boo hiss!
but i thought this was always called triboro rx and it was minus a tunnel to staten?
https://ny.curbed.com/2016/6/1/11830...ation-proposal
not sure where that changed?
Why the Triboro X rail may never leave the station
The proposed Triboro X route starting from Co-Op City in the Bronx connecting with Queens and terminating in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, will traverse dozens of neighborhoods, impacting several hundred thousand people living nearby.
By Larry Penner
Published : December 04, 2017 | Updated : December 04, 2017
In 2012, Manhattan Borough president and future 2013 Democratic Party primary NYC Comptroller candidate Scott Stringer called for the construction of a new Triboro X subway line. This would connect Brooklyn, Queens and The Bronx.
It made a great sound bite at the time and got Stringer some free publicity. But you have to ask five years later, just what has he done to follow up?
As always, the devil is in the details. Stringer said that this would be his number one transportation priority if elected NYC comptroller. I have seen no evidence that Stringer, since January 2014 as NYC comptroller, continued to advocate the new Triboro X line as his number one transportation priority since assuming office when speaking to voters around town or as part of municipal budget negotiations.
In 2016, the Regional Planning Association updated release of an old proposal for construction of the Triboro X Bronx-Queens-Brooklyn new rail service. Just how did the RPA come up with a potential cost of $1 to $2 billion? My experiences of over 31 years in the transportation field tell me it could easily cost several billion more.
Any proposed extension of the route from Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to Staten Island would require construction of a tunnel and additional station at the St. George Staten Island Ferry Terminal. This could also provide a connection to the Staten Island Rapid Transit station and system. This additional work alone could easily cost $5 billion.
There are no dollars programmed to support any work for advancement of this project contained with the MTA's $32 billion 2015 - 2019 Five Year Capital Plan.
Ditto for the MTA 2014 - 2034 Twenty-Year Capital Needs Assessment Plan.
The same is true for NYC's July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018 municipal budget.
more:
https://www.metro.us/news/local-news...ail-mta-penner