The proposal by town officials in Babylon and Huntington to create transit and Park &Ride hubs served by express buses around one existing Long Island Rail Road station and one they are pressing to re-open has gained the support of Action Long Island, a business group with membership and high visibility in central Long Island.

According to LI Business News, Action LI sent a letter requesting that the LIRR restart the East Farmingdale station on the Ronkonkoma Branch to Governor Pataki and MTA Chairman Peter Kalikow. New York DOT, which owns the property around the closed station, has said it will hold off on plans to lease the land to a retail developer until the MTA has an opportunity to evaluate the proposal (MTR #325). 

Suffolk Towns Propose Transit Hubs - July 16, 2001

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