Buses
MTA Bus Time Coming To The Bronx
MTA Bus Time has been getting a lot of mention lately. The most recent focused on the launch of the bus location technology on all routes in Staten Island. Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit announced that the next borough to be setup with the technology will be the Bronx. More via the official press release: [...]
MTA Launches Bus Time On Staten Island
Two days ago, MTA NYC Transit announced the launch of “Bus Time” on Staten Island. The program will provide real time bus location information for every route in the borough. While the launch is only two days old, the desire & plan to bring it to the borough has long been in the making. The [...]
MTA New Year’s Holiday Service Info
Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit sent out a brief press release on service information for New Year’s: MTA New York City Transit is the best way for revelers to get to Times Square on New Year’s Eve and to travel home afterwards. As usual, we recommend that customers purchase their MetroCards in advance. Customers heading [...]
NYC Transit Announces S55 & S74 Reroutes
Earlier today, MTA NYC Transit announced via press release that the S55 & S74 will be undergoing reroutes due to the closure of the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility: Due to the closure of the Arthur Kill Correctional Facility, MTA New York City Transit announced the S55 and S74 trips to the facility will end Friday, [...]
A Fascinating 3 Part Series On MTA Bus Planning
I was browsing for transit related news when I happened to stumble on a fascinating 3 part look into MTA bus route planning which was written by former Director of MTA/NYC Transit Bus Planning (1981) Allan Rosen. The first part takes a look at the back story of the 1978 bus route changes in Southwest [...]
