.
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Comment: Can You Please steamlined The QM2/QM32 To Stay On Cross Island Service Rd between the 160/162 Sts & Utopia Pkwy
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Can you consider adding a stop here to pick up passengers. I work in LIC and cannot use the express bus unless I first travel reverse into Manhattan which is impractical. There are no express commute options for intra-Queens travel between LIC and Glen Oaks, even the LIRR requires 2 transfers to subway and bus. The Q46 takes up to 50 minutes to reach Glen Oaks. The QM6 follows the same route, is much faster, and can provide feeder service from the Kew Gardens subway station supplementing the Q46. I can see the QM5/QM6 buses passing thru Kew Gardens while I'm waiting for the Q46 and can see they are not full at 3:30 pm. I am more than willing to pay the higher fare to ride the express bus if it means a faster and more comfortable ride compared to the Q46. Adding stop here should not significantly increase the total travel time, help relieve crowding on the Q46, and increase fare revenue for the MTA.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: I do not feel the Q45 will help with crowding on buses very much. People waiting at Kew Gardens currently jump and cut lines to which ever bus is departing next, making the wait at Queens Blvd very chaotic and frustrating. Even though the proposed Q46 and Q48 skip many local stops and only stop at major streets for bus connections, the spacing is still close enough that many people would probably not mind walking a few additional blocks and would possibly prefer the Q46/Q48 over the Q45 since they are similar to the existing limited service and would be faster. Instead of the Q45 local turning onto 188th St, why not keep the Q46 to Lake Success as is, making all local stops and allow for bus connections, and have the Q45/Q48 run express services to Glen Oaks and Lake Success where the first stop would be 188th St to help with travel times for those that live farthest east where bus travel times can be up to 50 minutes. Maybe even extend the Glen Oaks branch further north along Little Neck Parkway to the Little Neck LIRR station to increase ridership and provide more transit access.
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Comment: Q8 or Q51 service to Gateway Center
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester to replace the Q64.
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Comment: Restore service along 127th/128th Streets and connect it to 130th Street past 109th Avenue.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Instead of running the QM5 and QM35 on Union Tpke, extend the QM4 and QM44 from Electchester to Fresh Meadows and then via the QM5 route to Glen Oaks.
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM8 on Union Tpke, these express buses should be rerouted via Horace Harding Expy and Jewel Av.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Most Union Tpke stops on the QM6 and QM36 should be kept.
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: 62 DR/98 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40, the QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park. Also, the QM11 should serve Yellowstone Blvd instead of Queens Blvd. To alleviate the existing QM11, the proposed QM65 should also make stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: MERRICK BLVD/FARMERS BLVD
Comment: In Queens, the QM63 should make all QM65 stops west of Merrick Blvd/Farmers Blvd, that way the QM21 and QM63 can be combined into one express bus route.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: The QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65, and QM68 should all serve Queens Blvd/Main St too.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Please move the southbound 43rd Av stop to Sanford Av and 162nd St. The block is too long for a transfer between proposed Q13 and southbound Q65 buses.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/44 ST
Comment: Two stops here are too close to one another. One should go.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/108 ST
Comment: Suggestion to nyc mta to relocate the queens center mall bound q88 bus stop by Horace harding expressway and 108 st due to overcrowding that makes it unsafe for vehicles at the gas station and invites beggars and overcrowds to where they bump into passerby’s often. Stop relocated next block outside of high school for arts and business which is a safer move factoring in overcrowding of bus stop from those transferring over from other buses
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/108 ST
Comment: Suggestion to nyc mta to relocate the queens center mall bound q88 bus stop by Horace harding expressway and 108 st due to overcrowding that makes it unsafe for vehicles at the gas station and invites beggars and overcrowds to where they bump into passerby’s often. Stop relocated next block outside of high school for arts and business which is a safer move factoring in overcrowding of bus stop from those transferring over from other buses
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: Restore this bus stop for airport workers going to the cargo area.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
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Comment: In Queens, the QM11 should be rerouted, and make all QM12/QM42 stops. To compensate, the QM65 should make Queens Blvd stops between 63 Dr and Main St in both directions.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 57 AV/JUNCTION BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40, the QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5/QM8/QM35 on Union Tpke:
- the QM5/QM8/QM35 should serve Fresh Meadows and be rerouted to make Horace Harding Expy stops between 188 St and Main St
- most Union Tpke QM6/QM36 stops should be kept
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: MERRICK BLVD/FARMERS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the QM21, the QM63 should be rerouted to make all Queens QM65 stops and still serve Rosedale.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: The QM63/QM64/QM65/QM68 should also serve Queens Blvd/Main St in both directions, that way express bus riders can access the Q20/Q44 buses and E/F trains.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of serving Union Tpke and Briarwood, the Q75 should be rerouted to make all Q30 stops west of Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
Stop: GRAND CENTRAL PKWY/NORTH SHORE TOWERS
Comment: In addition to the QM7/QM8, there should be hourly peak QM9 express bus service running between the North Shore Towers and Downtown during rush hours. These express buses should make all QM6/QM36 stops in Queens and all QM7/QM8 stops in Manhattan.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: In addition to the QM5/QM8, there should be QM5x/QM8x express buses running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av and Manhattan during rush hours. The QM5x should make all QM5 stops in Manhattan (and east of 188 St/64 Av) and the QM8x should make all QM8 stops in Manhattan (and east of 188 St/64 Av).
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: The QM1/QM7/QM31 should all originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy instead of 188 St/64 Av.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, please extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
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Comment: All Queens-bound express buses running via 6 Av should originate at 6 Av/W 35 St instead of E 34 St/3 Av.
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Comment: All Queens express buses (excluding the BM35) running via Madison Av should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan.
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Comment: South Ferry should be the western terminal for all Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan. These buses should serve Water St in both directions to alleviate traffic congestion on Church St.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/ARCHER AV
Comment: Please combine the Q1 and Q6 into one route.
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 35 ST
Comment: To lessen traffic on 6 Av and 57 St, the QM12/QM15/QM16/QM17/QM18/QM24 should be rerouted from 34 St/5 Av to Hudson Yards, and then run eastbound on 34 St and the I-495.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 should keep going to College Pt. One seat ride from there to 164th St and Jamaica Station on the LIRR and Airtrain.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should begin at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43 because it is right in front of the subway entrance and next to the LIRR and Airtrain station, making it much easier for people to transfer instead of having to walk two very congested blocks to Jamaica Av and risk missing the bus.
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Comment: I am looking at the stops on main Street and Union Tpk. The idea of having one route number West bound and another East bound is beyond ridiculous. Elderly and others now have to remember all these different numbers. I can understand wanting the Q46 to go pseudo express and I can understand having a differnt route replace some stops--BUT stop playing games with the numbers!
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Comment: A north-south route is needed connecting Springfield Blvd and Bell Blvd (similar to the QT71 and Q78 proposed in the earlier versions of the plan)
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Stop is necessary. The next stop is an uphill, and the other choic is to backwards to just go back north. The hill upwards is a curvy and long treck, especially for the older people in the area which make up a large part.
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Comment: Was a quick stop off to catch Eastbound LIRR trains. The next stop is a a hill, just taking longer to be able to catch the train especially in a morning rush. With the already limited LIRR trains going to Kew Gardens especially Eastbound, it was a quick sure way you could see and run for the train.
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
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Comment: This new starting spot for the QM42 in Queens makes no sense. There is nothing around there. It is in the middle of a residential street. For those of us who will now be cut off from the route there is no way for us to actually even get there by a local bus. I take this bus every day and get on at the first stop and there are 4 other people who take the bus from that stop as well, maybe not every day, but that's 4 people with no options now. As for the stops between there and Juno/Yellowstone there are another 5 people who will also be cut off from stops. Myself and one of the other persons who will be cut off are disabled, so having to take mulitple forms of transportation now, and not being within walking distance of the express stop, and the train not being an option, is really an issue. It would make more sense to keep the QM42 running down metropolitan, and skip the stop on union turnpike, or add a stop on Metropolitan where the Q54 currently stops. It's cutting off a large chunk of people who live from Ascan-Woodhaven.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q18 should run more often than every 20 minutes on the weekend
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: The Q104 should run more than every half hour on the weekend. But yay for running later!!!
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 47 ST/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Please relocate the bus stop located at Greenpoint Avenue & 47th Street to Queens Blvd & 47th Street. The current location causes congestion, increases the risk of injury to pedestrians, and increases noise for the people living in the residential properties along Greenpoint Ave. The properties adjacent to Queens Blvd and 47th Street are commercially zoned with no residential units. The route change would also eliminate the dangerously sharp turn required from Greenpoint Avenue to 48th Street.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 47 ST/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Relocating this stop to Queens Blvd and 47th Street will also reduce damage caused to the properties adjacent to its current location on Greenpoint Ave. Specifically, it will reduce the amount of loitering and resulting littering that occurs along Greenpoint Avenue related to customers waiting for the bus.
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Comment: There are a lot of seniors that utilize this stop at the top of 8th street and 27th Avenue. Please put this stop back on all 4 bus routes.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend Q44 to Fordham Plaza! Bx22 is too slow and unreliable!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Why would the MTA want to remove the METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST (stop 553235)? This is one of the more used stops in the area and better than the next stop which is on a small skinny block. Bad idea
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: As a long-time Flushing bus rider, I am disturbed by your redesign project. You have eliminated the Kissena Blvd and Holly Av segment of the Q27 which traverses many senior and religious centers. You have also eliminated the Q65 on 45th Avenue, further reducing the transit options for our neighborhood. I would suggest that you rescind these changes.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: This redesign makes it take even longer to get to Bayside HS by adjusting the transfer between Q27 and Q31 to Utopia Pkwy instead of at Bell Blvd. I liked your previous Q78 Springfield Blvd route idea but it seems you've removed it from this plan entirely.
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Comment: We need a bus from Jackson Heights area to Randall's Island. Currently, I have to go to Astoria then walk 1/2 hour over the bridge, or take the subway into Midtown Manhattan, then take the 4 train up to Harlem 125th St, then take the M35 bus across just to get to the island. Please make a new connection for this!
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Extend the Q64 further east to 188th St via 73rd Av. Horace Harding and Union Tpke are nearest east to west bus routes and they are very far. This gap along 73rd Av east of 164th St should be closed by said extension, making it easier to get to where we need to go, saving plenty of travel time and multiple bus transfers.
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
Stop: HEMPSTEAD AV/225 ST
Comment: Again we are still getting rid of the one seat ride to Jamaica Center for most folks south of Jamaica avenue when that is the major commercial center in queens. What's even the point if you won't listen to actual riders who live in the area and not kids with public policy degrees from downtown Brooklyn.
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q4 back to Elmont like previously proposed. At least to Linden Blvd and Elmont Rd or up Elmont Rd to Dutch Broadway like the QM64. Closing this minor gap on Linden Blvd would save so much travel time while improving Queens-Long Island travel.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The QM68 should stop at 163rd/164th Streets with the Q1 and Q43 in both directions. 164th St is a major cross street and the Q65 runs along it. Now I have to get off at 165th/166th Streets, then walk back two blocks to 164th St to get the Q65, which results in me missing the bus at times. Before, it made sense for the bus to stop at 165th/166th Streets because there are many bus lines coming from the bus terminal there, but now the terminal is supposed to move east to 168th St, so now it makes sense to shift those stops to 164th St. Not only would I save time by finally giving me a direct connection at 164th, but it would save others time as well.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The 84th Drive stop should be kept because of the rehab center across the street. I see many nurses use this stop in the afternoon and very late at night to get home.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Bus seating should be added to the southbound 164th St/Highland Av stop. The northbound stop already has a bus shelter, but the southbound stop should have seating as well because there is a big apartment building with many senior residents here who have to stand waiting for the bus.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Keep the Q47 serving LaGuardia Airport instead of the Q33. Residents in Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth would lose their connection to the airport. The Q70 already serves Terminals B & C, while the Q47 serves Terminal A. If the Q47 maintains the connection to the Airport, both residents in Glendale, Middle Village, and Maspeth keep their connection as well as people Jackson Heights.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Save the 34th Avenue stops on the Q72. 34th Avenue is an open street and has apartment buildings with many senior residents who use this stop.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 should've kept it's extension to the Hunter's Point Ferry Terminal instead of the Q101. This would've streamlined the Q66 across the entire Northern Blvd/Jackson Av corridor, plus Q101 riders still want their connection to Manhattan over the Queensboro Bridge instead.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
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Comment: The Q68 should keep the original proposal and run via the 39th St bridge into Steinway St to complement the Q101 and finally close the gap on 39th St from Sunnyside to Astoria
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point. We need our connection to get to work in Jamaica.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should begin at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43 because it's right at the subway and Long Island Railroad station.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
Stop: 89 AV/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: Can we add a stop closer to 165th Street?
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the route to gateway
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the route to Fordham Plaza like what was originally planned.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Extend Q98 SBS along College Point Blvd corridor to Mac Neil Park to ease off Q26, Q25, and Q20 proposed in College Point and relieve Main St/ Flushing busses without causing traffic in Main St
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Please do not remove the bus stop at METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST. It is a key stop near Wendy's, Panda Express, Metropolitan Regency Center (Trader Joes, Staples, Michaels stores). It will also cause people to have to cross Woodhaven boulevard to get to these places. Making disabled/elderly people cross such a long boulevard seems like a bad idea.
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Comment: This bus stop should NOT get removed in the final redesign plan. A brand new super market has opened at the location of the former RiteAid, where this bus stop is locate. People are using this stop now more than ever, and it needs to stay.
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Comment: The Q44-SBS should make stops for 20th Avenue and 14th Avenue on Whitestone Expressway Service Road only. The riders that use 20th Avenue mostly need to get to College Point. Everything will be much easier with the Q44-SBS now stopping at 20th Avenue at Whitestone Expressway (Rather than Parsons Blvd). That goes with 14th Avenue too. Thank you.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: The B62 reroute is bad. Lots of people live and work on or near Manhattan Ave so having the bus go up it is useful. Hardly anyone shops or lives on mcguinnes blvd and it's just used by cars. Secondly having the B62 go along Jackson Ave from court square is useful. What other bus goes from court square to Greenpoint? People often use the B62 after going to the Trader Joes at Court Square. It is a good sized economical supermarket (for NY).
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Why remove the Q54 Metropolitan and Alderton st stop (Q54 to Williamsburg)? This bus stop is near alot of shops and fast food. Now if you come out these shops with bags you have to walk further for the bus stop. Not a good idea in my opinion.
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Comment: There seems to be a huge service gap in this neighborhood
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Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops for a local route is unacceptable. Keep the bus stops at 185th Street and 179th Street.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at 171st Street.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Stop needed at 111th Street (both directions) for Q37 route transfer.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Stop needed at 109th Street/Rockway Blvd. for connection to the Resorts World Casino.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Are people supposed to walk two to three large blocks from Francis Lewis Blvd. to transfer to and from the buses alomg Springfield Boulvard? The Q51 route keeps getting shorter and shorter with less stops? Also for the Q51 route to be sucessful three legged transfers are a must for passengers transferring to this route from other route that need access to tther "A" Subway line or to other north/south routes.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Wasn't the Q51 route supposed to go to the Gateway Center Mall in Brooklyn? This was an important connection and transfer hub especially as the Q8 route no longer serves the Gateway Center Mall.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: I appreciate that the B62 will be more frequent on weekdays, but it should be more frequent all weekend as well. Almost every 20 minutes on Sundays is bad.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: the Q2 route be better off traveling to the Queens Village LIRR station for a rail connection at the eastern end of the route. The Q82 already connects to the 179th Street Subway Station and Downrown, Jamaica for Belmont Park riders.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: I'm glad that the Q39 is going to be the same in this final draft as it is now. The frequencies for the rush hour, especially the AM rush going to Queens Plaza needs to be improved because the buses are packed during that time period.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: This route has no business going up to Jackson Heights. The route has suffered from heavy traffic throughout Flushing Ave for years. Extending this route further into Queens would be a mistake.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: There is limited parking space for this route in the Metropolitan Ave/60 Lane area.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: This route is too long. Going from Astoria to Downtown Brooklyn will cause reliablity issues throughout the route.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Why does this route no longer go into East Elmhurst/ Astoria Heights? There are already no train options near me so I must rely on the busses, and now you are taking away more of the busses that I have come to rely on (Q100, Q101, Q47, Q48). I have made comments on the last proposal as well but feel as though my voice is not being heard. This is incredibly dissapointing.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Starting the new Q101 line here cuts off access for people who live further away in Astoria Heights and have come to rely on this bus. What was once a 5 minute walk for me to get the bus will now be a 25 minute walk. I now also do not have access to the R train without this bus as well as without the Q47.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: This route genuinely makes no sense to me. It feels redundant to have a bus go along underneath the N/W line, especially given how much traffic is along 31st street, as well as removing the Q100 Limited to/from Rikers Island entirely. I am deeply concerned with traffic and the reliability of this bus.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Please note the Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas located onm Linden Blvd. /Eldert Lane is closing on January 2, 2024 and one news artcle said the closest thetre is in Jamaica, Queens. Based upon this Linden Boulevard is going to need direct bus service to Jamaica. The proposed Q112 could be extended south to Linden Boulevard and then east to Linden Blvd./Eldert Lane or further east back toward Cross Bay Blvd. via the Conduit, Cross Bay Blvd. & 149th Avenue terminating along Redding Street near Pitkin Avenue/Cross bay Blvd. This would also provide needed bus loop service to the Linden Center Shopping center located at 79th Street/Linden Blvd. See link to news article regarding the closing of the Linden Blvd. Multiplex Thestre. or google it. Brooklyn, NY: Linden Boulevard Multiplex Cinemas Closing in January - The BigScreen Cinema Guide
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 Limited route needs to be extended to the Floral Park LIRR Station because Braddock Avenue riders don't have access to the Queens Village LIRR Station. I'm not sure the Q110 route needs to terminate at the Floral Park LIRR Station as the Proposed Q110 route stops at the Queens Village LIRR Station en rooute to and from Jamaica.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Retain the stop 57th Ave 80th Street. It makes no sense for the stop to be at 54th Ave because the next stop at Elmhurst Park is so short.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: The Q36 route should be shorted and terminate at the Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy./Nassau Blvd. so that the frequency of the Q36 could be increased plus most riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expwy. aren't going to utilize the Little Neck LIRR Station as it is too far away and the Floral Park LIRR Station would be closer for Q36 riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expressway. Instead the Q75 route should be extended further north from Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy. to the Litlle Neck LIRR Station as those riders along the northern end of Little Neck Parkway as well as riders along the Horace Harding Expwy are most likely to utilze the Little Neck LIRR Station plus would have a better frequency of bus service than the Q36 route. Also the Q36 route should loop in amd out of the LIRR Little Neck LIRR Station as Q36 riders along Little Nech Parkway south of Union Tpke. are more likely to utilize the Floral Park LIRR Station.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: If Union Tpke/168th St is significant enough to be a stop on QM/Express routes, then it should be significant enough to also be a stop on the Q46/48 Rush routes.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: ELIOT AV/86 ST
Comment: Going toward Maspeth, this proposed stop doesn't make sense to me, turning right onto Eliot Ave. One would not stop immediately after the turn. The stop should be at the top of the hill on 85th St, which is also near the businesses.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: ELIOT AV/83 PL
Comment: I understand the distancing argument here, but the removal of the stop at 82nd St and Eliot would likely get some pushback from the businesses there.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/BOOTH ST
Comment: I don't understand how a bus is supposed to stop here, especially during rush hour, as the bus lane is two lanes from the curb, then there's the LIE entrance closest to the curb, and it's often impossible for the bus to cut across even at the current Wetherole location.
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: There should be a stop here for an easy transfer to the Q60
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Comment: With all the automobile congestion here, is there any way to make the right lane into a bus lane?
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Since both the Q10 & Q37 routes now travel to JFK Airport it would make sense to reroute the northbound Q37 route to travel along Onslow Place into 82nd Avenue to Kew Gardens Road to terminate at along Kew Gardens Road where the Q10 also terminates at so that JFK Airport bound passengers could take either the Q10 bus or Q37 bus to JFK Airport depending upon which bus leaves first.
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: BROADWAY/ROEBLING ST
Comment: PLEASE put the bus stop back into Willamsburg Bridge Plaza as the Roebling/Broadway bus stop is a terrible terminus. Willamsburg Bridge Plaza bus stop allows for better transfers. Allows people to choose alternate routes when the bus decides to not exist and it doesn't involve making a terible left hand turn to turn around. Broadway gets very backed up and will result in the bus not being able to leave this stop.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: I noticed that Q47 will no longer go to the Airport anymore. It should go to the Airport should people in Middle Village and the other nearby areas can get a one seat ride to it. Also, the AM/PM Rush frequencies need to be improved since the buses have been gertting crowded again.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: The Q33 should focus on the Jackson Heights area rather than going to the Marine Air Terminal. The Q70 should cover the entire airport including the Marine Air Terminal.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: I'm so glad that the Q64 is no longer going to be combined with the Q10. That would of been a nightmare.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: I'm so glad that the Q10 is not being combined with the Q64, that would of been a nightmare. I have mixed feelings about the Q10 no longer going to the JFK airport. A lot of people in the areas take the route to JFK.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: I don't think the Q37 should go to JFK or the Airtrain. It should be left as is. The Q10, even though not the most ideal set up, should go to JFK instead.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q30 route should add one more stop and travel non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. via Liberty Avenue for speedy connection to the "A" Subway Line which would help students traveling to St. Johns University, St Francis Prep High School & Queensborough Communty College. On eastbound trips the Q30 could travel along Lefferts Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, Van Wyck Expwy.,(n/b) & Archer Avenue non-stop to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Why is this line not 24 hours?
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: I don't think the B53 is going to work. I doubt if there's anyone further down Downtown Brooklyn that would be interested in going to Sunnyside. Also the terminal stop in Sunnyside is not in a busy area and the space for parking buses there is a bit limited.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The Q12 route should be extended to either the Little Neck LIRR Station or to the Great Neck LIRR Station via Middle Neck Road. Right now the N20G doesn't serve the Great Neck LIRR Station anymore so this second option is needed.
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: The B53 is also too long of a route. Some of the areas that this proposed route will go through have a lot of traffic.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
Stop: UNION TPKE/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: The lights for the eastbound route starting here are poorly timed. Can another configuration be designed to prioritize buses?
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: why is this bus not following its original route and why is it not going to Manhattan?
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 should not be extended to LaGuardia airport. The route would be too long and I doubt if some of the ridership in most of the areas the route serves would not be interested in going to the airport.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: This route looks very long and goes to areas that has a lot of traffic. I'm not sure if Maspeth people would be that interested in going to East Elmhurst. There might be a interest if the route just ended somewhere near Queens Blvd, not neccesarily near the mall since that's crowded there.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 route should add one more stop and also travel non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Liberty Avenue/Lefferts Blvd. via Liberty Avenue for speedy connection to the "A" Subway Line. On eastbound trips the Q1 route could also travel along Lefferts Blvd., Atlantic Avenue, Van Wyck Expwy.,(n/b) & Archer Avenue non-stop to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. Since the Q30 doesn't operate on Saturdays & Sundays this route should also be extended to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue at least on Saturdays and Sundays when the Q30 route doesn't operate.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: The left turn onto Lefferts is sometimes difficult. Is Austin St the best road for the southbound Q10?
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Comment: There is a lot of concrete here. Could it be configured into a better transit hub?
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: The 60 Lane/Metro stop does not have enough of room for a terminal stop, especailly for two bus routes.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: There is a lot of concrete here. Could it be configured into a better transit hub?
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: The Limited Stop Rikers Island that exists now should stay, not this new route. The new 31 Street route should not go to Riker's Island and it should end up in the Queens Plaza area.
Route: QM24 Glendale - Midtown
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Comment: The MTA should figure out how to have more Maspeth stops for the QM24 and QM25 routes. Maspeth could use more direct service to Manhattan.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: I noticed the removal for all stops located on 133rd Ave. This brings a great deal of concern to myself and others in the neighborhood. It’s the only bus that serves us. Without this stop we have to walk about a mile to the train station. Our ridership on 133rd Ave is extremely high. There is no reason to remove these stops. The stop according to the proposed redesign will be moving to rockaway blvd and 116th and it is dangerous to walk from that location down the the conduit at night. Elderly and young children take this line all hours of the day and night. Having to walk so far is an injustice to the community. We need our stops on 133rd Ave Between 114th and lefferts blvd.
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Comment: Remove the Q38 from the tight middle village streets. Its route should be by the park.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There are passengers taking the Q31 between south of Bell Blvd/26th Ave. I've seen people taking Q31 at Bell Blvd/Northern Blvd. Removing the access between Bell Blvd and 47th Ave is pretty bad and it will force more transfers and more time.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Why is Utopia Pkwy area is getting less bus service? Q30 is now weekday service and forcing to Q31. The new Q75 replacing Little Neck of Q30 and it seems doesn't go to Jamaica so why bother create that route. Keep the Q30 the same as it is.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Why is MTA removing Q27 at Holly Ave and Kissena Blvd. There is a reason the current Q27 has Holly Ave to Kissena Blvd. So they don't have to go to Sanford Ave and transfer to Q17 or Q25. There are still people going Kissena Blvd for shopping, school, medical appointments, etc. Removing it forces people to walk to Kissena or add additional time to Sanford/Kissena and transfer. Please keep the Q27 the same as it is.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: I want to add that the new Q31 would cause people in Bell Blvd and 47th Ave to transfer more buses to get to Jamaica. No longer 1 seat access to Jamaica. Therefore, please keep the old/current Q31 via 47th Ave and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: My issue is north of Francis Lewis Blvd to Cross Island Parkway. There are passengers from Whitestone take this route for medical appointments, shopping, etc. Removing in favor for one route would cause more transfers and additional time. Please bring that portion back. The new route alongside Willets Pt. Blvd that is basically a Q34 extension already fills the gap in proposed new Q76 routing via. 20th Ave.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
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Comment: The Q35 route needs to be extended further north to Empire Boulevard/Flatbush Avenue/Ocean Avenue Prospect Park for more Interborough bus and subweay connections. The B41 Limited service could be reduced to pay for this and it would reduce overcrowding on the B41 buses. You have all the B41 buses now originating in Downtown, Brooklyn so by having the Q35 Limited originating at Empire Blvd would mean you could have the some B41 limited buses shortened to terminate at Glenwood Road - Brooklyn College as not every B41 Limited bus needs to ravel to Kings Plaza especially with the addition of the Q35 route to mare of Flatbush Avenue. B41 Limited riders traveling further south of Glenwood Rad would get thee-legged transfers to Q35 route or would take a less frequent B41 Limited route or would take a B41 local route as a B41 limited or Crosstown/SBS might not be necsaary anymore.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Basically the new Q34 for Northern Flushing to Whitestone. Now extended to Fort Totten alongside old Q16 via Francis Lewis. I like the extension a lot more. I don't know why the original Q34 ends at 149th Ave. I wish there is Q61 have an extension to Jamaica via Kissena/Parsons to help the Q25 overcrowding issue. If not, I really want to see the Q25 an increase amount of service when the Q34/Q61 no longer goes south to Jamaica.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Seems like a local route as the proposed Q46 is rush bus in which its express (non-stop) west of 188th St. However, why is this route Limited? There should be at least one local in this route. Having no local routes at Union Turnpike would basically mean people would have to walk to Limited Stop in Rush Hours. Union Turnpike has lot of passengers west of Union Turnpike/188th St, please make this route local.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: With Q34 (now Q61) is now gone on the proposed final plan on this route. You better increase the frequency of the Q25. It will be more packed if it kept the same time as before. Otherwise, extend Q61 to Jamaica (just like Q34).
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q88 the same as it is.
My issue is the amount of bus stop removed in this route. Especially in 210th St to Springfield Blvd. Like, there no bus stop at Clearview Expwy/73rd Ave. It's not used frequently but its helpful not to walk too far between Francis Lewis Blvd and 210th St.
I understand you want to remove some bus stops to speed up bus service. However, Queens without a Subway Station or LIRR nearby. The people really focus on the bus greatly. It also bad for eldery because they don't want to walk too far to the bus stop.
Please take a serious consideration on the amount of Bus Stop removal could impact not just elderly but people with disabled, etc. Queens is pretty vocal on Bus Stop removal.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: You still haven't provided overnight service on the Q52 route and only on the Q53 route. It doesn't make sense and is discrimiminatory? Just combine the Q52 & Q53 routes together and provide a round-robin service like you provided on the Q11 route. Coming from the mainland (Howard Beach/Broad Channel) the combined Q52/Q53 route could travel virtually non-stop via Beach Channel Drive between Cross Bay Parkway and Beach 116th Street or Beach 121st Street Memorial Circle ( where a traffic circle exist for easy turnaround) and then make limited stops back toward Beach 54th Street via Rockaway Beach Blvd. SBS Fare Ticketing Machines could be eliminated and MetroCard passengers would just use front doors to board the buses while OMNY would use all doors to board the bus. Possibly a stop be added along Beach Channel Drive at Beach 108th Street for the ferry and Beach 101st Street for the Beach Channel Educational Camplus and other schools. Combining these two routes together would also provide a better overall service for both Q52 & Q53 passengers while connecting more areas togethe from Woodside to the Rockaways. This would also provide fast connection to the Beach 67th Street Subway Station of the "A" Express Line for Rockaway riders from the western end of the Rockaway Peninsula plus better bus connections overall with s special transfer privilege (three-legged transfer) between the Q22 and the new combined Q52/Q53 route as well as between the Q35 route and the new combined Q52/Q53 route as well.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q17 the same as it is. The previous propsoal was obnoxious when only Q25 is serving the Kissena Blvd area.
Route: Q105 31st Street
Stop: 20 AV/43 ST
Comment: Having the bus run the length of Ditmars down 31st would be amazing. My father in law lives on Ditmars and we live on 32nd in Dutch Kills. This is a route he would use regularly
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: What happened to the Q44 route extension to Forsham Plaza? Just remove the SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and have MetroCard passengers board at the front door if your worried about the costs of adding additional MetroCard fare ticketing machines and kiosks due to a few more stops. This route extension to Fordham Plaza was vital and needs to be placed back in the plan. it's time to get rid of the SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and kiosks starting on all SBS routes in The Bronx & Queens and use those operational cost savings to improve bus service in The Bronx & Queens and stop delaying removing these SBS Fare Ticketing Machines and kiosks
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: No Q98 stop yet at 108th Street for transfer to the Q23 route. What's the big rush? Are you in a race to the finish line?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: No Q98 stop yet at Junction Blvd. Street for transfer to the Q72 & Q14 routes. You take one of the best ideas in the entire Queens Bus Netwrk Redsign and need to find a way to ruin it as usual, by thinking that having less bus tops will improve the performance, however with less riders on the bus so I don't get it? You must want to keep the Q58 bus bursting at the seams?
Route: Q58 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: What happend to sending the Q58 route up aalong 111th Street to Roosevelt Avenue to serve New York Hall of Science, Flushing Meadow Park & Citifield? Another great idea scrapped? The Q38 route could be extended from 108th Stret/Horace Harding Expressway to Main Street/Sanford Avenue Downrown, Flusing which is closer than changing the Q58 route. and connects other areas of Middle Village & Rego Park to Flushing.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 route should be extended into the Bronx rather than the Q50 route. Two alternate branches of the Q98 should then also be created, one branch to Fordham Plaza via the previously proposed Q44 routing and another branch to the Pelham Bay Park Station & Co-op City (during rush hous). Each branch could have a separate route number such as Q97 and Q98. The Q44 should also be split into two branches as well, with two different route numbers as well as Q44 to Fordham Plaza and Q94 to Pelham Bay Park Station & Co-op City. Regarding La Guardia Airport access from the eastern Bronx the Q50 route would be made Fare'Free like to Q70 route so that Q44, Q94, Q97 & Q98 Bronx passengers as well as other passengers could transfer at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue to this free Q50 service.. Also a route between The Hub in The Bronx and 74th Street/ Roosevelt Avenue, Jackson Heights could be put back on the table.
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: YELLOWSTONE BLVD/JUNO ST
Comment: This is bad, not serving residents near Metropolitan!
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
Stop: 29 AV/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: This is a difficult right turn. Why not have the bus continue from Utopia Pkwy & 26th Ave on Utopia Pkwy a couple blocks to 29th Ave (without stops between) instead of 26th Ave, and then make the right turn on 29th? Then the bus still can make the stop at 29th and 171 St (29th & Francis Lewis Blvd) where commuters can still transfer to Q76.
This current route on the map stops at 169th St & Francis Lewis Blvd. That is by the end of the school block. If this proposal is used, then that would not be the case. The stop on 29th & 171 St is close, but if believed too far can keep the stop at 29th Ave & 169th as in the existing route.
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
Stop: 29 AV/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: This is a difficult right turn. Why not have the bus continue from Utopia Pkwy & 26th Ave on Utopia Pkwy a couple blocks to 29th Ave (without stops between) instead of 26th Ave, and then make the right turn on 29th? Then the bus still can make the stop at 29th and 171 St (29th & Francis Lewis Blvd) where commuters can still transfer to Q76.
This current route on the map stops at 169th St & Francis Lewis Blvd. That is by the end of the school block. If this proposal is used, then that would not be the case. The stop on 29th & 171 St is close, but if believed too far can keep the stop at 29th Ave & 169th as in the existing route.
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Comment: Why isn't there a bus that connects Sunnyside and Astoria via 39th Street? The bus could continue down Steinway.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: BURNS ST/YELLOWSTONE BLVD
Comment: The Q23 should not turn from Burns to Yellowstone then turn to Austin. There's extreme congestion there and it doesn't benefit commuters connecting to the Forest Hills subway and LIRR because of the odd path, it's much faster to walk. The southbound Q23 should continue directly down Yellowstone Blvd instead of turning on Burns and going down 69th avenue. This alternative is currently used during Forest Hills stadium concert day and works much better.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: Service on Q19 should be more often. This would be used as a way to get from Flushing/Bayside/Whitestone to Astoria area where currently commuters have to take local 7 train and then transfer to N or W then to Q19 to get near 21 St area.
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Comment: There is no way to get across from Bayside/Whitestone area to Astoria without multiple transfers Between bus and train
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Comment: I do frequent Roosevelt Island from my apartment on 32nd St. When its warm I use my bike but when the weather is cold or rainy I use the bus. These new services don't send any buses to 31st so I'd have to walk to Broadway or Queensboro Plaza to get a bus. This could be resolved if subway service from 36th street (Queens Blvd Local) served the 63rd street tunnel and sent trains to 21st Queensboro and Roosevelt Island. This would be my preferred solution. Could this be considered for when the M train returns? essentially leave the F where it is now and route M trains on 63rd
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Comment: What would make Q105 service most useful for me would be a seamless boarding experience between the Court Sq subway station and buses, specifically to the G train. There is no direct connection etween the Astoria subway and the Crosstown subway. G trains no longer run on Queens Blvd so this has been a gap for Astoria riders for a while. This bus service could really help to address that if the connections are seamless between the two. I'd also use this route to do shopping at Target and Trader Joes if it is frequent.
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Comment: Bring back the Q30 to LIRR Jamaica.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Needs more stops between Nassau and Greenpoint Ave.
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Comment: This bus should run on Manhattan Ave. where the Subways are! Franklin St. is much to narrow and conjested for additional buses.
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Comment: You have buses running parallel to the most convenient straight line along subway stations. This makes ZERO sense!
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Eliminating the stop from the B62 to reach the E or 7 station is a mistake.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: 21 ST/40 AV
Comment: Pleas get rid of this unnecessarily close stop. I use the line (Q69) every day to commute and 99% of people use it as a connector to 21st/41st AV. Having another stop so close will delay the vast majority of riders to save a faew individuals a 432 foot walk. That is ridiculous. NYC bus network has way too many stops and we should absolutely get rid of this one
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/30 AV
Comment: Please restore the 21st Limited Q100 route, plenty of residents live north of 30Av.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
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Comment: Will the Q35 add a summer stop at the Riis Park Bath House? It looks like the QM 16 stops there.
Is there a provision for a summer schedule especially on the weekends.?
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Comment: There is no bus route to go from Bell Blvd and 48th Avenue to the Bayside LIRR station. Currently there is the Q31 that goes from Bell Blvd to the Bayside LIRR. How is someone supposed to get to the Bayside LIRR station from Bell Blvd and 48th Avenue? This is a terrible idea.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: There are way too many stops too close together here. Keep the stop at the F train and remove this one and the one at Queens Plaza North.
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Comment: This redesign is a service cut for all bus riders who live above the GCP. Going from having the Q100 + Q69 to just the new Q69 is a significant cut, especially with no improvement to the awful headways outside of weekdays. Every 17 minutes on a Saturday at 7pm is unacceptable. At the very least, keep the routing the same but make Q69 service 24/7 with no greater than 10 minute headways 7 days a week from 8am-10pm.
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Comment: Ditmars Blvd deserves 24/7 bus service.
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Comment: If the B62 is going to turn off of 21st St here, transfers from the Q69 should be timed at this stop so riders from further north can easily get to Brooklyn without having to make notoriously unreliable bus to bus transfers.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: There is a missed connection opportunity to connect Astoria residents to Brooklyn. Even with the addition of the B62, transferring to the G is still going to be the more reliable way to get into Brooklyn. Take advantage of Court Square station and make it a transit hub! Buses should end their routes here instead of at random places in heavily-trafficked Queens Plaza.
Keep the Q69 on 21st St and have it turn off at 23rd Ave to terminate at Court Square.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Keep buses out of Queens Plaza, unless you're going to build dedicated bus lanes. Inching through traffic here is excruciating, and the one-way streets mean it's very confusing to figure out where to get the bus back in the opposite direction, as stops are not paired with each other on the same streets.
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Comment: Extend the 21st St bus lanes up to Hout Av North. Buses are notoriously stuck in traffic for the few blocks between Hoyt Av N and Astoria Blvd.
The excuse given for not installing bus lanes here was that it is a congested area. Yes! That's why we need the bus lanes!
Route: QM42 Forest Hills - Midtown
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Comment: Why eliminate the stop on Metropolitan???
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Comment: The 21st Street bus lanes have worked really well and feel underutilized in this plan. Adding more frequency and really making this a reliable transit option at all times of day, any day of the week will only increase ridership more.
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Comment: Transit signal priority was promised along 21st Street and to my knowledge has not been installed. What's the hold up? Buses fly down the bus lanes now and are only held back by hitting light after light.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: This is a very confusing choice. Besides slowing service to Rikers and making it less frequent, it also travels down the always-congested 31st Street. This route will be extremely unreliable as proposed. Even if this factors in the eventual closing of Rikers, it does a disservice to the people living on this route, especially everyone who uses the stop at 21st and 21st.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The stop removals are much more sensible on this proposal than the last, but why is there no increase in peak service? The section of 21st Street north of 30th Avenue is getting a significant decrease in this plan, and the removal of both the Q100 and 20th Avenue Q101 mean that the Ditmars area east of Steinway also has fewer options. It is currently faster to walk to the end of this line from 31st and Ditmars than to wait for the bus, even with the new bus lane on 21st Street; this will only exacerbate the problem.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Bus stop at Metropolitan Ave/Onderdonk Ave needs to remain in place. The bus stop serves the MTA Consolidated Revenue Facility and its 500+ employees.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: The extension to Hunter's Point is a significant improvement on the current route. While bus service to Manhattan is useful in principle, there are already so many other options to get across 59th Street, and improved access to LIC is a better priority.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: This route makes sense, but doesn't have a high enough frequency on weekends, when the current Q33 is already filled to bursting even without handling Marine Air Terminal riders. This should absolutely be a ten-minutes-or-better route on weekends.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: This route improves on the existing one by removing extra loops, although I'm a bit worried about how long it is.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: 21 ST/30 AV
Comment: Extend the B62 on 21st Street to connect with the N train
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: The Q43 Rush should be extended from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The current peak hour headway on the Q18 is 7 minutes, but this new plan makes it 9. Service should be increasing not decreasing, please.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: CORRECTED COMMENT. The Q36 route should be shorted and terminate at the Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy./Nassau Blvd. so that the frequency of the Q36 could be increased plus most riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expwy. aren't going to utilize the Little Neck LIRR Station as it is too far away and the Floral Park LIRR Station would be closer for Q36 riders along Little Neck Parkway south of the Horace Harding Expressway. Instead the Q75 route should be extended further north from Little Neck Parkway/Horace Harding Expwy. to the Litlle Neck LIRR Station as those riders along the northern end of Little Neck Parkway as well as riders along the Horace Harding Expwy are most likely to utilze the Little Neck LIRR Station plus would have a better frequency of bus service than the Q36 route. Also the Q36 route should loop in and out of the LIRR Floral Park LIRR Station as Q36 riders along Little Nech Parkway south of Union Tpke. are more likely to utilize the Floral Park LIRR Station. Another option goes way back to when? Just have a new Q79 route travel between the Little Neck LIRR Station and the Floral Park LIRR Station via Liile Neck Parkway that would provide three leeged transfers to all intersecting east/west routes including to the Q1 & Q36. The Q36 route should then terminate at either 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. or at the Floral Park LIRR Station depending upon space limitations. As I mentioned in another comment Braddock Avenue passengers also need access to the LIRR Floral Park Station (since a Braddock Avenue bus doesn't pass the Queens Village LIRR Station) so either the Q1 route or the Q36 route also should terminate at the Floral Park LIRR Station depending upon which route is finally chosen (Q1 or Q36) would be utilizing Braddock Avenue and the route (Q1 or Q36) that utilzes Springfield Blvd. would instead terminate at 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. The Q110 local route should then be cut back to terminate at Spingfield Blvd. /Jamaica Avenue and this route also passes the LIRR Queens Village Station so the Q110 route doesn't need to serve the Floral Park LIRR Station. With the cost savings of a shorter Q110 route, service should be increased on the Q82 route which serves Hempstead Avenue & 212th Street/21th Place.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Regarding the Q8 route schedule I noticed that on Page 98 (Slide # 99) of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan Proposed Final Plan 12/12/2023 Final Report it has listed under proposed connections the B65 route which I think is an error and should be the B55 route. I also noticed the B5 route would be transferring to the Q8 route as well so I guess that route is being modified agan as part of the Brooklyn Nus Network Redesign Plan.?
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Comment: Please stop having the bus ggo into the Queens Community College. It slows down the route so much. Instead just have a stop on 56th and Springfield and everyone will walk the extra half a block. If you want to speed up service, this is a real inefficiency you can fix by adding a nice bus stop on the street.
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Comment: The q85 should stop at every circle in rochdale village why are we cutting 127 ave in both directions there are elderly people that use that stop
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Why are we cutting 256 st stop going towards Lij it stop right in front of the queens a library
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Q52-SBS should run between Woodside and Far Rockaway.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
Stop: WILLETS PT BLVD/147 ST
Comment: For the Q61, the current stop layout doesn't make as much sense here. The 147 Street bus stop doesn't get much activity and the 146th and 149th Street stops are more active because they have better connections to areas to the north (147th Street is a dead end north of 24 Ave). The 147th Street stop should be eliminated altogether to save the DOT from maintaining the stop. Stops should be made at the existing 146th Street and 149th Street stops, which will be maintained as express bus stops too.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Does the 14th Ave section warrant this much service from the Q20? The northern section would be better off if they maintained the same A/B layout as the existing service to split off the service intervals among lightly used sections.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: The Q62 layout will likely be bogged down by traffic on 20th Avenue during peak times, negating the "rush" feature of this route and making it less popular for Beechhurst customers.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
Stop: 150 ST/CROSS ISLAND PKWY N
Comment: The bus stop spacing for the northbound Q15 is weird here. Why is there a stop on both the south and north side of the Cross Island Parkway? It should be relocated to 14th Ave to match the southbound location.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: The QM2 should retain the Mitchell-Linden portion on weekends to help drive ridership on the route. This was a service enhancement in the mid-2010s that should remain.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
Stop: E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV
Comment: If you're going to keep the bus on 57th Street, the Lexington Ave stop should be located further west. Otherwise, it'll be a PIA to have the bus go from the curb to the left lane across 3 lanes of traffic to turn onto 3rd Ave.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Can 57th Street even handle the addition of the QM2/20 going EB? I thought they were moved off to 59th Street to help reduce the amount of buses traversing this area.
Route: B54 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: METROTECH UNDERPASS/LAWRENCE ST
Comment: I think the B54 should end closer to Jay St metrotech / Fulton Street to meet up with all of the subway lines! It feels weird to end/start the bus route far away from trains!
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: FLUSHING AV/CUMBERLAND ST
Comment: I feel the number of bus stops along Flushing Ave is so high! The Navy Yard is not as much of a destination and I rarely see people boarding busses here. These stops should be covered by a local bus instead of a rush bus. I would even say to have the bus run via the BQE to save time on this long route.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Off-peak QM6 Express trips should make QM18 stops along Queens Boulevard.
Route: B54 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAY ST/MYRTLE PLAZA
Comment: I think the B54 should start closer to the Jay St-Metrotech A/F/R subway station. It makes it much harder to connect to this bus because it's far away from the trains and less useful.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
Stop: 148 ST/147 AV
Comment: The Q7 should head into the terminal area and connect with the airtrain - it's so close but doesn't actually take people into JFK airport and it connects with multiple subway stops!
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: EASTERN RD/USPS JFK AIRPORT
Comment: The Q6 should go to some of the airport terminals or connect with the airtrain! It would give people a way to get to JFK without paying the expensive air train fare - people are trying to save money as much as they can nowadays.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 135 RD/130 PL
Comment: The Q9 ends so close away from the JFK airtrain! It should be extended just a little bit and give people access to JFK who are traveling on a budget.
Route: Q40 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 135 AV/142 ST
Comment: The Q40 ends really close to Federal Circle Air Train - it should just be extended to provide people a free transfer into JFK and help low income travelers get to the airport.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 82 ST/ASTORIA BLVD
Comment: The Q69 comes so close to LGA airport! It should do a loop to pick up and drop people off. People from LIC and Astoria would take the bus!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: DITMARS BLVD/102 ST
Comment: This bus should swing by LGA airport! Otherwise people will walk from the bus into the Airport which is dangerous.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Add a QM20 Stop (Midtown Bound Only) here at Linden Place and 31st Road. Residents nearby can use this Express Bus Stop to work more quickly instead.
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Comment: We need buses in this most expensive area in Queens. This part of Whitestone should never have been left before. The Q15 should extend along 150th Street then 3rd Ave before merging to here at this final stop.
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Comment: Dissapointing the fact that the q48 bus stops at terminal a but the propsed q50 is only stopping at terminals bdc. NO EXCUSES!!! The Q50 has to stop at terminal a. Ain't fair that the q48 stops here and now its being taken away.
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Comment: What happen here? Why is it that the Q98sbs not stopping here anymore? The previous draft plan would have the q98sbs stop here in both directions? This stop is used to transfer to the q88, q23, and eveen the q58. The whole point of the q98sbs is for riders to take this bus instead of the q58. Without this stop, riders won't bother in taking the q58 for this bus stop. The q98sbs needs to stop here since the q58 stops here as well.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: BROADWAY/44 ST
Comment: The Broadway/46th St stop should be maintained as it is the only staffed entrance for the M/R 46th St Station
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Comment: I personally don't mind the q88 maintaining its old route, however with stops spaced means that the bus will get even crowded with students!!! Its time to give the q88 more frequent service. Maybe articulated buses may not be the solution, especially due to the proposed q98. However, this bus is hated because of how crowded it gets, especially when it passes through schools, Queens College, the mall, the lirr, etc. This bus it at least needs more frequent service or it will continue to be a disaster.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: OPTIONAL: I preferably would have the q23 stop here for easier access to the 7 train. The proposed q23 last bus stop in corona is far from the 7 train. I don't think its possible cuz since there are street vendors, but you can work with mayor adams to have the q23 to stop here to keep the street vendors away from the bus stop.
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Comment: Continuation: It's also close to the q14 bus.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The 77th Street /101st Avenue bus stop in both in the westbound & eastbound direction should both be restored as there is a few supermakets, McDonald's Restaurant and much shopping in that area and these bus stops are well utilized.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The 127th Street/101st Avenue bus stop in both the westbound and eastbound direction should be restored to cut down the distance between limited stops plus the Q41 bus no longer serves the 127th Street area as well. Additionaly, a bus stop shelter is already at the westbound Q8 bus stop at 127th Street/101st Avenue.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: There SHOULD BE A STOP HERE, at Laurel Hill Blvd & 65th Placebecause anyone taking the Eastbound Q60 gets off here currently to connect to that bus. You have taken away the south east stop and made it difficult and dangerous for Q18 riders to access east bound Q60. They'll have to ride across Queens Blvd and then walk back across Queens Blvd (aka The Boulevard of Death) to the bus stop on Queens Blvd & 65th Pl (south wes)
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Comment: This should be another stop for q31
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Regarding extending the Q51 back into Brooklyn via the Belt Parkway. Its my understanding from the Q8 route profile that the B5 will now be transferring to the Q8 route so I gather the B5 route would also be extended to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station rather than be extended from the Gateway Center Mall to JFK Airport as I previously suggested during the Brooklyn Bus Network Redsign meetings some time ago as well as having the B5 serve 86th Street/4th Avenue to connect with the Staten Island routes. With this in mind the Q51 should still be extnded into Brooklyn, however once the bus exits the Belt Parkway at Erskine Street the Q51 should serve the Gateway Center Mall from Erskine Street and then also travel to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station (westbound/northbound direction) via Erskine Street to Vandalia Avenue, right at Vandalia Avenue to Fountain Avenue, left at Fountain Avenue to Wortman Avenue, right at Wortman Avenue to Euclid Avenue, left at Euclid Avenue to Linden Blvd. , left at Linden Blvd. to Fountain Avenue, right at Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue and then a left at Dumont Avenue to New Lots Avenue and then New Lots Avenue to Ashford Street to terminate at. The Q51 could just stop along Erskine Street & Vandalia avenue to serve the Gateway Center Mall plus then only stop at at the all major bus and subway transfer points such as at Fountain Avenue at Stanley Avenue for transfer to and from the B20 route and stop at Euclid Avenue at Linden Boulevard for transfer to and from the B14 & B15 routes plus at the New Lots Lots Avenue Subway Station for transfers to the B5, B6 Limited, B15, B55 and Q8 routes as well as the IRT # 3 Subway Line. Please remember the Q51 route extension to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station in Brooklyn via the suggested routing is less expensive then extending the B5 to JFK Aiport plus would finally provide a wide array of bus connections between Southern Queens and Brooklyn.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 route should not terminate here but contiune along Eliot Avenue to Metropolitan Avenue to Forest Avenuethen south to Putnam Avenue/67th Avenue then Q58/Q98 routing to thre Ridgewood Terminal for more bus and subway connections. On the northern end the Q114 should also travel into LaGuardia Airport via 23rd Avenue and 94th Street into and out of the airport.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: 104 could service more at Sunnyside, there is literally no bus service north side of Queens BLV or connect sunnyside with astoria without walking or changing bus. maybe 101 run through 39th st as oppose to turn on Queens BLVD?
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: This route needs to run to Fordham Plaza for regional connections, as originally planned. This route would've provided a regional connection to the station with the highest reverse-peak ridership in the commuter rail system. Additionally, it would've provided network coverage in Belmont between 180th Street and Fordham Road, and served St. Barnabas Hospital, which is useful for both Queens and Bronx residents accessing employment and medical care. It also would've improved connections across the Bronx River, which was a major theme in the Bronx Bus Redesign. The neighborhoods served are dense neighborhoods with propensity for high ridership. I'm also not particularly sure with what suggestions to further extend the route to Bronx High School of Science have to do with why the route was not extended to Fordham. It seems like the responses are conflating two different issues.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: I like the proposed changes. I think moving the bus route north on 81st is a wise decision. Too many double parked cars along 83 st made the commute home painful.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: 81st is a great rout to alleviate congestion. This is smart.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 89 ST/30 AV
Comment: I'm in favor of keeping the Q49 as proposed. It is a well performing local route.
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Comment: Another q31 stop
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: It's disappointing to see that the proposed Q63 in the draft report which was slated to run down Broadway to Elmhurst has not been considered for the final plan. The stations along the Queens Blvd Local line are not accessible and the former proposed routing for the Q63 along Broadway provided an accessible alternative between Queens Plaza, Jackson Heights, and Elmhurst
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: In the westbound direction the Q67 westbound bus stop at 48th Street/55th Avenue needs to remain for UPS employees as those facilities are open 24/7.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The westbound Q67 bus stop at 69th Street at 62nd Drive should be maintained to have evenly spaced stops as the distance between two stops is too wide at that point.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 route should be extended via Queens Blvd.(w/b) center lane, left at Yellowstone Blvd., to Woodhaven Blvd. terminating near Metropolitan Avenue/Woodhaven Blvd. near Cooper Avenue. This would provide local bus service to Yellowstone blvd residents to the subway as well as help Q11,Q52 & Q53 riders more quickly access Queens College by bus.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Your agency decided to cut the previously proposed Q55 route extension to 171st Street/Jamaica to provide increased bus serrvice along Jamaica Avenue east of Lefferts Blvd. choosing to now end the Q55 route at 122nd Street/Jamaica Avenue near the "J" Subway line 121st Street Station. This is not a good idea because the 121st Street "J "Line Subway station is not handicapped accessible at either end, so I don't see a lot of people transferring to the "J" subway line at this point where they would need to climb long stairwells to access that station. The "J" subway line is handiapped accesible at both the Sutphin Blvd & Parsons Blvd stations so those are better options.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: It still takes ridiculously long to get to Jackson Heights Roosevelt Avenue subway station from here.
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Comment: This should be a stop for the q31.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Hi, this draft is much better! Thank you for streamling the Q65 on Sanford and 162nd St and for keeping it at Jamaica LIRR. However, the Q65 should still continue to serve College Point Blvd as it does now as this line is one of the busiest bus lines in Queens, being jam packed on both ends of the line. The proposed Q26 just won't have enough frequency as the current Q65 in College Point, where ridership is the heaviest! Currently the Q65 is also a through route in Flushing so terminating it here will not only cause more congestion, but will force people from both the College Point and 164th St corridor to transfer in Flushing, even though many people stay on the bus past Flushing. If you could keep the lengthy Q25 and Q27 the same, then you can do the same for the Q65 as it is much needed. Thank You!
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Hi. Thank you so much for keeping the Q43 as is, but it would be greatly appreciated if the extension to LIJ Hospital would've been kept. It would make a big difference as give riders from the hospital a one seat ride to Jamaica and vice versa, instead of forcing many visitors, nurses and hospital workers to take the Q46 to another bus route just to get to Jamaica. It would've also provided service to the nearby Lake Success Shopping Center which is currently adding more big box stores. Thank You!
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Thank you so much for extending the Q1 further west down Hillside to Jamaica LIRR! This now gives Hillside riders another bus option to Sutphin while maintaining "limited" service there, making more stops on Hillside than the proposed Q43 Rush. Also huge thanks for keeping the 163rd/164th St stops on both routes as 164th St is a major thoroughfare and transfer point!
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Great job this time around! The Q65 is kept at Jamaica LIRR, still makes local stops, streamlined via Sanford Ave and 162nd St, and maintains 10 minutes-or-better frequency and 24 hour service span!!! :) All we need now is to have route continue serving College Point Blvd instead of replacing it with a less frequent Q26. The current route has very strong ridership along College Point Blvd along with frequent service while also being a through route getting people from College Point to East Flushing, 164th St, and Jamaica without terminating by congested Main St or forcing transfers, so I think it's best to keep the Q65 up there as well. Thank You! :)
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The 73rd Avenue crosstown was a really good idea as it would've closed a gap in the current network. I feel many people didn't like the previous Q73 because it served 73rd Avenue in it's entirety while also taking away service from the Q23 in Forest Hills and the Q88 in Fresh Meadows and Oakland Gardens. There is still a gap between 164th and 188th Sts as there is no east-west crosstown service in the area between the LIE to the north and Union Tpke to the south. The Q64 should at least be extended east along 73rd Ave from 164th St to the mall at 188th St to close said gap and to give riders from Forest Hills a direct connection to Fresh Meadows as previously proposed. Thank you!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Thank you for streamlining service further north up Utopia Pkwy while keeping the service from Jamaica to Bayside, including the connection Bayside High School. However, the one seat connection from Jamaica to the Bell Blvd strip and LIRR is lost, where Q31 ridership in Bayside is highest! There is would now also be a gap on Bell between Northern Blvd and 48th Av. Two Q31 branches should be made in order to keep both streamlined Utopia Pkwy service and service to the Bell Blvd strip: One should still keep the proposed streamlined routing to Bayside High School and Bay Terrace, while the second should maintain the existing routing via the Bell Blvd strip (maybe as a Rush route making major stops along Utopia giving riders faster service to/from Bayside and Jamaica).
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: This part of College Point Blvd southbound needs a bus lane to LIE onramp as there is always traffic during the AM rush
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Comment: Northbound College Pt Blvd could use a bus lane to facilitate bus traffic going through this part.
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Comment: why change q12 and q13, its just confusing now with the change of bus numbers, q50 and q48?????? keep the bus numbers the same and just expand routes.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: why are there reduce stops, it just means more walking time for everyone, the bus is suppose to make it more convenient not inconvenient.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: Why isn't service 24 hours
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
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Comment: I work nights I need 24 hour service
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: Bus Lanes are needed here on Union, tell the police to not double park here
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Dedicated bus lane to facilitate traffic down 37th Ave will help during high congestion through this street
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Too many cabs and standing vehicles here causing backups on Roosevelt Ave - a dedicated bus lane (at least between Union St and Main St - westbound) should help with camera enforcement
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Comment: Having the Q16 go through three turns within a short distance is a huge service disruptor and slows down service overall. Perhaps look to make this a single turn and use 26th Ave to Bayside Ln instead.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Since the proposed Q73 was killed off in this plan, can you modify the Q75 to start at QUEENS BLVD/70 RD, like the Q64? Then run it along the Q64 route until MAIN STREET, then turn SOUTH, then turn EASTBOUND onto 73RD AVE like the Q73 plan? Run it along 73RD AVE until 188TH ST, then continue the current Q75 proposed route to Little Neck.
Running the Q75 along UNION TURNPIKE seems duplicative because of the Q46, where it starts (BRIARWOOD) has a subway stop already and has two other buses that can get people to UNION TURNPIKE already, and my suggestion would allow for access across 73RD AVE which has no bus service, and extend service from FOREST HILLS to LITTLE NECK, which would be more in-line with the original QT87 proposal. It also avoids AUSTIN STREET, which is a traffic nightmare, by running along the Q64 route for a bit.
Please consider this change. Commuting between Forest Hills and Bayside daily takes way too long, and involves multiple transfers, and this would provide a one stop ride between Forest Hills all the way to Little Neck. Not only would it significantly make my quality of life better, but I genuinely think this is a better re-routing to provide bus service along 73RD AVE which doesn't currently have any, and give one seat rides between northeast Queens to a major subway hub in Forest Hills with the E/F/M/R.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: This part of Cypress Avenue has many homes and is a transit desert. Please put a stop at Clover Place to have this local B13 bus serve this community which has been neglected by New York City Transit. I don't get it? Its a local bus NOT a limited bus and belive I commented on this on the prior Redesign Draft? I will also contact NYCDOT on their website and ask that they install a traffic light and crosswalk at Clover Place/Cypress Avenue as well as notify Queens Communty Board #5 about placing a crosswalk and traffic light at this location. so people could access the bus from both sides of Cypress Avenue from Clover Placa point. If your agency has a contact at NYCDOT please do the same so we could resolve this important issue.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Stop routing the Q23 (or any potential replacements) along Austin Street. The traffic here is always horrendous, and there are efforts to pedestrianize portions of it as well. Look at your own internal data to how much time the Q23 loses along this section, and how much bunching occurs.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/70 RD
Comment: Instead of operating the Q64 Local, I would like to see the Q10 Limited running between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: 40 AV/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: The Q36 Rush should operate daily service between Little Neck and Jamaica.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 Local should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica, making all Q56 Local stops east of Jamaica Avenue & Lefferts Boulevard.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: The Q35 Rush should be extended from Rockaway Park to Far Rockaway, providing additional service in the Rockaways.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: In the prior plan, the Q66 ran to Hunters Point. Can we please have that return? It would greatly improve Access to the waterfront.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: In the prior plan the Q101 crossed on 39th st into Bklyn. I like the connection to Hunters point, but Northern blvd will now have several more bus lines. I think this could cross 39th and head to HP via 47th Ave and Skillman. There are fewer buses that way.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: The B13 needs to be extended to Flushing Avenue via Wyckoff Avenue to transfer with the B57 bus.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I would love to see the Q104 cross qns blvd on 44th st and take 47th Ave towards the LaGuardiaCC/Qns Plaza area. Connecting Rooseveltsland/Sunnyside/Woodside/Long Island City and all train lines.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I think the Q18 would run quicker if it ran over Woodside Ave to 39th Ave, stopping on Northern & 39th & Ave vs the current route
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: Extend the Q39 east along Copper Avenue to terminate at Drumn Circle near 66th Street & 65th Place around the Cooper Avenue loop. This would then have the Q39 route serve some former B13 bus stops along Cooper Avenue due to the new B13 routing.
Route: B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues
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Comment: Revise the eastern end of the B38 route to travel via Madison Street (Q58 routing) to 67th Avenue/Putnam Avenue between Fresh Pond Road & Forest Avenue to terminate at. This would provide better transfer connections between the B38 route and the Q39 & B7 route as well as possibly another transfer to the Q14 route if that route is also extended as well. Also direct bus service between Fresh Pond Road/67th Avenue/Putnam Avenue and Downtowm, Brroklyn is needed.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 35 AV/82 ST
Comment: To interface better with the consolidated Q32 and Q33 alignments, the nearby Q49 bus stops should be spaced out better:
1. Move the 80St stops a block over to 79St.
2. Move the eastbound 82St stop to the corner of 81St and 35Av. The proposed westbound 82St stop makes sense as is.
3. Retain existing sops at 84St.
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Comment: There should be a bus that run on Merrick Blvd. from Linden to Hillside avenue. There is no such bus connect south jamaica and 169th train station at hillside avenue. People having a difficult time to commute from hillside ave and 169th street train station to South jamaica. People of south jamaica cannot take F train at 169th street/hillside avenue due to the missing connection from merrick to hillside. In previous drafts you guys had two connnection. Why you guys decided to take it out in this final draft?
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: Staff and residents of Coler Hosptial need to get to espress/ADA Accessible subway stations. None of the proposed stations are accessible or connect to E train service.
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Comment: Bad location for bus to turn from Vernon Blvd to Boraday. \5 way traffice light and bad intersection for traffic
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable for bus riders who cannot walk that far. Please keep at least one stop between 219th Street and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one bus stop between 217th Street and 223rd Street.
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Comment: the original "Triboro RX" proposal included a connection between Western Queens and the South Bronx. There is still not a single transit connection between Western Queens and the South Bronx. Very disappointed at the missed opportunity to add a bus route here connecting the 7/E/F/M/R in Jax Heights, N/W in Astoria, and 6 and 2/5 in South Bronx. This route could be mostly on highways. (Penn Access adds infill stations in the bronx, but does not stop in Queens)
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Comment: There are no transit connections between Astoria and Randall's island, despite offering ample sports fields and jobs and being very close to dense residential Astoria-Ditmars. In my opinion, the best solution would be a new, short shuttle route similar to Manhattan's M35, running between Astoria-Ditmars N/W and the exit ramp off the RFK/Triboro Bridge
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Very disappointed at the removal of the proposed connection between Sunnyside and Steinway St. in Astoria. There are no north-south connections between Sunnyside and the northern half of Astoria/Ditmars now
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The eastbound portion of this bus completely misses Sunnyside and will see very few on/offs. Consider a different route that catches more of the people north of the BQE
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: There is not a single bus line that moves people from the south end of sunnyside to the north end (where all the medium-sized parks are). This is a reasonable distance to walk for younger folks, but seniors and people with mobility impairments may struggle. Consider extending the Q104 into the south end of Sunnyside, or bringing the Q101 back into Sunnyside
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: Ridgewood and Bushwick are becoming major nightlife destinations, but this is at least a 90min trip from nearby Western Queens due to requiring three different subway lines at late-night frequencies. Improving the late night frequency of this line even to every 20min would make this an extremely useful route
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: This route should be more frequent during the day and at night. Greenpoint Ave is the main street for Sunnyside, and offers the most direct connection to Greenpoint and the G train. Similarly, the rought connects Sunnyside to Bushwick, a growing nightlife destination, and could safe significant time from subway transfers. It should at least come every 20min during latenight service
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at Pitkin Avenue
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Keep the bus stop at 166th Street for all routes.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Add at least one bus stop between 134th Street and 127th Street. This is too big of a gap between stops.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one stop between 118th Street and 111th Street.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: This 7-8 block gap between bus stops needs at least one stop added bewteen them. I strongly urge you to look over the entire Q112 route and add bus stops between gaps of over 5 blocks.
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Comment: There should be a bus that runs through juniper valley Blvd. It's efficient as it can directly go to the Q47 and Q29 bus. The route given by the MTA now adds too many sharp turns and therefore makes the process to get to rego park and 108th street slower.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Being riders from Liberty Avenue are in a rush to get to the subway as well as the LIRR in Downtown Jamaica the Q112 should travel directly along Sutphin Blvd. between Liberty Avenue and jamaica Avenue and then take Jamaica Avenue to either 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue terminating with the Q54 & Q56 routes and possibly renumber the Q112 back to Q57 for ease of understanding. Regarding bus service along Tuskegee Airmen Way a/k/a South Road a better candidate would be the Q60 route for the following reasons. Many seniors and disabled that can't travel or don't want to travel on the subway to poins along Queens Blvd. as well as into Manhattan, may need acess to this bus route within the Central Downtown Jamaica area to transfer to many other routes, therefore the Q60 should travel along Tuskegee Airmen Way to 160th Street(e/b) /from Guy R. Brewe Blvd. (w/b) to(e/b)/from (w/b) Archer Avenue, Archer Avenue to/from Parsons Blvd. , Parsons Blvd. to/from Jamaica Avenue, then Jamaica Avenue to (e/b) and from (w/b) 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue to terminate at. It should be noted that Q60 riders aren't in too much of a rush to get to/from Central Downtowm, Jamaica as Q112 or even Q41 riders would because Q60 riders are coming from Queens Boulevard where an underground subway exist. It should be noted but the other two routes (Q112 & Q41) aren't close to a subway toward the east end of the route, however the Q60 should terminate on its western end at Columbus Circle in Midtown, Manhaatan for more transfers to and from other manhattan crosstown routes. Regarding providing direct bus service to 157th Street/109th Avenue the Q65 route could be extended from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to 157th Street/109th Avenue instead as the Q65 route has similar frequencies as the Q60 route plus a specialthree-legged transfer privleges could be provide between the Q65 and Q60 routes if need be. Also by having the Q65 terminate further south of Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue would reduce traffic and congestion along Sutphin Blvd. at Archer Avenue as there are already too many buses terminating around that area. Additionaly, if need be the Q25 route could also be extended to 157th Statte/109th Avenue as well if riders are still upset about the loss of the Q60 route from 157th Street/109th Avenue area.
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Although the Q82 is a good route struture the service frequencies need to be improved. In order to do this this route shouldn't terminate at the 168th Street Terminal but instead be merged with the Q6 route along 169th Street(w/b) 168th Street(e/b) and the combined Q6/Q82 route would just stop outside of the 168th Street Terminal area. Secondly, on the southwestern end of this new combined Q6/Q82 route the Q6/Q82 and Q7 should swap southern terminals so that the new combined Q6/Q82 terminates at 148th Street/147th Avenue in the JFK Cargo Area and the Q7 termintes at Eastern Road/USPS Building 250 providing a lille bit more Rockaway Boulevard thru service and less turns. Combining the Q6 & Q82 routes together would provide an increase in overall bus service plus would also allow NYCT to then revise the eastern end of the Q2 route at Springfield Blvd. to the Queens Village LIRR Stationt hus provding an LIRR connection for Hollis Avenue riders on the eastern end of the route as most daily commuters would desire a convenient LIRR connection versus access to Belmont Park so that one route between Downtown, Jamaica and Belmont Park should surfice versus two routes provding similar connections however there are many commuters along Hempstead Avenue and 212th Street/212 Place that deserve a frequent bus service like they have currently.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/CHAPEL
Comment: For Roosevelt Island residents, this plan is a mixed bag. While I welcome improved direct connections with Astoria and Sunnyside via the q104, it's puzzling to see reduced connections with LIC and Queens Plaza with the deprecation of the q102. There's so much development there and I chose my pediatrician based on the q102 route to LIC but now will have to consider changing doctors. Transferring in bad weather and at night is a deal breaker for going to the doctor with an infant. Thank you for the transparency and please consider the benefits to the wider community with a route that connects Roosevelt Island to Queensboro Plaza and LIRR connections in either Woodside or Forest Hills.
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Comment: There should be a bus line connecting forest hills and Lga terminals
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Comment: More bus routes, there is only 1 right now in the proposed, q8, q112
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Comment: make an express stop/unlimited stop for q6
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I will miss my bus stops here at 65 Pl. and Laurel Hill Blvd. It is safer to ride the bus across Queens Blvd. then walk across.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: Thank you for straightening out the Q18 route to provide a faster trip to and from Maspeth.
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Comment: A new route between The Hub, Bronx and Western Queens via the Triborough is needed. There is a demand for service and would offer new connectivity for Western Bronx-Queens riders without going through Manhattan. Please consider this. Especially since this is the FINAL proposal of the Queens Redesign and since the Q-44SBS to Fordham Plaza is already nixed.
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Comment: Re-extend the Q-44SBS or introduce a NEW route to Fordham Plaza from Queens. The Western Bronx needs more Queens connectivity without going through Manhattan.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Re-extend the Q-44SBS or introduce a NEW route to Fordham Plaza from Queens. The Western Bronx needs more Queens connectivity without going through Manhattan.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The westbound Q112 stop at 115th Street/Liberty Aveue should be kept as it is a large distance between the 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. stops.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Extend the Q112 route to terminate at either the USPS Brooklyn GMF or along Dres Street/ Linden Blvd where the current B15 terminates at. A direct bus service is needed to and from Downtown, Jamaica from this area due to the closing of the Linden Blvd. Mulitpex Cinemas as there is another Mulipex Cinemas in Downtown, Jamaica plus access to many other govermental services in Downtown, Jamaica as well such as NYSDMV.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Another option is to extend the Q51 Limited route to the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway Station via Cross bay Blvd. No & So. Conduit Avenues, Linden Blvd and Ashford Street/Cleveland Street providing another subway line connection plus numerous bus connections to the B14, B15, B13, B20, B55, B6 and Q8 routes.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Just thinking the Q8 route could be extended south along Ashford Street to Cozine Avenue, then east along Cozine Avenue to Elton Street then south along Elton Street to Vandalia Avenue and then travel into the Gateway Center Mall via various rotings your agency could examine.
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Comment: The MTA should bring back the proposed route on 73 Av. It was something I agreed with from both draft plans. It should run from Ridgewood Terminal to 188 St/64 Av via Myrtle Av, Cooper Av, Yellowstone Blvd, and 73 Av. It would fill gaps that are difficult to travel today.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 needs more service than proposed. Buses are too crowded today at every 15 minutes in rush hours. The proposed increase will not be enough service. Also, the extension to LaGuardia via local streets will ruin the routes reliability.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza was a great idea since it provided Queens with a connection to Metro North and other buses at Fordham Rd. If the Q44 cannot be extended then a separate route should run from Fordham to Flushing instead.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: The Q25 gets extremely crowded at many times of the day so maybe one bus line may not be enough, unless there is more frequency
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There should be a bus over the Throgs Neck Bridge. The Q31 ridership has room to grow and a perfect way for that would be to extend it north to the Bronx past Bay Terrace. An extension to Westchester Square or the Hutchinson Metro Center/area hospitals would be great. Having to journey over to Flushing to get to the Bronx is difficult and a bus that goes sraight from Jamaica to the Bronx would be useful.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The Q78 from the old draft plan was great. Getting from north of Northern Blvd on Bell Blvd to Springfield Blvd south of the LI Expwy is difficult and this plan would not change that. Even if only every half hour, there should be an option that doesn't involve backtracking all the way to Flushing to transfer.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: 103 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: After looking at this, I know that many Q23 riders are going to hate this new proposed Q23, the reason is that I removes their one seat ride from Elmhurst to Horace Harding EXPY, Forest Hills and Metropolitain Ave. This would be annoying to riders that they now have to take the q14 bus to then take transfer to the Q23 bus which would be packed and therefore wait for the next bus. The solution to this is for the Q23 to maintain its old route, this would unfortunately remove the Q23 last stop to union turnpike and the reroute the Q23 back to its original route, this would also mean that a decision would be need to be made if the Q23 should fully run on Roosevelt Ave or 43 ave (preferably Rossevelt ave since there is a transfer point for the proposed Q50LIMITED bus route). As for the new proposed Q14 bus route, it should be the bus that stops at National St and Roosevelt Ave and start at 104st and Roosevelt Aveand run all the way to Maspeth. I personally think this should happen as I believe that most Q38 riders either transfer to an express bus route, the Q72 or the Q23 to transfer to 103st Corona Ave, this could alleviate use on the Q23 bus route. Note that both buses would not share bus stops as this would create congestion. New Q23 bus stops near to the 7 train station would be, Roosevelt ave and 104st on the Metropolitain bound, and Roosevelt ave and 103st or 104st.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Please extend Q44 to Fordham Plaza!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: LEFFERTS BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: More people get on at 84th than 85th because there are more large buildings on that Ave. and all the new construction on 116th. Very few get on at 85th because it is by private homes. Keep the stop on 84th and eliminate 85th so fewer people have to walk the longer distance. I ride 7 days a week at very varied times and I notice this every day.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
Stop: 41 RD/MAIN ST
Comment: If this is select bus service, this route may face fare evasion. They need to scale down on select bus service and or make them pay upfront for rides and stop making buses extra longer so to discourage fare evasion. Fare evasion is possible in this area and often witnessed.
