Mamdani\u2019s Department of Transportation (DOT) plans to speed up the Q70 Select Bus Service (SBS) service, aka the \u201cLaGuardia Link,\u201d connecting Queens\u2019 LaGuardia Airport with the Jackson-Heights Roosevelt Avenue subway station, his office announced on Wednesday.<\/p>\n
The plan involves painting a dedicated eastbound center-running bus lane on Broadway between 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue.\u00a0The agency\u2019s proposal would keep one vehicle travel lane in each direction.<\/p>\n
Mamdani, in a statement, said the lane would quicken bus speeds along the corridor, which can be as slow as 2.7 miles per hour during the evening rush, long after World Cup revelers coming from out of town have flown home.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe World Cup may come and go, but the investments we made to our streets and public transit must serve New Yorkers for decades to come,\u201d the mayor said. <\/p>\n
\u201cArriving in New York City should be fast, affordable and reliable all year round \u2014 not just during major events,\u201d he added. \u201cThis new bus lane will help welcome visitors from around the world this summer while delivering faster commutes every day for the thousands of working-class New Yorkers who rely on the Q70.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n
The DOT will present the project to the local Community Board this month and plans to have the lane painted before the competition begins on June 13.\n<\/p>\n
The project is one of several street improvements that Mamdani\u2019s DOT has commenced in the run-up to the sporting event. Others include a redesign of Manhattan\u2019s 9th Avenue<\/a> and a new bike lane entrance to the Brooklyn Bridge on its Manhattan side<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cNYC DOT has launched a series of street improvements that will improve mobility during and long after the World Cup, whether you\u2019re arriving through LaGuardia or biking over the Brooklyn Bridge,\u201d Deputy Mayor for Operations Julia Kerson said in a statement.<\/p>\n Discount shuttle buses for World Cup: Hochul<\/p>\n Meanwhile, Hochul \u2018s administration, in partnership with the World Cup Host Committee, revealed on May 13 that round-trip shuttle bus prices for journeys to and from New Jersey\u2019s MetLife Stadium, where eight games of the World Cup between mid-June and mid-July will be played, will be lowered from $80 to $20<\/a>. Moreover, 20% of the tickets will be reserved for New York State residents.<\/p>\n \u201cCheaper shuttle bus service is a no-brainer \u2014 saving fans money and making it easier to get to matches, especially for New Yorkers who have access to exclusive tickets at this new, lower price,\u201d Hochul said in a statement. \u201cThis is your World Cup, and from Buffalo to Brooklyn, New Yorkers should be able to enjoy every moment of it.\u201d<\/p>\n The governor\u2019s announcement is among moves made in response to a whirlwind of backlash over New Jersey Transit\u2019s initial plan to charge<\/a> World Cup goers $150 for round-trip train tickets and $80 for shuttle bus fares.<\/p>\n