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  1. 8 hours ago, 40 to 241st said:

    They should allow it to serve co-op  city more for that reason rather than ending most of the trips in Pelham bay park.

    Q50 needs to go to Co Op City late nights when the Bx23 doesn't run. The Bx12 doesn't even directly connect to the E/B Bx28 anymore since the bus stop under I-95 was discontinued.

  2. 11 hours ago, Kamen Rider said:

    also the M/V was and is a terrible idea because 6th Avenue and QB should not have to deal with 480’ trains. Sure, it’s “popular” but it’s also the first thing cut the moment something goes wrong. We’re making shuttle trips to Essex street  by 8:30 every night and it’s not even going to run at all next week.

     

    The (M) will be on 6th Avenue next week on Saturday going to 96 St. The weekday (M) once ran on QB until midnight, it got cut back in 2019, and 6th Avenue service was expanded in 2019 and severely cut back in 2020.

  3. 7 hours ago, Lawrence St said:

    WHY???

    Does this apply to express buses? Who’s going to pay for this? Oh wait I know, is the tax payers.

    We don’t need free bus rides. We need an increased eagle team presence and higher fines for skipping the fare. It is an absolute disrespect that we have to pay more for those that don’t.

    Every bus EXCEPT express buses would be free (Local, Limited, Select). Express Buses seem to be left out of everything (discounts, frequency increases), even commuter rail is cheaper with CityTicket.

  4. 23 minutes ago, RandomRider0101 said:

    You mean Monday thru Friday.

    They're reducing weekday service because ridership patterns have changed. People aren't riding the subway like they used to for reasons that were already mentioned. So the (MTA) is adjusting accordingly.

    This shouldn't come as a surprise to the people who have been paying attention over the past couple of years. Many of us saw this coming already.

    It's Monday AND Friday, NOT Monday thru Friday, regular service will remain on the other weekdays.

  5. 23 hours ago, IAlam said:

    So they're slowing adding more buses back to Co-Op City, I wonder if this trend will continue over time.

    Also I'm glad to see that they're adding back trips to the SIM23/24.

    They would also have to extend the last Q50 bus to Co Op City 7 days a week to fully restore the span of service as Co Op City has no direct service after 1am from Pelham Bay Park. The Bx28 eastbound stop at Edson Avenue has been eliminated so anyone taking the Bx12 local has a much longer walk to get the Bx28 at night than before.

  6. On 6/24/2022 at 8:05 AM, Q43LTD said:

    So, with the Bx30 being rerouted to Boston Rd south of Gun Hill, should the Bee Lines be closed door along that stretch now?

    The 60, 61, and 62 buses offer a one seat ride to Fordham Plaza (and officially free fare ride until September). Nothing should change as of now. The Bx30 transfer will not be directly at the Bx12, Bx12-SBS bus stop. Requiring those passengers to walk a bit. 

  7. 3 hours ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

    I don't understand his arguments. He is just rambling about how this at that line needs to run longer with no mention of ridership. Some lines don't need to run 24/7, esp. if ridership isn't that great to begin with.

    The Bx5 was proposed for 24/7 service in 2007 (along with the Bx1, Bx3, and Bx13) and had a slight span expansion in 2015. Span of service becomes a major issue if one has to work late and has limited options in which to get home without a long wait and/or walk.

  8. Bx5 to Bay Plaza on weekdays wouldn't be a waste. With the Bx23, Bx29, Q50, and W45 all terminating at Pelham Bay, the Bx5 going to Bay Plaza could free up space. Also with all Pelham Bay Bx5's extended to Bay Plaza service will be expanded from 10:30pm to at least midnight on weekdays on the Pelham Bay branch. The Bx5 would have to make an additional stop at Bartow Mall with the Bx12 SBS to help with the crowding. Some Bx5 buses leaving Bay Plaza do have some ridership. It doesn't help that the Bx5 stop is so far back of the mall. When the Bx12 SBS doesn't show up some people start going over to the Bx5 if it is there.

  9. 2 minutes ago, Via Garibaldi 8 said:

    No need to re-name anything. On weekends, all BxM8 trips should just be extended to City Island. Weekdays, they can have a few more trips run there as well and advertise the service.

    The renaming is to let people know that the City Island trips won't be stopping at Crosby and will be going straight on Bruckner.  To speed up the trips for City Island riders and tourists. 

  10. They should rename the City Island BxM8 trips BxM5 and just run them on Bruckner the whole way (skipping Crosby Avenue) to speed up the ride, but still serve the other stops. Run at least 4-6 trips as BxM5 to City Island. Running the BxM5 also on summer weekends can help boost ridership on the BxM8 corridor, especially on Sundays.

  11. It would help if all express buses could have a minimum of 30 minute headways 7 days a week until 9pm, even on Sundays. It would help boost Sunday ridership. Kathy Hochul (NYCT buses) and Eric Adams (MTA Bus) would have to agree to give MTA additional funding specifically for this.  The Riders Alliance is lobbying for additional funding to run subways and local buses 6 minutes during the day, so express buses should get a boost of their own if local bus and subway eventually get a boost.

    Extending the BxM4 to Yonkers Raceway would also help to justify boosting service to every 30 minutes most of the day. Extending summer weekend BxM8 service to City Island can also help as well.

  12. 5 minutes ago, Lex said:

    Even so, it's effectively a Brooklyn stop, given how close to the border it is and what's around it.

    I find the BxM3 and Route 28 (admittedly on a tangent) more interesting, as the former has most trips run to/from downtown Yonkers while the latter uses an external name that hints at the existence of a BxM4 branch that was canned in 2010 (BxM4A, with the BxM4B dropping its letter suffix) and implies that it has stops in the Bronx (it doesn't).

    BxM4C had a stop at 138 St at one time.

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