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Comment: Q50 should make a stop here at Marine Air Terminal (Terminal A). Ridership for Q50 here is still high, eliminating the service here would be frustrating for a lot of people and visitors heading to Flushing and The Bronx. Thank you.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A new eastbound Q112 bus stop should also be added at 99th Street/Liberty Avenue placed to the west of the driveway of the MTA Liberty Junction Facility Driveway approxiamately 40 feet west of the southwest corner by the third train el pylon. The102nd Street/Liberty Avenue eastbound Q112 stop should be removed to create equal distance between the 99th Street and 104th Street bus stops plus it would also be good as many NYPD 106th precinth police vehicles need extra parking over by 102nd Street/Liberty Avenue.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: A new eastbound Q112 bus is needed at 115th Street/Liberty Avenue for an equal distance between the 111th Street and Lefferts Blvd. bus stops as this is a large distance without a intermediate bus stop.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: To connect the Q51 route to more crosstown, Brooklyn routes the Q51 route could be extended from Rockaway Blvd./Liberty Avenue to Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue in Spring Creek, Brooklyn via BM35 routing and similar bus stops.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The fastest route would be to stay on Union Turnpike and go to the Kew Gardens station, which is ADA accessible. Can park across the street from the Q46 by the Chase bank on Queens Blvd. The E train runs all hours at the Kew Gardens Station, but not at Briarwood.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
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Comment: the pdf shows this stop being removed.
Route: Q87 Green Acres - Jamaica
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Comment: For better frequency of bus service for Merrick Blvd. riders (to and from Downtow, Jamaica) just extend the Q5 back to Green Acres Shopping Center via Hook Creek Blvd. & W. Sunrise Hway. For a new needed service have the Q87 route travel parallel to the Q85 route between the Green Acres Shopping Center and Springfield Blvd. and then continue local on the North & South Conduit Avenue to/from Rockaway Boulevard. The Q87 could then travel limited stop along Rockaway Blvd. Subway station for connection to the "A" Subway Line. This would provide another needed connection to the "A" Subway Line for Southeastern Queens riders plus needed limited stop bus service along Rockaway Blvdf. as well as provide access to the Green Acres Shopping Center for Southwestern Queens & also Brooklyn riders through another transfer.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: I think this strip of 45th Avenue is rarely used, and I do not recall seeing traffic here in recent years. So I think that a bus line that goes through here would be better. A line that serves streets like Bowne St and or other East-West streets like Holly Ave are very convenient and helpful for people living in the area. Without the lines, there seems to be a gap in service
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: In the northbound direction the Q10 bus stop at Cuthbert Road should be kept and Austin Street stop removed. I can't tell you how many times I drove by there and saw at least three passengers waiting for a northbound Q10 bus at that bus stop versus no one waiting for a Q10 bus at the Austin Street /Lefferts Blvd. and at 82 Road/Kew Gardens Road stop. This is due to the other two stops are walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway station but the Cuthbert Road stop is far enough away from the Kew Gardens Subway Station to produce significant ridership at that bus stop. I guess the Austin Street stop could be removed instead to create an equal distance between the stops if the Cuthbert Road stop is placed back which it should be.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for listening to our feedback to retain the existing Q88 route as is. It provides important connection from SE Queens to commercial areas and schools, as well as Western Queens without needing to take subway.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: I am content with the plan for this route. It would still be wonderful though if you could re-evaluate sending the route to LIJ Hospital via New Hyde Park Rd and Marcus Av, making it easier to connect to medical facilities and jobs.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Our bus routes are currently the Q30 and Q31. In this redesign, there is no weekend service anymore on the Q30 and left only the Q31 without increasing the service provided. Please re-evaluate.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Thanks for listening to our feedback to restore the Q17 and Q25 stops on Kissena Blvd and their existing route alignments. They are important routes for us to reach schools, medical facilities, and much more, along with heavy usage by seniors in the area.
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Comment: There would be too many buses running down Sanford Ave. The area is already super busy with just two to three lines, but with 4 it will be worse
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Comment: Parsons already is already a busy street during rush hour, and having two buses would be too much. Cars also regularly double park here, and it's a residential area with businesses, so it would be too busy
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Comment: Not sure what could be a solution but Q88 buses are very crowded where people seeing multiple full buses cannot get on here
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Comment: The Q26 is very underused even with its current limited service. Maybe it could run a slightly more frequent service serving the service gap along Laburnum and Holly
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Comment: An extreme number of cars double park here and having two lines might make the situation worse
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Comment: with the q27 not running through Holly, commuters are going to have to need more time to walk to the q27 now. these bus lines are already servicing such large groups in the neighborhoods and now its routes are changbig and making it more difficult for commuters during the morning and evening rush hours
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: The eastbound Q24 bus stop at 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue should be placed back at it is extremele close to the Stop & Shop Supermarket plus a large shopping center there plus it would make easier transfering from a eastbound Q24 bus to a southbound Q11 bus and vice-versa. Many riders also have groceries sio it would be difficult for them to walk to the next or prior eastbound Q24 bus stop.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: The westbound Q24 bus stop at 96th Street/Woodhaven Blvd. should be restored for riders transferring between the westbound Q24 router and the a northbound Q11 or Q52/Q53 route.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Split the Q44SBS into two branches with two separate route numbers such as Q74 or Q94 for the Kew Gardens Branch One branch on the southern end would be rerouted to terminate at the Kew Gardens Subway station via Union Tpke or Vleigh Place(s/b)/141st Street (n/b) Union Tpke. On the Kew Gardens Branch would travel the same path as the Q44SBS but be extended to Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the previous design plans. If SBS tickes are still being used riders could use the same SBS ticket to transfer between the Q44SBS and the other route (as now a passenger could use the same SBS ticket to switch from the Q52 to the Q53 route in the same direction such as if a rider from the easternm end of the Rockaways on the Q52 needed to travel further north to Jackson Heights or Woodside). The Q44SBS service between Union Tpke and Downtown, Jamaica although would be cut in half under this plan but passengers still have the Q20 route there as well. Your staff could do an analysis of how much ridership is on the Q44SBS route between Downtown, Jamaica and Union Tpke. to see if half of that current Q44SBS service would still be adequate for the amount of ridership on that segment of the route. If it is warranted than shortening some of the buses on the southern end by creation of another branch of the route would pay for the route extension in The Bronx to Fordham Plaza of the new Kew Gardens Branch (such as Q74 or Q94) which also would serve Queens Borough Hall. Also there are many passengers from the Q10 & Q37 routes that may want to transfer to a bus route to Flushing and The Bronx as well.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Similar idea as previos comment but instead split the Q44SBS into two branches with shalf of the buses terminating at queens Blvd./Main Street where the proposed Q75 would terminate at. The Q44SBS buses that terminate at Briarwood would be the Q44SBS buses that get extended to Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the previous design plans. If SBS tickes are still being used riders could use the same SBS ticket to transfer between the two diffrent branches of the Q44SBS route. The Q44SBS service between Queens Blvd./Main Street, Briarwood and Downtown, Jamaica although would be cut in half under this plan but passengers still have the Q20 route there as well. Your staff could also do an analysis of how much ridership is on the Q44SBS route between Downtown, Jamaica and Queens Blvd./Main Street to see if half of that current Q44SBS service would still be adequate for the amount of ridership on that segment of the route. If it is warranted than shortening some of the Q44SBS buses on the southern end to Briarwood might work to help pay for the extension to Fordham Plaza in the Bronx plus a a special additional transfer could also be provided at Briarwood to the next Q20 bus to Jamaica if it comes before the next Q44SBS bus to Jamaica.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: The Q55 route has been curtailed from the previous proposal. There was nothing wrong with extending it to Jamaica
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: You're going to have to work with the DOT to remove one curbside parking lane on Utopia to support a bus route. The current setup for Utopia between 33rd Ave and 39 Ave is way too narrow to support a bus route.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: the Q88 bus should continue along Horce Harding Expy Service Road to Little Neck, service keeps consistent and simple to understand like the Q46 + Q48
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Comment: the starting point for Q26 bus should start at Francis Lewis Blvd at the 73rd Ave intersection or at 210th st, very very few riders would walk to here from Fresh Meadows across the highway to catch and take the Q17 instead, helps offer flexiblity of 2 ways to go Flushing rather than just the Q17. Francis Lewis Blvd is a simple and great route for buses to use the road more often than just the Q76
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Comment: QM5 and QM8 should branch off to connect to the highway, especially during PM rush hour. It is not worth the QM5 circling around after non-rush hours to redundant service and sticking along Queens Blvd AND THEN HERE. QM5 and QM8 should be going to the highway to make long-distance travel viable, reliable, and convenient over a car
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: add a bus drop-off stop here as well as across from 197th st union turnpike for pickup or at francis lewis blvd/union turnpike
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Comment: you could have a midtown section of a express bus along this street to connect to Queens Midtown Tunnel as a viable alternative to all the QM1, QM5, QM7 or QM8 along Union Turnpike to Glen Oaks rather than having all express buses going along 34th st, QM68 follows a great example
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Updated comment: I passed by the Lefferts Blvd. Kew Gardens area this morning and noticed that the northbound Austin Street Q10 bus stop although closer walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway Station should also be kept. The reason is because there is a high incline northward along Lefferts Blvd. between Austin Street and Kew Gardens Road so some Q10 passengers may find it difficult to walk upward if that stop is removed as I previously commented and suggested. Also the Cuthbert Road stop should also be reinstated as this stop is a long walking distance to the Kew Gardens Subway station as I mentioned in my previous comment. With the addition of the reinstated Cuthbert Road stop and maintaining the Austin Street stop would then be 17 total stops northbound Q10 route which is the same amount od stops as the Q10 in the southbound direction.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: The Q45, Q46 or Q48 should extend along Queens Boulevard and up 108th Street, like in previous proposals. There is no way to get to the Northeastern Quarter of Forest Hills to the South Eastern Corner of Forest Hills by bus, forcing you to drive or take an Uber. Going Northbound, kids need to get to Forest Hills High School, People need to get to temple, People need to get to Flushing Meadows Corona... And South bound people want to get to Forest Park, They need to get to Borough Hall for the DOB, They need to get to Court. This is an extremely obvious connection that is easily solved. Please solve it, and better connect this neighborhood. It is so disjointed, you can help fix it.
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Comment: There is zero reason that shouldn't be a bus along Ascan Avenue. Look at this huge gap. People can complain about motor noise... Except the buses will all be electric in a few years anyway won't they?!?!?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Please stop trying to ram the Q23 along Austin Street. It's crazy. Run it along Queens Boulevard, it's only a block away from Austin and 4 times as wide.
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Comment: This is a huge area with zero East-West Service, what happened to the Q73? It was supposed to link these neighborhoods to Queens College and Queensborough Community College, major job and education centers!
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
Stop: LINDEN BLVD/ATKINS AV
Comment: A 7-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable. Add at least one stop between Ashford Street and Atkins Avenue.
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Add a stop at Pitkin Avenue
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: The northbound QM16 & QM17 bus stop at 159th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. is a horrible spot for a bus stop as the stop is lcated between 158th and 159th Avenue requiring more walking plus at the corner of 159th Avenue is a Fire House there with many driveways there as well so the bus stop cannot be moved to the corner of 159th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. and the 158th Avenue corner has numerous drivesways plus is close to 157th Avenue where the QM15 bus operates. It probaby best to move the northbound QM16 & QM17 bus stops from 159th Avenue to 160th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. as well as the southbound QM16 & QM 17 stops as well
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Comment: Add a stop here at Kissena Blvd and 58th Road for both Q17 and Q25 in both directions. This way residents can avoid using the congested Bus Stops at Horace Harding Expressway.
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Comment: The Q75 claims to have more direct routing, yet it veers off Union Tpke. to Briarwood, instead of Kew Gardens. It claims to have better ADA access, yet the Briarwood station doesn't have an elevator to the platform level, but the Kew Gardens/Union Tpke station does. It makes little sense to not go straight to Kew Gardens, where the E train stops at all hours. One can always add a bus terminal along Queens Blvd., either on the north or even south side. Please change the end station for the Q75 to Kew Gardens for the benefit of its passengers.
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: There is significant waterfront development and tourist activity here, with Domino Park, 1S1/10 Grand, and several other large residential and commercial buildings actively under construction, planned and recently completed. The proposed elimination of Q59 service on Kent street would reduce connectivity between this area and the Metropolitan Avenue G/L. The proposed elimination of the B32, which previously also ran on Kent street, reduces North-South connectivity, as the B53 that replaces both the B32 and Q59 on Kent breaks east, instead of connecting to Queens (E/F/M service). With the new and upcoming residential developments, combined with the increase in tourist traffic and economic activity to this part of Williamsburg (tour groups, NYFW and other events, new parks and green space being built, etc.), greater connectivity would benefit residents, workers, and tourists, in this increasingly trafficked area.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: A couple of stops for the Q75 are problematic. The Q30 it replaces goes to Sutphin Blvd. which is ADA accessible. The endpoint for the Q75 in Briarwood does not have an elevator to the platform. For seniors, this is not acceptable. A better alternative would be to go straight to Kew Gardens to solve this problem. Also, the stop at Fairway would be moved to 61st Ave, where nobody wants to get off. This has been done in the past, and after outcry, it was eventually moved back in front of Fairway. Not changing the Fairway stop would save money and aggravation.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: Updated Comment 12-20-23: Have the Q44SBS travel only between Jamaica and Main Street/Roosevlt Avenue, Flushing. Have a new route called the Q94XT travel between Main StreetRoosevelt Avenue, Flushing and Fordham Plaza via the routing and stops of the past draft plan proposal of the Q44SBS service between Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue Flushing and Fordham Plaza in The Bronx. Remove all SBS Fare Machines and kiosks in the Bronx on the Q44SBS route as this new route wouldn't need them. On articulated (three door) boarding buses riders using a Metrocard as fare payment would be requied to board at the front door of the bus only. Having two separate routes should address all reliability issues and the service frequency of each route could be better monitored for service increases or decreases. A three legged transfer should also be provided bet Q44SBS and Q94 route at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue, Flusing in case the NYCT transfer policy isn't upgraded by then to allow for unlimited transfers on all buses and subways for up to two hours and thirty minutes or some other transfer improvement to allow for two or more transfers between subways and buses instead of just one transfer between subways and buses.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Revised Comments 12-20-2023: Revise the eastern path of the Q7 route to travel east along Rockaway Blvd. to Eastern Road/USPS JFK Airport and terminate there along with the Q6 service. Have the Q3 route serve the 148th Street/147th Avenue bus stop (both directions) by looping around the block. Add additional Q6 service originating (toward Jamaica) at 150th Street/130th Avenue or 150th Street/133rd Avenue and also at 148th Avenue/147th Avenue. .
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS 12-20-2023: Revise the path of the Q53 in the Rockaways to travel to and from the mainland via Beach Channel Drive with a few stops (for the school trips hours only) at Beach 101st Street and Beach 104th Street then travel non-stop to Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd. the Q53 would then travel to Beach 54th Street/Beach Channel Drive. This would then provide a round robin type of service on the Q53 route serving all poins between Beach 116th Street and Beach 54th Street. The Q52 route should also provide the same routing and stops in the Rockaways as the Q53 route as well but the Q52 route should have a new destination on the mainland. The Q52 after stopping at the Cross Bay Blvd. /157th Avenue stop(n/b) should travel on theNorth Conduit Avenue to Linden Blvd. to Ashford Street in Brooklyn to termminate at which would bring back a similar route as the past Q21A route many years ago. Since a revised Q52 route is now shorter then currenly those cost savings could be applied to the Q51 route so that the Q51 route could be extended back to the Gateway Center Mall via the Belt Parkway and if funds still available the Q51 could serve the Gateway Center Mall only from Erskine Street and then travel limited along Erskine Street, vandalia Avenue and Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue/New Lots Avenue and also terminate at the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway station as well. be Brooklyn. All SBS Fare Machines and kiosks should be removed along the Q52 & Q53 route and iders with MetroCards should only board at the front door of the bus where a MetroCard Reader is located at so it would be easier to revise these SBS routes.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Add a stop at Rockaway Blvd and 111 street to add service for Home Depot customers
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Comment: Add the 87/88 street bus stops back. These bus stops are normally the most busiest bus stops along sutter ave
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS 12-20-2023: Revise the path of the Q53 in the Rockaways to travel to and from the mainland via Beach Channel Drive with a few stops (for the school trips hours only) at Beach 101st Street and Beach 104th Street then travel non-stop to Beach 116th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd. the Q53 would then travel to Beach 54th Street/Beach Channel Drive. This would then provide a round robin type of service on the Q53 route serving all poins between Beach 116th Street and Beach 54th Street. The Q52 route should also provide the same routing and stops in the Rockaways as the Q53 route as well but the Q52 route should have a new destination on the mainland. The Q52 after stopping at the Cross Bay Blvd. /157th Avenue stop(n/b) should travel on theNorth Conduit Avenue to Linden Blvd. to Ashford Street in Brooklyn to termminate at the New Lots Avenue Subway Station which would bring back a similar route as the past Q21A route many years ago. Since a revised Q52 route is now shorter then currenly those cost savings could be applied to the Q51 route so that the Q51 route could be extended back to the Gateway Center Mall via the Belt Parkway and if funds still available the Q51 could serve the Gateway Center Mall only from Erskine Street and then travel limited along Erskine Street, vandalia Avenue and Fountain Avenue to Dumont Avenue/New Lots Avenue and also terminate at the IRT New Lots Avenue Subway station as well. be Brooklyn. All SBS Fare Machines and kiosks should be removed along the Q52 & Q53 route and iders with MetroCards should only board at the front door of the bus where a MetroCard Reader is located at so it would be easier to revise these SBS routes.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: My bus stop is hillside ave 182nd pl we need this bus stop to stay because we have a middle school is238 and for the students and our sensors to walk 5 or 6 blocks doesn't make any sense also that q2 route when it goes to 187th street bus stop it gets overcrowded
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: I think it would be a good idea to reroute the Q39 bus at Putnam Avenue/Forest Avenue (w/b) 67th Avenue(e/b) to the Ridgewood Terminal ( via Q58/Q98 routing) so that to have a bus that travels to Long island City transfer with more of the bus routes at the Ridgewood Terminal such as the B54, B26, B52 as well major connection as the "L" and "M" Subway Lines. As part of this plan the Q14 route could then be extended south along Forest Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue /Forest Avenue to terminate where the Q39 now terminates at 60 Lane/St Felix Avenue or travel further west along Cooper Avenue to Drumn Circle - Liberty Park if needed based upon any potential changes to the B13, B18 and B38 routes within that Liberty Park vicinity. I would imagine most bus riders along Forest Avenue (south of Putnam Avenue) would primaily need a bus to the closest subway station (such as the Forest Avenue "M" Line Subway Station and most wouldn't care much if the bus route later went to either Long Island City versus Elmhurst and Corona and if they need connection to Long island City those few riders could just transfer between the Q39 and Q38 routes along Forest Avenue near Putnam Avenue or 67th Avenue with a unlimited or three legged transfer poincy in effect.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
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Comment: UPDATED COMMENTS: I think it would be a good idea to reroute the Q39 bus at Putnam Avenue/Forest Avenue (w/b) 67th Avenue(e/b) to the Ridgewood Terminal ( via Q58/Q98 routing) so that to have a bus that travels to Long island City transfer with more of the bus routes at the Ridgewood Terminal such as the B54, B26, B52 as well major connection as the "L" and "M" Subway Lines including transfer to the B38 route at Seneca Avenue. As part of this plan the Q14 route could then be extended south along Forest Avenue from Metropolitan Avenue /Forest Avenue to terminate where the Q39 now terminates at 60 Lane/St Felix Avenue or travel further west along Cooper Avenue to Drumn Circle - Liberty Park if needed based upon any potential changes to the B13, B18 and B38 routes within that Liberty Park vicinity. I would imagine most bus riders along Forest Avenue (south of Putnam Avenue) would primaily need a bus to the closest subway station (such as the Forest Avenue "M" Line Subway Station and most wouldn't care much if the bus route later went to either Long Island City versus Elmhurst and Corona and if they need connection to Long island City those few riders could just transfer between the Q39 and Q38 routes along Forest Avenue near Putnam Avenue or 67th Avenue with a unlimited or three legged transfer poincy in effect. Another point is that a Long Island City Bus Connection would is needed at the Ridgewood Terminal versus another route such as the Q14 traveling to the Ridgewood Terminal because the Q58 & Q98 route already provide some connections toward Elmhurst anbd Corona from the Ridgewood Terminal area. In other words right now a rider from Brooklyn coming off of the B54, B26, B52 or B38 route would have to transfer multiple times to get to Long Island City, first to a Q58 or Q98 bus at Forest Avenue (near to Madison Street/Putnam Avenue/ aitview Avenue) and then another transfer to a Q39 bus to get to or from Long Island City.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Bus takes me to wrong location takes longer to get to a subway and less chances to get on. It wanders around going noplace well. Bring back q30 to little neck easy to make connections to other means of transport.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Need to bring back the extension to LIJ made too much sense for yall I guess
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
Stop: E 34 ST/3 AV
Comment: I Think the QM16 should go to Brooklyn and also I Think the QM17 should go to Long Beach
Route: Q70 LaGuardia Link
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Comment: You might want to add another Q70 bus stop 69th Street/Woodside Avenue so Q68 riders could transfer to the Q70 bus to 61st Street, Woodside, 74th Street/Roosevelt Avenue - Jackson Heights Station and LaGuardia Airport.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the Q14 traveled to 94th Street./23rd Avenue to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of 23rd Avenue plus transfer to the Q72 route as well?
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the Q49 traveled to 108th Street./Astoria Blvd. to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of Astoria Blvd. plus transfer to the Q50 route as well?
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: On the previous draft plan the B57 traveled to 82nd Street./35th Avenue to terminate at to provide more service to the western end of 35th Avenue plus transfer to the Q29 route at roosevelt Avenue/82nd Street and now would provide a one block walking transfer at that same location to the Q68 route? (Lots of haircuts at the terminal end of many of the routes on this Queens Bus Network Final Plan including also at the eastern end of the Q4 route cutting it back from Elmont Road, the Q27 and the Q51 route at Linden Blvd/Springfild Blvd. dinstead of turning at 120th Avenue for transfer to the Q84 route? Save a nickel, save a dime...)
Route: Q85 Green Acres - Jamaica
Stop: BEDELL ST/BAISLEY BLVD
Comment: I like the 85 being a rush route, as well as all of them going to Green Acres Mall. Also, I like the route diversions getting their own number designation.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: I'm missing the Q78 here. I thought it was a good idea to have a bus travel the length of the eastern border of Queens.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: I thought the extension of the Q44 to Fordham was a good idea.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: I thought the extension of the 42 to Jamaica Hospital was a good idea.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Add a Stop here at Linden Place and Latimer Place for Q20 Only in both directions. This way, the bus stop congestion on Linden Place and 32nd Avenue can decrease and people who live next to Latimer Place can use this new stop here more easily.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: The westbound Q46 bus stop along Lakeville Road/LIJ Medical Roadway is a transfer point between the N25/N26 routes and the Q46 route. It is very well utilized and should not be removed under any circmstances. I pass there numerous times and there's many people waiting for a bus there and although they could be waiting for a N25 or N26 route a few times I saw riders boarding a westbound Q46 bus there. Before you remove this bus stop I urge you to send traffic checkers at thist location to see for yourself instead of ASSUMING that everbody walks inside the roadway to the first terminal stop inside in the LIJ Hospital Roadway/(271st Street) which is not the case. I belive I had mentioned this on the previous draft comments. about reinstating this stop yet nothing has been done.
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Comment: There's nothing wrong with Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86 & Q87 Rush Route Service with very few stops along Merrick Boulevard, hoverever not every rider from these routes needs to go to the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station and some of these riders may need to transfer to other bus routes in and around the Merrick Blvd &168th Street Terminal. Based upon this the routing utilized for the Q83, Q84, Q85, Q86, & Q87 routes should allow for a close enough bus stop to be added (both directions) on all of these routes for a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes. As an example the Q5 route which stops at Merrick Blvd./Archer Avenue (e/b) & 165th Street/Archer Avenue (w/b) does have a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes.
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: On the Cedarhust Pattern for the Q111 route, a sountbound Q111 bus stop at Archer Av/Parsons Blvd is missing on this Ineractive Map and only shows up when the Pattern A Q111 routing is clicked.
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Comment: There's nothing wrong with Q111 & Q114 Rush Route Service with very few stops along Guy R. Brewer Blvd., hoverever not every rider from these routes needs to go to the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station and some of these riders may need to transfer to other bus routes in and around the 168th Street (&169th Street) Bus Terminal. Based upon this a bus stop in both directions should be added on both the Q111 & Q114 routes at Guy R. Brewer Blvd./Archer Avenue for a walking transfer to all of the buses at the 168th Street Terminal and other nearby routes including the routes to the west at the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Terminal. Additionally, some Q111 & Q114 riders may need a transfer specifically to the "J" & "E" subway lines at the Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue Subway Station rather than to the "F" Subway Line at the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station so a Q111 & Q114 bus stop at Guy R. Brewer Blvd./Archer Avenue would help them out too.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: QUEENS PLAZA S/24 ST
Comment: The Q100 is vital for morning commuters. We need an express buses to go to Queensboro plaza, Q69 is not enough.
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Comment: The current Q100 stop at 21st Ave & 21st St is a *very* busy stop for commuters (some low income) who live far from the N/W trains.
Please reconsider eliminating this stop. It's so important for residents in that area.
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Comment: Please add an express line from Whitestone/Bay Terrace to Downtown Manhattan.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 bus back to LIJ Hospital Medical Center parking lot (at 271st Street) as per the previous Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan as this is a very important connection for residents of many areas of Queens to access. Regarding space limitations at the LIJ Medical Center parking lot please see if the Q46 could serve LIJ Hospital from outside along Lakevialle Road stops and then be extended to another terminal such as the North Shore Towers parking lot where the QM6 and QM36 routes also terminate at via Lakeville Road and Marcus Avenue or at the North Shore Hospital via Lakeville Road, LIE Service Road and Communty Drive.
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Comment: Add a stop here at 166th Street and 14th Avenue for QM2 and QM32 in both directions. This way, residents nearby ca use this new stop instead of the existing stops that are further away from their homes.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: If the Q43 bus is extended back to LIJ Hospital it would be very important to also reroute the Q43 bus at Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue to Parsons Blvd./ Archer Avenue via Parsons Blvd. to transfer with many of the bus routes along Jamaica Avenue and the bus routes terminating at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue. In the westbund direction the Q43 could still terminate at the same location by making a right turn at 153rd Street and a left turn at Jamaica Avenue to travel to 146th Street/Jamaica Avenue and then to Archer Avenue/Sutphin Blvd. terminal. An westbound Q43 bus stop would now located along Hillside Avenue Parsons Blvd. need to be relocated to along Parsons Blvd. at Hillside Avenue near the southwest cornerbetween Hillside Avenue and 88th Avenue. Also the eastbound and westbound Q43 bus stops at Jamaica Avenue/Sutphin Blvd would be reloated as well. The Q43 stops at Hillside Avenue/Suphin Blvd. would need to be eliminated but the Q1 route would serve that destination.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: Many people from the South Queens have been asking for a bus to Forest Hills plus some riders also asking for bus service to LIJ or at least a connection to the Q46 bus to LIJ plus some want connection to the Q44SBS route (now traveling to the Bronx). It might be a good idea to reroute the Q52 bus to travel to at least Main Street/Queens Blvd./ Briarwood or further to Downtown, Jamaica via Yellowstone Blvd., Queens Blvd. and possibly Hillside Avenue etc.(If jamaica). Q52 stops could be placed along Yellowstone Blvd. (shared with the QM12 & QM42 routes) and then limited stop along Queens Blvd. such as at 71st Avenue, 75th Avenue, Union Tpke./Kew Gardens, & Main Street, Braiawood. If it is determined that the Q52 could also go further into Jamaica then your agency could decide the best routing for that but I see Main Street, Briarwood as a minuimum route extension for the Q52 to derive the minimum benefit. Regarding bus service to Elmhurst riders could utilze or switch to the Q53 route for that and I'm not sure at this stage if you'll be eliminating the SBS Fare Machines & Kiosks on the Q52/Q53 routes and go with a round robin service in the Rockaway Peninsula that I had suggested to the MTA in a previous comment.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Need at least a Northbound bus lane here on College Point Blvd as there is always traffic here going to the Skyview Mall at Roosevelt Ave.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Bus lane before entry to the LIE is needed here for the morning rush hours. It would save 5-10 minutes off of a commuter's trip from Flushing to points towards Ridgewood
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: Q16 should not have to make this zig zag path on Francis. Just have it use 26th Ave and Bayside Ln. It would save a few minutes through this corridor and still serve this busy intersection.
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Comment: It is ridiculous that Astoria and Long Island City being 15 min away from Sunnyside by car and in the same school district have only one mediocre poor serviced bus option that makes the travel time last an hour! Long Island City does not even have a connection with Sunnyside and it is the closest park! The subway is not an option either as it also takes 1hr! So much for reducing traffic!
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
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Comment: This bus should every 5 minutes during rush hour weekday and 10 minutes weekend peak to offset the Q77 running a longer and more congested route.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: This bus route is extremely inconvenient for any worker that works late as this seems to be the only bus route into Springfield Gardens. Way too limited in its timing, service times and the route takes too long. Many people in the areas using this line have too long to wait between buses.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Another option is to have the Q25 route revised to travel mostly the path of the Q112 route from Parsons Blvd./Jamaica Avenue to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue via Tuskegee Airmen Way, Guy R. Brewer Blvd.(s/b)/160th Street(n/b), Sutphin Blvd., Jamaica Avenue, 46th Street to Archer Avenue & Archer Avenue to Sutphin Blvd. where the Q30 route now terminates at . The Q30 could then be extended non-stop between Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Lefferts Blvd. /Liberty Avenue for a super rush connection between the two major terminals plus the Q112 route could also travel directly to and from Lefferts Blvd. and Suphin Blvd. without meandering around Tuskegee Airmen Way for Liberty Avenue South Richmond Hill riders needing quick connection to the "E" & "J" Subway & to the LIRR.
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Comment: Leave the q76 alone no reason for anyone to take a 3rd bus just to go by the cross island Pkwy.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 is a great improvement over the last design, but instead of ending in Briarwood, which doesn't have full ADA access, it should continue along Union Tpke to Kew Gardens. That would be one stop closer to Manhattan, along with rush hour E train service. Just squeeze in an extra bus stop on Queens Blvd., whether on the north or south side. This one fix would make it perfect.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: Need a B55 stop at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. (both directions) for transfer to and from the B20 bus route.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 route should be the route that gets extended to Fordham Plaza via proposed Q44SBS routing and stops of the previous draft as the Q98 is currently shorter distance for improved reliability. The Q44SBS route could be rerouted to Pelham Bay Parkway Station and Co-op City during rush hours by combining the Q44SBS route with the Q50 route and eliminating SBS Fare Machines along the Q44SBS route and the route renumbered Q44 or another route number. A special three-legged transfer between the Q98 & Q44 could be provided between the two routes..
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: CORRECTED UPDATED POST: The Q98 route should be the route that gets extended to Fordham Plaza via proposed Q44SBS routing and stops of the previous draft as the Q98 is currently shorter distance for improved reliability. The Q44SBS route could be rerouted to Pelham Bay Parkway Station and Co-op City during rush hours by combining the Q44SBS route with part of the Q50 route between Downtown, Flushing and The Bronx and eliminating SBS Fare Machines along the Q44SBS route and the route renumbered Q44 or another route number. A special three-legged transfer between the Q98 & Q44 could be provided between the two routes. LaGuardia Airport Q50 service could just operate between Downtown, Flushing and LAGuardia Airport but be Fare-Free like the Q70SBS route so Bronx riders could still be able to access LaGuardia Airport for one fare at Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue Downtown, Flushing.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: The frequency of the Q25 route is good for the central part of this route between Downtown, Flushing and Downtown, Jamaica, however the frequency between Downtown, Jamaica and College Point has too much service than prresntly (about double) which I belive needs to be shared with another route such as the Q61 route which doesn't have enough service frequency. Creating two branches of the Q25 route where the one new branch would incorporate the Q61 route along Willets Point Blvd. would be the best way to go and that second branch of the Q25 could be called the Q34 route which would be familar with current ridership or a secondary branch number plus this route would provide direct bus line between Fort Totten ,Whitestone, and points south of Downtown, Flushing including Downtown, Jamaica.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: Some people wanted the Q22 extended further west to Riis Park /Beach 169th Street plus some people want the Q52SBS extended further east to Far Rockaway - Mott Avenue. Rather than the MTA spending extra money extending either or both of these two routes the MTA should just make the Q22 route a Fare-Free route as it connects with as a feeder route to many other crosstown routes such as the Q35 route, the Q52 route, the Q53 route and the Q114 route. For example if the Q22 route was Fare free, riders on a Q114 route would then be able to use thir transfer to board another route such as the Q52, Q53 or Q35 route without having to pay an extra fare and vice-versa too. This would be a tremendous boom for Rockaway riders and most Q22 riders would still be paying a daily NYCT fare when they board or transfer to one of the other bus routes or the "A" subway line or paying a LIRR Fare when they board the LIRR at the Far Rockaway LIRR Station.
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
Stop: CYPRESS AV/CABOT RD
Comment: I am one of the users of the B13 stop at Cooper Ave/65th St and am NOT in favor of moving the route away. Its my only form of easy transportation to the M train - 1 mile away.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 route needs to be extened south to Linden Blvd & to the USPS Brooklyn, GMF to transfer with the B15, B20 & B55 routes plus provide postal emplyees from Queens access to the postal facility.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: Even though the 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue is only one block away from the Woodhaven Blvd. stop the 92nd Street /Atlatic Avenue stop should still be reinstated (both directions) as this stop provides easy access to the Shoprite Shopping Center on the south side of Atlantic Avenue where many rider will be carrying heavy grocery packages. There is also a traffic light and crosswalk at 92nd Street/Atlantic Avenue so Q24 riders traveling westbound on the Q24 route need the 92nd Street stop reinstated there as well and wouldn't need to walk further to Woodhaven Blvd. .
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: I remember this terminal from way back when. I guess Q24 riders are going to have to walk to transfer to the buses at the 168th Street Terminal. If you want to do something intersting try to have all the routes coming from the west such as the Q24, possibly the Q55, the Q112, the Q60, (with route revision) and the Q40 terminate at the 168th Street Terminal or at 171st Street /Jamaica Avenue so riders from those routes could transfer with the NICE buses and a few other routes at and around the terminal as well as routes at Parsons Blvd/Archer Avenue en route to the Jamaica Terminal or to 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue. To make layover space at the 168th Street terminal for the added routes, routes such as the Q2, Q82, Q36 could serve the terminal from outside and either be extended further west to Sutphin Blvd./Jamaica Avenue or some routes could be merged together such as the Q40 route could be merged with the Q2 or Q82 or Q36 routes and the Q9 route could be merged with either the Q2 or Q82 or Q36 routes.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: My mom and her friends usually takes Q20A at Union St/Bayside Ave to go shopping at Tjmaxx, target and other stores at 20th Ave College Point. They do that almost every week when the weather permits. It's their favorite pastime. The drastic change on q20 route would be devastating to those old ladies and lots of people without cars in this neighborhood. You better post the q20 redesign notices on the bus stops in Chinese and Korean and Spanish, because right now most people in this neighborhood have no idea of the change, and their voices are left out! And Please do not change the Q20A route!
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: too far between stops here, steinway is not safe for pedestrians in general, especially for groups that rely heavily on the bus.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
Stop: NORTHERN BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Gracias por pensar en nosotros los usuarios de estos transportes.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Q31 is currently my bus route that goes directly to my job in Jamaica. The proposed plan makes my bus ride longer, and adds in a transfer.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: The Q67 should not be changed, it is the only direct route from Middle Village to LIC. Middle Village and Maspeth rely heavily on the current route, especially for students and commuters for work. Please keep the 67 as is.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: The Jackson Avenue / Davis Street Stop should be considered to be added in or retained over the Jackson Avenue / Thomson Avenue stop on the Ditmars/Steinway bound Q101 as this is closer to the accessible entrance for Court Sq on the 7 Train.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: The Q20 should go down Sutphin Blvd and keep its route. Many of my coworkers and I take this bus from Flushing to get to work. Additionally, many in North East Queens take the bus to get to jury duty. Having the stop of Sutphin Boulevard in front of the courthouse is very convenient with lots of benches to wait for the bus. Jamaica Ave is always crowded and the sidewalks are narrow. It is difficult to wait for the bus at the corner of Jamaica and Sutphin. Please have the bus continue down Hillside and then Sutphin Blvd.
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Comment: Removed my coverage, how "convenient"
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Comment: Now i gotta rememorize all this shit on top of no longer having a bus stop less than a 10 min walk from my house
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: I don't see a benefit on why this route needs to turn at Jamaica & Springfield towards Hillside and terminate at 165th street when this could become a Jamaica Ave. East rush service starting from Jericho & Little Neck Parkway. We could either have that as a Jamaica Avenue express towards Sutphin Blvd or have it turn towards Hillside Ave to join up with Q43 and share the same terminus like the Q45 from the proposed plan before the final plan.
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Comment: Creo que en este tiempo de tanto frío los bus deberían de pasar más rápido y seguidos
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: This new route would be the complete opposite of convenience. Walking several blocks in the morning to get to the bus is ridiculous
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Comment: Is adding some sort of route that goes through here possible? Con Ed facility here and im sure many folks would like a more transit accessible commute. Nearest subway is about a mile.
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Comment: I commute here from forest hills and it takes almost an hour and 45 mins. It would be nice for a bus route to cross through here that came from Eastern Queens.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: At least one bus stop needs to be added between Parsons Blvd and 164th Street
Route: Q105 31st Street
Stop: 23 ST/43 AV
Comment: Q105 could extend from Court Sq to 21 St to Roosevelt Island to replace Q102 bus at 21 St-Queensbridge. Q105 will connect ada station at Queens/Boro Plaza and Court Sq as well.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Segment of Pitkin/Sutter Avenue west of Cross Bay Blvd should be served by a rerouted B14.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 should go straight down Sutphin Blvd to Jamaica Avenue and serve the LIRR station, not take the more circuitous way through South Jamaica.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Thanks for restoring Jamaica to Bayside service on the Q31. However, this route or a second Bayside to Jamaica route should still serve the Bell Blvd strip between 35th Av and Northern Blvd, maintaining direct service from Jamaica to said strip and the LIRR. Also streamlining the Q31 further north up Utopia Pkwy is great but it creates a gap along Bell between 48th Av and Northern Blvd, which currently has bus service. People coming from QCC and Springfield Blvd (south of 48th Av) wishing to continue north to Bayside would now have to backtrack on the Q27 as far west as Francis Lewis to get the nearest north-south bus route to then transfer a third time to the Q13 to continue to Bell Blvd. Please restore Jamaica to Bayside service via 48th Av and Bell Blvd to keep this connection maintained, avoid backtracking and multiple transfers. Thank you!
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Comment: The new draft plan's Q78 proposal was a great idea that should've been kept as it created a new Bell Blvd-Springfield Blvd crosstown route and filled a gap on Springfield Blvd between the Conduit and 147th Av. The proposed Q77 southern extension isn't an adequate replacement for the Q78, especially when you cut the Q27 back to Linden Blvd, making it even more difficult to transfer between the two routes. Even then after, people wishing to go to Bayside (north of 48th Av) would now need to backtrack to Francis Lewis Blvd (Q76) to then transfer a third or fourth time to the Q13 to continue north up Bell Blvd since service on Bell between 48th Av and Northern is proposed to be eliminated due to the Q31's streamlining on Utopia Pkwy. So please bring the Q78 idea back! Thank you.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: I love that you streamlined the Q31 north up Utopia Pkwy to 32nd Av for a more direct connection to Bayside, but it just misses a transfer to the Q16 for riders wishing to continue even further north up Utopia Pkwy to Whitestone. The final Q31 proposal also misses the Bell Blvd strip by the LIRR. The New Draft Plan's Q31 proposal was great because it serviced Utopia Pkwy in it's entirety, as well added service on the Cross Island Pkwy service road to take over the Q76 there. In this final proposal, Q76 riders from the south wishing to go to the Cross Island service road and Beechhurst would now have to backtrack to College Point to then transfer to the Q62. Please keep the Q31's New Draft routing and add a second Q31 branch to still serve the Bell Blvd strip and LIRR for these reasons. Thank you.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q30 should still operate on weekends because there are QCC students that have weekend classes and Utopia Pkwy (south of Horace Harding) needs to keep weekend service til' midnight. The Q31 currently and is proposed to have weekend service end at 8pm, which is a massive cut for riders on Utopia south of Horace Harding if there's no Q30 on weekends. So please restore weekend Q30 service, or extend the Q31's service span to at least 11:30pm-midnight on weekends to maintain this service. Thank you.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The Jamaica Av/162nd St stop should be kept in BOTH directions on the Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41! Many people including senior citizens board each of these lines at this stop headed west, with most carrying shopping bags and strollers. There is also a huge Primark across the street from this stop with more retail and developments to come soon! Thank you.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: The Q54 should continue to stop at 162nd/161st Streets in the westbound direction and Guy R Brewer Blvd in the eastbound direction because there are alot of riders that get on and off here. Many people carry shopping bags and strollers on the bus here, Guy R Brewer is a very busy thoroughfare, and this area is a huge shopping corridor with a Primark being at this intersection! Thank you.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Extremely wide bus stop spacing in both directions, especially for a local route! 111th St is EIGHT blocks from Lefferts Blvd!!! There should at least be one stop kept in between these two, in BOTH directions!!
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Very wide bus stop spacing for a local route, EIGHT blocks between 128th St and the Van Wyck Expwy!!! At least keep the stop at 130th St or 132nd St in both directions!
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The 165th/166th St QM68 stops should be relocated to 163rd/164th St to share the stop with the Q1 and Q43. This will provide a direct connection to the Q65 at 164th St, a major thoroughfare. This is also so that riders wishing to access 165th St bus terminal lines can transfer between buses at the 179th St stop instead since the bus terminal is relocating further east to 168th St. Thank you!
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: I like the idea of the Q25 absorbing Q34 service to simplify Parsons/Kissena corridor. However, the Q34 should be kept intact as the local Parsons/Kissena route while the Q25 be converted to a Rush route making limited stops at major destinations along Parsons/Kissena to provide faster service to/from Jamaica and College Point. This is because too many local stops are being shaved off on Parsons/Kissena Blvd, meanwhile riders wishing true limited service along the corridor would now have slower trip because of added stops. Doing this would truly distinguish these routes from each other along Parsons/Kissena, avoiding duplication. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The College Point Blvd segment should still be served by the Q65. If the full College Point-Jamaica route is too long and unreliable as a local route, then the proposed Q65 Flushing-Jamaica route should be kept as a local short turn, while the full College Point-Jamaica route should be a Rush route, making local stops in College Point, then limited stops south of Flushing to Queens Hospital, then continue making local stops to Jamaica LIRR station. This would keep the beloved full Q65 routing intact, while speeding up rides from Jamaica to College Point. Thank You!!
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: The Q43 extension to LIJ was one of the best ideas from the previous draft plan. This would've gave Hillside Av riders a one seat ride from Jamaica to the hospital, without the need for taking the Q46 then transferring to another bus to get to Jamaica. Please keep this great idea of extending the Q43 to LIJ in the final. Thank you!!
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: There is a huge east-west gap on 73rd Av west of 188th St. Extending the Q64 eastward from 164th St to the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center at 188th via 73rd Av would finally close the gap in this transit desert. Thank you!
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 162 ST/43 AV
Comment: The southbound 162nd St and 43rd Ave stop should be relocated to 162nd St and Sanford Ave. This would make the transfer between Q13 and southbound Q65 buses at 162nd St much easier instead of making people walk a long block from Sanford to 43rd Av to make said transfer. Thank you!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: The Q55 should keep the great proposal from the New Draft Plan and extend eastward to Jamaica Av/170 St. The minor extension to 121st St is okay, but would still require a transfer to the J train or Q56 bus just to get to Jamaica. It currently ends just short of Downtown Jamaica, missing numerous bus, subway, and LIRR connections. Extending the Q55 to Jamaica would also create a one seat ride from Ridgewood to Jamaica, which is desperately needed! Thank you!!
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: The 34th Ave stop should be kept!! Not only is 34th Avenue and open street with pedestrian and bike traffic but there is a supermarket, a playground, and a huge apartment building complex all at this intersection. So many elderly residents and families with tons of shopping carts, strollers, and groceries board the Q72 here and for this reason this stop should be kept in BOTH directions!
Route: B20 Spring Creek - Broadway Junction
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Comment: Please don't get rid of half of the service for the B20. It is not thinking of commuters at all as it would increase the amount of transfers needed and Broadway Junction is not a fully accessible station - it is not the solution
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 should be extended to Hunters point as the Western Terminal as was done in the previous drafts.
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: It might make sense to also extend the Q67 to the Ridgwood Terminal as wll as the Q39 so riders from Brooklyn could access more of the industrial arrea of maspeth and Long island City. This route should also operate 24 hours a day as many industrial businesses such as UPS Distribution Center are opened 24/7 and their emplyees such as Package Handlers neeed to get to work and some could reside in Brooklyn.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q47 bus could be extended east to Woodhaven Blvd./Copper Avenue at Metropolitan Avenue to terminate providing transfers to numerous bus routes plus access to a large shopping area there such as Home Depot, Trader Joes, Dicks Sporting Goods, Panera Bread, Wendys, Bobs Discount Firniture etc.
Route: Q29 Jackson Heights - Glendale
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Comment: The Q29 could be extended east along Union Tpke. to the Crescent Apartments Terminal and the Stop & Shop Shopping Center located there fot Q29 riders to have access to this hopping center.
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Comment: Why is the proposed Q14 terminating here? We'd lose our connection the the Brooklyn M train. It should connect to both the L and M trains for better connections to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: Here's an opportunity to provide more bus service along Queens Blvd. by extending the Q59 route east to 171st Street/Jamaica Avenue, Downtown, Jamaica via Queens Blvd. and Jamaica Avenue. The Q60 could then travel between Columbus Circle in Manhattan and Kew Gardens overlapping the Q59 route between Grand Avenue and Kew Gardens. Riders will be allowed to transfer between the two routes for free at certain designated key bus stops with special three-legged transfer tickets. The Q65 route could also be extended from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to 109th Avenue/157th Street to replace Q60 bus service there. Service frequencies would need to be increased on the Q59 route but it would have more potential ridership between Elmhurst and Jamaica. The areas between Elmhurst and Kew Gardens where most shopping centers are and have most potential ridership would have two route serving them under this idea instead of just one route plus the Q60 route would have more bus transfer connections in Manhattan also increasing ridership.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: This stop can get hectic with people jumping and cutting lines to which ever bus is departing next the current 3 branches are redundant for the majority of their lengths. The proposed Q23, Q46, and Q48 arrangement will be no different. Also, can this block handle the proposed headways for all 3 routes? Layover buses already block bus stops sometimes. Consider moving the Q48 to Main St/Manton St to share the terminus with the Q75 since they both travel along Union Turnpike and branch off. This would still allow the Q48 to serve as a feeder to the Queens Blvd Line at the Brairwood subway station and distribute crowding at Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/Francis Lewis Blvd and Union Tpke/198 St into one stop located between 199th St and Francis Lewis Blvd? These 2 stops are only 800 ft apart. Combining them at the mid point of the 2 stops would maintain the ~4 block spacing of bus stops and transfer to the Q76. There isn't even residential areas east of or adjacent to Francis Lewis Blvd that aren't already served by Union Tpke/198 St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace and Union Tpke/211 St into one stop located at 210th St or eliminate Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace altogether? All streets are within a 3 block radius of a bus stop. There aren't even residential areas west of Hollis Ct Blvd for the Union Tpke/Hollis Hills Terrace stop to serve.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Union Tpke/226 St is only 630 ft from Springfield Blvd. Unless they jaywalk, people can't even cross Union Turnpike safely here without backtracking to Springfield Blvd or at the GCP service road. This stop makes no sense. The stop is also difficult to pull into due to the stop being in the middle of the block with parked cars both ends of the bus stop. Buses also have a hard time pulling out of the stop due to cars refusing to yield or because of the traffic congestion at the GCP overpass.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/232 St and Union Tpke/234 St into one stop located at 233 St or eliminate Union Tpke/232 St altogether? The stops are only 700 ft apart. All streets are within a 3 block radius of a bus stop. There aren't even residential areas west of Stronghurst Ave for the Union Tpke/232 St stop to serve or wouldn't be served by the Q43.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why not consolidate Union Tpke/CIP and Union Tpke/Commonwealth Blvd into one stop between the CIP service road and Commonwealth Blvd? There's no bus line along Commonwealth Blvd that warrants a dedicated stop. Residential areas east of Commonwealth Blvd are already served by Union Tpke/248th St. Areas adjacent to CIP and Commonwealth Blvd including the school campus could be served by one stop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: I would suggest keeping the current stop at Union Tpke/256 St and eliminating the stop at Union Tpke/258th St. After stopping at 258th St, Glen Oaks buses have 400 ft to merge across 2 lanes of traffic to turn left onto 260th St. The buses are usually stuck at the bus stop waiting for traffic to subside and then pulling out only to be stuck at the red light at 260th St. Stopping at 256 St would give the bus more time to merge across to the left lane.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Consider rerouting the Q48 to turn left onto Little Neck Parkway instead of 260th St. It would then turn right onto 260 and terminate at the Glen Oaks Oval which would allow the bus to easily layover for the return trip to Kew Gardens. This would provide more route differentiation from Q46 and allow public transit access to the Queens County Farm which is currently a 0.3 mile walk to Union Tpke.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Consider rerouting the Q48 to turn left onto Little Neck Parkway instead of 260th St. It would then turn right onto 260 and terminate at the Glen Oaks Oval which would allow the bus to easily layover for the return trip to Kew Gardens. This would provide more route differentiation from Q46 and allow public transit access to the Queens County Farm which is currently a 0.3 mile walk to Union Tpke.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: This makes a lot of sense to connect with the J/Z.
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Comment: q34 - the stops on 138 street are retired; q34 is a much needed local bus. Being served by q20 will mean a much long wait.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: you should consider having a Q10 Select bus service. it would speed up travel along Lefferts.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Please put the old bus stop back for q17 on on main at. It's very difficult to walk all the way down to the new stop specially at night, rain and snow
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Comment: Q2 never on time
The only bus that services this community and still no multiple buses making trips during peak hours. There should be multiple busses running around 5:45am. I shouldn't have to wait until 6am to take a bus to 179th street.
Route: Q2 Hollis Avenue
Stop: HOLLIS AV/201 ST
Comment: Never on time
Runs every 7 minutes my ass
Always crowded
Mta doesn't care because black and brown people live here.
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Comment: Buses Q32 y Q33 bajan desde la Northern Blvd hacia la Rosewelt por la 82 Street y el Q47 baja por la 74 Street. Para que la distribución se los buses sea más equitativa podrian cambiar la ruta del Q32 para que baje por la 76 Street.
Route: Q38 Rego Park - Maspeth
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Comment: Although I am very grateful for the transportation service, it is a shame to comment that the service on route Q38 is very irregular, the buses sometimes take up to 25 minutes to arrive and when they arrive it is strange to notice that 2 buses arrive at the same time, it would be excellent to coordinate routes so that the service is faster and more frequent
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Comment: Changes on Q35 impose hardship on many riders along Newport Ave in Neponsit, Belle Harbor and Rockaway Park.
This is a bus/train commute to Brooklyn and Manhattan. We ride, we pay, we vote!
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Comment: Mandatory transfer between Queens bus routes in Jamaica (with exception to Q44 SBS) needs to be eliminated.
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Comment: East to West Mandatory transfer in Downtown Flushing needs to be eliminated
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Add the Q78 SPRINGFIELD BLVD CROSSTOWN on top of the Q27, extend the Q27 to Merrick Blvd for connection to NICE Bus and Merrick Blvd routes
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Comment: Inadequate frequencies on bus routes in this area of Queens. Buses should arrive every 1 to 5 minutes during the day, every 3 to 8 minutes during Evenings and every 20 minutes during Late Nights.
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Comment: A bus terminal should be built here near Queens Center Mall so that routes from Northwest Queens, Northeast Queens, Central-Eastern Queens, Southeast Queens, Southwest Queens, Brooklyn and The Bronx can terminate here for a seemless transfer.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Needs to extend to GREEN ACRES MALL via Merrick Blvd - to become a purple RUSH route. Q15 should operate as LOCAL to Jamaica, Q50 should be sent to Jamaica as SBS (from co Op City)
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: Let the Bx23 cover Co Op City to LaGuardia Airport (it will skip Downtown Flushing). The Q17 should extend to LaGuardia Airport via this route
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: Let the B57 extend to LaGuardia Airport with the Q70 LaGuardia LINK
Route: Q70 LaGuardia Link
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Comment: Q70 LaGuardia LINK should extend to Hunterspoint Ferry as a faster version of Q32
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: A route should be made to (a) 5 Towns Shopping Center, (b) Laurelton - 238th Street via 120th Avenuie [supplementing Q84 and Baisley Blvd crosstown], (c) GREEN ACRES via Rockaway and Conduit, and (d) GREEN ACRES via Baisley, Bedell, 140th Avenue and Springfield Blvd [Q85 to be rerouted to Rosedale, Francis Lewis Blvd and 148th Drive]
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Comment: Can we have a West-East bus connecting Resorts World Casino to Green Acres?
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: This part of Northern Blvd going east from the middle of the bridge to Main St could use a lengthy bus lane/queue jump to avoid frequent traffic in this segment. Bus bunching is a major issue here when heading to the right Main St turn towards Flushing terminus.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Extend the Q75 route to the Little Neck LIRR Station to provide a better frequency of bus service to the Little Neck LIRR Station for those who really need it at the northern end of Little Neck Parkway north of the Horace Harding Expressway as other Little Neck Parkway riders south of the Horace Harding Expressway utilize the QM5, QM35 & QM8 express buses. Extending the Q75 north along Little Neck Parkway would provide replacement for former QM3 express bus riders from Little Neck Parkway north of the Horace Harding Expressway provding them instead with more frequent access to the LIRR Little Neck Station. Under this plan the Q36 route could be cut back to terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Parkway so that frequncy on the Q36 route could be increased.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: Have the Q36 route cut back on its northern end to terminate at Nassau Blvd./Little Neck Parkway. (See my Q75 comments.). Have the Q36 route also loop in and out of the LIRR Floral Park LIRR Station and operate along Braddock Avenue instead of Springfield Blvd. and the Q1 route could operate along Springfield Blvd. and east to along Jamaica Avenue to some point in Floral Park either 257th Street/Jericho Tpke. or the Floral Park LIRR Station. The Q36 route should also be extended on its western end to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue via Hillside Avenue & Sutphin Blvd. or via Hillside Avenue, Parsons Blvd. Archer Avenue, Sutphin Blvd. Jamaica Avenue, 146th Street etc.. The Q110 route could be cut back to Sprinfield Blvd./Jamaica Avenue. to help pay for the Q1 & Q36 route extensions as riders from the east of Jamaica Avenue/Jericho Tpke.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: It makes more sense for the Q75 to end in Kew Gardens/Union Tpke. than Briarwood. This one change would give us full ADA access and rush hour E service, making the Q75 a near perfect route.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Q17 Bus Stop Jamaica Bound stop was originally at Main Street and Roosevelt Ave but now it's Main Street and 38th Avenue here. It could be the second stop after the redesign.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Your agency should consider converting the BM5 Express bus route into a regular limited stop route between Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue, Starrett City, Brooklyn & Midtown, Manhattan or between Pennsylvania Avenue/Seaview Avenue Starrett City, Brooklyn and Long Island City, terminating at either Queens Plaza/Queensboro Plaza or Court Square. Service should operate (at the beginning) about every twenty minutes between 6:00AM and 11:00PM seven days a week utilizing regular buses instead of the express buses. Former BM5 riders who still desire express bus service into Manhattan could easily transfer to and from the (more frequent) QM15 route at Pitkin Avenue, Forest Park Drive, Metropolitan Avenue or at 63rd Drive(w/b)/Penelope Avenue (s/b). If the route goes into Manhattan then this revised route could be similar to the Q60 or Q32 routes.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: After the Queens CB#13 Transporation meeting tonight complains about the loss of bus stops along Braddock Avenue by the Q1 route I think it would make sense to have the Q1 route changed from a limited stop route to a local route and to restore some local bus stops along Braddock Avenue as suggested by Jim Trent. Since there no local bus service east of Francis Lewis Blvd. along Hillside Avenue possibly the Q1 could make a few more stops along Hillside avenue as well. It would also then make sense to extend the Q1 to the Floral Park LIRR Station to replace Q110 bus service which could then be cut back by making a left turn at 91st Avenue and terminating the Q110 route along 91st Avenue/Jericho Tpke( (north side of Jericho Tpke) about four blocks east of the Cross island Parkway where the bus could layover along 91st Avenue. On westbound trips the Q110 bus could travel along 91st Avenue to 247th Street and then make a left turn at 247th Street traveling south to Jericho Tpke. and then making a right turn at Jericho Tpke. heading west to Downtown, Jamaica. Please also note to also add another easttbound bus stop at Remsen Lane/Jericho Tpke in Floral Park to the extended Q1 route which was missing from the Q110 route proposal. The Q36 proposal would also need to serve the Floral Park LIRR Station (both directions) plus need to operate on Saturdays as also suggested by Jim Trent at the CB #13 Transporation Comittee meeting. The Queens Farm Museum is also open on Sundays as well so probably good to include Sunday Q36 bus service as well. See link: Farm Store - Queens County Farm Museum (queensfarm.org) The Q36 bus frequencies also need to be increased and think that could be possible by short turning some Q36 bus trips at Little Neck Parkway/260th Street/73rd Avenue Glen Oaks.
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Comment: this q45 bus needs to go up queens Blvd and up 108th st, I need to go visit my family sometimeand I am coming from Kew gardens hills
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: In my previous comments regarding the CB #13 transpotation meeting I forgot to mention the reason why I would have the Q1 route serve the Floral Park LIRR station versus the Q110 route is because the Q1 being on Braddock Avenue doesn't pass the Queens Village LIRR Station as the Q110 route does so there may be some Braddock Avenue passengers on the Q1 route that might want access to the LIRR so this would be closer then them walking four blocks to the Bellerose LIRR Station plus some riders closer to the eastern end of Jericho Tpke may find it easier to access two bus routes (Q1 & Q36) to the 179th street Sbway Station versus one bus route to the Parsons Blvd./Hillside Avenue Subway Station. Another option that I haven't mentioned in earlier comments would be to have the Q1 route terminate at the Bellerose LIRR Station via Commonweath Blvd. but not sure if the Villasge of Bellerose in Nassaau County would allow buses on their residential local streets such as Commonwealth Blvd. (Also many years ago I was at a transporation civic meeting in Little Neck regarding coming up with a plan for better bus service along Little Neck Parkway and remember that the civic association representing the Queens side of Commonwealth Blvd. (between Union Tpke. & Jericho Tpke.) was already complaining about "out of service - non-revenue Q46 buses" traveling along Commonwealth Blvd. to and from the Queens Village Depot, so when I made a suggestion about adding a new revenue bus service along Communowealth Blvd. I believe they indicated that they didn't want any bus service traveling along that corridor and preferred concentrating on adding bus service along the Little Neck Parkway corridor.).
Route: Q82 Belmont Park - Jamaica
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Comment: There might be a way to increase bus service on the Q82 route by combining the Q82 route with the Q40 route thus also addressing another transit need regarding the Q40 bus route. As you are aware the Q40 bus route currently and still prposed to terminate at Hillside Avenue/Sutphin Blvd. and doesn't currently or proposed to travel further east to the 168th Street Terminal as most other buses coming from areas in Queens west of Sutphin Blvd. currenly do so transferring between the Q40 bus route and other bus routes at the 168th Street Terminal is now impossibler. Since the Q40 length is only 3 miles and the Q82 length is only 4.7 miles and the distance between the two routes is only about 1.3 miles combining these two route together would be about 9 miles and for simplicity the Q40 extension to the 168th Street Terminal to merge with the Q82 route could utilize Hillside Avenue between Sutphin Blvd. and 168th Street(w/b)/169th Street(e/b). At the 168th Street Jamaica Terminal there could be a bus stop each direction for the new combined Q40/Q82 route (similar to the type of routing that what was previously proposed Queens Bus Redsign Draft for the combining the Q1 with the Q6 routes which wasn't adopted).
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: I'm not sure how much funding is availble but I think limited stop bus service along Queens Blvd. is needed between Kew Gardens and Grand Avenue, Elmhurst is needed and extending some or all of the Q10 buses from Kew Gardens to Grand Avenue/Queens Blvd., Elmhurst would be well utilized by many shoppers traveling through both the Lefferts Blvd. and Queens Blvd. corridors. Depending upon traffic congestion issues along Queens Blvd. would need to be studied, but I think a Q10 route extension to at least 71st Avenue/ Queens Blvd. - Forest Hills is a warranted as traffic is light along that stretch along Queens Blvd. and some Q10 riders would like to connect further west to more shopping areas. I also believe Queens Blvd. doesn't get too congested until approximately the Woodhaven Blvd. and Grand Avenue vicinty, but your agency and/or NYCDOT should do your own analysis if it is feasible to extend the Q10 route to some focal point along Queens Blvd. without there being any reliability issues occuring on the Q10 route.
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: On the surface having one branch of the Q11 route serve both the Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach ends of the route would provide more frequent bus service to both Old howard Beach & Hamilton Beach there are a host of potential issues. 104th Street in Hamilton Beach is narrow at some points and it would be difficult for two buses traveling oppsite directions to pass each other or if there are any other large vehicles such as delivery trucks traveling or stopping along that roadway. It would also be very confusing for riders to determine whether the Q11 is traveling northbound or southbound within the Hamilton Beach area as the bus will be stopping in both directions along those streets and sometimes the bus drivers forget to change the directional sign so a rider could board a bus toward Old Howard Beach thinking it is a bus toward Elmhurst. Also to add 1.8 miles to each Q11 Old Howard Beach trip in both directions to an area that historically has low ridership may not be prudent and I belive that an increase by just creating two full time branches of the Q11 route would be sufficient enough then todays frequencies on both the Old Howard Beach & Hamilton Beach areas which are now shared with the Q21 route and the short turn Q11 Pitkin Avenue Only Branch. I also have some concern with the removal of Q11 bus service from the Centreville area of Ozone Park which has seen many new housing developments sprout up over the past five years and I'm sure some homeowners based their decision on purchasing those homes based upon access to public transit such as the Q11 bus. Although under this Proposed Final Plan plan the Q11 is replacing former Q21 bus service in Lindenwood area,the Lindenwood community also would have the Q41 local route providing them frequent local bus service and if they were to need access to bus routes that travel further north along Cross Bay Blvd./Woodhaven Blvd. (if the Q11 is reverted back to Centreville, Ozone Park) a three legged transfer could be provided for Lindenwood passengers to transfer between the Q41 route and the Q11,Q52/Q53 routes.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: A B55 stop needed at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. (both directions) for transfer to the B20 route.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Instead of having the Q37 route go off its normal path to serve the Resorts World Casino thus delaying riders traveling to an from the subways along its route there is a better way. Ask Resorts World Casino to operate a few Free Shuttle van services. One free shutlle van route could start out within the Resorts World casino area and travel out of the Rockaway Blvd. exit making a right turn at rockaway Boulevard and a left turn at 111th street stopping at the northeast corner of111th Street/Rockaway Blvd. for transfer to and from the Q37 route, Q7 route and the Q51 route. The Free shuttle bus would then travel north along 111th Street two blocks to 109th Avenue and make a left turn and stop at the westbound Q41 bus stop where passengers could transfer to and from the Q41 route. This shuttle van route would then travel west to 109th Street and make a left turn and travel south along 109th Street to Rockaway Boulevard. Ar Rockway Boulevard the Free Shuttle Van service could make a left turn and then get into the left turning lane traveling back into the resorts world Parking lot and then travel directly to the Resorts World Casino entrance. A second Free Shuttle van service could also operate from the Resorts World Casino to the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN station via Aqueduct Road providing a convenient connection to the Q3, B55, Q10 & Q37 bus routes as well as to and from the AIRTRAIN so that airport travelers could have access to the casno as well. A third Free Shuttle van service could also operate from the Pitkin Avenue Walk in Gate located east of Centreville Street along Pitkin Avenue and travel to Cross Bay Boulevard/Pitkin Avenue and terminate along Redding Street/Pitkin Avenue for convenient connection to the Q11, Q52SBS, Q5SBS, QM15 & Q41 routes. All of these free shutlle vans could be operated by the Resorts World Casino with no expense for New York City Transit.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q55 to downtown Jamaica or at the very least to 121st Street and Jamaica Avenue so passengers have the option of the Q56 at Jamaica and 122nd Street bus or alternatively taking the J train from the 121st Street elevated station one stop to Sutphin Blvd.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: PLEASE provide bus service to Hollis Ct Blvd/58th Ave at all times, even if it's less frequent. It is difficult to get to/from 7 train and this area when the Q26 isn't running. Just last week the last bus departing from Flushing at 8:29pm did not come, and I ended up having to take a different bus which was very slow, then walked an additional 15 minutes once I got off. In the freezing cold. It would have been faster and more convenient if the Q26 was still running, even if I had to wait another 20-30 minutes for the next bus.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: Under your plan the Q112 will be replacing the western end of the Q7 route. Over the may years the western end of the Q7 route (west of Cross Bay Blvd.) I believe has not seen much ridership increase since the route runs almost parallel to the "A" subway line two blocks north walking distance of the subway between Sutter Avenue and Liberty Avenue within the 84th Street to Cross Bay Blvd. area & between Pitkin Avenue and Liberty Avenue within the 75th Street and 80th Street area plus absolutely paralel to the "A" subway line west of 75th Street a/k/a Ruby Street within the Grant Avenue and Euclid Avenue area as well. Please conduct a detailed survey of riders on the current Q7 route that are only traveling on the Q7 route between the Euclid Avenue Subway Station and the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station to determine if it is feasible to maintain a bus service along the Sutter Avenue and Pitkin Avenue corridor. From my observation over many years of ridership on the western segment of the route is very light and whenever I pass those bus stops along Pitkin Avenue between Grant Avenue and 84th Street I hardly ever see anyone ever waiting there for a bus. If you already have the data or could obtain the data or conduct a survey to gather the data on the current Q7 route to accurately determine the amount of ridership and it is below the average bus ridership levels then you would need to determine what would be needed to make that segment of the route more viable or to eliminate that segment of the route or revise that segment of the route to serve another nearby corridor. As I had mentioned in previous comments extending the route from the euclid Avenue subway Station to either Linden Blvd and the USPS Brooklyn GMF might bring in more ridership or if the proposed Q112 route is even extended further south of the USPS Brooklyn GMF point to then the Gateway Center Mall would also bring in additional ridership. Also another option is to revise the path of the proposed Q112 to operate along either the North Conduit & South Conduit Avenue, Linden Blvd. & Fountain Avenue to the Gateway Center Mall or via the Belt Parkway to the Gateway Center Mall could bring in more ridership as well on the proposed Q112 route or another availble option would be to cut the Q112 back to the Rockaway Blvd. Subway Station at Liberty Avenue and then instead to have the Q51 route revert back to the Gateway Center Mall under anyone of the suggested routings mentioned above for the Q112 route.
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Comment: Having a Roosevelt Ave bus circulator here would be a boon for this neighborhood - and also serve as a backup in case the 7 train goes down.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: This part of Union St should get some bus lane treatment, at least for buses going towards the Flushing terminus. Right turns from vehicle traffic make this a congested corridor for riders who get stuck here and are just one stop away from getting off.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: NYPD make this part of Union St as their double parking space, adding to the street congestion.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: The right turn from Union St to Roosevelt can get dicey with double parking that happens on this corner.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: This whole stretch of Union St from Northern to Roosevelt needs some kind of bus transit priority treatment and some cooperation from the 109th Precinct to keep this corridor clear.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: This could be your new Flushing bus terminal site.
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Comment: Removing the Q16 off Francis Lewis will ruin bus service in the area. Service is already unreliable, why ruin it more? I propose running the Q61 on Utopia Pkwy, up until 32nd Avenue.
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Comment: Removing the Q44 from Fordham was stupid. This could've given passengers a better option to go from Jamaica to Fordham or Flushing to Fordham instead of the Q50 to the BX12. This would also save a lot of time between Inwood in Manhattan and Flushing by going via the BX12 to the Q44.
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Comment: Q16 對這個領域非常重要。 拆除它會傷害居民。 沒有人使用Utopia Parkway 行程，大多數人使用 Francis Lewis Boulevard 行程。
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Comment: While I do like the Q16 on Utopia Pkwy, I also feel like this would ruin bus service on Francis Lewis, and I would feel extremely bad for the people who live on the Boulevard since they would have severely decreased service.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Right turn from Union St to 37th Ave is typically a congested queue of cars.
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Comment: No Standing Parking by taxis and personal vehicles here is a major cause of congestion in this part of Roosevelt Ave westbound. Also causes buses not to have space to move into their stops.
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Comment: There needs to be traffic or ABLE camera enforcement to keep these bus lanes clear on Main St Busway
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Comment: to my knowledge, the Q40 Bus Route is the shortest bus route in Queens. Many years we've experienced delays and all we've gotten in return in higher fares, fewer chairs and newer buses. What exactly does this proposal possibly changing the bus route going to do for its riders who live in this community ?
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Comment: Add a bus lane here from Van Dam to the bridge and you'll make Q32 and Q60 riders very happy. Might even help streamline the traffic without cars fighting and leapfrogging ahead.
Route: Q16 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: Consider adding the last stop here so folks can be let off earlier, getting to the terminus can be a traffic filled hassle.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Look to straighten out the Q31 route by adding a turn here to continue down 29th Ave. It will avoid the chicane that forces the route on Francis Lewis Blvd and avoid an extra light.
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/UNION TPKE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far.
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Comment: I think the NYC DOT has known this for years/decades but they really should add a rush hour HOV 3+ or bus only lane on the Queensboro Bridge.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/QUEENS COLLEGE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus
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Comment: This area here can get congested very quickly due to a terribly placed Costco entrance here to their parking lot. Buses will get stuck here for many light cycles for blocks due to private vehicle traffic queuing up.
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Comment: You can take a westbound lane and make it into a bus lane only for buses entering QBB (which should have a HOV 3+ lane)
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward Union Tpke or 77th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/77 AV
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 78th Ave (betwwen 77th Rd and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking across Union tpke and getting killed trying to catch the bus.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/75 AV
Comment: Move the bus stop here instead of too close to the intersection and too far from next stop, street crossing or stand is not good in this location.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/76 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/76 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between 75th rd and 76th Ave too many older people and schools
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/QUEENS COLLEGE
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back between Melbourne and Jewel Ave too many older people and schools. exit for QC without climbing hills inside the QC Campus
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Comment: Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at 164st and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC add back QM3 for 3rd Ave.
Q46
Q45
Q48
q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off & loop around the corner back to QBlvd)
QM1
qM3 - add back
QM5
QM6
QM7
QM8
QM31
QM35
QM36
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: Q60 - Make a Queens Blvd express Q60 - only stop at major road ways - shopping areas (union tpke, 71st/jewel ave , yellowstone, LIE, queens mall, vandam- LGA CommCollege (2 Major Buildings) and Loop to LIRR Midtown Tunnel / Hunters Point & LIC Court SQ and then over to the 59th St Bridge.
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Comment: Any and All Buses Going Down Union Tpke . Must Stop at Parsons Blvd and Union Tpke to Queens Blvd/NYC add back QM3 for 3rd Ave.
Q46
Q45
Q48
q75 - make Loop go to Kew Gardens LIRR /Q10 from Queens Blvd (turn left at Hoover Ave - drop off loop around the corner back to QBlvd)
QM1
qM3 - add back
QM5
QM6
QM7
QM8
QM31
QM35
QM36
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 - Continue to QBlvd & 83rd Ave to LIRR / Q10 and back aroind the corner to Mowbray Dr back to Queens Blvd and 83rd Ave to the END. head back to Little Neck.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: Q60 - Make a Queens Blvd express Q60 - only stop at major road ways - shopping areas (union tpke, 71st/jewel ave , yellowstone, LIE, queens mall, vandam- LGA CommCollege (2 Major Buildings) and Loop to LIRR Midtown Tunnel / Hunters Point & LIC Court SQ and then over to the 59th St Bridge.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 71th Ave (betwwen 71th Ave and 78th Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: KISSENA BLVD/72 RD
Comment: Put this Bus stop Back at 71st Ave (betwwen 71st Ave and 73rd Ave), many older people and schools and not walking toward uphill Jewel Ave or back to 73th Ave to catch a bus too far.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: I do not think the new proposed Q36 bus should run along Springfield Blvd to get to Hillside Ave. A lot of people including kids use this bus to get to work and school. This bus is essential to many people between Jamaica and Hillside ave and between 218 st and 212 st. This is the only route to get the 179 st F station for individuals in said area. There is no MTA train station in Queens Village or nearby so the proper running of this bus is essential to people who reside in this area. The new proposed Q82 bus will not be sufficient enough to fill this gap if the Q36 is rerouted this proposed way. This is a very popular bus especially in the morning. Many will be left destitute. Please reconsider as in Queens, the bus system makes a significant impact on our commute to work and home. It needs to be a reliable system that spans every corner we consider New York City and must show no disparity.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: Q19 should be extended through the RFK Triborough Bridge and into the Bronx. Or at least some NW bus service between Bronx and Queens via RFK.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: A 5-block gap between bus stops is unacceptable because many people from the nearby church and senior center rely on the bus stopping here. Add another stop at 117th Street and 15th Avenue
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Not sure why the Q65 is being eliminated - it is a very crowed and well used bus. There are many times that you have to wait for multiple buses to get on or walk to stops before yours.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no information on how MTA plans to handle school arrival and dismissal times. This is important for students and parents who make decisions. Will this be posted somewhere?
