In December 2023, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) issued a Proposed Final Plan to redesign the Queens Bus Network to better match rider needs and improve service for customers. We are holding this public hearing to gather final comments about all bus service in the borough. If approved by the MTA Board, phased implementation is currently targeted for mid-2025.
What is the Queens Bus Network Redesign?
The Queens Bus Network has not substantially changed in decades, despite shifting demographics and travel patterns. The Queens Bus Network Redesign focuses on reimagining the bus network to increase connections, improve reliability, speed up travel, and simplify service. The redesigned Queens Bus Network has simpler, more direct routes, improved bus stop balancing, enhanced connectivity, and improved frequency on key routes.
Learn more about the proposed changes to your bus route, stop, and schedule.
Public hearing details
When: Wednesday, July 24, 2024, 5-8:30 p.m.
Where: The Helen Marshall Cultural Center at Queens Borough Hall, 120-55 Queens Blvd, Kew Gardens. The meeting will be held in the Atrium. All attendees must enter through the main entrance on Queens Blvd and pass through building security.
Available transit options:
- Subway: to Kew Gardens-Union Tpke
- Bus: Q10, Q37, Q46, Q60
- LIRR to Kew Gardens
Registration details
Those wishing to pre-register to be heard at the Public Hearing must register online here. Verbal presentations will be limited to two (2) minutes. You may present verbal testimony or submit written statements in lieu of or to supplement oral testimony concerning the proposed project. Written comments will be accepted online here.
Comments may also be submitted via postal mail to: MTA Government & Community Relations, Attn: QBNR Public Hearing, 2 Broadway, D16.94, New York, NY 10004.
All written statements must be submitted by 8:00 p.m. on Friday, July 26, 2024. Comments received after that date and time will be reviewed but will not be included in the official hearing record.
Accessibility and Language Assistance Services
At the public hearing, CART Captioning and American Sign Language services will be available.
Members of the public who are deaf or hard of hearing can use their preferred relay service or the free 711 relay service, and then ask to be connected to the public hearing hotline at 646-252-6777 to speak with an agent.
Members of the public who are blind or have low vision can request accommodations on or before July 22, 2024, by submitting a request online or by calling the public hearing hotline at 646-252-6777 from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily.
If language assistance or any other accommodations are required, please submit a request at least three business days before the hearing date in one of the following ways: online, by calling the public hearing hotline at 646-252-6777, or by sending a letter to:
MTA Government & Community Relations
Re: 2024 QBNR PH
2 Broadway, D16.94
New York, NY 10004
When calling the hotline, please mention the keyword "public hearing."