MTA Bus
With the stadium and the MTA capital budget taking up so much bandwidth, this slipped in under the radar: the MTA finally reached agreements with all of the private New York City bus companies, so the new entity called MTA Bus will be taking over their operations over the next several months.
Some people have criticized the decision for the MTA to take over these private bus companies, with the added costs for an already overburdened agency. Ignoring the fact that the MTA needs money for just about everything, I think this is a great plan:
- most of these companies were on the verge of going under
- transit service from and around the outer boroughs is absent elsewhere in the capital plan
- the MTA will replace most of the clunky old buses used by these companies (mostly old MTA stock), increasing rider comfort and decreasing pollution
- better system-wide schedule coordination
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csa | 10:13 PM |
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Marie Holmes drives the 86th Street crosstown bus for MTA. She is such a wonderful bus driver. She actually makes riding the bus FUN! She is ever mindful of the safety of her passengers but also manages to give them a friendly greeting. I have ridden with her twice and both times I left the bus feeling really good just b/c of her warm personality. Marie is the best driver in the City! Giver her a raise and a promotion. And no, I do not know her outside of riding the bus. Long Live Marie!!!
