It might be possible to build the new bridge closer to the Triboro, thus keeping the new shadows to a minimum area. Actual engineering work would be needed to know this.
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If it could be nestled right up against the Triboro, I think psychologically the bridge over the park becomes much easier to swallow. Don't think the el along Hoyt is an issue given that it's already a loud, hostile environment – if anything, an opportunity to fix some of that.
Having tracks there takes away nothing. These same families already have hundreds of thousands of polluting vehicles screaming past their windows every day. The train would be virtually silent, and if there were sound walls, the highway would be easier to live with. Again, this isn't an old NYC El.
Since I don't expect the IBX to extend past Park Ave, a simpler solution would be to build the IBX station more shallow, at the same level as the Lex. Then it can simply pass above SAS.
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