ARE YOU LOOKING FOR A QUICKER AND EASIER TRIP INTO MANHATTAN?
IF THAT’S WHAT YOU NEED TO IMPROVE YOUR QUALITY OF
LIFE,
JOIN
OUR QUEENS PUBLIC TRANSIT COMMITTEE!!!
The Queens Public Transit Committee is promoting the reactivation
of the Rockaway Beach Line (RBL) in
Queens as a mass transit option. This means restoring the former Long
Island Rail Road right of way in a manner in which it was intended – a transportation
mode that will offer a quick and safe trip into central Queens and Manhattan.
What restoring rail service to the line will do is to reduce
long travel times, dangerous streets and overflowing traffic. Rail service has
always resulted in increased economic activity which results in more jobs for
everyone. Workers and students will be able to get to their destinations
quicker while increasing their quality of life which can translate into more
productivity overall. When the LIRR operated trains there, it took a maximum of
forty minutes to enter Manhattan compared to at least 2 or 3 times that amount
right now. This transportation crosstown corridor was lost to us in 1950 and 1962 when it was shortened, then
eliminated.
Increased bus service is not the answer as they tend to get
stuck in traffic which can result in an inconsistent spacing of buses and long
wait lines to get on them.
Unite with your fellow commuters and
complain about being stuck in your car traffic or in an overcrowded bus.
Don't spectate...participate
and do something about it.
The
Queens Public Transit Committee is organizing a march and rally for better
access to jobs, schools and the entire New York Metropolitan area through the
reactivation of the Queens Rockaway Beach Line, subway or LIRR.
Send
this message to Governor Cuomo an e-mail to: press.office@exec.ny.gov
FIGHT FOR BETTER ACCESS TO
JOBS AND SCHOOLS
WITH FASTER TRANSPORTATION
OPTIONS BY
REOPENING THE QUEENS ROCKAWAY BEACH LINE
AS THE NEW QUEENS CROSSTOWN RAIL LINE!!!
The
Queens RBL is only one to six blocks east, travels north/south and parallel to
Woodhaven Boulevard, from Penn Station through Central Queens to South
Queens.
For more
information, contact Queens Public Transit Committee by visiting this blog for information
about fixing this vexing transportation problem: http://rockawaybranchline.blogspot.com/
Philip McManus, Chairman
Queens Public Transit Committee
