"According to the transit advocacy organization, the Transit Costs Project, a $40-billion, 40-year effort would add 41 miles of new subway lines and 64 new stations, resulting in 40,000 units of affordable housing and tens of thousands of more units of market-rate housing without even a single change to the current zoning regulations around the stations."
"The 12 major subway expansions through 2069 include: The long-awaited Utica Avenue extension. Subway service stretching out past its current limits to northeast Queens and southeast Queens. A fully operational Second Avenue Subway from west Harlem to Gravesend. A reactivated Rockaway Beach Branch, aka the QueensLink. A fully automated Cross Bronx light rail that runs every 90 seconds."
"The authors of A Better Billion admit that their plan would likely kill Mayor Mamdani's free bus service. But the report's authors noted that they were explicitly inspired by the mayor's clarion call for the city to put transit at the center of the city's politics, which is why they have offered up what they call an "expansive and audacious" plan to make the city more affordable."
A $40-billion, 40-year transit proposal would add 41 miles of new subway lines and 64 stations, producing roughly 40,000 affordable housing units and tens of thousands of market-rate units without changing zoning around stations. The plan lists 12 major expansions through 2069, including the Utica Avenue extension, expanded service into northeast and southeast Queens, a fully operational Second Avenue Subway to Gravesend, reactivation of the Rockaway Beach Branch (QueensLink), and a fully automated Cross Bronx light rail running every 90 seconds. The proposal likely precludes a fare-free bus program and frames expanded rapid transit as central to addressing city affordability. Eric Goldwyn served on the mayor's transportation and infrastructure transition committee.
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