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no connection from Bell Blvd to Whitestone or College Point. There used to be the Q31 to connect the routes on Bell Blvd and Whitestone more easily. Now, people would need to go to transfer from the Q13 to the Q61 which is infrequent or the Q12/Q13 to Flushing to transfer which would add extra time.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
Stop: WILLETS PT BLVD/160 ST
Comment: It would be more convenient and easier if the Q76 and the Q61 stop at 160th Street and Willets Point Blvd were at the same stop.
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Comment: This section doesn't have access to a bus line and it is near a school. It would be better if there was a bus line there for kids to travel more easier without walking so far and causing trouble.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/56 AV
Comment: For Q26, will the service along Hollis Court Blvd in Fresh Meadows be 24 hours? The interactive map is showing 3 types of Q26 routes, where B (daytime short turns) and C (overnight short turns) don't run through Hollis Court Blvd. Does that mean service won't be 24 hours, or it will be but just less frequent? Please provide 24 hour service along Hollis Court Blvd, even if it's less frequent.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: The B57 extension to Jackson Heights is a crucial link between Queens and the cultural hubs in Ridgewood and Bushwick. However, because this route will go near many nightlife venues, it should have service overnight.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: The Q66 improvements in CB3 have sped up bus times considerably, making the route an even better travel option for many people. The proposal to bring the route directly to the transit hub at Queensboro Plaza is a good idea, linking the many Q66 riders with a number of subway options.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: It is good to maintain the Q47 between Jackson Heights and Juniper Valley Park. Jackson Heights is starved for parks, and this route serves as a convenient connection to Juniper Valley Park.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
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Comment: I remember reading in the pre planned draft this route would be 24 hours and would take strain off the F line from downtown Brooklyn to Jackson Heights.....as there are many riders that would benefit off overnight service as there is no up and down Maspeth service routes overnight that if introduced the late riding public in the area would take advantage of....this is something that should be worth looking into thank you
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Comment: Please leave the bus stops for the q76 going to jamaica and going to college point alone. I have been taking this bus for 30 years and they don't need to be changed.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
Stop: 169 ST/TERMINAL S
Comment: The Q9 bus is one of the shortest routes in Queens however its the least reliable. The bus run every 30-45 mins apart. Do keep in mind Archer is a train hub and close to schools so there's always people just waiting. When the bus does get to sutphin its full and the driver doesn't stop
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops. Both ways. I have difficulty walking and that removal would be a terrible problem for me and others. Who have relided on those stops for Years...Why are you removing an already established bus route
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the q76 bus stops at Clintonville and cross Island Parkway. There is no way for me to bet to my home if you do.. your adding a new bus line that doesn't even connect to the q76 Please do not remove those stops...
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Why are you removing an established bus route Q76 Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops. People who live there have no way of getting to and from work.. it takes too.long to walk to your new stops and some people like myself can't do it.. please leve that area alone
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: You are discontinuing a whole section of q76 route in whitestone and disabling a whole area with loyal riders...WHY. PLEASE leave Clintonville and cross Island Parkway stops in place..
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Comment: Any closed Bus Stops should be used as 15 min parking or Loading Zones. Use the sidewalk space for bike racks. (please send to NYC DOT for consideration)
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: New schedule is adding 20 minutes to same route that I take. 20th road&150th st in Whitestone to times square for 9 am arrival. This is not an improvement
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
Stop: 154 ST/14 AV
Comment: The Q62 is a bad replacement for the current Q15. It takes too long to get to the train station, adding a lot more time to my commute. If I transfer to the proposed Q15, I will end up having to pay more when I get on the train.
Please keep the Q15 and Q15A routes the way they are currently. Thank you.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Can there be more shifts between 7am and 9am on weekdays than at other times? There are really too many people at College Point. The bus is always full at this time and it is impossible to get on the bus. Thanks
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Can it be 24 hours on Sunday?
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Comment: The communities of the Rockaways need a bus to the North Shore of Long Island particularly where the N25 route serves all of the medical offices and hospitals located there. Possibly New York City Transit could operate a route via former Q113 routing between Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. to Nassau Blvd./Penisula Blvd. at that point the bus would be rerouted and stop at Rockaway Tpke. /Peninsula Blvd. then the bus would travel non-stop via Peninsula Blvd and Merrick Road to Merrick Road/Broadway in Lynbrook to terminate for direct transfer to the N25 route or if New York City Transit has the funding & resoureces to have this same route parallel the N25 traveling limited stop to either the North Shore Hospital or to Great Neck Plaza. Another option is to discuss with NICE Bus for that entity to extend the N25 route to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. via non-stop along Peninsula Blvd. to Rockway Turnpike/Peninsula Blvd. for a stop at then former Q113 routing to Beach 20th Street/Seagirt Blvd. to terminate at. Under this plan the N25 could also terminate at Rockaway Tpke./Peninsula Bl;vd if NYCT also extended the Q22 route to that Rockaway Turnpike/ Peninsula Blvd. as well. All options are on the table!!!
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Comment: I clicked on the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and it said ADA Accesible FALSE. This is not true as this station is ADA Accesible, however the station only provides subway service in the northbound/Manhattan bound direction. (It should be noted that a southbound station could be built at this location but it would have to be located further north of the southbound platform station due to the existence of the Ozone Howard Little League softball field located directly opposite the current Aqueduct Racetrack Station. If you could, please ask your station engineering department to draw up engineering plans for a southbound platform station in which the southern end would be geographically located near 135th Drive and the northern end of this station be located north of Pitkin Avenue with a regular stairweell entrance/exit plus an ADA Elevator entrance/exit located at Pitkin Avenue/Centreville Street. This elevator would connect from the platform level to the ground level plus to a upper third level. At the third upper level would have a new skybridge built which would connect into the exising skybridge between the Resorts World Casino and the northbound/Manhattan Aqueduct Racetrck Station. Resorts World Casino could finance the constrction of this additional station since it would be located within their premises.).
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: I don't think you realize some of the current ridership on the current Q17 route is coming from riders along 188th Street traveling to the 179th Street Subway Station. Under your proposed plan most of those former Q17 riders will now be using the new Q45 route to the Kew Gardens Subway Station rather tha the Q17 route as well as possibly the Q75 route to the Briarwodd Station. A more cost efficient option would be to extend the Q45 bus along the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) to Main Street/ Roosevelt Avenue, Flushing via HHE and Kissena Blvd (Q17 routing) and eliminate the Q17 route thus also providing HHE riders (between Kissena Blvd. and 188th Street) access to the Kew Gardens Subway Station as well rather than 179th Street Subway Station. For the southern area of 188th Street revise the Q75 route to travel south along 188th street to 168th Street/Merrick Blvd./Archer Avenue, Jamaica rather than the Q17 route. Also revise the Q75 route to operate along 73rd Avenue between Springfield Blvd. and 188th street to provide 73rd Avenue riders a connection to the 179th Street Subway Station instead of them having to rely on the Q88 route to the Woodhaven Blvd. (local) subway station. Horace Harding Expressway riders between Springfield Blvd. and 188th Street already have the Q30 route connectiong them to the 169th Street subway Station so they certainly don't need the Q75 route serving them as well under your plan and that's why I'm suggesting moving the route to 73rd Avenue. You could then also revise the path of the Q88 route from 73rd Avenue to remain on the Horace Harding Expressway to Springfield Blvd and also serve Queensborough Community Collge which would help riders transferiing to the Q88 route from routes such as the Q14, Q72, Q29, Q38, the Q98, Q59 (possibly the Q58 if not revised back to Roosevelt Avenue to Flushing) that could utilize the transfer to the Q88 route to access St Francis Prep High School & Queensborough Community Collegeif the Q88 route remained on the HHE rather than 73rd Avenue cutting a three bus trip into a two bus trip for hundreds of high school and college students.
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Comment: Part of the Q88 plan (See other previous Q17 comment) could also be after rerouting over to the Horace Harding Expressway (HHE) to Springfield Blvd. & Queensborough Community Collge just have the Q88 route continue along HHE to Little Neck Parkway/Nassau Blvd. with a possible extension to the Little Neck LIRR Station via Little Neck Parkway. The Q75 route now being relocated to 73rd Avenue (See other previous Q17 comment) should terminate at 230th Street/69th Avenue to provide bus service to the Alley Pond Park/Coverdale community. The Q27 route also should be cut back to Queensbourough Community Collge (QCC) instead of serving Springfield Blvd. south of QCC. Additionaly, the Q77 should also be cut back on its south end to Spingfield Blvd./Merrick Blvd. on its south end as well. With the reduction of Q27, Q77 & Q88 bus service along various segments of Springfield Blvd., NYCT could bring back the Q78 bus route as was proposed from the previous Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan which the Q78 route should be considered as a FARE-FREE FEEDER ROUTE along Spingfield Blvd. and Bell Blvd connecting riders with a wide array of connecting bus routes from Northeastern Queens through Southeastern Queens intersecting with both Springfield Blvd. and Bell Blvd.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Here's an intresting idea. How about extending the Q1 route to the Elmont LIRR Station to terminate at, As the Q1 gets to the end of Braddock Avenue the bus would make a right turn traveling west to 241st Street making a left turn to get on to the Cross Island Parkway (CIP) South. The Q1 bus would then only need to travel to the next CIP Exit 26D and enter the UBS Arena Emerald Parking Lot and proceed to the Elmont LIRR Station to terminate at. Returning westbound Q1 bus service from the Elmont LIRR Station would travel along Green Road to the Cross Island Parkway North entrance again traveling only one exit to the Exit 27 jamaica Avenue/Jericho Tpke. The Q1 would then make a right turn at Jeriho Tpke and travel east to Braddock Avenue/245th Street then making a left turn on to Braddock Avenue continuing on its normal route to Jamaica. Another point is that the Q1 should also be changed from a limited stop route to a local route so that some more stops could be added back alomg Braddock Avenue as well (as Jim Trent was mentioning at the Queens CB #13 virtual Zoom Transpotation Committee meeting on December 19,2023) as many of those Q1 bus stops that are scheduled to be removed are well utilized. Once on Hillside Avenue the Q1 doesn't need to make that many local stops (west of Francis Lewis Blvd.) as the Q76 local route gets added in west of Francis Lewis Blvd. along Hillside Avenue to 168th Street.
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Comment: New route for q103 is magnificent. Love it.
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Comment: Consider a southbound bus lane for buses turning into 37th Ave
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Comment: Consider a northbound bus lane for buses turning out of 39th Ave
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Jewel Av stops in both directions are important.
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Although I like the Q98 routing as it being a bit faster routing than the Q58 routing along Queens Blvd., I believe the Q98 route should be a limited route versus a crosstown route so that the route could serve more passengers from Ridgewood & Maspeth such as along Fresh Pond road & Grand Avenue. The reson why I mention this is because only a ceratain perecentage of current Q58 riders such as from Grand Avenue & Fresh Pond Road actually need access to the Corona Avenue segment of the Q58 route and by having a Crosstown route (non-stop super limited route) bypass Corona Avenue would only benefit a small percentage of Q58 riders versus a larger precentage of Q58 riders if the Q98 route wax also a limited route. Another words to better reduce overcrowding on the Q58 route the Q98 route should also be a limited stop route. If you wish you could make the Q58 a local route adding more stops along areas such as Grand Avenue now served locally by the Q59 route.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Maybe the Q46 route should become a Crosstown(SBS) route and only stop at major transfer points west of Little Neck Parkway but limited or local stops east of Little Neck Parkway. The Q46 crosstown route should then also be extended west along Queens Blvd. to Grand Avenue/ Elmhurst while the Q48 route service would be expanded to/from 260th Street/Glen Oaks to yoperate seven days a week plus overnight hours but the route still terminates at Kkew Gardens.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Please do not remove the stops along cross island and Clintonville
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Removing the cross island stops is ridiculous
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Comment: He proposed changes to the Q12 and the elimination of the QM3 are unacceptable. There is insufficient transportation n this area. Moving the stops makes it unnecessarily difficult for those with limited mobility to ride the bus. How are the residents of the homeless shelter supposed to get around? If public transportation won't be provided to this part of Queens, perhaps the city should relinquish it to Nassau County.
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Comment: the QM3 should remain.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Many seniors live along the Q75 route and would appreciate if it can go to a fully ADA accessible station, which Briarwood is not. Kew Gardens would be an excellent alternative, and also make it a straighter route.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
Stop: FULTON ST/CLERMONT AV
Comment: Please maintain service for the B52 on Greene Ave before service to Gates
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: Extend the Q45 to the Auburndale LIRR Station here in the Auburndale section. This way, people getting off the train can take the Q45 to their homes easily via Fresh Meadows. The Q45 shall go via 188th Street, then merge towards 192nd Street by Hollis Court Blvd towards the Auburndale LIRR Station.
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Comment: Need a bus from Queens Borough to Borough Park in Brooklyn. Train west from Queens to Manhattan then endless train south from Manhattan to Brooklyn is a disservice to the community.
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Comment: Not having an alternative to aburndal/oakland gardens except the 76 from Bayside LIRR station is challenging especially when the 76 is often late or cancelled.
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: 149 AV/HUXLEY ST
Comment: THANK YOU! please let this be true! so many elderly people who rely on MTA and walk all the way to 149th AVE. I know this because I would walk with them when we got off the Q111
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: MAIN ST/39 AV
Comment: As long as 27 still goes to queensborough community college I'm good
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
Stop: 35 AV/86 ST
Comment: Don't get rid of the stop. there needs to be more busses not less stops. The nearest stops are blocks away now
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: This route change cuts upper astoria off from access to the G. Currently the Q69 passes right by the G as it goes up 21st. After the change we'll be forced to either walk 8 blocks through dark streets or pay for a 2nd bus by taking the new route. Either way, a huge swath of Astoria gets worse service. Remove the bottom loop and keep the route going past the Court st stop.
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Comment: I believe that the proposed stop spacing in this area is correct. The stops should be where the major cross streets are (that cross over/under I-495) as well as pedestrian overpasses are. It should also be considered that people can make their way to the nearest north-south street in many cases (for example 164th Street in this case), or to a route further south (on Jewel Avenue in this case).
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza via St. Barnabas Hospital as proposed in the first two renditions of the Queens Bus Redesign (the original draft plan and the New Draft Plan). There is a gap in east-west service between East 180th Street and East Fordham Road which was acknowledged by the Bronx Bus Redesign team. I had recommended the Bx17 be rerouted to cover that gap, but it seems that the MTA felt the Q44 was a better candidate to address this gap. One way or another, this gap needs to be filled: It is unacceptable to pass it to the next borough's redesign, and then just "throw up your hands" so to speak, and just leave the gap unaddressed.
The Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza would not only address this gap in east-west service, but also allow riders from Queens (as well as Bronx neighborhoods served by the Q44) to connect to the busiest reverse-peak commutation station in the United States. The railroad station at Fordham Plaza provides access to many jobs in Connecticut and Westchester.
The Q44 extension would provide a more direct connection from Parkchester and Unionport to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx22, and would provide a more direct connection from West Farms to the Fordham Plaza area compared to the Bx9. (The route would physically be more direct, and would also spend less time on congested Fordham Road). This would also be more useful to students seeking to reach Bronx High School of Science and Lehman College. Although it wouldn't provide them with a one-seat ride, it would provide a quicker overall travel time (as mentioned previously, the proposed Q44 extension would take a quicker and less congested route between Unionport and Fordham Plaza) as well as allow riders to transfer to the Bx22 at a point where the bus is less crowded (the Bx22 is a very busy route east of Fordham Plaza, but west of Fordham Plaza, it generally has more capacity).
It was mentioned that traffic along the route (in the vicinity of the Whitestone Bridge) is an issue that seems to be of concern. My first comment is that this concern needs to be properly analyzed and quantified. It is not enough to say "longer routes are less reliable" and call it a day. The travel time through segments of the route (such as going over the Whitestone Bridge between Lafayette Avenue and 14th Avenue) would have a mean and standard deviation. Using different statistical techniques, it should be possible to estimate the impact on on-time performance that any given segment (whether existing or proposed) has on the route as a whole. That information should be published so that it is known that the concerns of transit advocates are being taken seriously and not merely being brushed off with generalizations.
From that point, it is possible to generate the appropriate dispatching strategies to maximize on-time performance and minimize excess wait time (and optimize other similar metrics). For example, if the Whitestone Bridge is indeed a chokepoint, perhaps certain trips could be short-turned to only operate within The Bronx (e.g. Fordham Plaza to Lafayette Avenue) or within Queens (e.g. 14th Avenue to Jamaica, though with the Q20 supplementing the Q44, perhaps some additional Q20 service might help). The need/demand for this extension is clearly there based on population density, ridership data, and travel patterns, it's just that the dispatching techniques need to be adjusted accordingly.
It should also be considered that a certain amount of the traffic on the Whitestone Bridge would likely be relieved by having the Q44 extended to Fordham Plaza. I'm sure that a non-negligible amount of people are choosing to drive from the Fordham Plaza area (and for that matter, St. Barnabas Hospital and the general Belmont area) to/from Queens due to the lack of a direct bus connection. With those neighborhoods in The Bronx being as dense as they are, even a few percentage points of modal shift may be able to cause a reasonable reduction in traffic. (The general principles of a speed-density curve hold true when performing this traffic analysis. Of course, detailed statistics of hourly traffic flow and estimates of modal shift are required for a thorough analysis)
The final concern is that the Cross-Bronx corridor is one of those circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by redirection of traffic once the Manhattan Central Business District Tolling Program (also known as "congestion pricing") is implemented. Therefore, it is imperative that transit improvements along these corridors (such as a Q44 extension to Fordham Plaza) be considered to alleviate the expected additional traffic along these circumferential corridors.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 needs to terminate at the Fresh Pond Road (M) station on the southern end of the route. Eliot Avenue residents need to maintain their connection to the southern end of the (M) for easier access to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan. While the segment of Fresh Pond Road south of Metropolitan Avenue may be congested, it is not a good practice to avoid a major ridership generator, commercial area and transfer point for the sake of avoiding congestion. The bus lanes along Fresh Pond Road should be properly enforced. The Q14 running into Ridgewood will also help provide an alternative to the Q58 for passengers seeking access to Elmhurst and Corona. If resources need to be shifted from the Q58 to the Q14 to account for the shift in demand, then that is fine, and is simply adapting to the needs of passengers.
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Comment: The Q20A heading northbound bus stop here at Willets Point Blvd and Parsons Blvd should be located on Parsons Blvd. The stop will be called "Parsons Blvd and Willets Point Blvd". Just like the southbound bus stop on the other side of Parsons Blvd. These bus stops can be Q44-SBS Bus Stop in both directions to provide more frequent bus services in Flushing and Whitestone.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST
Comment: Q37 bus proposed route – Northbound and Southbound
The new added stop of ROCKAWAY BLVD/116 ST is not equally spaced between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST. This area is a residential area, with many elderly people and is an excessive walking burden with the elimination of the bus route on 133rd AVE. There should be 2 stops between LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD and ROCKAWAY BLVD/111 ST.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There is no way to get to the Bayside LIRR station from 208 street and 48 Avenue bus stop. Currrent Q31 stops at 208 street and 48 Avenue and goes to tthe Bayside LIRR station. Why is the current route being canceled? This proposed plan is terrible idea since there is no south to north route on Bell Blvd from 48 Avenue. People use the current Q31 route to get to the Bayside LIRR from 48 Avenue.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: This new proposed Q31 route is a joke. If you live south of Northern Blvd and Bell Blvd, you are out of luck since it will no longer run south to 48th Avenue on Bell Blvd. As mentioned in the proposed write up for the new route, it says that there is a connection to the Q27. Has anyone from the MTA went to see where the Q27 stops on 48th Aveneue and Bell Blvd? I can tell you that it is a long walk to get to Bell Blvd and Northern Blvd. Many older folks would not be able to walk that far. The MTA/city is always trying to get people to use mass transit and when they do, then they take the Q31 away away from them.
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Comment: Is only one bus stopping at gateway? The Q8 will no longer stop there? if yes, that makes the shopping center less accessible, unless that's the goal
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: Please make a bus stop here For locals to get to midtown!! please
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/REHABILITATION CENTER
Comment: The elimination of th Q102 makes it impossible for physically challenged to reach Queens Plaza to connect to other Queens bus lines, and E train to Jamaica
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Comment: Don't see any Q33 or Q 47 route....
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 69 AV/CLYDE ST
Comment: This is a very dangerous, highly traveled intersection on Burns St. and 69th Avenue. Bus should move to Yellowstone Blvd off 69th Ave for pedestrian safety and increase of available parking spots in the neighborhood. Continue on Kessel St to better angled interesection to Yellowstone Blvd and use existing bus stops along Yellowstone to serve bus route. Same for return on Loubet back to 71st. This still passes the public schools and improves the quality and safety of the more residentially scaled 69th Ave.
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Comment: For the Q76, you expect people who work from Bronx to Queens and within Queens to go through at least 3 buses to go home, especially with the raised prices
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/35 AV
Comment: Too many buses on residential street, please remove 1 bus line
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The Q41 local route need not serve Lindenwood and Howard Beach as the Q11 local route will be serving this area and the Q41 local route should be revised to travel along North Conduit Avenue (w/b) South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Erskine Street and Gateway Drive to and from the Gateway Center Mall. Added Q41bus stops would be at 79th Street/Linden Blvd., Eldert Lane/Linden Blvd., Fountain Avenue/between Linden Blvd & Loring Avenue, Fountain Avenue/Flatlands Avenue (both directions), Fountain Avenue/Vandalia Avenue (both directions) , along Vandalia Avenue/Erskine Street (both directions) Erskine Street/ (near Bank of America) Ersline Street /Gateway Place(e/b) & Gateway Drive/Erkine Street (w/b) and terminating at Gateway Center Terminal/Gateway Drive. Please note in the westbound direction the Q41 after stopping at Eldert Lane/Linden Blvd. would then travel over into the left/center lanes of Linden Blvd. to be able to make a left turn at Fountain Avenue/Linden Blvd. A special three-legged transfer shoul be provided between the Q11 and Q41 routes at any of the local stops along Cross Bay Blvd. where both bus routes stop at. so that Lindenwoof & Howard Berach riders still have one fare acess to South Ozone Park & Downtown, Jamaica. If funding still availble the Q51 route should also be extended further west into Brooklyn via North Conduit Avenue (w/b) & South Conduit Avenue (e/b) and Linden Boulevard but instead terminate along East 98th Street at Church Avenue/Brookdale Hospital via Rockaway Parkway(w/b), Church Avenue (w/b) and East 98th Street.(w/b). Returing back eastbound via Hegeman Avenue (e/b) to Amboy Street (e/b) or Thomas S. Boyland Street (e/b) or Rockaway Avenue (e/b) back to Linden Blvd.(e/b).
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
Stop: 154 ST/14 AV
Comment: I understand that you must serve the needs of the greater community. When the Q14 was consolidated with the Q15 to create 15A/B that was a loss and downgrade for my personal commute. Losing the Q15 into Beechhurst to be replaced with Q62 that runs into College Point is a further downgrade. This is not ideal for my needs.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
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Comment: Why can't the eastbound QM6 go on the LIE? It takes so long to get down Queens Boulevard that I'm always home later than posted.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/172 ST
Comment: Leave the cross island stop and Clintonville stops alone no reason to add another bus that does the same job waste of money and inconvenience
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Comment: This is a bad idea You are removing direct access to the whitestone shopping center and a lot of people especially the elderly and disabled depend on that direct route
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: Thank you so much! for mostly keeping the original route so that Maspeth residents would not be isolated. The reduced amount of stops are reasonable in my opinion. Thank you again!!!
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Comment: Where is QM3? We need this route
Route: Q83 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: Will MTA ENHANCE the timing of the busses?
From experience, I have ran a full black only to have the bus stop at the first stop in Farmers Blvd.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Woodhaven Blvd. could use another local bus route and I think that extending the Q64 route from Forest Hills to Lindenwood & Howard Beacg via Yellowstone Blvd. and Woodhaven Blvd could be the solution rather than create more branches of the Q11 route thus inceasing the frequency of bus service by having two or more Q11 branches. The Q11 could be rerouted to serve Centreville Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach/Hamilton Beach while the Q64 could handle Lindenwood & Rockwood Park, Howard Beach. The Q64 route would have an advantage of connexcting local Woodhaven Blvd riders to the 71st Avenue - Forest Hills Express subway station plus also to the Forest Hills LIRR Station as well. Additionaly, the Q64 would connect Woodhaven Blvd riders to Queens College and some other routes toward Flushing and other areas of Queens. On the eastern end of the Q64 route should also be extended to at least 188th Street in Fresh Meadows via either 73rd Avenue or the Horace Harding Expressway. The potential of the Q64 route becoming a major crosstown local bus route by these two route extensions cannot be ignored, as a previous Queens Bus Redesign Plan had the Q64 route merged with the Q10 route, but this here is a much better alternative also providing local bus service to Yellowstone Blvd riders to the 71st Avenue -Forest hills Subway Station as well.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: E 60 ST/2 AV
Comment: Please make this a select bus stop with the M15 bus. It is only a local M15 stop at present. Both the Q32 and the Q60 buses stop here plus the tramway and the Q101
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: Support b52 reroute
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 169 ST/ROCKAWAY POINT BLVD
Comment: question- when Coming over the bridge to rockaway, is the bus going to keep the same stop at the end of the bridge? Because that will be a dangerous place for people to wait for the bus.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH CHANNEL DR/108 ST
Comment: This should not be the last stop. The route needs to extend further East so that the kids who attend scholars & beach channel HS and live to the west have a bus to get home. Right now they take the q22 which stops by the school.
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Comment: Good afternoon, the Q19 bus always runs late and there are few buses that go to Astoria as much as flushing, my son cannot take the bus on time and when it passes it is full because there are few units of this bus, please better this route
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: 69 ST/MAURICE AV
Comment: The B57 should stop here with the Q47
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Comment: Why does the B62 end up in the middle of nowehere in Astoria...? And what's the point of sending it up 21st street? you're only adding traffic to an already busy street.
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Comment: How is there not a single bus line going from LIC to Midtown? The 7 Train is an absolute mess! There should be a bus connecting Hunters Point to Manhattan, Especially during rush hour when it's impossible to get on the 7 and since it constantly stops in the tunnels, causing 30–minute delays. We need a bus line from Hunters point to Manhattan!
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: What happened to B32?????
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
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Comment: The Q45 might be another good route to extend further west from Kew Gardens first to 71st Avenue - Forest Hills then south along Yellowstone Blvd. to Woodhaven Blvd. The Q45 route could also travel south along Woodhaven Blvd. to serve one of the southern points in Howard Beach aiding the Q11 route which elected officials are demanding two or more branches of the Q11 route another north/south route would be better than additional branches of the Q11 route. Also the current terminal of the Q45, Q46 & Q48 routes is not that great due to the wide U-turn the buses need to make. from the service road of Queens Blvd. to begin their eastbound trips so every effort should be made. to revise and/or extend these three routes. As I mentioned in an earlier comment the Q46 (LIJ route) should be a (Blue) SBS/XT route and extend out to Elmhurst, Queens via Queens Blvd.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: How are people supposed to get from the Astoria park area to the subway with this restructured q69.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: If you're going to get rid of Q30 service on the weekends, then at least bring the the Q75's New Draft Plan routing back to Jamaica LIRR on the southern end via Hillside and 188th. The Q75 going via Union Tpke to Briarwood is not an adequate replacement for the Q30 at all as it wouldn't serve Jamaica. Utopia Pkwy is also getting screwed HARD on the weekends as there would no longer be bus service south of Horace Harding Expwy after 7-8 pm (that's when the Q31 hours end), whereas currently the Q30 runs until 11pm-midnight. So please keep weekend service on the Q30 or extend the Q75 back to Jamaica via 188th and Hillside, or both! Thank you!
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Q65 should maintain routing past Flushing to College Point. Many people still travel past Flushing from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica (and vice versa). Will be even more of a pain now late at nights as you're now forcing a transfer at Flushing between the Q26 and Q65 when currently there's a safer one seat ride.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: You should add a soutbound stop at 162nd St and Sanford Av instead of 43rd Av because people transferring from the Q13 coming from the east would have to either back track to Murray St or walk a long avenue block down 162nd St from Sanford to 43rd Ave just to get the Q65 headed south.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Extend the Q64 to the Fresh Meadows Mall 188th St via 73rd Avenue. The last two draft plans closed a major gap on 73rd Av between Main St and 188th St. Sad to see that gap remain, at the very least the Q64 should close the gap on 73rd Av between 164th and 188th Sts. Thanks!
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: The current Q17 does alot of meandering just to get from Flushing to Jamaica as it also serves Fresh Meadows to the east in between. The route's purposes should be split up as was proposed in the previous Draft Plan, whereas the Q17 serves the portion from Flushing to Fresh Meadows, while the Q75 handles 188th from Fresh Meadows to Jamaica. The Q25, Q44, and Q65 already travel directly north/south between Flushing and Jamaica.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: The Q7 should've kept it's proposed streamlining routing via Rockaway Blvd on the eastern end as well. Currently, to get to Five Towns from the west, you need to take the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q114. Same headed to the Green Acres, need the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q85/Q87.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Glad that there's finally streamlining on Utopia while maintaining service to Bayside Highschool. However, there's a minor gap between 29th Av and 32nd Av, meaning Q16 riders from Utopia north of 26th Av now have to walk a long avenue block or two to transfer to the Q31 to continue south along Utopia and vice versa. Also, the Q31 still misses the Bell Blvd village between Northern Blvd and 35th Ave. Because of this, the Q31 should be split into two services to maintain these connections: one from Jamaica to Bayside via the current Q31 routing serving Bell Blvd and Bayside Highschool; and another from Jamaica streamlined via Utopia Pkwy to College Point as proposed in the New Draft Plan, closing the gap on Utopia and replacing Q76 service on the Cross Island service Rd. Thank you!
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/SCHOOL
Comment: The Q104 should keep the same stops on roosevelt island as the existing q102. With this plan there are far less stops and residents will have to walk further to the stops, especially from the buildings with the most people.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/MAIN ST
Comment: Please give the Q63/Q66 its own stop and seperate it from the Q19 stop. Currently, the Q19 and Q66 share a stop and the lines already long. Crowding causes pushing/shoving and verbal altercations as it is. Now with 3 buses it will be too much. There is space on this section of the block to be able to do this.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: The Bay Terrace bound QM2 should not have to go down northern blvd where certain times of the day this could be a extremely long way to go. It should take
1. When going Eastbound on 59th st.
Make a right on 2nd avenue ,
A left on 58th st
Another left on the Upper level of the Queensboro bridge Continue to Van Dam st.
A right on Van Dam st and continue to Bay Terrance via the the LIE.
or
2. When going Eastbound on 59th st
Make a right on 2nd Avenue.
Continue till Midtown town
and lastly continue via LIE to Bay Terrance.
May QM2 drivers do this already when heading back to queen and ultimately make for a faster trip. Rather then sitting at a bunch of lights on northern blvd. If your are going to continue putting the bus via northern blvd, more stops should be be added.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Bus stop should remain here for many of the students that attend this school.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: E 59 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: There are many riders throughout the day on weekdays and weekend between E 57-59th/Madison-Lex. Many riders riders are eldery or people who wants avoid using any stairs Queens Blvd/Roosevelt Avenue because these stations do not have elevators. Q32 buses have helped to serve people with wheelchairs, walkers and strollers, too. On top of that, there are many medical facilities in this area and the busses are useful to many. None of these stops should be removed, instead, adding more busses will be much more efficient.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/59 AV
Comment: Please extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: Please extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Please combine the Q37 and Q64 into one bus route.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: Please extend Q48 service from weekdays to 24/7. During overnight hours and weekends, the Q48 should be extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Please eliminate the QM11. Instead, the QM1, QM7, and QM31 should make QM18 stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/MAIN ST
Comment: During off-peak hours and weekends, the QM5 should make all QM18 stops in Manhattan and west of Union Tpke/Main St in Queens.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: With talk of spitting the Q11 route into two or more branches it might make more sense to have the Q53SBS route travel into Lindenwood, Howard Beach so that they'll be no need to have the Q11 local route provide that service and maybe even the Q41 service to that area could be eliminated as well. This would also restore direct bus service to the Rockaways from Lindenwood as years gone by with the prior Q21 route. The Q11 route could also then concentrate on Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach & Hamiton Beach creating a greater frequency of bus service to those areas. Also the Q41 could be rerouted to the Gateway Center Mall via North Conduit Avenue((w/b)/Southy Conduit Avenue(e/b), Linden Blvd, Fountain Avenue & Seaview Avenue/Gateway Drive. The Q51 route could also be extended into Brooklyn as well to either Brookdale Hospital via via North Conduit Avenue((w/b)/Southy Conduit & Linden Blvd. to East 98th Street or to Starrett City via BM35 proposed routing from Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue. If the MTA gets funding from New York State Fix The MTA Program they should use the funding to make all SBS buses fare-free over the next few yars starting out with The Bronx, Queens & Brooklynf irst, so that all of the MetroCard Fare Machines & Kiosks could be removed throughout the City in anticipation of the full phase out of the MetroCard. This would also ensure that SBS routes could be revised as part of the queens & Brooklyn Bus Redsign Projects as still the BX6SBS route hasn't been revised asof the findings of the Bronx Bus Network Redsign Plan.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
Stop: STEINWAY ST/21 AV
Comment: This stop - 20th road and Steinway should be kept instead of the one on 21st avenue. There is not room for a covered bench at the 21st avenue location. This stop is more used by the community than the one of 21st avenue.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: hi, Can the MTA please keep an interactive map on the main website. It is very difficult to read the bus map - I've always wanted one where you can click on a line and it is hightlighted.
This would help make users be able to navigate the network.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: There should be a pickup and drop needed here. There's customers that pick up the bus at the old location and I live at the end of Hookcreek Blvd.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Add a stop on the Q52SBS & Q53SBS buses at 160th Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. (s/w & s/e corners). Have at least the Q53 route travel through Lindenwood which is at similar fequencies of the Q11 route and also provides increased bus service toward the north as the current q21 route does. This would also provide a one seat ride to Rockaway Park for Lindenwood passegers as the previous Q21 used to provide many years ago. Discontinue Q11 service in Lindenwood and also Q41 service in Lindenwood & Rockwood Park, Howard Beach. The Q11 could serve Centreville, Ozone Park & Old Howard Beach and/or Hamilton Beach as it does today. The Q41 should be rerouted to Gateway Center Mall via North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue(e/b), Linden Blvd, Fountain Avenue & Gateway Drive. The Q51 route should also be extended into Brooklyn to either Brookdale Hospital via North Conduit Avenue(w/b)/South Conduit Avenue (e/b), Linden Blvd. & East 98th Street or to Starrett City via BM35 routing from Pitkin Avenue/Cross Bay Blvd. Ozone Park.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: On Queens Blvd, the QM5 should make QM18 stops between Woodhaven Blvd and Union Tpke during off-peak hours and weekends.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
Stop: STEINWAY ST/20 AV
Comment: This is a very good change.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: I like this change which gives upper Ditmars access to the subway.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Need a bus stop on 256 street and Union. Poplar stop. School and Library at stop.
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Comment: Yes please extend service to HPS!!!
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Comment: A Manhattan bus should be accessible from hunter points south thru the midtown tunnel for the neighborhood.
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Comment: Thank you for having buses come to HPS-especially near 51st street! There are no buses here!
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
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Comment: X63 there's only one pick up and drop of on Hookcreek Blvd once you cross over Sunrise Hwy.....A stop should be placed on Hookcreek near 147th Dr /Hookcreek. The bus is rerouted to Hookcreek so place a stop there. Your taken away three stops from Francis Lewis Blvd and just adding one bus stop on Hookcreek Blvd BTW Sunrise and 148th
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Comment: Bad idea, please everything as it is
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Comment: Removing the Q10 that goes down 130th street means I will have to pay double fare from where I live to to get to the leffferds Blvd train station. That means Q7, then transfer to the Q10 and then pay again to get to the A train. The Q7 runs every 40 mins at night. With the current set up, at least I had an option to take the Q7 from Rockaway Blvd if it is close by or get the Q10 from leffferds Blvd. I am not fond of walking home 2 miles from the train everyday, even at night.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: LEFFERTS BLVD/ROCKAWAY BLVD
Comment: changing this route will massively complicate an already overcrowded bus system for both the q9 and q7. In the morning when school is in session more often then not I have to take the q10 to the A train. school kids overcrowd the q7 and don't even pay to take the bus. I pay and i have to wait sometimes 20 minutes for a q10 to show up or a q7 that has enough space for me to even get in the bus to stand. I take the bus from rockaway boulevard and 128st.
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Comment: So the idea of all of this seems to make people transfer more often from bus to bus which in turn will generate more profit for the MTA, or so they hope.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: Keep Bushwick Gates please
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
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Comment: This map is troubling as I don't see any express buses from Glen Oaks to downtown Manhattan.
Route: QM40 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Every 36 min is once in an hour. How is this helpful? About a third of the time the busses don't even show. This is leaving us stranded. Please go back to every half hr like before.
Route: QM40 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Again, every 36 min is too infrequent. The QM11 is every 18 min. about qa third of the time the busses don't show and we are stranded.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: There's been some talk about the westbound Q24 bus not passing Jamaica Hospital in the westbound direction plus the inconvenient transfer connection to the "J" Subway Line at 123rd Street Jamaica Avenue plus a difficult turnaround for the Q55 bus at that point. It might make the most sense to extend the Q55 bus to the Jamica Van Wyck Subway station entrance located along the Van Wyck Expressway/89th Avenue (via Jamaica Avenue) to terminate at. providing a convenient transfer to the "E" Subway Line. Also traveling back westbound the w/b Q55 could take Atlantic Avenue west to Lefferts Blvd. , then make a right turn at Lefferts blvd. , traveling north to Jamaica Avenue/Myrtle Avenue making a left turn back on its normal route to Ridgewood Terminal. This would also provide an easy transfer from the westbound Q55 bus to the westbound Q24 bus as well at one of the westbound Q24 bus stops along Atlantic Avenue.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Don't remove this stop! Please
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: There needs to more stops for the Q27 between Parsons Blvd/45 Av and 46 Av 163 St. Currently, there are a few stops within this range and taking these stop away would create a major inconvience for people traveling from Main St. SInce Main St is the main point of transfer for everyone in the area, it is important to have as many stops as possible and refrain from removing stops.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 changes are unacceptable. The line for Q65 is currently extremely long during rush hours. In addition, the bus doesn't come as frequently as needed so many people in the area where I am leaving the comment are forced to wait 30+ min after 9PM. The Q65 should have stops remain on 45th ave rather than moving the stops to Sanford.
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Comment: I suggest that there should be a bus route that has stops on 147th st that connects this area to northern blvd.
Route: B7 Midwood - Ridgewood
Stop: COOPER AV/61 ST
Comment: The residents of Liberty Park will be losing B13 bus service along Cooper Avenue between Cypress Hills and 62nd Street which currently provides access to multiple subway lines (Fresh Pond M, Myrtle/Wyckoff L. Nearby we will also lose local bus access provided by the B20 running along Fresh Pond. The proposed replacement by the B7 is wholly insufficient to serve the neighborhood, and furthermore the proposed route will take the B7 along Cooper Avenue and Cypress Avenue, which has some of the worst congestion in the entire area due to northbound cars on Cooper turning right on Cypress to gain access to the Jackie Robinson. During rush hours, vehicles are routinely backed up further south well past Wyckoff. This proposed route will be a disaster for bus service, especially on a line which looks to be extremely long. Please reinstate the B13 service for the residents in this area!!
Route: B7 Midwood - Ridgewood
Stop: COOPER AV/CYPRESS AV
Comment: The intersection of Cypress and Cooper has some of the worst congestion in the entire area. Cars are routinely backed up on Cooper well past Wyckoff during rush hours, frequently down to Knickerbocker Avenue. On Cypress heading eastbound towards the Jackie Robinson, cars routinely back up past Decatur Avenue. Moving the B13 and the newly proposed B7 service along this corridor will be a disaster for rush hour commutes and create an extremely unreliable and unusable route for customers and residents.
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Comment: this leaves an entire area without any public transportation unbelievable!
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Comment: Why is there not a stop here?
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Horace Harding Expy/254 St should be kept as at least a drop off stop. I have seen a decent amount of people get off at this stop.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Horace Harding Expwy/244 St stop should be kept instead of the Horace Harding Expwy/246 Crescent stop. I think the 244 St is a more valuable stop compared to the 246 Cr because of the surrounding land use. I have also seen the 244 St stop used a lot more often.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: If possible, I think the proposed q75 could be extended to the Little Neck LIRR station for all-week and more frequent bus service to the LIRR station, in addition to the proposed q36
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: Closure of stop 8 St/Astoria Blvd. Can appreciate the termination of this stop, but it is at the top of the only hill in Western Queens. The increased distance to the remaining stops and the grade of the hill will pose a challenge (more so during icy winter weather) for the elderly and mobility impaired living in the high rise apartments near that stop.
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Comment: The Beach 38th street stop is being removed which is used by seniors & families attending church or traveling from one church (St. Gertrude) to the other (St. Mary Star of the Sea). Was this taken into consideration when deciding to remove this stop. There is a stop on Beach 40th which is located in front of private homes, was this stop considered for removal instead?
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Comment: PLEASE construct a bus waiting shelter at Queens Blvd and 39th Place in Sunnyside {Q32 and Q60 bus stop}!!!
Route: QM17 Rockaways East - Midtown
Stop: ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD/BEACH 67 ST
Comment: Please consider moving both QM17 stops back to Beach Channel Dr. and 67th St. As you can see on the map, most people reside on the bay side of the peninsula, which is closer to the original stops. Most people who take this bus also walk to the bus stops. Moving them to Rockaway Beach Blvd will add several minutes to their journeys (using Google maps, it can be over 15 minutes). As I am sure you are aware, Rockaway gets incliment weather (windy, cold, rainy, and icy) in the winter, and this creates dangerous conditions for walking -- particularly if walking in the early-morning or late-evening darkness. Keeping the stops at Beach Channel Dr. will help ease the journey for these commuters. Further, Beach Channel Dr. is also incredibly easy to access for those who live closer to the ocean/the location of the proposed stops (such as myself).
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD/SUNRISE HWY
Comment: I am very excited and thankful the MTA is adding new lines instead of having 3 of the same bus number and people getting confused. However, being also LIRR taker it would've made more convenient to have a Rosedale bound bus stop by the tracks/bridge. Crossing that parkway to get to the bus stop (243ST/ CONDUIT AVE) is at times dangerous because people just don't care about safety and run like they're in fast n' furious.
Route: B52 Gates Avenue
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Comment: I am disabled and I live on Greene Avenue and rely on the B52 which currently stops right in front of my apartment building. This redesign will mean that I will need to walk extra blocks with severe pain. There is also a building of retirement residents on my block who will be disserviced by this redesign. Why doesn't the MTA care about disabled and elderly people? I work on NJ so I cannot take access a ride to work.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: putting the q37 to turn in 135th av gives so many more people access to the bus!! taking it out removes access to so many. Those who live around 149th av will have no bus within a few blocks to walk to!!!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: KEW GARDENS RD/80 RD
Comment: Extending the Q10 through jewel avenue makes sense, there is a lack of access to north queens by residents in south queens. This connects the borough along the north south line. This bus is the most popular in the area
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Less of the q37 busses that go into the casino for gods sake, barely anyone gets off, and it adds 10 minutes to the route each way. Casino's are only good for sucking money out the community, and ruining families thru gambling addictions, which can easily lead to drug addictoons
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
Stop: 53 AV/48 ST
Comment: Move this Q68 stop to far side due to conflicts with thru vehicles along 53 Av at intersection with 48 St
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: VERNON BLVD/35 AV
Comment: This route elimiates access to Queens Plaza. None of the prosposed subway stations are disabled accessible stations
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Comment: Why drop half of the B20 stop and so much of the Q58 stops? The Q58 is used by a lot of elderly people and most of the stops are not near buses or trains that go the same way.
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Comment: route disregards the need of physically
challenged riders with no access to subway stations that are accessible,
Queens Plaza is a hub for more routes and more useful that proposed routes
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: There really should be a stop here to keep parallel with the q28, plus while a bit more personal people work there coming from Jamaica.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Please make this route active on the weekends the original plan was great for this if anything just make it align with the q83 on the north end for the E.J,Z, and F transfer options. A lot of people have to trek it to Liberty for an q83 that is usually overcrowded or worse trek it to the F train at 179th St even a 30 minute frequency would be fine just please dont have this bus route be weekday exclusive.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Overnight and weekend Q110 service should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/109 ST
Comment: Along with the Q37, the Q7 and Q51 should also serve Resorts World Casino whenever it's open.
Route: QM6 North Shore Towers - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/187 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM5 and QM6 during off-peak hours and weekends, there should be a QM1c express bus running between Little Neck Pkwy/Horace Harding Expy in Queens and Lower Manhattan during off-peak hours and weekends. Buses should also serve Midtown Manhattan via 5 Avenue and Broadway (westbound), and 6 Avenue (eastbound)
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Please keep the E42nd st/Park Ave stop. It is a MAJOR location /stop for riders. Close to Lexington, Park and 3rd Ave. My employer is on 3rd Ave and 45thSt and I appreciate the short walk to work.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/HOOVER AV
Comment: The QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65, and QM68 should also make Queens Blvd stops at 71 Av, 75 Av, and Main St.
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Comment: I cannot tell what is happening to the 25.
can you explain how this bus goes from 511 CP Blvd to express bus on linden and Whitestone expressway?
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Comment: What there is no heat in the buse
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Comment: Why there is no heat in the buses any we are in cold season
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Comment: I am a QM 2 and QM 32 rider we need more frequent service from 6 AM through 9:00 am evening rush hour from 4:30-7:30 pm on both lines.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
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Comment: there are numerous buses departing from Jackson heights with routes to LGA. Rerouting the Q33 directly to LaGuardia and not servicing 23rd Avenue completely disregards an ALREADY disconnected avenue and patrons.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
Stop: CROCHERON AV/168 ST
Comment: This stop is not in an ideal location. The existing 168 st stop is in a narrow patch of grass that dips down between the sidewalk and curb. Causing accessibility issues when boarding the bus. The sidewalk also gets very narrow at this block, meaning it is a bad place for crowds to gather when waiting for the next bus. Instead, the 169 st stop should be kept and this 168 st stop should be removed. As the 169 st stop does not have a patch of grass between the sidewalk and curb, making it suitable to serve all types of passengers in the area. In addition to being able to accommodate the increased passenger traffic from the nearby removed stops.
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Comment: These changes are ridiculous. I have taken this bus at various times of the day on different days. One of the shortest bus routes with a smoothe ride 99% of the time and you are removing stops for faster service?!? This route is fine! Worry about the Q104 or Q18 where the bus arrivals are too far apart (Q104) or are constantly piggy backing then no bus show up for 40 minutes (Q18). Leave the Q64 bus route alone!
Route: QM24 Glendale - Midtown
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Comment: We need express buses to run all day due to congestion pricing. We need the QM24, QM34 and QM25 to have a schedule like the QM15 or the BM5.
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Comment: I do not see the Q101 going into Manhattan. Why? That Astoria route has existing for decades, possibly a century. I live right off Steinway and that is THE most convenient way for me to get to the eastside of Manhattan. Why are you changing it? Why would you screw all the native Austrians who have depended on this line? What bus are we supossed to take now without being inconvenienced? Someone told me you are catering to "transient" hipsters who want to go drinking in greenpoint hotspots, meanwhile you disrespect native Astorians who have taken the Q101 to 2nd Avenue their entire life, including myself and I am almost 65. PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE ROUTE OF THE BUSES SERVING ASTORIA ESPECIALLY THE Q101, Q18, & Q104. THANK YOU.
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Comment: The proposed changes will negatively impact the elderly in the community
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Comment: The proposed changes to removed the 23rd street accesss will negatively impact the community (elderly, college students, worshippers of the lord).
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 23 AV/87 ST
Comment: For commuters to Vaughn college from Manhattan, The Bronx, and New Jersey, like myself, this adds at least 15 extra minutes to our commute vs the current Q33 route. My own commute is roughly 2 hours in the morning and this would make life much harder for myself and other like me that use public transport as opposed to the enviornmental waste that is car traffic.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
Stop: E 57 ST/LEXINGTON AV
Comment: The current proposed QM20 schedule shows half hourly service to Bay Terrace doesn't begin till 1530. This may be insufficient as the rush really starts around 1500 these days and half hourly return service should start at 1500 and should be the minimum service level until 2000.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Need two branches for the Q31: one as proposed in the previous draft streamlined via Utopia Pkwy all the way to the Cross Island; and another via the current routing on Bell Blvd. This newly proposed Q31 may be straighter but misses many connections including the Q16 for riders heading north on Utopia, the Bell Blvd strip near the LIRR station, and it now creates a gap on Bell between Northern and 48th Av, meaning riders coming from QCC and Springfield Blvd on the Q27 from the south would now have to backtrack as far west as Francis Lewis just to get to the Q76, then transfer again to the Q13 just to get to Bayside. So please keep both the current Q31 routing via Bell Blvd, as well as a new streamlined branch via Utopia Pkwy.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Please keep the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital. This would give people a very fast and reliable one seat ride to the hospital from Jamaica. Currently, riders have to take the Q46 then transfer to another bus line just to reach Jamaica.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Streamline the Q31 further up to Cross Island as proposed in the New Draft Plan! The new proposal just misses the connection to the Q16 at 29th Ave. Also, you need to maintain one seat ride service from Jamaica to Bell Blvd by the railroad and village, which is also missed in this new proposal. Maybe have the Q30 cover that portion on Bell Blvd after serving QCC if the Q31 is gonna be new Utopia Pkwy crosstown.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Send the Q65 back to College Point! This maintains a one seat ride from 164th St to College Point Blvd, especially overnight. The Q65 is one of the busiest bus lines in Queens. Splitting the route in half while giving the heavier (College Point) half of the route to the Q26 is not a good tradeoff at all, as the proposed Q26 will still have less frequent service compared to the Q65. If anything, the Q65 should get even more frequent service because it's currently unreliable and the buses are always packed in College Point and along 164th Street.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Keep the Q65 running from College Point to Jamaica LIRR! The Q26 will be less frequent than the current Q65 in College Point and we miss out on the current one seat ride from 164th in Jamaica.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: If the Q31 is going to be streamlined via Utopia, then the Q30 should be extended to Bayside via Bell Blvd after QCC because there still needs to be a direct route from Jamaica to the Bell Blvd strip by the LIRR. Also, please add back weekend service on the Q30! Riders on Utopia Pkwy currently have weekend service til' 11 pm, but if that is cut, then we'll only have the Q31, which ends at 7 pm on weekends.
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Comment: I like now having our Queens Vill/Bellerose Q1 bus just run on one street instead of two in the neighborhood. Would like the Billings/90th Av stop back though if possible
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Comment: My kids use the Q88 bus from Queens Village to schools along the highway and am thrilled the route was left intact. Thank you!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: With the Q30 eliminated along Utopia Pkwy on weekends, this plan did not increase Q31 service. So this means we'll have less service than existing when wait times are already long along Utopia.
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Comment: Queens College CUNY is not well served by buses, in spite of having 18,000 students and 2,000+ staff. Many use the Q64 from the E/F train at 71/Continental Ave, but still must walk far from the stop at Jewel/150th Street to campus and the Melbourne Ave entrance. How about connecting 71/Continental Ave DIRECTLY to campus, instead of three blocks away?
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Comment: We are a several people whi take the qm12 at 71st and Metropolitan and you are taking away all the stops at that end?!! where is the sense in all this?!! My tax dollars pay your salary in inconvenience us!!! This is bullshit!!!! And you are going to start at Juno and yellowstone just to pick up one person who gets on there?!!!
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/67 AV
Comment: Service To/From LGA ... How? Where is my one seat ride? I don't even seen a convenient connection with ample service anymore...
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: Is it possible to have the q36 run on weekends too? This would make the line more efficient and usable for underserved regions in east queens. I do like the new bus times, but i feel like more could be done.
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Comment: Website Future planner not working
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: I feel like it necessary to have the stop on 231st then on 230st due to the people barely used that stop compared to the 231st stop
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/67 RD
Comment: I am commenting on the changes to the Q23 bus route. Please, please, please don't eliminate the 68th Avenue bus stop in Forest Hills going towards Rego Park. 108th Street in Forest Hills is lined with apartment buildings filled with many seniors who have mobility problems like myself. The proposed bus route plan calls for stops at 69th road which is at the bottom of a hill and then the next stop is at 67th Ave also at the bottom of the hill. Each stop requires a walk up a hill to get to buildings in between. To eliminate the 68 th Avenue bus stop would put hardship to seniors who depend on public transportation to live independently. You would only lose less than one minute ( seconds really) to keep this stop. I hope I have given a perspective on a senior's experience.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: Merge the Q30 route with the Q9 route provding South Queens access to St. Johns Universirty, the Fresh Meadows Shopping Center, St Francis Prep HS and Queensborough Community College (QCC). The Q30 route would be more marketable than the current Q9 route due to all of the additional connections to all of the schools and shopping center mentioned above. Add Saturday & Sunday service to the new Q30 route but cut back the Q30 route on its eastern end at 188th Street/Horace Harding Expwy. (Fresh Meadows Shopping Center) on Saturdays & Sundays as QCC may be closed on weekends.. Extend the new Q30 across 135th Avenue between 130th Street and Lefferts Blvd. , then south along Lefferts Blvd to the AIRTRAIN Station (looping in and out) then along Aqueduct Road to both the Aqueduct North Conduit Avenue Station, the Aqueduct Racetrack Station and then Resorts World Casino. These two stations would provide a new "A" train connection for South Ozone Park customers from the 135th Avenue area as the Aqueduct Racetrack Station is ADA Accesible but only a Manhattan bound platform and the Aqueduct - North Conduit Station (from the northern end) is currently only Rockaway bound platform. (Please make Aquedutct - North Conduit Avenue Station ADA accesible ASAP. (See My Feedback 03263377 Case # 5008z000005R5GMA.) . Also to address many concerns regarding the loss of the Q10 route on rockaway Blvd. you could revise the Q37 route taking it off of 135th Avenue but having the Q37 route serve Rockaway Blvd. between 111th Street and 130th Street provding full replacement for the former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. Branch to JFK Airport. Also as part of this plan provide a three legged transfer between the Q30 route (former Q9 route) and the Q10 route, the Q30 route and the Q37 route, and the Q10 route and the Q37 route.
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Comment: I am against the new stop of the Q27 not being at Springfield and Francis Lewis Blvd.
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Comment: I noticed your arrival times are off most of the time when I use transit app. Usually 20 minutes off or the bus is late. I ride the Q104, Q103, Q69
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Astoria Hts / East Elmhurst is basically ignored here:
(N)(W) - 15m
(E)(F)(G)(M)(R)(7) - 45m
That is pretty ridculous, with an easy change: the [Q69] could be capped at every 10m during the day regardless of the day (as long as they stop having 3 buses in a row every 30m like it is now), and then make a route that copies the [Q69] (or even the old [Q101] or new [Q105]), but with many less stops.
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Comment: Also less important but a [Q32] extension to here (82nd st?) would be great
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: MAIN ST/MANTON ST
Comment: I go to Queensborough and would use this route everyday. It would make my life much easier with one bus.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: I like that the Q30 avoids Jamaica avenue, which is always congested.
Route: Q60 Queens Boulevard
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Comment: I think it's good you removed the stop in front of the Key Food, as there are too many stops on this route as it stands.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I am opposed to removing this stop of the Q46/48. I agree that there should be more spacing between stops, but here it is different. First, no one is getting off at this stop because it only second. People can get on here without walking across the highway. And there is minimal distruption to the bus because there is no traffic light for the next half mile until the Grand Central Parkway service road.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I think having no stops between 164th street and Utopia is a large walk. I don't think one stop in between would be that bad. For instance, it could be on 170th street, which is close to being in between.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I also think no stops between Utopia and 188th street is a large difference. Currently there are too many stops but too few is not good either. If you spilt the distance you can have one stop on Kent street, where there currently is a stop.
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Comment: q41 bus segment should not be discounted because there are lot of public schools on rockway ie MS 137 and John Adams live in ozone park around liberty ave and atlantic..also it serves residental elderly population and telling this popuation to use nearby stops when they ready have mobility issue is not opitimal...i hope you guys reconsider and i see lot of people using the stop on 101 ave and 127th street and q8..lot of students..i hope someone comes to see..i think no one is considering the students. i think the segment on 127ths shoould be maintained. TY
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: To add to my other comment, the benefit of putting one stop on Kent street between 164th and Utopia is that this corner is St. John's, where some students will be taking the bus.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The stop north of this stop seems too close to the stop near the park. It may be better to keep this stop and remove the one on 69th avenue.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
Stop: UTOPIA PKWY/33 AV
Comment: I think this stop should be eliminated. We have one stop a block south on 35th avenue and one about a block north on Francis Lewis.
Route: Q13 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: I think the stops are well spaced on this route.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: 216 ST/50 AV
Comment: I don't think we need this stop, considering there is a stop on Bell and one more a block south in front of the church. Plus, this is kind of a neighborhood where many people use cars. Communting on the 27 from Flushing takes a lot of time, so skipping one stop could make this easier.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: I think the stops are well spaced here.
Route: Q105 31st Street
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Comment: Add at least one stop between Astoria Blvd and Ditmars Blvd. The spacing is too wide.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop: MAIN ST/SCHOOL
Comment: I fail to see how this route is any kind of improvement over the Q102 route for Roosevelt Island residents, especially as the Q104 doesn't go to Queens Plaza. Please do not take away the Q102 bus route.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thanks for listening and restoring the route! But why are the Q88 stops removed when the express buses will still make them such as 213/218 St? And it'd be nice if you could run more buses on the Q88 route.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I am excited for the new Q104 route!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Send Q14 south along Foreat Avenue to St. Feliz Ave/60th Lane to replace Q39 service there. The Q39 as well as the Q67 routes both need to go to the Ridgwood Terminal to transfer with more Brooklyn routes and "L" Subway Line so that there would be increased inter-borough connections between Brooklyn and Maspeth/Long Island City areas.
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: I think the 114 is already too long for people coming from far rockaway to Jamaica. People need a bus that will take them from seagirt back to guy brewer & archer avenue.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 74 ST/32 AV
Comment: Why two stops on the same block, get rid of the 32nd ave stop and keep th 31av stop
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Put a stop here and have the q47 go south on 75th street from 25th avenue, many of the riders live west from here, moving it over west from 73rd makes the walking time longer
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The reroute via Sanford Ave and 162nd is great, but need College Point service maintained as well!! Much through riding on the Q65 between College Point and South Flushing/Jamaica. Forcing a transfer at Flushing to the Q26 is no good. The Q65 is a very busy bus route
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Need the Q55 extension to Downtown Jamaica, it stops just short of there, missing numerous bus and rail connections! Giving the Q55 a minor extension to 121st doesn't do much of anything as we'd still have to then transfer to the J or Q56 to then transfer again to another route in Jamaica.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 to LIJ Hospital, quick seat ride to Jamaica!
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Should be a FULL Utopia Pkwy crosstown from Jamaica to Whitestone and College Point as proposed before. This new Q31 misses the transfer to the Q16 at 29th Av, and the connection to the Bell Blvd village. Send another route from Jamaica to Bell Blvd near Bayside LIRR to keep that one-seat connection alive.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: There is still a gap on 73rd Ave in this area by 164th and Utopia. Add back tthe Q73, or extend the Q64 to Fresh Meadows Mall via 73rd Ave to close that gap!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Q55 to Jamaica would provide a one seat ride between there and Ridgewood. Very hard getting from Ridgewood to Jamaica as it requires backtracking on the M to Myrtle/Broadway to the J or taking the Q58 to the Q54. Tthe proposed transfer to the J at 121st Street still adds a transfer just to get to Jamaica which is right next to Richmond Hill.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: QM68 stop should be added at 163rd and 164th Streets! 164th St is a major north-south street and the Q65 runs along said street. Adding a stop here would give people a direct transfer to the Q65 without having to backtrack from 165th and 166th Streets.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The Q6, Q8, Q9, and Q41 need to serve the 162nd Street stop in both directions because this is a very busy stop. Many senior citizens, ladies with strollers, and shoppers board here as there are numerous stores at this intersection.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: 34th Avenue stop should be kept in both directions!!! Many apartment buildings with senior citizens are nearby this intersection as well as the 34th Avenue Open Street and CitiBike station. There is also a very busy playground and a grocery store here.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The Q23 should be streamlined via 108th St all the way up to Ditmars Blvd! It was bad enough backtracking to the Q23 at 102nd/103rd Street just to get back onto 108th St, but now I still gotta backtrack to the Q14 running up 102nd AND now transfer to the Q23 at Corona Plaza. The Q50 running up 108th north of Roosevelt doesn't help much either because it won't stop at 108th and Roosevelt and even if it did, the Q23 would only connect with it in the southbound direction. So please just extend the Q23 further north up 108th St!
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 is a great new 102nd/103rd-99th St crosstown, so the Q23 should be extended further north up 108th St as previously proposed to serve 108th St in it's entirety. It's much needed and avoids transferring at Roosevelt to continue the trip on either end.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The Q23 should be extended further north up 108th St as previously proposed to serve 108th St in it's entirety. It's much needed and avoids transferring at Roosevelt to continue the trip on either end.
Route: Q66 Northern Boulevard West
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Comment: Extend the Q66 further west to Hunters Point waterfront to serve the entire Northern Blvd - Jackson Av corridor. Instead of having both of the two proposed waterfront bus routes (Q101 and Q103) serve Astoria, let one of them (Q66) head to the waterfont to provide a one seat ride to/from Flushing, expanding connections!
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Add back weekend service on the Q30! The Q75 doesn't serve Jamaica (which it should as proposed in the New Draft Plan), meaning Little Neck riders would lose service to Jamaica on the weekends. Also, Utopia Pkwy riders (south of the Horace Harding) lose out on weekend service after 7 pm, which is a huge service cut! Currently on weekends, we have both the Q30 and Q31 frequencies combined until 7 pm (when the Q31 ends), then afterwards still have Q30 service until 11 pm.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Shift the southbound 162nd St/43rd Ave stop to 162nd St/Sanford Av, or just add the latter. This is because the transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65 would mean walking a long avenue block down 162nd St from Sanford Ave to 43rd Ave, which means we risk missing the bus.
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Comment: Add back the Q78 Springfield Blvd crosstown! With the Q31 being streamlined via Utopia Pkwy, this creates a gap on Bell Blvd between 48th Ave and Northern Blvd meaning that riders coming from the south on the Q27 now lose a transfer to Bayside and now have to backtrack or walk 10 minutes up Bell to the Q13 at Northern.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Very wide gap between bus stops! 150th St stop should be kept as the blocks are very long in either direction to Parsons or Sutphin Blvds.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: I'm a Roosevelt Island resident. Do not want to lose the Q-102. So many of us depend on it to connect with trains at Queensboro Plaza. It won't be easy to get here for the many people that work on the Island.
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
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Comment: After this stop it gets really bad. I live in Roosevelt Island and the transfer to the G train was crucial to me when I worked for the DEP in Greenpoint.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 130th Street/Linden Blvd. to serve the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 123rd Street- Hawtree Creek Road/Linden Blvd. to serve the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 114th Street/Linden Blvd. to serve OLPH church and school within the South Ozone Park community.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: You might want to put anoter Q51 limited stop at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd. to serve the Resorts World Casino.
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: Can we have a bus servicing this part of Francis Lewis for Rosedale?
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Comment: it not convenient to run in on McGuinness and 21st Street
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The southbound Q37 should make a right turn at 109th Avenue. a left turn at 109th Street, and then another left turn at Rockaway Blvd stopping at 109th Stret/Rockaway Blvd. for Q37 riders to access the Resorts World Casino. In the northbound direction the Q37 should also travel east along Rockaway Blvd. to 108th Street also stopping at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd to access the Resorts World Casino as well. At 108th Street the northbound Q37 would make a right turn traveling to 109th Avenue making another right turn traveling then to 111th Street and making a left turn there. There's no need to have certain Q37 buses loop into and out of the Resorts World Casino which slows down the Q37 bus for many South Ozone Park passengers heading to and from various subway lines. Resorts World Casino should opeerte a Shuttle Van Service from the main entrance Rockaway Blvd. area by placing a Shuttle Van (bus) stop near the curb on the west side after the van could make a U-Turn by the Rockaway Blvd. entrance area left turning lane (instead of making a left turn on to Rockaway Blvd.). At this curb area near the Rockaway Blvd entrance of the Resorts World Casino passengers from the Q7, Q37 & Q51 routes as well as other pedestrians could board a Free Shuttle Van service (operated by resorts World Casino) which could take these passengers into the Resorts World Casino as well as exiting the casino later in the day. All three bus routes Q7, Q37 and Q51 should all stop at 109th Street/Rockaway Blvd (both directions) for easy access to and from the Resorts World Casino as well as the possible Resorts World Shuttle Van. Additionaly. the w/b Q41 bus stop at 108th Street/109th Avenue should remain as is plus a new e/b Q41 bus stop be added at 108th Street/109th Avenue or 109th Street/109th Avenue for Q41 passengers to walk one block south to Rockaway Blvd. to access the Resorts World Casino as well.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Please have a few buses contine the East Side route up 3rd
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/165 ST
Comment: Keep the bus stop at 175th St and Hillside Ave
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: The Q1 extension to Sutphin is great! This supplements the Q43 on Hillside west of 169th. The only thing is that it should stop at Archer and Sutphin with the Q43. This is because the subway and railroad station is right here and people could take whichever route comes first instead of having to walk two blocks to Jamaica Ave and risk missing either route. Thanks.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should still run to Jamaica as previously proposed! This maintains Little Neck and Oakland Gardens to Jamaica service on the weekend. There are also alot more bus, subway, and railroad connections in the rapidly growing Jamaica area compared to Briarwood. It should continue south on 188th St, Utopia Pkwy, or 164th St to reach Jamaica. 164th St preferably since Queens Hospital is there, providing new connections there and supplementing the Q65 on the heaviest section of 164th between the hospital and Hillside.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The Q31 streamlining is great, finally closing the gap on Utopia Pkwy which is long overdue, but it needs to serve Bell Blvd by 35th Ave and the LIRR, or have another Jamaica to Bayside route replace it and have the Q31 kepp going straight up Utopia to Whitestone or College Point like before with the added frequency and service span. The current and proposed frequency and span is mediocre to say the least, especially if it's going to be the only route on Utopia south of HHE on the weekends.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 needs more help on 164th St, whether it be added frequency or adding a second route because this is a very busy corridor. A streamlined thru route should be added on 164th, 162nd and 160th Sts, giving riders new connections on the 164th St corridor from Jamaica to Whitestone, Bay Terrace or Bayside. This also closes a major north-south gap in the area near 160th St in East Flushing/Murray Hill. Both the Q65 and this new route should at be local south of Union Tpke, where ridership is heaviest during rush hours.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: 84th Drive should be kept as this stop is well used and the nurses and visitors from the rehab center across the street use this stop 24/7.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: 162nd St stop needs to be kept in BOTH directions!! Many seniors and shoppers with bags and strollers board the bus at this stop headed west.
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Comment: we need more express buses between queens and brooklyn
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
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Comment: Please keep the Q32 Roosevelt Ave and 56th St stop
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: If the goal is to get the community to stop using cars and rely more on MTA, this is not it. The removal of stops along 108th street (especially one as critical as 66th ave) is detrimental to the community of full time workers & aging seniors who will be competing for bus access with elementary, junior high school and high school children from the 4 public schools within the area along with the 1 charter school and 1 Yeshiva. The additional stops along 108th street allowed for better flow of bus pick ups.
For example: If there are numerous amounts of teens at the 65th bus stop and 2 q23 busses were present it would allow the 2nd bus to continue on to 66th road to pick up students and passengers there while the other bus that was at 65 could continue on to further stops.
MTA has also failed to take into account the senior citizens and disabled community memebers who live on Grand Central Parkway and who has to walk uphill just to get to 108th. Forcing them to walk an additional 2 or 3 blocks can be the difference between them making a bus and them missing a bus / or having the doors closed on them before boarding due to overcrowding, forcing them to wait sometims up to 2 hours. As a result they are at risk of missing various appointments that are scheduled for their well being. I would hope MTA is not trying to push people out of the community with these redesigns as a form of enviornmental hostitlity against the disabled and aging.
This MTA bus design shows exactly how out of touch some of the MTA and NYC Dept City Planning employees are. They dont live in the community, they dont frequent the community and most of the time they are transplants who saw something done in Brooklyn or Manhattan and believes what's good for the goose is good for the gander when it is not. I along with many other community members encourage MTA and DCP to reconsider this re-design and actually include community members in this decision. Not a random Joe or Jane who moved to Brooklyn or Manhattan from Appalacia or the MidWest who think they are being revolutionary, then end up messing up others lives, while they decide to move back to their small town out west in another year or 2 telling stories about how they "improved NYCs Bus system", when they not only did not improve it but made it harder for everyone else.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: My comment is about inclusion in announcement and sign languages. Many people in these areas are non-English speakers. When they take new designed bus, they do not know how to operate with the sign. (e.g., touching yellow tape to open door-some passengers miss their stops; not standing close to the rear door-it caused repeated announcement just because passengers don't understand the announcement)
Can MTA add different language signs for touch the yellow tape to open door, and add different language announcements for please away from the open door? Bay Area bus system can be a good reference for this case.
Thanks.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going south!
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/MYRTLE AV
Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going north!
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going south!
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Comment: Preserve this bus stop for easier access to buses on Woodhaven Blvd. going north!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Bad location for the last bus stop. Lefferts Blvd. has many cars that turn right to access Jamaica Avenue. Keep the bus the way it is right now which alleviates traffic!
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: This bus stop in front of the hospital is heavily used.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: Why doesn't this connect with the LIRR? It seems uneccessarily far away. Ample room on archer ave if car parking is removed.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Why can't the Q110 connect with Jamaica LIRR? Seems like an unusual to stop at Parsons.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: The 43 stops should be more evenly spaced out. Sometimes 2 blocks apart, other times 5 or more.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Why does the 43 no longer connect to the hospital? That was an excellent proposal earlier.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: 15 min service is awful during rush hour. Lots of people rely on getting to F train, which is much faster for a commute overall than going all the way to the E train.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: Previous iterations of the Q50 had it going to all three terminals including A as I recall. Secondly, it was taking the highway from Downtown Flushing to LGA. It would make moe sense to revert to this pattern.
The change to a local bus overlaps the 7 train so those stops to travel between Flushing/Corona will be underused or redunant. There are already several bus routes serving local connections between Corona and FLushing.
It makes more sense to make the Q14 to be modified also go to LGA to serve Corona directly to the airport and Q50 should serve as a quick shuttle between Flushing and LGA.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Q14 should go to LGA terminals to serve Corona/Maspeth/Elmhurst directly to LGA. Q50 should take alternative highway route to service directly between Flushing/East Queens and LGA.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Add Q65 back to College Point. Loss of connection from 164th St and Jamaica to College Point Blvd!
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Should add QM68 stop at 163rd/164th Streets. 164th is a major cross street and has the Q65.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Great straightening out the Q31 on Utopia Pkwy, closing major gap! Just add connection to the Q16 by 26th Ave or straigten even further north running with it to Whitestone! Also add another Jamaica to Bayside route to maintain service to Bell Blvd railroad station area.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Extend the Q43 back to LIJ Hospital!! Gives a connection from Jamaica to the hospital and the nearby Lake Success Shopping Center.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: I can't believe you ELIMINATED the possibility of adding service on 73rd Ave in this area, a HUGE east-west transit gap?!?! The Q73 would've helped many people in Fresh Meadows and Hillcrest area near 73rd Ave instead of having to go all the way to Union Tpke or Horace Harding Expwy (both very long walks from 73rd Ave) to get the nearest east-west service! PLEASE ADD Q73 BACK or extend Q64 to Fresh Meadows VIA 73rd AVE!!!!
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
Stop: HOMELAWN ST/HIGHLAND AV
Comment: Thank you for keeping Q30 and Q31 stops at Highland Avenue. This stop is very crucial as it is not only used my many residents nearby, but atop a very steep hill. Many seniors also use this stop as well.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: 160 ST/TUSKEGEE AIRMEN WAY
Comment: Okay, taking out the Guy R Brewer Blvd/Archer Ave stop isn't a good idea. I know from experience many people get off there to transfer to other buses, mainly the Q30 and Q31. At least add a stop on the Q30/31 at Archer and 160th to accomodate for those riders.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Reroute on Sanford Ave is great! Coming on the Q65 from Jamaica, this now allows me to transfer to the Q12, Q13, and Q28 (heading towards Bayside) at 162nd St without having to backtrack to Flushing or walk two very long avenue blocks down 162nd from 45th Ave. Please just add a southbound stop at 162nd and Sanford for an easier commute on the way back! Thanks :) !!
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Seeing how the Q30 is proposed to be cut on weekends, the Q75 should also go to Jamaica to maintain Little Neck to Jamaica service seven days a week. Most riders are also headed towards Jamaica, than just Fresh Meadows and there also a lot more connections to the subway, bus, and railroad in Jamaica compared to Briarwood.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Add back the Q78 Springfield/Bell Blvd Crosstown! The Q77 extension is not an adequate replacement because you need to then transfer to the Q27 and then a third bus thereafter. Also, riders on the Q27 south of QCC now lose the connection to North Bayside and Bay Terrace with the Q31 no longer being on Bell north of 48th Ave, creating a gap. This means riders would now have to either WALK 6 blocks from 48th to Northern to transfer to the Q13 or backtrack as far west as Francis Lewis Blvd to transfer to the Q76 to head further north. The Q78 would close the gap on Bell between 48th and Northern and be a true north-south crosstown in Eastern Queens, reducing transfers.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Nice streamlining via Sanford and 162, but still need service from 164th St to College Point Blvd. Very busy bus route with much through riding at Flushing.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Why take away the 80th St and 57th Ave bus stop for the Q47? It would be more efficient to take away the 54th Ave bus stop (since the 79th St stop is right there, or even just replace the 79th St stop with the Grand Ave stop that was removed) and the 58th Ave bus stop (since the Elliot Ave stop is right there)
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Leave the 76 alone you are going to cause alot of problems for people who have depended on the stop along the cross island for years!
