"Any attempt to build transit on former rail lines repurposed as parkland will either fail or accrue hundreds of millions of dollars in delays, as shown by two projects to build transit on deactivated tracks in the D.C. suburbs and Atlanta."
"“You want to measure once and cut once,” said Eric Goldwyn, a researcher with NYU Marron's Transit Costs Project. “You don't want to measure twice and cut twice, and once there's a park, people will be loath to say, 'Oh let's rip it up.'”"
"Mayor Mamdani has followed in his predecessor's footsteps by advancing the QueensWay, a “linear park” on a decommissioned right of way in south-central Queens, despite his previous support for the QueensLink project that would reactivate rail service on the same corridor."
"“Doing anything in the Metro Hub location will end up blocking transit,” said QueensLink spokesperson Noelle Hunter. “It's pretty much the winch point of the project. It involves the Metropolitan Avenue Station, and we've identified it the primary staging grounds for construction.”"
A plan to build a linear park on a decommissioned rail right of way in Queens could hinder a previously supported transit project on the same corridor. Similar efforts in Maryland and Georgia indicate that once parkland is created, transit replacement becomes difficult and expensive, often leading to failures or large delays. Transit cost research warns against needing repeated measurements and construction changes, noting that people may resist tearing up park infrastructure. QueensWay advances despite support for QueensLink, which would reactivate rail service along the corridor. QueensLink supporters argue the proposed park location near the Metropolitan Hub would block key transit work and serve as a major construction staging area.
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