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Re: It's time to restructure and eliminate express bus routes... |
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Posted by R40SlantontheB on Sun Jul 27 20:35:43 2008, in response to It's time to restructure and eliminate express bus routes..., posted by ClearAspect on Sat Jul 26 13:10:32 2008. I think some of the express buses in Queens, the Bronx, and Brooklyn are redundant. Especially those that run near LIRR stations.I'd like to see the express buses shifted toward reverse direction LIRR service. An Over The Road coach is overkill for travel from the boroughs to Manhattan, with the exception of SI. Unlike city commuters (which have a choice between LIRR, MNRR, Local bus and subway, or express bus) most long island commuters have to rely on the LIRR for travel between Nassau and Suffolk. And those few reverse peak trains that run are packed. There is a need for supplimental service, and that can be provided by using the Over the Road fleet for that service. Being that additional tracks aren't coming anytime soon, I think it's time to shift most MTA Bus express routes over to Long Island. Especially now that MTA Bus, NYCT, and LI Bus are all under the same management. Heck they can even charge $15 for express buses to the Hamptons. It's STILL much cheaper than the Jitney. The LIRR and HJ is not cutting it for folks traveling out east for work and pleasure. HJ is expensive, LIRR has lousy schedules for travel out east and is unreliable, like currently there's disruptions in service on the Montauk branch. Must be chaos. And the only other choice is HJ, which is probably all booked up anyway. NJT manages to run express routes deep into NJ, so why not? |
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