Light Rail Project (2016-2024)

Presented by:

Dinesh Adhikari

Wasam Almas

What is the light rail project “BQX”?

The ground-level rail system that would run along the East River waterfront in Brooklyn and Queens aims to propel and expand the city’s mass transit system into the future.

The light rail project will cover 17 miles in neighborhoods across Brooklyn and Queens.

Providing affordable and convenient transit for communities with limited transportation options

Supporting growing neighborhoods

The Proposal

The project, proposed by Mayor Bill de Blasio, would follow the likes of other American cities, such as San Diego, California, and Portland, Oregon, which have seen increased commuter traffic since their systems’ Implementation.

Thousands of new comers to the city are arriving and many neighborhoods that are in needs of immediate reliable and sustainable transportation

Alternative way to change lower or Carbon foot print and green house emission's

The streetcar system would link Sunset Park, Brooklyn to Astoria, Queens.

Possible Problems

Problems

Building tracks for Mono rail system by flood zones Area leave infrastructure vulnerable to flood damages

Prevention: The city is planning on building a Resilient Mono rail system

along with building Flood Resilient Neighborhoods in the coming years

Zone A Neighborhoods

Environmental/Social

justification

Justification

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050

Increasing access to quality jobs

Brings transportation to up and coming neighborhoods

Freedom from oil - Powered by clean electricity from renewable energy sources: wind, solar, geothermal, ocean/tidal

400 million New Yorkers will potentially benefit from a new transportation method also connection them with Ferry services

Estimated time from Dumbo to LIC is 27 min

Concerns

Rezoning of city streets and sidewalks, Houses and Business will be effected

Many Parking spots will be eliminated as a result of rezoning

Cost of the project is upwards of $2.5 billion dollars

Rising Sea Levels on the border of Zone A neighborhoods also a concern

OPPURTUNITY

De Blasio's BQX would serve 45,000 to 50,000 riders a day, many of whom now take buses. Roughly 70 percent of the route would get a dedicated right-of-way.

riders won't have to pay an additional fare to board an MTA subway or bus

Transfer to another green alternative of transportation through Ferry service coming in 2017

The city plans to do an environmental review of the proposal this year, begin work on the BQX in 2019 and start service in 2024.

BQX Time Study

It is expected that 15.8 million passengers would use the service

annually by 2035 which would help the growing neighborhoods

Provides affordable and convenient transit for communities with

limited transportation options

People will be suffer less or hospitalized because of carbon

monoxide poisoning;

Reduce greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050

People can reach destination on time as there will no traffic along

the light rail road beside train;

Social Feasibility

Economic Feasibility

It will be a 17 mile route that follow waterfront between Sunset

Park and Astoria.

Estimated tax revenue would be $3.7 billion which would be

more than enough value to cover operational cost of $1.7 billion.

Economically feasible in compare to the 2nd Ave. subway line

which covers only 8.5 miles route with $4.451 billion.

People will get more quality jobs as the project will be

implemented

Light Rail would cuts off demands of UBER or Other Car services

for people commuting from Queens to Brooklyn along the East

River Side.

potential to generate over $25 billion in economic impact to our

city over the next 30 years.

References

NYCEDC.COM

http://www.nycedc.com/project/brooklyn-queens-

connector-bqx

MTA.INFO

http://web.mta.info/capitaldashboard/CPDHome.html?A

GY=z&PLN=M&RPT=sas

GOTHAMIST.COM

http://gothamist.com/2016/04/25/streetcar_great_city_fin

ds.php