https://qns.com/story/2019/10/11/eas...rdens-meeting/
Transportation woes continued to plague Queens residents this week, as commuters expressed dissatisfaction with the current system.
On Oct. 10, state Senator John Liu hosted a bus redesign meeting in Oakland Gardens for eastern Queens residents to give suggestions on how to modernize bus service and routes. The senator sought to elicit community feedback before the MTA released its initial redesign plan in November.
Darryl Irick, the president of MTA Bus Operation, said that the current bus routes originated from New York’s old trolley network and have not evolved since.
To improve service in Queens and citywide, Bayside resident Ben Turner suggested an increase in the number of SBS buses, which stop less frequently, and “reprioritizing road space.”
“Given what’s happened on 14th Street in Manhattan, [we need] more ‘bus only’ routes entirely. Especially in areas like Kissena in Downtown Flushing, which serves multiple bus routes, and Main Street and other areas where it could work,” Turner said. “I think they really have to take a hard look at reprioritizing road space towards mass transit and away from single-passenger vehicles.”
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