A transit solution that's just...sitting right there

Get Nebula using my link for 40% off an annual subscription (and really help the channel!): https://go.nebula.tv/citynerd Or! Get a Nebula Lifetime Membership — it's the best way to support the long-term development of my channel (including ambitious Originals!), especially if you use my custom link: https://go.nebula.tv/lifetime?ref=citynerd Also! Nebula gift cards available — get the same great discounts using my code, and gift friends and family with the curse of watching my content every week (and all the stuff on Nebula that's actually good!) http://gift.nebula.tv/citynerd Watch "Is America An Oligarchy?" from TLDR News' What To Follow USA here: https://nebula.tv/videos/wtf-january-31?ref=citynerd ---------- The LIRR Rockaway Beach Branch Line has sat dormant for decades. Could it be resurrected as a new link in the transit desert of Central Queens? The folks at Queenslink think so, and I'm inclined to agree. ---------- Queens DESERVES transit equity, especially in neighborhoods that were devastated by urban renewal projects in the mid-20th Century, and face the brunt of climate change in the 21st Century. Please consider making a donation to QueensLink so that we can continue the fight for all New Yorkers! https://thequeenslink.org/get-involved/donate/ Also just announced, a Queenslink fundraiser and celebration on Wednesday, March 19: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/queenslink-grant-fundraiser-sanger-hall-tickets-1252581207109?aff=oddtdtcreator ---------- Patreon — a way to directly support my ability to talk about what I want to talk about every week. Much appreciation to all of you who are already patrons! https://www.patreon.com/CityNerd ---------- Previous CityNerd videos referenced: - Why Traffic Is Worse Than Ever: https://youtu.be/rM6NoYyG-Ro ---------- Resources: - Queenslink, a project that will bring transit back to the Rockaway Beach Branch Line: https://thequeenslink.org/ - Queensway, a competing project that will NOT build new transit: https://www.thequeensway.org/ - https://www.mta.info/project/interborough-express- - https://qns.com/2025/01/queenslink-400k-grant-transit-project/ - https://www.transportation.gov/sites/dot.gov/files/2025-01/RCP%20FY24%20Award%20Factsheet.pdf - https://usa.streetsblog.org/2025/02/14/sec-duffy-moves-to-rescind-billions-for-woke-transportation-on-feb-18-so-advocates-must-speak-up-now - https://www.constructiondive.com/news/dot-grant-preference-marriage-birth-rate/738942/ - https://www.mta.info/map/22461 ---------- Images - Drone footage courtesy of QueensLink - NYC subway LED map Flickr user Sing-mee Lee https://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3950269874) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/ ---------- Instagram: @nerd4cities BlueSky: @nerd4cities Threads: @nerd4cities Twitter: @nerd4cities ---------- Music: CityNerd background: Caipirinha in Hawaii by Carmen María and Edu Espinal (YouTube music library) ---------- Business Inquiries: thecitynerd@nebula.tv