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NYC to Add Center-Running Bus Lane in Queens to Speed Q70 Before World Cup

Officials say the change will speed airport trips that now crawl as slow as 2.7 mph.

Mayor Mamdani talking to riders on the Q70 in January.
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Overview

  • The city’s plan, announced Wednesday, creates an eastbound center-running lane on Broadway between 69th Street and Roosevelt Avenue for the Q70 LaGuardia Link.
  • NYC DOT will take the proposal to the local community board this month, and the agency says the lane will be in place before World Cup matches begin.
  • The layout keeps one general traffic lane in each direction, a design meant to move buses past turning cars and double-parked vehicles that slow service now.
  • The Q70 is a fare-free shuttle that connects LaGuardia to the Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Avenue subway hub and the Woodside LIRR station, carrying about 9,000 riders daily on a corridor that can slow to 2.7 mph.
  • In a separate move, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday the state will spend $6 million to cut round-trip shuttle bus fares to MetLife Stadium to $20, while local outlets report a broader $160 million multi-agency upgrade package that officials have not fully detailed.