PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Bruce Hain, Member of the Public, on MTA's QueensLink Project
3:09:38
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Bruce Hain, a self-proclaimed rail transportation planner from Queens, criticizes the MTA's approach to the QueensLink project and other rail projects. He argues that the current plans are inefficient and unnecessarily expensive.
- Hain claims the MTA spent $800 million on a consultant study for the Rockaway Beach branch that proposes demolishing several buildings
- He suggests an alternative plan connecting to the Long Island Railroad for increased capacity
- Hain intends to file a written testimony with pictures illustrating the buildings that would need to be removed under the current plan
Bruce Hain
3:09:38
my name is Bruce Hain.
3:09:41
I live in Queens, and I consider myself to be the foremost, rail, transportation planner of my generation because you see I'm not up against very much.
3:09:54
And I think to a very large degree, this is intentional intentional.
3:10:02
It's been going on for a long time.
3:10:05
If you look at California High Speed Rail, you'll see, they they built a whole new line.
3:10:16
It's it's 6 miles longer than, it's a 111 miles.
3:10:22
It's 6 miles longer than the 105 mile line that was built in 18 70, which has a 50 mile tangent, perfect for high speed rail.
3:10:32
It should have been anyway, you know, and they spend $3,000,000,000 on it when they already had the right of way, a better right of way, a straighter right of way.
3:10:43
It's circuitous, and it's gonna be too expensive to run.
3:10:47
Anyway, the MTA spent $800,000,000 on their discussion of, on their their, the the consultant Mhmm.
3:11:03
Sistra to to look at, the the Rockaway Beach branch, and it was supposed to be comprehensive.
3:11:15
And then based on that, you paid more see, but that study shows, it it runs the line through about 8 buildings.
3:11:31
There are 6 townhouses.
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There are there's a 9 story building.
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They've all gotta come down if you're gonna do it the way Sistra planned it.
3:11:42
So I intend to, file, a written thing, and I hope that if it's in, Windows, Windows format that, a picture pictures can be included too, because I I point to the buildings that, need to be taken out to do it this way.
3:12:06
I've I've, planned an alternate for
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:12:08
Thank you, sir.
Bruce Hain
3:12:09
The subway, but the way to do it is connected to the Long Island Railroad.
3:12:14
That way you have capacity.
Selvena N. Brooks-Powers
3:12:17
Thank you, sir.
Bruce Hain
3:12:20
Sorry to get so confused.
3:12:21
I don't know.
3:12:22
These things are too short to say it.
3:12:24
No problem.
Eric Dinowitz
3:12:25
Thank you