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Extend Q7 along Forest Pkwy, especially since the gap between bus lines crossing Forest Park has widened with the B13 shifting to Vermont Pl. Also, Glendale has no public transit connection to the south
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: I've read through the plan and express serious concern over your proposals for the Q46. The project states service is increased along Union Tpke overall, but that's only west of 188th St. East of 188th St, you're actually cutting service, so we'll be waiting even longer for the bus in Eastern Queens! This is outrageous in the advent of congestion taxation. I ask kindly that you re-evaluate.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: I'm a long-time Queens Village resident using all the buses in the area. Thank you for bringing back service to Braddock Ave on the Q1 route, and my neighbors are similarly happy with the Springfield Blvd service, although on the Q36...which is weekdays only. Is it possible to provide weekend service too on the Q36?
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Thank you for bringing back the Q88 bus to Queens Village. It is greatly appreciated to connect to schools by LIE and shopping at Queens Center & Rego Park.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: NASSAU BLVD/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: I completely disagree with sending the Q75 to Briarwood. I currently use the existing Q36 and Q30 to get to Archer Avenue and Sutphin Blvd. To get to Archer Ave and Sutphin Blvd I would have to take 3 buses now... The existing Q30 should stay.
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: Overall the QM20 looks great! I like that there is more service into manhattan during the afternoon rush hour. The only thing I don't like is that it still goes on Northern Blvd on the way back - I'm not sure why it's like that but it adds a lot of stops with the red lights.
Route: QM2 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: QM2 looks great! Thank you for keeping the weekend service! That was something I did NOT like about the 2019 plan. I don't mind it being every hour becuase I can plan around that.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Combine the Q64 with the previous Q73 proposal to close gap on 73rd Av between 164th and 188th St!
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Please keep the Q65 going via College Point Blvd. Many people ride past
Flushing to get to Jamaica on this line everday, taking it all the way to either 164th St or the railroad station, where are a lot more lines compared to just the Port Washington branch at Flushing. Replacing the Q65 with the Q26 up here will not only force a transfer at Flushing, but make commutes much longer.
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Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Find a way to keep both a full length Utopia Pkwycrosstown route AND a Bell Blvd to Jamaica route so that this new route closing the gap on Utopia north of 46th Ave can be maintained and people using the Q31 from Jamaica to Bell Blvd still have their connection.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point, too many people headed from here to Jamaica on this route. The Q26 will make all these people transfer at Main St which is no good!!
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: The Q65 goes all the way to Jamaica LIRR. Cutting it from College Point would force others to walk to the Q25, which gets congested running down narrow 127th St and makes a bunch of turns. The Q25 also gets congested on Kissena Blvd between Flushing and Queens College. The Q65 runs right down College Point Blvd and 164th St, which is much wider and less congested making it faster to get to Jamaica and it also serves Queens Hospital. There are also many LIRR lines in Jamaica compared to just the Port Washington line in Flushing. Please keep the Q65 here and NOT the Q26!
Thank you for your time
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Comment: Please add 73rd Ave route back, Union Tpke is TOO FAR of walk for the nearest east-west bus, being a few long avenue blocks away taking at least 10-15 minutes to walk.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 should go to the Lefferts-JFK Airtain instead of the Q37. Riders needing Kew Gardens, Ozone, and Richmond Hill already have the Q10 to JFK, no need sending both that and the Q37 routes (serving the same areas) to the Airtrain, plus the proposed Q37 would be doing alot of meandering and backtracking via Resorts and S Ozone.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Bring the Q55 back to Downtown Jamaica, very hard commute from Ridgewood to Jamaica. This would give a one seat ride while providing multiple connections to other buses, subway, and rail lines.
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Comment: Wow!! 73rd Avenue crosstown gap is left open, this is no good. This would've been great, making it easier to get across the avenue without backtracking to Union Tpk or the HHE
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: I am a professor of QCC, Myself and Many QCC students take the bus from kissena beech bus stop. We understand the traffic in kissena. And were requesting if it is a possibility to do the Q27 bus route through Kissena-Sanford-Bowne street, and then turn left on 45th(as Q65 does) and turn right on Parson's. It will help us with a shorter walk to avail the Q27 bus. Please consider our request. Thank you.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Q55 extension to Jamaica-170th St please add back. It ends just short of the bustling Downtown area, missing Jamaica Hospital, numerous bus and train connections as well as shopping.
Route: Q8 101st Avenue
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Comment: Need 162nd stop both ways. Make no sense to only keep the stop in one direction when there are many people (elders and shoppers) that board here going west. Same with the Q6 and Q41
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Comment: Please move the westbound Oueens Plaza stop closed to the subway entrance for the E and R trains -- danger from speeding bikes and other cyclers and runners. Thank you
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: We need the Q65 in College Point too! This is a critical north-south route that provides service from Jamaica, Queens Hospital, and 164th St to College Point. Many riders don't just get off at Flushing as they need LIRR service near Jamaica, offering more lines as well as more bus lines to other areas throughout the borough. Also provides service to the Airtrain to JFK at Sutphin for northeast riders.
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Comment: MAJOR north-south gap in this area of Flushing/Whitestone. A second route added to the 164th St corridor (coming from Jamaica) could've tremendously help close this gap by streamlining said route further up 162nd and 160th Sts, connecting to the east-west routes like the Q28, Q16, new Q61, and Q62 that are further up while the
Q65 remains as the 164th St route that maintains the connection to Downtown Flushing and Jamaica LIRR. This would also help supplement the Q65 on 164th St which needs extra service. Thanks
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: "Customers liked the new interborough routes and other proposals that would expand the reach of the Queens Bus Network into harder-to-reach areas (e.g., B57, B62, Q51, Q78)." If the proposed Q78 was liked, especially being that was an eastern Queens crosstown going into harder-to-reach areas, they why get rid of it?? The Q78 would've given riders coming all the way from Springfield Gardens a one-seat ride to QCC and Bayside, and close the gap now created on Bell between 48th Av and Northern. The Q77 extension doesn't help because we'd still need to transfer to the Q27 then another bus to Bayside.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 should be extended to 188 St via 73rd Av after 164th St because there is a bit of a east-west gap there. I know the Q73 was originally planned to run the full length of 73rd Av but many complained about it as it would've taken away service from both the Q23 and Q88 while also serving a larger portion of the gap west of 188th St to Main St where it is quiet and residential. But if the Q64 ran on 73rd Ave from 164th to 188th, it would only serve a small portion of 73rd Av in Fresh Meadows, while maintaining Q88 service east of 188th St. 164th St to Main St doesn't need the service as the Q64 on Jewel Av is nearby. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 164 ST/HIGHLAND AV
Comment: Appreciate you for keeping the 164th St/Highland Ave stops on the Q65! These stops are very crucial as they are on top of a steep hill with many apartment buildings nearby including two at this intersection with seniors living within them. Thanks again.
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Comment: A second north-south route should be added to 164th St running up to Whitestone via 162nd St because the Q31 isn't proposed to run the full length of Utopia anymore, and 162nd St is more centralized in this massive gap. The Q65 is still a vital link between College Point, Flushing and Jamaica via 164th St so that should remain as is. However, this new route would also add more service on 164th St where it is indeed needed.
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Comment: Please reinstate 73rd Ave bus service between Fresh Meadows and Electchester to close gap.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: With the Q65 being the bus route with the most ridership in all of MTA Bus Company, it should maintain the full route from College Point 110 St to Jamaica LIRR. From College Point to Flushing,164th St, Queens Hospital, and Jamaica LIRR, this bus is always crowded with plenty folk headed from the start of the line to the near end of it. The only change that remain is the reroute to Sanford Av and 162nd St as this reduces the number of turns that the bus makes in East Flushing running down narrow 45th Ave and Bowne St. This also gives people on the Q65 coming from the south a new connection to the Q13 at 162nd without having to go further west to Main St station to transfer there heading back east. Thank you!
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Comment: We need the Q100. So many people in this area would be stranded. The N train is a 12-15 minute walk and the Q69 is about 10 minutes. Please keep the Q100
Route: QM20 Bay Terrace - Midtown
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Comment: If you're going to to stick to the 57th Street reroute, you might as well introduce a final pickup stop at E59th Street and 3rd Ave (at the same stop as the Q32, so people transferring from the subway can have a better chance at making the connection.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: This route should not be shortened. The Q22 needs to continue to existing stop of beach169 we deserve to go to the beach at Jacob Riss Beach without having to exchange to another bus. We on the east end don't have a beach its for the piping plovers! We should be able to get to any beach without having to be inconvenieced. It is bad enough we don't have access to our own beach in the 40's, now we are being kept out of Jacob Riis Park and Jacob Riis Beach!
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Q52 should be extended to 74th street and Roosevelt going Northbound in order for people to have a choice and be able to get medical care at Elmhurst and to get to 7 train. It also should be extended to Far Rocakway Mott Avenue at least to Beach 44 street by the Nature Preserve.
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Comment: Getting rid of the q100 is a horrible mistake. Many living in the ditmars area rely on it to get around. it is the only way to get to QBP when the subway is (often) down that doesnt take 45 minutes like the q69.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: Why not extend the 52 to woodside like the 53 feels like far rockaway gets the short end of the stick here even though we have more people
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: I love this proposal to make a direct line from the Linden 225 and 231 to Jamaica station. This is progress. That trip can right now with the regular bus can take anywhere from 45 to an hour depending on bus traffic. This would save so much time
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: JEWEL AV/PARSONS BLVD
Comment: Q64 Bus service is terrible and has been terrible for years. This bus I am currently on (Bus 9000) is very late and terribly overcrowded. Now the bus driver has to skip stops because of overcrowding. This bus absolutely does not come every 4-9 minutes as scheduled. More like every 20-30 minutes. The MTA Bus App is useless and gives misinformation about arrival times. When is the MTA going to improve service on the Q64 bus? Never has, never will. I've complained to the MTA, the Queens Borough President's office, my local city council member. Nothing ever changes.
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Can someone please explain how we are supposed to get anywhere? According to this chart, we will be forced to take the express bus? Who can afford that?
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: WHOEVER CAME UP WITH THIS NEW DESIGN SHOULD BE FIRED BECAUSE THEY OBVIOUSLY DONT HAVE ENOUGH REAL WORK TO
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Comment: Q39 - Removing the stop at 60th Lane and 75th Avenue is a great impediment for elderly or those with health issues. Having to walk one extra long block can be quite a difficulty for those individuals, myself included. I cannot see what a great improvement removing this stop would be. I find it ridiculous improving some people's transit routes by disabling other's transit routes. I am hoping this change is reconsidered. In addition, they are also totally removing the B13 bus from this area. It just seems to me the MTA requires increases in fares while the availability of buses decreases and the safety on these modes of transport deteriorates.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: How about making people pay and doing something about the people who use their speaker phones instead of making problems for the ones who pay
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: FLUSHING AV/ONDERDONK AV
Comment: Given the massive opportunities for improved interborough mobility with this extended route, it is disappointing to see such low frequencies. Current B57 service is unreliable and infrequent, and maintaining those low frequencies while improving access between transit connections in Brooklyn and Queens will set up this route to fail.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Can we please keep the Q110 service going Express to the 179th street station.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: DO NOT Remove Q110 bus stop hollis/201st to 179th Train station. It is vital to locals getting to and from key train terminals needed for work. This area doesn't have much MTA access in comparison to busier areas like Brooklyn, Bronx, and Manhattan so to remove stops will have a negative impact on the local communities ability to commute.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: The Q64 bus needs MORE FREQUENCY. This bus is overcrowded every morning. It's been this way for years and this route need to be redesigned for better service. I'm on bus 8973 right now and it is very crowded. The Q64 bus does not run every 4-9 minutes as scheduled. MTA needs to hire more operators instead of wasting money on useless additions like phone chargers at every seat. What a waste of fare paying customers money. Just hire more bus operators for the Q64 instead.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: During AM peak hours, there should be a few QM5 express buses, known as the QM5x, running nonstop from 188 St/64 Av in Queens to E 34 St/3 Av in Manhattan. During PM peak hours, there should be a few QM5 express buses, known as the QM5x, running nonstop from E 57 St/3 Av in Manhattan to 188 St/64 Av in Queens.
Route: QM8 Glen Oaks - Downtown
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Comment: During AM peak hours, there should be a few QM8 express buses, known as the QM8x, running nonstop from 188 St/64 Av in Queens to Pearl St/Frankfort St in Manhattan. During PM peak hours, there should be a few QM8 express buses, known as the QM8x, running nonstop from Frankfort St/Pearl St in Manhattan to 188 St/64 Av in Queens.
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The Q37 and Q64 should be combined into one local bus route running between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/73 AV
Comment: The Q48 should run 24/7, that way overnight and weekend service can be extended from Glen Oaks to Little Neck.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/METS-WILLETS POINT
Comment: The MTA should house Q50 buses at Casey Stengel Depot in Queens instead of Eastchester Depot in the Bronx.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions from Elmhurst to Woodside and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: The Q22 and Q35 should be combined into a rush bus route running between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: The Q43 should be extended from Floral Park to the Long Island Jewish Hospital.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Due to the fact that the QM5 already makes stops on Union Tpke between Main St and 188 St, the QM6 does not have to run during off-peak hours and weekends. Instead, the QM68 should run during off-peak hours and weekends, and also make QM18 stops on Queens Blvd between Woodhaven Blvd and Union Tpke.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Extend Q75 eastern terminal from Nassau Boulevard/Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck LIRR station for more convenient travel connection. For the western terminal, change from the Briarwood subway station to the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike station for more consistent E and F train service.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Q43 to LIJ needs to be put back, direct service from Jamaica to the Hospital and Lake Success area.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: The Q1 should start at Archer Av and Sutphin Blvd with the Q43. The subway, LIRR, and Airtrain entrance is here, making connections much easier.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the Q7 back to Five Towns as it gives people a one seat along Rockaway Blvd from the West to the East without needing to transfer to the Q6, then walking to make a third transfer to the Q114 just to get to Five Towns. There should also be more east-west crosstown routes closing the gap from Rockaway Blvd to Merrick Blvd mainly on Baisley Blvd or the Conduit because it also very difficult to get from Rockaway Blvd to Green Acres. Currently, it requires the Q7 to the Q3 to the Q85, which is too much transfering.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: I am bothered y'all are removing the 164/72nd ave stop on the q65 route going to flushing
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: Thanks for keeping Highland Av stop on the Q30 and Q31, please restore weekend service on the Q30 as well.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: WATER ST/MAIDEN LN
Comment: Here is how Downtown express bus service should work:
- Manhattan-bound express buses run along Water Street and terminate at South Ferry.
- Queens-bound express buses should originate at South Ferry and run along Church Street.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 37 ST
Comment: All Queens-bound express bus service running along 6th Avenue should originate near the 34th Street-Herald Square subway station instead of East 34th Street/3rd Avenue.
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Comment: Should keep this stop cause there will be a new school across the street built next year!
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
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Comment: Remove this stop it's too close to the Lefferts Blvd stop!
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Austin street has so much congestion. Why does it have to go down austin street? Why? Is there no alternative. It takes so long for the bus to go down this street.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: I have been at this bus stop between 6-630pm in the pouring rain and buses just pass by full! 45 minutes before a bus stops. Can't you create an sbs route here or get better flow so that people at this stop are not waiting so long!
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Comment: Your Future Trip Planner DOES NOT WORK
Route: Q86 Rosedale - Jamaica
Stop: 253 ST/149 AV
Comment: I personally feel that the Q5 should be extended to this stop instead. The Q86 should end at Green Arces along with the Q85. Having both Q86 and Q87 is a little redundant.
Route: Q103 Astoria - Hunters Point
Stop: VERNON BLVD/36 AV
Comment: The bus stops by the R.I bridge but doesn't go into the island, which is inconvienent for those who live on the island and have to cross over the bridge during storms. Only the Q94 at night or the rest of the day Q102 heads onto the island, but takes forever to get around and the islanders deserve transportation accessibility like anyone else.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Please add the 57th Ave - 80th St bus stop back.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
Stop: CROCHERON AV/168 ST
Comment: No space to wait.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: You already removed dozens of stops on the Q12 route in the past, and now want to remove even more even after it having pretty much no impact to our commutes other than longer waits & walks??? Restore the stops on Sanford at 149th and 156th Sts by school, church, and apartment residences. This isn't a Local at all proposed on the Q65!
And why would you remove the bus on 45th Avenue??? That's even less service for the area which has hilly terrain. I respectfully don't see how this redesign is an improvement.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: You are proposing to improve service by having the Q13 skip our stops on Northern Blvd??? And this is after you eliminated many stops on Northern Blvd for the longer bus on the Q12! At what point will you stop eliminating our bus stops? It has NO IMPACT on our travel time when we're waiting longer after you made these changes!
Please add back the stops on Northern Blvd that you're proposing to eliminate like at Oceania/Corporal Kennedy.
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Comment: The redesign removed the transfer from the Q27 to the Q31 for Bell Blvd commercial corridor by LIRR and Bayside HS...now requiring people to take the bus all the way to Utopia Pkwy? How is this an improvement???
The originally proposed Q78 bus running on Bell and Springfield Blvds would solve the problem.
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Comment: It would be great if there was a direct line from west queens to the brooklyn museum and prospect park, because connections to this area are sparse and it takes over an hour with multiple connections by subway which is highly inconveninet and discourages visiting brooklyn
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Comment: The Q32 and Q60 current lines are great! Love the easy access into the east side of manhattan, and direct line to penn station it makes travelling when the subway is down so much easier
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: This bus stop at Lakeville Road and Hewlett Streetshould not be eliminated because it is the closest to the Northwell Health medical complex at 450 Lakeville Road. If this stop is eliminated, patients who need to use the facility will either have to walk all the way from Union Turnpike, or from within the LI Jewish Hospital facility AND cross busy Lakeville Road.
Route: B57 Downtown Brooklyn - Jackson Heights
Stop: 75 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Please give the B57 connection to Jackson Heights more frequent service! This is very exciting.
Route: Q28 Bay Terrace - Flushing
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Comment: Keep 162nd St stop on the Q28 please! 162nd is a major cross street south of here and the Q65 is a few blocks south of here for a transfer.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Shift the southbound 43rd Av stop one block to 162nd and Sanford Av because the transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65 would be a good walk as the block is very long. If shifted to 162nd and Sanford, it would only be across the street making it easier for people to transfer.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: 34th Avenue stops must be kept! Critical stop for seniors who live in the apartment buildings nearby. 34th Avenue is also an open street for pedestrians and cyclists.
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: The diversion to 103 St-Corona Plaza makes sense to connect riders with the 7 train, but the Q23 should still run north of Roosevelt Av via 108 St as previously proposed. This streamlines service on 108th without needing to transfer to the Q50, which would be difficult seeing is how the Q23 would only connect with the Q50 at 108th and Roosevelt in the southbound direction and even then the Q50 is proposed to not stop at 108th and Roosevelt meaning that riders would have to walk a long block to 111th St to make said transfer. If anything, divert the Q23 to 111th St station to connect directly to the Q50 there at least.
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Comment: This would mean no more B48 along Nassau Ave which I use every day !!! I get on the bus for work at Nassau & Kingsland and I get off at Nassau & Monitor when I get back. Please do not make me lose the B48! We need more public transit in Greenpoint, not less!
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Reliability is the main issue with the Q23. It's often impossible to predict whether a bus will arrive in 20 seconds or 20 minutes, making travel planning difficult. Also, a more direct connection between QB/Austin and Metropolitan would be helpful.
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Comment: Need a bus from Queens to Randall's Island! It is such a pain getting here from Queens as it requires taking the subway to Midtown, then the 4/5/6 to Harlem, then the M35 to the Island. A simple shuttle bus from Jackson Hts or Astoria to Randall's could save tons of time.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: Should move 165th and 166th St stops to 163rd and 164th St to connect directly with the Q65. 164th St is a major thoroughfare and has many apartment buildings with senior citizens. The Jamaica Bus Terminal is also moving east to 168th St, so people that used to transfer from the X68 to those buses here at 165th will no longer have the connection so it makes sense to just shift the stops to 164th St instead. Thanks.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: We need more buses on Hillside running west of 169th St to Parsons or Sutphin. With the 165th St bus terminal moving further east, it misses more of Downtown Jamaica where there are many other buses and subway lines to transfer to. (Ex: none of the Hillside Av bus lines connect with the Merrick Blvd lines, and none except for the Q43 connect with the E/J/Z, Q40, or Q110 thru Q114. The Q1 extension is great, but we another route or two to create more network coverage in Jamaica. Thank you.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: 84th Drive is well used by nurses and visitors all times of the day, it must be kept!
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: QM5 bus should run along the LIE during off-peak hours if they were to run hourly, why would I want to wait for the express bus if there are like 5 other local buses along 188th st?
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Comment: extend the Q26 stop to 73rd ave or to Hillside Avenue
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: Massive housing and beach developments throughout the Rockaways resulted in an major increase of people in the area. Once the Q22 stops running there is only the A train available for residents and when this train has issues there are no other options except services such as Uber, etc. Although the SBS53 runs overnight, it is only available for residents in the Rockaway Beach area. Those residents in Arverne, Far Rockaway must find a way to reach the SBS53 or Shuttle train . This is an unreasonable and expensive ask of these residents. I propose that you allow the Q22 to run overnight and not stop service at 1
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: 134 ST/150 AV
Comment: Great job with proposed redesign of Q37 bus route. Extending the route from 135th ave to 150th ave is beneficial for people working at Building 111, JFK Airport location and around.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
Stop: BEACH 116 ST/NEWPORT AV
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q22 from the Rockaway Park-Beach 116 St (A) subway station to Jacob Riis Park.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: 80 RD/AUSTIN ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Electchester and Forest Hills, the Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
Stop: 80 RD/AUSTIN ST
Comment: If the Q37 and Q64 routes could be combined into one bus route, the Q64 should also be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester during weekday rush hours.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/74 AV
Comment: The Q48 should run 24/7, so overnight and weekend service can be extended from Glen Oaks to the LIRR station in Little Neck.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: UNION TPKE/MAIN ST
Comment: In Queens, the QM5 should make all QM18 stops between Queens Blvd/63 Dr and Queens Blvd/78 Av (westbound) or Queens Blvd/Union Tpke (eastbound).
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Shouldn't the BM35 run via E 23 St instead of E 34 St?
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: Please add a bus stop here for Q98 to ridgewood. There are some seniors regularly using the bus stop to get to the mall and or subway which is en route to ridgewood and via the queens center mall where there are 2 subway stops en route to grand ave via the queens center mall area.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: 108 ST/QUEENS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, PLEASE extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester with additional stops at the 75 Av (E/F) and Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R) subway stations.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: PLEASE make sure the QM5 and QM68 make additional stops at the 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: 260 ST/73 AV
Comment: People near Little Neck Pkwy deserve 24-hour bus service! PLEASE operate the Q48 24/7, so it can extend from Glen Oaks to the LIRR station in Little Neck whenever the Q36 is not in service.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should run via Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/ELM AV
Comment: Instead of running via Parsons Blvd and Sanford Av, the Q27 should continue running via Holly Av and Kissena Blvd.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: During peak hours, there should be:
- additional QM5 service, known as the QM5x, running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan
- additional QM8 service, known as the QM8x, running nonstop between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Downtown Manhattan
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: PLEASE extend the Q52 in both directions:
- from Elmhurst to the LIRR station in Woodside
- from Arverne to the Far Rockaway-Mott Av (A) subway station
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: 108 ST/70 RD
Comment: This bus is simply broken. headways during mid week rush hour can be up to 20 minutes at times. Since the stop before on QB is a high traffic stop, by the time the bus arrives here, it's full and skips the stop completely. They arent frequent enough to address the amount of people. just now, it took a single bus 20 minutes to turn on Austin street. Either fix the traffic on Austin with DOT's help, or move this bus off of Austin. The bus redesign won't fix this issue as long as the bus stays on Austin.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: AUSTIN ST/70 RD
Comment: Please stop insisting on running this bus on Austin. The traffic is absolutely terrible here. This bus serves underserved neighborhoods with no subway service, focus on getting people to and from the subway. It takes this bus an average of 15 mins to just go from Yellowstone to Austin, and people don't even board on Austin street, they board on QB and 108 streets more.
Route: Q23 108th Street
Stop: AUSTIN ST/69 RD
Comment: Instead of routing the buses through here, have them go on Yellowstone, then turn on Queens Blvd, then 108 Street. It takes Q23 about 15 mins to go from here to QB and 71st Ave. The traffic on Austin Street is absolutely terrible, people often park where they're not supposed to, so the buses have trouble turning on 71st ave.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Greenpoint customers need the 62 to run along manhattan avenu. there is only the b32 where I am and that ' Doesn't run often! To take away Manhattan avenue stops is insane
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 being cut back to Rockaway Blvd is horrible and the original idea of sending it to Gateway Center is much better. The idea of a bus straight from Crossbay Blvd/Ozone Park/Lindenwood to Gateway Center would keep people out of cars and into buses or other bus routes.
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: The Q11/21 merge is amazing and offers many connections to the airport and between multiple neighborhoods all with just one bus route
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Putting bus lanes between Woodhaven Blvd/Mytele Av and Woodhaven Blvd/Metropolitan Avenue is a must. This little bridge is such a huge bottleneck that causes 5-10 minutes of delays itself. The bridge has 3 lanes in both directions, removing one on both sides for a bus lane will speed up bus service and will still keep 2 lanes of traffic in both directions.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Westbound QM1 and QM31 services begin at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy. Westbound QM7 service should begin there too.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Westbound QM7 service should begin at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy before stopping at 188 St/64 Av.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: The Q26 should be extended from Flushing to Fresh Meadows 24/7.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park, Queens to Gateway Center, Brooklyn.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Union Tpk/173rd is a major stop for commuters to St. John's. There are often dozens of people waiting at this stop, and so getting rid of it would be a mistake
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: The Q46 stop at 173rd st/union turnpike is necessary for my commute! Without it, I will have an additional 15 minutes of uphill walking.
Route: Q49 Jackson Heights - East Elmhurst
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Comment: How about combining the Q32 & Q49 local routes together so more Jackson Heights riders would have direct bus service to Midtown, Manhattan for those that don't like taking the subway? You don't need Q49 local bus service along 35th Avenue west of 81st Street (as the Q47 local route serves that coridor) nor do you need Q32 local service along 81st & 82nd street north of 35th Avenue as the Q33 serves that coridor as well.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The proposed Q14 bus route is not adequate. This new bus is using the same route as the Q23. What is the purpose? Keep the Q23 Route as is.
If you want to add a new bus line Q14 then the beginning /end of the route s/b on Nationl & Roosevelt Ave; along Roosevelt Ave making a right on 108 St ; left on 43rd ave straight to National and make a right follow the proposed route to Maspeth. Better yet the route should begin/end closer to Newtown HS Athletic Field.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: This area and all areas of select bus has lots of fare evasion. I suggest getting rid of select bus service in order to curb fare evasion, and prevent it even more. In future subway and bus redesigns they need to get rid of select bus service in order to make it harder to fare evade.
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Comment: I wish that the Q 102 remains in the same route because of my doctors appointments. changing the route it's going to be very difficult for me and my old age mother that depends on the the same Q 102 route for her doctors appointments too
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: we need a stop at mcguiness and nassau? Manhattan Ave or greenpoint ave is too far in between.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Keep the B 62 on Manhattan Avenue. TERRIBLE idea to move it to McGuniess after making that street 1 lane
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Mcguiness Blvd is NOT safe. And now with bike lanes. Many kids rely on B62 to attend school in North Williamsburg/ South Williamsburg. Manhattan ave is Central for us in Greenpoint.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Eliminating bus service from Manhattan Avenue - a walkable commercial center - is a terrible idea. McGuinness is too far away for the seniors and disabled who are a disproportionate share of the ridership here. Furthermore, if the (stupid) plans for a "road diet" and bike lanes on McGuinness continue, this will only add to traffic congestion. This is overall a TERRIBLE idea.
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Comment: Why is B32 being eliminated? re-routing B62 and eliminating B32 bus is leaving us in North Greenpoint without service and having to overcrowd an already crowded G train. Please do not remove this route
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: MCGUINNESS BLVD/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: So kids will have to cross McGuiness to go to the Greenpoint Library? There are only two stops replacing all of the local stops up Manhattan? These are both ridiculous proposals that will hurt local Manhattan Avenue businesses. McGuiness is a horrible horrible idea for the bus. Put it back on Manhattan where it belongs.
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Comment: The B62 needs to be on Manhattan avenue. Elderly and handicapped people can't walk up and down the hill to McGuiness . People without cars use it to do all their shopping on Manhattan. Removing it will damage all the businesses in Greenpoint.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
Stop: MCGUINNESS BLVD/GREENPOINT AV
Comment: Should have remained on Manhattan Ave. It's safer
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
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Comment: Terrible idea. This just makes Q46 into Q46 LTD. It negatively impacts people who reside on the current local stops of this route. Bus drivers are already terrible as it is when they do not stop. This means wait times for the passengers will drastically increase. Whose "brilliant" idea was it to eliminate all of the bus stops between 164th St and Utopia Pkwy? This plan should be scrapped. Leave the route alone.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: Moving the B62 to McGuinness is a terrible idea. Many people use it to get to businesses on Manhattan Avenue and it's a long walk from there to McGuinness for senior citizens and
people with limited mobility.
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Comment: belt pkwy,!
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Comment: Please DO NOT ELIMINATE THE 62 from MANHATTAN AVENUE!!! This is nuts. That's a major route on a major commercial and residential street. It's a great way to effectively get around town especially for older and disabled people, and allows people to go from Queens and other parts of Brooklyn to this busy area without changing buses or walking several blocks. KEEP ALL THE CURRENT STOPS ON MANHATTAN AVENUE AS THEY ARE. NO CHANGES TO THE CURRENT ROUTE AND STOPS, PLEASE.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: It would be very helpful to have a stop on Norman for library access.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: This is where we do our shopping... very important to have more stops in here north of mcCarren park
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: How will removing the Q113 "better commute" when the Q114 adds about 20 extra minutes of travel time since it doesn't go through the 878 like the Q113 does?
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Make Q1 Buses on Both directions more frequent especially during night time and early morning
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
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Comment: Please add Sunday Service to the QM15. There's more people taking it on Sundays
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Glad to see the service span was increased, but please add weekend service, many of the areas it goes through its the only bus to Flushing.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: This route is seeing service boosts on weekdays, and along with the QM15 on Woodhaven Blvd runs on a busy corridor for express buses. Why is Sautrday service being eliminated?
Please reconsider eliminating Saturday service, and if anything expand Saturday and Sunday service. Sunday service could be a BM5 and QM15 combination, making most of the same stops as the two routes.
Route: QM18 South Ozone Park - Midtown
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Comment: can we get some off-peak express bus service along Queens Blvd....I always see express buses already passing by, some empty...many people are fed up with the r train especially weekends...I think there is potential there
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
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Comment: Could this bus makes stops on Queens Boulevard when the QM18 stops running? I see buses on this route and another one I think going express meanwhile all we have is the unreliable subway. Why not fill those buses up more, which are not always full?
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: People in this area only have peak express bus service and are not near the LIRR, yet there are express bus routes running on this major corridor during weekends and they skip this whole section. What kind of logic is this? Please have something service this area.
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
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Comment: Could off-peak service be added in this area? I know that the QM15 runs on weekends, that would be better than the existing commute. It is not fair because we have to make multiple transfers to reach Manhattan on the bus and subway, and we feel neglected. If the QM15 is extended when the QM16 does not run it would be a lifeline.
Route: QM17 Rockaways East - Midtown
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Comment: Would like to see service outside of rush hours on the express bus, it is increasingly difficult to get around to and from Manhattan if you don't work a 9-5. Other people work different hours too.
Route: QM16 Rockaways West - Midtown
Stop: CROSS BAY BLVD/163 AV
Comment: Would like to see maybe the QM15 head down here when the QM16 & QM17 stop running.
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Comment: In the past there were express routes running along the LIE. Wish they would have made stops too. Dont know why it was eliminated
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: I hate this route so much, it makes commuting more difficult for no reason. There is nothing fast or rush about this abomination of a route.
Can you just send the Q20 to Beechurst like the previous draft, there was absolutely no need to change that. That was perfectly fine. The Q20A/B route north of College Point can be renamed to Q62 and call it a day.
Route: Q20 Main Street
Stop: PARSONS BLVD/14 AV
Comment: Hello,
In the previous draft there was the Q20 running to Powells Cove Bl in Beechurst and I think it was a good route. Can this please be relooked into. That plan was better for this area and the Q62 I think would be too slow, 20 Avenue has a lot of traffic.
Also, it would have given the area 24/7 service. College Point already has three 24/7 routes, there's not one in Whitestone and Beechurst.
Please please please reconsider routing the Q20 back to Beechurst.
Thank you!
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: There was no need to change the Q20 proposal from the previous draft. This route will not save much of any time. The Q20 would have connected to Flushing High School making it easier for schoolkids to get to/from school. Get rid of this line please!!
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Comment: We need the Q78 proposed with the Q27 extended to Merrick Blvd. The only difference is we need the Q78 to travel between Westchester Square in The Bronx and JFK - Halmar in Queens.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: Q76 and Q77 are inadequate services. What is needed along the Francis Lewis Blvd corridor is a Crosstown route - (A) Springfield Gardens - Merrick Blvd/Springfield Blvd to Hunts Point Avenue (6) Station following the Bx5 route in The Bronx, and the Q44 SBS route across the Whitestone Bridge, and (B) Queens Village LIRR to Bronx High School of Science route, following the Bx22, Bx39 and Bx28 routes in The Bronx and travelling along Francis Lewis Blvd in Queens.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
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Comment: Please keep the existing bm5 route as is. Improve the service. Especially with congestion pricing coming up, they should monitor express bus ridership for several months before making the changes.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Buses are always bypassing Fresh Meadows. I think the drivers don't want to do the loop. Maybe having buses continue towards the highway instead of turning around would help.
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Comment: We need an express bus here. It's a long walk to the 7 train, and the Q25 is often crowded and delayed.
Route: Q111 Rosedale - Jamaica
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Comment: No stop to connect to the E and J trains at Jamaica Center??? Seriously???
Route: B38 DeKalb/Lafayette Avenues
Stop: DEKALB AV/SENECA AV
Comment: This bus stop is a 10-12 min walk away from Grover Cleveland HS, P.S. 71 , and Ace Academy for Scholars @ Geraldine Campus. Are the students and staff who rely on this B38 bus route along the existing Ridgewood branch supposed to walk for that long in the cold, snow, rain, and heat to get to their schools/places of work from the nearest stop on the propsed map?
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: Any way a pick-up stop can be added to express bus routes near LIC to make trips inside Queens easier?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you spread out the waiting area for the Q45, Q46, and Q48. It already gets crowded with 2 buses during early afternoon, and layover buses block bus stops, and the new concrete barrier for the bike lane has made if even harder for buses to move around. Why not use the sidewalk along Union Turnpike, there is lots of space and an easy walk to the subway stop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: The Francis Lewis and 198th St stops are too close together, can't they be combined into one stop in the middle? There's already a bus stop at that location on the other side of Union Tpke for the westbound bus.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Why is there stop at 226th St? Its only half a block from Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why is there a stop at 232nd St? Its only 2 short blocks from 234th St
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: The Commonwealth Blvd and Cross Island Pkwy stops are too close together, can't they be combined into one stop in the middle?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Keeping the existing stop at 256th St and getting rid of the 258th St stop is better. 256th St is in front of the library and closer to the center of the shopping center. Also its harder for buses to merge to the left lane from 258th St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you think about changing the Q48 route so it turns left at Little Neck Pkwy, then right on 260th St and ends at the oval park.
There is a dedicated left turn signal at Little Neck Pkwy, would be easier for buses to turn left than at 260th St. Easy walk to the farm museum.
Also can the Q48 be extended to the Little Neck LIRR station to provide more frequent service.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you think about having the Q48 start from the Briarwood station like the Q75 so that waiting at Kew Gardens isn't so crowded?
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can 211st St and Hollis Hills Terrace bus stops be combined into one at 210th St. They're only 3 short blocks apart.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/63 DR
Comment: Recently rode the BM5 (which looks like will be replaced by the BM35 route?) - and just absolutely love it. I would love to be able to take my kid to Manhattan on this bus on the weekend - even if the service is only hourly. There are many elderly folks and families along this route that I think would also use a weekend service to go into Manhattan, and I would definitely rather take a bus that costs a bit more than drop $60 on a cab or Uber to Manhattan. Thanks for your consideration!
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the Q11 - it is one of our "life blood" buses. Also thrilled to see that it might be running more frequently. This is a pretty important residential and shopping corridor so I think it will be very beneficial to many! I think more would take it if it came more frequently than 20 or so minutes, though I understand keeping lower frequency in the wee hours of the night when there are fewer passengers. Please do add some more benches along this route though, the existing bus shelter style works well. (If it ain't broke...don't fix it!).
Route: Q23 108th Street
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Comment: Pleased to see this line will still be here, with improved frequency!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Happy this Q54 is staying, with improved frequency. As an important connecting bus between Brooklyn and Queens, and also a route that services schools and business corridors/shopping centers this is a very critical bus. I usually have found only standing room on it, becuase it often runs behind - and I think because it runs behind there is often a crowd waiting to board, then the next bus is right behind it. I hope increasing the frequency/number of buses running will help with that.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Forest Hills and Electchester, the Q37 should run between JFK Airport and Electchester.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should run between Cambria Heights in Queens and Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/PENNSYLVANIA BLVD
Comment: Whenever the Q36 does not run, the Q110 should be extended from Floral Park to Little Neck. Regardless, the Q110 should always stop at the LIRR station in Floral Park.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions:
1. from Elmhurst to Woodside
2. from Arverne to Far Rockaway
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
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Comment: Manhattan-bound QM7 service should originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
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Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops.
Route: QM65 Laurelton - Downtown Manhattan
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Comment: Instead of running the QM11, the QM65 should make additional stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, and Briarwood (E/F) subway stations.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/HOOVER AV
Comment: The QM68 should make additional stops at the Woodhaven Blvd, 63 Dr-Rego Park, 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av, Kew Gardens-Union Tpke, Briarwood (E/F), Sutphin Blvd, Parsons Blvd, 169 St, and Jamaica-179 St (F) subway stations.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: ASTORIA BLVD S/77 ST
Comment: putting a stop here is very dangerous bc of the thru traffic of cars headed eastbound along astoria blvd and those speeding up onto the ramp to get on the Grand Central Parkway. I don't recommend it. Plus, there's not a lot of people in that are compared to the southerly route toward Glendale.
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Comment: I'd love if there was an easier way to get to Bed-Stuy area of Brooklynn (and beyond) from our area - my sister lives around there, and right now the fastest way to see her by transit is to go into Manhattan and back out which is crazy. Like maybe there'd be less pressure on the Q54 if there were more Brooklynn/Queens connections. Just my two cents!
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: 99 st stop should be kept because it has a pedestrian crossing across the LIE. Remove the 98 st and 102 st stops instead.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/78 AV
Comment: This bus stop gets very crowded and people always jump and cut lines to switch to whatever bus starts boarding first.
Can the bus stops for Q46 and Q48 be separated further (such as on different blocks, opposite side of Queens Blvd, or at a different subway station) so that there is less chaos? Would be less stressful if people were forced to commit to a route and not allowed to "route shop".
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q17 route on its southern end to terminate at Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue for transfers between the Q17 route and the Q4, Q5, Q42, Q84, Q85, Q86 & Q87 routes. Also ensure that transfers are also availble near Parsons Blvd./Archer Avenue between the Q17 route and the Q83, Q110, 111, Q112,Q114 & Q115 routes as well.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Please keep stops on each side of the boulevard to allow easier transfeering between Woodhaveb Blvd. buses and Q55.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop as it is easier to transfer coming off buses on Woodhaven Blvd versus walking across street!
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Comment: Keep stop down the block from PS97
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Extend the Q17 route to Co-op City via similar Q50 routing between Downtown, Flushing and the Brunkner Blvd., however revise the Bronx segment of the Q17 route at East Tremont Avenue to have the Q17 travel along East Tremont Avenue north to Westchester Square. At Weschester Square the Q17 could then travel north via Eastchester to East Gunhill Road then travel along East Gunhill Road to Co-Op City. The Q17 could then also be split up into two Co-Op City Branches one serving the Bay Plaza Shopping Center via BX38 routing within Co-Op City and the other Q17 branch (could be labeled Q17A) serving Earhhart Lane/Ersking Place via BX38 routing within Co-Op City. The Q50 route could then be cut back to only operate between Roosevelt Avenue/Main Street, Flushing and LaGuardia Airport Airport but could become a Fare-Free route (similar to the Q70SBS route). The Q50 would provide access to LaGuardia Airport , Citifield and the new Soccer Stadium prposed for Willets Point ensuring that everone doesn't pay double fares to access these points.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Stops should be a lot farther apart, and stop removal should go even further than what is currently proposed (on every route). Using Main St bus routes as an example, Q20's local stops should become what Q44's current stops are, while Q44's stops should be even further apart. People are willing to walk further for a faster service, and a faster service will make riding the bus more competitive with driving.
All bus lanes should be center-running. As they are now, there is much conflict with parked/parking cars and trucks unloading shipments and the like. Center-running bus lanes avoids all of these conflicts, making for better rides while also making the most of a bus lane.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
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Comment: I've rode the Q44 plenty of times in Queens and it's pretty good. The one time I rode it to The Bronx was terrible, though; the part where it runs under the 6 train is particularly awful. While that connection is certainly vital, consider a rerouting that provides the connection while avoiding the congestion of Westchester Av. When I rode it, we were stuck under the 6 train for 5-10 minutes and had barely moved like 10-20 feet in that time.
Giving buses signal priority at intersections, at the very least SBS's, should be seriously considered. It makes sense as buses are much more efficient at transporting people, and also are just transporting a higher number of people, than what makes up the bulk of traffic: cars. This will make for better, less frustrating riding experiences.
Also, bus lanes need to be better enforced.
Route: Q88 Elmhurst - Queens Village
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Comment: Heading west, this is the worst portion of the route. This bus is pretty good until it merges with the rest of the LIE traffic here, which oftentimes means that the bus slows to a snail's pace. Consider a bus lane or (if possible) a rerouting that avoids this terrible traffic.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: DOUGLASTON PKWY/65 AV
Comment: Why send this to Briarwood out of all stations?? It is out of the way....it is not ADA Accessible...plus has a long walk to get to/from the platforms. Also the E train skips the station during weekday daytime hours.
Getting to the subway is a chore from this area already. Give us a break.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: Kissena/Parsons Blvd desperately need bus lanes, at least between Flushing and the LIE, and approaching Jamaica. This should be pursued even if it means prohibiting parking on parts/all of Kissena/Parsons Blvd.
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
Stop: WOODHAVEN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: Train service in this area takes too long, the express bus is a good option. Please even out BM5 and QM15 schedules during off-peak hours, and maybe add some more BM5 stops in Queens. Also Sunday service is necessary. More people are now taking these bus lines.
Route: QM63 Rosedale - Midtown
Stop: LINDEN BLVD/VAN WYCK EXPWY
Comment: The QM21/63/65 should make all of the same stops on Linden Blvd (right now, one route stops at 143rd Street, and one route stops at Van Wyck Expressway...both routes should stop at both locations)
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: Consider running half of trips out to LaGuardia Airport, instead of the Q50.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
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Comment: Consider having the Van Wyck Expressway "QM" routes make stops along the service road to serve areas far from the subway and LIRR. Perhaps start with the QM21, since it's the shortest of the three express routes along Linden Blvd, and then if demand picks up, the QM63/65 can add stops on the service road as well. Or perhaps have stops added at 109th Avenue and Liberty Avenue, which are in less industrial areas compared to near Atlantic Avenue.
Route: Q4 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q4 should be extended to Elmont to properly connect with the n1.
Route: Q42 Addisleigh Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q42 should operate straight across 110th Avenue to Sutphin Blvd to connect to the LIRR/AirTrain station and also provide a more direct route. (For anybody who needs to continue to points west, this enables them to make the transfer without going all the way to Downtown Jamaica). This was discussed with some members of CB12 and they believe this is a reasonable idea, and were also seeking a connection to the Jamaica LIRR station. For riders closer to Liberty Avenue, the Q83 should cover them, with stops being added on Liberty Avenue as-needed (or just keep the local/limited setup as it is now).
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
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Comment: The Q6 should have a branch to the JFK Cargo area, thus allowing the Q7 to continue to points east (e.g. Green Acres Mall via South Conduit Avenue or the Falcaro's Plaza in Lawrence as originally proposed). The Q7 should provide more east-west connectivity in this region of SE Queens.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: The Q51 is definitely a good addition to the network. It would be even better if it continued to Gateway Center as originally proposed (My recommendation would be to have it run through Gateway Center and terminate in Starrett City to allow the B83 to become a route purely down Pennsylvania Avenue, with the Q51 providing the connection from Gateway Center to Starrett City).
Route: Q11 Woodhaven Boulevard
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Comment: The connection across 157th Avenue to the Howard Beach station will also be useful for Lindenwood residents seeking access to the (A) train.
Route: Q41 109th Avenue
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Comment: The route serving Howard Beach should run straight down 84th Street and then take 164th Avenue to Cross Bay Blvd, as proposed in the New Draft Plan. This corridor should also be served by a branch of the Q11, not by the Q41 (All branches of the Q11 should run through Lindenwood, and then one to Howard Beach, one to Hamilton Beach, and one to Old Howard Beach, with the branch to Howard Beach running at roughly twice the frequency of the individual Hamilton Beach/Old Howard Beach branches, since there is a footbridge connecting those two peninsulas that enables those residents to access the opposite branch if needed)
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: The connection to the (J)(Z) is very useful to those coming from Southeast Queens.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The B14 should be covering this section of Sutter Avenue in Queens, providing connectivity from ENY to Eastern Queens.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
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Comment: A stop should be added at Cross Bay Blvd on the B55 to enable easy access to JFK Airport for those coming from the Cross Bay Blvd corridor. The westbound bus already exits the Nassau Expressway instead of staying on, yet there is no westbound stop. Eastbound would require a bit more deviation, but would still be worthwhile to allow the connection (though perhaps a stop can be constructed in the grassy area of the EB Nassau Expressway just east of Cross Bay Blvd, with proper acceleration lanes following the stop)
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 should definitely take 130th Street up at least as far north as 109th Avenue (It's not like 130th runs straight to Lincoln Street anyway). Likely best to run it across 109th/Lakewood to Sutphin, and move the Q40 to run across Linden to Sutphin. (Another alternative would be to have the Q9 run across 109th Street to 127th/128th Street, and then take the present-day Q41 route into Jamaica).
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
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Comment: I think it was a good idea to combine the Q1 with the Merrick Blvd route, at least as far as Springfield Blvd. It improves connectivity between Merrick Blvd and the Hillside Avenue corridor, especially with regards to connectivity to the (F) train.
Route: Q12 Northern Boulevard East
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Comment: Consider running half of Q12 buses down Marathon Parkway to Little Neck Plaza as proposed in the original plan. Alternatively, consider running a RailLink shuttle connecting this area to the Douglaston LIRR station.
Route: Q13 Fort Totten - Flushing
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Comment: This route should run like the QT51 in the original plan (Northern Blvd - Crocheron Avenue/35th Avenue - Bell Blvd)
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: This route should terminate in Ridgewood, and appropriate resources shifted from the Q58 to accommodate the increased ridership that will result. Ending it at Metropolitan Avenue is a stub-end terminal.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: Leave the Q15/Q15A and Q20A/Q20B setups as they are. The Q62 isn't even going to running particularly frequently, and it subjects riders to meandering around College Point before getting to Flushing.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: The Q61 is a good route, but it needs to run full-time, not just weekdays-only.
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: The New Draft Plan handled this corridor significantly better. The Q75 covered the southern end of 188th Street and provided Fresh Meadows & Oakland Gardens with a direct connection to Jamaica. On the northern end, running it to College Point was reasonable, since the Q76 provides a quicker route to Jamaica.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: I agree with rerouting the Q18 straight down 65th Place.
Route: Q19 Astoria Boulevard
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Comment: The Q19 needs to run later than 9pm. The full span should be something in the range of 5am - 12am daily.
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
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Comment: The Q22 should be extended to Falcaro's Plaza in Lawrence to allow the Q114 to run express through more Five Towns.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: This route should go to Cambria Heights as was proposed in the New Draft Plan.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The Q27 should be truncated to Horace Harding Expressway or to Jamaica Avenue, with the Q26 and Q78 covering points south, as proposed in the New Draft Plan.
Route: Q29 Jackson Heights - Glendale
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Comment: The Q80 combined with the Q63 from the New Draft Plan would've done a better job serving the 80th Street and Broadway corridors, linking 80th Street to Victor Moore Terminal and Elmhurst Hospital. (In that case, one of the Woodhaven Blvd local routes would need to be extended to cover Hampton Street, as proposed in the New Draft Plan).
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q75 in the New Draft Plan should've been the route connecting Jamaica to QCC. The Q31 would simply need a service boost (and perhaps a limited-stop variant) to cover Utopia Parkway.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: The frequency needs to be boosted on weekends to adequately cover the southern end of Utopia Parkway. Perhaps the best way of doing this is to create a branch of the Q31 to College Point (the number assigned could be Q30 if desired) and run one route as the rush route, and the other as the local route.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: There is no need for the Q36 to backtrack south to Jamaica Avenue and return back up Little Neck Parkway. It should run straight across Hillside Avenue to Little Neck Parkway (Either that, or extend the Q110 up Little Neck Parkway). Little Neck Parkway needs a full-time connection to the Little Neck LIRR station.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: The Q48 should be a full-time route and operate to North Shore University Hospital (It should serve Glen Oaks, then continue up Little Neck Parkway to Little Neck Plaza, and then take the I-495 service road to North Shore University Hospital).
Route: Q40 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q40 should take 143rd Street to Linden Blvd to Sutphin Blvd, and leave 109th Avenue/Lakewood Avenue covered by the Q41. There is a school on 143rd Street that causes a lot of traffic with school buses and double-parked cars.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q47 should've been a through-69th Street route as proposed in the New Draft Plan...until the Interborough Express is constructed, there will be a gap in direct north-south service in this area, which should at least be filled by buses.
Route: B53 Broadway Junction - Sunnyside
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Comment: The B53 should run from WBP to Astoria via Greenpoint Avenue and 39th Street/Steinway Street (there definitely needs to be something connecting Sunnyside to Astoria using 39th Street).
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: There is significant latent demand on Junction Blvd. The Q72 needs more frequent service as proposed in the original plan.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: This should definitely not end in Briarwood...it would be much better taking over the southern section of 188th Street from the Q17
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: The Q50 needs to make its loop around Co-Op City similar to the BxM7 rather than going all the way to Section 3 before coming back to Section 4. Also, most people who wanted a Bronx-LaGuardia route were referring to a South Bronx-LaGuardia route, not an East Bronx-LaGuardia route.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
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Comment: The Bayswater area needs a full-time local route. The Q52 should be extended to Far Rockaway via Bayswater to provide this service. (If not the Q52, then the Q22 should go to the old Q22A terminal at Mott & Dunbar). The area is not as low-density as it is made out to be, and on Mott Avenue itself, there's even some apartment buildings.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
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Comment: Alternate trips should be extended down 73rd Avenue to end in Oakland Gardens (my understanding is that most of the opposition was west of 164th Street, so taking Jewel Avenue-164th Street-73rd Avenue should alleviate most of the concerns)
Route: Q58 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q58 route should run on Roosevelt Avenue, not Horace Harding Expressway. If it can't make the turn onto 111th Street, then it should make the turn onto 108th Street. This provides more coverage in Corona, since the Q98 already covers the areas by HHE (and regardless of anything done to the Q58, the Q98 should have a stop at HHE & 108th Street).
Route: Q59 Grand Avenue/Grand Street
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Comment: The Q59 should be considered for an extension along 63rd Drive to replace the Q38 in that area. There may be latent demand from Rego Park to Williamsburg (moreso than Rego Park to Middle Village).
Route: Q67 Ridgewood - Long Island City
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Comment: Definitely happy to see more frequent weekend service. I would prefer to run it down Hunterspoint Avenue, Greenpoint Avenue, 48th Avenue, and 48th Street, to avoid the traffic down by the LIE (especially around Van Dam Street).
Route: Q68 Elmhurst - Williamsburg
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Comment: The B57 already provides a general link from Williamsburg to Jackson Heights. There's no need for this to run to Jackson Heights as well. It should run to Astoria, similar to the original plan and New Draft Plan.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: The Q69 should go to Hunters Point as proposed in the original plan and New Draft Plan. Bidirectional onnections can be made at Court Square.
Route: Q76 Francis Lewis Boulevard North
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Comment: I agree with running it down 20th Avenue instead of 14th Avenue, and running it a bit deeper into College Point.
Route: Q77 Francis Lewis Boulevard South
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Comment: The Q77 is definitely not an adequate substitute for the Q78 down Springfield Blvd. I definitely preferred how service was divided up along Springfield/Bell under the New Draft Plan as opposed to the Proposed Final Plan. To go one step further, that route could be extended over the Throgs Neck Bridge and serve Westchester Square and Hutchinson Metro Center, providing interborough connectivity.
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Comment: The Q77 is definitely not an adequate substitute for the Q78 down Springfield Blvd. I definitely preferred how service was divided up along Springfield/Bell under the New Draft Plan as opposed to the Proposed Final Plan. To go one step further, that route could be extended over the Throgs Neck Bridge and serve Westchester Square and Hutchinson Metro Center, providing interborough connectivity. (With or without the extension, a Bell Blvd/Springfield Blvd crosstown route is sorely needed)
Route: Q98 Ridgewood - Flushing
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Comment: The Q98 needs to stop at 108th Street to enable easy transfers to/from the Q23.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: I liked the through-routing of the Q110 and Q112 through Jamaica proposed in the original plan and New Draft Plan (this provided easier access to Bed-Stuy Downtown Brooklyn for those seeking access to those areas from Eastern Queens).
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
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Comment: The Q112 shouldn't meander through South Jamaica...it should take Sutphin Blvd to Jamaica Avenue. The Q42 should be providing crosstown connectivity in South Jamaica between the LIRR tracks and Linden Blvd.
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Comment: The QM3 needs to be maintained in some capacity. Perhaps it can be converted to a Downtown route, since the LIRR Port Washington Branch doesn't go Downtown (and the single Midtown stop at 34th Street & 1st Avenue would be far from either of the two Manhattan LIRR terminals)
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Comment: We should have the old X51 to Manhattan back, or a similar route
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q75 should be going to Jamaica LIRR instead of Briarwood. A lot more connections in Jamaica.
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Comment: An express bus is sorely needed in College Point. The bus to the subway is very inconvenient, especially for going Downtown.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: 35 AV/35 ST
Comment: New Q63 - LIC bound bus route needs to be more frequent than the proposed 20 mins during weekday morning school hours. Students at PS166Q and Frank Sinatra High School will rely on the 35th Avenue Q63 to get to school on time. School breakast starts 7:30am. School begins at 8:00am. I need to bring my student and arrive around 7:20am - 7:50am. I can not expect to wait for a last minute bus to arrive exactly to school on time. Students get marked late on their records. As a family coming from Northern Boulevard train station and familes coming further away like Jackson Heights, please increase the Q63 bus frequency between Northern Blvd train station to 31st to 7 mins between buses just like the Q66 currently has. Thank you
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop: 30 AV/31 ST
Comment: Q18 Maspeth bound bus. Please do NOT elimimate the bus stop at 29th st and 30th Avenue. PS17Q, PS234Q, Montessori school, along with many daycare centers children use this bus stop on. It is difficult for babies, toddlers, and young children to walk the extra blocks with their little legs. This bus stop needs to remain available. Thanks
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: All the bus stops along Q18 Astoria-bound and Maspeth-bound between Steinway and Hobart/30th Avenue needs to stay. They should not be removed. Many elderly uses these short distance stops because it is very difficult for them to walk. The buses are delayed due to traffic and vehicle congestion.
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Comment: There should be a route from LaGuardia Airport to the South Bronx via the RFK Bridge. The I-278 corridor is one of the circumferential corridors that is expected to be impacted by the congestion pricing plan, and it is important to provide additional transit service to mitigate the congestion on that corridor. The route can run down Astoria Blvd similar to the M60, and then head into the South Bronx and either terminate at Gateway Market (via 3rd Avenue and 149th Street to provide connections to the 6, 2/5, and 4 subway lines) or be combined with the Bx15 to Fordham Plaza.
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Comment: There should be a route from Jackson Heights to the South Bronx (similar to the route from LaGuardia Airport, and the headways can be coordinated so there's even headways going over the RFK Bridge from Astoria to the South Bronx). The route can operate either directly down I-278, or can take Broadway to Steinway Street to Astoria Blvd to provide more coverage in western Queens. The I-278 corridor is one of the circumferential corridors expected to be impacted by congestion pricing, and so it is important to provide adequate transit service to alleviate congestion on that corridor.
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Comment: The subway is very far from here. It would be wonderful if there was an express bus here. It would help those of us who commute to the hospital from Manhattan.
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: This change negatively impacts our area and causes problems for the neighborhood. Please do not modify the current route.
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Comment: We NEED the Q100 bus! Ditmars doens't have a lot of options for transit. How else am I supposed to get to school?
Route: Q20 Main Street
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Comment: Please do not change q20 route!!! Current q20 is essential for residents along Union Street. We take kids to and from ps214 daily. It would be very hard for us Without q20. We need q20a to go to BJs and target on 20th Ave too!!
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Comment: Don't get rid of the q100 stop. There's nothing else decent in this area. Every other access point to Queensboro plaza is horrible and runs inconsistently
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Comment: Removing the Q100 bus stop at 21st Ave & 21st St that *many* commuters rely on will create a transit desert for people - many of them older and lower income - who rely on that stop.
The Northwest part of Astoria/Ditmars is already a very far walk from the N/W subway, and now it willl be a far walk from a bus stop.
Please reconsider this change for the good of our friends and neighbors.
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Comment: Only the Q69 is nearby. We've lost the Q100. Please provide a 2nd route or ensure there's increased frequency for the Q69
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/24 AV
Comment: The Q69 should NOT be left alone here. Keep the Q100.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
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Comment: The express bus takes WAAAAY too long to reach Manhattan from here.
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: NORTHERN BLVD/82 ST
Comment: Much of the redesign looks great to me - while I'll lose my closest Q49 stop, I understand removing certain stops. My concern is with the redesign of the Q66 on three items. First, it is heavily used my middle school students, both getting on and off my stop at 82nd St and Northern Blvd. Because the bus is so crowded, they often don't swipe their student metrocards so I hope that ridership numbers were considered by visual counting, not just relying on swipe data. Second, it does appear that even in taking into account the additional Q63, buses will be running less frequently during the morning rush hour. Considering these buses are already so full that we sometimes have to wait for several buses, that concerns me! Third, there are many Jackson Heights middle school students who take the bus to LIC by themselves. If the Q63 is only running every fifteen minutes, instead of the every five or so we wait for the LIC Q66 now, that will make their morning commute very difficult.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: The QM5, QM8, and QM35 should run via the I-495 instead of Union Turnpike. Along the Horace Harding Expressway, these express buses should make stops at Utopia Parkway, 164 Street, Kissena Boulevard, and Main Street. Along Union Turnpike, the QM6 and QM36 should make all QM1 stops between 188 Street and Main Street. Along Queens Boulevard, these express buses should make all QM18 stops between 63 Drive and Union Turnpike.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Turnpike:
• QM4 and QM44 services should be extended from Electchester to Glen Oaks, making all QM5 stops east of 188 Street/64 Avenue
• the QM8 should be rerouted via the Horace Harding Expressway between 188 Street and 164 Street, make all QM4 stops in Queens, and then head downtown
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of 188 Street/Union Turnpike
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of 188 Street/Union Turnpike
• the QM6 and QM36 should also make some stops along Queens Boulevard between Woodhaven Boulevard and Union Turnpike
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40 between Queens and Manhattan:
• the QM65 should make additional stops near the Briarwood, Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Avenue (E/F), Forest Hills-71 Avenue (E/F/M/R), 67 Avenue, 63 Drive-Rego Park, and Woodhaven Boulevard (M/R) subway stations
• the QM6, QM7, QM18, and QM36 should make additional stops near the Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike, 75 Avenue (E/F), Forest Hills-71 Avenue (E/F/M/R), 67 Avenue, 63 Drive-Rego Park, and Woodhaven Boulevard (M/R) subway stations
• Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should also serve LeFrak City
• the F, M, and R trains should run more frequently during weekday rush hours
Route: Q104 Sunnyside - Roosevelt Island
Stop:
Comment: Current Queens Plaza routing of Q102 offers broader, quicker access to Roosevelt Island from most areas
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
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Comment: Many children use the Q69 to attend PS141/Q300 that is located right at this stop. It's a middle school, so most children are coming via public transport.
Route: Q101 Steinway Street
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Comment: Please do not get rid of the 21st/21st stop of the Q100. It's almost a 20 min walk to the nearest subway and it's not uncommon that on weekends the NW isn't running to Manhattan because of construction - this is the fastest way to get to other transfer points in Queens!
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Comment: If I'm reading this correctly, there will not be any Q buses serving Queens Plaza North between Northern Boulevard and 21st St? Not everyone going there will have easy access to the QM routes. That is disruptive to commuters, parents taking their children to school, area residents and the elderly.
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Comment: The distance between Q105 stop at 39th Ave and Qns Plz S at Jackson Ave is almost a 1/2 mile?! That materially worsens people's commute. The more I look at the changes to the different routes, the more I worry about those who need bus service most. So many stops eliminated, routes changed that could end up adding multiple transfers and forcing elderly people to walk farther to catch a bus. There are also areas where people don't have easy access to the subway and increasing the distance between stops greatly inconvenient those commuters...Please reconsider.
Route: Q24 Atlantic Avenue
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Comment: Have the q24 go to the new 168st & 91st ave Terminal
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: 99 ST/60 AV
Comment: This turn into Lefrak never made sense to me as it takes adds SO MUCH time to the route in addition to already adding so muc h time from turning into 66th Road. The traffic and congestion along this route is awful.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
• the QM4 and QM44 should only provide peak service
• the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should run along Horace Harding Expy (with additional stops at Utopia Pkwy, 164 St, Parsons Blvd, Kissena Blvd, and Main St)
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St
• Queens-bound QM5 service should start earlier at 6:45 AM on weekdays
• Manhattan-bound QM7 service should originate at 188 St/Horace Harding Expy
• off-peak and weekend QM6 service should make stops along Queens Blvd (at 63 Dr, 67 Av, 71 Av, 75 Av, and Union Tpke)
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: PLEASE combine the Q37 and Q64 routes into one route.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should be extended from Ozone Park, Queens to Gateway Center, Brooklyn.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
• Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should also serve LeFrak City
• the QM7 and QM65 should make stops along Queens Blvd (at 63 Dr, 67 Av, 71 Av, 75 Av, and Union Tpke) in both directions
• NYCT employees should increase peak subway service for the E, F, M, and R trains
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop: E 34 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the BM35 should run along 23 St instead of 34 St.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: BEACH 54 ST/BEACH CHANNEL DR
Comment: The Q52 should be extended in both directions:
• from Arverne to Far Rockaway
• from Elmhurst to Woodside
Route: Q22 Rockaway Beach Blvd/Beach Channel Dr
Stop: BEACH 116 ST/NEWPORT AV
Comment: The Q22 should be extended from Rockaway Park to Jacob Riis Park.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/87 DR
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
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Comment: Can we make the bus lane open to cars after 7pm similar to the city on 21st. One bus goes by every fifteen minutes yet creating congestion for cars. Traffic backs up in the evening and everything takes longer now. We created a new problem while trying to solve another one.
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Comment: It would be helpful if we had a forest hills to bayside bus. I currently take 3 buses to get to work with the redesign I would still have to take 3 buses which makes no sense and isn't helpful. If a bus from forest hills to bayside was created it would help alleviate crowding on the Q30,Q88,and Q27 as it would be an alternative for students/staff commuting to school .
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Comment: It would be helpful to have a bus from Forest Hills to Bayside. I currently take 3 buses to bayside with the redesign I would still take 3 buses which isn't helpful and shows how ineffective the redesign is. Having bus from Forest hills to Bayside will help with alleviate crowding on the Q88, Q27, Q31 and Q30.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: The Q61 should also have weekend service. NE of Francis Lewis, the Q16 currently has weekend service on Willets Pt Blvd so the Q61 being said replacement along that stretch should have it as well to avoid massive service cuts.
Route: Q114 Far Rockaway - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q114 should also stop at Foch Blvd just like the Q111 and Q115. This avoids confusion amongst riders who don't know which Rush route or Limited route stops at Foch.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
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Comment: The QM68 should stop at 164th St in both directions to share the stop with the Q1 and Q43, as well as providing the transfer to the Q65.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The proposed Q75 should be going to Jamaica LIRR instead of Briarwood. Multiple bus, subway, and rail connections in the rapidly growing downtown Jamaica. This also maintains the connection from Little Neck and Douglaston to Jamaica on weekends. It should run via 188th and Hillside or via Union Tpke and 164th/Parsons to Jamaica LIRR.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: College Point Blvd needs to keep the Q65 instead of the Q26. The Q65 currently runs through Flushing to 164th Street and Jamaica, providing connections to dozens of bus and rail routes in SE Queens. If replaced by the Q26, College Point residents would have to transfer at Flushing to continue their trip south on the Q65. So please keep the Q65 running from Jamaica to College Point!
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, please extend the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/74 AV
Comment: The Q36 should run between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Please extend the Q52 in both directions:
1. from Elmhurst to Woodside
2. from Arverne to Far Rockaway
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Comment: This bus stop is located at the edge of woodlands, and is not even parkland that is accessible for public use. Half of the catchment area of this bus stop is wasted. Moving the stop to 199 St, and eliminating the 198th St stop makes more sense and would still allow for transfers to the Q76.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/HOLLIS HILLS TERR
Comment: Same as Union Tpke/Francis Lewis, this bus stop is located at the edge of woodlands and Clearview Expwy. Half of the catchment area of this bus stop is wasted. Combining this stop and 211 St into 1 stop at 209 St makes more sense so that the stop in the middle of the residential area with a more effective catchment area.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: This stop is only 600 ft from the Springfield Blvd stop and is redundant. The catchment area is also limited by GCP to the east.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Same as Union Tpke/226 St, this bus stop is less than 700 ft from 234 St. Catchment area of this stop is limited by GCP to the west.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why do you need a stop at Commonwealth Blvd, there's not buses that run there to transfer to. Its less than 700 ft from the previous stop at Cross Island Pkwy, and less than 900 ft from 248 St.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can Q48 buses turn left at Little Neck Pkwy instead of 260 St
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Instead of turning left at 73rd Ave so the buses can layover at Little Neck Pkwy/260th St, can't the buses go straight to 260/LNP, drop off passengers at the last stop and then go straight using the loop at 252 St and 72 Ave to get back to Little Neck Pkwy/260th St. This would avoid the buses having to navigate the tight streets thru Glen Oaks Village and let people off the bus at 260 St quicker than having to sit thru the loop.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/78 AV
Comment: Any way of spreading out the bus stops for Q45, Q46, and Q48 so that people have to commit to the bus line they chose. Currently people will immediately jump and cut lines to whichever bus arrives first. Its chaotic and frustrating to experience.
Also, the shorter travel times on the Q46/Q48 to the stops between Main St and 188 St may make people choose them over the Q45, defeating the purpose of the Q45 to ease the crowding on Q46/Q48.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: In general, can MTA have Q45/Q46/Q48 buses available for boarding earlier than just a few minutes before the scheduled departure time. Like a person can exit the subway stop and see their bus waiting at the bus stop with doors open and they can just get on and wait for the bus to depart.
It would eliminate the long waiting lines that build up, and let the buses depart on time instead of having to wait for the entire line to clear and any stragglers from the subway. It would also make people commit to the buses they get on board instead of jumping and cutting lines to whichever bus arrives first.
Right now there are buses stopped at the bus stop on layover, and they're not even the next scheduled bus to depart, so they're blocking the bus stop, forcing the next bus to pull up on the adjacent travel lane blocking traffic and having confused people realize their bus is waiting in the middle of the street.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
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Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40 between LeFrak City in Queens and Midtown Manhattan, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should serve LeFrak City.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: 108 ST/QUEENS BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Forest Hills and Electchester, the Q37 should run between JFK Airport and Electchester.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
- the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan (and make all QM4/QM44 stops in Queens)
- the QM6 should make all QM1 stops
west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
- the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
Route: QM65 Laurelton - Downtown Manhattan
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Comment: Instead of running the QM11 between Forest Hills in Queens and Downtown Manhattan, the QM7 and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: Q47 Glendale - East Elmhurst
Stop: 78 ST/25 AV
Comment: northbound. You should add a stop on 25th Ave to service the people in this area. You currently have the stop inconveniently at Astoria Blvd and 77th and barely anyone lives there. In addition there is TOO much traffic bc of the nearby Grand Central Parkway and Astoria Blvd that its a dangerous spot for pedestrians. I recommend turning on 25th ave then turning. on 80th st to coincide with southbound buses is more profitable and placing 1-2 stops there to service the area
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Comment: A bus route needs to go to Bayswater along Mott Avenue. The commute to these clustered homes to the station is almost a half hour and there is nothing that services them to the station.
Route: Q32 Jackson Heights - Penn Station
Stop: ROOSEVELT AV/74 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q49, the Q32 should run between East Elmhurst in Queens and Penn Station in Manhattan.
Route: Q64 Forest Hills - Electchester
Stop: JEWEL AV/108 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q64, the Q37 should run between Electchester and JFK Airport.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
• In Queens, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 express buses should serve LeFrak City instead of 62 Dr/98 St
• In Queens, QM7 and QM68 express buses should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: Instead of running the QM5, QM8, and QM35 along Union Tpke:
• the QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan, and also make all QM4/QM44 stops in Queens
• the QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
• the QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St in Queens
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/JEWEL AV
Comment: Please combine the following routes into one each:
• QM4 and QM5
• QM35 and QM44
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: LITTLE NECK PKWY/80 AV
Comment: Please implement daily (not just weekday) Q36 service between Jamaica and Little Neck.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital. Buses should run via Langdale St between Union Tpke and Hillside Av to do this.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Running the QM4, QM5, QM35, and QM44 simultaneously is such a waste of gas! Instead, please combine the QM4 and QM5 into one bus route, and the QM35 and QM44 into one bus route.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/LEFFERTS BLVD
Comment: The Q55 should be extended from Richmond Hill to Jamaica, and make all Q56 stops east of the 121 St (J/Z) subway station.
Route: Q45 Fresh Meadows - Kew Gardens
Stop: 188 ST/73 AV
Comment: This is what needs to happen:
• Q45 running between Kew Gardens and Queens Village (with buses rerouted via 73 Av between 188 St and Springfield Blvd, and via Springfield Blvd south of 73 Av)
• Q88 running between Elmhurst and Little Neck (with buses rerouted via Horace Harding Expy east of 188 St)
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Please discontinue the QM10, QM11, and QM40! People can literally take the E, F, M, and R subway trains. Instead of running these express buses, the QM7, QM18, and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F) subway stations.
Route: QM4 Electchester - Midtown
Stop: 164 ST/HORACE HARDING EXPWY
Comment: Please discontinue the QM4 and QM44! The QM5, QM8, and QM35 should be rerouted between 188 St/64 Av in Queens and Midtown Manhattan. In Queens, these express buses should make all QM4/QM44 stops and an additional stop at Horace Harding Expy/Utopia Pkwy.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of running along Union Tpke, the Q75 should run between Little Neck and the LIRR station in Jamaica, and make all Q30 stops west of Horace Harding Expy/Springfield Blvd.
Route: Q6 Sutphin Boulevard
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/91 AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q25, the Q6 should run between College Point and the JFK Airport Cargo Area 24/7.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 74 ST/ROOSEVELT AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q33, the B57 should run 24/7 between Downtown Brooklyn and LGA Terminal A.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: HOFFMAN DR/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: The Q52 should be extended from Elmhurst to the LIRR station in Woodside, and from Arverne to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: The Q51 should run 24/7 between Cambria Heights in Queens and Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In Manhattan, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops. Queens-bound service should originate at E 23 St/1 Av in Manhattan.
