Buses
X13 & X14 Consolidation
With the service cuts only days away, expect the MTA to be issuing reminders of what services will be cut, consolidated, etc… They started this off by issuing a reminder of the X13 & X14 express bus consolidation that will take effect this Sunday. Here are the details via the press release they sent me: […]
100 People Rally To Save 2 Brooklyn Bus Lines
The death of numerous bus routes & subway lines inches closer & closer as each day passes. In reality there is nothing that will starve off the cuts from happening for the time being. However this did not stop 100 people from showing up at the Brooklyn Borough Hall to protest the MTA’s plans to […]
Bus Lane Camera Legislation Is Watered Down
As someone who has a strong understanding of politics on all levels, I don’t get too excited or too disappointed when new legislation passes or is attempting to do so. Too many people get caught up in the hoopla of success or frustration from failure. The main task they forget to do is actually take […]
New York Daily News Changes Fare Evasion Tune
Fare evasion especially on Select Bus Service is a topic I have opined on in numerous entries. Most of those entries focused on reports from the New York Daily News which highlighted how fare evasion on the Bx12’s Select Bus Service has been a problem since its inception. So with that in mind, I find […]
State Senate Approves Bus Camera Legislation
News about bus service continues to dominate this space. The never ending battle to bring survelliance cameras to bus only lanes continues. This legislation which would be a major key into improving bus service passed the State Senate’s Transportation Committee on Tuesday. Pete Donohue of the New York Daily News has more: A plan to […]
