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(X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011 edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d A year after New York’s MTA discontinued two Brooklyn-to-Manhattan express bus lines, the agency has brought them back. The resurrected X37 and X38, which operate between the Bay Ridge/Sea Gate/Bensonhurst neighborhoods and Midtown Manhattan, began running again today after being eliminated in June 2010 as part of the MTA’s attempt to close an $800 million budget gap. Deirdre Parker, a spokesperson for the MTA, said that the agency had tried to fill gaps in service by creating two bus lines (the X27B and the X28B), but “it didn’t really perform as we had anticipated.” She said: “There was crowding, traffic delays, it was like a loading imbalance, where you’d have one bus that was too crowded and another that was almost empty.” There was also a lawsuit, brought by a local politicians and litigated by a former NYC Taxi and Limousine commissioner, which accused the MTA of violating the Americans With Disabilities Act by cutting the bus lines. Now that the lines are restored, the suit has been dropped. State Senator Martin Golden, who had been battling the MTA for the return of the bus lines, released a statement today that said: “I thank the Metropolitan Transit Authority for listening and the plaintiffs for their advocacy on behalf of the many who need better transportation services. But the fight continues as Southwest Brooklyn still needs more of the service we lost returned to operation including weekend express bus service.” Josephine Beckmann, district manager for Brooklyn’s Community Board 10, said residents are thrilled to have the bus lines back. “We’re delighted, we’re ecstatic,” she said. --- http://transportationnation.org/2011/07/05/reinstated-and-it-feels-so-good/
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by LRG5784* on Wed Jul 6 09:30:40 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The X37 and X38 should never have been eliminated in the first place...and the X27B/X28B weren't cutting it at all.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Forest Glen* on Wed Jul 6 17:38:20 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Very nice. Bay Ridge and Bensonhurst residents will enjoy the ride on the FDR.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Dan* on Wed Jul 6 18:09:46 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Looks like Bay Ridge & Bensonhurst still have enough political power to get the MTA to do what they want. The X6 is still gone from S.I. but nobody really complained about it's elimination. The schedules on the remaining Hylan express buses are o.k.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Edwards!* on Wed Jul 6 18:40:12 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Must be nice.. How about some of that HOORAY for NORTH BROOKLYN? We've got gaps in our bus network left by the MTA,that have yet to be filled. They have jacked us up really good...
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Grand Concourse* on Wed Jul 6 23:29:10 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jul 6 17:38:20 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Since when do you speak on the behalf of others?
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Terrapin Station* on Wed Jul 6 23:33:25 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Forest Glen on Wed Jul 6 17:38:20 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d How do you know?
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by dkupf* on Thu Jul 7 02:30:15 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The MTA spokeperson said, to paraphrase, that the lawsuit didn't scare them. It was simply the loading balance problems on the X27 and X28 that forced the MTA to capitulate, and nothing else.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by dkupf* on Thu Jul 7 02:33:22 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d The X37 and X38 may have been restored, but didn't return to the previous levels. Look at the schedule on the MTA website, and see for yourself.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by JAzumah* on Thu Jul 7 07:07:55 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by dkupf on Thu Jul 7 02:33:22 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Good. The extra seats were not needed. I am glad that the service is scheduled better.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Kew Gardens Teleport* on Thu Jul 7 08:50:09 2011, in response to (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Gold_12th on Wed Jul 6 02:21:29 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d I hope they're going to charge full economic fares for these absurd routes.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Dan* on Thu Jul 7 09:50:31 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Edwards! on Wed Jul 6 18:40:12 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Get after your elected officials to get North Brooklyn services restored.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by checkmatechamp13 on Thu Jul 7 15:48:08 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by Kew Gardens Teleport on Thu Jul 7 08:50:09 2011. edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d Actually, the X27/X37 were the cheapest routes in the whole express system on the weekdays: The farebox recovery ratio was about 66%, which is comparable to a lot of local routes (and I'm sure that when they had the X27B, they were even cheaper to operate, but the hassle for the passengers wasn't worth it) They actually did have high ridership for an express route.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by B1bus* on Fri Jul 8 21:28:05 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by dkupf on Thu Jul 7 02:33:22 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d X37/38 used to run until about 8pm..
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by dkupf* on Sun Jul 10 02:55:43 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by B1bus on Fri Jul 8 21:28:05 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d There were no loading balance problems nor any significant time savings after 6:30pm, which is why the X37/38 end at this time.
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Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good
Posted by Forest Glen* on Sun Jul 10 12:14:28 2011, in response to Re: (X37, X38 bus routes) Reinstated – And It Feels So Good, posted by dkupf on Sun Jul 10 02:55:43 2011.* edf40wrjww2msgDetailB:detailStr fiogf49gjkf0d 6:30 is a little early, but it's better than nothing.
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