Transit advocates, officials rally for more reliable bus service, better routes
Transit advocates, officials rally in Brooklyn for more reliable bus service, better routes throughout NYC
Bus ridership in the city has plummeted 16% since 2002.
BYDAN RIVOLI
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS
Updated: Wednesday, July 20, 2016, 6:26 PM
Bus riders don’t have to suffer through slow buses and uneven, unreliable service.
That’s the word from fed-up transit advocates and elected officials, who rallied Wednesday around a turnaround plan to speed up service.
The plan from Transit Ce
The main issue is that all officials are directly appointed by the state. The city and the counties have the power to nominate to the board, but only the Legislature and the Governor get to sign off on it. Other places either tend to be able to appoint directly, or elected officials serve directly on the board.
This would work okay if the Legislature wasn't convinced that New York is a piggy bank some days and a giant welfare queen the other half, and if we didn't have over half of the membe