"The IBX is the city's proposed light rail that would connect Brooklyn and Queens. The project, which is currently in the design phase, would be built alongside the existing LIRR Bay Ridge Branch and a 14-mile freight line extending from Bay Ridge in Brooklyn, to Jackson Heights in Queens. According to the MTA, it would connect with up to 17 subway lines and the Long Island Railroad."
"There's a strong focus on educating stakeholders of various types, from residents to community boards to city and state officials, about the project and what it would do for the city," said Arturo Garcia-Costas, program director for Local, National & International Environment at The Trust. According to Garcia-Costas, part of the grant is also allocated to focus on research and analysis on any issues that emerge during the enactment and advocacy efforts for the project."
The Trust awarded $150,000 to the Regional Plan Association to support advocacy and community engagement around the proposed Interborough Express (IBX). The IBX is a planned light rail linking Brooklyn and Queens alongside the LIRR Bay Ridge Branch and a 14-mile freight line from Bay Ridge to Jackson Heights, currently in the design phase. MTA planning projects connections with up to 17 subway lines and the Long Island Rail Road, with end-to-end trips anticipated at 40 minutes or less and new transit access for nearly 900,000 residents. Grant funds will support stakeholder education, advocacy, and research and analysis on emerging implementation issues. The RPA originated the IBX concept as a Triborough expressway conversion of an underutilized freight line, a concept later adopted by the MTA.
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