The MTA’s Interborough Express team is fanning out across Brooklyn and Queens this summer, setting up shop at bus stops, subway entrances, parks and libraries to quiz riders on how they actually travel. The pop‑ups are built for quick, curbside feedback from commuters and neighbors on station design and cross‑borough trips, as planners lock in early station concepts during the project’s design phase.
On July 1 the agency announced on social media that the IBX crew will host dozens of these stops and shared a running calendar in the thread. As laid out in MTA's X thread, the goal is to catch people where they already are and collect rapid‑fire input on travel patterns and station priorities.
Join us at an IBX pop-up event! The Interborough Express team is hosting events along the corridor at bus stops, subway stations, parks, libraries, and neighborhood gatherings to collect feedback on the design and share project details.
— MTA (@MTA) July 1, 2026
See the schedule in this thread👇 pic.twitter.com/Ftr22L3Z58
Where the pop-ups will appear
According to the MTA, pop‑ups will land at nearby bus stops, subway stations, parks, libraries, open‑streets activations and neighborhood events, with morning and evening slots aimed at both commuters and local residents. The public calendar runs from early July through the first week of September and features planned stops at Flatbush Ave–Brooklyn College, Jackson Heights–Roosevelt Ave, Bay Ridge Ave and Canarsie–Rockaway Pkwy, among others. Staff will be on hand with quick surveys and station‑design boards to capture what riders and nearby businesses want to see at future IBX stops.
Why the outreach matters
The Interborough Express is a planned 14‑mile light‑rail line between Bay Ridge in Brooklyn and Jackson Heights in Queens that officials say could cut cross‑borough travel times while linking up to 17 subway lines. Governor Kathy Hochul and MTA leaders have tagged the IBX as a design‑phase priority; per the governor’s announcement, the project is moving from planning into active design, with public feedback shaping station locations and features. Planners are floating an end‑to‑end travel time of about 32 minutes and weekday ridership in the hundreds of thousands, though any shovels in the ground are still years away.
How to take part
Riders who want a say can find the full pop‑up calendar and a short online survey on the Interborough Express project page. Fill out the survey and check event details on the MTA’s Interborough Express page, or send comments to [email protected] and sign up for the project mailing list for future updates. The agency notes that dates and locations may shift with weather or local programming, so it is worth double‑checking the calendar before heading out.
