161 New York

In my opinion extending the s57 to Journal Square is not a good idea. I honestly cannot see that benefiting many Staten Islanders and a closed door route would exacerbate the traffic on the Boulevard. Having a few 10's start and end on Staten Island on Richmond Ave/Forest & Morningstar would be ideal. Thinking about it some more from a previous post, my proposal would not degrade service. The 10 would not have to bypass its southern terminus at 1st & JFK, it could make that stop, make a right turn on 1st, a right turn on Avenue A and access the bridge from there. As you may recall, my suggestion would be one stop on Staten Island where riders can transfer to many popular cross-Island routes. Additionally, I think its worth discussing the roles HBLR & existing local buses which serve two completely different ridership demographics: a) HBLR is, partially a way to connect Hudson County to each other, but particularly Downtown Jersey City as that area is a hub for most private businesses (finance, technology, retail) and as a way to revitalize downtown Jersey City. B) Most buses in Hudson County begin/end at Journal Square because that area is the municipal (and formerly a major commercial hub before downtown) for residents of Jersey City and the county. The justice complex (Superior Court, Municipal Court) is located on Newark Avenue and Summit Ave respectively, Hudson Community College. Also, given the buses (10) route through residential areas I think it would link more folks with transportation options than the HBLR I think extending the 10 would be the best idea because again it would benefit more people.

Speaking of South Jersey. ACY Atlantic City International Airport. This airport needs NJ Transit bus service! I took a flight out of there in May 2011 and I walked four miles from Black Horse Pike to the terminal (319 PABT to 502), rolling suitcase in hand.

Clarification on my 10 proposal - The Staten Island run would only be every 2-4 hours, not the entire line. - s89 an observation of, increased interstate travel in BOTH directions, particularly the AM going to Staten Island and PM going to Bayonne.

Suggestions/ Ideas and Proposals: 161 (New York - Paterson) - 24 hour route with 2 hour headways on weekday nights, 2.5 hour headways on weekend nights to and from New York. - More weekday service between (6-9am) from New York via Union City to Teterboro or Paterson (via Washington Avenue), buses get packed! - Better spacing between buses from Route 46 (Teterboro) to Union City/New York, serious bunching issues after 4pm, some buses have 9 people on it, I have seen one bus with 92+ fare collections. 10 (Bayonne - Jersey City (Journal Square)) - Begin a run from Staten Island at the intersection of Forest Avenue/Richmond Avenue via Morningstar to JFK all the way to Journal Square. The bus would run every 2-4 hours on weekdays/weekdays. It would also be a 3rd intrastate zone with Richmond/Forest being the only stop on Staten Island. Personally, I think there is demand based on personal observation of increased interstate passengers on the s89, specifically folks going from Staten Island to Bayonne. Hypothetical 388 (Staten Island - Newark Airport - Newark Penn Station) - Begin an airport bus route, route would be the underutilized Outerbridge P&R (so folks can park cars for a nominal fee (not $24 hours per day ) up Richmond (K War Vets) Parkway to Eltingville Transit Center (transfer point for passengers from local buses, no long term parking) and then Showplace P&R (another pay parking lot). - One stop in Elizabeth before 1/9 to stops at Terminals A, B, C. - End stop in Newark Penn Station bus lanes (additional option for passengers going to/from EWR). - Fare would be $10 and equipment used would be MCI's

Buses I use on a regular basis: s55/s56: No changes. s89: Increased weekday service outside of rush hour (at least one every 1.5 hour) and last bus back to Staten Island at 8pm. x1 : Should be 24 hour line, after 11pm, 12am, 1am, 3am and then regular. x17c: Weekdays, last bus to SI should be at least 1am on weekdays. Weekends, last bus to SI should be midnight on Saturday, service on Sunday.