Route: BM35 Spring Creek - Midtown Manhattan
Stop:
Comment: Manhattan-bound BM35 express buses should make an additional stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Booth St. Brooklyn-bound BM35 express buses should make an additional stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Eliot Av.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD/BEACH 116 ST
Comment: Instead of running the Q22, the Q35 should run between Far Rockaway in Queens and Brooklyn College in Brooklyn.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: PITKIN AV/EUCLID AV
Comment: In Brooklyn, the Q112 should be extended from the Euclid Av (A/C) subway station to the New Lots Av (3) subway station.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
Stop: E TREMONT AV/BOSTON RD
Comment: The Q44 must be extended from the Bronx Zoo to The Bronx High School of Science and serve the New York Botanical Garden.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
Stop: CHURCH AV/MCDONALD AV
Comment: Please extend the B55 from Kensington to Sunset Park.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/246 ST
Comment: Please provide daily (not just weekday) Q36 service between Jamaica and Little Neck.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/268 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: 29th st and 30th Avenue stop- Maspeth bound
Please do not eliminate this bus stop. PS017Q, PS123Q, and mulitple nearby daycares and childcare facilities utilize this bus stop. It is of inconvenience to have children crossing 2 additional blocks to the 31st/30th Ave stop. These streets are crowded with pedestrians and passengers who are getting off the 30th Ave train station. In addition, there many speeding vehicles and congestion making it truely unsafe to go the extra blocks for the bus on 31st instead of the current available 29th st Bus stop. Please KEEP the 29th st bus stop ( Maspeth bound) and do not remove it as in the proposal. Thank you
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
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Comment: The proposed bus route eliminates bus stops between Hobart st /30th Avenue and 45th st/30th Avenue. Please do not remove these bus stops in both directions. Many elderly people depend on the bus to help them travel. Many older grandmother and grandfathers suffer from physical impairments such as arthritis and cardiopulmonary diseases making it extremely difficult to walk a simple block. The issue with buses is due to traffic and heavy congestion during peak hours. The city needs to come up with bus lanes or something else to allow buses to move smoothly. Removing these extra stops will not help change the speed of traffic. Traffic is still there. All it will do is cause the bus to drive slowly and not open the door to passengers who truly relies on the bus to commute. Keep these bus stops
Route: Q63 Northern Boulevard West/35th Avenue
Stop: 35 AV/35 ST
Comment: The new Q63 proposed frequency of more than 10 mins on weekdays including peak hours. Multiple schools such as PS166Q and Frank Sinatra and other centers such as ARROW Fieldhouse and MOMA, have students, employees, and parents who will rely on Q63 for travel. The duration for the next bus is way too long. Frequency needs to be 10 mins or less during weekdays 6am - 9pm
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Q18 Maspeth
The Q18 bus stop should be moved to the middle of this block since the other 1-2 bus stops are propsed to be eliminated. That way, passengers who get off can either go either side towards 31st Avenue or Broadway.
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Comment: A request. A crosstown bus from Main st Flushing to Manhattan is much needed. The M60-SBS travels from W106th st in Manhatan to LGA airport. I recommend this bus or a new bus be proposed. A new route will travel to/from Main st Flushing- LGA airport- Astoria Blvd train station- Manhattan. Thanks
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: I feel that it is horrible idea to remove so many stops from 49th st to 45th st. We need them for students when they go to school and when they come home. We need the stops so we can get to the store and not have to carry hevay groceries back home. I do not have a car. I rely on the bus
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Horrible idea to remove this bus stop. Keep this bus stop for the community to use. Thank you.
Route: Q18 Astoria - Maspeth
Stop:
Comment: Horrible idea to remove this bus stop in both directions. Keep this bus stop for the community to use. Thank you.
Route: Q33 81st/82nd Streets - LGA Terminal A
Stop: 81 ST/30 AV
Comment: it's further to walk from the existing 33 stop on 83rd and 30th but i am happy to see it will be a much faster trip home. changing the bus route to a non commercial street is a brilliant idea and i support it.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop: ROCKAWAY BLVD/LIBERTY AV
Comment: Please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park in Queens to Gateway Center in Brooklyn.
Route: Q37 111th Street
Stop: UNION TPKE/KEW GARDENS RD
Comment: Instead of running the Q64 between Electchester and Forest Hills, please extend Q37 service from Kew Gardens to Electchester.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: QUEENS BLVD/72 DR
Comment: Instead of running the QM10, QM11, and QM40:
- in Queens, the QM7, QM18, and QM65 should make additional stops near the Woodhaven Blvd (M/R), 63 Dr-Rego Park (M/R), 67 Av (M/R), Forest Hills-71 Av (E/F/M/R/LIRR), 75 Av (E/F), and Kew Gardens-Union Tpke (E/F/LIRR) subway stations
- in Queens, Manhattan-bound QM12 and QM42 buses should serve LeFrak City instead of 62 Dr/Yellowstone Blvd and 62 Dr/98 St
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/64 AV
Comment: In Queens, the QM5, QM8, and QM35 buses should run via Horace Harding Expy instead of Union Tpke. In both directions, there should be additional stops at Utopia Pkwy, 164 St, Kissena Blvd, and Main St.
The QM6 should make all QM1 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St. The QM36 should make all QM31 stops west of Union Tpke/188 St.
Route: Q112 Liberty Avenue
Stop: PITKIN AV/EUCLID AV
Comment: Please extend the Q112 from the Euclid Av (A/C) subway station to the New Lots Av (3) subway station.
Route: B55 Kensington - JFK Airport
Stop: CHURCH AV/MCDONALD AV
Comment: Please extend the B55 from Kensington to Sunset Park.
Route: QM21 Rochdale Village - Midtown
Stop: E 23 ST/MADISON AV
Comment: In both directions, the QM21 should make all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan.
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
Stop: JERICHO TPKE/LITTLE NECK PKWY
Comment: Please run the Q36 between Jamaica and Little Neck 7 days a week.
Route: Q52 Elmhurst - Arverne
Stop: BEACH 54 ST/BEACH CHANNEL DR
Comment: Please extend the Q52 from Arverne to Far Rockaway and from Elmhurst to Woodside.
Route: Q35 Rockaway Park - Brooklyn College
Stop: BEACH 108 ST/ROCKAWAY BEACH BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q22 in the Rockaways, please extend the Q35 from Rockaway Park to Far Rockaway.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: BRUCKNER BLVD/WILKINSON AV
Comment: Please extend full-time Q50 service from Pelham Bay to Co-op City.
Route: Q44 Bronx Zoo - Jamaica
Stop: BOSTON RD/E 180 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q44 from the Bronx Zoo to The Bronx High School of Science. Buses must serve the Metro-North Railroad stations at Fordham and Botanical Garden.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: WATER ST/BROAD ST
Comment: The western terminal for Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan must be South Ferry. These buses must run via Water St in both directions. This change would dramatically lessen traffic congestion on Church St and Broadway.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: Please extend the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica. Buses must make all Q56 stops east of the 121 St (J/Z) subway station.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/94 AV
Comment: Instead of running the Q25 between College Point and Jamaica, please run the Q6 between College Point and the JFK Airport Cargo Area. The Q60 should be rerouted from Jamaica Av/144 Pl to the 168 St and 169 St Terminals to compensate for Q6 service along Jamaica Av.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Instead of running the Q75 along Union Tpke to and from Briarwood, the Q75 must make all Q30 stops west of Horace Harding Expy/Springfield Blvd, and run to and from Jamaica.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
Stop: FRANCIS LEWIS BL/58 AV
Comment: The Q26 should be extended from Danny's Auto Care to Fresh Meadows during all daytime hours.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: BRADDOCK AV/CROSS ISLAND PKWY
Comment: Please extend the Q1 from Bellerose to the LIRR station in Floral Park.
Route: Q1 Hillside Avenue
Stop: SUTPHIN BLVD/JAMAICA AV
Comment: Please extend the Q1 from Sutphin Blvd/Jamaica Av to Marconi Park.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 6 AV/W 35 ST
Comment: All Queens-bound express buses serving Midtown Manhattan (via 6 Av) should originate near the 34 St-Herald Sq (B/D/F/M/N/Q/R/W) subway station.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
Stop: 108 ST/37 AV
Comment: Need a bus stop at this corner- no need for this bus to go to the bronx
Route: QM15 Howard Beach - Midtown
Stop:
Comment: Westbound BM35, QM15, QM16, and QM17 buses should make an additional pick-up stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Booth St. Eastbound BM35, QM15, QM16, and QM17 buses should make an additional drop-off stop at Woodhaven Blvd/Eliot Av.
Route: Q69 Long Island City - East Elmhurst
Stop: 21 ST/DITMARS BLVD
Comment: Eliminating the route of the Q100 is going to increase ridership on the Q69 and create a service gap north of 21st avenue. Running the former Q100 under the train is going to be slow, difficult, and redundant.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
Stop:
Comment: Instead of the Q51 running this route make it where the Q113 won't be discontinued. Q113 from Cambria Heights to Ozone Park.
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Comment: Please do not take away the stop at Woodward and Stanhope. We use it all the time! You are cutting off a part of the neighborhood that is also far away from the train... that corner needs the B38
Route: QM12 Forest Hills - Midtown
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/98 ST
Comment: Instead of running the QM10 and QM40 between LeFrak City and Midtown, the QM12 should still run between Forest Hills and Midtown, and be slightly rerouted via LeFrak City in both directions.
Route: QM11 Forest Hills - Downtown
Stop: HORACE HARDING EXPWY/WESTSIDE AV
Comment: PLEASE make sure the QM10 and QM40 become the QM11, QM12 and QM42, as originally planned in March 2022.
Route: Q53 Woodside - Rockaway Park
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Comment: Riders in the Rockaways been asking for Q35 bus service along Newport Avenue to remain so why not extend the Q53SBS route west first to Beach 169th Street via Rockaway Beach Blvd. then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station via the Marine Parkway Bridge & Belt Parkway while the Q35 route could remain on Newport Avenue or the Q35 route could remain on Rockaway Beach Blvd. as proposed here and the Q53SBS could then be extended west along Newport Avenue first to Beach 169th Street/Rockaway Beach Blvd., then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station via the Marine Parkway Bridge and the Belt Parkway. Either plan would provide frequent Q53SBS bus service to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station for many Rockway residents plus also provide numerous bus connections between the Q53SBS route and the B36, B4, B44, B44SBS, B49 and/or B68 routes greatly increasing surface bus connections between Brooklyn and Queens.
Route: QM7 Fresh Meadows - Downtown
Stop: STATE ST/BATTERY PL
Comment: The QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25, and QM65 should serve stops along Water St in both directions. The western terminal should be State St & Battery Pl. This change would decrease traffic congestion along Church St.
Route: QM10 LeFrak City - Midtown
Stop: 57 AV/JUNCTION BLVD
Comment: As originally planned in March 2022, the QM10 and QM40 should be eliminated. Instead, the QM12 and QM42 should be rerouted to serve LeFrak City, and the QM11 should run via the QM12 route in Queens. Also, the QM7 should serve stops along Queens Blvd.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: CAROLINE PL/TULIP AV
Comment: I live in the village of Floral Park. Do not bow down to these racist people governing the village; this is a great opportunity to connect the village with other parts of Queens while making businesses more attractive. Many people walk into the village especially to/from the station from Queens. I see this as a win, especially since there are now more train options getting you out to different locations on Long Island. Please keep this stop.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
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Comment: Terminating the Q15 right next to Francis Lewis Park would be nice. This way, people can use the buses here to get to the subway easily. Whitestone will be well-served by buses.
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Comment: confusing maps. Can't tell what color is what bus. Drivers have told us there will be no service for those of us between 57th Avenue and LIE, that we'll have to walk to Food Bazaar for service. I use a walker, so that's not going to happen. It seems this plan moves stops further apart and further away, which increases isolation.
Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
Stop: CAROLINE PL/TULIP AV
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Route: Q110 Jamaica Avenue East
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Comment: Good for finally adding an actual link to the rest of LI by having buses go to Floral Park station. Will make it easier to travel.
Route: Q61 Willets Point Boulevard
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Comment: Add weekend service to the Q61 please.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Can you talk to NYCDOT to have the left turn signal for bus on the service road turn green before the Queens Blvd main road left turn. Right now, turning Q46 buses conflict with turning vehicles from the main road and there are delays for everyone since no one is sure who is yielding and the bus has to proceed slowly to complete the U-turn. There's only 1 or 2 turning buses at any moment, if given priority first, buses can quickly clear the intersection and allow cars turning left from the main road to turn without worrying about the bus.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
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Comment: Could this stretch of of Union Tpke be the boarding area for eastbound buses, there's more space to spread out the Q45/Q46/Q48, and saves on travel time since buses don't need to do the U turn, get stuck in Queens Blvd traffic, and wait for the left turn light onto Union Tpke
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/HOLLIS HILLS TERR
Comment: Whats the purpose of putting a stop here? The west half isn't even usable parkland and separated by a highway.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/226 ST
Comment: Why is this stop needed? Its only half a block away from the Springfield Blvd stop
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/232 ST
Comment: Why is this stop needed? Its only 2 streets away from the next stop. Union Tpke is only 2 blocks away from the Hillside Ave here. There are 27 stops along the Q46 route to get here, while only 13 stops on the Q43.
Route: Q48 Kew Gardens - Glen Oaks
Stop: UNION TPKE/COMMONWEALTH BLVD
Comment: Why is this stp needed. There's no bus on Commonwealth Blvd to transfer to The previous stop is 1 street away and the next stop is 2 streets away.
Route: B62 Downtown Brooklyn - Astoria
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Comment: THere is a long disance between stops in Greenpoint. Consider a stop at McGuinness/Nassau to connect with the B48. The two closely-spaced stops at Driggs/Manhattan and Driggs/Union could be combined.
Route: QM68 Floral Park - Midtown
Stop: HILLSIDE AV/165 ST
Comment: The QM68 165th/166th St stops should be shifted to 163rd and 164th St. This is because 164th St is a busy thoroughfare and the Q65 bus line runs along said street, providing a direct transfer. The Q1 and Q43 are also proposed to stop here so it makes sense for the QM68 to stop here as well.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
Stop: 99 ST/55 AV
Comment: The naming of these Q14 bus stops for this intersection should be the same in order to avoid confusion, ideally keeping the 99th st / 55 av name for both. And encourage the use of the mta app for navigation during the times this is effective and releasing general message postings on routes changing soon alongside effective start dates.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: A Q9 bus stop is needed at the corner of 135th Avenue/130th Street (both directions) for those Q9 riders needing to tranafer to the Q37 bus plus it should be a three legged transfer between the Q9 and Q37 routes due to the loss of the Q10 route from 130th Street so those 130th street passengers that nede to access either JFK Airport or points north along 111th Street such as the 111th Street "A" Line Station or the Kew Gardens Subway Station that previouslt the q10 route provided.
Route: Q7 Rockaway Boulevard
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Comment: If you're going to having a three-legged traansfer between the Q10 and Q7 routes for former Q10 Rockaway Blvd. passengers, you're going to need to have additional Q7 service overnight. Between 00:00 through 6:00 (seven days per week) the Q7 frequency should be at least as much to match the Q10 frequency. Right now you're proposing eliimiating Q7 service between 01:06 through 04:09 which would be unacceptable as you're not considering current Q10 ridership along Rockaway Boulevard but probably only Q7 ridership. Riders don't want to wait outside overnight at desolate locations too long to transfer between two bus lines where they currently they have a direct bus. You also might want to have an additional three-legged transfer between the Q37 and Q7 routes, so that Q37 riderrs at Rockaway Blvd./Lefferts Blvd. could travel further east on the Q7 route and vice-versa rather than just having the Q10/Q7 three-legged transfer option.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Removing the stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST) is a bad idea. I agree with Board 5 member Dorie Figliola that people will just cut through the parking lot of Wendy's to catch their Q53/52 and Q11/21 transfers. It will also make stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) more crowded and this is a stop near two residential driveways. I think this is a serious safety issue and you should reconsider removing bus stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST).
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved futher down the block (like near 89-27 to 89-15 where there are no driveways). This stop is too close to two residential driveways. As the owner of one of these houses I am always afraid I may hit someone comming out of my driveway. Especially because some negligent parents let their kids run around without realizing there are two driveways nearby.
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: I also think bus stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved futher down the block (ideally at the very end where there are no driveways nearby). Another reason is that they added a stop light on Metropolitan Ave and Aubrey Ave in the last year or so and whenever the bus stops here and gets caught on a red light, the traffic gets congested behind the bus and blocks the crosswalk going south on Woodhaven Boulvard towards Chase Bank.
Route: Q39 Glendale - Long Island City
Stop: 28 ST/QUEENS PLAZA S
Comment: The removal of the Q39 bus stop to Long Island City, at Queens Plaza South and 23rd Street, creates a tremendous hardship for me.
I regularly have to travel to 4142 24th St., Long Island City, NY 11101, between Queens Plaza North and 41st Avenue.
The proposed nearest stop would now be 28th Street and Queens Plaza South. The actual stop is quite south of Queens Plaza South. I am an elderly woman with knee issues. Having to walk from that stop to my destination creates a hardship for me. It also creates a safety issue for me during the months when the sun sets in advance of 7:00 p.m..
Kindly include the Queens Plaza South and 23rd Street stop in your final plans for the q39 bus. Thank you.
Sincerely,
Bayork Dingle
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Would've loved to see the Q43 maintain the extension to LIJ. It made sense since many hospital workers, patients, and visitors come from Jamaica so it should be kept to provide a fast one seat ride to the hospital.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: The Q30 should continue to run during weekends or reroute the proposed Q75 to Jamaica as an alternative, or both! Many people, including college students take the Q30 on the weekends to QCC and Little Neck.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65's proposed Sanford Av and 162nd St streamlining is great, but the line should also continue to serve College Point. Being one of the busiest bus lines in Queens, it should maintain the one seat ride connection between Jamaica and College Point as it heavily used for its entire length. Not everyone is transferring at Flushing, there are plenty that ride past Flushing on both ends to get to work or to connect with other bus lines further out. Love that you increased frequencies and maintained the 24/7 service span.
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Comment: The gap on Bell Blvd should be closed by a bus route to connect Q27 riders, including QCC students with Bayside. Another Bayside to Jamaica route should also serve Bell Blvd's strip by the LIRR to maintain the connection between there and Jamaica since the Q31 is being streamlined on Utopia Pkwy.
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Comment: A second 164th St route should be added, streamlined via 162nd and/or 160th Sts to provide direct service between Jamaica and Whitestone/Bayside while closing the gap in this area of Whitestone which has very limited north-south service. This would also supplement the Q65 on 164th St, providing more frequent service.
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here Q27 and turn to Kissena blvd
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Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Please place Q26 Local and Limited bus
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Stop: HOLLIS CT BLVD/FRANCIS LEWIS BLVD
Comment: Please place to Q
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
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Comment: Please place the last bus stop here Q27
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Perhaps extend the Q26 to QBCC via Horace Harding Expressway.
Route: Q46 Kew Gardens - LIJ Hospital
Stop: UNION TPKE/SPRINGFIELD BLVD
Comment: Extend the rush service from Springfield Blvd instead of at 188th Street for both Q46 & Q48. This is a great benefit for faster service as a frequent Q46 commuter to the subway.
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here Q 27
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please place the bus stop here and turn right to kissena blvd and turn to main st
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please please the bus stop here
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: Please please the last stop here Q27 39 Ave Main st
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop: 162 ST/43 AV
Comment: Southbound 43rd Av stop should be at the corner of Sanford Av and 162nd St instead. 43rd Av is along block from Sanford for people transfering between buses.
Route: Q26 Fresh Meadows - College Point
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Comment: Keep the Q65 in College Point, not the Q26. The Q65 provides a direct one seat connection between here, 164th St, and Downtown Jamaica where there are multiple transfer options heading to other parts of Queens, including tons of railroad lines and the AirTrain to JFK airport. The Q25 shouldn't be the sole line between here and there.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 should go to Jamaica instead of Briarwood to replace the Q30 on weekends. Or simply, the Q75 could travel the same path of the current QCC Q30 route, while the Little Neck Q30 remain as is 7 days a week.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Q65 should still go to College Point 110th St. Direct from Jamaica LIRR to College Point via 164th as it does now. Too much trouble to transfer at Flushing, especially late at night. Not everyone gets off at Main St, many people ride past there to head elsewhere. Only change that should remain is the new direct reroute via Sanford Ave.
Route: Q31 Utopia Parkway
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Comment: Need extended hours on the Q31 on weekends. 7-8 pm is too early to end, especially for Utopia Pkwy if the Q30 isn't going to run then. So please extend the hours to at least 11 pm or midnight.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: The Q14 should go to the Fresh Pond Rd M station as proposed in the draft plan. This would maintain the connection to the M in this area so that people can get to Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Please keep the 69th Lane stops on the Q14 (current Q38). The stop spacing here is too wide (6 blocks between stops). Keeping this stop saves myself and plenty other people a lot of travel time.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: Send the Q62 to Jamaica LIRR Station via 160th, 162nd, and 164th Streets to close a major north-south route gap in this area of Whitestone. This also helps supplement the Q65 on 164th Street, which could use more service.
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Comment: There should be a bus route from Great Neck and North Shore Hospital to Jamaica. The n26 is a weekday rush hour only service, which also doesn't run frequently. The QT34 from the first draft was proposed to run here. It would be great is this connection is kept 7 days a week as it would give nurses, patients, and visitors a one seat ride to Jamaica.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Keep the 34th Avenue stops on the Q72! Many senior citizens board the bus here as there are apartment buildings along 34th Ave and it is also an open street with bike lanes. A public school and park is also at this intersection with Junction Blvd.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: The temporary relocation of the southbound Q72 stop at 34th Ave in front of the apartment building should be made permanent, making it easier for seniors and residents who live in the apartment buildings along this block.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Extend the Q51 Limited route on the east to Belmont Park via Spingfield Blvd. and Hempstead Avenue for a route that woule connect the UBS Arena with Resorts World Casino as well as possibly to the Gateway Center Mall as well. The MTA could possibly seek funding for this route from the UBS Arena, Resorts World Casino , the New York Racing Associaion (NYRA) and the Gateway Center Mall as it would increase business plus if funding was provide the route could become a Fare-Free route for the passengers. as funding could be provided by one or more of the above entities.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
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Comment: The (CURRENT) change in route to where the 1st stop Flushing bound is at Springfield/121st Avenue and skips 120th Avenue to stop at 119th Avenue does not make sense at all. The Q84 operates along 120th Avenue and is an important transfer route for the Q27. I am STRONGLY suggesting that the Q27 extends South to Merrick Blvd so that it can connect with the n4 and Q5 routes.
Route: Q50 Co-op City / Pelham Bay - LaGuardia Airport
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Comment: This Drop-off Only Express Bus Stop "Whitestone Expressway and 25th Road" should also be a Q50 Limited Bus Stop.
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Comment: You'll be eliminating Q113 service along Central Avenue within the eastern end of Far Rockaway. Since the N31 & N32 local routes travele along Central Avenue in both Queens ans Nassau Counties maybr your staff could ask NICE Bus to have the N31 & N32 local routes pick up and drop off both directions on the Queens side of the border along Central Avenu. Also could the southbound N31 & N32 local routes be rerouted to travel toward Plainview Avenue Far Rockaway/Mott Avenue.?
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Comment: CORRECTED COMMENT: You'll be eliminating Q113 service along Central Avenue within the eastern end of Far Rockaway. Since the N31 & N32 local routes travele along Central Avenue in both Queens ans Nassau Counties maybr your staff could ask NICE Bus to have the N31 & N32 local routes pick up and drop off both directions on the Queens side of the border along Central Avenu. This would then have the N31/N32 local southbound bus stops at Beach12th Street/Central Avenue, Nameoke Street/Central Avenue & New Haven Avenue stops by pick up southbound riders as well as droping off southbound riders. Also to have the northbound N31 & N32 local bus stops at northbound bus stops at Cornaga Avenue/Beach 19th Street, Neilson Street/Central Avenue and Beach 12th Street/Central Avenue
Route: Q83 Cambria Heights - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q83 bus should be rerouted over from 114th Road(e/b) /113thDrive(w/b) to 115th Avenue(both directions) east of Sprinfield Blvd and then tavel east along 115th Avenue/Dutch Broadway to Elmont Road to terminate and transfer to the N1 route.
Route: Q25 Parsons/Kissena Boulevards
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Comment: It may make sense to spilt the Q25 route back into two separate eoute numbers as originally Q25 and Q34, however the Q34 on the southern end should travel from Jamaica Avenue/Parsons Blvd. east to the 168th Street Terminal for transfers to the NICE Bus routes and additional transfers to the Q2, Q3, Q36, Q82, Q76. and Q77 routes which are routes the Q25 doesn't transfer with traveling toward Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue If no space at the 168th Street Terminal try to find space for the Q34 route closeby outside the new 168th Street Terminal area. Also on the northern end the Q34 route could then be combined with the Q61 route to Fort Totten (via Willets Point Blvd.) as I don't think you would need all of that frequency on the Q25 route north of Main Street/Roosevelt Avenue. With this idea you could then send the Q75 route back along 188th Street to Hillside Avenue then to 168th Street Terminal or to Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue. The Q17 route would be needed much less as 188th Street riders could now take the Q75 route plus former Q17 riders from 188th Street traveling to the 179th Street Subway would be now taking the Q45 route to the Kew Gardens Subway Station plus some current Q17 riders from Kissena Blvd area could then take the Q34 to 168th Street Terminal for those transfers instead of the Q17 route as prresently. The Q17 route could actually then be discontinued as Q17 riders from Kissena Blvd. needing access to Horace Harding Expwy or 188th Street could take either the Q25 or Q34 route and transfer to the Q88 route. With the Q17 disconyinued service could be increased on the revised Q25 route and new Q34 route as suggested above.
Route: Q51 Linden Boulevard
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Comment: Why was the proposed bus stop removed from Linden/170 St? The X63 used to stop here with no issues, and I remember seeinf that it was planned for this stoo to return, only with the Q51 replacing it
Route: B13 Bushwick - Gateway Center
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Comment: The reroute of the B13 away from this stop causes me to have to take 2 buses for my commute. Not happy.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Please keep the Q65 serving College Pt to 110th St. Need to maintain the connection from College Point to 164th St.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Thank you for keeping the connection from 164th St to Jamaica LIRR station! Now we just need the connection from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica LIRR maintained as well.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
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Comment: Loved the proposed extension to LIJ Hospital from the previous Draft Plan as it would've provided a one seat ride from Jamaica to New Hyde Park and the hospital. Please add this extension back to the Q43! Thanks.
Route: Q72 Junction Boulevard
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Comment: Keep the 34th Avenue Q72 stop! The 34th Avenue open street begins here at Junction Blvd and there are many apartment buidings at and near this intersection as well as a park.
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Comment: Revive the Q73 proposal or extend the Q64 further east via 73rd Av to Fresh Meadows-188th St to close this massive east-west gap on 73rd Avenue.
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Reroute the Q75 on its western end to Jamaica LIRR station via 188th St, Utopia Pkwy, or 164th St. With the Q30 proposed to no longer run on weekends, it makes sense to keep the connection from Jamaica to Oakland Gardens and Little Neck at all times.
Route: Q14 East Elmhurst - Maspeth
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Comment: Please extend the Q14 a little further to the Fresh Pond Rd station or the Metropolitan Av station to maintain the connection to the M train for existing riders along Eliot Av heading to Brooklyn.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
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Comment: The Q62 should be streamlined south via 160th, 162nd, and 164th Streets to Jamaica LIRR, providing a new direct connection from Jamaica and Whitestone, while closing a huge north-south gap and complementing the Q65 on 164th Street.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Extend Q65 back to College Pt 110th St, to maintain one seat ride from 164th St and Jamaica LIRR to College Point and College Pt Blvd.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: Love the reroute onto Sanford, finally providing a direct connection to the Q13 at 162nd St (coming from the south) without having to backtrack to Flushing to transfer. However, the one seat connection to College Point must be maintained because there are many riders that are going past Flushing in either direction to Jamaica and College Point.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The southbound 43rd Av stop should be shifted one block north to 162nd St and Sanford Av. The block between Sanford Av and 43rd Av is too long, making it harder for people to transfer from the Q13 to the southbound Q65!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
Stop: METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD
Comment: Your bus drivers frequently stop here for long periods of time (over 30 minutes) and block my driveway. This is a no standing zone and they are not allowed to do that. Blocking someones driveway is considered trespassing, this block is not you bus drivers break room. I also get random people standing on my driveway when they wait for the bus because this bus stop is sandwiched between two driveways. Please move this bus stop.
Route: Q9 South Ozone Park - Jamaica
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Comment: The Q9 route should be further extended into JFK Airport via 130th Street & 134th Street etc instead of the Q37 route. The Q37 route should then be rerouted to travel along Rockaway Boulevard between 111th Street and 130th Street, 130th Street between Rockaway Boulevard and 135th Avenue, then 135th Avenue (west) back to Lefferts Boulevard then south to the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Staion to terminate. A three legged transfer could be provided between the Q37 route and the Q10 Limited route at Rockaway Boulvard/Lefferts Boulvard, 135th Avenue/Lefferts Boulevard and at the AIRTRAIN Station. Another three-legged transfer could also be provided between the Q37 route and the Q9 route as well along 130th Street and at the Lefferts Boulevard AIRTRAIN Station.
Route: Q65 164th Street
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Comment: The Q65 should keep going to College Point 110th to maintain service from 164th St and Downtown Jamaica to College Point Blvd. Many riders go past Flushing in either direction. Not everyone is taking 7 or buses there, they are heading even further to Jamaica!
Route: Q36 Jamaica - Little Neck
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Comment: The Q36 should be extended further west down Hillside Av to the Jamaica LIRR Station as previously proposed in the New Draft Plan (the Q45) to help supplement the proposed Q1 and Q43 during weekdays. Thank you!
Route: Q75 Little Neck - Briarwood
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Comment: Q75 should be running from Jamaica to replace the Q30 on weekends, or simply have the current Little Neck Q30s remain as is 7 days a week, while the current QCC branch of the Q30 gets relabeled as the Q75 (both running via Homelawn/Utopia and the Horace Harding).
Route: Q30 QCC - Jamaica
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Comment: In the southbound/westbound direction wouldn't it be easier and make more sense to keep the Q30 & Q31 route traveling south along from Homelawn street directly on to 169th Street instead of making a right turn at Hillside Avenue and then making a left turn two blocks away at Merrick Boulevard? This would also provide much easier transferring between the Q30 & Q31 buses and all of the buses at the NEW 168th Street Bus Terminal which is located between 168th Street and 169th Street NOT MEREICK BLVD?
Route: Q17 Flushing - Jamaica
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Comment: Wouldn't it make sense to have the westbound Q17 bus travel south along 169th Street between Hillside Avenue and Jamaica Avenue instead of Merrick Blvd.? There's even a left turn signal included with a left turning lane along Hillside Avenue/169th Street for the Q17 route to easily make a left turn on to 169th Street for easier transferring to and from the buses at the NEW 168th Street terminal.
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Comment: Please add a bus route from Queens to Randall's Island! Currently, I have to take the subway about 35 minutes into Midtown Manhattan, then take one of the Lexington Av lines up to Harlem, then take the M35 over the bridge to Randall's. It would make it much easier if there was a bus preferably from Jackson Heights 74th St subway station to Randall's via the BQE and the RFK Bridge. The x81 used to run from Woodside to the Island, so maybe it should be reintroduced and relabled as the Q81 and could stop at Woodside LIRR, 74th St, and 31st St (Astoria Blvd station), then get on the RFK Bridge to the Island, making M35 stops there. Thank you!
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: Combining both routes will add to the commute!
Route: Q37 111th Street
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Comment: The Q37 will have a longer commute with the added route from the Q10!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
Stop: JAMAICA AV/122 ST
Comment: This is bad location for a last stop. The lighting makes it dark and they plan to build a school next year.
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Too much traffic here to have the Q55 go onto Jamaica Avenue which will be crowded with many bus lines!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
Route: Q10 Lefferts Boulevard
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Comment: Put the bus stop back on this corner. The other side has no room!
Route: Q54 Metropolitan Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop the next block is long and this stop has a shelter!
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this bus stop with shelter
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop makes it easier to transfer from Woodhaven Blvd South buses
Route: Q55 Myrtle Avenue
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Comment: Keep this stop it has a bus shelter!
Route: QM1 Fresh Meadows - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/75 AV
Comment: This bus is not running often enough. If you do not want us to drive into Manhattan, you need to increase the frequency, especially midday and late night for those of us who are older and will not ride the subway should we wish to see a Broadway show. I have mentioned this many times during Zoom meetings on the Bus Redesign and have been ignored on this point. In addition, Express buses should go further uptown, so that we can have access to the museums without needing to change for local buses, and downtown, so we can go to Chinatown, City Hall area, Wall Street area and Greenwich Village, without needing to change to subways or local buses, which seniors or people with issues with stairs prefer not to use. The Wall Street Express buses do not run midday, so they are useless for those of use who wish to attend a meeting that is from 1:00pm to 3:00pm. I have requested this as well--falling on deaf ears. That's why your congestion pricing plan is a failure. That's why people in Queens need to drive into Manhattan because the request for reliable transportation is lacking. I am not just speaking for myself, but for my community as I am also Vice President of the Civic Association of Utopia Estates.
Route: QM5 Glen Oaks - Midtown
Stop: 188 ST/75 AV
Comment: Having to wait an hour to take a bus into Manhattan on a weekend is totally ridiculous!! That's why people in Queens will drive into Manhattan and why congestion pricing is unfair. Seniors and people with trouble walking stairs or fears of riding on the subway will opt for taking their cars rather than wait an hour for a bus that may never come. In addition, once arriving in Manhattan, if we want to visit a museum uptown, or go to Chinatown or Greenwich Village, we need to wait for another bus. The waiting time is travel time is just not worth it. I have mentioned this in Queens Bus Redesign Zoom meetings and have been ignored. This just shows a lack of caring about Queens residents, especially the senior citizens and people with disabilities.
Route: Q27 Flushing - Cambria Heights
Stop: 48 AV/BELL BLVD
Comment: I was hoping they extend the Q31 so that it may service Bell Blvd south into Windsor Park or at least or at least provide more frequent service but instead they took away the whole route where it runs on Bell Blvd. Now there is no way to get from Union Turnpike Bell Blvd to 41st or 35th and Bell Blvd without a 20 minute walk. This is the worst change ever. You have like so many Q27 lines, can't one of them turn left at Bell Blvd and go north? This isn't better. It's worst and just awful!
Route: Q65 164th Street
Stop:
Comment: Need the Q65 and another route to serve 164th St from Jamaica LIRR! The Q65 still needs to be maintained from Jamaica LIRR to College Point 110th St via Downtown Flushing as many people rely on in to get to and from both ends of the line, while a new route needs to be streamlined further north via 162nd and 160th Streets to Whitestone (as proposed in the very first draft) to close the enormous north-south service gap in the area north of Northern Blvd, while supplementing the Q65 on 164th St.
Route: Q62 Beechhurst/College Point - Flushing
Stop:
Comment: The Q62 should run south along 160th, 162nd, and 164th Sts to Jamaica LIRR station intead of Flushing. This is to close a huge north-south transit gap in Whitestone, while providing more direct service from Jamaica to Whitestone and supplementing the Q65 on 164th St, which needs extra service! Thanks.
Route: Q15 Whitestone - Flushing
Stop:
Comment: Have the Q15 continue to run to Beechhurst via the existing Q15A routing on 150th St, to maintain service from both Beechhurst and Whitestone to Flushing, while the existing Q15 branch on 154th St should be served by the Q62 running to Jamaica LIRR via 160th/162nd/164th Sts to finally close a huge north-south gap in Whitestone while providing direct service from there to Jamaica and helping the Q65 on 164th St.
Route: Q43 Jamaica - Floral Park
Stop:
Comment: Please bring back the Q43 extension to LIJ Hospital. This would really help many people like myself get to the hospital directly from Jamaica.
Comments from the Public Hearing (July 2024)
200 comments received between June 21, 2024 and July 26, 2024
200 comments received between June 21, 2024 and July 26, 2024
6/21/24 • Fresh Meadows
I would like the Q64 and Q20 to remain the same. The Q64 drops me on Parsons and 71st Avenue in front of my apartment. Very important to me as I am disabled by chronic pain.
6/21/24 • Woodside
Regarding the Q18 bus redesign, you are insisting on removing the east and westbound stops from 65th Pl and Laurel Hill Blvd which impacts riders wanting to take the Q60 towards Jamaica. They would have to disembark at the Queens Blvd stops and then cross back over 8 lanes of traffic, not to mention the entrance for the BQE at 65th Place. A very dangerous situation for the elderly and disabled. Did anyone actually ride the route to see just where the stops are needed? You’re going to get people killed!
6/21/24 • Flushing. NY 11355
I am a 81 year partially disabled ambulatory senior citizen. I take the Q27 a block from my house to 48th avenue & Bell Blvd to transfer to the Q31 in order to go to various locations along Bell Blvd.- stores, medical appts., bank, post office, library, etc. The proposed changes to the Q31 will make it very difficult for me to go to Bell Blvd if the proposed changes to the Q31 are implemented. I request that the current route of the Q31 remain unchanged. Thank you.
6/21/24 • Flushing
Thank you for another opportunity to make my views known. I have replied to all the surveys emailed to me over the years and have spoken with some MTA representatives over the years as well. I ride the QM3 during morning rush hour about 3 days/week. I tend to take the 3rd bus--there are 2 earlier buses. It is my understanding that you have been considering eliminating the QM3 in its entirety. Please note-There are only three QM3 buses into Manhattan during the morning rush hour and I imagine still 3 buses back to Queens during the evening rush hour. No weekend or additional service. This is in comparison to so many other express buses the MTA runs which run throughout the day, into the evening and on the weekends. I sincerely imagine that many midday/mideve buses are very lightly used--less so than the rush hour QM3's.
So I ask again--Please do not eliminate the QM3 bus. We are about a 20 minute walk to the 7 train or a local bus ride away (and the subway is perceived less safe) and although very close to the LIRR Port Washington Murray Hill stop, there are very few trains stopping there during the AM rush hour.
So--if you must eliminate the QM3 in the AM, please see about accommodating more LIRR Port Washington trains to stop at Murray Hill in the AM. I know they come by, but they run express and bypass Murray Hill.
Thank you! Sandrea Friedman; [email protected]; 917-841-2361.
6/22/24 • Douglaston
Hailing from Douglaston, it is often a chore trying to get to and from the city with limited options (Q30 to F or QM5), especially on the weekends where the commute is often greater than an hour and a half. It would be in the MTA’s best interest to expand the proposed Q75 to reach the Little Neck LIRR station, that way commutes to the city can be drastically slashed in half. Additionally, on the subway side, having the Q75 go to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike instead of Briarwood station would also allow greater variety in transit options.
6/23/24 • OZONE PARK
Revise the B55 route to stop at Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park. Extend the Q52 SBS route from Beach 54th Street to the Far Rockaway LIRR Station. Extend the Q53 SBS route to Beach 169th Street then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station in Brooklyn. Extend the Q51 route to the Gateway Center Mall via Linden Blvd.,Fountain Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Erskine Street and Gateway Center Drive. Restore the Q22A route between Bayswater and Far Rockaway- Mott Avenue but extend to the Far Rockaway LIRR Station. Extend the B82 SBS route, or B82 local route or B5 route to Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue or Cross Bay Blvd./Liberty Avenue via the Belt Parkway & Cross Bay Blvd. Extend the Q112 route from Euclid Avenue/Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn to the USPS Brooklyn GMF. Extend the Q112 route on the east to instead terminate at the 168th Street Terminal to transfer with more eastbound routes. To make space at 168th Street Terminal revise the Q36 route to no longer serve 168th Street Terminal but travel further west along Hillside Avenue then Queens Blvd. to Queens Borough Hall to terminate.To turn around the Q36 bus could travel east along Union Tpke. to 126th Street, 126th Street to 82nd Avenue,and south along 82nd Avenue to Queens Blvd. then left. Extend the Q30 route non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue weekdays and on Saturdays & Sundays the Q31 route would instead be extended to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue.
6/24/24 • Astoria
The elimination of the Q100 is a mistake. Currently the bus runs along 21st Street and then up 20th Ave. The proposed Q105 along 31st Street will lead to longer transit times due to the congestion that currently exists under the elevated subway, particularly around the Astoria Blvd. N/W station, 30th Ave., and Broadway. This is already mostly served by the Q102. Removing the Q100 will make transit less accessible to a third of the Ditmars area, encourage even more car use, mean longer travel times for people visiting family at Riker's, and reduces the number of buses available for getting to Astoria Park.
It almost feels like NYCT extending a middle finger to the Northeast quarter of the 11105 ZIP code.
6/24/24 • Little Neck
In light of future Congestion Pricing increasing the need for public transit to Manhattan and with areas of Little Neck being a transit desert at certain times of the day/week, I propose the following revisions to the Final Queens Bus Network Redesign:
- The QM3 remain in service.
- The QM8 have extended hours in the morning commute to Downtown Manhattan during the week until at least 09:00AM departure from Glen Oaks.
- The QM8 have extended hours in the evening commute to Glen Oaks during the week until at least 08:00PM departure from Downtown Manhattan.
- The QM8 be rerouted to travel further east on the LIE to 188th Street in order to avoid service redundancy with the QM7 on Union Turnpike. The "New Draft Plan" was excellent in addressing this issue, but the Final Plan rescinded this change.
- The QM5 and QM35 make similar route revisions and avoid service redundancy on Union Turnpike, as proposed in the "New Draft Plan," but rescinded in the Final Plan.
- The Q36 operate on Saturdays and Sundays to provide bus service to Little Neck LIRR station. There is currently no bus service to this train station on the weekends and it is not addressed in the Final Plan.
Thank you for your consideration.
6/26/24 • Jamaica
• The Q4 needs to be extended to Elmont alongside the QM64 (formerly X64) at Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway.
• Extend the Q6 to Cedarhurst (if there is a demand for it).
• The Q8 should operate at all times between the Jamaica Bus Terminal and the New Lots/Livonia Avenue (3) station.
• Keep the Q11 and Q21 as it is now.
• Extend the Q22 eastbound to the Five Towns Shopping Center via Rockaway Turnpike
• The Q25 and Q65 need a different southern terminus because the existing terminus at Sutphin Blvd and 94th Avenue is too congested. The Q24 would be slated to provide
• The Q30 needs to be an all-day route (operate 7 days a week).
• The Q31 needs to have a longer operating schedule.
• The Q36 needs to operate on weekends.
• The Q40 should just operate at all times.
• Extend the Q41 to the Euclid Av (A)(C) Station
• The Q42 needs to be an all-day, 7 days a week route, operating between Jamaica Hospital and Sayers Av-180th Street, replacing Q24 service along the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road.
• The Q49 needs to be a LIMITED route and operated 24/7 between Jackson Heights-74th St/Broadway and Astoria Blvd/108th Street.
• The Q50 needs to be a CROSSTOWN/SBS route that needs to operate along Roosevelt Av, Seaver Way, and Grand Central Parkway, operating to/from LaGuardia Airport. Service along Main Street, Roosevelt Av, and 108th Street will be provided by the Q57 LIMITED.
• The Q51 needs to be CROSSTOWN/SBS route, operating between Cambria Heights-Francis Lewis Blvd, Queens and Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and it has to be at all times, 24/7. Since the Q8 would no longer serve Gateway Mall, it has to be the Q51.
• The Q63 needs to be an all time route, along with the Q66.
• The Q75 needs to be an all-time route. This will bring back the overnight service that the existing Q30 lost during the 2010 service cuts.
• The Q77 needs to terminate at Merrick Blvd, allowing the Q78 to operate between Rockaway Blvd/147th Avenue and Bay Terrace Shopping Center, just like in the March 29th, 2022 New Draft Plan. The Q78 needs to be included in the Addendum plan.
• The Q98 needs to operate at all times.
• In case the village of Floral Park does not want the Q110 in front of the LIRR station, terminate the bus at 256 St and Jericho Turnpike, where the existing Q36 terminates.
• Keep the Q112 as it is.
• Streamline the Q114 along the Nassau Expressway, just like in the New Draft Plan.
• Operate the B53 between Broadway Junction and Sunnyside at ALL TIMES.
• Operate the B57 at all times.
• Operate the B7 at all times.
• Make the B38 a LIMITED route.
6/26/24 • Rego Park
This comment is in regards to Q54 (to WILLAMSBURG BRIDGE PLZ). Removing the stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST) is a bad idea. I agree with Board 5 member Dorie Figliola that people will just cut through the parking lot of Wendy's to catch their Q53/52 and Q11/21 transfers, if you remove this stop. It will also make bus stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) more crowded and this is a stop near two residential driveways. I think this is a serious safety issue and you should reconsider removing bus stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST).
Stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved further down the block (like near 89-27 to 89-15 where there are no driveways). This stop is too close to two residential driveways. As the owner of one of these houses I am always afraid I may hit someone coming out of my driveway. Especially because some negligent parents let their kids run around without realizing there are two driveways nearby. Another reason to move this bus stop (504452) is that they added a stop light on Metropolitan Ave and Aubrey Ave in the last year or so and whenever the bus stops here and gets caught on a red light, the traffic gets congested behind the bus and blocks the crosswalk going south on Woodhaven Boulevard towards Chase Bank.
6/27/24 • Oakland Garden
I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens.
However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens?
Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops:
73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd
73 Av / 210 St
73 Av / Bell Blvd
73 Av / Springfield Blvd
69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd
230 St / 69 Av
6/27/24 • Jamaica
I believe both limited and local Q4 buses should stop directly at the St.Albans LIRR stop, (Linden Blvd/Newburgh St)
There needs to be an increase in Q84 service throughout the night. Service should be 24 hours.
6/27/24 • Brooklyn
My name is Jesse Figueroa. I am a US Army Veteran and member of the MTA LIRR Accessibility Task Force. As a transportation advocate and a veteran with a disability, I am in full support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Thanks, and God Bless.
6/27/24 • Flushing
Good day.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCONTINUE THE Q34 LINE. It services an aging population residing in the Linden Hill area who relies on this line to go to doctor visits, physical therapy, grocery store, local senior centers, and other neighbor amenities conveniently located in downtown Flushing that is also a major transfer hub to other parts in Queens to visit family members.
Also office worker commuters, students, and families rely heavily on this line to get around Queens and other area for work or school.
The alternative bus lines riders are being redirected to for service in the event the Q34 line is discontinued, are already heavily populated, and should only lead to serious and unsafe overcrowding. Especially during the morning and evening rush hour periods.
Please reconsider keeping the Q34 line that services riders residing in the Linden Hill area.
Or as an alternative, please provide a commuter shuttle for this area.
Thank you.
6/28/24 • Woodside
Q18 bus redesign will impact elderly, disabled and vulnerable passengers. Removing the stops at Queens Blvd and Laurel Hill Blvd in both directions will force passengers to cross over Queens Blvd, and entrances to the BQE to access the Q60 eastbound bus. You must NOT remove these stops.
7/1/24 • Elmhurst
As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Project, I am highly requesting that the MTA considers implementing the Q60 Limited on Queens Blvd. Ever since the project was introduced in 2019, I've been requesting that the MTA considers this proposal. I feel that the MTA isn't taking into consideration my request. When the Final Plan was released in December 2023, the Q60 Limited was never included. It is currently proposed that it will continue to be a local route once implementation takes place. The route travels between the Queensboro Bridge and South Jamaica. Throughout my years of living within the Queens Blvd Corridor, it is a long route and I feel that it's too long for the Q60 to be a "Local-Only Route". The Q60 Limited should've been implemented a year after the MTA took over the Green Lines Bus Company which took place in 2006. The Q60 Limited will be very helpful especially that DOT plans to relocate the route to run via the Main Road instead of the Service Road. I am highly requesting that the Q60 Route should be implemented as a "Local and a Limited-Stop Service Route."
7/1/24 • Elmhurst
I am highly recommending that the MTA considers implementing "Limited Stop Service" for the Q46 Route in the Westbound Direction during the PM Rush Hour. Not only that, but there are also many other things that the MTA should consider doing to the existing Q46 Route along Union Turnpike.
In the past, I used to commute to/from the Glen Oaks Campus as a High School Student. I attended the Queens High School of Teaching High School from 2012 through 2016. I like the idea that "Limited Stop Service" for the Q46 Route is being provided to customers that want to head towards LIJ Hospital. I also noticed that the Q46 Limited towards LIJ Hospital operates during the AM and PM Rush Hours while the Q46 Limited towards 260th Street/Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks takes place only during the PM Rush. What I did not liked is that the Q46 Limited towards Kew Gardens doesn't operate during the PM Rush Hours. I noticed that the Q46 Limited towards Kew Gardens only takes place during the AM Rush Hours. Since the Limited towards LIJ Hospital operates during the AM and PM Rush Hours, the same exact thing should be taking place for the Q46 Limited in the Westbound Direction. I was clearly thinking that the buses coming from LIJ Hospital should operate as a Limited-Stop Route, while the ones from 260th Street/Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks should make all local stops towards Kew Gardens in the PM Rush Hours. In addition, I was also thinking that the operations of the Q46 Limited should be extended from "Weekday Rush Hours" to "Weekday Midday-Hours" due to the fact that it is the only bus route to operate via Union Turnpike on a daily basis.
I am also highly requesting that the MTA considers converting the route to an "Articulated Bus Route" by utilizing longer buses like the ones that appear on the existing +Select Bus Service+ Bus Routes. The MTA must take into consideration that the Q46 is a route with very high ridership, and it connects riders to important transfer points along the route. I personally feel they should've ordered longer buses years back. I've been hearing complaints from customers that they stand near the door due to the fact that the route uses 40 ft buses. By adding longer buses, this will help relieve pressure and accommodate more people
7/1/24 • Flushing
I don‚Äôt agree with the proposal that the Q34 is going to change routes by not stopping at the stop of 138th Street+ 32nd Ave. As we know, Q25 is always crowded and the nearest stop for us is a local stop (Linden place+ 32nd Ave), so sometimes the Q25 doesn‚Äôt stop here because it‚Äôs full. Now if we go to main street, the stop will be on 35th Ave, which usually take 10 mins walk. If Q34 is cancelled, that will be a disaster for the residents who lives nearby, especially for some elderly people. Please reconsider, thank you üôè
7/2/24 •
The Queens Bus Network Redesign project is excellent! However, to improve it furthermore:
• The QM5, QM8 and QM35 should be diverted along the Horace Harding Expressway and Interstate 495 instead of serving Union Turnpike; these express buses should make Horace Harding Expressway stops at Utopia Parkway, 164th Street, Kissena Boulevard and Main Street; QM6 and QM36 stops on Union Turnpike should be kept
• The QM11, QM12 and QM42 should serve Yellowstone Boulevard (as the QM12 and QM42 do) and LeFrak City (as the QM11 does) instead of Queens Boulevard (as the QM11 currently does) and Rego Park (as the QM12 and QM42 currently do); there should be Queens Boulevard stops added onto the QM7 route
• Instead of running the Q64, the Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester
• Plans to extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center and the Q56 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica should be restored
• The Q52-SBS should be extended from Elmhurst to Woodside and/or from Arverne to Far Rockaway
• Instead of running the Q58 24/7, the Q98 should run 24/7 and become the Q98-SBS because of ACE enforcements
• Instead of running the QM18, Queens Boulevard stops should be added onto the QM68 route
7/3/24 • Jamaica
This is an UPDATED version:
• The Q4 needs to be extended to Elmont alongside the QM64 (formerly X64) at Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway.
• Extend the Q6 to Cedarhurst (if there is a demand for it).
• The Q8 should operate at all times between the Jamaica Bus Terminal and the New Lots/Livonia Avenue (3) station.
• Keep the Q11 and Q21 as it is now.
• Extend the Q22 eastbound to the Five Towns Shopping Center via Rockaway Turnpike
• The Q25 and Q65 need a different southern terminus because the existing terminus at Sutphin Blvd and 94th Avenue is too congested. The Q24 would be slated to provide
• The Q30 needs to be an all-day route (operate 7 days a week).
• The Q31 needs to have a longer operating schedule.
• The Q36 needs to operate on weekends.
• The Q40 should just operate at all times.
• Extend the Q41 to the Euclid Av (A)(C) Station
• The Q42 needs to be an all-day, 7 days a week route, operating between Jamaica Hospital and Sayers Av-180th Street, replacing Q24 service along the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road.
• The Q49 needs to be a LIMITED route and operated 24/7 between Jackson Heights-74th St/Broadway and Astoria Blvd/108th Street.
• The Q50 needs to be a CROSSTOWN/SBS route that needs to operate along Roosevelt Av, Seaver Way, and Grand Central Parkway, operating to/from LaGuardia Airport. Service along Main Street, Roosevelt Av, and 108th Street will be provided by the Q57 LIMITED.
• The Q51 needs to be CROSSTOWN/SBS route, operating between Cambria Heights-Francis Lewis Blvd, Queens and Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and it has to be at all times, 24/7. Since the Q8 would no longer serve Gateway Mall, it has to be the Q51.
• The Q63 needs to be an all time route, along with the Q66.
• A new route, the Q57 LIMITIED (not the one from the New Draft Plan), must operate between East Elmhurst-Ditmars Blvd/102 St, Queens and Fordham Plaza, The Bronx, via Ditmars Blvd, 108th St, Roosevelt Av, Main St, Northern Blvd, Linden Rd, Whitestone Expwy, follow the existing Q44 route to/from the Bronx Zoo, Boston Rd, East 182nd St, and Third Av to/from Fordham Plaza.
• The Q75 needs to be an all-time route. This will bring back the overnight service that the existing Q30 lost during the 2010 service cuts.
• The Q77 needs to terminate at Merrick Blvd, allowing the Q78 to operate between Rockaway Blvd/147th Avenue and Bay Terrace Shopping Center, just like in the March 29th, 2022 New Draft Plan. The Q78 needs to be included in the Addendum plan.
• The Q98 needs to operate at all times.
• In case the village of Floral Park does not want the Q110 in front of the LIRR station, terminate the bus at 256 St and Jericho Turnpike, where the existing Q36 terminates.
• Keep the Q112 as it is.
• Streamline the Q114 along the Nassau Expressway, just like in the New Draft Plan.
• Operate the B53 between Broadway Junction and Sunnyside at ALL TIMES.
• Operate the B57 at all times.
• Operate the B7 at all times.
• Make the B38 a LIMITED route.
7/6/24 • South Ozone Park
The residents of South Ozone Park and I believe that the decision makers of MTA are being very unreasonable and unfair in meeting the needs of our citizens in their new redesign plan.
In the new redesign plan, MTA is claiming that they are making changes to increase connections, reliability, speed up travel and simplify services. But this is not true, what MTA is really doing is causing disservice, and severe hardship to our citizens by completely changing routes in our area, putting citizens under stress to access public transportation. This plan is unacceptable for our tax paying community.
MTA’s responsibility is to provide accessible transportation to residents and replacing Q10 with Q9 is not spacing out bus stops. It is completing changing routes and inflicting hardship on our people. If this plan should be implemented it will cause great suffering for our people because it will
Restrict residents from accessing the A train at Lefferts Blvd, to do grocery shopping, and to access the kew gardens train station
Residents will have to pay more to commute from work and back home. After careful calculations, my family and I will have to pay two fares to work and two fares back home on a daily basis. Specific locations of our routes were sent to Timothy.
Spending more time to commute and transfer from bus to bus and train to train is unacceptable.
The Q9 never comes on time and is always crowded. Is it fair for us to have to pay to travel in crowded buses that is always late that doesn’t travel the route that we need?
Why is the MTA changing routes and putting residents under stress to access public transportation? They should have a heart for those who are old and disabled because they have needs too. They need access to public transportation to go to their doctor appointments and do their grocery shopping. Don’t they need to survive too?
This unfairness in our transportation system needs to stop. If MTA replaced the Q10 with Q9, they will have to replace buses in every single area in all the Boroughs and show us facts of these changes. This will be fair!! But changing routes in our area and not doing so in other areas and allowing others to ride the buses and trains for free in different areas is very unreasonable and unfair! We need a fair system for our people who are old and disabled residents in south ozone park!
We need the MTA to keep the Q10 and Q9 bus stops the way they are now. This will resolve all problems and provide accessible transportation to everyone in South Ozone Park.
MTA need to focus on removing bus stops that are close to each other. They shouldn't be unfair and remove bus stops on avenues that are long or taking away bus like the Q10 that is needed by the entire community in South Ozone Park. MTA goals must be authentic to all communities. In 2023, the citizens of South Ozone Park has seen how MTA has removed the Q10 bus stops of 130 ST, putting residents under severe pressure to walk, to a long avenue down to access the next bus stop. Residents have seen how MTA have falsify the survey information collected. Residents depend and need the Q10 bus to operate on 130 St and Rockaway Blvd. MTA has been doing outreach to gather information on what decisions to make in the redesign plan. The residents hope that MTA will be fair in the information collected and that they will preserve the Q10 and Q9 bus routes as they are now. This will fulfill our need and show that MTA care for our old and disabled citizens. Reporters will be following and airing about this situation in South Ozone Park. Why should MTA change what works and put what doesn't work? Is this how corrupted the system has gotten?
7/8/24 • Fresh Meadows
Please do not eliminate the Q46 Bus stop westbound at Union Tpke and 190th St
This plan was not looked at on the ground
It takes longer to cross 188th St then crossing at the new cut off Island crosswalk to get across Union Tpke
7/10/24 • Hollis
Cut Q1 back to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Av to provide Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center Station and Merrick Blvd corridor routes.
Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q21
Make a 4 route designation swap:
The proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 in order to avoid numeric confusion with the Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 because of the numeric confusion between the Q26 and Q62.
Please base Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot
Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base at Casey Stengel Depot
Please base Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot.
There will be more to come
Herb
7/10/24 • Floral Park
A New York City bus should not traverse into Nassau County to an established terminal stop. This would create bottle necked traffic jams on Carnation and Tulip Avenues - both of which already have traffic problems during the morning rush. Furthermore, having buses terminate and park on Caroline place will create unsafe conditions for families utilizing the library, cars dropping off family members to use the LIRR station, and tax paying Floral Park villagers incapable of accessing the parking spots they pay an extra premium for. Should the MTA not be willing to budge on this new route plan, I propose that Floral Park LIRR train station be treated as a New York City stop, and as such, privy to the “CityTicket” program. It is only fair that if the MTA wishes to bring a New York City bus to the Incorporated Village of Floral Park, then we should have the amenities that come with that - “CityTicket” prices.
7/10/24 • Hollis
Continuing along, the Q36 should operate 7 days a week. Late night and weekend service should terminate at Queens Village LIIR station.
The proposed Q48 should be extended past 260 St & Little Neck Pkwy to North Shore Towers. Weekend service should also be provided.
If the Q50 is going to be combined with the present Q48, please base that route and the Q32 at Laguardia Depot.
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 to Riis Park
Extend Q55 to Jamaica via right on 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd, left onto Archer Av, left onto 168 St and share a terminal with the Q24 which should remain unchanged.
Scrap the proposed Q75 and instead operate route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expwy replacing the present Q30. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. The Q75 proposal would only provide quadruple service on Union Tpke.
Change the Q77: Operate along Springfield Blvd, left onto 147 Av, right onto Brookville Blvd, left onto Rockaway Blvd and terminate at Five Towns Plaza
Operate QM63, QM64 and QM68 via Sixth Av instead of Madison Av which should be used for inbound Express buses from Brooklyn and outbound Express buses to The Bronx
The QM3 can be saved: Extend past Horace Harding Expwy and Little Neck Pkwy to Bellerose via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av
A new route should be created:
The QM9 which would provide service along the QM4,/QM44 routes to Lower Manhattan
The 3 digit route designations should change:
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q78
Q111 would become Q79
Q112 would become Q34
Q114 would become Q57
Q115 would become Q80
The proposed Q82 should be redesignated Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park
Mr. Chairman, members of the board, please look into these suggestions. You might find them reasonable. And if some of my suggestions are approved, my wish is to be awarded a lifetime "Express Bus Plus MetroCard". I am 72 years old, retired from USPS and was fascinated by buses and trains ever since I was four years old. These are the rest of my proposals
"That's All Folks!"
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that the Q112 should be extended past Euclid Av station to Gateway Center to provide restroom facilities for bus operators.
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that the Q112 should be extended past Euclid Av station to Gateway Center to provide restroom facilities for bus operators.
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
Please start proposed Q51 at Linden Blvd & 235 St
Please extend Q50 Pelham Bay IRT trips to Bay Plaza
Please base Q98 at Casey Strengel depot
Herb
7/11/24 • Hollis
One suggestion regarding the Q72 bus:
This route should serve the Central Terminal Area and the Marine Air Terminal
Also, there is no access from Downtown Jamaica to Laguardia Airport. This new route designated Q90 would operate from the new Jamaica Bus Terminal via Jamaica Av, right onto Parsons Blvd, cut onto Kissena Blvd, cut onto Main St, left onto Northern Blvd, cut onto Astoria Blvd, right onto 31 Drive, left onto Ditmars Blvd and follow the present Q48 route to LGA Central Terminal Area and Marine Air Terminal
These are some more of my testimonials to improve bus service in Queens
Herb
7/11/24 • Hollis
Please re-route the Q40 in Jamaica to serve the new bus terminal. Q40 passengers who want to connect with the F train should get off at Sutphin Blvd & Archer Av and take the E train to Union Tpke and change for the F train for 6th Avenue service
Herb
7/11/24 • South Ozone Park
What is being planned for the Q37 in the redesign is a terrible idea. By eliminating stops along 135th Avenue (the stops that remain are only going to get crowded, especially when schools are open), having it travel along Rockaway Boulevard until Lefferts Boulevard and extending the route to the Airtrain/JFK Airport is going to make service worse as well as anger many riders who rely on this bus to get to their destinations. At one time, it was extended to 150th Avenue and people were not happy about it. And there were even more stops along the route that were eliminated due to the casino. The Q10, Q7, Q3 and the B15 already go to the airport. The Q37 is fine the way it is. Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Again I say, LEAVE THE Q37 ALONE.
7/12/24 •
Please:
• Discontinue the QM10 and QM40
• Reroute the QM11 to serve Yellowstone Boulevard instead of Queens Boulevard
• Reroute the QM12 and QM42 to serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park
• Add Queens Boulevard stops on the QM1, QM7 and QM31 routes
• Discontinue the QM18
• Combine the Q37 and Q64 routes into one
• Extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center
• Reroute the Q75 to serve Utopia Parkway instead of 188th Street
• Also provide evening and weekend daytime Q36 service
• Combine the Q1 and Q6 routes into one
• Extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside
Thank you for your time and consideration.
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I used the Q10 bus everyday to get to the A train.I walk with a cane and it is difficult for me to stand long to wait on another bus to transfer. The Q7 bus cannot hold all the school children and we will have to wait hours again if we miss the bus when it is crowded. Please keep the Q10 bus on 130 ST
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I have a 84 year old mother who I have to take to the doctors often. This is the only bus that goes to the location of the doctor. MTA please do not change our bus. You are making our lives more difficult and we cannot handle this stress everyday. STOP this nonesence from happening!!!!!!
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
We need this bus. I use it to go to college. I reach home late at night and this bus takes me home. I need this bus. I cannot transfer to another bus because I will have to wait long for that bus and will reach home later. It is too difficult to go with Q9 because it doesnt go to location we need. Do not take away our bus
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I need Q 10 to go to job. Q9 not good. Q7 full. MTa need to have a heart and all the people who not be fair will have to answer one day to GOD for being unfair to our community. You make us struggle and you think you will not struggle for what you cause on others
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
WHy youwant to take the bus away and make us pay more, spend more time to catch the bus and travel in crowded bus?? MTA is NOT FAIR. GO make changes in the AFrican communities see if they will allow it. UNFAIR SYSTEM. BAD PEOPLE IN MTA
7/14/24 • Oakland Gardens
If the MTA wishes to resume congestion pricing, they must improve service for all riders. For my area of Oakland Gardens and many other areas of Eastern Queens, this will be a service cut. I would be less likely to take the bus for trips within Queens because many services in my area like the Q27, which is known for its frequent service, will have their service cut to be given to other routes. I like the idea of rush service, but it does not work during weekends, evenings and late nights, when service runs less frequently than every 10 minutes. I believe that all service during weekends, evenings, and late nights all rush/local route combinations should be fully local and run the full route because the long waits will remove any of the benefits of skipping stops. Additionally, the Q30 does not need to be a rush route.
The MTA should also increase weekend and evening service on routes like the Q30, Q75, and Q88. Utopia Pkwy will receive a huge service cut since the Q30 only runs on weekdays and skips almost every stop on Utopia Pkwy. Utopia Parkway would only have the Q31 on weekends, which runs infrequently and runs for fewer hours during the day. The Q30 should run on weekends or the Q75 should serve Utopia Pkwy and go to Jamaica. Alternatively, the Q31 could run more frequently and for more hours on weekends. The Q88 is the only direct connector between northeastern and northwestern Queens and serves the Queens Center Mall, which is popular during evenings and weekends.
The Q31 and Q75 routings do not make sense and should be adjusted. The Q31 skips the busy commercial area of Bell Blvd between Northern Blvd and 35th Avenue. The Q75 should either be rerouted to Jamaica via Utopia Pkwy or to Kew Gardens Union Tpke. If the Q75 is extended to Kew Gardens, it should stay on Horace Harding until Kissena Blvd or Main Street to serve Queens College and then start skipping stops. I would also suggest extending the Q26 further into Oakland Gardens by 73rd Avenue and 230th Street using either Horace Harding Expressway or 73rd Avenue to compensate for cutting service to the Q27 and reducing walking distance to residents in Oakland Gardens.
The Q17 and Q25 should receive more frequent service on weekends, to compensate for the loss of the Q27 on Kissena Blvd. The stops on Kissena Blvd between Holly Ave and Sanford Ave receive heavy ridership and most currently take the Q27 so they will need to shift to the Q17 and Q25. The Q17 should also have short turns at 188 Street and Horace Harding on weekends to improve reliability so that all buses are not stuck in Jamaica traffic. No stops should be removed between Holly Ave and Sanford Ave, as all of these stops are used by many seniors and disabled people.
Please keep the 2:26 school tripper on the Q30 (Q75 under final plan) from MS 67 (Marathon Pkwy/51st Avenue) to Jamaica. It has heavy ridership and the kids don't need to cross the street to get to the bus.
I would prefer that the bus stops are redone completely from scratch instead of removing random stops, as the distance between stops becomes uneven. However, if the current method is kept, these are my suggestions for which stops to keep and remove.
The Q17/25/26/27/65 southbound bus stop at Kissena Blvd/Main Street should be kept, as it has heavy ridership.
On the Q30/Q75, stops at Bell Blvd and Peck Ave in both directions should be kept, as there are located at overpasses that allow easy access from both sides of the Horace Harding Expressway. Other stops only allow access in one direction. The Q88 should also stop at 99th Street, 148th Street, and Parsons Blvd for access to highway overpasses. The Q30/Q31 should stop at Gothic Dr instead of Highland Ave in both directions to provide access to local high schools. Highland Ave is very close to the Hillside Ave stop and can be skipped. The Q30/Q31 should stop at Parsons Blvd westbound for access to the E, J, and Z trains.
On the Q27, the two Horace Harding stops are close to each other in both directions and not both need to be kept. The Horace Harding N stop should be kept for access to the senior center and the 64th Avenue stop should be kept for access to the local shops and restaurants. The Horace Harding S stop can be removed. One of the northbound stops on 216th Street should be kept to prevent uneven stop spacing. The northbound stop on Horace Harding Expy/58th Ave should be kept for easy access to Cardozo High School.
Lastly, the MTA must address bus reliability problems. Many buses already do not have enough run time, which causes lateness and bunching. The MTA proposes removing stops and cutting runtime. However, runtime should remain constant or actually increase because buses are already late under the current schedule.
7/14/24 • Astoria
I would appreciate it if the Q101 bus didn't stop at Queens Plaza but continued over the bridge into Manhattan. My child lives in Astoria and will be going to Art and Design High School which is within walking distance of the current Manhattan stop.
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA is a thief. They know how to rob our community of the services it well deserve. MTA does not care for our old and disabled people. All the people who came up with the queens redesign plan are asses. They do not know the struggle we will have to face everyday if they take away this q10 bus. They know how to rob the communities that are paying their taxes. It is about time we fight back and let you all know that you are unfair and causing pain to our people. What time do you expect us to reach home with the Q9? The system is corrupted with people who do underhand work to benifit themselves and people in power. Fuck you all MTA. I am not paying anymore to travel with any bus and train. I will do what others are doing!!!
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA you cannot do this to us. You cannot take away the q10 bus that is our convenience to get to the A train and to go to a safe train station. Do not rob us of the safety we need at night.
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA, the q7 bus cannot hold the number of school children who use the bus.They have 4 schools where the q10 runs. The q10 help all the people all the avenues and along rockway bl and 130 st. We will strike and we will not pay the bus anymore if we have to wait so fucking long get the buses. we need q10 bus to stay on 130 st
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA you know how unfair you all are. you sit in your office and make changes and do'nt care about us. all of you who make q10 bus get taken away and make us have to punish to get to work, God will punish you all for your wrong. Watch and see. God is never unfair. All the people cries will fall upon all of you. STOP BEING UNFAIR TO US!
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
I use the bus to take my children to school. you think it is easy to take two bus to take the kids to school and 2 bus to get home back. mta please do not cause us distress. You robbed us last year when you take away the q10 bus stops. STop doing wrong to us and leave the bus the way it is
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
I take the bus to buy food. I am old, no one cook for me, i walk on liberty avenue to not get depression. keep bus. we need q10 bus evryday on 130 st
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
why do mta want to be so unfair to us by taking away the q10. The unfairness that all of you sit in the office and make decision to affect a whole community, is wrong. you are not living in the community and you are not affected. God is just. and he will do justice in his time to all of you who cause pain to all of us.
you fail us mta. you rob us. you make our lives miserable. stop this before it is too late to correct your wrong. keep the q10 bus on 130 st
7/15/24 • FOREST HILLS, NY
Hello. Regarding the changes to the QM12 route: on the Eastbound route, I don't understand what it means that a Juno Street stop will be added "at existing bus stop". There is no existing bus stop on that side of Yellowstone Boulevard. Also I would recommend simply keeping the existing Kessel Street stop instead on the Eastbound route. It is largely in the same location as the June Street stop.
Also I have one question: with Juno Street now being the first stop on the Westbound QM12 route, where will the buses wait to begin their route? Will that still be on Metropolita Avenue or will buses now wait on Yellowstone Boulevard? If the latter, I would recommend adding bus zone parking on Yellowstone Blvd. south of the train tressel closer to 68th Road. The intersection at Yellowstone and Juno is really busy with rush hour cut-throughs and school traffic. The intersection is terrible enough right now - any reduced visibility will not be good.
7/15/24 • Forest Hills
I am legally blind and live by the 65th Ave. stop on the Q 23 bus. I understand that part of the plan was to eliminate this stop. It would be very difficult for me to walk four blocks to get the bus on another stop. Not sure if the adjustments include keeping this stop, but I would ask that may the Q 23 bus please remain stopping on 65th Ave. Thank you.
7/15/24 • ny
The route profile for Q18 states stop at 69th street and 52nd drive will be serviced by proposed Q47 and B57. When I look at the proposed Q47 route profile, the proposed final route will not provide service at this stop. An earlier version had included service at this stop, but current version had the Q47 maintaining its current route along Calamus Ave. The B57 is a new route whose published frequency is much less than current service. So, the Q18 route profile justifies its change in route by stating current service will be replaced by two bus routes when in fact the current route profiles show only the B57 will service this area and at a less frequency. Please review and adjust so we have at least the same service frequency as the current Q18. thank you, John O'Shea
7/15/24 • south ozone park
mta has shown unfairness to the core. whoever make these changes are not feeling the hardship of what the people will go through. But karma is a bitch and it will fall back on everyone who caused distress and unfairness to others.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
I use this bus everyday. I woke up very early and take the bus A Train to work. Then i reach home till at 9pm sometimes. I need this bus. I cannot walk two avenues down to take the q7. Its too far! MTA should keep this q10 bus.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
MTA is very bad people. They don't care about the suffering they put people through. I use the Q10 bus everyday on 130 st to go to my daughter at 101 avenue to sleep. I cannot walk far. I did knee surgery 2 years ago. This bus takes me to her. please keep this bus there.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
If mta take away the q10 it will affect me severely because i wont have access to public transportation. I am old and I cannot walk far. I have cane and foot problem.
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I use the bus everyday. If MTA makes these changes to the Q10 bus, I will have to pay 4 fares everyday. I cannot afford that. This MTA system is the epitome of injustice and inequality. The people who make these changes should be ashamed of themselves.
7/16/24 • south ozone park
MTA you are so unfair to the old people who need this bus. My mother in law needs this bus to go to liberty avenue to buy vegetables. She need access to this place to clear her head because her husband died and shopping help take her mind off him
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I am a home health aid nurse and i work late at night and in the early morning. I need this q10 bus to get home. I live at 135 avenue and 133 st. I cannot walk 2 avenues down to get the q7 and then I will have to transfer to q10 at letters and pay another fare to take A train to my work. This is too long commute. I have a family. MTA is taking away my time with my family. I dont like this new plan. It is a waste and a big unfairness happening to us
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I cried my eyes out knowing what people can do to hurt the old and disabled people who cannot help themselves. WHy is mta making it more difficult for people in south ozone park to get the bus? You are all heartless people who will be answerable to God when you die. Correct this plan and make it fair for us to get the bus
7/16/24 • south ozone park
When the MTA system is unfair and the people know it and they want positive changes to survive, but mta continue to kill us and burden us. If this is equity, then those who make the rules and changes need to go to school and learn what is fair for we people. MTA is a disgrace to everyone. You fail us if you take away the q10 bus. My life depends on this bus.
7/16/24 • Hollis
Please extend Q72 to Union Tpke Station to connect with route Q10 to JFK Airport
Please provide weekend service on route Q30 for access to QCC from Jamaica and weekend classes at SJU
Please provide late evening service on route Q77
Start Q88 Sunday service earlier
Please provide weekend service on route Q61 (Willets Point Blvd)
One very important subway suggestion:
Please extend the "R" train to Jamaica-179th Street 24/7
Herb
7/16/24 • Far Rockaway
Please maintain the Q113 for faster service to a transit desert.
Please extend the Q27 with the Q77 to Rosedale for cross Queens connectivity.
Please add a Q35A connecting the Rockaways to the Brighton Beach B/Q vía Emmons Ave/Belt Pkwy.
7/18/24 • Queens
I am an ER nurse who lives in Oakland Gardens and would like to utilize the QM6 express bus to midtown Manhattan for commuting to work. Currently, it takes about 1hr to get to midtown, but it takes close to 2hrs to return to the same location. I believe the adjustments (to get rid of the local stops west of 188st) are good. But I think the real problem, is that the QM6 stays on Queens blvd while going eastbound, instead of on the 495 highway like it does going towards Manhattan. If the plan is to get rid of the stops west of 188st, the QM6 should go back on the 495 eastbound in order to shave off another 20min.
