Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about The Triboro (rail project)

Light rail is the option. But what about our other questions?

Your Unanswered Questions on the Interborough Express, Answered

By Dave Colon | Jan 24, 2023 | No Comments

Well, the MTA has answered one question about the future of the Interborough Express by picking light rail, but don't worry, we still have plenty of other questions. And some answers!

They have chosen: light rail. Graphic: MTA

Hochul Gives Green Signal To Light Rail On The Interborough Express

By Dave Colon | Jan 10, 2023 | No Comments

Gov. Hochul was poised to use her State of the State address on Tuesday afternoon to announce that the MTA will choose light rail for the Interborough Express, the transit connection on an existing right of way between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights.

What society would look like if the QueensLink was built. Photo: QueensLink

A Dozen-Plus Electeds Back QueensLink Subway Expansion

By Dave Colon | Aug 5, 2022 | No Comments

Elected officials in Queens joined forces to seek a big bag of money to study reactivating an old transit right of way, the latest effort to move the project known as QueensLink off the conceptual page and into reality.

MTA Takes Baby Step on Interboro Express With Federal Grant Application to Cover Environmental Review

By Dave Colon | May 16, 2022 | No Comments

The MTA is taking yet another step forward by applying for a newly established grant from the recent infrastructure bill.

Gov. Hochul has edited the Regional Plan Association's Triboro plan. But it's a start.

ALL ABOARD! Hochul Seeks Subway Between Bay Ridge and Jax Hghts

By Dave Colon | Jan 5, 2022 | No Comments

The State of the State address included a plan to turn rail right-of-way into the Interborough Express between Bay Ridge and Jackson Heights and intersecting with 17 subway lines and the LIRR.

A map shows the proposed route of the Triboro, an above-ground rail line that would link the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. Photo: MTA

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POINT-COUNTERPOINT: Two Views on ‘The Triboro’

By Streetsblog | Jan 24, 2020 | No Comments

The MTA will study a long-sought, above-ground rail line linking the Bronx, Brooklyn and Queens. But does it make sense? Let the debate begin!