A redesigned bus network in the Bronx, planned since October 2019, is now live.
The Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign project, led by the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA), launched on June 26 with new routes and service schedules, according to an article in Mass Transit magazine.
“The redesigned network brings foundational improvements that will deliver more reliable bus service, improve connections, reduce wait times and increase bus speeds. It reallocates resources to the portions of the borough with the greatest impact and lays out an adaptable framework to meet real-time travel patterns of current and future bus customers,” according to the article.
The article adds that the new system design responds to demographic and travel pattern changes in the borough in recent decades. “While service adjustments were made along the way, the redesign provides the larger-scale improvements needed to better meet the demand of today’s riders. The redesigned network consists of 13 significantly modified routes, two new routes and changes on most routes in respect to bus stops and schedules.”
The system's redesign focuses on a few key concepts, such as bus stop balancing (i.e., reducing the number of bus stops to increase bus speeds), more direct routes, better connections, and more all day service with higher bus frequencies.
More details of the redesigned network and the planning process led culminated over the weekend can be found on the Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign page on the MTA website.
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