7/19/24 •
Here are the changes that are highly recommended:
• Eliminating the QM10 and QM40
• QM12 and QM42 serving LeFrak City instead of Rego Park
• QM11 serving Yellowstone Blvd instead of Queens Blvd
• Adding Queens Blvd stops on the QM65 route (partially replacing the QM11)
• Extending the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center
• QM21 making all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan
• QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 and QM65 serving Water St instead of Church St (to alleviate traffic congestion on Church St) - South Ferry should be the western terminal for these express buses
• Extending the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital
• Adding evening and weekend daytime services on the Q36 between Little Neck and Jamaica
• Q75 serving Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St
• Extending the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester (replacing the Q64) OR extending the Q64 from Forest Hills to JFK Airport (replacing the Q37)
• QM5, QM8 and QM35 serving Jewel Av instead of Union Tpke (replacing the QM4 and QM44) - the QM5 and QM35 should be relabeled the QM4 and QM44 if this change were to be implemented
• Keeping most Union Tpke stops on the QM6 and QM36
• Extending the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica
• Rerouting the Q6 from the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport subway station to College Point (replacing the Q25) to decrease traffic congestion on Sutphin Blvd between Jamaica Av and 95 Av
• Adding the Queens Blvd/Main St stop on the QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68 routes
7/19/24 • south ozone park
MTA do not take away the Q10 bus in Sout ozone pk. If you do this, you will rob our old, disabled people from getting the bus.
7/19/24 • south ozone park
I need the Q10 bus to take my kids to school. Please keep this bus for us
7/20/24 • Auburndale
I ride the QM3 bus to get to work. It is an excellent option to get to Manhattan from northeast Queens rather than having to take the long ride by bus and subway or having to walk the long distance 1st to ride the LIRR and then the subway. Ridership is low in the evening because of the routing along Northern Blvd. During times of heavy traffic, the ride can be as long as 2.5 hours. If rerouted to run on the highway in the evening, ridership would increase. Please do not eliminate this convenient option away from passengers who do not live close to a subway or the LIRR and increase commuting times for passengers who rely on the QM3 express bus.
7/20/24 • Queens Village
The southern stretch of Bell Boulevard, south of 48th Avenue, should have bus service continuing down to Hillside Avenue via Bell Boulevard and 217th Street, which may then terminate at a major intersection along Hillside, such as Springfield Boulevard.
7/21/24 • Hollis
Here is my final proposal for some route number changes:
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q57
Q111 would become Q21
Q112 would become Q78
Q114 would become Q79
Q115 would become Q80
The Q11 Lindenwood branch should be designated Q34
The proposed Q61 should become Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 will be redesignated Q61
The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 to avoid numeric confusion between the the Q62 and Q26. The classic Q18 between Astoria and Maspeth would become Q62
The proposed Q82 route should be redesignated Q89 to eliminate numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park..
Good Luck at Wednesdays Public Hearing
Herb
7/21/24 • Hollis
Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel depot along with the Q17 and Q19
If routes Q48 and Q50 are combined, please base route at Laguardia Depot along with route Q32.
Please base routes Q68 and Q98 at Casey Stengel Depot
Base new Q45 route at Jamaica depot
Provide weekend Q36 service even if it means just going to Qns Vill LIRR
Herb
7/22/24 • Ridgewood
The Q39 stop at Thomson Ave/31 Place provides direct access to LaGuardia Community College's main entry and security-staffed lobby and is in full view of the 711, making it a safer stop for students and riders especially at evening/late hours. This stop is the closest transfer point for the 7 train. It also has an existing bus shelter.
The Q39 stop at Thomson Avenue/Van Dam St. provides quick access to LaGuardia Community College's main entry and security-staffed lobby and is in full view of the 711, making it a safer stop for students and riders especially at evening/late hours. This stop is the closest transfer point for the 7 train. Both of these stops are scheduled for removal.
Please reconsider and keep these stops.
7/22/24 • Nassau County
The Nassau County Village Officials Association which represents all 64 Nassau County villages with 475,000 residence, joins in the objections by the Village of Floral Park objecting to the new MTA bus route. there are a significant number of reasons for the objection, but we will not repeat the ones already raised by the Village of Floral Park.
7/22/24 • Queens
Express bus riders in Ridgewood and Glendale are offered the earliest end to evening service on the QM24, 25 and 34. Many more riders would use this service if it were available later in the evening when working late or to eat, shop or attend classes or events in Manhattan.
7/22/24 • Great Neck
Having NYCTA buses travel to connect with the Village of Floral Park LIRR station as designed will impact Village residents and school children by having the buses travel on secondary village streets which are narrow suburban streets, pass an elementary school and eliminate commuter parking spots at the train station. The traffic and adverse impact on the Village, their residents and their children on streets that were not designed for NYC transit should not occur. Steven Weinberg, Second Executive VP, Nassau County Village Officials Association. Thank you,
7/22/24 • College Point
127th St in College Point between 14th Ave and 23rd Ave is an extremely problematic street. The 50-ft wide street (lot line to lot line) is extremely narrow for two-way traffic with parking along one side. Buses often ride on the sidewalk and/or pullover and stop for buses passing in the opposite direction. A further bottleneck is created when buses stop for passengers. It is a problem now, and will continue to be a problem if this portion of the route remains unchanged. The Q25 bus speeds are reduced as a result of this problematic street. Please consider rerouting one direction of the bus route, or sending both directions onto a wider street.
7/22/24 • Flushing
Hello,
I write today to ask you re-consider removing the segment of Union St from the Q20 A/B as this will result in trouble accessing several spots along union. For one, the Q25 already services portions of the route you indicate is the proposed alternative, and has high headways already. The B44+ will still run here but the stop stop spacing is problematic as there aren't enough stops and makes everyones walk longer. The Q19 does serve this too but it doesn't run down main street flushing, which makes it an extra transfer and inconvenient. This is a well used line and I see a lot of people using it for local stops that the B44 doesn't serve. Please reconsider, perhaps even splitting the A/B, one using Union, the other not. However we really need more service on this corridor, not less. Thanks Alex
7/22/24 • College Point
It is ridiculous to eliminate the bus stop on 125th street and 7th ave. I realize there are stops on College Point Blvd and 7th as well as a stop on 7th and 127 street, but this stop on 125th street has at least 8 to 12 people every morning. If we walk to either one of the other stops we will never get a seat. Also if you think by eliminating this stop to save "time", it will now take twice as long at the other stops to accommodate the extra people from the 125 th street stop. It will NOT SAVE anytime at all.
7/22/24 • Hollis
Although I have suggested this in the past, please scrap the proposed Q75 bus route because of quadruple service along Union Tpke.
Instead, extend route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expressway following the present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. This new route would be based at Queens Village Depot.
Also, if the new Q64 becomes reality, please have DOT install a traffic light at 73 Av & 182 St
Herb
7/22/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74.
7/22/24 • Flushing
Please do not limit bus routes 20 and 44.
Renew Q74 Vleigh Place - Queens College route.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64. The stops on 147th and jewel are used by elderly and children.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
This is a ridiculous proposal that would disrupt the town of Floral Park for no good reason. Nobody wants to take a bus to Nassau to pay an extra fee on the LIRR. They want to go to Queens Village where the fare will be cheaper and they are moving in the right direction. Cancel this plan immediately and make it easier to get the LIRR from queens village.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74. As a senior citizen, removing stops will only make using these bus lines more difficult. With more people at each stop, it will mean less seating and rain shelters as well.
7/23/24 • Malverne
As the State Senator of Senate District 9, which encompasses the Village of Floral Park, I am writing to express my support for the comments and objections submitted by the Village Board regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Queens Bus Network Proposed Final Plan. The plan proposes a route for the new Q110 bus that would travel through a portion of the Village of Floral Park, raising significant concerns among local residents and officials. These concerns need to be addressed to ensure that any transportation changes align with the needs and character of the community and not cause further congestion to an already heavily traveled area.
The Village of Floral Park has long been committed to maintaining the character and quality of life for its residents. The proposed route for the Q110 bus risks increasing traffic congestion, noise pollution, and pedestrian safety issues within the village. These concerns should not be overlooked, as they directly impact the daily lives of Floral Park residents and the community's overall well-being.
It is imperative that decisions regarding the bus routes consider local input and prioritize the needs of the communities affected. The Village of Floral Park is best positioned to understand the impact of such changes on its community and the Mayor and Village Board should have a significant voice in the process of determining what changes will be implemented.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I am the Village Administrator for the Incorporated Village of Floral Park (the "Village"). At the July 16, 2024 Village Board Meeting, the Village Board unanimously passed Resolution No. 2024-160 (the "Village Board Resolution") expressing its opposition to the proposal contained in the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan to extend the new Q110 bus route through a portion of the Village. A copy of the Village Board Resolution can be viewed in its entirety here: https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VFP-Resolution-No.-2024-160-to-oppose-the-MTA-Queens-Bus-Network-Redesign-proposed-Final-Plan.pdf . Please consider the complete text of the Village Board Resolution as incorporated in these comments by reference. Thank you.
7/23/24 • Astoria
The Q101 bus runs through the heart of Astoria & is THE only bus that goes through the neighborhoods to Manhattan. For elderly, disabled, or any working person unable to take the subway to or from Manhattan, this route is urgently needed. Changing buses at the congested Queens Plaza stop is problematic for many of us. With all the construction of new housing in our area, please do not cut off this direct link, which is desperately needed. Thank you. Sincerely, Maria Lyrist
7/23/24 • Queens
This is in regard to the Q101 bus from Steinway St. / Astoria and found out about the changes to the bus and hope it doesn't affect this bus line. This is the only local but that goes into Manhattan and a lot of people use depend on this bus line. Especially for me who I prefer that the bus stay as it is because this would bring multiple difficulties for people traveling back and forth into Manhattan. My son also uses this bus as well to get into Manhattan and he was also devastated when finding out it might change.
7/23/24 • ASTORIA
I am concerned about bus stops being removed by schools and think the MTA should take another look at that around the borough! In particular, parents of students at Q300, PS17 and PS234 on 30th Avenue, and Q300 & IS126 on 21st Street have expressed concerns about bus stops potentially being removed outside of those schools. There have to be a lot of other impacted schools to reconsider as well in areas around Queens. I don't think the schools or parents know how they'll be impacted and believe more information should be shared through principals, school parent coordinators, and PTAs with time for additional feedback and input before major decisions are solidified. Thank you!
7/23/24 • Hollis
Reroute Q40 to serve new Jamaica Bus Terminal
Base new Q45 route at Jamaica Depot. It is quicker to run on and run off from Union Turnpike station to Jamaica Depot and please base the Q17 and Q27 at Casey She gel depot
Herb
7/23/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica Depot because it is easier to run on and run off from and to Jamaica Depot than Casey Stengel Depot
Herb
7/23/24 • Flushing
When I learned that the MTA wants to remove my Q20 bus stop at Main St. and Cherry Av. (northbound) and at Main St. and Blossom Av. (southbound), which I use for getting to the subway and returning home after using the subway, I was troubled. You must understand that this area is considered "outer boroughs" and that people who live here but work in "the city" (i.e., Manhattan and Brooklyn) have a long commute with much walking usually involved, already. We hard-working people of this highly residential neighborhood need increased local bus service not less of it. As a teacher, I carry at least 2 large bags loaded with books and classroom materials; they are heavy. Walking two additional blocks to get to the bus will impact me. I am close to the age of senior citizenship, and not getting younger. Your proposal states that removing bus stops addresses the problem of congestion. Well, car and truck traffic is not slow at Main St. and Cherry or at Main St. and Blossom; the intersection has traffic flowing smoothly through it all the time. The northbound stop at Cherry is situated just past the intersection. The Q20 sails through the intersection and into the bus stop, picks up passengers, and sails out again without a pause. The point where traffic congestion starts to slow down buses is further north on Main St., around Sanford Av., where all the stores and businesses are. Please keep the Q20 stops at Main and Cherry, and at Main and Blossom where residents are being well served by this bus route.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Q20 76th Ave / Main St stop. I and my neighbors on the block use it all the time to get to our jobs in Jamaica or to get to the QM4 or Q46.
It is especially helpful for my husband who has a disability to have a stop right here at the corner of the block and not have to walk to 73rd or 77th to catch a bus.
Thank you
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep 76th avenue Q20 line stop. Many people here rely on that stop, it is heavily used in our community.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please do not remove the 76th Ave stop from the Q20 line. I rely on that stop to get to work.
7/23/24 • Flushing
I need the stop on 76th ave for the Q20 for work
7/23/24 • Glen Oaks
Can MTA Bus consider improving intra-borough travel using the express buses? I work in Long Island City and live in Glen Oaks. My PM commute consists of a 15-minute E train ride and a Q46 local bus ride that can be 50 minutes, not including wait time. LIRR’s lack of connectivity and Manhattan-centric scheduling makes it impossible to transfer from LIC to the Port Washington Branch and it seems the LIRR will continue neglecting LIC, so MTA Bus is the only remaining option.
Before 4:00 pm, I see eastbound QM5 and QM6 buses with plenty of empty seats. More people can be served by adding a stop to board in Queens similar to how boarding is allowed at Chevy Chase/Union Tpke. Possible stop locations: (1) on Thomson Ave just off the Queensboro Bridge, or (2) on Union Tpke after turning off Queens Blvd. Even limiting the stop to off-peak hours similar to the QM5 via Fresh Meadows detour would be great and could complement the Q46 Limited that doesn’t run until 4:24 pm. Both stops also do not require detours from existing routes and are near subway stations.
I would much prefer the comfort of the express bus and would gladly pay the premium fare instead of crowding on the Q46 local bus, if only the option was available. This could increase collected fare revenue and an additional stop would not add considerable time to the total travel time. Also consider that LIC is a growing neighborhood. Population grew 40% from 2010 to 2020 (5x faster than NYC average), and jobs grew 2x faster than NYC average. LIC can be a major job center, please don’t neglect intra-borough travel like the LIRR.
7/23/24 •
The HERRC Shelter on Creedmoor property has 1000+ male migrants that pack onto the Q43 buses certain times of the day. The migrants don't pay their fares and occupy most of the buses' seats and standing areas. We paying riders at times can not board onto the Q43 due to space limitations when the bus is going west or east. If we do get to board the buse we can not get any seats and are jammed and packed in between migrants when compared to ALWAYS having seats before the HERRC shelter. We the paying riders can not get to where we need to go if we can not board the bus and are sometimes forced to trek all the way to Union Turnpike for the Q46 bus or to Jamaica Avenue for the Q36 bus, both very long treks. The Queens bus redesign did not account for a potential 1000+ extra riders on the Q43 bus line from the migrant shelter. Weekends and late nights are also when the HERRC migrants use the Q43 bus because they work on weekends and late nights. There are several choices to be made which are 1 - Enforce fare evasion on the Q43 bus line to keep large crowds of non paying migrants from using the Q43 bus. 2 - Revise the Q43 schedule with more frequent service 24/7 to accommodate the HERRC shelter migrants AND the general paying public. 3 - Contact the employers, businesses, groups, agencies that utilize the services of the HERRC migrants and negotiate for them to provide private bus service for the migrants.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I oppose an MTA Q110 bus having a stop in floral park. The village already has great access to the LIRR and we do not have roads that can’t accommodate the traffic of large city buses. The proposed area for a stop has construction ongoing for new apartments. Please reconsider
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I am a resident of the Village of Floral Park. I am writing to express my opposition to the Q110 bus route. While I understand the goal is provide increased transfers, I am opposed to the fact that this bus line extends into floral park village. The proposed route would mean increased traffic for roads that are not designed to support large volumes of bus traffic at all hours of the night. It would increase noise, pollution and congestion in the narrow and small streets surrounding this area. Traffic is already very bad in the town center and near the LIRR station. With the addition of consistent 24 hour bus traffic it would be a an absolute nightmare. As a village resident I am opposed to this bus line.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Main St/76th Ave stop for the Q20! Having the stop there helps me get to work everyday and greatly improves my quality of life! (Perhaps make the preceding stop at 78th Ave instead of the current 78th Rd and 77th Rd. That way it would even out the spacing a bit more.) So many stops were already cut when the Q44 went express/became SBS a few years ago, and it would really be devastating to lose even more. I’ve always loved that the Q20 acted like a local bus route when compared to the (express) Q44. It is a godsend when I come home exhausted after a long day at work, especially in inclement weather!
And please keep either the Union Tpke/147th St or Union Tpke/150th St stop for the Q46! The gap between Union Tpke/Main St and Union Tpke/Parsons Blvd is extremely large and really needs a stop in between! It’d be very difficult to get to the subway station without one. And it’s already difficult enough needing to take a bus or two to get to the subway! I can’t imagine having to traverse so many blocks in inclement weather! It’d be terrible! (Though I personally live closer to the 147th stop, I’d say the stop at 150th is a better midway point of the two. Or perhaps compromise and make a new stop at 149th St.)
7/24/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Q20 76th Ave stop.
7/24/24 • Whitestone
The Q61 bus proposed scheduled are way too long to wait for a bus to arrived and it should be shortened.  The Early Morning should be 10 minutes instead of 30 minutes.  The AM Peak should be 10 minutes instead of 18 minutes.  The Midday should be 15 minutes instead of 28 minutes.  The PM Peak should be 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes.  The Evening should be 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes and  the late evening for 30 minutes does not have to be changed at all.
The Q15 bus proposed schedule for the Early morning should be 10 minutes instead of 15 minutes.  The reset can remain in place.
7/24/24 • Fresh Meadows
For the Q20 bus, do NOT remove the 76 Avenue stop from the Q20 bus route. It is very important stop for the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood.
7/24/24 • Astoria
The Q100 as well as all bus lines are very much needed . These forms of MTA transportation are how people go To WORK and doctors appointments etc. why in the world would the MTA want to take down certain lines of transportation??? It is unheard of and absurd! An extremely inconvenient for everyone.
7/24/24 • Long Island City
I am submitting this comment on behalf of the over 1,000 transit riders who signed a petition asking the MTA for local bus service connecting Hunters Point/LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Our petition (change.org/LICBUSPetition) was delivered to MTA headquarters on May 16, 2024, along with proposed route maps and letters of support from the following elected officials & community leaders:
- Congresswoman Nydia Vélazquez
- NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
- NYC Council Member Julie Won
- President, LIC Partnership - Laura Rothrock
The petition was started by LICBUS.com, a volunteer initiative founded in 2022.
Hunters Point/LIC is one of the city’s fastest growing neighborhoods, served by one non-ADA accessible sub­way station (Vernon/Jackson, 7 line) that is too small to accommodate the thou­sands of new residents to the area.
A Hunters Point-Midtown Tunnel local bus route will accomplish the following:
- Provide an ADA-accessible alternative to the 7 train to the center of Manhattan for seniors, people with disabilities and parents with strollers unable to navigate the stairs at Vernon/Jackson station.
- Relieve overcrowding at Vernon/Jackson station.
- Provide backup transit during the 7 line’s fre­quent shutdowns and delays.
- Offset the burden of congestion pricing tolls by offering riders a public transit alternative through the Midtown Tunnel.
A Hunters Point/LIC-Midtown Tunnel route could be implemented by extending an existing local route or by creating a new route. See the “Route Ideas” page at LICBUS.com for detailed route maps.
The Hunters Point/LIC community has been asking the MTA for this bus route for years. During the MTA's previous round of outreach in 2022 for the Queens Bus Redesign New Draft Plan, riders submitted 1,197 comments to the MTA's web portal, with 219 (18.3%) asking for an LIC-Midtown bus connection.
Thank you for this opportunity to submit a comment on behalf of our community.
7/24/24 •
The QM10 and QM40 should be discontinued. The QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park, and the QM11 should be rerouted to make all proposed QM12 stops south of LeFrak City. The QM65 should make Queens Blvd stops between 63 Dr and Main St. This change will lessen traffic congestion and confusion in Forest Hills and Rego Park.
Instead of running on 6 Av and 57 St, the QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18 and QM24 should run on 34 St to and from Hudson Yards. This change will lessen traffic congestion on 6 Av and 57 St.
Instead of running the Q64, either the Q10 or Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester. This change will provide more direct travel options on Jewel Av and 111 St.
To ease traveling between Eastern Brooklyn and Queens, please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center. Also, the Q51 and Q98 should become Select Bus Service routes with full-time service.
To lessen traffic congestion on Union Tpke because of speed limits, the QM5, QM8 and QM35 should serve Fresh Meadows and the Horace Harding Expy (between 188 St and Main St) instead of Union Tpke. On Union Tpke, between 188 St and Main St, the QM6/QM36 should make all QM1/QM7/QM31 stops. For students attending school at Queens College and Queensborough Community College, every weekday, there should be additional eastbound QM5 trips at 6:45 AM, 7:15 AM, 7:45 AM and 8:15 AM; during the afternoon/evening rush hour, there should be additional westbound QM5 trips.
To make traveling in Southeastern Queens easier, please do the following:
• discontinue the QM21 and reroute the QM63 to make all QM65 stops in Queens (and still continue running the QM63 to and from Rosedale)
• extend the QM65 from Laurelton to Rosedale
• add a Queens Blvd/Main St stop to the QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68
• have the QM68 also serve all Queens subway stops (along the route) between Queens Blvd/63 Dr and Hillside Av/179 St
Please extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside, that way there can be more opportunities for direct travel between Southern Queens and Northern Queens.
7/24/24 • Elmhurst
I am calling on the MTA to please consider making improvements to the existing Q66 Route which I feel that it must be addressed as soon as possible especially when the implementation process goes into effect.
I rely on the Q66 Route in some occasions because my job is located along the busy Northern Blvd Corridor in Jackson Heights between 74th Street and 78th Streets. During the late afternoons at approximately 5:00 pm and later, additional passengers including myself have experienced 25-35 minute headways when waiting for a Q66 Bus in the Westbound Direction during the PM Rush Hour Service. Let's say an example that if a bus arrives at 5:18 PM and I miss that bus, I have to wait until at least 5:48 PM or until at least 5:53 PM for the next bus to show up. This is very unacceptable. Buses are supposed to be picking up passengers at least every 5-10 minutes during the PM Rush Hour in the Westbound Direction. Many passengers including myself would like to know with more details why is the MTA making us wait more than 30 minutes for a Q66 bus? The most concerning part is during the Fall and Winter months that it gets dark much earlier in comparison during the Spring and Summer months. It is even more concerning especially in November when the clocks move back an hour. I've been through that awful experience and I really think that the MTA must address the 25-35 minute headway problem already.
In addition, I am also calling on the MTA to please create a variant of the Q66 Route that terminates at Northern Blvd and Broadway. A lot of passengers including myself have complained about having to take another bus when Q66 Buses terminate in Woodside. These passengers agree with my statement that a Woodside variant route should be created in order to avoid passenger confusion whether if that bus is either going to Long Island City or towards Woodside. I am being very serious, this Woodside variant route should be considered as the MTA Board is in the process of reviewing everything before the implementation process begins in mid-2025.
7/24/24 • Floral Park
Please do not extend the Q110 to Floral Park. Our streets are narrow and would cause much disruption to the village traffic. If people need access to LIRR, they can take it to Jamaica station which has more train times and goes to more destinations. They will be able to access LIRR at Queens Village as well. Also, I don't understand why you would cancel service to UBS Arena for this bus because more people will need access to there for events and when the shopping center opens. Floral Park doesn't need a large city bus on our streets or more accessibility. UBS needs the accessibility because it is a destination for events and eventually will be a destination for shopping. I also see an alternate proposal to have the bus go up S Tyson Ave. We have an elementary school on that street, where people need easy access and cross with their kids. The road is narrow and having a large bus continually going down it will be dangerous and inconvenient. Please reconsider your plan to eliminate the Q110 to Belmont and extend to Floral Park. Residents of the village do not want it!
7/24/24 • Bayside
Removing the Q31 Bus from it's current Bayside/Auburndale route would be detrimental to senior as citizens, like myself, in particular. Due to several medical issues, I am unable to walk any distance or for any length of time. Most of my shopping, banking, hair salon, doctors office, bakery, restaurants, and LIRR to Manhattan where I work are located on Bell Boulevard along the route of the Q31 bus. It also is the only way to get to the to the LIRR going to eastern Long Island without having to travel all the back to Woodside, change trains and come all the way back to Jamaica for points east. It also takes me to St. Mary's Cemetery and the Courthouse in Jamaica.
The walk from my home to The LIRR station in Bayside is approximately 15 blocks. The Q13 which is supposed to be an alternative is nowhere near my home. I would have to take the Q28 to Bay Terrace (in the opposite direction (approximately 10 stops) get out and transfer to the Q13 for another (approximately 10 stops) to get to the LIRR which is a five minute ride on the Q31 as compared to a 30- 45 minute trip with the other busses. It would be reversed on the way home from work. Even if I got off the Q13 at 33rd Avenue I would have to walk 7-8 blocks down a very dark road.
Utopia Parkway is just as far in the other direction. I take the Q31 to get to the stores along Francis Lewis Blvd going towards Whitestone which are too far to walk to. I could go on but I don't want your eyes to roll back in your head. If you take this bus route away, I will be literally out in the cold/heat with no way to get around. Many seniors do not have access to a car or in the case of Bell Blvd., there is very little place to park even if you have one. You have to park so far away you are back at your house. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not take the Q31 away from us. I rely on it heavily
7/24/24 • NYC
Comment submitted on behalf of RPA:
“A dynamic and predictable bus network is essential to a well-functioning public transportation system that all New Yorkers deserve,” said Tiffany-Ann Taylor, VP of Transportation at Regional Plan Association (RPA). “This is especially true in Queens, where some parts of the borough have easy access to subways or the LIRR, but many do not. Planning processes are most robust when they flow with community input, and we applaud the MTA for taking this opportunity to refine the proposed plan based on borough-wide feedback to make it more accessible and equitable. We are excited about the MTA’s release of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan and look forward to engaging in the next steps of the process with the community so they may gain the greatest benefits from its implementation.”
7/24/24 • Laurelton
TESTIMONY OF:
Max Barton, Strategic Researcher, Laborers’ Local 1010
for
Queens Bus Network Redesign Public Hearing
July 24th, 2024
Good Evening, my name is Max Barton, I am a union representative for Laborers’ Local 1010, LIUNA. Local 1010 represents over 2,500 members who work union labor doing the heavy highway work that constructs, stripes and reconstructs the roadways that include much of the work outlined in the Queens Bus Network Design Final Plan. If afforded the work we would most certainly bring a skilled, diverse, local, and well-trained work force to the table.
With over 800 of our members, and their families living in Queens, we support the need for reliable, faster, and better service. We support the expansion of the transportation infrastructure that helps our members, their families, and all New Yorkers move freely around this city. Specifically, dedicated bus lanes, busways, pedestrian safety elements and physical accessibility upgrades of bus stops are all crucial to improved and smooth service.
I would like to share a story my mother-in-law, who is now retired, told me of her over many years commuting on the NYC bus. Back then, if you took the bus at the same time, you would meet the same people over time. There was a true sense of community. if you were talking on your phone or to someone else near you, someone in the back would be listening and call out advice to your situation! New York City Buses are like nowhere else on Earth. They are New York City’s Heroes, safely transporting New York City’s core community for daily commuting, essential errands and recreational activities. Laborers Local 1010 will always support infrastructure and transportation improvements that will not only provide local community members with family sustaining careers but will achieve faster, safer and more reliable transit.
Thank you.
7/24/24 • Astoria
There is one huge, glaring mistake in this plan that impacts everyone that lives in Astoria above 40th ave and currently relies on the G--> Q69 or Q100. The redesign cuts off the majority of Astoria from the G line without a suitable alternative. The G is the only line that connects Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. Even the future route planner doesn't include use of the G for anyone that lives above the Queensbridge houses as it's accessibility is cut off. Forcing people onto the F or N to and from Brooklyn adds almost 45 minutes of travel in each direction and a lot more walking than currently available solutions.
At the moment, the Q69 terminates in Queensboro plaza (which I've never understood to begin with - why not continue and terminate at the G so passengers don't need to walk 8 blocks to transfer?). When it starts it's route, it goes south, takes a right on 44th Drive at the Citibank building, to the G (where it stops), then on to 21st st, where it takes another right and heads up 21st to Ditmars and takes a right. The new route eliminates the drive south to 44th drive entirely and just loops around QB Plaza. The G loses it's Q69 service entirely. The Q69 is replaced with the Q103 that picks up at the G, then terminates in Hallets cove. So, you either need to get off the 103 and transfer to the 69 (which you can't do since you can't do a subway -> Bus -> Bus transfer) or walk 6-7 or so blocks through dark roads to get the Q69 in QB Plaza.
Take my commute for example. From Home, I get on the Q69 or Q100 which stops near my home. I get off in QB plaza and walk 8 blocks to the G. I then walk from the 3 blocks from the G to my job. Getting home, I walk 3 blocks to the G, get off at Court Sq. Walk across the street and get on the Q69 which drops off near my house. This trip generally takes less than 45 minutes door to door. Alternative routes make me take the Q69 or Q100 to the F, travel through Manhattan, get off the train in Brooklyn and walk 10 blocks to work, doing the same commute in reverse to come home. Alternatively, I can walk 10 blocks to the N/W, get off at Barclay, walk another 6 blocks to my job. Either way, my commute goes from under an hour and maybe walking 3 or 4 blocks to walking 10-15 blocks and at least 30-45 minutes of additional travel through Manhattan in each direction.
Why eliminate the southern loop of the Q69 and it's reach to the G for the population of Astoria? Looping through QB plaza can't be so much faster than going down 44th and then onto 21st. I feel that this is a huge oversight that impacts 10's of 1000's of people and needs to be revisited or it will accomplish the opposite of what it's trying - namely people like me will simply drive.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
My name is Betty Braton. I am the Chairperson of Queens Community Board 10. What follows represents the views of Community Board 10Q. CB10 supports the position taken in regard to the proposed changes in the Q10 route as expressed to MTA Bus by numerous residents of our district when it presented the Bus Redesign Proposal at a public hearing earlier this year. Concerns expressed dealt with changes to the Q10 particularly in the 130th St. vicinity that our reisdents oppose. CB10 also supports the position taken by the New Hamilton Beach Civic Assn. through its president, Roger Gendron, in regard to the proposed changes to the route of the Q11. Connecting that route so that it connects all of the Howard Beach community makes sense and is long over due. We support late night service to the Hamilton Beach end of that route due to its geographic isolation. All residents of Hamilton Beach deserve to be able to come and go from their homes via bus when they need to without having to cross waterways or walk long distances during the late hours or early morning hours when it is dark. Further, we ask you to consider comments received by you from Howard Beach, Ozone Park, and South Ozone Park residents concerning the route of the Q41 which passes through their neighborhoods. We would also ask MTA to consider the demographics of CB10 in terms of age when determining elimination of bus stops. Both our South Ozone Park community and our Howard Beach community have high percentages of older residents. Thank you for this opportunity to offer some comment. We urge you to consider the issues we commented on.
7/24/24 • Richmond Hill
For the new Q10 Northbound route, the Lefferts Blvd/84 Av stop is proposed to be removed. This stop is right before the trek uphill on Lefferts Blvd. It is an essential stop since the next stop is all the way up past Metropolitan Av, where the hill gets even steeper. Maybe the Lefferts Blvd/85 Av should be cut instead of Lefferts Blvd/84 Av as there isn't much of an uphill walking northbound from 85th to 84th. In a neighborhood where there are a lot of older people along with families with strollers and young children, the curvy uphill trek to the next stop at Metropolitan can be a battle for many. Not to mention, but the road gets tighter going up where the bus sometimes stops traffic at the Metropolitan stop. So, the increased foot traffic to now go to Metropolitan, since more people don't want to go backwards to 85th to go back northbound, can cause delays in traffic.
For the proposed removal of the northbound Q10 stop Lefferts Blvd/Cuthbert Rd, the stop gives individuals a direct walkway to the Eastbound LIRR Kew Gardens stop. Since there is no direct walkway between the two platforms, removing that stop and getting off at the next best option, Lefferts Blvd/Austin St, has passengers trek up and down a small hill to get to the Eastbound tracks. This rushes passengers and possibly causes delays in their travel times if their train is missed. The Q10 is already delayed in the morning rush traffic so cutting a station across the street from the LIRR platform hurts those passengers as there is already cut service at the Kew Gardens LIRR stop, having trains come every 30 mins. Both Lefferts Blvd/Austin St and Lefferts Blvd/Cuthbert Rd are needed for commuters for both West and Eastbound passengers.
7/24/24 • Rockaway Park
Q22 bus redesign Stopping this bus at Beach 116th is detrimental to the west end of Rockaway. Case in point I have a memorial mass at ST Camillus church, beach 99th street. The luncheon after is at Harbor Light restaurant on Beach 129th street. With this new plan I would have to take two buses to travel 30 blocks. Ridiculous. Ido not understand how eliminating 33 blocks from a route is so beneficial. You are increasing time to travel for everyone who uses the Q22 to travel through out the Rockaway Peninsula. I will be forced to take two buses to access the business district on 129th street or to attend church at St Francis, Also inconvenience to students that attend schools below 116th street.
Your new plans have just made life harder for seniors citizens. The bus stops for the Q53 on the west end are 6 blocks apart. Walking 6 blocks in the rain or when the temperature is below freezing and wind gusts or 25 miles an hour is challenging to say the least.
Now you are going to cause more difficulties by forcing people to use two buses to travel pass 116th. People like to go to Riis Park, the restaurants on 129th street, Pitch and Putt. Do to scarce parking most people take public transportation. But this new configuration will just make it that much harder to travel the whole peninsula. Unfair to the west end residents, seniors and students who rely on the Q22
7/24/24 • Astoria
You need to keep the Q18 bus stop on 27th Ave and 8th Street. The removal of that bus stop would be considered a hardship for all of us that live on the hill. Yes a large hill. We have elderly, blind and wheelchair bound and that you be required to choose which side of the hill to either climb. Each hill is prohibited to most in particularly carry children or groceries. Some one will either have a medical issue or fall. All at the fault of your faulty and biased planning. The amount of time to drop or pick people up at that stop does not impact on any running time. Also you choosing to provide service the more wealthy people by having stops near the new housing market development. I would be outrageous to remove such a stop.
7/24/24 • Astoria
You need to keep the Q18 bus stop on 27th Ave and 8th Street. The removal of that bus stop would be considered a hardship for all of us that live on the hill. Yes a large hill. We have elderly, blind and wheelchair bound and that you be required to choose which side of the hill to either climb. Each hill is prohibited to most in particularly carry children or groceries. Some one will either have a medical issue or fall. All at the fault of your faulty and biased planning. The amount of time to drop or pick people up at that stop does not impact on any running time. Also you choosing to provide service the more wealthy people by having stops near the new housing market development. I would be outrageous to remove such a stop.
7/24/24 • Floral Park
I am opposed to the revision to the Q110. The village streets were not designed to accomodate buses. The proposed routes are our busiest streets and adding a bus 24 hours a day will only increase the traffic volume. The train station where the bus will stop does not have the room available to allow the bus to stop outside of the lane of traffic. Cars will be backed up behind the bus. This will in turn create problems for those parked in the parking spaces as they will be blocked in by the bus and the traffic created by the bus as well as the numerous pedestrians that traverse this area every day. There are also apartments and homes in proximity to the train station that will have to listen to the buses coming and going 24 hours a day, in addition to having the buses idling near the train station. The noise and fumes from the buses will impact these residents. This bus currently drops passengers near Belmont. Wouldn't it make more sense to drop passengers at the brand new train station that was just built there? The Floral Park train station should not bear the burden this route change will cause.
7/24/24 • New York
I have lived on Roosevelt Island for 44 years. I am President of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA), which is the elected body that exclusively represents Roosevelt Island, and the following represent cumulative comments I have received from residents:
Keep the existing and FULL route of the Q102 as it:
- connects with Queensboro/Queens Plaza transportation hub;
- connects with F and 21 St Queensbridge transportation hub; and
- connects with the medical practitioners all along 31 St Astoria and Mount Sinai Hospital on 30 Ave.
For Roosevelt Island, we have no medical facilities here. Many of us have mobility issues. The NY Hospital on 70 St + York Ave in Manhattan is too far and too difficult to travel. There are at least 60 medical practices along the existing Q102 route. The Q104 route in the new plan is no good, it doesn't connect to other transportation hubs, it doesn't connect to medical services (very few on Broadway), there is NO connection to Mount Sinai Hospital in 30 Av (needs multiple connections and transfers) no one travels to Sunnyside, and it doesn't cover the full length of the Island. Also, taking the new Q104 The Q104 duplicates the RIOC (NYS Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation) "FREE shoppers bus" service as the RIOC bus goes to Costco and Broadway-21 St shopping.
In summary: The Q102 BUS SHOULD REMAIN *AS-IS*, and if you want to extend the Q104 to the top of the helix (just beyond the Roosevelt Island Bridge, but not taking the helix down to the Island), there is a bus stop facility on the top level (used years ago, but abandoned) that would allow the Q104 to connect and transfer to one of (the two) Islands transportation hubs, where people can transfer to the RIOC Red Bus (to subway and tram), meanwhile the Q104 can do a U-turn at the *top* of the helix and quickly return to Queens.
THE EXISTING Q102 MUST STAY THE SAME.
7/24/24 • Astoria
Keep my bus stop. 8th street and 27the ave. You are putting lives at risk with your faulty bus design. You want to make up time. Then have transit ticket all the double parking on 30 ave not have the problem be for the people on 8th street
7/24/24 • Floral Park
There is absolutely no need for a bus stop in Floral Park Village. This would cause too much traffic to an already busy area. NO NEED.
7/24/24 • ASTORIA
We need the bus stop on 8Th and 27 th Ave to stay. It unfair that the we have to walk up a large hill because you want to appease the new real estate owner. We need our stop.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Please re-consider the Q10 bus proposed plan. Taking away the service after Rockaway and Lefferts BLVD will create extreme barriers to the South Ozone Park Community. We use this service to catch the A, J, E and F trains. We would have to pay an extra fare to take the Q9 or Q7. The Q9 and Q7 are not as reliable at all compared to our beloved Q10 bus. The discontinuation of the Q10 service down Rockaway would increase inaccessibility and inequity which goes against the values of the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. As a South Ozone Park resident of 24 years, please keep the original Q10 bus plan!!!
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens.
However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens?
Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops:
73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd
73 Av / 210 St
73 Av / Bell Blvd
73 Av / Springfield Blvd
69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd
230 St / 69 Av
7/24/24 • Whitestone
The Queens Bus Redesign should be put on hold indefinitely. The money that it would take to implement this could be bette spent.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Please keep the Q10 Local Route that passes through Rockaway Boulevard.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Do not replace the Q10 local line with the Q9. I rely on the Q10 to get me to college everyday and if it isn’t there my one hour trip to school will turn into 2 hours or longer if I have to use the Q9 because it will drop me off at a completely different train. My mother is an essential worker at Bellevue hospital and if the Q10 line is replaced she will no longer have a safe way to travel to work for her night shift. Please do not replace the Q10 local route so many people in our area rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 • 11420
I go to a high school in Williamsburg and if you replace the Q10 route with the Q9 route my hour commute in the morning will turn into 2 hours. I rely on the Q10 bus to get me to school every morning by dropping me to the A train. If I have to take the Q9 instead it will take me to completely different train. I will have to transfer high schools because this major inconvenience the MTA is placing on me. Please do not replace the Q10 local route with the Q9.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
I rely on the Q10 bus to get to work and school everyday. Removing this line would majorly inconvenience me and so many others.
7/24/24 • Whitestone
Rerouting the Q76 to 2oth Avenue between Francis Lewis Blvd and Parsons Blvd is a terrible idea. It requires two or three additional turns that are time consuming, This portion of 20th Avenue is too narrow for two narrow for two way bus traffic.The Q76 should be extended to College Point Blvd, It should operate to Midnight seven days a week.
7/24/24 • Flushing
Regarding the Q64-
The problem is not multiple stops but general congestion along Jewel Ave during rush hour. There are no speed issues during other times with buses easily navigating the Ave. If there is no one at the bus stop or no one needs to get off ,the bus skips the stop anyway. Eliminating many stops along Jewel Ave is a hardship for the many elderly and young mothers with children on this route. Please note that it is a quarter of a mile between Main Street and 150th Street- a distance that elderly and moms with small children (without carriages) and many other adults is too far if you were to drop the 147th st. stop. The distance between the many other proposed eliminated stops is similar.
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
Please advise why I do not find anything in this plan about the QM8 super express? I definitely hope these popular buses that commuters line up for are not beening discontinued. **** I have brought this up throughout the years during this redesign and no one has responded to me. During the evening commute the 5:10pm, 5:20 and 5:30 MUST continue to be part of the schedule. Going through the downtown loop adds too much time to our already LONG commute already. Northeast queens is already transit desert!
7/24/24 • Flushing
Regarding proposed changes to the stops on the Q64 on Jewel Avenue, I don't think the gains would outweigh the inconvenience to commuters, especially those with disabilities.
The stops that get fewer riders don't cause much delay. The stops that get many riders, you would keep anyway.
The elderly and riders with disabilities would have to walk or roll wheelchairs a much greater distance to get to a bus stop
7/24/24 • Kew Gardens
It seems like in many cases you just removed every other stop rather than looking how busy each stop is or the distance you're creating. For example on the Q54 line at 83rd/118th there's a big gap, and those stops are always busier than the next one to the west, by forest park, and even the one at lefferts to the east.
7/24/24 • Ozone Park
Do not eliminate Q10 access to South Ozone Park by removing JFK via 130th st line!!
7/24/24 • New York
Do not eliminate Q10 bus line from Kew Gardens to south ozone park
7/24/24 • Jamaica
All along Sutphin Blvd, there are illegal fruit vendors peddling fruit in front of bus stops making it difficult to board the bus from the sidewalk. This affects the following bus lines. The Q6, Q8(going towards 165th street) Q60, (going toward Manhattan) Q44,(in both directions) and Q43 (going toward Floral Park) and the Q40(in both directions). This also affects the entrances to the train station as you have to walk into the street to get around the illegal fruit vendors to enter the train station. On Sutphin Blvd the illegal dollar cabs and other cars are parked in the bus stop and I have have witnessed people in wheelchairs have to go into the street to board the Q8 (going toward Brooklyn) and Q41 (going toward Howard Beach). This is very dangerous and it also stops the flow of traffic as the bus is forced to pick up passengers in the middle of the street.
7/24/24 • South Richmond Hill
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE Q10 BUS ROUTE. KEEP THE OLD ROUTE TO JFK VIA 130th STREET LINE
7/24/24 • Jamaica
There needs to be more Q6 buses. Due to the illegal activity on Sutphin Blvd people are forced to wait in a area that makes them vulnerable to crime. We have illegal food vendors at the bus stops that take up space and causes people not to have access the bus stop. Frequent busses would allow people to wait less time in crime ridden areas. The Q6 also needs updated bus signs with the time. There is no investment in this bus line. Add proper signs and add more buses we are tired of long waits in a crime area.
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
Review my comments (Your reference number: 05278958)
I totally OPPOSE the additional wait times under the proposal for eastbound mid day and evening QM5 express buses!! This will prevent a smooth commute home from NYC!!! Northeast queens is already a transit desert!!! This will make commuting worse— not better!! We need MORE service not less!!!! And our commutes are LONG to begin with!
*****For the last few years there are daily cancellations of qm5 express buses.
7/24/24 • Hollis
Please extend proposed Q48 bus to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week
If present Q48 and Q50 are combined, please base new Q50 at LaGuardia Depot
When Q36 service does not operate to Little Neck LIRR station, the Q36 should operate to. Queens Village LIRR station during late evenings, overnight and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays
Please redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to eliminate numeric route confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park
Herb
7/24/24 • NYC
Do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park by removing the JFK via 130st line
7/24/24 • Bronx
Do not remove q10 in south ozone park via 130th please jfk
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
The Q10 bus via 130 street is very convenient for myself and children to go to work and school. Eliminating this bus will make it harder commuting to work and school for us. It will put a financial strain on my budget since I use my card and transfer to get to work, but if these stop are eliminated I will need an extra fare with another bus it no sense since it will be longer commute to work.
7/24/24 •
Do not eliminate Q10 access to South Ozone Park by removing the JFK via 130th st line. I use this path daily and there are no alternatives for me
7/24/24 • Queens
DO NOT ELIMINATE Q10
ACCESS TO SOUTH OZONE PARK
BY REMOVING THE JFK VIA 130TH ST LINE
7/24/24 •
Please do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park. Many people rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 •
Please do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park. Many people rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 • Jamaica
Hi, I just have some suggestions for the routes nearby me. Firstly, I want to thank the MTA for keeping my stops on the Q30, Q31, and Q65 at Highland Ave because not only are they on top of a steep hill, but there are many apartment buildings with a lot of senior citizens, as well as doctors offices and a church. However, the southbound 84th Drive stop on the Q65 should also be kept because there is a rehab center and a nursing home across the street and many nurses and visitors use this stop, especially late at night to get home. The realignment of the Q65 via Sanford Av is also great because it will give myself and others a direct connection to the Q12, Q13, Q28 and LIRR coming from 164th St in the south without having to backtrack through Flushing. To further support this change, the proposed southbound stop at 162nd St and 43rd Av should be shifted to 162nd St and Sanford Av because it would be much easier to transfer between Q13 and southbound Q65 buses as the block between Sanford Av and 43rd Av is very long. Service to College Point should also be maintained because people will lose the one seat ride from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica as many take the Q65 past Flushing in both directions to get to work, or to other bus or subway lines. Secondly, thank you for keeping the 163rd and 164th St stops on the Q43 and for extending the Q1 to Sutphin Blvd, supplementing the Q43 on Hillside Av west of 165th St. However, the Q43 should run to LIJ Hospital as previously proposed, giving people a new, fast and direct connection from Jamaica to New Hyde Park and the hospital. The Q1 should also start at Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd instead of Jamaica Av, making it easier to transfer between the subway, LIRR, or Airtrain and said bus. Next, the Q31 streamlining further north up Utopia Pkwy closes a major gap but avoids Bell Blvd near the LIRR station at the same time, losing the one seat connection from Jamaica to that part of Bayside. To simplify things, one route should serve the current routing on Utopia Pkwy and Bell Blvd, while a second route gets streamlined further north up Utopia Pkwy. Also, the Q30 should continue to run on weekends and/or the Q31 span on weekends should be greatly expanded because there would be a massive service cut on Utopia Pkwy after 7 pm on weekends. Keeping the Q30 service on weekends or having the Q75 run to Jamaica instead of Briarwood would also maintain the connection from Little Neck to Jamaica. Lastly, the 73rd Av crosstown route should be reintroduced or the Q64 should be extended further east to 188th St via 73rd Avenue. This is because there is a huge east-west gap in this part of Fresh Meadows, as the nearest bus lines are on Union Tpke or Horace Harding Expwy, which is an extremely long walk from 73rd Ave. This would save so much travel time if the Q64 were extended to the 188th St Mall or if the Q73 full 73rd Avenue crosstown was brought back. Thank you so much for hearing my comments on the latest proposal for the Queens Bus Network Redesign and I hope that at least some of these issues (if not all) will be addressed in the Final Plan Addendum.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The Q31 should remain as it operates now. It should be extended to College Point via 26th Avenue, Utopia Parkway, Cross Island Parkway and 14th Avenue. It's new northern terminal would be 14th Avenue and College Point Blvd replacing the Q20B. I have a written proposal to explain this potential extensoin in detail, The proposed Q20 should be replaced by the Q34. The Q34 would operate as i does now expect operate on Main Street from Kissena Blvd to Jamaica. The Q34southern terminal would be Merrick Blvd and Archer Avenue. The Q16 could operate between Flushing and Fort Totten via Utopia Parkway. The Q61 could operate between Fort Totten and Flushing via Francis Lewis Blvd
7/25/24 • College Point
Very disappointed with the Q65 being cut and swapped with the Q26 in College Point! Being the 3rd busiest bus route in Queens, the Q65 carries a lot of people from end to end. This would force people in College Point heading to Jamaica to transfer at Main St (which would be very troublesome as we risk missing the connecting bus or lose a seat on the bus since it’s very crowded) or walk to the Q25, which is even more congested running on very narrow streets and making a lot of turns, and gets congested on Kissena Blvd in Flushing, especially near Queens College. The swap with the Q26 is even more pointless, especially when the Q26 overnight is only supposed to run from College Point to Flushing, forcing a transfer very late at night when the bus takes longer to come. It’s a shame how multiple routes in many neighborhoods kept their current routing in this plan after community pushback except in College Point where you’re still insisting on cutting key routes, doing more harm than good. Riders from College Point want the Q65 to go to Jamaica instead of the Q26 to Fresh Meadows. There are many other connections and points of interest in and nearby Jamaica, including schools, jobs, hospitals, four subway lines, multiple LIRR lines, and the Airtrain to JFK Airport.
7/25/24 • Flushing
Please do not take away our services. We need the 64 to remain the way it is. It's very important for people who go to work. We are people who go to work and pay taxes. Please stop taking away our services to give money to people who only take and don't contribute. It's harder and harder to live in this city as we are pushed time and time again.
7/25/24 • Flushing
Leave all stops for the Q64 and leave Q20A/Q20B as is . The current proposals are not acceptable! It would inconvenience riders in the area. Bringing back the Q74 would also be a plus!
7/25/24 • South Ozone Park
Plz do not remove Q10 local from 130th street and Rockaway. Most of the South Ozone Park Resident work in the JFK and Airport is close to them only because of Q10 local. If Q10 local removed then we have to take a connection Q9 bus to Lefferts Blvd to connect with Q10 Ltd. We have to pay for 2 buses and it will be burden on our pocket. It will also waste our too much time. If we don’t take connection bus to Lefferts Blvd then we have to walk like 10 Blocks to meet Q10 Ltd.
Most of south ozone park resident work in the JFK and pay taxes and thus build our community. Please reconsider the Queens Bus Proposed Plan. I know lots of people who are elderly work in the JFK because JFK’s jobs are relatively easier than outside of the JFK. If Q10 local removed then we all have to suffer.
Thanks,
Muhammad Zakir
7/25/24 • South Ozone Park
I work in the JFK airport with Airway at T5.
I have 9 month old daughter and my husband is NYPD Police Officer. I breast feed my child before I leave my baby to my husband. If Q10 local removed then my baby have to wake up extremely early because I have to leave home very early to take a Q9 connection bus. It will also affect my husband job who is first responder. When I come home then he leaves for work. It will affect our whole lives. Please reconsider prosed plan. Plz do not remove Q10 local from Rockaway.
Thanks,
Naila Alam
7/25/24 • Floral Park
The MTA NYC Q110 bus line proposal of an assigned stop at the Floral Park LIRR Station is completely insupportable. The Floral Park Library building, a busy library, is located directly opposite the Floral Park LIRR station. As Director of the Floral Park Library, I have serious concerns regarding the added congestion this bus route will bring to an already busy hub, The safety of our library patrons of all ages in crossing to/from the Library is paramount. Additionally, the suggested bus route to South Tyson, a heavily trafficked road upon which an elementary school is located, is outrageous and should not even be under consideration.
As the MTA has requested feedback, I must add my voice and say I fervently oppose bringing the NYC Q110 bus line into the Village of Floral Park.
7/25/24 • Rosedale
The issue is how the Q86 ends.
The MTA proposal makes a left up Huxley St. from 243rd. Within 1 block Huxley becomes too narrow for a car and a bus to pass each other. Add any double parking and the bus cannot go down the block.
My proposed change would be for the Q86 to travel straight down 147th Avenue to Brookville Boulevard.
Then a left turn on Brookville to 149th (the last block before Snake Road).
Left on 149th to the same terminus as currently proposed.
The streets I'm suggesting are wider & safer to travel + it opens up more area for Rosedale residents to catch a bus.
The only adjustment needed would be to carve bus wheel grooves into the speed bumps on 149th (cushioning).
The trip to Jamaica would simply be the reverse.
7/25/24 • Jamaica
The Q6, Q8,Q9,Q41 need either bigger buses or more buses during rush hour. Also the Sutphin Blvd stop is the worst congested area that needs clean up.
7/25/24 •
Please, I am begging you, increase frequency on the Q19. It is the only bus that services Astoria to Flushing and it is constantly packed to the gills. Buses are often canceled and that resuls in 40 minute headways, which is insane. Please please please increase frequency and it will make this route so much better. Thank you.
7/25/24 • Little Neck
As a lifelong straphanger who has grown up in Queens and rode many buses in Queens, I have mixed feelings about the new bus redesign.
Being a resident of Little Neck bordering Greck Neck, I consider myself to be in a transit desert compared to some of the more accessible areas (North Flushing for instance). I am upset that the Qm3 is being taken away (lowest ridership, I understand) however the QM5 my alternative will run less frequently. If I am at the bus stop waiting and the bus driver does not acknowledge to stop at the stop for whatever reason, then I have to wait another 30 minutes for the bus which could quickly translate into running behind an hour on my commute (this has happened to be where I was by the stop and the bus driver did not pick me up). I don't understand how cutting a lifeline to Manhattan from an area on the outskirts of Queens can be good for residents and replacing it with less frequent buses on an alternative line.
The Q12 is another bus I frequent and although I have to walk some 15 minutes to get to the stop, I am upset that the Northern Blvd/Little Neck Pkway EASTbound stop is being removed. This doesn't make much sense to me as the area does not get many buses coming by. You would think that you want to make buses more accessible in places that have fewer buses. This also means that it will take longer for me to arrive home as I will have to walk more which also adds to my commute time to my destination. The "data" the MTA collected may just be strictly the commuting time aboard a a bus or from bus stop to bus stop without considering the time it takes to arrive at the said bus stop. Now if you remove bus stops it'll take us more time to get to these buses and if the buses run less frequently well doesn't that add commute time as well?
Some newer proposed routes like the one from Elmhurst to Williamsburg will be much appreciated to commuters who want to go to Brooklyn but dread the horrible 90 minute+ commute through several transfers to get there. I have long thought that there wasn't enough service between Brooklyn and Queens. Streamlining the bus routes is something that should have been done years ago. The A/B versions of buses was confusing and could be easily overlooked. In addition, having a bus route with two different versions like the Q30 and Q16  also resulted in wasted time, and becoming frustrated.
Having seen downtown Flushing become more crowded in the last 15-20 years, I worry that the added bus services can only go so far to help commuters who come from farther in the North East Queens area. I came across this proposal which I think you may want to consider. Please see the following links about expanding the 7 train to College Point and Oakland Gardens. I do not believe adding more buses to an already finite space, quickly and densely populated Queens area is going to really fight the congestion. After all, if you add more buses, aren't the the streets growing to become congested? There has to be a better plan to address this as the MTA proposal has not kept up with the growing population or transit needs in over 60 years. It isn't as if the MTA plans on redesigning the bus routes every 15-20 years to keep up with population.
Links:  
https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2022/05/flushing-regional-rail-extending-the-7-train/
https://www.change.org/p/us-congress-get-a-7-train-to-northeastern-queens-feasibility-study?source_location=search
 I don't think the community had enough time to appeal these sweeping changes nor understand them completely. The public hearing was hosted during the summer time when many people take vacations and they did not have the chance to review and voice their concerns.
The proposed q75 bus which will replace the existing q30 bus to the train is not a good change. Ending the q75 at Briarwood for the train is a poor choice as there is no express train from Briarwood train stop.
As the fares have been creeping up over the years, I understand the need to balance service with reliability. However I do not understand how creating all these changes with emphasis on the buses will really  help us with issues of overcrowding and congestion in the long haul. These are major changes across several bus routes. Is there a better solution such as rolling out each change in stages so that perhaps more can be discussed over the more controversial changes such as cancelling the lines that run close to UBS Area? Perhaps the new proposed lines can be rolled out into stages of important such as phase I,II and III? I hope you take the comments into consideration.Thank you.
7/25/24 •
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony on behalf of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC, and the New York City Transit Riders Council.
This network redesign is years in the making. From densely packed rooms across the borough pre-pandemic, followed by a review and rewrite, to Zooms and now to this hybrid hearing, the redesign is much like the borough itself: complex, multidimensional, and ever-changing. We appreciate that you listened to the gamut of stakeholders and incorporated many of the improvements that will mean a lot to people’s quality of life. We also recognize that not everyone will be happy with the plan – and some people don’t want to see any changes. But as the borough has changed and grown over the years, it’s critical, particularly in subway deserts, that its bus system adapts as well.
Buses are indeed the engines of equity, providing connectivity to opportunity. The newly redesigned bus network invests an additional $30 million in Queens bus service, filling gaps in the existing network, which is largely based on old streetcar routes.
Since we have no idea when, or if, we’ll see the IBX, we need to be sure that New Yorkers can get where they need to go by bus. The redesign will help improve accessible travel around Queens and to other boroughs – particularly important with the loss of congestion pricing funds that would help pay for accessibility projects at 25 subway and LIRR stations around the city, including four in Queens. And it will help get people to LIRR stations to expand their travel options. Expanding options shouldn’t mean increasing costs, and with CityTicket now available 24/7, riding the railroad within the city is within the reach of more people.
Yet there’s more work to be done to ensure MTA riders are able to traverse the city using and transferring across whichever MTA mode is closest, fastest, and easiest for them. Allowing regular CityTicket users to buy a monthly ticket that is discounted thanks to the Outer Borough Transit Account and combining that with free transfers to buses and subways would make it more affordable and accessible to more people.
We again urge the MTA to adopt a combined monthly or weekly CityTicket, ideally funded through the OBTA.
Borough bus riders count on buses that run frequently and reliably. Increasing frequency on well-travelled routes and reducing things like traffic obstructions that slow buses down must go hand-in-hand. Expansion of the ACES program and Transit Signal Prioritization are crucial steps in the right direction, but we would also like to see Mayor Adams achieve, or even attempt to achieve, the Streets Plan’s mandate: constructing dedicated bus lanes and bus ways to speed buses – and bus riders – on their way.
Overall, we are optimistic about the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. We applaud the tremendous amount of work and outreach that has gone into getting it where it is to help make buses faster, more reliable, and more frequent. We are hopeful that you will continue to adapt and expand as field testing turns into actual experience. We also hope to see the Brooklyn and Manhattan redesigns further expand inter-borough connectivity. We hope that new fare discounts and offerings will be introduced to incentivize riders who wish to switch between modes without incurring additional costs. And we hope that bus speeds continue to increase so that the engines of equity become a first choice, rather than a last resort, for so many working New Yorkers.
Thank you.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The proposed Q75 and Q88 should operate between Queens Center Mall and Little Neck Parkway. One of the buses could provide limited stop while the other operate local. These proposed routes should be considered for Select Bus Service, The Q26 could extended to replace the Q88 along 73rd Avenue and Springfield Blvd, The southern terminal would be Springfield Blvd and Jamaica Avenue .
7/25/24 • Long Island City
Testimony of Long Island City Partnership
on
Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan
July 24, 2024
Good evening. My name is Charles Yu. I am the Vice President of Economic Development at the Long Island City Partnership. I am here to express my strong support for the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan. This redesign is a significant step forward for our community and small businesses for several reasons.
Firstly, the improved connections to the Hunters Point waterfront and ferry landings will greatly enhance accessibility for both residents and visitors. The waterfront is a key area of development and activity, and better bus connections will ensure that more people can enjoy its amenities and contribute to its vibrancy. Enhanced accessibility will also support local businesses and cultural institutions by making them more reachable to a broader audience.
Secondly, the enhanced north-south connections within Long Island City will significantly aid in the circulation of people throughout the neighborhood. This improvement is crucial for fostering a more integrated community and supporting economic growth. By facilitating easier movement, these connections will help reduce congestion on major thoroughfares and promote the use of public transit as a viable option for moving around Long Island City.
Thirdly, the increased service schedule reliability on key routes in Long Island City will provide much-needed consistency for commuters and residents alike. Reliable public transit is essential for the daily lives of those who live and work in our area. It ensures that people can depend on buses to get to work, school, and other important destinations on time. This reliability is particularly important for employees who rely on public transit for their daily commutes.
Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity to bring up a long-standing request from the Hunters Point community, and that is adding a new local bus route through the Midtown Tunnel as an alternative to and to augment the 7 train. We have provided a separate letter in support previously with more detailed information.
The proposed changes hold the potential to significantly enhance public transit, support local businesses, and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. We look forward to collaborating with you to make Long Island City a better place for everyone.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
7/25/24 • New York City
On Wednesday, I attended the public hearing on the Queens Bus Redesign.
There were many takeaways from attending that meeting. Many people had complaints which is not a bad thing in itself, but not many had substantive solutions or improvements to the plan. Many people used the hearing as a public shaming event to vent out grievances about the MTA's outreach, choices, and intentions of the bus redesign, with some breaking decorum or threatening nonsense civil lawsuits, with only a few offering substantive comments on the viability of the proposed changes. Many people were opposed to bus stop consolidation due to the concerns of the elderly, children, and physically impaired walking more ( in which I recommended a request a stop system for the physically impaired to access bus stops slated for removal that would otherwise be skipped). We had a few people against removing the QM3 because riders along that route would face a fare increase due to the added cost of transferring to the LIRR from the local buses which is technically true, but can be rectified if the MTA bit the bullet and allowed free transfers between local buses and outerboro LIRR/MNRR stations through city-ticket ( which I, members of the PCAC, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, and many others have recommended in the form of fare integration in some fashion).
The most startling takeaway from the route planning perspective was the opposition of the Q10 and Q37 routing in the final plan. While I'm not against bull-dozing through community opposition if the payoff is worth it, it is clearly evident that the proposed routings to Q10 and Q37 are untenable due to the degree of community opposition shown at the public hearing and in local news interviews, and proposed changes should be modified or scrapped altogether. I imagine the community input hasn't been any better at in-person community board meetings.
While not a Q10 rider, I do have an interest in making sure Queens has a reliable, modern, and hopefully, world-class bus transit system. My proposal to mitigate community opposition is to partition the Q10 service patterns.
In my proposal, the routing and stopping pattern of the current Q10 Limited via the entirety of Lefferts Blvd to JFK airport should remain (with stop additions to account for potentially new bus transfers in the final plan). To expedite the passenger boarding process which is a significant delay, this modified Q10 limited should be converted to Select bus service in the final plan to allow for all-door boarding and the deployment of a proof of payment system through the future OMNY/traintime app, digital pay, and existing CUBIC fare readers to reduce operational costs. This proposed Lefferts Blvd SBS crosstown would satisfy the 2017 bus forward plan published by the New York City Council ( Q10 limited route corresponds to route T on pgs 2 and 3). If not currently deployed, NYCT along with DOT should deploy TSP along lefferts blvd to further speeden commutes. With this SBS proposal, the MTA is getting operational efficiency improvements, JFK bound riders are getting a faster, simpler, and cheaper ride, and existing q10 limited riders enjoy a faster commute through an expedited boarding process. Whether this is 24/7 change or during the existing Q10 limited time frame is at the planners' discretion.
As for the Q10 local via 130th street to either 150ave or JFK airport, while the routing should remain, to reduce confusion for riders not familiar with the route, this route should be given a new route number or an existing route number slated for retirement in the final plan. Concerning the stopping pattern, planners could either keep the existing stopping pattern to pacify affected communities and maintain convenience or consolidate some stops to speed up commutes.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/bus-forward.pdf
7/25/24 • Whitestone
What happened to the proposed Q73 and Q78 they seem to have been dropped from the final proposal. Please bring these routes back as part of your final proposal. The Q43 should extended to serve Long Island Jewish Hospital, The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza as long as it does not have a negative affect on the Bx9, The Q5o should operate to CoOp City at all times.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The Q15 should operate to Beechhurst along with the Q62. The map page of the Q62 should be more clearer. The Q26 should be extended to College Point via the Q65. The Q55 should be extended to Downtown Jamaica. The eastern terminal for the Q55 should be Jamaica Bus Terminal.
7/25/24 • Hollis
These are my final requests:
Trade the Q14 and Q61 designations. The old Q14 ran from Flushing to Whitestone, using the Q61 designation would cause numeric confusion with the existing Q16 in Fort Totten.
Trade the Q18 and Q62 designations. The present Q18 would be redesignated Q62 and the proposed Q62 would become Q18 to avoid numeric confusion between the Q26 and 62 in Downtown Flushing
Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park
Please redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q34
Please redesignate Q98 as Q90 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q58 route
And for the last time Please change the nine three digit designations
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q57
Q111 would become Q21
Q112 would become Q78
Q114 would become Q79
Q115 would become Q80
Please extend Q64 to Horace Harding Expwy & Little Neck Pkwy and base at Queens Village depot
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 to Riis Park
Operate late night and weekend Q36 service to Queens Village LIRR Station.
Good Luck in planning these modified routes
Herb
7/25/24 • Hollis
One last and final time:
Extend Q27 to Springfield and Merrick Blvds and base that route, Q17 and Q19 at Casey Stengel depot.
Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot. It is a closer run on and run off from and to Jamaica Depot than Casey Stengel depot
Please operate Q88 earlier on Sunday mornings
Extend proposed Q51 route to Cambria Heights to share a terminal with route Q4
If Q48 and Q50 are combined please base Q50 at Laguardia Depot
Extend Q112 past Euclid-Pitkin station to Gateway Center Mall
Herb
7/25/24 • Floral Park
I oppose the bus route plan in floral park village.
7/25/24 • Bronx
I oppose
7/25/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to Long Island Jewish Hospital. Many people, including patients, nurses, and visitors could greatly benefit from this as it would provide a new connection to Jamaica. The n26 currently serves the hospital from Lakeville Road, but it only runs on weekdays during rush hours in the peak direction. Other than that, people only have the Q46 to take to another bus to get to Jamaica to then make another transfer if necessary. The Lake Success Shopping Center is also nearby the hospital, as well as a gym and other points of interests. This extension would greatly improve Queens-Nassau travel and help people get to their destination quicker, especially late at night when it is a hassle to take multiple buses.
7/26/24 • Whitestone
Weekend Express Bus Service should continue operate as it does now. The MTA should try to operate express bus service every 30 minutes to encourage current riders and attract new riders. Leave the QM 20 alone. Weekend QM 20 service would be nice
7/26/24 • Flushing
Regarding the MTA queens restructuring plan, I would like to know who this actually benefits. It will take more time and more buses for many using the buses in queens. I already wait a long time for my bus to come. Often the buses pass by due to overcrowding. The lack of service needs to be addressed first and foremost. I use the Q65 and other buses for all of my activities. From going to work, to going shopping, and attending appointments, etc. Currently, the Q65 runs along 164th street where I go for appointments and other activities, including using this bus to get to the JFk air train. The new plan would require me to take multiple buses. That increases my travel time and is more wait time for an additional bus/buses. This is not speeding up my travel time and is totally inconvenient. It also increased injures. For example when transferring from One bus to another I had to pull my heavy cart onto the second bus. Pulling the cart onto the bus caused me to pull a muscle that still hurts several months later. If I took only one bus that risk decreases. It is something that you wouldn’t consider unless you use the buses for most activities. Please keep the Q65 as it is and work to improve it’s consistency and more service for the growing town and customers. One other point. The plan eliminates the bus stop 26th ave coming into college point. This stop is near 2 nursing homes and a deli. And it already has an existing bus stop shelter and seats. Please make this stop the express stop instead of 25rd. And keep this stop to support the nursing homes and business. A small but worthy change. I hope you really take these and all comments into serious consideration and is not just not a sounding board for a plan already set in stone. We pay for this service. It’s not free. We pay for a service that is convenient and works for our benefit. Not to cut costs for the MTA.
7/26/24 • Brooklyn
Now we have proof that it makes no sense to increase bus stop spacing from an average of every 852 to every 1295 feet. An analysis by engineer Stephen Bauman shows that on a typical Wednesday, bus speeds will increase from 8.63 to 8.77 mph, but on Saturdays will decrease from 9.29 to 9.25 mph and from 9.74 to 9.73 mph on Sundays while the distance between stops on Saturdays will increase from an average of 838 to 1397 feet and on Sundays from an average of every 840 feet to every 1312 feet on Sundays.
Conclusion— There will be no meaningful change in bus speeds on weekends or weekdays, while the inconvenience to bus passengers will be massive which is what I have been saying all along. The Queens Bus Redesign must not allowed to be continued until this is remedied by leaving 95% of bus stops where they are now. Trips must not take longer after the redesign than they took before the redesign which would be the case if one third of Queens bus stops are removed.
Also, nearly 3,300 bus riders signed a petition giving thousands of reasons why bus stop spacing must not be increased which can be accessed by with this link.
https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops
7/26/24 • Far Rockaway
I am the District Manager for Community Board 14Q and am submitting these comments on behalf of this board. On Aril 4, 2024, I submitted a letter to NYC- MTA, attention Lucille Songhai, stating the following: During the February 13, 2024, meeting of Community Board 14Q, a motion was approved to extend the Q52 bus route from Beach 54th St. to Beach 49th St., by canceling the left turn at B.54th and Arverne Blvd., and continuing on Rockaway Beach Blvd. toB.49th; and making a left turn to Beach Channel Drive. Verbal testimony by myself at the public hearing held Wednesday, July 24, 2024, I urged the MTA to consider the rapid current and future growth occurring on the Rockaway Peninsula. Specifically asking them to focus their attention on the Arverne East development that is currently underway. That project will be located on Beach 35th St. That project is anticipated to bring anywhere from upwards of 1500+ new families that will be requiring safe, reliable transportation options. The board is requesting that the MTA think long-term in their design plan and look for ways to include the Arverne East development in their bus redesign plan; specifically, as it relates to the route of the Q52 bus. CB 14Q, is availing itself to sit with MTA to discuss this concern, as well as encourage forward thinking and considerations to include all bus routes that will have an impact on all the developments scheduled to be coming to the Rockaway Peninsula.
7/26/24 • Rosedale
While other speakers spoke about greater enforcement against fare evaders, but we need to enforce against toll evasion.
Drivers with plates obstructed by plastic polarizing covers, chemical abrasives, false plates, and tow hooks need to be ticketed on bridge entry ways as well as on the streets of New York.
A law needs to passed to permit residents to take photos of obstructed or chemically/physically defaced licence plates to share in the bounty of the generated fines.
7/26/24 • Great Neck
As New Yorkers, we highly recommend:
• rerouting the QM5, QM8 and QM35 to make Horace Harding Expressway stops between 188 Street and Main Street; on the weekdays, there should be two eastbound QM5 express buses leaving 6 Avenue/West 37 Street at 6:45 and 7:45 AM
• the QM6 and QM36 to make all QM1 stops on Union Turnpike between 188 Street and Main Street
• the QM7 to originate at 188 Street/Horace Harding Expressway instead of 188 Street/64 Avenue
• the QM63 to be rerouted to make all QM65 stops in Queens and still serve Rosedale
• adding Horace Harding Expressway stops at 108 Street and Junction Boulevard to the QM2 and QM32
• adding Queens Boulevard stops between 63 Drive and Main Street to the QM65
• adding the Queens Boulevard/Main Street stop to the QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68
• eliminating the QM10, QM11, QM21 and QM40
• diverting some Queens-6 Avenue express bus routes from West 34 Street/5 Avenue to 12 Avenue/West 34 Street (the last stop); these express buses should then make West 34 Street and East 34 Street (not 6 Avenue and East 57 Street) stops in both directions
• running Queens-Downtown express buses on Water Street instead of Church Street; Whitehall Street/South Street should be the western terminus for Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan
• extending and rerouting the Q64 route from Jewel Avenue/Parsons Boulevard to 73 Avenue/Cloverdale Boulevard (the last stop); the Q88 should then make Horace Harding Expressway stops between 188 Street and Springfield Boulevard (instead of serving 73 Avenue)
• extending the Q52-SBS route from Queens Boulevard/Woodhaven Boulevard to 61 Street/Roosevelt Avenue (the last stop) and/or from Beach 54 Street/Beach Channel Drive to Nameoke Street/Redfern Avenue (the last stop)
• extending the Q51 route from Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue to the Gateway Center Mall; Q51 service between Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue and Linden Boulevard/Francis Lewis Boulevard should be provided 24/7
• rerouting the Q75 to make all Q30 stops west of Springfield Boulevard
• extending Q36 service between the 168 Street Interim Bus Terminal and 40 Avenue/Little Neck Parkway from weekdays to daily; the Q1 route should then be extended from 243 Street/Braddock Avenue to Caroline Place/Tulip Avenue (the last stop)
7/26/24 • Jamaica
I suggest re-routing the proposed Q25 & Q65's new terminus along 146th Street between Jamaica Avenue and Archer Avenue in Jamaica. The southbound Q6 bus stop at Sutphin Blvd/91st Avenue gets highly crowded during long wait times and blocks the E/J/Z subway entrance. This stop should be placed on the southwest corner of Sutphin Bl/Archer Av or moved to the current Q25, Q34 & Q65 stop. Q25 & Q65 buses towards Jamaica would end at Jamaica Av/Sutphin Bl. The bus layover could be along 146th Street, shared with the Q30, Q31, & Q43, or to reduce the number of buses idling, it could be moved along Archer Av between 143rd Street and 146th Street where some bus operators have bus layovers. The first stop for northbound Q25 & Q65 buses would be at the current southbound Q20 & Q44+ bus stop at Archer Av/Sutphin Bl on the southeast corner. I hope you will consider my proposal. This will not only remove delays/clutter along the Q25 & Q65 when traveling via 95th Av & 150th St, where double-parked cars and traffic hinder bus travel but will also increase mobility in the Sutphin Bl/Archer Av intersection.
7/26/24 • Jackson Heights
Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders urges the MTA to bring Select Bus Service to Northern Boulevard, making neighborhood stops along the way from Flushing to Manhattan’s East Side. This is more than just getting places faster; it’s a matter of environmental sustainably and social justice.
A little story. I almost never drive into Manhattan, but last month I took someone for a doctor’s visit there. Traffic crept along Northern Boulevard and over the Queensborough Bridge, but when we turned onto Second Avenue—amazingly—we were moving, fast enough to make the multiple lights! Now that’s not a scientific traffic study and perhaps I was lucky, but the point is, we need to recognize that Manhattan is not the only borough afflicted by congestion.
