Showing posts with label City Hall. Show all posts
Showing posts with label City Hall. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 8, 2015

The Queens Public Transit Committee (QPTC) will be at the Elmhurst Community Center on Saturday, July 11, 2015

MEDIA ADVISORY:
 
                The Queens Public Transit Committee (QPTC) 
             will be at the Elmhurst Community Center 
To Discuss The Rockaway Branch Line Rail Restoration And 
      AGAINST the application of SBS (Select Bus Service) on Woodhaven Blvd
            
DATE: Saturday, July 11, 2015 
                 from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm
        CONTACT: QPTC Chairman Philip McManus at: PhilAMcManus@gmail.com
                                or by phone at: 718-679-5309
On Saturday, July 11, 2015, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm, the QPTC will be at the Elmhurst Community Family Health Fair at St James Community Hall,  84-07 Broadway, Elmhurst, Queens, NY 11373.
City Hall has created a major transportation crisis in Queens with the proposed Woodhaven Blvd. Select Bus Service.We need to expand our railways not eliminate: 
numerous travel lanes, 
numerous bus stops, 
numerous left turns, 
numerous parking spaces,
narrow remaining travel lanes, 
replace travel lanes with exclusive bus and bike lanes, 
and lower the speed limit to 25 mph,
which is causing miles of gridlock and lost productivity, 
increase commercial traffic and pollution on residential streets,
increase travel times and expenses including more devious speeding and lane camera tickets, 
higher taxes, 
increase emergency response times, and further isolate, separate and divide Queens communities. 

Why does our city spend ($32 Billion) on railway expansion in Manhattan only and demand that the outer boroughs pay with higher taxes, tickets, traffic, pollution, poverty and less services? 

Is this equality?  

City Hall is stealing our time, freedom and prosperity with longer transit commutes, taxes and increased enforcement. Select Bus Service, QueensWay, Vision Zero and Transportation Alternatives is killing Queens.

Queens must unite and expand our railway system now. 

Philip McManus

Queens Public Transit Committee
Faster transportation will create more social, economic, recreational, and environmental opportunities.  

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Friday, May 22, 2015

Queens Public Transit Committee's encounter with Mayor DeBlasio

ENOUGH IS ENOUGH!!!

We held an emergency transportation rally today to protest our Mayor's incompetence and discrimination of the Queens transportation system and the outer boroughs on Friday, May 22, 2015 at 2:30 pm at 94 Street and Shore Front Pkwy., Rockaway Beach.
Here's our message to the Mayor.We need immediate improvements including: 
  • Expand railway service in the outer boroughs including the QueensRail and Triboro RX. 
  • Expand citywide Ferry service. 
  • Increase service and maintenance on the Rockaway Shuttle and A train, 
  • Repave our roadways. 
  • Eliminate the tolls on Rockaway bridges.
  • Extend bus routes to eliminate unnecessary transfer delays. 
  • Increase bus service on our highways, bridges and tunnels. 
We're looking to unite our city with faster transportation which gives us more transportation options and economic opportunities! 

We want the City to stop stealing our time, freedom and prosperity by giving us fewer travel lanes, lower speed limits, less bus stops, left turns, and less parking with more traffic tickets and enforcement.
We also want to stop Select Bus Service, Vision Zero and the QueensWay park plan! 
Stop discriminating against Queens!
Stop separating, isolating and dividing Queens and the outer Boroughs. 

The citizens of New York City will never support a Mayor who doesn't listen to the people. 

You can tell the media and our Mayor (a/k/a The Great Transportation Mayor) how you feel about the issues we raise. Come to future rallies, brings posters and your friends!!! We must fight for what's right!!!
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Tuesday, September 9, 2014

Our Rally for Q 52 Bus Extension to Far Rockaway is on Saturday September 20, at Beach 67 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 11 am.

Queens Public Transit Committee Press Release

Release date: September 8, 2014

Media contacts: 
Philip McManus, Chairman
Queens Public Transit Committee

Location/Date: Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Beach 67 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard

Time: 11 AM.


We are gaining influence in Queens.Please cover this very important meeting as this is a great opportunity to show how we network and unite with other communities and groups. 
Our 'Rally for Q52 Bus Extension to Far Rockaway' is on Saturday, September 20, 2014 at Beach 67 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard at 11am. 

Our opinion is that 2 1/2 hours is way too long to get around Queens using mass transit.  It's a waste of time, money and destroys opportunities with unnecessary transfers and road delays. 

We advocate the extension of bus routes across Queens and the Q52 Limited Bus to Far Rockaway as a example of how we want to connect buses to more ferry service as faster transportation (all modes) which saves time and makes money. More money creates jobs and opportunities.
Currently, the Q 52 doesn't connect to the Ferry at this time but we need another Ferry stop in Far Rockaway that would connect with this bus. The Q22, Q35, Q53 and QM16, Q113 and the Q114 should all connect to the Ferry.

We are promoting several petitions and here's a list:


Feel free to contact me for further information with this information below.

Philip McManus, Chairman
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Friday, August 15, 2014

Next QPTC meeting is Wednesday, August 20, 2014 from 7:30 to 9 PM

Dear Friends,

Our next Queens Public Transit Committee meeting is on Wednesday, August 20 from 7:30 to 9 PM at the:
Knights of Columbus
333 Beach 90th Street
Rockaway Beach, Queens. 
We hope you can make it as we'll discuss more than one topic.

The fight for the ferry from Lower Manhattan to the Rockaways continues. Important steps have been taken since last month's meeting. There will be a press conference on the steps of City Hall the night after our meeting. There are more actions to complete. It's critical that we come together, discuss the progress that has been made and coordinate our efforts going forward. If you can, sign the petition on our social media too. 

 
Of course, there are other transportation concerns to address. We've recently joined the battle to extend the Q52 bus route to serve more Rockaway residents. New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released a report describing the Rockaway Beach line as a good investment for the MTA. Momentum is shifting our way -- how can we capitalize, and where else should we focus our advocacy? Please join us Wednesday and help us make plans.

We've got work to do.

Mike Scala
Queens Public Transit Committee
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