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Spring 2017: M79 SBS and Q52 new southbound extension |
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Posted by gold_12th on Fri Jan 20 16:25:51 2017 Summary of M79 SBS:SERVICE CHANGES: IMPLEMENT M79 SELECT BUS SERVICE Service Issue The M79 corridor serves nearly 14,500 average weekday riders. The current M79 route provides crosstown service along 79th Street in Manhattan connecting dense residential neighborhoods and providing direct connections to: 79th Street 1 subway station 81st Street BC subway station Nearby 77th Street 6 subway station Several bus routes along the corridor Metropolitan Museum of Art American Museum of Natural History In recent years, the M79 has experienced significant delays and a lack of reliability leading to an ongoing ridership decrease. Recommendation Implement M79 Select Bus Service (SBS) on 79th Street in Manhattan replacing M79 local service at all times. Budget Impact Approximately $1.73 million. This amount includes costs for fare machine maintenance, security, revenue collection, and bus service. This is included in the approved operating budget. Proposed Implementation Date Spring 2017 ------------------------------------------------------------ Summary of Q52 southbound extension SERVICE ISSUE: The Q52 provides limited-stop bus service on weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Elmhurst and Arverne in Queens via the Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards. The southern terminus of the Q52 is currently at Beach 67th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. Community members and local elected officials reached out to MTA Bus to request that the Q52 be extended east of its current terminus to better serve the dense residential neighborhoods east of its current terminus. RECOMMENDED SOLUTION: To provide improved transit connectivity for the dense residential areas of Arverne and Edgemere in the Rockaways in Queens, and respond to community requests for additional transit service, extend the Q52 east from its current terminus at Beach 67th Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard to a new southern terminus at Beach 54th Street and Beach Channel Drive. ESTIMATED IMPACT: The net result of the recommended extension to the Q52 would be an increase in operating cost of approximately $510,000 annually. Provision for this cost has been included in the operating budget. PLANNED IMPLEMENTATION: April 2017 |
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