In Queens, congestion has been getting worse for decades. The cause is not a mystery. Queens is the city’s second largest borough by population but ranks fourth in many measures in rapid transit. As a result, when people in Queens are in a hurry, if they have a car, they often use it. Even in places well served by the subway, such as Jackson Heights, it’s difficult to reach not only many parts of Queens but also the other boroughs that are not Manhattan.
As bad as this is now, without multiple new rapid transit lines our fast-growing borough likely will be doomed to the nation’s worst congestion and auto-related air pollution. (Only Brooklyn is growing last, according to the 2020 Census.) There is an alternative that’s much cheaper and faster to implement than building new subways, Select Bus Service. (Note: this does not eliminate the need for new subway service for Queens but is a crucial interim measure.)
The idea of bringing SBS to Northern Boulevard is not new. Calling ourselves the Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders, several neighbors and I launched this idea in early 2022. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group, which I am a board member of, endorsed this plan, and soon Council Member Shekar Krishnan, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas spoke out passionately for it a press conference we held that spring. https://vimeo.com/708686274?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ZADbF1bKu989t8hWuk_BzMrLpdtStf9AeqHO1kKq2tjeyGdjJgTUhwTw_aem_afcU8R41Z7kxxuaZk2OCfw
We appreciate the MTA’s planned conversion of the Q 66 to a faster, more direct, “limited” service line from Flushing to Long Island City on Northern Boulevard. We urge the MTA to take the next step—Select Bus Service on Northern Boulevard, over the Queensborough Bridge, in its own dedicated bus lane. To make the most efficient use of a new bus lane over the bridge, the Q 32, which already goes over the bridge, and the either the Q62 or Q69 on 21st Street in Astoria, should be rerouted via the new Queensborough bus lanes.
The Northern Boulevard SBS in operation could be its own best advertisement: one bus after another speedily passing cars on traffic-choked Northern Boulevard, everyday converting more motorists to Select Bus Service.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
I represent Grace Church Jamaica located at 155-24 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. There are things that are not in the redesign plan that we would like you to consider.
The westbound bus stop on Jamaica Avenue and Parson Blvd. (ID503932) is situated in front of Grace Church. This hampers the access of our older adults and parishioners with disabilities, who have to be dropped off by Access a Ride or private vehicles. The drivers of the private vehicles are getting tickets due to the cameras on the buses and on the street. We have recommended relocating the bus stop to Jamaica Ave. and 153rd Street or to the northeast corner of Jamaica Avenue and Parson Blvd.
Also, we would like the MTA and the DOT to allow access to Jamaica Avenue between Parson Blvd. and 153rd Street, particularly on Sundays and to allow access from the Church westbound on Jamaica Ave. to 150th Street without having to make the first right turn. There are signs posted on Jamaica Avenue prohibiting vehicles heading west from driving onto Grace Church''s block between 6 AM and 8 PM every day of the week. This has results in people getting tickets on Sundays, during events at Grace Church, and even at funerals.
The issuse has been raised that the buses have many riders that board and disembark at this bus stop. While this might be true during the weekdays, from our observations, there are significantly less riders on Sundays, especially during the morning hours.
We hope that you consider making these changes. Thank you
7/26/24 • Flushing
If you want people to use the MTA why make it harder for people to use The bus routes are being changed to make it harder to find a stop and harder to use cars for places the buses don’t run to
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please bring back the Q74!
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
I am summarizing my in-person testimony here for the MTA's convenience:
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
Thank you for your concern and attention to the needs of our neighborhood.
7/26/24 • Flushing
The Q65 needs to keep running to College Point. There many people in College Point near the Blvd that are headed elsewhere to get to work other than to Flushing, such as Long Island, Brooklyn, JFK Airport, or other parts of Queens. People need to take other subway or railroad lines in case the 7 train isn't running to Manhattan. There are a lot more bus, subway, and railroad connections in Jamaica than in Flushing, including the Airtrain to the airport. The Q25, which also goes to Jamaica runs up a different path than the Q65 and is further from the Q65's route in East Flushing and 164th St for the most part. The transfer from the Q26 to the Q65 in Flushing would also be a pain because we could risk missing the bus and there are many people that board there so it would be overcrowded and lose a seat.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Flushing
The proposal for bus changes in queens will make a difficult commute even worse for the 2 zone location. It should not be adopted
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
- Please keep the frequency of the QM4 the same.
Thank you.
7/26/24 • Flushing
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The busses passing through my neighborhood, Kew Gardens Hills (Flushing) are good as they are.
Would appreciate the return of the Q74, Union Turnpike and Queens Blvd to Queens College via Vleigh Place.
Also believe payment for "limited service" lines (i.e. Q44) should be made on the bus instead of before boarding.
7/26/24 • Hollis
The QM3 could be made into a more attractive route by extending past Little Neck Pkwy & Horace Harding Expwy via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av & Braddock Av.
Also, has there been a demand for Lower Manhattan Express bus service along Jewel Av? If so, please create a QM9 route which would operate along the QM4/QM44 routes
Herb
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends
And please also advocate for the q20a to put the bus stop INSIDE the 20 avenue mall. It’s too dangerous to cross 20 avenue burdened with packages. Other communities around the country do it.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to LI Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park as it was proposed in the New Draft Plan. This would open up new connections to others areas like Jamaica where there are a lot more buses, subway, and rail lines. Bus riders in Queens only have the Q46 to get to the hospital, which means getting to Jamaica or other neighborhoods in Southeast Queens is very difficult as we have to transfer to a bus in Jamaica that gets us north some to then take the Q46 to the hospital. This would help many including nurses and guests if this extension were kept.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to LI Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park as it was proposed in the New Draft Plan. This would open up new connections to others areas like Jamaica where there are a lot more buses, subway, and rail lines. Bus riders in Queens only have the Q46 to get to the hospital, which means getting to Jamaica or other neighborhoods in Southeast Queens is very difficult as we have to transfer to a bus in Jamaica that gets us north some to then take the Q46 to the hospital. This would help many including nurses and guests if this extension were kept.
7/26/24 • Mineola
I attended the Queens Bus Redesign Public Hearing on July 24th. What I found disheartening was the lack of data provided by the MTA to the public as to why bringing the Q110 into the Village of Floral Park is needed.
Multiple speakers were actually begging for increased bus service in their areas, which seems to have fallen on deaf ears, yet you are close to deciding that the Q110 needs to go into a residential community where it isn’t needed and is vehemently opposed.
If approved, this reconfiguring will, not maybe, create traffic and parking issues and increase congestion. Congestion is something that I guess isn’t good for Manhattan but is OK in your eyes to create in a suburban community.
So why do this? Why crush a small, quaint community when there is no significant outcry or demand for it (according to your own lack of data)? I have my suspicions.
Out of the approximately 140 elected officials and citizens who spoke that evening, I heard only one person who was in favor of the new Q110 route. That person, from what I could hear, was a representative of the UBS Arena. That gentlemen stated he was in favor of it as it makes it easier for UBS employees to be bused to the arena. I am under the impression that during the hearings for the original UBS project, it was stated that the UBS project would create jobs – local jobs. I guess that isn’t the case since UBS employees have to be bused into work. So much for helping the community. Yes, I know that isn’t your issue but why would you look to side with one entity (UBS) and go against an entire community?
I implore all of you to reconsider pushing multiple and unneeded buses into Floral Park and strongly encourage you to instead listen to the many, many speakers who were begging for your help in getting better, more, bus service in their areas.
Sincerely,
Scott P. Strauss
Nassau County Legislator, District 9
7/26/24 • Far Rockaway
This will increase an already crowded bus, half of whom DO NOT PAY AS THEY ENTER THE BUS. The answer is not to merge bus lines, but to make sure people (especially young adults) pay their fair share!!!!
7/26/24 • College Point
We need to keep the Q65 in College Pt. I am a College Pt resident and need my connection to the train at Jamaica LIRR Station to go to work. On my regular commute, I also see many people use the Q65 from Jamaica to get up to the NYPD Academy on College Point Blvd. If this bus is lost here, we would need to walk to the Q25 on 127th St, which is a further walk from College Pt Blvd and is always crowded, runs on tight narrow streets and makes a lot of turns. The Q26 does not help either because there will be a lot of people getting off of the bus to then wait for the Q65, which would also be crowded because many people board at Main St. This would result in some who already have a seat on the existing Q65 to now get off at Flushing and have to wait to get on a not so crowded connecting bus.
7/26/24 • Jackson Heights
Queens Bus Network Redesign testimony, July 23, 2024
Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders urges the MTA to bring Select Bus Service to Northern
Boulevard, making neighborhood stops along the way from Flushing to Manhattan’s East Side.
This is more than just getting places faster; it’s a matter of environmental sustainably and social
justice.
As bad as this is now, without multiple new rapid transit lines our fast-growing borough likely will
be doomed to the nation’s worst congestion and auto-related air pollution. (Only Brooklyn is
growing last, according to the 2020 Census.) There is an alternative that’s much cheaper and
faster to implement than building new subways, Select Bus Service. (Note: this does not
eliminate the need for new subway service for Queens but is a crucial interim measure.)
The idea of bringing SBS to Northern Boulevard is not new. Calling ourselves the Northern
Boulevard Rapid Riders, several neighbors and I launched this idea in early 2022. The Jackson
Heights Beautification Group, which I am a board member of, endorsed this plan, and soon
Council Member Shekar Krishnan, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Member Jessica
Gonzalez-Rojas spoke out passionately for it a press conference we held that spring.
https://vimeo.com/708686274?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ZADbF1bKu989t8hWuk_BzMrL
pdtStf9AeqHO1kKq2tjeyGdjJgTUhwTw_aem_afcU8R41Z7kxxuaZk2OCfw
We appreciate the MTA’s planned conversion of the Q 66 to a faster, more direct, “limited”
service line from Flushing to Long Island City on Northern Boulevard. We urge the MTA to take
the next step—Select Bus Service on Northern Boulevard, over the Queensborough Bridge, in
its own dedicated bus lane. To make the most efficient use of a new bus lane over the bridge,
the Q 32, which already goes over the bridge, and the either the Q62 or Q69 on 21 st Street in
Astoria, should be rerouted via the new Queensborough bus lanes.
The Northern Boulevard SBS in operation could be its own best advertisement: one bus after
another speedily passing cars on traffic-choked Northern Boulevard, converting more motorists
to SBS every day.
7/26/24 • New York
We have prepared a detailed, route-by-route report with our analysis of, recommendations and proposals for the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. Please read it carefully. https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • Queens Village
https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • St. Albans
Queens historically is a spiritual place, especially Southeast Queens as noted by the number of mainline churches (Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, Episcopalian and Methodist) and evangelical churches which have solidified the settlement since the 1600’s. Without these churches, Downtown Jamaica would certainly have perished during economic downturns.
I would like to see the bus stop moved from the block on which Grace Episcopal Church is located. The only mainline church that is still situated on Jamaica Avenue is Grace Episcopal Church which sits on land that was donated by the Rufus King family and of course where he is buried. All other mainline churches have gone onto a side street, been destroyed, or no longer are functioning in Jamaica. Which is a loss to our spiritual lives, but also our history in Jamaica as many of the churches on Long Island trace their roots to Jamaica. It would be a great help to parishioners and their guests not to be ticketed for going to church services not just on Sundays, but also any day a service is being held. This could be done by removing the bus stop located directly in front of the church. Although the path that Jamaica Avenue has absorbed was used to travel to various trading posts as far as Ohio by the First Nations Peoples, the area around that path was called Rustdorp (Resting Town) by the Dutch who felt the area to be a calming area. That peacefulness and cool breezes is why Rufus King acquired the property over 100 years later. One’s house of worship should be a place of quietude and contemplation of mind and spirit. The ability for one to go to one’s house of worship without the fear of punishment, could bring much peace to Downtown Jamaica and perhaps more parishioners-people who could potentially patronize the businesses. I endorse the Grace Church representative’s request to move the stop from in front of the oldest Episcopal church on Long Island located on the major thoroughfare of Jamaica, New York so that peace may prevail and the economy grow.
Concerns
My concerns relate to buses that connect Queens to Brooklyn. It is so much easier to take the bus from Queens to certain parts of Brooklyn. I noticed that:
‚óè Q3 bus no longer goes to Brooklyn-it terminates at JFK airport.
‚óè Q8 bus still goes to Brooklyn, but the route has been shortened.
Southeast Queens to Archer Subway Concerns
‚óè Q4 bus-I can not tell from the interactive maps what stops have been eliminated, however walking the 5 to 6 blocks to the main street (Linden, Merrick, Liberty, or Archer) is difficult for those with disabilities, are older and/or want to get to work on time.
‚óè Q36 bus- was rerouted on the map that will eliminate passengers being able to get a bus for 10 blocks on Jamaica Avenue. One of these blocks has a supermarket near Hempstead Avenue and Jamaica. This site has been providing food since colonial days as it was the site of the Rose Farm-just another example of how the Greater Jamaica area exudes its spirit. The lack of a bus stop in that area would inconvenience the workers at the supermarket and the workers who labor at the various auto shops and diners. Removal of the route between 212 Street to Springfield Blvd could increase food insecurity in a neighborhood that is growing older and becoming more renter oriented and dependent upon public transportation. Over 100 years ago The Queens Chamber of Commerce invested in industry and machination so as to help humans do better in producing goods by exerting less energy. using less time, and then producing more money for themselves and the borough.
The increased distance of the bus stops is a hindrance for those who already walk 5 to 6 blocks to get to the bus stop and for elders who have walking difficulties. The MTA's plans call for humans to exert more energy and spend more time so as to help the machines-the buses and the MTA look good. What we need are more stops and more buses. The Q4 was the best line decades ago-every 3 minutes during rush hour and every 5-7 minutes at off peak time. This year 15 minutes during rush hour especially after 7:01 a.m. and 20-30 minutes during off peak times.
When the outer boroughs were being developed the enticing gem was easy transportation-"Only One Hour to Manhattan" would entice people to move to the "country" boroughs. At that time the roads were barely constructed. Now that the countryside outer boroughs resemble small cities, it takes nearly 1.75 hours to get into the City from Southeast Queens. What we need are more stops, less transfers, and more buses.
7/26/24 • Queens Village
Please keep the Q110 bus going to Belmont park and do not eliminate this portion. Please read our Passengers United report https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • Flushing
"The Fix Is In"
MTA! Not going your way or mine
Sixty years let it be
No need to change what ought not be changed
MTA! You should have considered a zillion blue moons ago when you put those accordions in the City’s gutters
Bad enough congestion pricing is a pregnant pause
MTA! Then you seek to mess on a 10 : 15 ratio what was vs. what will be
MTA! It's too late to turn back now but you have back-ended on the highway of the dreams of QUEENS-ites
MTA! Pivot. Psalm. Power.
MTA! It's your way or the highway.
MTA! Climate change: QUEENS-ites take to the Sidewalks of New York
MTA! What a squeeze play you slid into nowhere.
MTA! Now you have QUEENS-ites in the pocket, open the socket and let the re-design catch a new wave.
MTA! What were you thinking
I would like the Q64 and Q20 to remain the same. The Q64 drops me on Parsons and 71st Avenue in front of my apartment. Very important to me as I am disabled by chronic pain.
6/21/24 • Woodside
Regarding the Q18 bus redesign, you are insisting on removing the east and westbound stops from 65th Pl and Laurel Hill Blvd which impacts riders wanting to take the Q60 towards Jamaica. They would have to disembark at the Queens Blvd stops and then cross back over 8 lanes of traffic, not to mention the entrance for the BQE at 65th Place. A very dangerous situation for the elderly and disabled. Did anyone actually ride the route to see just where the stops are needed? You’re going to get people killed!
6/21/24 • Flushing. NY 11355
I am a 81 year partially disabled ambulatory senior citizen. I take the Q27 a block from my house to 48th avenue & Bell Blvd to transfer to the Q31 in order to go to various locations along Bell Blvd.- stores, medical appts., bank, post office, library, etc. The proposed changes to the Q31 will make it very difficult for me to go to Bell Blvd if the proposed changes to the Q31 are implemented. I request that the current route of the Q31 remain unchanged. Thank you.
6/21/24 • Flushing
Thank you for another opportunity to make my views known. I have replied to all the surveys emailed to me over the years and have spoken with some MTA representatives over the years as well. I ride the QM3 during morning rush hour about 3 days/week. I tend to take the 3rd bus--there are 2 earlier buses. It is my understanding that you have been considering eliminating the QM3 in its entirety. Please note-There are only three QM3 buses into Manhattan during the morning rush hour and I imagine still 3 buses back to Queens during the evening rush hour. No weekend or additional service. This is in comparison to so many other express buses the MTA runs which run throughout the day, into the evening and on the weekends. I sincerely imagine that many midday/mideve buses are very lightly used--less so than the rush hour QM3's.
So I ask again--Please do not eliminate the QM3 bus. We are about a 20 minute walk to the 7 train or a local bus ride away (and the subway is perceived less safe) and although very close to the LIRR Port Washington Murray Hill stop, there are very few trains stopping there during the AM rush hour.
So--if you must eliminate the QM3 in the AM, please see about accommodating more LIRR Port Washington trains to stop at Murray Hill in the AM. I know they come by, but they run express and bypass Murray Hill.
Thank you! Sandrea Friedman; [email protected]; 917-841-2361.
6/22/24 • Douglaston
Hailing from Douglaston, it is often a chore trying to get to and from the city with limited options (Q30 to F or QM5), especially on the weekends where the commute is often greater than an hour and a half. It would be in the MTA’s best interest to expand the proposed Q75 to reach the Little Neck LIRR station, that way commutes to the city can be drastically slashed in half. Additionally, on the subway side, having the Q75 go to Kew Gardens-Union Turnpike instead of Briarwood station would also allow greater variety in transit options.
6/23/24 • OZONE PARK
Revise the B55 route to stop at Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue in Ozone Park. Extend the Q52 SBS route from Beach 54th Street to the Far Rockaway LIRR Station. Extend the Q53 SBS route to Beach 169th Street then to the Sheepshead Bay Subway Station in Brooklyn. Extend the Q51 route to the Gateway Center Mall via Linden Blvd.,Fountain Avenue, Vandalia Avenue, Erskine Street and Gateway Center Drive. Restore the Q22A route between Bayswater and Far Rockaway- Mott Avenue but extend to the Far Rockaway LIRR Station. Extend the B82 SBS route, or B82 local route or B5 route to Cross Bay Blvd./Pitkin Avenue or Cross Bay Blvd./Liberty Avenue via the Belt Parkway & Cross Bay Blvd. Extend the Q112 route from Euclid Avenue/Pitkin Avenue, Brooklyn to the USPS Brooklyn GMF. Extend the Q112 route on the east to instead terminate at the 168th Street Terminal to transfer with more eastbound routes. To make space at 168th Street Terminal revise the Q36 route to no longer serve 168th Street Terminal but travel further west along Hillside Avenue then Queens Blvd. to Queens Borough Hall to terminate.To turn around the Q36 bus could travel east along Union Tpke. to 126th Street, 126th Street to 82nd Avenue,and south along 82nd Avenue to Queens Blvd. then left. Extend the Q30 route non-stop from Sutphin Blvd./Archer Avenue to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue weekdays and on Saturdays & Sundays the Q31 route would instead be extended to Lefferts Blvd./Liberty Avenue.
6/24/24 • Astoria
The elimination of the Q100 is a mistake. Currently the bus runs along 21st Street and then up 20th Ave. The proposed Q105 along 31st Street will lead to longer transit times due to the congestion that currently exists under the elevated subway, particularly around the Astoria Blvd. N/W station, 30th Ave., and Broadway. This is already mostly served by the Q102. Removing the Q100 will make transit less accessible to a third of the Ditmars area, encourage even more car use, mean longer travel times for people visiting family at Riker's, and reduces the number of buses available for getting to Astoria Park.
It almost feels like NYCT extending a middle finger to the Northeast quarter of the 11105 ZIP code.
6/24/24 • Little Neck
In light of future Congestion Pricing increasing the need for public transit to Manhattan and with areas of Little Neck being a transit desert at certain times of the day/week, I propose the following revisions to the Final Queens Bus Network Redesign:
- The QM3 remain in service.
- The QM8 have extended hours in the morning commute to Downtown Manhattan during the week until at least 09:00AM departure from Glen Oaks.
- The QM8 have extended hours in the evening commute to Glen Oaks during the week until at least 08:00PM departure from Downtown Manhattan.
- The QM8 be rerouted to travel further east on the LIE to 188th Street in order to avoid service redundancy with the QM7 on Union Turnpike. The "New Draft Plan" was excellent in addressing this issue, but the Final Plan rescinded this change.
- The QM5 and QM35 make similar route revisions and avoid service redundancy on Union Turnpike, as proposed in the "New Draft Plan," but rescinded in the Final Plan.
- The Q36 operate on Saturdays and Sundays to provide bus service to Little Neck LIRR station. There is currently no bus service to this train station on the weekends and it is not addressed in the Final Plan.
Thank you for your consideration.
6/26/24 • Jamaica
• The Q4 needs to be extended to Elmont alongside the QM64 (formerly X64) at Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway.
• Extend the Q6 to Cedarhurst (if there is a demand for it).
• The Q8 should operate at all times between the Jamaica Bus Terminal and the New Lots/Livonia Avenue (3) station.
• Keep the Q11 and Q21 as it is now.
• Extend the Q22 eastbound to the Five Towns Shopping Center via Rockaway Turnpike
• The Q25 and Q65 need a different southern terminus because the existing terminus at Sutphin Blvd and 94th Avenue is too congested. The Q24 would be slated to provide
• The Q30 needs to be an all-day route (operate 7 days a week).
• The Q31 needs to have a longer operating schedule.
• The Q36 needs to operate on weekends.
• The Q40 should just operate at all times.
• Extend the Q41 to the Euclid Av (A)(C) Station
• The Q42 needs to be an all-day, 7 days a week route, operating between Jamaica Hospital and Sayers Av-180th Street, replacing Q24 service along the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road.
• The Q49 needs to be a LIMITED route and operated 24/7 between Jackson Heights-74th St/Broadway and Astoria Blvd/108th Street.
• The Q50 needs to be a CROSSTOWN/SBS route that needs to operate along Roosevelt Av, Seaver Way, and Grand Central Parkway, operating to/from LaGuardia Airport. Service along Main Street, Roosevelt Av, and 108th Street will be provided by the Q57 LIMITED.
• The Q51 needs to be CROSSTOWN/SBS route, operating between Cambria Heights-Francis Lewis Blvd, Queens and Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and it has to be at all times, 24/7. Since the Q8 would no longer serve Gateway Mall, it has to be the Q51.
• The Q63 needs to be an all time route, along with the Q66.
• The Q75 needs to be an all-time route. This will bring back the overnight service that the existing Q30 lost during the 2010 service cuts.
• The Q77 needs to terminate at Merrick Blvd, allowing the Q78 to operate between Rockaway Blvd/147th Avenue and Bay Terrace Shopping Center, just like in the March 29th, 2022 New Draft Plan. The Q78 needs to be included in the Addendum plan.
• The Q98 needs to operate at all times.
• In case the village of Floral Park does not want the Q110 in front of the LIRR station, terminate the bus at 256 St and Jericho Turnpike, where the existing Q36 terminates.
• Keep the Q112 as it is.
• Streamline the Q114 along the Nassau Expressway, just like in the New Draft Plan.
• Operate the B53 between Broadway Junction and Sunnyside at ALL TIMES.
• Operate the B57 at all times.
• Operate the B7 at all times.
• Make the B38 a LIMITED route.
6/26/24 • Rego Park
This comment is in regards to Q54 (to WILLAMSBURG BRIDGE PLZ). Removing the stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST) is a bad idea. I agree with Board 5 member Dorie Figliola that people will just cut through the parking lot of Wendy's to catch their Q53/52 and Q11/21 transfers, if you remove this stop. It will also make bus stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) more crowded and this is a stop near two residential driveways. I think this is a serious safety issue and you should reconsider removing bus stop 553235 (METROPOLITAN AV/ALDERTON ST).
Stop 504452 (METROPOLITAN AV/WOODHAVEN BLVD) should be moved further down the block (like near 89-27 to 89-15 where there are no driveways). This stop is too close to two residential driveways. As the owner of one of these houses I am always afraid I may hit someone coming out of my driveway. Especially because some negligent parents let their kids run around without realizing there are two driveways nearby. Another reason to move this bus stop (504452) is that they added a stop light on Metropolitan Ave and Aubrey Ave in the last year or so and whenever the bus stops here and gets caught on a red light, the traffic gets congested behind the bus and blocks the crosswalk going south on Woodhaven Boulevard towards Chase Bank.
6/27/24 • Oakland Garden
I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens.
However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens?
Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops:
73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd
73 Av / 210 St
73 Av / Bell Blvd
73 Av / Springfield Blvd
69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd
230 St / 69 Av
6/27/24 • Jamaica
I believe both limited and local Q4 buses should stop directly at the St.Albans LIRR stop, (Linden Blvd/Newburgh St)
There needs to be an increase in Q84 service throughout the night. Service should be 24 hours.
6/27/24 • Brooklyn
My name is Jesse Figueroa. I am a US Army Veteran and member of the MTA LIRR Accessibility Task Force. As a transportation advocate and a veteran with a disability, I am in full support of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Thanks, and God Bless.
6/27/24 • Flushing
Good day.
PLEASE DO NOT DISCONTINUE THE Q34 LINE. It services an aging population residing in the Linden Hill area who relies on this line to go to doctor visits, physical therapy, grocery store, local senior centers, and other neighbor amenities conveniently located in downtown Flushing that is also a major transfer hub to other parts in Queens to visit family members.
Also office worker commuters, students, and families rely heavily on this line to get around Queens and other area for work or school.
The alternative bus lines riders are being redirected to for service in the event the Q34 line is discontinued, are already heavily populated, and should only lead to serious and unsafe overcrowding. Especially during the morning and evening rush hour periods.
Please reconsider keeping the Q34 line that services riders residing in the Linden Hill area.
Or as an alternative, please provide a commuter shuttle for this area.
Thank you.
6/28/24 • Woodside
Q18 bus redesign will impact elderly, disabled and vulnerable passengers. Removing the stops at Queens Blvd and Laurel Hill Blvd in both directions will force passengers to cross over Queens Blvd, and entrances to the BQE to access the Q60 eastbound bus. You must NOT remove these stops.
7/1/24 • Elmhurst
As part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Project, I am highly requesting that the MTA considers implementing the Q60 Limited on Queens Blvd. Ever since the project was introduced in 2019, I've been requesting that the MTA considers this proposal. I feel that the MTA isn't taking into consideration my request. When the Final Plan was released in December 2023, the Q60 Limited was never included. It is currently proposed that it will continue to be a local route once implementation takes place. The route travels between the Queensboro Bridge and South Jamaica. Throughout my years of living within the Queens Blvd Corridor, it is a long route and I feel that it's too long for the Q60 to be a "Local-Only Route". The Q60 Limited should've been implemented a year after the MTA took over the Green Lines Bus Company which took place in 2006. The Q60 Limited will be very helpful especially that DOT plans to relocate the route to run via the Main Road instead of the Service Road. I am highly requesting that the Q60 Route should be implemented as a "Local and a Limited-Stop Service Route."
7/1/24 • Elmhurst
I am highly recommending that the MTA considers implementing "Limited Stop Service" for the Q46 Route in the Westbound Direction during the PM Rush Hour. Not only that, but there are also many other things that the MTA should consider doing to the existing Q46 Route along Union Turnpike.
In the past, I used to commute to/from the Glen Oaks Campus as a High School Student. I attended the Queens High School of Teaching High School from 2012 through 2016. I like the idea that "Limited Stop Service" for the Q46 Route is being provided to customers that want to head towards LIJ Hospital. I also noticed that the Q46 Limited towards LIJ Hospital operates during the AM and PM Rush Hours while the Q46 Limited towards 260th Street/Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks takes place only during the PM Rush. What I did not liked is that the Q46 Limited towards Kew Gardens doesn't operate during the PM Rush Hours. I noticed that the Q46 Limited towards Kew Gardens only takes place during the AM Rush Hours. Since the Limited towards LIJ Hospital operates during the AM and PM Rush Hours, the same exact thing should be taking place for the Q46 Limited in the Westbound Direction. I was clearly thinking that the buses coming from LIJ Hospital should operate as a Limited-Stop Route, while the ones from 260th Street/Little Neck Parkway in Glen Oaks should make all local stops towards Kew Gardens in the PM Rush Hours. In addition, I was also thinking that the operations of the Q46 Limited should be extended from "Weekday Rush Hours" to "Weekday Midday-Hours" due to the fact that it is the only bus route to operate via Union Turnpike on a daily basis.
I am also highly requesting that the MTA considers converting the route to an "Articulated Bus Route" by utilizing longer buses like the ones that appear on the existing +Select Bus Service+ Bus Routes. The MTA must take into consideration that the Q46 is a route with very high ridership, and it connects riders to important transfer points along the route. I personally feel they should've ordered longer buses years back. I've been hearing complaints from customers that they stand near the door due to the fact that the route uses 40 ft buses. By adding longer buses, this will help relieve pressure and accommodate more people
7/1/24 • Flushing
I don‚Äôt agree with the proposal that the Q34 is going to change routes by not stopping at the stop of 138th Street+ 32nd Ave. As we know, Q25 is always crowded and the nearest stop for us is a local stop (Linden place+ 32nd Ave), so sometimes the Q25 doesn‚Äôt stop here because it‚Äôs full. Now if we go to main street, the stop will be on 35th Ave, which usually take 10 mins walk. If Q34 is cancelled, that will be a disaster for the residents who lives nearby, especially for some elderly people. Please reconsider, thank you üôè
7/2/24 •
The Queens Bus Network Redesign project is excellent! However, to improve it furthermore:
• The QM5, QM8 and QM35 should be diverted along the Horace Harding Expressway and Interstate 495 instead of serving Union Turnpike; these express buses should make Horace Harding Expressway stops at Utopia Parkway, 164th Street, Kissena Boulevard and Main Street; QM6 and QM36 stops on Union Turnpike should be kept
• The QM11, QM12 and QM42 should serve Yellowstone Boulevard (as the QM12 and QM42 do) and LeFrak City (as the QM11 does) instead of Queens Boulevard (as the QM11 currently does) and Rego Park (as the QM12 and QM42 currently do); there should be Queens Boulevard stops added onto the QM7 route
• Instead of running the Q64, the Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester
• Plans to extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center and the Q56 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica should be restored
• The Q52-SBS should be extended from Elmhurst to Woodside and/or from Arverne to Far Rockaway
• Instead of running the Q58 24/7, the Q98 should run 24/7 and become the Q98-SBS because of ACE enforcements
• Instead of running the QM18, Queens Boulevard stops should be added onto the QM68 route
7/3/24 • Jamaica
This is an UPDATED version:
• The Q4 needs to be extended to Elmont alongside the QM64 (formerly X64) at Elmont Road and Dutch Broadway.
• Extend the Q6 to Cedarhurst (if there is a demand for it).
• The Q8 should operate at all times between the Jamaica Bus Terminal and the New Lots/Livonia Avenue (3) station.
• Keep the Q11 and Q21 as it is now.
• Extend the Q22 eastbound to the Five Towns Shopping Center via Rockaway Turnpike
• The Q25 and Q65 need a different southern terminus because the existing terminus at Sutphin Blvd and 94th Avenue is too congested. The Q24 would be slated to provide
• The Q30 needs to be an all-day route (operate 7 days a week).
• The Q31 needs to have a longer operating schedule.
• The Q36 needs to operate on weekends.
• The Q40 should just operate at all times.
• Extend the Q41 to the Euclid Av (A)(C) Station
• The Q42 needs to be an all-day, 7 days a week route, operating between Jamaica Hospital and Sayers Av-180th Street, replacing Q24 service along the Van Wyck Expressway Service Road.
• The Q49 needs to be a LIMITED route and operated 24/7 between Jackson Heights-74th St/Broadway and Astoria Blvd/108th Street.
• The Q50 needs to be a CROSSTOWN/SBS route that needs to operate along Roosevelt Av, Seaver Way, and Grand Central Parkway, operating to/from LaGuardia Airport. Service along Main Street, Roosevelt Av, and 108th Street will be provided by the Q57 LIMITED.
• The Q51 needs to be CROSSTOWN/SBS route, operating between Cambria Heights-Francis Lewis Blvd, Queens and Gateway Mall, Brooklyn, and it has to be at all times, 24/7. Since the Q8 would no longer serve Gateway Mall, it has to be the Q51.
• The Q63 needs to be an all time route, along with the Q66.
• A new route, the Q57 LIMITIED (not the one from the New Draft Plan), must operate between East Elmhurst-Ditmars Blvd/102 St, Queens and Fordham Plaza, The Bronx, via Ditmars Blvd, 108th St, Roosevelt Av, Main St, Northern Blvd, Linden Rd, Whitestone Expwy, follow the existing Q44 route to/from the Bronx Zoo, Boston Rd, East 182nd St, and Third Av to/from Fordham Plaza.
• The Q75 needs to be an all-time route. This will bring back the overnight service that the existing Q30 lost during the 2010 service cuts.
• The Q77 needs to terminate at Merrick Blvd, allowing the Q78 to operate between Rockaway Blvd/147th Avenue and Bay Terrace Shopping Center, just like in the March 29th, 2022 New Draft Plan. The Q78 needs to be included in the Addendum plan.
• The Q98 needs to operate at all times.
• In case the village of Floral Park does not want the Q110 in front of the LIRR station, terminate the bus at 256 St and Jericho Turnpike, where the existing Q36 terminates.
• Keep the Q112 as it is.
• Streamline the Q114 along the Nassau Expressway, just like in the New Draft Plan.
• Operate the B53 between Broadway Junction and Sunnyside at ALL TIMES.
• Operate the B57 at all times.
• Operate the B7 at all times.
• Make the B38 a LIMITED route.
7/6/24 • South Ozone Park
The residents of South Ozone Park and I believe that the decision makers of MTA are being very unreasonable and unfair in meeting the needs of our citizens in their new redesign plan.
In the new redesign plan, MTA is claiming that they are making changes to increase connections, reliability, speed up travel and simplify services. But this is not true, what MTA is really doing is causing disservice, and severe hardship to our citizens by completely changing routes in our area, putting citizens under stress to access public transportation. This plan is unacceptable for our tax paying community.
MTA’s responsibility is to provide accessible transportation to residents and replacing Q10 with Q9 is not spacing out bus stops. It is completing changing routes and inflicting hardship on our people. If this plan should be implemented it will cause great suffering for our people because it will
Restrict residents from accessing the A train at Lefferts Blvd, to do grocery shopping, and to access the kew gardens train station
Residents will have to pay more to commute from work and back home. After careful calculations, my family and I will have to pay two fares to work and two fares back home on a daily basis. Specific locations of our routes were sent to Timothy.
Spending more time to commute and transfer from bus to bus and train to train is unacceptable.
The Q9 never comes on time and is always crowded. Is it fair for us to have to pay to travel in crowded buses that is always late that doesn’t travel the route that we need?
Why is the MTA changing routes and putting residents under stress to access public transportation? They should have a heart for those who are old and disabled because they have needs too. They need access to public transportation to go to their doctor appointments and do their grocery shopping. Don’t they need to survive too?
This unfairness in our transportation system needs to stop. If MTA replaced the Q10 with Q9, they will have to replace buses in every single area in all the Boroughs and show us facts of these changes. This will be fair!! But changing routes in our area and not doing so in other areas and allowing others to ride the buses and trains for free in different areas is very unreasonable and unfair! We need a fair system for our people who are old and disabled residents in south ozone park!
We need the MTA to keep the Q10 and Q9 bus stops the way they are now. This will resolve all problems and provide accessible transportation to everyone in South Ozone Park.
MTA need to focus on removing bus stops that are close to each other. They shouldn't be unfair and remove bus stops on avenues that are long or taking away bus like the Q10 that is needed by the entire community in South Ozone Park. MTA goals must be authentic to all communities. In 2023, the citizens of South Ozone Park has seen how MTA has removed the Q10 bus stops of 130 ST, putting residents under severe pressure to walk, to a long avenue down to access the next bus stop. Residents have seen how MTA have falsify the survey information collected. Residents depend and need the Q10 bus to operate on 130 St and Rockaway Blvd. MTA has been doing outreach to gather information on what decisions to make in the redesign plan. The residents hope that MTA will be fair in the information collected and that they will preserve the Q10 and Q9 bus routes as they are now. This will fulfill our need and show that MTA care for our old and disabled citizens. Reporters will be following and airing about this situation in South Ozone Park. Why should MTA change what works and put what doesn't work? Is this how corrupted the system has gotten?
7/8/24 • Fresh Meadows
Please do not eliminate the Q46 Bus stop westbound at Union Tpke and 190th St
This plan was not looked at on the ground
It takes longer to cross 188th St then crossing at the new cut off Island crosswalk to get across Union Tpke
7/10/24 • Hollis
Cut Q1 back to Parsons Blvd & Jamaica Av to provide Hillside Av corridor passengers access to Jamaica Center Station and Merrick Blvd corridor routes.
Redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q21
Make a 4 route designation swap:
The proposed Q61 should be redesignated Q14 in order to avoid numeric confusion with the Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 because of the numeric confusion between the Q26 and Q62.
Please base Q17 at Casey Stengel Depot
Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base at Casey Stengel Depot
Please base Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot.
There will be more to come
Herb
7/10/24 • Floral Park
A New York City bus should not traverse into Nassau County to an established terminal stop. This would create bottle necked traffic jams on Carnation and Tulip Avenues - both of which already have traffic problems during the morning rush. Furthermore, having buses terminate and park on Caroline place will create unsafe conditions for families utilizing the library, cars dropping off family members to use the LIRR station, and tax paying Floral Park villagers incapable of accessing the parking spots they pay an extra premium for. Should the MTA not be willing to budge on this new route plan, I propose that Floral Park LIRR train station be treated as a New York City stop, and as such, privy to the “CityTicket” program. It is only fair that if the MTA wishes to bring a New York City bus to the Incorporated Village of Floral Park, then we should have the amenities that come with that - “CityTicket” prices.
7/10/24 • Hollis
Continuing along, the Q36 should operate 7 days a week. Late night and weekend service should terminate at Queens Village LIIR station.
The proposed Q48 should be extended past 260 St & Little Neck Pkwy to North Shore Towers. Weekend service should also be provided.
If the Q50 is going to be combined with the present Q48, please base that route and the Q32 at Laguardia Depot.
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 to Riis Park
Extend Q55 to Jamaica via right on 117 St, left onto Jamaica Av, right onto Merrick Blvd, left onto Archer Av, left onto 168 St and share a terminal with the Q24 which should remain unchanged.
Scrap the proposed Q75 and instead operate route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expwy replacing the present Q30. The new Q64 would be based at Queens Village depot. The Q75 proposal would only provide quadruple service on Union Tpke.
Change the Q77: Operate along Springfield Blvd, left onto 147 Av, right onto Brookville Blvd, left onto Rockaway Blvd and terminate at Five Towns Plaza
Operate QM63, QM64 and QM68 via Sixth Av instead of Madison Av which should be used for inbound Express buses from Brooklyn and outbound Express buses to The Bronx
The QM3 can be saved: Extend past Horace Harding Expwy and Little Neck Pkwy to Bellerose via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av
A new route should be created:
The QM9 which would provide service along the QM4,/QM44 routes to Lower Manhattan
The 3 digit route designations should change:
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q78
Q111 would become Q79
Q112 would become Q34
Q114 would become Q57
Q115 would become Q80
The proposed Q82 should be redesignated Q89 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park
Mr. Chairman, members of the board, please look into these suggestions. You might find them reasonable. And if some of my suggestions are approved, my wish is to be awarded a lifetime "Express Bus Plus MetroCard". I am 72 years old, retired from USPS and was fascinated by buses and trains ever since I was four years old. These are the rest of my proposals
"That's All Folks!"
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that the Q112 should be extended past Euclid Av station to Gateway Center to provide restroom facilities for bus operators.
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that the Q112 should be extended past Euclid Av station to Gateway Center to provide restroom facilities for bus operators.
Herb
7/10/24 • Hollis
Please start proposed Q51 at Linden Blvd & 235 St
Please extend Q50 Pelham Bay IRT trips to Bay Plaza
Please base Q98 at Casey Strengel depot
Herb
7/11/24 • Hollis
One suggestion regarding the Q72 bus:
This route should serve the Central Terminal Area and the Marine Air Terminal
Also, there is no access from Downtown Jamaica to Laguardia Airport. This new route designated Q90 would operate from the new Jamaica Bus Terminal via Jamaica Av, right onto Parsons Blvd, cut onto Kissena Blvd, cut onto Main St, left onto Northern Blvd, cut onto Astoria Blvd, right onto 31 Drive, left onto Ditmars Blvd and follow the present Q48 route to LGA Central Terminal Area and Marine Air Terminal
These are some more of my testimonials to improve bus service in Queens
Herb
7/11/24 • Hollis
Please re-route the Q40 in Jamaica to serve the new bus terminal. Q40 passengers who want to connect with the F train should get off at Sutphin Blvd & Archer Av and take the E train to Union Tpke and change for the F train for 6th Avenue service
Herb
7/11/24 • South Ozone Park
What is being planned for the Q37 in the redesign is a terrible idea. By eliminating stops along 135th Avenue (the stops that remain are only going to get crowded, especially when schools are open), having it travel along Rockaway Boulevard until Lefferts Boulevard and extending the route to the Airtrain/JFK Airport is going to make service worse as well as anger many riders who rely on this bus to get to their destinations. At one time, it was extended to 150th Avenue and people were not happy about it. And there were even more stops along the route that were eliminated due to the casino. The Q10, Q7, Q3 and the B15 already go to the airport. The Q37 is fine the way it is. Don’t fix what isn’t broken. Again I say, LEAVE THE Q37 ALONE.
7/12/24 •
Please:
• Discontinue the QM10 and QM40
• Reroute the QM11 to serve Yellowstone Boulevard instead of Queens Boulevard
• Reroute the QM12 and QM42 to serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park
• Add Queens Boulevard stops on the QM1, QM7 and QM31 routes
• Discontinue the QM18
• Combine the Q37 and Q64 routes into one
• Extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center
• Reroute the Q75 to serve Utopia Parkway instead of 188th Street
• Also provide evening and weekend daytime Q36 service
• Combine the Q1 and Q6 routes into one
• Extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside
Thank you for your time and consideration.
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I used the Q10 bus everyday to get to the A train.I walk with a cane and it is difficult for me to stand long to wait on another bus to transfer. The Q7 bus cannot hold all the school children and we will have to wait hours again if we miss the bus when it is crowded. Please keep the Q10 bus on 130 ST
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I have a 84 year old mother who I have to take to the doctors often. This is the only bus that goes to the location of the doctor. MTA please do not change our bus. You are making our lives more difficult and we cannot handle this stress everyday. STOP this nonesence from happening!!!!!!
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
We need this bus. I use it to go to college. I reach home late at night and this bus takes me home. I need this bus. I cannot transfer to another bus because I will have to wait long for that bus and will reach home later. It is too difficult to go with Q9 because it doesnt go to location we need. Do not take away our bus
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
I need Q 10 to go to job. Q9 not good. Q7 full. MTa need to have a heart and all the people who not be fair will have to answer one day to GOD for being unfair to our community. You make us struggle and you think you will not struggle for what you cause on others
7/13/24 • South Ozone Park
WHy youwant to take the bus away and make us pay more, spend more time to catch the bus and travel in crowded bus?? MTA is NOT FAIR. GO make changes in the AFrican communities see if they will allow it. UNFAIR SYSTEM. BAD PEOPLE IN MTA
7/14/24 • Oakland Gardens
If the MTA wishes to resume congestion pricing, they must improve service for all riders. For my area of Oakland Gardens and many other areas of Eastern Queens, this will be a service cut. I would be less likely to take the bus for trips within Queens because many services in my area like the Q27, which is known for its frequent service, will have their service cut to be given to other routes. I like the idea of rush service, but it does not work during weekends, evenings and late nights, when service runs less frequently than every 10 minutes. I believe that all service during weekends, evenings, and late nights all rush/local route combinations should be fully local and run the full route because the long waits will remove any of the benefits of skipping stops. Additionally, the Q30 does not need to be a rush route.
The MTA should also increase weekend and evening service on routes like the Q30, Q75, and Q88. Utopia Pkwy will receive a huge service cut since the Q30 only runs on weekdays and skips almost every stop on Utopia Pkwy. Utopia Parkway would only have the Q31 on weekends, which runs infrequently and runs for fewer hours during the day. The Q30 should run on weekends or the Q75 should serve Utopia Pkwy and go to Jamaica. Alternatively, the Q31 could run more frequently and for more hours on weekends. The Q88 is the only direct connector between northeastern and northwestern Queens and serves the Queens Center Mall, which is popular during evenings and weekends.
The Q31 and Q75 routings do not make sense and should be adjusted. The Q31 skips the busy commercial area of Bell Blvd between Northern Blvd and 35th Avenue. The Q75 should either be rerouted to Jamaica via Utopia Pkwy or to Kew Gardens Union Tpke. If the Q75 is extended to Kew Gardens, it should stay on Horace Harding until Kissena Blvd or Main Street to serve Queens College and then start skipping stops. I would also suggest extending the Q26 further into Oakland Gardens by 73rd Avenue and 230th Street using either Horace Harding Expressway or 73rd Avenue to compensate for cutting service to the Q27 and reducing walking distance to residents in Oakland Gardens.
The Q17 and Q25 should receive more frequent service on weekends, to compensate for the loss of the Q27 on Kissena Blvd. The stops on Kissena Blvd between Holly Ave and Sanford Ave receive heavy ridership and most currently take the Q27 so they will need to shift to the Q17 and Q25. The Q17 should also have short turns at 188 Street and Horace Harding on weekends to improve reliability so that all buses are not stuck in Jamaica traffic. No stops should be removed between Holly Ave and Sanford Ave, as all of these stops are used by many seniors and disabled people.
Please keep the 2:26 school tripper on the Q30 (Q75 under final plan) from MS 67 (Marathon Pkwy/51st Avenue) to Jamaica. It has heavy ridership and the kids don't need to cross the street to get to the bus.
I would prefer that the bus stops are redone completely from scratch instead of removing random stops, as the distance between stops becomes uneven. However, if the current method is kept, these are my suggestions for which stops to keep and remove.
The Q17/25/26/27/65 southbound bus stop at Kissena Blvd/Main Street should be kept, as it has heavy ridership.
On the Q30/Q75, stops at Bell Blvd and Peck Ave in both directions should be kept, as there are located at overpasses that allow easy access from both sides of the Horace Harding Expressway. Other stops only allow access in one direction. The Q88 should also stop at 99th Street, 148th Street, and Parsons Blvd for access to highway overpasses. The Q30/Q31 should stop at Gothic Dr instead of Highland Ave in both directions to provide access to local high schools. Highland Ave is very close to the Hillside Ave stop and can be skipped. The Q30/Q31 should stop at Parsons Blvd westbound for access to the E, J, and Z trains.
On the Q27, the two Horace Harding stops are close to each other in both directions and not both need to be kept. The Horace Harding N stop should be kept for access to the senior center and the 64th Avenue stop should be kept for access to the local shops and restaurants. The Horace Harding S stop can be removed. One of the northbound stops on 216th Street should be kept to prevent uneven stop spacing. The northbound stop on Horace Harding Expy/58th Ave should be kept for easy access to Cardozo High School.
Lastly, the MTA must address bus reliability problems. Many buses already do not have enough run time, which causes lateness and bunching. The MTA proposes removing stops and cutting runtime. However, runtime should remain constant or actually increase because buses are already late under the current schedule.
7/14/24 • Astoria
I would appreciate it if the Q101 bus didn't stop at Queens Plaza but continued over the bridge into Manhattan. My child lives in Astoria and will be going to Art and Design High School which is within walking distance of the current Manhattan stop.
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA is a thief. They know how to rob our community of the services it well deserve. MTA does not care for our old and disabled people. All the people who came up with the queens redesign plan are asses. They do not know the struggle we will have to face everyday if they take away this q10 bus. They know how to rob the communities that are paying their taxes. It is about time we fight back and let you all know that you are unfair and causing pain to our people. What time do you expect us to reach home with the Q9? The system is corrupted with people who do underhand work to benifit themselves and people in power. Fuck you all MTA. I am not paying anymore to travel with any bus and train. I will do what others are doing!!!
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA you cannot do this to us. You cannot take away the q10 bus that is our convenience to get to the A train and to go to a safe train station. Do not rob us of the safety we need at night.
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA, the q7 bus cannot hold the number of school children who use the bus.They have 4 schools where the q10 runs. The q10 help all the people all the avenues and along rockway bl and 130 st. We will strike and we will not pay the bus anymore if we have to wait so fucking long get the buses. we need q10 bus to stay on 130 st
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
MTA you know how unfair you all are. you sit in your office and make changes and do'nt care about us. all of you who make q10 bus get taken away and make us have to punish to get to work, God will punish you all for your wrong. Watch and see. God is never unfair. All the people cries will fall upon all of you. STOP BEING UNFAIR TO US!
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
I use the bus to take my children to school. you think it is easy to take two bus to take the kids to school and 2 bus to get home back. mta please do not cause us distress. You robbed us last year when you take away the q10 bus stops. STop doing wrong to us and leave the bus the way it is
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
I take the bus to buy food. I am old, no one cook for me, i walk on liberty avenue to not get depression. keep bus. we need q10 bus evryday on 130 st
7/14/24 • South Ozone Park
why do mta want to be so unfair to us by taking away the q10. The unfairness that all of you sit in the office and make decision to affect a whole community, is wrong. you are not living in the community and you are not affected. God is just. and he will do justice in his time to all of you who cause pain to all of us.
you fail us mta. you rob us. you make our lives miserable. stop this before it is too late to correct your wrong. keep the q10 bus on 130 st
7/15/24 • FOREST HILLS, NY
Hello. Regarding the changes to the QM12 route: on the Eastbound route, I don't understand what it means that a Juno Street stop will be added "at existing bus stop". There is no existing bus stop on that side of Yellowstone Boulevard. Also I would recommend simply keeping the existing Kessel Street stop instead on the Eastbound route. It is largely in the same location as the June Street stop.
Also I have one question: with Juno Street now being the first stop on the Westbound QM12 route, where will the buses wait to begin their route? Will that still be on Metropolita Avenue or will buses now wait on Yellowstone Boulevard? If the latter, I would recommend adding bus zone parking on Yellowstone Blvd. south of the train tressel closer to 68th Road. The intersection at Yellowstone and Juno is really busy with rush hour cut-throughs and school traffic. The intersection is terrible enough right now - any reduced visibility will not be good.
7/15/24 • Forest Hills
I am legally blind and live by the 65th Ave. stop on the Q 23 bus. I understand that part of the plan was to eliminate this stop. It would be very difficult for me to walk four blocks to get the bus on another stop. Not sure if the adjustments include keeping this stop, but I would ask that may the Q 23 bus please remain stopping on 65th Ave. Thank you.
7/15/24 • ny
The route profile for Q18 states stop at 69th street and 52nd drive will be serviced by proposed Q47 and B57. When I look at the proposed Q47 route profile, the proposed final route will not provide service at this stop. An earlier version had included service at this stop, but current version had the Q47 maintaining its current route along Calamus Ave. The B57 is a new route whose published frequency is much less than current service. So, the Q18 route profile justifies its change in route by stating current service will be replaced by two bus routes when in fact the current route profiles show only the B57 will service this area and at a less frequency. Please review and adjust so we have at least the same service frequency as the current Q18. thank you, John O'Shea
7/15/24 • south ozone park
mta has shown unfairness to the core. whoever make these changes are not feeling the hardship of what the people will go through. But karma is a bitch and it will fall back on everyone who caused distress and unfairness to others.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
I use this bus everyday. I woke up very early and take the bus A Train to work. Then i reach home till at 9pm sometimes. I need this bus. I cannot walk two avenues down to take the q7. Its too far! MTA should keep this q10 bus.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
MTA is very bad people. They don't care about the suffering they put people through. I use the Q10 bus everyday on 130 st to go to my daughter at 101 avenue to sleep. I cannot walk far. I did knee surgery 2 years ago. This bus takes me to her. please keep this bus there.
7/15/24 • south ozone park
If mta take away the q10 it will affect me severely because i wont have access to public transportation. I am old and I cannot walk far. I have cane and foot problem.
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I use the bus everyday. If MTA makes these changes to the Q10 bus, I will have to pay 4 fares everyday. I cannot afford that. This MTA system is the epitome of injustice and inequality. The people who make these changes should be ashamed of themselves.
7/16/24 • south ozone park
MTA you are so unfair to the old people who need this bus. My mother in law needs this bus to go to liberty avenue to buy vegetables. She need access to this place to clear her head because her husband died and shopping help take her mind off him
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I am a home health aid nurse and i work late at night and in the early morning. I need this q10 bus to get home. I live at 135 avenue and 133 st. I cannot walk 2 avenues down to get the q7 and then I will have to transfer to q10 at letters and pay another fare to take A train to my work. This is too long commute. I have a family. MTA is taking away my time with my family. I dont like this new plan. It is a waste and a big unfairness happening to us
7/16/24 • south ozone park
I cried my eyes out knowing what people can do to hurt the old and disabled people who cannot help themselves. WHy is mta making it more difficult for people in south ozone park to get the bus? You are all heartless people who will be answerable to God when you die. Correct this plan and make it fair for us to get the bus
7/16/24 • south ozone park
When the MTA system is unfair and the people know it and they want positive changes to survive, but mta continue to kill us and burden us. If this is equity, then those who make the rules and changes need to go to school and learn what is fair for we people. MTA is a disgrace to everyone. You fail us if you take away the q10 bus. My life depends on this bus.
7/16/24 • Hollis
Please extend Q72 to Union Tpke Station to connect with route Q10 to JFK Airport
Please provide weekend service on route Q30 for access to QCC from Jamaica and weekend classes at SJU
Please provide late evening service on route Q77
Start Q88 Sunday service earlier
Please provide weekend service on route Q61 (Willets Point Blvd)
One very important subway suggestion:
Please extend the "R" train to Jamaica-179th Street 24/7
Herb
7/16/24 • Far Rockaway
Please maintain the Q113 for faster service to a transit desert.
Please extend the Q27 with the Q77 to Rosedale for cross Queens connectivity.
Please add a Q35A connecting the Rockaways to the Brighton Beach B/Q vía Emmons Ave/Belt Pkwy.
7/18/24 • Queens
I am an ER nurse who lives in Oakland Gardens and would like to utilize the QM6 express bus to midtown Manhattan for commuting to work. Currently, it takes about 1hr to get to midtown, but it takes close to 2hrs to return to the same location. I believe the adjustments (to get rid of the local stops west of 188st) are good. But I think the real problem, is that the QM6 stays on Queens blvd while going eastbound, instead of on the 495 highway like it does going towards Manhattan. If the plan is to get rid of the stops west of 188st, the QM6 should go back on the 495 eastbound in order to shave off another 20min.
7/19/24 •
Here are the changes that are highly recommended:
• Eliminating the QM10 and QM40
• QM12 and QM42 serving LeFrak City instead of Rego Park
• QM11 serving Yellowstone Blvd instead of Queens Blvd
• Adding Queens Blvd stops on the QM65 route (partially replacing the QM11)
• Extending the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center
• QM21 making all QM63/QM64/QM68 stops in Manhattan
• QM7, QM8, QM11, QM25 and QM65 serving Water St instead of Church St (to alleviate traffic congestion on Church St) - South Ferry should be the western terminal for these express buses
• Extending the Q43 from Floral Park to LIJ Hospital
• Adding evening and weekend daytime services on the Q36 between Little Neck and Jamaica
• Q75 serving Utopia Pkwy instead of 188 St
• Extending the Q37 from Kew Gardens to Electchester (replacing the Q64) OR extending the Q64 from Forest Hills to JFK Airport (replacing the Q37)
• QM5, QM8 and QM35 serving Jewel Av instead of Union Tpke (replacing the QM4 and QM44) - the QM5 and QM35 should be relabeled the QM4 and QM44 if this change were to be implemented
• Keeping most Union Tpke stops on the QM6 and QM36
• Extending the Q55 from Richmond Hill to Jamaica
• Rerouting the Q6 from the Sutphin Blvd-Archer Av-JFK Airport subway station to College Point (replacing the Q25) to decrease traffic congestion on Sutphin Blvd between Jamaica Av and 95 Av
• Adding the Queens Blvd/Main St stop on the QM21, QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68 routes
7/19/24 • south ozone park
MTA do not take away the Q10 bus in Sout ozone pk. If you do this, you will rob our old, disabled people from getting the bus.
7/19/24 • south ozone park
I need the Q10 bus to take my kids to school. Please keep this bus for us
7/20/24 • Auburndale
I ride the QM3 bus to get to work. It is an excellent option to get to Manhattan from northeast Queens rather than having to take the long ride by bus and subway or having to walk the long distance 1st to ride the LIRR and then the subway. Ridership is low in the evening because of the routing along Northern Blvd. During times of heavy traffic, the ride can be as long as 2.5 hours. If rerouted to run on the highway in the evening, ridership would increase. Please do not eliminate this convenient option away from passengers who do not live close to a subway or the LIRR and increase commuting times for passengers who rely on the QM3 express bus.
7/20/24 • Queens Village
The southern stretch of Bell Boulevard, south of 48th Avenue, should have bus service continuing down to Hillside Avenue via Bell Boulevard and 217th Street, which may then terminate at a major intersection along Hillside, such as Springfield Boulevard.
7/21/24 • Hollis
Here is my final proposal for some route number changes:
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q57
Q111 would become Q21
Q112 would become Q78
Q114 would become Q79
Q115 would become Q80
The Q11 Lindenwood branch should be designated Q34
The proposed Q61 should become Q14 to avoid numeric confusion with the Q16 in Fort Totten. The proposed Q14 will be redesignated Q61
The proposed Q62 should be redesignated Q18 to avoid numeric confusion between the the Q62 and Q26. The classic Q18 between Astoria and Maspeth would become Q62
The proposed Q82 route should be redesignated Q89 to eliminate numeric confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park..
Good Luck at Wednesdays Public Hearing
Herb
7/21/24 • Hollis
Extend Q27 to Merrick Blvd and base route at Casey Stengel depot along with the Q17 and Q19
If routes Q48 and Q50 are combined, please base route at Laguardia Depot along with route Q32.
Please base routes Q68 and Q98 at Casey Stengel Depot
Base new Q45 route at Jamaica depot
Provide weekend Q36 service even if it means just going to Qns Vill LIRR
Herb
7/22/24 • Ridgewood
The Q39 stop at Thomson Ave/31 Place provides direct access to LaGuardia Community College's main entry and security-staffed lobby and is in full view of the 711, making it a safer stop for students and riders especially at evening/late hours. This stop is the closest transfer point for the 7 train. It also has an existing bus shelter.
The Q39 stop at Thomson Avenue/Van Dam St. provides quick access to LaGuardia Community College's main entry and security-staffed lobby and is in full view of the 711, making it a safer stop for students and riders especially at evening/late hours. This stop is the closest transfer point for the 7 train. Both of these stops are scheduled for removal.
Please reconsider and keep these stops.
7/22/24 • Nassau County
The Nassau County Village Officials Association which represents all 64 Nassau County villages with 475,000 residence, joins in the objections by the Village of Floral Park objecting to the new MTA bus route. there are a significant number of reasons for the objection, but we will not repeat the ones already raised by the Village of Floral Park.
7/22/24 • Queens
Express bus riders in Ridgewood and Glendale are offered the earliest end to evening service on the QM24, 25 and 34. Many more riders would use this service if it were available later in the evening when working late or to eat, shop or attend classes or events in Manhattan.
7/22/24 • Great Neck
Having NYCTA buses travel to connect with the Village of Floral Park LIRR station as designed will impact Village residents and school children by having the buses travel on secondary village streets which are narrow suburban streets, pass an elementary school and eliminate commuter parking spots at the train station. The traffic and adverse impact on the Village, their residents and their children on streets that were not designed for NYC transit should not occur. Steven Weinberg, Second Executive VP, Nassau County Village Officials Association. Thank you,
7/22/24 • College Point
127th St in College Point between 14th Ave and 23rd Ave is an extremely problematic street. The 50-ft wide street (lot line to lot line) is extremely narrow for two-way traffic with parking along one side. Buses often ride on the sidewalk and/or pullover and stop for buses passing in the opposite direction. A further bottleneck is created when buses stop for passengers. It is a problem now, and will continue to be a problem if this portion of the route remains unchanged. The Q25 bus speeds are reduced as a result of this problematic street. Please consider rerouting one direction of the bus route, or sending both directions onto a wider street.
7/22/24 • Flushing
Hello,
I write today to ask you re-consider removing the segment of Union St from the Q20 A/B as this will result in trouble accessing several spots along union. For one, the Q25 already services portions of the route you indicate is the proposed alternative, and has high headways already. The B44+ will still run here but the stop stop spacing is problematic as there aren't enough stops and makes everyones walk longer. The Q19 does serve this too but it doesn't run down main street flushing, which makes it an extra transfer and inconvenient. This is a well used line and I see a lot of people using it for local stops that the B44 doesn't serve. Please reconsider, perhaps even splitting the A/B, one using Union, the other not. However we really need more service on this corridor, not less. Thanks Alex
7/22/24 • College Point
It is ridiculous to eliminate the bus stop on 125th street and 7th ave. I realize there are stops on College Point Blvd and 7th as well as a stop on 7th and 127 street, but this stop on 125th street has at least 8 to 12 people every morning. If we walk to either one of the other stops we will never get a seat. Also if you think by eliminating this stop to save "time", it will now take twice as long at the other stops to accommodate the extra people from the 125 th street stop. It will NOT SAVE anytime at all.
7/22/24 • Hollis
Although I have suggested this in the past, please scrap the proposed Q75 bus route because of quadruple service along Union Tpke.
Instead, extend route Q64 to Little Neck via Jewel Av, right onto 164 St, left onto 73 Av, left onto 188 St then right onto Horace Harding Expressway following the present Q30 route to Little Neck Pkwy. This new route would be based at Queens Village Depot.
Also, if the new Q64 becomes reality, please have DOT install a traffic light at 73 Av & 182 St
Herb
7/22/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74.
7/22/24 • Flushing
Please do not limit bus routes 20 and 44.
Renew Q74 Vleigh Place - Queens College route.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64. The stops on 147th and jewel are used by elderly and children.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
This is a ridiculous proposal that would disrupt the town of Floral Park for no good reason. Nobody wants to take a bus to Nassau to pay an extra fee on the LIRR. They want to go to Queens Village where the fare will be cheaper and they are moving in the right direction. Cancel this plan immediately and make it easier to get the LIRR from queens village.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please don't change the Q20A or the Q64, and please bring back the Q74. As a senior citizen, removing stops will only make using these bus lines more difficult. With more people at each stop, it will mean less seating and rain shelters as well.
7/23/24 • Malverne
As the State Senator of Senate District 9, which encompasses the Village of Floral Park, I am writing to express my support for the comments and objections submitted by the Village Board regarding the Metropolitan Transportation Authority’s (MTA) Queens Bus Network Proposed Final Plan. The plan proposes a route for the new Q110 bus that would travel through a portion of the Village of Floral Park, raising significant concerns among local residents and officials. These concerns need to be addressed to ensure that any transportation changes align with the needs and character of the community and not cause further congestion to an already heavily traveled area.
The Village of Floral Park has long been committed to maintaining the character and quality of life for its residents. The proposed route for the Q110 bus risks increasing traffic congestion, noise pollution, and pedestrian safety issues within the village. These concerns should not be overlooked, as they directly impact the daily lives of Floral Park residents and the community's overall well-being.
It is imperative that decisions regarding the bus routes consider local input and prioritize the needs of the communities affected. The Village of Floral Park is best positioned to understand the impact of such changes on its community and the Mayor and Village Board should have a significant voice in the process of determining what changes will be implemented.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I am the Village Administrator for the Incorporated Village of Floral Park (the "Village"). At the July 16, 2024 Village Board Meeting, the Village Board unanimously passed Resolution No. 2024-160 (the "Village Board Resolution") expressing its opposition to the proposal contained in the Queens Bus Network Redesign Plan to extend the new Q110 bus route through a portion of the Village. A copy of the Village Board Resolution can be viewed in its entirety here: https://fpvillage.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/VFP-Resolution-No.-2024-160-to-oppose-the-MTA-Queens-Bus-Network-Redesign-proposed-Final-Plan.pdf . Please consider the complete text of the Village Board Resolution as incorporated in these comments by reference. Thank you.
7/23/24 • Astoria
The Q101 bus runs through the heart of Astoria & is THE only bus that goes through the neighborhoods to Manhattan. For elderly, disabled, or any working person unable to take the subway to or from Manhattan, this route is urgently needed. Changing buses at the congested Queens Plaza stop is problematic for many of us. With all the construction of new housing in our area, please do not cut off this direct link, which is desperately needed. Thank you. Sincerely, Maria Lyrist
7/23/24 • Queens
This is in regard to the Q101 bus from Steinway St. / Astoria and found out about the changes to the bus and hope it doesn't affect this bus line. This is the only local but that goes into Manhattan and a lot of people use depend on this bus line. Especially for me who I prefer that the bus stay as it is because this would bring multiple difficulties for people traveling back and forth into Manhattan. My son also uses this bus as well to get into Manhattan and he was also devastated when finding out it might change.
7/23/24 • ASTORIA
I am concerned about bus stops being removed by schools and think the MTA should take another look at that around the borough! In particular, parents of students at Q300, PS17 and PS234 on 30th Avenue, and Q300 & IS126 on 21st Street have expressed concerns about bus stops potentially being removed outside of those schools. There have to be a lot of other impacted schools to reconsider as well in areas around Queens. I don't think the schools or parents know how they'll be impacted and believe more information should be shared through principals, school parent coordinators, and PTAs with time for additional feedback and input before major decisions are solidified. Thank you!
7/23/24 • Hollis
Reroute Q40 to serve new Jamaica Bus Terminal
Base new Q45 route at Jamaica Depot. It is quicker to run on and run off from Union Turnpike station to Jamaica Depot and please base the Q17 and Q27 at Casey She gel depot
Herb
7/23/24 • Hollis
I forgot to mention that routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 should be based at Jamaica Depot because it is easier to run on and run off from and to Jamaica Depot than Casey Stengel Depot
Herb
7/23/24 • Flushing
When I learned that the MTA wants to remove my Q20 bus stop at Main St. and Cherry Av. (northbound) and at Main St. and Blossom Av. (southbound), which I use for getting to the subway and returning home after using the subway, I was troubled. You must understand that this area is considered "outer boroughs" and that people who live here but work in "the city" (i.e., Manhattan and Brooklyn) have a long commute with much walking usually involved, already. We hard-working people of this highly residential neighborhood need increased local bus service not less of it. As a teacher, I carry at least 2 large bags loaded with books and classroom materials; they are heavy. Walking two additional blocks to get to the bus will impact me. I am close to the age of senior citizenship, and not getting younger. Your proposal states that removing bus stops addresses the problem of congestion. Well, car and truck traffic is not slow at Main St. and Cherry or at Main St. and Blossom; the intersection has traffic flowing smoothly through it all the time. The northbound stop at Cherry is situated just past the intersection. The Q20 sails through the intersection and into the bus stop, picks up passengers, and sails out again without a pause. The point where traffic congestion starts to slow down buses is further north on Main St., around Sanford Av., where all the stores and businesses are. Please keep the Q20 stops at Main and Cherry, and at Main and Blossom where residents are being well served by this bus route.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Q20 76th Ave / Main St stop. I and my neighbors on the block use it all the time to get to our jobs in Jamaica or to get to the QM4 or Q46.
It is especially helpful for my husband who has a disability to have a stop right here at the corner of the block and not have to walk to 73rd or 77th to catch a bus.
Thank you
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep 76th avenue Q20 line stop. Many people here rely on that stop, it is heavily used in our community.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please do not remove the 76th Ave stop from the Q20 line. I rely on that stop to get to work.
7/23/24 • Flushing
I need the stop on 76th ave for the Q20 for work
7/23/24 • Glen Oaks
Can MTA Bus consider improving intra-borough travel using the express buses? I work in Long Island City and live in Glen Oaks. My PM commute consists of a 15-minute E train ride and a Q46 local bus ride that can be 50 minutes, not including wait time. LIRR’s lack of connectivity and Manhattan-centric scheduling makes it impossible to transfer from LIC to the Port Washington Branch and it seems the LIRR will continue neglecting LIC, so MTA Bus is the only remaining option.
Before 4:00 pm, I see eastbound QM5 and QM6 buses with plenty of empty seats. More people can be served by adding a stop to board in Queens similar to how boarding is allowed at Chevy Chase/Union Tpke. Possible stop locations: (1) on Thomson Ave just off the Queensboro Bridge, or (2) on Union Tpke after turning off Queens Blvd. Even limiting the stop to off-peak hours similar to the QM5 via Fresh Meadows detour would be great and could complement the Q46 Limited that doesn’t run until 4:24 pm. Both stops also do not require detours from existing routes and are near subway stations.
I would much prefer the comfort of the express bus and would gladly pay the premium fare instead of crowding on the Q46 local bus, if only the option was available. This could increase collected fare revenue and an additional stop would not add considerable time to the total travel time. Also consider that LIC is a growing neighborhood. Population grew 40% from 2010 to 2020 (5x faster than NYC average), and jobs grew 2x faster than NYC average. LIC can be a major job center, please don’t neglect intra-borough travel like the LIRR.
7/23/24 •
The HERRC Shelter on Creedmoor property has 1000+ male migrants that pack onto the Q43 buses certain times of the day. The migrants don't pay their fares and occupy most of the buses' seats and standing areas. We paying riders at times can not board onto the Q43 due to space limitations when the bus is going west or east. If we do get to board the buse we can not get any seats and are jammed and packed in between migrants when compared to ALWAYS having seats before the HERRC shelter. We the paying riders can not get to where we need to go if we can not board the bus and are sometimes forced to trek all the way to Union Turnpike for the Q46 bus or to Jamaica Avenue for the Q36 bus, both very long treks. The Queens bus redesign did not account for a potential 1000+ extra riders on the Q43 bus line from the migrant shelter. Weekends and late nights are also when the HERRC migrants use the Q43 bus because they work on weekends and late nights. There are several choices to be made which are 1 - Enforce fare evasion on the Q43 bus line to keep large crowds of non paying migrants from using the Q43 bus. 2 - Revise the Q43 schedule with more frequent service 24/7 to accommodate the HERRC shelter migrants AND the general paying public. 3 - Contact the employers, businesses, groups, agencies that utilize the services of the HERRC migrants and negotiate for them to provide private bus service for the migrants.
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I oppose an MTA Q110 bus having a stop in floral park. The village already has great access to the LIRR and we do not have roads that can’t accommodate the traffic of large city buses. The proposed area for a stop has construction ongoing for new apartments. Please reconsider
7/23/24 • Floral Park
I am a resident of the Village of Floral Park. I am writing to express my opposition to the Q110 bus route. While I understand the goal is provide increased transfers, I am opposed to the fact that this bus line extends into floral park village. The proposed route would mean increased traffic for roads that are not designed to support large volumes of bus traffic at all hours of the night. It would increase noise, pollution and congestion in the narrow and small streets surrounding this area. Traffic is already very bad in the town center and near the LIRR station. With the addition of consistent 24 hour bus traffic it would be a an absolute nightmare. As a village resident I am opposed to this bus line.
7/23/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Main St/76th Ave stop for the Q20! Having the stop there helps me get to work everyday and greatly improves my quality of life! (Perhaps make the preceding stop at 78th Ave instead of the current 78th Rd and 77th Rd. That way it would even out the spacing a bit more.) So many stops were already cut when the Q44 went express/became SBS a few years ago, and it would really be devastating to lose even more. I’ve always loved that the Q20 acted like a local bus route when compared to the (express) Q44. It is a godsend when I come home exhausted after a long day at work, especially in inclement weather!
And please keep either the Union Tpke/147th St or Union Tpke/150th St stop for the Q46! The gap between Union Tpke/Main St and Union Tpke/Parsons Blvd is extremely large and really needs a stop in between! It’d be very difficult to get to the subway station without one. And it’s already difficult enough needing to take a bus or two to get to the subway! I can’t imagine having to traverse so many blocks in inclement weather! It’d be terrible! (Though I personally live closer to the 147th stop, I’d say the stop at 150th is a better midway point of the two. Or perhaps compromise and make a new stop at 149th St.)
7/24/24 • Flushing
Please keep the Q20 76th Ave stop.
7/24/24 • Whitestone
The Q61 bus proposed scheduled are way too long to wait for a bus to arrived and it should be shortened.  The Early Morning should be 10 minutes instead of 30 minutes.  The AM Peak should be 10 minutes instead of 18 minutes.  The Midday should be 15 minutes instead of 28 minutes.  The PM Peak should be 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes.  The Evening should be 10 minutes instead of 20 minutes and  the late evening for 30 minutes does not have to be changed at all.
The Q15 bus proposed schedule for the Early morning should be 10 minutes instead of 15 minutes.  The reset can remain in place.
7/24/24 • Fresh Meadows
For the Q20 bus, do NOT remove the 76 Avenue stop from the Q20 bus route. It is very important stop for the Kew Gardens Hills neighborhood.
7/24/24 • Astoria
The Q100 as well as all bus lines are very much needed . These forms of MTA transportation are how people go To WORK and doctors appointments etc. why in the world would the MTA want to take down certain lines of transportation??? It is unheard of and absurd! An extremely inconvenient for everyone.
7/24/24 • Long Island City
I am submitting this comment on behalf of the over 1,000 transit riders who signed a petition asking the MTA for local bus service connecting Hunters Point/LIC to Manhattan via the Midtown Tunnel as part of the Queens Bus Network Redesign. Our petition (change.org/LICBUSPetition) was delivered to MTA headquarters on May 16, 2024, along with proposed route maps and letters of support from the following elected officials & community leaders:
- Congresswoman Nydia Vélazquez
- NY State Senator Kristen Gonzalez
- NYC Council Member Julie Won
- President, LIC Partnership - Laura Rothrock
The petition was started by LICBUS.com, a volunteer initiative founded in 2022.
