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Posted by Gold_12th on Sun Apr 17 20:49:04 2011 Staten Island commuters may have a bit of good news in an era of service cuts and what the latest census says is the longest commute in the United States.Under the advisement of the Amalgamated Transit Union, a group of Staten Island politicians has successfully lobbied the New York City Transit Authority to propose extending and altering the X22 express bus service stretching between Tottenville and Midtown Manhattan. "The commuters in my district that suffer the longest commutes in the country had a victory today with this expansion," said Councilman Vincent Ignizio in a statement. "And while we have a lot more work to do, we appreciate the newly found cooperation in the MTA. The expansion would add two busses during morning service and two in the afternoon, and peak hour stops at the Outerbridge Park and Ride lot, which lost its express bus service with the cancellation of the AE7 bus route in December. Councilman Ignizio characterized the change as a compromise, saying the MTA was hesitant to send an express bus to the Park and Ride lot, but that crowding on the X22 since recent service cuts and other information gleaned in recent months had changed to the organization's thought process on a need for more service. "Service to the Outerbridge Park and Ride as well as the addition of four scheduled trips will be implemented in July 2011," said NYC Transit President Thomas Prendergast in a letter to Island pols, "as part of the Summer Bus Service Schedule." Congressman Michael Grimm, Borough President James Molinaro, Councilman James Oddo, Assemblyman Louis Tobacco and State Senator Andrew Lanza also worked on the expansion. "It is no secret that commuters on the South Shore of Staten Island endure the longest commutes in the country and suffer from a severe lack of transportation options to get into Manhattan," said Congressman Michael Grimm (R-NY13). "I am grateful that the MTA has recognized the need to alter the X22 route to offer some relief to our community utilizing the existing infrastructure at the Park and Ride facility." One last hurdle for the change remains, as the NYC Transit Committee and MTA Bus Operations Committee will vote on the proposed expansions in a public meeting Thursday. source: http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2011/04/improvements_slated_for_x22_ex.html |
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