"If we don't do anything, this city will achieve complete gridlock, it will grind to a halt. To make sure that we get people from A to B quickly, so that buses become an attractive way to travel again," said NYC Transit President Andy Byford.įor years, as average bus speeds have slowed, an increasing number of New Yorkers have ditched riding the bus for other ways to get around - including app-based car services like Uber, making the streets even more congested. "We want to completely review the way we run buses. Many routes still follow the paths of trolley lines that disappeared decades ago.īut that's about to change with the release Monday of a sweeping plan to overhaul MTA bus service. Taking a bus in the city hasn't changed much over the years. Double decker buses, an overhaul of routes, and a new way of paying the fare - they're all part of a massive new plan by the MTA to improve and modernize slumping bus service in the city.
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