Hunters Point/LIC is one of the city’s fastest growing neighborhoods, served by one non-ADA accessible sub­way station (Vernon/Jackson, 7 line) that is too small to accommodate the thou­sands of new residents to the area.
A Hunters Point-Midtown Tunnel local bus route will accomplish the following:
- Provide an ADA-accessible alternative to the 7 train to the center of Manhattan for seniors, people with disabilities and parents with strollers unable to navigate the stairs at Vernon/Jackson station.
- Relieve overcrowding at Vernon/Jackson station.
- Provide backup transit during the 7 line’s fre­quent shutdowns and delays.
- Offset the burden of congestion pricing tolls by offering riders a public transit alternative through the Midtown Tunnel.
A Hunters Point/LIC-Midtown Tunnel route could be implemented by extending an existing local route or by creating a new route. See the “Route Ideas” page at LICBUS.com for detailed route maps.
The Hunters Point/LIC community has been asking the MTA for this bus route for years. During the MTA's previous round of outreach in 2022 for the Queens Bus Redesign New Draft Plan, riders submitted 1,197 comments to the MTA's web portal, with 219 (18.3%) asking for an LIC-Midtown bus connection.
Thank you for this opportunity to submit a comment on behalf of our community.
7/24/24 •
The QM10 and QM40 should be discontinued. The QM12 and QM42 should serve LeFrak City instead of Rego Park, and the QM11 should be rerouted to make all proposed QM12 stops south of LeFrak City. The QM65 should make Queens Blvd stops between 63 Dr and Main St. This change will lessen traffic congestion and confusion in Forest Hills and Rego Park.
Instead of running on 6 Av and 57 St, the QM12, QM15, QM16, QM17, QM18 and QM24 should run on 34 St to and from Hudson Yards. This change will lessen traffic congestion on 6 Av and 57 St.
Instead of running the Q64, either the Q10 or Q37 should be extended from Kew Gardens to Electchester. This change will provide more direct travel options on Jewel Av and 111 St.
To ease traveling between Eastern Brooklyn and Queens, please extend the Q51 from Ozone Park to Gateway Center. Also, the Q51 and Q98 should become Select Bus Service routes with full-time service.
To lessen traffic congestion on Union Tpke because of speed limits, the QM5, QM8 and QM35 should serve Fresh Meadows and the Horace Harding Expy (between 188 St and Main St) instead of Union Tpke. On Union Tpke, between 188 St and Main St, the QM6/QM36 should make all QM1/QM7/QM31 stops. For students attending school at Queens College and Queensborough Community College, every weekday, there should be additional eastbound QM5 trips at 6:45 AM, 7:15 AM, 7:45 AM and 8:15 AM; during the afternoon/evening rush hour, there should be additional westbound QM5 trips.
To make traveling in Southeastern Queens easier, please do the following:
• discontinue the QM21 and reroute the QM63 to make all QM65 stops in Queens (and still continue running the QM63 to and from Rosedale)
• extend the QM65 from Laurelton to Rosedale
• add a Queens Blvd/Main St stop to the QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68
• have the QM68 also serve all Queens subway stops (along the route) between Queens Blvd/63 Dr and Hillside Av/179 St
Please extend the Q52 from Elmhurst to Woodside, that way there can be more opportunities for direct travel between Southern Queens and Northern Queens.
7/24/24 • Elmhurst
I am calling on the MTA to please consider making improvements to the existing Q66 Route which I feel that it must be addressed as soon as possible especially when the implementation process goes into effect.
I rely on the Q66 Route in some occasions because my job is located along the busy Northern Blvd Corridor in Jackson Heights between 74th Street and 78th Streets. During the late afternoons at approximately 5:00 pm and later, additional passengers including myself have experienced 25-35 minute headways when waiting for a Q66 Bus in the Westbound Direction during the PM Rush Hour Service. Let's say an example that if a bus arrives at 5:18 PM and I miss that bus, I have to wait until at least 5:48 PM or until at least 5:53 PM for the next bus to show up. This is very unacceptable. Buses are supposed to be picking up passengers at least every 5-10 minutes during the PM Rush Hour in the Westbound Direction. Many passengers including myself would like to know with more details why is the MTA making us wait more than 30 minutes for a Q66 bus? The most concerning part is during the Fall and Winter months that it gets dark much earlier in comparison during the Spring and Summer months. It is even more concerning especially in November when the clocks move back an hour. I've been through that awful experience and I really think that the MTA must address the 25-35 minute headway problem already.
In addition, I am also calling on the MTA to please create a variant of the Q66 Route that terminates at Northern Blvd and Broadway. A lot of passengers including myself have complained about having to take another bus when Q66 Buses terminate in Woodside. These passengers agree with my statement that a Woodside variant route should be created in order to avoid passenger confusion whether if that bus is either going to Long Island City or towards Woodside. I am being very serious, this Woodside variant route should be considered as the MTA Board is in the process of reviewing everything before the implementation process begins in mid-2025.
7/24/24 • Floral Park
Please do not extend the Q110 to Floral Park. Our streets are narrow and would cause much disruption to the village traffic. If people need access to LIRR, they can take it to Jamaica station which has more train times and goes to more destinations. They will be able to access LIRR at Queens Village as well. Also, I don't understand why you would cancel service to UBS Arena for this bus because more people will need access to there for events and when the shopping center opens. Floral Park doesn't need a large city bus on our streets or more accessibility. UBS needs the accessibility because it is a destination for events and eventually will be a destination for shopping. I also see an alternate proposal to have the bus go up S Tyson Ave. We have an elementary school on that street, where people need easy access and cross with their kids. The road is narrow and having a large bus continually going down it will be dangerous and inconvenient. Please reconsider your plan to eliminate the Q110 to Belmont and extend to Floral Park. Residents of the village do not want it!
7/24/24 • Bayside
Removing the Q31 Bus from it's current Bayside/Auburndale route would be detrimental to senior as citizens, like myself, in particular. Due to several medical issues, I am unable to walk any distance or for any length of time. Most of my shopping, banking, hair salon, doctors office, bakery, restaurants, and LIRR to Manhattan where I work are located on Bell Boulevard along the route of the Q31 bus. It also is the only way to get to the to the LIRR going to eastern Long Island without having to travel all the back to Woodside, change trains and come all the way back to Jamaica for points east. It also takes me to St. Mary's Cemetery and the Courthouse in Jamaica.
The walk from my home to The LIRR station in Bayside is approximately 15 blocks. The Q13 which is supposed to be an alternative is nowhere near my home. I would have to take the Q28 to Bay Terrace (in the opposite direction (approximately 10 stops) get out and transfer to the Q13 for another (approximately 10 stops) to get to the LIRR which is a five minute ride on the Q31 as compared to a 30- 45 minute trip with the other busses. It would be reversed on the way home from work. Even if I got off the Q13 at 33rd Avenue I would have to walk 7-8 blocks down a very dark road.
Utopia Parkway is just as far in the other direction. I take the Q31 to get to the stores along Francis Lewis Blvd going towards Whitestone which are too far to walk to. I could go on but I don't want your eyes to roll back in your head. If you take this bus route away, I will be literally out in the cold/heat with no way to get around. Many seniors do not have access to a car or in the case of Bell Blvd., there is very little place to park even if you have one. You have to park so far away you are back at your house. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE do not take the Q31 away from us. I rely on it heavily
7/24/24 • NYC
Comment submitted on behalf of RPA:
“A dynamic and predictable bus network is essential to a well-functioning public transportation system that all New Yorkers deserve,” said Tiffany-Ann Taylor, VP of Transportation at Regional Plan Association (RPA). “This is especially true in Queens, where some parts of the borough have easy access to subways or the LIRR, but many do not. Planning processes are most robust when they flow with community input, and we applaud the MTA for taking this opportunity to refine the proposed plan based on borough-wide feedback to make it more accessible and equitable. We are excited about the MTA’s release of the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan and look forward to engaging in the next steps of the process with the community so they may gain the greatest benefits from its implementation.”
7/24/24 • Laurelton
TESTIMONY OF:
Max Barton, Strategic Researcher, Laborers’ Local 1010
for
Queens Bus Network Redesign Public Hearing
July 24th, 2024
Good Evening, my name is Max Barton, I am a union representative for Laborers’ Local 1010, LIUNA. Local 1010 represents over 2,500 members who work union labor doing the heavy highway work that constructs, stripes and reconstructs the roadways that include much of the work outlined in the Queens Bus Network Design Final Plan. If afforded the work we would most certainly bring a skilled, diverse, local, and well-trained work force to the table.
With over 800 of our members, and their families living in Queens, we support the need for reliable, faster, and better service. We support the expansion of the transportation infrastructure that helps our members, their families, and all New Yorkers move freely around this city. Specifically, dedicated bus lanes, busways, pedestrian safety elements and physical accessibility upgrades of bus stops are all crucial to improved and smooth service.
I would like to share a story my mother-in-law, who is now retired, told me of her over many years commuting on the NYC bus. Back then, if you took the bus at the same time, you would meet the same people over time. There was a true sense of community. if you were talking on your phone or to someone else near you, someone in the back would be listening and call out advice to your situation! New York City Buses are like nowhere else on Earth. They are New York City’s Heroes, safely transporting New York City’s core community for daily commuting, essential errands and recreational activities. Laborers Local 1010 will always support infrastructure and transportation improvements that will not only provide local community members with family sustaining careers but will achieve faster, safer and more reliable transit.
Thank you.
7/24/24 • Astoria
There is one huge, glaring mistake in this plan that impacts everyone that lives in Astoria above 40th ave and currently relies on the G--> Q69 or Q100. The redesign cuts off the majority of Astoria from the G line without a suitable alternative. The G is the only line that connects Queens to Brooklyn without going through Manhattan. Even the future route planner doesn't include use of the G for anyone that lives above the Queensbridge houses as it's accessibility is cut off. Forcing people onto the F or N to and from Brooklyn adds almost 45 minutes of travel in each direction and a lot more walking than currently available solutions.
At the moment, the Q69 terminates in Queensboro plaza (which I've never understood to begin with - why not continue and terminate at the G so passengers don't need to walk 8 blocks to transfer?). When it starts it's route, it goes south, takes a right on 44th Drive at the Citibank building, to the G (where it stops), then on to 21st st, where it takes another right and heads up 21st to Ditmars and takes a right. The new route eliminates the drive south to 44th drive entirely and just loops around QB Plaza. The G loses it's Q69 service entirely. The Q69 is replaced with the Q103 that picks up at the G, then terminates in Hallets cove. So, you either need to get off the 103 and transfer to the 69 (which you can't do since you can't do a subway -> Bus -> Bus transfer) or walk 6-7 or so blocks through dark roads to get the Q69 in QB Plaza.
Take my commute for example. From Home, I get on the Q69 or Q100 which stops near my home. I get off in QB plaza and walk 8 blocks to the G. I then walk from the 3 blocks from the G to my job. Getting home, I walk 3 blocks to the G, get off at Court Sq. Walk across the street and get on the Q69 which drops off near my house. This trip generally takes less than 45 minutes door to door. Alternative routes make me take the Q69 or Q100 to the F, travel through Manhattan, get off the train in Brooklyn and walk 10 blocks to work, doing the same commute in reverse to come home. Alternatively, I can walk 10 blocks to the N/W, get off at Barclay, walk another 6 blocks to my job. Either way, my commute goes from under an hour and maybe walking 3 or 4 blocks to walking 10-15 blocks and at least 30-45 minutes of additional travel through Manhattan in each direction.
Why eliminate the southern loop of the Q69 and it's reach to the G for the population of Astoria? Looping through QB plaza can't be so much faster than going down 44th and then onto 21st. I feel that this is a huge oversight that impacts 10's of 1000's of people and needs to be revisited or it will accomplish the opposite of what it's trying - namely people like me will simply drive.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
My name is Betty Braton. I am the Chairperson of Queens Community Board 10. What follows represents the views of Community Board 10Q. CB10 supports the position taken in regard to the proposed changes in the Q10 route as expressed to MTA Bus by numerous residents of our district when it presented the Bus Redesign Proposal at a public hearing earlier this year. Concerns expressed dealt with changes to the Q10 particularly in the 130th St. vicinity that our reisdents oppose. CB10 also supports the position taken by the New Hamilton Beach Civic Assn. through its president, Roger Gendron, in regard to the proposed changes to the route of the Q11. Connecting that route so that it connects all of the Howard Beach community makes sense and is long over due. We support late night service to the Hamilton Beach end of that route due to its geographic isolation. All residents of Hamilton Beach deserve to be able to come and go from their homes via bus when they need to without having to cross waterways or walk long distances during the late hours or early morning hours when it is dark. Further, we ask you to consider comments received by you from Howard Beach, Ozone Park, and South Ozone Park residents concerning the route of the Q41 which passes through their neighborhoods. We would also ask MTA to consider the demographics of CB10 in terms of age when determining elimination of bus stops. Both our South Ozone Park community and our Howard Beach community have high percentages of older residents. Thank you for this opportunity to offer some comment. We urge you to consider the issues we commented on.
7/24/24 • Richmond Hill
For the new Q10 Northbound route, the Lefferts Blvd/84 Av stop is proposed to be removed. This stop is right before the trek uphill on Lefferts Blvd. It is an essential stop since the next stop is all the way up past Metropolitan Av, where the hill gets even steeper. Maybe the Lefferts Blvd/85 Av should be cut instead of Lefferts Blvd/84 Av as there isn't much of an uphill walking northbound from 85th to 84th. In a neighborhood where there are a lot of older people along with families with strollers and young children, the curvy uphill trek to the next stop at Metropolitan can be a battle for many. Not to mention, but the road gets tighter going up where the bus sometimes stops traffic at the Metropolitan stop. So, the increased foot traffic to now go to Metropolitan, since more people don't want to go backwards to 85th to go back northbound, can cause delays in traffic.
For the proposed removal of the northbound Q10 stop Lefferts Blvd/Cuthbert Rd, the stop gives individuals a direct walkway to the Eastbound LIRR Kew Gardens stop. Since there is no direct walkway between the two platforms, removing that stop and getting off at the next best option, Lefferts Blvd/Austin St, has passengers trek up and down a small hill to get to the Eastbound tracks. This rushes passengers and possibly causes delays in their travel times if their train is missed. The Q10 is already delayed in the morning rush traffic so cutting a station across the street from the LIRR platform hurts those passengers as there is already cut service at the Kew Gardens LIRR stop, having trains come every 30 mins. Both Lefferts Blvd/Austin St and Lefferts Blvd/Cuthbert Rd are needed for commuters for both West and Eastbound passengers.
7/24/24 • Rockaway Park
Q22 bus redesign Stopping this bus at Beach 116th is detrimental to the west end of Rockaway. Case in point I have a memorial mass at ST Camillus church, beach 99th street. The luncheon after is at Harbor Light restaurant on Beach 129th street. With this new plan I would have to take two buses to travel 30 blocks. Ridiculous. Ido not understand how eliminating 33 blocks from a route is so beneficial. You are increasing time to travel for everyone who uses the Q22 to travel through out the Rockaway Peninsula. I will be forced to take two buses to access the business district on 129th street or to attend church at St Francis, Also inconvenience to students that attend schools below 116th street.
Your new plans have just made life harder for seniors citizens. The bus stops for the Q53 on the west end are 6 blocks apart. Walking 6 blocks in the rain or when the temperature is below freezing and wind gusts or 25 miles an hour is challenging to say the least.
Now you are going to cause more difficulties by forcing people to use two buses to travel pass 116th. People like to go to Riis Park, the restaurants on 129th street, Pitch and Putt. Do to scarce parking most people take public transportation. But this new configuration will just make it that much harder to travel the whole peninsula. Unfair to the west end residents, seniors and students who rely on the Q22
7/24/24 • Astoria
You need to keep the Q18 bus stop on 27th Ave and 8th Street. The removal of that bus stop would be considered a hardship for all of us that live on the hill. Yes a large hill. We have elderly, blind and wheelchair bound and that you be required to choose which side of the hill to either climb. Each hill is prohibited to most in particularly carry children or groceries. Some one will either have a medical issue or fall. All at the fault of your faulty and biased planning. The amount of time to drop or pick people up at that stop does not impact on any running time. Also you choosing to provide service the more wealthy people by having stops near the new housing market development. I would be outrageous to remove such a stop.
7/24/24 • Astoria
You need to keep the Q18 bus stop on 27th Ave and 8th Street. The removal of that bus stop would be considered a hardship for all of us that live on the hill. Yes a large hill. We have elderly, blind and wheelchair bound and that you be required to choose which side of the hill to either climb. Each hill is prohibited to most in particularly carry children or groceries. Some one will either have a medical issue or fall. All at the fault of your faulty and biased planning. The amount of time to drop or pick people up at that stop does not impact on any running time. Also you choosing to provide service the more wealthy people by having stops near the new housing market development. I would be outrageous to remove such a stop.
7/24/24 • Floral Park
I am opposed to the revision to the Q110. The village streets were not designed to accomodate buses. The proposed routes are our busiest streets and adding a bus 24 hours a day will only increase the traffic volume. The train station where the bus will stop does not have the room available to allow the bus to stop outside of the lane of traffic. Cars will be backed up behind the bus. This will in turn create problems for those parked in the parking spaces as they will be blocked in by the bus and the traffic created by the bus as well as the numerous pedestrians that traverse this area every day. There are also apartments and homes in proximity to the train station that will have to listen to the buses coming and going 24 hours a day, in addition to having the buses idling near the train station. The noise and fumes from the buses will impact these residents. This bus currently drops passengers near Belmont. Wouldn't it make more sense to drop passengers at the brand new train station that was just built there? The Floral Park train station should not bear the burden this route change will cause.
7/24/24 • New York
I have lived on Roosevelt Island for 44 years. I am President of the Roosevelt Island Residents Association (RIRA), which is the elected body that exclusively represents Roosevelt Island, and the following represent cumulative comments I have received from residents:
Keep the existing and FULL route of the Q102 as it:
- connects with Queensboro/Queens Plaza transportation hub;
- connects with F and 21 St Queensbridge transportation hub; and
- connects with the medical practitioners all along 31 St Astoria and Mount Sinai Hospital on 30 Ave.
For Roosevelt Island, we have no medical facilities here. Many of us have mobility issues. The NY Hospital on 70 St + York Ave in Manhattan is too far and too difficult to travel. There are at least 60 medical practices along the existing Q102 route. The Q104 route in the new plan is no good, it doesn't connect to other transportation hubs, it doesn't connect to medical services (very few on Broadway), there is NO connection to Mount Sinai Hospital in 30 Av (needs multiple connections and transfers) no one travels to Sunnyside, and it doesn't cover the full length of the Island. Also, taking the new Q104 The Q104 duplicates the RIOC (NYS Roosevelt Island Operating Corporation) "FREE shoppers bus" service as the RIOC bus goes to Costco and Broadway-21 St shopping.
In summary: The Q102 BUS SHOULD REMAIN *AS-IS*, and if you want to extend the Q104 to the top of the helix (just beyond the Roosevelt Island Bridge, but not taking the helix down to the Island), there is a bus stop facility on the top level (used years ago, but abandoned) that would allow the Q104 to connect and transfer to one of (the two) Islands transportation hubs, where people can transfer to the RIOC Red Bus (to subway and tram), meanwhile the Q104 can do a U-turn at the *top* of the helix and quickly return to Queens.
THE EXISTING Q102 MUST STAY THE SAME.
7/24/24 • Astoria
Keep my bus stop. 8th street and 27the ave. You are putting lives at risk with your faulty bus design. You want to make up time. Then have transit ticket all the double parking on 30 ave not have the problem be for the people on 8th street
7/24/24 • Floral Park
There is absolutely no need for a bus stop in Floral Park Village. This would cause too much traffic to an already busy area. NO NEED.
7/24/24 • ASTORIA
We need the bus stop on 8Th and 27 th Ave to stay. It unfair that the we have to walk up a large hill because you want to appease the new real estate owner. We need our stop.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Please re-consider the Q10 bus proposed plan. Taking away the service after Rockaway and Lefferts BLVD will create extreme barriers to the South Ozone Park Community. We use this service to catch the A, J, E and F trains. We would have to pay an extra fare to take the Q9 or Q7. The Q9 and Q7 are not as reliable at all compared to our beloved Q10 bus. The discontinuation of the Q10 service down Rockaway would increase inaccessibility and inequity which goes against the values of the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. As a South Ozone Park resident of 24 years, please keep the original Q10 bus plan!!!
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
I'm living in Oakland Gardens and nearby the purposed Q27 bus terminal (230th St / 69th Av).
Before 2010, we have bus Q75 but after that the Q75 has been cancelled. In the earlier proposal, Q27 terminal is at Oakland Gardens.
However why the final proposal no bus in Oakland Gardens?
Please extend Q26 bus to the below bus stops:
73 Av / Francis Lewis Blvd
73 Av / 210 St
73 Av / Bell Blvd
73 Av / Springfield Blvd
69 Av / Cloverdale Blvd
230 St / 69 Av
7/24/24 • Whitestone
The Queens Bus Redesign should be put on hold indefinitely. The money that it would take to implement this could be bette spent.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Please keep the Q10 Local Route that passes through Rockaway Boulevard.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
Do not replace the Q10 local line with the Q9. I rely on the Q10 to get me to college everyday and if it isn’t there my one hour trip to school will turn into 2 hours or longer if I have to use the Q9 because it will drop me off at a completely different train. My mother is an essential worker at Bellevue hospital and if the Q10 line is replaced she will no longer have a safe way to travel to work for her night shift. Please do not replace the Q10 local route so many people in our area rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 • 11420
I go to a high school in Williamsburg and if you replace the Q10 route with the Q9 route my hour commute in the morning will turn into 2 hours. I rely on the Q10 bus to get me to school every morning by dropping me to the A train. If I have to take the Q9 instead it will take me to completely different train. I will have to transfer high schools because this major inconvenience the MTA is placing on me. Please do not replace the Q10 local route with the Q9.
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
I rely on the Q10 bus to get to work and school everyday. Removing this line would majorly inconvenience me and so many others.
7/24/24 • Whitestone
Rerouting the Q76 to 2oth Avenue between Francis Lewis Blvd and Parsons Blvd is a terrible idea. It requires two or three additional turns that are time consuming, This portion of 20th Avenue is too narrow for two narrow for two way bus traffic.The Q76 should be extended to College Point Blvd, It should operate to Midnight seven days a week.
7/24/24 • Flushing
Regarding the Q64-
The problem is not multiple stops but general congestion along Jewel Ave during rush hour. There are no speed issues during other times with buses easily navigating the Ave. If there is no one at the bus stop or no one needs to get off ,the bus skips the stop anyway. Eliminating many stops along Jewel Ave is a hardship for the many elderly and young mothers with children on this route. Please note that it is a quarter of a mile between Main Street and 150th Street- a distance that elderly and moms with small children (without carriages) and many other adults is too far if you were to drop the 147th st. stop. The distance between the many other proposed eliminated stops is similar.
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
Please advise why I do not find anything in this plan about the QM8 super express? I definitely hope these popular buses that commuters line up for are not beening discontinued. **** I have brought this up throughout the years during this redesign and no one has responded to me. During the evening commute the 5:10pm, 5:20 and 5:30 MUST continue to be part of the schedule. Going through the downtown loop adds too much time to our already LONG commute already. Northeast queens is already transit desert!
7/24/24 • Flushing
Regarding proposed changes to the stops on the Q64 on Jewel Avenue, I don't think the gains would outweigh the inconvenience to commuters, especially those with disabilities.
The stops that get fewer riders don't cause much delay. The stops that get many riders, you would keep anyway.
The elderly and riders with disabilities would have to walk or roll wheelchairs a much greater distance to get to a bus stop
7/24/24 • Kew Gardens
It seems like in many cases you just removed every other stop rather than looking how busy each stop is or the distance you're creating. For example on the Q54 line at 83rd/118th there's a big gap, and those stops are always busier than the next one to the west, by forest park, and even the one at lefferts to the east.
7/24/24 • Ozone Park
Do not eliminate Q10 access to South Ozone Park by removing JFK via 130th st line!!
7/24/24 • New York
Do not eliminate Q10 bus line from Kew Gardens to south ozone park
7/24/24 • Jamaica
All along Sutphin Blvd, there are illegal fruit vendors peddling fruit in front of bus stops making it difficult to board the bus from the sidewalk. This affects the following bus lines. The Q6, Q8(going towards 165th street) Q60, (going toward Manhattan) Q44,(in both directions) and Q43 (going toward Floral Park) and the Q40(in both directions). This also affects the entrances to the train station as you have to walk into the street to get around the illegal fruit vendors to enter the train station. On Sutphin Blvd the illegal dollar cabs and other cars are parked in the bus stop and I have have witnessed people in wheelchairs have to go into the street to board the Q8 (going toward Brooklyn) and Q41 (going toward Howard Beach). This is very dangerous and it also stops the flow of traffic as the bus is forced to pick up passengers in the middle of the street.
7/24/24 • South Richmond Hill
PLEASE DO NOT CHANGE THE Q10 BUS ROUTE. KEEP THE OLD ROUTE TO JFK VIA 130th STREET LINE
7/24/24 • Jamaica
There needs to be more Q6 buses. Due to the illegal activity on Sutphin Blvd people are forced to wait in a area that makes them vulnerable to crime. We have illegal food vendors at the bus stops that take up space and causes people not to have access the bus stop. Frequent busses would allow people to wait less time in crime ridden areas. The Q6 also needs updated bus signs with the time. There is no investment in this bus line. Add proper signs and add more buses we are tired of long waits in a crime area.
7/24/24 • Oakland Gardens
Review my comments (Your reference number: 05278958)
I totally OPPOSE the additional wait times under the proposal for eastbound mid day and evening QM5 express buses!! This will prevent a smooth commute home from NYC!!! Northeast queens is already a transit desert!!! This will make commuting worse— not better!! We need MORE service not less!!!! And our commutes are LONG to begin with!
*****For the last few years there are daily cancellations of qm5 express buses.
7/24/24 • Hollis
Please extend proposed Q48 bus to North Shore Towers and operate 7 days a week
If present Q48 and Q50 are combined, please base new Q50 at LaGuardia Depot
When Q36 service does not operate to Little Neck LIRR station, the Q36 should operate to. Queens Village LIRR station during late evenings, overnight and all day Saturday, Sunday and holidays
Please redesign ate Q82 as Q89 to eliminate numeric route confusion with the Q2 at Belmont Park
Herb
7/24/24 • NYC
Do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park by removing the JFK via 130st line
7/24/24 • Bronx
Do not remove q10 in south ozone park via 130th please jfk
7/24/24 • South Ozone Park
The Q10 bus via 130 street is very convenient for myself and children to go to work and school. Eliminating this bus will make it harder commuting to work and school for us. It will put a financial strain on my budget since I use my card and transfer to get to work, but if these stop are eliminated I will need an extra fare with another bus it no sense since it will be longer commute to work.
7/24/24 •
Do not eliminate Q10 access to South Ozone Park by removing the JFK via 130th st line. I use this path daily and there are no alternatives for me
7/24/24 • Queens
DO NOT ELIMINATE Q10
ACCESS TO SOUTH OZONE PARK
BY REMOVING THE JFK VIA 130TH ST LINE
7/24/24 •
Please do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park. Many people rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 •
Please do not eliminate Q10 access to south ozone park. Many people rely on this bus route.
7/24/24 • Jamaica
Hi, I just have some suggestions for the routes nearby me. Firstly, I want to thank the MTA for keeping my stops on the Q30, Q31, and Q65 at Highland Ave because not only are they on top of a steep hill, but there are many apartment buildings with a lot of senior citizens, as well as doctors offices and a church. However, the southbound 84th Drive stop on the Q65 should also be kept because there is a rehab center and a nursing home across the street and many nurses and visitors use this stop, especially late at night to get home. The realignment of the Q65 via Sanford Av is also great because it will give myself and others a direct connection to the Q12, Q13, Q28 and LIRR coming from 164th St in the south without having to backtrack through Flushing. To further support this change, the proposed southbound stop at 162nd St and 43rd Av should be shifted to 162nd St and Sanford Av because it would be much easier to transfer between Q13 and southbound Q65 buses as the block between Sanford Av and 43rd Av is very long. Service to College Point should also be maintained because people will lose the one seat ride from College Point Blvd to 164th St and Jamaica as many take the Q65 past Flushing in both directions to get to work, or to other bus or subway lines. Secondly, thank you for keeping the 163rd and 164th St stops on the Q43 and for extending the Q1 to Sutphin Blvd, supplementing the Q43 on Hillside Av west of 165th St. However, the Q43 should run to LIJ Hospital as previously proposed, giving people a new, fast and direct connection from Jamaica to New Hyde Park and the hospital. The Q1 should also start at Archer Av/Sutphin Blvd instead of Jamaica Av, making it easier to transfer between the subway, LIRR, or Airtrain and said bus. Next, the Q31 streamlining further north up Utopia Pkwy closes a major gap but avoids Bell Blvd near the LIRR station at the same time, losing the one seat connection from Jamaica to that part of Bayside. To simplify things, one route should serve the current routing on Utopia Pkwy and Bell Blvd, while a second route gets streamlined further north up Utopia Pkwy. Also, the Q30 should continue to run on weekends and/or the Q31 span on weekends should be greatly expanded because there would be a massive service cut on Utopia Pkwy after 7 pm on weekends. Keeping the Q30 service on weekends or having the Q75 run to Jamaica instead of Briarwood would also maintain the connection from Little Neck to Jamaica. Lastly, the 73rd Av crosstown route should be reintroduced or the Q64 should be extended further east to 188th St via 73rd Avenue. This is because there is a huge east-west gap in this part of Fresh Meadows, as the nearest bus lines are on Union Tpke or Horace Harding Expwy, which is an extremely long walk from 73rd Ave. This would save so much travel time if the Q64 were extended to the 188th St Mall or if the Q73 full 73rd Avenue crosstown was brought back. Thank you so much for hearing my comments on the latest proposal for the Queens Bus Network Redesign and I hope that at least some of these issues (if not all) will be addressed in the Final Plan Addendum.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The Q31 should remain as it operates now. It should be extended to College Point via 26th Avenue, Utopia Parkway, Cross Island Parkway and 14th Avenue. It's new northern terminal would be 14th Avenue and College Point Blvd replacing the Q20B. I have a written proposal to explain this potential extensoin in detail, The proposed Q20 should be replaced by the Q34. The Q34 would operate as i does now expect operate on Main Street from Kissena Blvd to Jamaica. The Q34southern terminal would be Merrick Blvd and Archer Avenue. The Q16 could operate between Flushing and Fort Totten via Utopia Parkway. The Q61 could operate between Fort Totten and Flushing via Francis Lewis Blvd
7/25/24 • College Point
Very disappointed with the Q65 being cut and swapped with the Q26 in College Point! Being the 3rd busiest bus route in Queens, the Q65 carries a lot of people from end to end. This would force people in College Point heading to Jamaica to transfer at Main St (which would be very troublesome as we risk missing the connecting bus or lose a seat on the bus since it’s very crowded) or walk to the Q25, which is even more congested running on very narrow streets and making a lot of turns, and gets congested on Kissena Blvd in Flushing, especially near Queens College. The swap with the Q26 is even more pointless, especially when the Q26 overnight is only supposed to run from College Point to Flushing, forcing a transfer very late at night when the bus takes longer to come. It’s a shame how multiple routes in many neighborhoods kept their current routing in this plan after community pushback except in College Point where you’re still insisting on cutting key routes, doing more harm than good. Riders from College Point want the Q65 to go to Jamaica instead of the Q26 to Fresh Meadows. There are many other connections and points of interest in and nearby Jamaica, including schools, jobs, hospitals, four subway lines, multiple LIRR lines, and the Airtrain to JFK Airport.
7/25/24 • Flushing
Please do not take away our services. We need the 64 to remain the way it is. It's very important for people who go to work. We are people who go to work and pay taxes. Please stop taking away our services to give money to people who only take and don't contribute. It's harder and harder to live in this city as we are pushed time and time again.
7/25/24 • Flushing
Leave all stops for the Q64 and leave Q20A/Q20B as is . The current proposals are not acceptable! It would inconvenience riders in the area. Bringing back the Q74 would also be a plus!
7/25/24 • South Ozone Park
Plz do not remove Q10 local from 130th street and Rockaway. Most of the South Ozone Park Resident work in the JFK and Airport is close to them only because of Q10 local. If Q10 local removed then we have to take a connection Q9 bus to Lefferts Blvd to connect with Q10 Ltd. We have to pay for 2 buses and it will be burden on our pocket. It will also waste our too much time. If we don’t take connection bus to Lefferts Blvd then we have to walk like 10 Blocks to meet Q10 Ltd.
Most of south ozone park resident work in the JFK and pay taxes and thus build our community. Please reconsider the Queens Bus Proposed Plan. I know lots of people who are elderly work in the JFK because JFK’s jobs are relatively easier than outside of the JFK. If Q10 local removed then we all have to suffer.
Thanks,
Muhammad Zakir
7/25/24 • South Ozone Park
I work in the JFK airport with Airway at T5.
I have 9 month old daughter and my husband is NYPD Police Officer. I breast feed my child before I leave my baby to my husband. If Q10 local removed then my baby have to wake up extremely early because I have to leave home very early to take a Q9 connection bus. It will also affect my husband job who is first responder. When I come home then he leaves for work. It will affect our whole lives. Please reconsider prosed plan. Plz do not remove Q10 local from Rockaway.
Thanks,
Naila Alam
7/25/24 • Floral Park
The MTA NYC Q110 bus line proposal of an assigned stop at the Floral Park LIRR Station is completely insupportable. The Floral Park Library building, a busy library, is located directly opposite the Floral Park LIRR station. As Director of the Floral Park Library, I have serious concerns regarding the added congestion this bus route will bring to an already busy hub, The safety of our library patrons of all ages in crossing to/from the Library is paramount. Additionally, the suggested bus route to South Tyson, a heavily trafficked road upon which an elementary school is located, is outrageous and should not even be under consideration.
As the MTA has requested feedback, I must add my voice and say I fervently oppose bringing the NYC Q110 bus line into the Village of Floral Park.
7/25/24 • Rosedale
The issue is how the Q86 ends.
The MTA proposal makes a left up Huxley St. from 243rd. Within 1 block Huxley becomes too narrow for a car and a bus to pass each other. Add any double parking and the bus cannot go down the block.
My proposed change would be for the Q86 to travel straight down 147th Avenue to Brookville Boulevard.
Then a left turn on Brookville to 149th (the last block before Snake Road).
Left on 149th to the same terminus as currently proposed.
The streets I'm suggesting are wider & safer to travel + it opens up more area for Rosedale residents to catch a bus.
The only adjustment needed would be to carve bus wheel grooves into the speed bumps on 149th (cushioning).
The trip to Jamaica would simply be the reverse.
7/25/24 • Jamaica
The Q6, Q8,Q9,Q41 need either bigger buses or more buses during rush hour. Also the Sutphin Blvd stop is the worst congested area that needs clean up.
7/25/24 •
Please, I am begging you, increase frequency on the Q19. It is the only bus that services Astoria to Flushing and it is constantly packed to the gills. Buses are often canceled and that resuls in 40 minute headways, which is insane. Please please please increase frequency and it will make this route so much better. Thank you.
7/25/24 • Little Neck
As a lifelong straphanger who has grown up in Queens and rode many buses in Queens, I have mixed feelings about the new bus redesign.
Being a resident of Little Neck bordering Greck Neck, I consider myself to be in a transit desert compared to some of the more accessible areas (North Flushing for instance). I am upset that the Qm3 is being taken away (lowest ridership, I understand) however the QM5 my alternative will run less frequently. If I am at the bus stop waiting and the bus driver does not acknowledge to stop at the stop for whatever reason, then I have to wait another 30 minutes for the bus which could quickly translate into running behind an hour on my commute (this has happened to be where I was by the stop and the bus driver did not pick me up). I don't understand how cutting a lifeline to Manhattan from an area on the outskirts of Queens can be good for residents and replacing it with less frequent buses on an alternative line.
The Q12 is another bus I frequent and although I have to walk some 15 minutes to get to the stop, I am upset that the Northern Blvd/Little Neck Pkway EASTbound stop is being removed. This doesn't make much sense to me as the area does not get many buses coming by. You would think that you want to make buses more accessible in places that have fewer buses. This also means that it will take longer for me to arrive home as I will have to walk more which also adds to my commute time to my destination. The "data" the MTA collected may just be strictly the commuting time aboard a a bus or from bus stop to bus stop without considering the time it takes to arrive at the said bus stop. Now if you remove bus stops it'll take us more time to get to these buses and if the buses run less frequently well doesn't that add commute time as well?
Some newer proposed routes like the one from Elmhurst to Williamsburg will be much appreciated to commuters who want to go to Brooklyn but dread the horrible 90 minute+ commute through several transfers to get there. I have long thought that there wasn't enough service between Brooklyn and Queens. Streamlining the bus routes is something that should have been done years ago. The A/B versions of buses was confusing and could be easily overlooked. In addition, having a bus route with two different versions like the Q30 and Q16  also resulted in wasted time, and becoming frustrated.
Having seen downtown Flushing become more crowded in the last 15-20 years, I worry that the added bus services can only go so far to help commuters who come from farther in the North East Queens area. I came across this proposal which I think you may want to consider. Please see the following links about expanding the 7 train to College Point and Oakland Gardens. I do not believe adding more buses to an already finite space, quickly and densely populated Queens area is going to really fight the congestion. After all, if you add more buses, aren't the the streets growing to become congested? There has to be a better plan to address this as the MTA proposal has not kept up with the growing population or transit needs in over 60 years. It isn't as if the MTA plans on redesigning the bus routes every 15-20 years to keep up with population.
Links:  
https://www.vanshnookenraggen.com/_index/2022/05/flushing-regional-rail-extending-the-7-train/
https://www.change.org/p/us-congress-get-a-7-train-to-northeastern-queens-feasibility-study?source_location=search
 I don't think the community had enough time to appeal these sweeping changes nor understand them completely. The public hearing was hosted during the summer time when many people take vacations and they did not have the chance to review and voice their concerns.
The proposed q75 bus which will replace the existing q30 bus to the train is not a good change. Ending the q75 at Briarwood for the train is a poor choice as there is no express train from Briarwood train stop.
As the fares have been creeping up over the years, I understand the need to balance service with reliability. However I do not understand how creating all these changes with emphasis on the buses will really  help us with issues of overcrowding and congestion in the long haul. These are major changes across several bus routes. Is there a better solution such as rolling out each change in stages so that perhaps more can be discussed over the more controversial changes such as cancelling the lines that run close to UBS Area? Perhaps the new proposed lines can be rolled out into stages of important such as phase I,II and III? I hope you take the comments into consideration.Thank you.
7/25/24 •
Thank you for the opportunity to submit this testimony on behalf of the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA, PCAC, and the New York City Transit Riders Council.
This network redesign is years in the making. From densely packed rooms across the borough pre-pandemic, followed by a review and rewrite, to Zooms and now to this hybrid hearing, the redesign is much like the borough itself: complex, multidimensional, and ever-changing. We appreciate that you listened to the gamut of stakeholders and incorporated many of the improvements that will mean a lot to people’s quality of life. We also recognize that not everyone will be happy with the plan – and some people don’t want to see any changes. But as the borough has changed and grown over the years, it’s critical, particularly in subway deserts, that its bus system adapts as well.
Buses are indeed the engines of equity, providing connectivity to opportunity. The newly redesigned bus network invests an additional $30 million in Queens bus service, filling gaps in the existing network, which is largely based on old streetcar routes.
Since we have no idea when, or if, we’ll see the IBX, we need to be sure that New Yorkers can get where they need to go by bus. The redesign will help improve accessible travel around Queens and to other boroughs – particularly important with the loss of congestion pricing funds that would help pay for accessibility projects at 25 subway and LIRR stations around the city, including four in Queens. And it will help get people to LIRR stations to expand their travel options. Expanding options shouldn’t mean increasing costs, and with CityTicket now available 24/7, riding the railroad within the city is within the reach of more people.
Yet there’s more work to be done to ensure MTA riders are able to traverse the city using and transferring across whichever MTA mode is closest, fastest, and easiest for them. Allowing regular CityTicket users to buy a monthly ticket that is discounted thanks to the Outer Borough Transit Account and combining that with free transfers to buses and subways would make it more affordable and accessible to more people.
We again urge the MTA to adopt a combined monthly or weekly CityTicket, ideally funded through the OBTA.
Borough bus riders count on buses that run frequently and reliably. Increasing frequency on well-travelled routes and reducing things like traffic obstructions that slow buses down must go hand-in-hand. Expansion of the ACES program and Transit Signal Prioritization are crucial steps in the right direction, but we would also like to see Mayor Adams achieve, or even attempt to achieve, the Streets Plan’s mandate: constructing dedicated bus lanes and bus ways to speed buses – and bus riders – on their way.
Overall, we are optimistic about the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. We applaud the tremendous amount of work and outreach that has gone into getting it where it is to help make buses faster, more reliable, and more frequent. We are hopeful that you will continue to adapt and expand as field testing turns into actual experience. We also hope to see the Brooklyn and Manhattan redesigns further expand inter-borough connectivity. We hope that new fare discounts and offerings will be introduced to incentivize riders who wish to switch between modes without incurring additional costs. And we hope that bus speeds continue to increase so that the engines of equity become a first choice, rather than a last resort, for so many working New Yorkers.
Thank you.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The proposed Q75 and Q88 should operate between Queens Center Mall and Little Neck Parkway. One of the buses could provide limited stop while the other operate local. These proposed routes should be considered for Select Bus Service, The Q26 could extended to replace the Q88 along 73rd Avenue and Springfield Blvd, The southern terminal would be Springfield Blvd and Jamaica Avenue .
7/25/24 • Long Island City
Testimony of Long Island City Partnership
on
Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan
July 24, 2024
Good evening. My name is Charles Yu. I am the Vice President of Economic Development at the Long Island City Partnership. I am here to express my strong support for the Queens Bus Network Redesign Proposed Final Plan. This redesign is a significant step forward for our community and small businesses for several reasons.
Firstly, the improved connections to the Hunters Point waterfront and ferry landings will greatly enhance accessibility for both residents and visitors. The waterfront is a key area of development and activity, and better bus connections will ensure that more people can enjoy its amenities and contribute to its vibrancy. Enhanced accessibility will also support local businesses and cultural institutions by making them more reachable to a broader audience.
Secondly, the enhanced north-south connections within Long Island City will significantly aid in the circulation of people throughout the neighborhood. This improvement is crucial for fostering a more integrated community and supporting economic growth. By facilitating easier movement, these connections will help reduce congestion on major thoroughfares and promote the use of public transit as a viable option for moving around Long Island City.
Thirdly, the increased service schedule reliability on key routes in Long Island City will provide much-needed consistency for commuters and residents alike. Reliable public transit is essential for the daily lives of those who live and work in our area. It ensures that people can depend on buses to get to work, school, and other important destinations on time. This reliability is particularly important for employees who rely on public transit for their daily commutes.
Additionally, I would like to take this opportunity to bring up a long-standing request from the Hunters Point community, and that is adding a new local bus route through the Midtown Tunnel as an alternative to and to augment the 7 train. We have provided a separate letter in support previously with more detailed information.
The proposed changes hold the potential to significantly enhance public transit, support local businesses, and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors alike. We look forward to collaborating with you to make Long Island City a better place for everyone.
Thank you for your time and consideration.
7/25/24 • New York City
On Wednesday, I attended the public hearing on the Queens Bus Redesign.
There were many takeaways from attending that meeting. Many people had complaints which is not a bad thing in itself, but not many had substantive solutions or improvements to the plan. Many people used the hearing as a public shaming event to vent out grievances about the MTA's outreach, choices, and intentions of the bus redesign, with some breaking decorum or threatening nonsense civil lawsuits, with only a few offering substantive comments on the viability of the proposed changes. Many people were opposed to bus stop consolidation due to the concerns of the elderly, children, and physically impaired walking more ( in which I recommended a request a stop system for the physically impaired to access bus stops slated for removal that would otherwise be skipped). We had a few people against removing the QM3 because riders along that route would face a fare increase due to the added cost of transferring to the LIRR from the local buses which is technically true, but can be rectified if the MTA bit the bullet and allowed free transfers between local buses and outerboro LIRR/MNRR stations through city-ticket ( which I, members of the PCAC, former Comptroller Scott Stringer, and many others have recommended in the form of fare integration in some fashion).
The most startling takeaway from the route planning perspective was the opposition of the Q10 and Q37 routing in the final plan. While I'm not against bull-dozing through community opposition if the payoff is worth it, it is clearly evident that the proposed routings to Q10 and Q37 are untenable due to the degree of community opposition shown at the public hearing and in local news interviews, and proposed changes should be modified or scrapped altogether. I imagine the community input hasn't been any better at in-person community board meetings.
While not a Q10 rider, I do have an interest in making sure Queens has a reliable, modern, and hopefully, world-class bus transit system. My proposal to mitigate community opposition is to partition the Q10 service patterns.
In my proposal, the routing and stopping pattern of the current Q10 Limited via the entirety of Lefferts Blvd to JFK airport should remain (with stop additions to account for potentially new bus transfers in the final plan). To expedite the passenger boarding process which is a significant delay, this modified Q10 limited should be converted to Select bus service in the final plan to allow for all-door boarding and the deployment of a proof of payment system through the future OMNY/traintime app, digital pay, and existing CUBIC fare readers to reduce operational costs. This proposed Lefferts Blvd SBS crosstown would satisfy the 2017 bus forward plan published by the New York City Council ( Q10 limited route corresponds to route T on pgs 2 and 3). If not currently deployed, NYCT along with DOT should deploy TSP along lefferts blvd to further speeden commutes. With this SBS proposal, the MTA is getting operational efficiency improvements, JFK bound riders are getting a faster, simpler, and cheaper ride, and existing q10 limited riders enjoy a faster commute through an expedited boarding process. Whether this is 24/7 change or during the existing Q10 limited time frame is at the planners' discretion.
As for the Q10 local via 130th street to either 150ave or JFK airport, while the routing should remain, to reduce confusion for riders not familiar with the route, this route should be given a new route number or an existing route number slated for retirement in the final plan. Concerning the stopping pattern, planners could either keep the existing stopping pattern to pacify affected communities and maintain convenience or consolidate some stops to speed up commutes.
https://www.nyc.gov/html/brt/downloads/pdf/bus-forward.pdf
7/25/24 • Whitestone
What happened to the proposed Q73 and Q78 they seem to have been dropped from the final proposal. Please bring these routes back as part of your final proposal. The Q43 should extended to serve Long Island Jewish Hospital, The Q44 should be extended to Fordham Plaza as long as it does not have a negative affect on the Bx9, The Q5o should operate to CoOp City at all times.
7/25/24 • Whitestone
The Q15 should operate to Beechhurst along with the Q62. The map page of the Q62 should be more clearer. The Q26 should be extended to College Point via the Q65. The Q55 should be extended to Downtown Jamaica. The eastern terminal for the Q55 should be Jamaica Bus Terminal.
7/25/24 • Hollis
These are my final requests:
Trade the Q14 and Q61 designations. The old Q14 ran from Flushing to Whitestone, using the Q61 designation would cause numeric confusion with the existing Q16 in Fort Totten.
Trade the Q18 and Q62 designations. The present Q18 would be redesignated Q62 and the proposed Q62 would become Q18 to avoid numeric confusion between the Q26 and 62 in Downtown Flushing
Please redesignate the proposed Q82 as Q89 to avoid confusion with the classic Q2 at Belmont Park
Please redesignate Q11 Lindenwood trips as Q34
Please redesignate Q98 as Q90 to avoid numeric confusion with the classic Q58 route
And for the last time Please change the nine three digit designations
Q101 would become Q71
Q103 would become Q73
Q104 would become Q74
Q105 would become Q75
Q110 would become Q57
Q111 would become Q21
Q112 would become Q78
Q114 would become Q79
Q115 would become Q80
Please extend Q64 to Horace Harding Expwy & Little Neck Pkwy and base at Queens Village depot
Extend Q52 to Far Rockaway
Extend Q53 to Riis Park
Operate late night and weekend Q36 service to Queens Village LIRR Station.
Good Luck in planning these modified routes
Herb
7/25/24 • Hollis
One last and final time:
Extend Q27 to Springfield and Merrick Blvds and base that route, Q17 and Q19 at Casey Stengel depot.
Please base routes Q20, Q30, Q31 and Q76 at Jamaica depot. It is a closer run on and run off from and to Jamaica Depot than Casey Stengel depot
Please operate Q88 earlier on Sunday mornings
Extend proposed Q51 route to Cambria Heights to share a terminal with route Q4
If Q48 and Q50 are combined please base Q50 at Laguardia Depot
Extend Q112 past Euclid-Pitkin station to Gateway Center Mall
Herb
7/25/24 • Floral Park
I oppose the bus route plan in floral park village.
7/25/24 • Bronx
I oppose
7/25/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to Long Island Jewish Hospital. Many people, including patients, nurses, and visitors could greatly benefit from this as it would provide a new connection to Jamaica. The n26 currently serves the hospital from Lakeville Road, but it only runs on weekdays during rush hours in the peak direction. Other than that, people only have the Q46 to take to another bus to get to Jamaica to then make another transfer if necessary. The Lake Success Shopping Center is also nearby the hospital, as well as a gym and other points of interests. This extension would greatly improve Queens-Nassau travel and help people get to their destination quicker, especially late at night when it is a hassle to take multiple buses.
7/26/24 • Whitestone
Weekend Express Bus Service should continue operate as it does now. The MTA should try to operate express bus service every 30 minutes to encourage current riders and attract new riders. Leave the QM 20 alone. Weekend QM 20 service would be nice
7/26/24 • Flushing
Regarding the MTA queens restructuring plan, I would like to know who this actually benefits. It will take more time and more buses for many using the buses in queens. I already wait a long time for my bus to come. Often the buses pass by due to overcrowding. The lack of service needs to be addressed first and foremost. I use the Q65 and other buses for all of my activities. From going to work, to going shopping, and attending appointments, etc. Currently, the Q65 runs along 164th street where I go for appointments and other activities, including using this bus to get to the JFk air train. The new plan would require me to take multiple buses. That increases my travel time and is more wait time for an additional bus/buses. This is not speeding up my travel time and is totally inconvenient. It also increased injures. For example when transferring from One bus to another I had to pull my heavy cart onto the second bus. Pulling the cart onto the bus caused me to pull a muscle that still hurts several months later. If I took only one bus that risk decreases. It is something that you wouldn’t consider unless you use the buses for most activities. Please keep the Q65 as it is and work to improve it’s consistency and more service for the growing town and customers. One other point. The plan eliminates the bus stop 26th ave coming into college point. This stop is near 2 nursing homes and a deli. And it already has an existing bus stop shelter and seats. Please make this stop the express stop instead of 25rd. And keep this stop to support the nursing homes and business. A small but worthy change. I hope you really take these and all comments into serious consideration and is not just not a sounding board for a plan already set in stone. We pay for this service. It’s not free. We pay for a service that is convenient and works for our benefit. Not to cut costs for the MTA.
7/26/24 • Brooklyn
Now we have proof that it makes no sense to increase bus stop spacing from an average of every 852 to every 1295 feet. An analysis by engineer Stephen Bauman shows that on a typical Wednesday, bus speeds will increase from 8.63 to 8.77 mph, but on Saturdays will decrease from 9.29 to 9.25 mph and from 9.74 to 9.73 mph on Sundays while the distance between stops on Saturdays will increase from an average of 838 to 1397 feet and on Sundays from an average of every 840 feet to every 1312 feet on Sundays.
Conclusion— There will be no meaningful change in bus speeds on weekends or weekdays, while the inconvenience to bus passengers will be massive which is what I have been saying all along. The Queens Bus Redesign must not allowed to be continued until this is remedied by leaving 95% of bus stops where they are now. Trips must not take longer after the redesign than they took before the redesign which would be the case if one third of Queens bus stops are removed.
Also, nearly 3,300 bus riders signed a petition giving thousands of reasons why bus stop spacing must not be increased which can be accessed by with this link.
https://www.change.org/p/mta-oppose-the-mta-s-plan-to-eliminate-bus-stops
7/26/24 • Far Rockaway
I am the District Manager for Community Board 14Q and am submitting these comments on behalf of this board. On Aril 4, 2024, I submitted a letter to NYC- MTA, attention Lucille Songhai, stating the following: During the February 13, 2024, meeting of Community Board 14Q, a motion was approved to extend the Q52 bus route from Beach 54th St. to Beach 49th St., by canceling the left turn at B.54th and Arverne Blvd., and continuing on Rockaway Beach Blvd. toB.49th; and making a left turn to Beach Channel Drive. Verbal testimony by myself at the public hearing held Wednesday, July 24, 2024, I urged the MTA to consider the rapid current and future growth occurring on the Rockaway Peninsula. Specifically asking them to focus their attention on the Arverne East development that is currently underway. That project will be located on Beach 35th St. That project is anticipated to bring anywhere from upwards of 1500+ new families that will be requiring safe, reliable transportation options. The board is requesting that the MTA think long-term in their design plan and look for ways to include the Arverne East development in their bus redesign plan; specifically, as it relates to the route of the Q52 bus. CB 14Q, is availing itself to sit with MTA to discuss this concern, as well as encourage forward thinking and considerations to include all bus routes that will have an impact on all the developments scheduled to be coming to the Rockaway Peninsula.
7/26/24 • Rosedale
While other speakers spoke about greater enforcement against fare evaders, but we need to enforce against toll evasion.
Drivers with plates obstructed by plastic polarizing covers, chemical abrasives, false plates, and tow hooks need to be ticketed on bridge entry ways as well as on the streets of New York.
A law needs to passed to permit residents to take photos of obstructed or chemically/physically defaced licence plates to share in the bounty of the generated fines.
7/26/24 • Great Neck
As New Yorkers, we highly recommend:
• rerouting the QM5, QM8 and QM35 to make Horace Harding Expressway stops between 188 Street and Main Street; on the weekdays, there should be two eastbound QM5 express buses leaving 6 Avenue/West 37 Street at 6:45 and 7:45 AM
• the QM6 and QM36 to make all QM1 stops on Union Turnpike between 188 Street and Main Street
• the QM7 to originate at 188 Street/Horace Harding Expressway instead of 188 Street/64 Avenue
• the QM63 to be rerouted to make all QM65 stops in Queens and still serve Rosedale
• adding Horace Harding Expressway stops at 108 Street and Junction Boulevard to the QM2 and QM32
• adding Queens Boulevard stops between 63 Drive and Main Street to the QM65
• adding the Queens Boulevard/Main Street stop to the QM63, QM64, QM65 and QM68
• eliminating the QM10, QM11, QM21 and QM40
• diverting some Queens-6 Avenue express bus routes from West 34 Street/5 Avenue to 12 Avenue/West 34 Street (the last stop); these express buses should then make West 34 Street and East 34 Street (not 6 Avenue and East 57 Street) stops in both directions
• running Queens-Downtown express buses on Water Street instead of Church Street; Whitehall Street/South Street should be the western terminus for Queens express buses serving Downtown Manhattan
• extending and rerouting the Q64 route from Jewel Avenue/Parsons Boulevard to 73 Avenue/Cloverdale Boulevard (the last stop); the Q88 should then make Horace Harding Expressway stops between 188 Street and Springfield Boulevard (instead of serving 73 Avenue)
• extending the Q52-SBS route from Queens Boulevard/Woodhaven Boulevard to 61 Street/Roosevelt Avenue (the last stop) and/or from Beach 54 Street/Beach Channel Drive to Nameoke Street/Redfern Avenue (the last stop)
• extending the Q51 route from Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue to the Gateway Center Mall; Q51 service between Rockaway Boulevard/Liberty Avenue and Linden Boulevard/Francis Lewis Boulevard should be provided 24/7
• rerouting the Q75 to make all Q30 stops west of Springfield Boulevard
• extending Q36 service between the 168 Street Interim Bus Terminal and 40 Avenue/Little Neck Parkway from weekdays to daily; the Q1 route should then be extended from 243 Street/Braddock Avenue to Caroline Place/Tulip Avenue (the last stop)
7/26/24 • Jamaica
I suggest re-routing the proposed Q25 & Q65's new terminus along 146th Street between Jamaica Avenue and Archer Avenue in Jamaica. The southbound Q6 bus stop at Sutphin Blvd/91st Avenue gets highly crowded during long wait times and blocks the E/J/Z subway entrance. This stop should be placed on the southwest corner of Sutphin Bl/Archer Av or moved to the current Q25, Q34 & Q65 stop. Q25 & Q65 buses towards Jamaica would end at Jamaica Av/Sutphin Bl. The bus layover could be along 146th Street, shared with the Q30, Q31, & Q43, or to reduce the number of buses idling, it could be moved along Archer Av between 143rd Street and 146th Street where some bus operators have bus layovers. The first stop for northbound Q25 & Q65 buses would be at the current southbound Q20 & Q44+ bus stop at Archer Av/Sutphin Bl on the southeast corner. I hope you will consider my proposal. This will not only remove delays/clutter along the Q25 & Q65 when traveling via 95th Av & 150th St, where double-parked cars and traffic hinder bus travel but will also increase mobility in the Sutphin Bl/Archer Av intersection.
7/26/24 • Jackson Heights
Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders urges the MTA to bring Select Bus Service to Northern Boulevard, making neighborhood stops along the way from Flushing to Manhattan’s East Side. This is more than just getting places faster; it’s a matter of environmental sustainably and social justice.
A little story. I almost never drive into Manhattan, but last month I took someone for a doctor’s visit there. Traffic crept along Northern Boulevard and over the Queensborough Bridge, but when we turned onto Second Avenue—amazingly—we were moving, fast enough to make the multiple lights! Now that’s not a scientific traffic study and perhaps I was lucky, but the point is, we need to recognize that Manhattan is not the only borough afflicted by congestion.
In Queens, congestion has been getting worse for decades. The cause is not a mystery. Queens is the city’s second largest borough by population but ranks fourth in many measures in rapid transit. As a result, when people in Queens are in a hurry, if they have a car, they often use it. Even in places well served by the subway, such as Jackson Heights, it’s difficult to reach not only many parts of Queens but also the other boroughs that are not Manhattan.
As bad as this is now, without multiple new rapid transit lines our fast-growing borough likely will be doomed to the nation’s worst congestion and auto-related air pollution. (Only Brooklyn is growing last, according to the 2020 Census.) There is an alternative that’s much cheaper and faster to implement than building new subways, Select Bus Service. (Note: this does not eliminate the need for new subway service for Queens but is a crucial interim measure.)
The idea of bringing SBS to Northern Boulevard is not new. Calling ourselves the Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders, several neighbors and I launched this idea in early 2022. The Jackson Heights Beautification Group, which I am a board member of, endorsed this plan, and soon Council Member Shekar Krishnan, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Member Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas spoke out passionately for it a press conference we held that spring. https://vimeo.com/708686274?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ZADbF1bKu989t8hWuk_BzMrLpdtStf9AeqHO1kKq2tjeyGdjJgTUhwTw_aem_afcU8R41Z7kxxuaZk2OCfw
We appreciate the MTA’s planned conversion of the Q 66 to a faster, more direct, “limited” service line from Flushing to Long Island City on Northern Boulevard. We urge the MTA to take the next step—Select Bus Service on Northern Boulevard, over the Queensborough Bridge, in its own dedicated bus lane. To make the most efficient use of a new bus lane over the bridge, the Q 32, which already goes over the bridge, and the either the Q62 or Q69 on 21st Street in Astoria, should be rerouted via the new Queensborough bus lanes.
The Northern Boulevard SBS in operation could be its own best advertisement: one bus after another speedily passing cars on traffic-choked Northern Boulevard, everyday converting more motorists to Select Bus Service.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
I represent Grace Church Jamaica located at 155-24 Jamaica Avenue in Queens. There are things that are not in the redesign plan that we would like you to consider.
The westbound bus stop on Jamaica Avenue and Parson Blvd. (ID503932) is situated in front of Grace Church. This hampers the access of our older adults and parishioners with disabilities, who have to be dropped off by Access a Ride or private vehicles. The drivers of the private vehicles are getting tickets due to the cameras on the buses and on the street. We have recommended relocating the bus stop to Jamaica Ave. and 153rd Street or to the northeast corner of Jamaica Avenue and Parson Blvd.
Also, we would like the MTA and the DOT to allow access to Jamaica Avenue between Parson Blvd. and 153rd Street, particularly on Sundays and to allow access from the Church westbound on Jamaica Ave. to 150th Street without having to make the first right turn. There are signs posted on Jamaica Avenue prohibiting vehicles heading west from driving onto Grace Church''s block between 6 AM and 8 PM every day of the week. This has results in people getting tickets on Sundays, during events at Grace Church, and even at funerals.
The issuse has been raised that the buses have many riders that board and disembark at this bus stop. While this might be true during the weekdays, from our observations, there are significantly less riders on Sundays, especially during the morning hours.
We hope that you consider making these changes. Thank you
7/26/24 • Flushing
If you want people to use the MTA why make it harder for people to use The bus routes are being changed to make it harder to find a stop and harder to use cars for places the buses don’t run to
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please bring back the Q74!
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
I am summarizing my in-person testimony here for the MTA's convenience:
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
Thank you for your concern and attention to the needs of our neighborhood.
7/26/24 • Flushing
The Q65 needs to keep running to College Point. There many people in College Point near the Blvd that are headed elsewhere to get to work other than to Flushing, such as Long Island, Brooklyn, JFK Airport, or other parts of Queens. People need to take other subway or railroad lines in case the 7 train isn't running to Manhattan. There are a lot more bus, subway, and railroad connections in Jamaica than in Flushing, including the Airtrain to the airport. The Q25, which also goes to Jamaica runs up a different path than the Q65 and is further from the Q65's route in East Flushing and 164th St for the most part. The transfer from the Q26 to the Q65 in Flushing would also be a pain because we could risk missing the bus and there are many people that board there so it would be overcrowded and lose a seat.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Kew Gardens Hills
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
7/26/24 • Flushing
The proposal for bus changes in queens will make a difficult commute even worse for the 2 zone location. It should not be adopted
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased.
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall. Please put a stop inside the mall parking lot instead of out on the street, for both the safety and convenience of riders.
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza.
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends.
- Please keep the frequency of the QM4 the same.
Thank you.
7/26/24 • Flushing
"If it ain't broke, don't fix it." The busses passing through my neighborhood, Kew Gardens Hills (Flushing) are good as they are.
Would appreciate the return of the Q74, Union Turnpike and Queens Blvd to Queens College via Vleigh Place.
Also believe payment for "limited service" lines (i.e. Q44) should be made on the bus instead of before boarding.
7/26/24 • Hollis
The QM3 could be made into a more attractive route by extending past Little Neck Pkwy & Horace Harding Expwy via Little Neck Pkwy, right onto Jericho Tpke, right onto Braddock Av and terminate at 89 Av & Braddock Av.
Also, has there been a demand for Lower Manhattan Express bus service along Jewel Av? If so, please create a QM9 route which would operate along the QM4/QM44 routes
Herb
7/26/24 • Flushing
- Please keep all the stops on the Q64, and keep frequency the same or increased
- Please keep the Q20A down 20th Ave with same or higher frequencies for a one seat trip to the mall
- Please keep all Q20 stops. It's meant to be a local, and elderly and handicapped people rely on it to get from one part of the neighborhood to another easily.
- Please extend the Q44 to Fordham Plaza
- Please increase the frequency on the Q25 to make up for the removal of the Q34, especially on weekends
And please also advocate for the q20a to put the bus stop INSIDE the 20 avenue mall. It’s too dangerous to cross 20 avenue burdened with packages. Other communities around the country do it.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to LI Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park as it was proposed in the New Draft Plan. This would open up new connections to others areas like Jamaica where there are a lot more buses, subway, and rail lines. Bus riders in Queens only have the Q46 to get to the hospital, which means getting to Jamaica or other neighborhoods in Southeast Queens is very difficult as we have to transfer to a bus in Jamaica that gets us north some to then take the Q46 to the hospital. This would help many including nurses and guests if this extension were kept.
7/26/24 • Jamaica
The Q43 should keep the extension to LI Jewish Hospital in New Hyde Park as it was proposed in the New Draft Plan. This would open up new connections to others areas like Jamaica where there are a lot more buses, subway, and rail lines. Bus riders in Queens only have the Q46 to get to the hospital, which means getting to Jamaica or other neighborhoods in Southeast Queens is very difficult as we have to transfer to a bus in Jamaica that gets us north some to then take the Q46 to the hospital. This would help many including nurses and guests if this extension were kept.
7/26/24 • Mineola
I attended the Queens Bus Redesign Public Hearing on July 24th. What I found disheartening was the lack of data provided by the MTA to the public as to why bringing the Q110 into the Village of Floral Park is needed.
Multiple speakers were actually begging for increased bus service in their areas, which seems to have fallen on deaf ears, yet you are close to deciding that the Q110 needs to go into a residential community where it isn’t needed and is vehemently opposed.
If approved, this reconfiguring will, not maybe, create traffic and parking issues and increase congestion. Congestion is something that I guess isn’t good for Manhattan but is OK in your eyes to create in a suburban community.
So why do this? Why crush a small, quaint community when there is no significant outcry or demand for it (according to your own lack of data)? I have my suspicions.
Out of the approximately 140 elected officials and citizens who spoke that evening, I heard only one person who was in favor of the new Q110 route. That person, from what I could hear, was a representative of the UBS Arena. That gentlemen stated he was in favor of it as it makes it easier for UBS employees to be bused to the arena. I am under the impression that during the hearings for the original UBS project, it was stated that the UBS project would create jobs – local jobs. I guess that isn’t the case since UBS employees have to be bused into work. So much for helping the community. Yes, I know that isn’t your issue but why would you look to side with one entity (UBS) and go against an entire community?
I implore all of you to reconsider pushing multiple and unneeded buses into Floral Park and strongly encourage you to instead listen to the many, many speakers who were begging for your help in getting better, more, bus service in their areas.
Sincerely,
Scott P. Strauss
Nassau County Legislator, District 9
7/26/24 • Far Rockaway
This will increase an already crowded bus, half of whom DO NOT PAY AS THEY ENTER THE BUS. The answer is not to merge bus lines, but to make sure people (especially young adults) pay their fair share!!!!
7/26/24 • College Point
We need to keep the Q65 in College Pt. I am a College Pt resident and need my connection to the train at Jamaica LIRR Station to go to work. On my regular commute, I also see many people use the Q65 from Jamaica to get up to the NYPD Academy on College Point Blvd. If this bus is lost here, we would need to walk to the Q25 on 127th St, which is a further walk from College Pt Blvd and is always crowded, runs on tight narrow streets and makes a lot of turns. The Q26 does not help either because there will be a lot of people getting off of the bus to then wait for the Q65, which would also be crowded because many people board at Main St. This would result in some who already have a seat on the existing Q65 to now get off at Flushing and have to wait to get on a not so crowded connecting bus.
7/26/24 • Jackson Heights
Queens Bus Network Redesign testimony, July 23, 2024
Northern Boulevard Rapid Riders urges the MTA to bring Select Bus Service to Northern
Boulevard, making neighborhood stops along the way from Flushing to Manhattan’s East Side.
This is more than just getting places faster; it’s a matter of environmental sustainably and social
justice.
As bad as this is now, without multiple new rapid transit lines our fast-growing borough likely will
be doomed to the nation’s worst congestion and auto-related air pollution. (Only Brooklyn is
growing last, according to the 2020 Census.) There is an alternative that’s much cheaper and
faster to implement than building new subways, Select Bus Service. (Note: this does not
eliminate the need for new subway service for Queens but is a crucial interim measure.)
The idea of bringing SBS to Northern Boulevard is not new. Calling ourselves the Northern
Boulevard Rapid Riders, several neighbors and I launched this idea in early 2022. The Jackson
Heights Beautification Group, which I am a board member of, endorsed this plan, and soon
Council Member Shekar Krishnan, state Sen. Jessica Ramos, and Assembly Member Jessica
Gonzalez-Rojas spoke out passionately for it a press conference we held that spring.
https://vimeo.com/708686274?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR0ZADbF1bKu989t8hWuk_BzMrL
pdtStf9AeqHO1kKq2tjeyGdjJgTUhwTw_aem_afcU8R41Z7kxxuaZk2OCfw
We appreciate the MTA’s planned conversion of the Q 66 to a faster, more direct, “limited”
service line from Flushing to Long Island City on Northern Boulevard. We urge the MTA to take
the next step—Select Bus Service on Northern Boulevard, over the Queensborough Bridge, in
its own dedicated bus lane. To make the most efficient use of a new bus lane over the bridge,
the Q 32, which already goes over the bridge, and the either the Q62 or Q69 on 21 st Street in
Astoria, should be rerouted via the new Queensborough bus lanes.
The Northern Boulevard SBS in operation could be its own best advertisement: one bus after
another speedily passing cars on traffic-choked Northern Boulevard, converting more motorists
to SBS every day.
7/26/24 • New York
We have prepared a detailed, route-by-route report with our analysis of, recommendations and proposals for the Queens Bus Network Redesign plan. Please read it carefully. https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • Queens Village
https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • St. Albans
Queens historically is a spiritual place, especially Southeast Queens as noted by the number of mainline churches (Roman Catholic, Presbyterian, Dutch Reformed, Episcopalian and Methodist) and evangelical churches which have solidified the settlement since the 1600’s. Without these churches, Downtown Jamaica would certainly have perished during economic downturns.
I would like to see the bus stop moved from the block on which Grace Episcopal Church is located. The only mainline church that is still situated on Jamaica Avenue is Grace Episcopal Church which sits on land that was donated by the Rufus King family and of course where he is buried. All other mainline churches have gone onto a side street, been destroyed, or no longer are functioning in Jamaica. Which is a loss to our spiritual lives, but also our history in Jamaica as many of the churches on Long Island trace their roots to Jamaica. It would be a great help to parishioners and their guests not to be ticketed for going to church services not just on Sundays, but also any day a service is being held. This could be done by removing the bus stop located directly in front of the church. Although the path that Jamaica Avenue has absorbed was used to travel to various trading posts as far as Ohio by the First Nations Peoples, the area around that path was called Rustdorp (Resting Town) by the Dutch who felt the area to be a calming area. That peacefulness and cool breezes is why Rufus King acquired the property over 100 years later. One’s house of worship should be a place of quietude and contemplation of mind and spirit. The ability for one to go to one’s house of worship without the fear of punishment, could bring much peace to Downtown Jamaica and perhaps more parishioners-people who could potentially patronize the businesses. I endorse the Grace Church representative’s request to move the stop from in front of the oldest Episcopal church on Long Island located on the major thoroughfare of Jamaica, New York so that peace may prevail and the economy grow.
Concerns
My concerns relate to buses that connect Queens to Brooklyn. It is so much easier to take the bus from Queens to certain parts of Brooklyn. I noticed that:
‚óè Q3 bus no longer goes to Brooklyn-it terminates at JFK airport.
‚óè Q8 bus still goes to Brooklyn, but the route has been shortened.
Southeast Queens to Archer Subway Concerns
‚óè Q4 bus-I can not tell from the interactive maps what stops have been eliminated, however walking the 5 to 6 blocks to the main street (Linden, Merrick, Liberty, or Archer) is difficult for those with disabilities, are older and/or want to get to work on time.
‚óè Q36 bus- was rerouted on the map that will eliminate passengers being able to get a bus for 10 blocks on Jamaica Avenue. One of these blocks has a supermarket near Hempstead Avenue and Jamaica. This site has been providing food since colonial days as it was the site of the Rose Farm-just another example of how the Greater Jamaica area exudes its spirit. The lack of a bus stop in that area would inconvenience the workers at the supermarket and the workers who labor at the various auto shops and diners. Removal of the route between 212 Street to Springfield Blvd could increase food insecurity in a neighborhood that is growing older and becoming more renter oriented and dependent upon public transportation. Over 100 years ago The Queens Chamber of Commerce invested in industry and machination so as to help humans do better in producing goods by exerting less energy. using less time, and then producing more money for themselves and the borough.
The increased distance of the bus stops is a hindrance for those who already walk 5 to 6 blocks to get to the bus stop and for elders who have walking difficulties. The MTA's plans call for humans to exert more energy and spend more time so as to help the machines-the buses and the MTA look good. What we need are more stops and more buses. The Q4 was the best line decades ago-every 3 minutes during rush hour and every 5-7 minutes at off peak time. This year 15 minutes during rush hour especially after 7:01 a.m. and 20-30 minutes during off peak times.
When the outer boroughs were being developed the enticing gem was easy transportation-"Only One Hour to Manhattan" would entice people to move to the "country" boroughs. At that time the roads were barely constructed. Now that the countryside outer boroughs resemble small cities, it takes nearly 1.75 hours to get into the City from Southeast Queens. What we need are more stops, less transfers, and more buses.
7/26/24 • Queens Village
Please keep the Q110 bus going to Belmont park and do not eliminate this portion. Please read our Passengers United report https://www.passengersunited.org/uploads/1/1/1/6/11162514/qbnr_final_plan_recommendations_and_proposals_1.0.pdf
7/26/24 • Flushing
"The Fix Is In"
MTA! Not going your way or mine
Sixty years let it be
No need to change what ought not be changed
MTA! You should have considered a zillion blue moons ago when you put those accordions in the City’s gutters
Bad enough congestion pricing is a pregnant pause
MTA! Then you seek to mess on a 10 : 15 ratio what was vs. what will be
MTA! It's too late to turn back now but you have back-ended on the highway of the dreams of QUEENS-ites
MTA! Pivot. Psalm. Power.
MTA! It's your way or the highway.
MTA! Climate change: QUEENS-ites take to the Sidewalks of New York
MTA! What a squeeze play you slid into nowhere.
MTA! Now you have QUEENS-ites in the pocket, open the socket and let the re-design catch a new wave.
MTA! What were you thinking
