PUBLIC TESTIMONY
Testimony by Juan Garcia on Resolution 59 and QueensLink Transit Proposal
3:24:37
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Juan Garcia, a young member of the public, testifies in support of Resolution 59 and the QueensLink transit proposal. He emphasizes the need for improved north-south train service in Queens and the potential benefits for community connectivity and accessibility.
- Highlights the lack of north-south train service in Queens and the current reliance on overcrowded buses
- Emphasizes the potential for increased diversity in travel options for both work and leisure
- Mentions the proposal's plan to utilize existing, unused train stations and include park spaces
Juan Garcia
3:24:37
Hello.
3:24:37
Good afternoon, everyone.
3:24:39
I'm just calling to also just continue with the, passing resolution 59.
3:24:44
Just to go off what Matthew, Gabriel, and Abraham have been saying.
3:24:47
I mean, when you when you hear everybody talk, we're all pretty young, and we all think this would be an amazing inclusion because, like, people have said there is no north or south, train service in Queens, and it just would include so many more, dive it would include so much more diversity for just traveling, whether that's leisure or work.
3:25:06
Because I think there is a lot of opportunities where people my age and younger have had the opportunity to either work in, near Ozone Park or the the beach, but it just seems very inaccessible because there's only, like, the q 53 and the q52 buses that get there.
3:25:24
It's always packed.
3:25:25
It's always packed.
3:25:27
And I just think it there there's there's there's really no downside to this.
3:25:31
Like, from what Queensland was showing, there's already a lot of train stations that just haven't been used for, I think, over 60 years or something like that, and they wanna include parks.
3:25:40
I think Matthew was talking about that.
3:25:42
And it it was just such a incredible thing that, like, it it just includes so much more community.
3:25:48
It it involves a community more.
3:25:50
You're able to explore the city way way way, way quicker and, like, have access to just different people instead of just always staying in your in the same neighborhood just because you can't take a bus or train there.
3:26:03
And I think that's it.
3:26:04
I just really hope this resolution gets passed because, there's really is no downside to this.
3:26:08
Thank you.
