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At Long Last the BQE Panel Report is Finished
 

The Mayor’s Expert Panel on the BQE has concluded its work and is preparing to release its report and recommendations.

Along with other community stakeholders, the BHA will attend a briefing provided by the Panel this Thursday evening, January 30.  

We look forward to learning firsthand what conclusions the Panel has come to after these many months and are hopeful that the report will offer thousands of people all along the BQE corridor a forward-looking and transformative vision. You will hear from us again soon after we’ve met with the Panel and have assessed the report.

The outpouring of community concern and engagement around this issue has been incredible so far. Now that we are about to enter a new stage in the process, we may well need to mobilize again for the benefit of Brooklyn and beyond. Stay tuned!

Return of the BQX

It’s alphabet soup in our newsletter today with the BQE and now the BQX.
 
Earlier this month, the City unveiled a new website to promote the Brooklyn-Queens Connector, also known as the “BQX.” NYCEDC is now holding a series of public workshops on the BQX in addition to making presentations to the Community Boards. These meetings and presentations are precursors to an environmental review for the proposal, with a public hearing scheduled for May 2020.
 
The first community meeting is Thursday, February 6, 2020, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM at Brooklyn Borough Hall, 209 Joralemon Street. The BHA will be there to ask questions and learn more about the project’s current status. We invite anyone who is interested in this project to join us at Borough Hall – RSVP below.
 
While the BHA has not yet taken a formal position on the BQX, we continue to believe that there may be better and more cost-effective ways to achieve improved public transportation options and connectivity for the people and communities the BQX intends to serve. Moreover, now is not the time to finalize any plans with respect to the BQX when nothing has been resolved about the BQE.

Learn more about the project’s estimated costs, timeline, and financing from Gothamist and the Brooklyn Eagle.
RSVP for BQX Public Meeting
 


 
Save The Date: BHA Annual Meeting
 February 26, 2020 - 7pm

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Brooklyn Heights Association
55 Pierrepont St, Box 17D
Brooklyn, NY 11201
718-858-9193  info@thebha.org
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