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QueensWay vs QueensLink

Transit April 2026

QueensWay vs QueensLink

The Rockaway Beach Branch has sat abandoned for six decades. Two competing visions have emerged for its future: the QueensWay linear park proposal, and QueensLink, which calls for reactivating the corridor as an M-train extension. This hub compares the QueensLink ridership and cost projections against the findings of the MTA's 2018 sketch assessment , the only official feasibility study conducted to date.

47K–75K
Projected daily riders — MTA 2018 vs QueensLink 2021
$3.4–3.6B
QueensLink/TEMS capital cost estimate vs. MTA's $8.1B
8–10 yrs
Estimated total delivery timeline (EIS + construction)
$2.20
QueensLink: return per $1 invested ($9B economic output)
167K+
Summer 2024 Rockaway ferry riders — evidence of latent demand