The first phase of the Queens bus network redesign begins today, affecting about 800,000 riders.The MTA is promising new and improved bus service across the borough. After five years of planning, the redesign is supposed to decrease travel times and make simpler trips for daily riders in the city's largest borough.

On Monday morning, MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber joined ambassadors near the Flushing–Main Street 7 train and LIRR stations at the Main Street/Kissena Boulevard Q20 and Q44-SBS bus stop to greet riders and provide information on the redesign.

On Sunday, phase one of Queens’ bus redesign begins, the biggest overhaul in its history, affecting all but three of the borough’s bus routes.