Queens residents are increasing calls for better transportation options to commute to Brooklyn. elijahwestbrook takes a closer look at the proposed Interborough Express:
CBS2's Elijah Westbrook
She looks to the IBX as a solution. It would be a 14 mile stretch of transit service between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn and Jackson Heights, Queens. From end to end, just 45 minutes tops. The MTA says the line would use the Long Island Railroad's former Rockaway Beach branch -- a project the agency says could result in a subway-like system, light rail or bus.
"I think it's a good idea, because you have to go to Manhattan to catch another train," said Jamaica, Queens resident Sharon Datson.
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