Staten Island Officials want MTA to take over X23 and X24

[Forest Glen 4]

At Subchat (yes I still lurk there) there was a thread about people on Staten Island who want the MTA to take over the X23 and X24, express routes that are currently operated by Atlantic Express. Atlantic Express currently receives $12 million dollars annually to operate the two routes. Staten Island officials would rather use that money on other transportation projects in the forgotten borough. The Charleston Annex, Staten Island's third depot, is being built and it will enable more buses to serve Staten Island.

 

Article

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/staten_island_pols_call_on_mta.html

 

Subchat Thread

 

http://www.subchat.com/buschat/read.asp?Id=166120

[Cait Sith 7,930]

At Subchat (yes I still lurk there) there was a thread about people on Staten Island who want the MTA to take over the X23 and X24, express routes that are currently operated by Atlantic Express. Atlantic Express currently receives $12 million dollars annually to operate the two routes. Staten Island officials would rather use that money on other transportation projects in the forgotten borough. The Charleston Annex, Staten Island's third depot, is being built and it will enable more buses to serve Staten Island.

 

Article

http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2009/09/staten_island_pols_call_on_mta.html

 

Subchat Thread

 

http://www.subchat.com/buschat/read.asp?Id=166120

 

Not only that, but to lessen the load on the two current depots, Yukon & Castleton, as they are overloaded with buses.

[Q43LTD 740]

This is why I feel SI should have 4 depots instead of 2 that are falling apart