NY: MTA Buses Could See Major Changes Thanks to Byford’s New Bus Action Plan

April 23, 2018
The MTA will unveil a Bus Action Plan to improve service that includes sweeping measures geared toward the reliability, speed and modernization of a network that has shed ridership in recent years.

The New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority will unveil a Bus Action Plan to improve service that includes sweeping measures geared toward the reliability, speed and modernization of a network that has shed ridership in recent years.

The plan, described by NYC Transit President Andy Byford as an outline to “reinvent and re-imagine” service, calls for a re-evaluation of the designs of every bus route; all-door bus boarding; more dedicated space for buses on city streets and better traffic enforcement of that space to keep buses moving.

These are among many other initiatives to be completed over the short, medium and long term.

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