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Descrip tion of Service Reduction Proposals

BxM4A Discontinuation of Bedford Park Branch Service........................................................... 3

BxM7B Discontinuation and Replace with Extension of Selected PeakPeriod BxM7A Trips to/from City Island*.................................................................................... 5

QM22 Discontinuation................................................................................................................7

QM23 Discontinuation................................................................................................................9

Q89 Discontinuation ................................................................................................................11

* - Based on public comments, it is now proposed to extend selected peak period BxM7A tripsto City Island to mitigate the full discontinuation of the BxM7B.


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Descrip tion of Service Reduction Proposals


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2010 MTA Bus Company Service Reduction ProposalsProfile of Elements

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Discontinue All BxM4A Express Bus ServiceBedford Park, Bronx Midtown, Manhattan

Description of Action: Discontinue all BxM4A express bus service between

Bedford Park, Bronx and Midtown Manhattan. GrandConcourse corridor service would be maintained as perscheduling guidelines with the BxM4B between Midtown andWoodlawn, and the BxM4B would be relabeled the BxM4.

Neighborhoods Bedford ParkAf fected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 50 weekday customers, 30 Saturday

customers, and 10 Sunday customers would be required touse the BxM3, or use the Bx1, Bx2 or Bx28 to the BxM4B(relabeled to the BxM4) as an alternate. Travel time wouldbe increased by approximately 11 minutes.

Cost per Passenger*: Weekday: Total: $27.87, Direct Operating: $15.07Saturday: Total: $13.36, Direct Operating: $7.22Sunday: Total: $32.34, Direct Operating: $17.48

Passengers per Trip*: 1 on weekdays, 2 on Saturdays, 1 on Sundays

Net Annual Savings**: $947,000

* - Accounts only for the Bedford Park branch of the BxM4A, north and west of BainbridgeAvenue & Gun Hill Road.**- Includes reinvestment in Grand Concourse corridor service on the BxM4B (Note: theBxM4B would be relabeled to BxM4).

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BxM4A Bus Service Discontinuation


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THIS HAS BEEN MODIFIED IN RESPONSE TO PUBLIC COMMENTS

Discontinue All BxM7B Express Bus Service and ReplaceCity Island Service with Extended BxM7A Trips

City Island, Bronx Midtown, Manhattan

(Previously Discontinue All BxM7B Service without Extending BxM7A Trips)

Description of Action: Discontinue all BxM7B express bus service between CityIsland, Bronx and Midtown Manhattan, which currentlyoperates two weekday peak period trips in each direction.All BxM7B service would be discontinued; however, tomaintain a City Island express bus option, it isrecommended to extend two weekday peak period BxM7Atrips in each direction from their current terminus at PelhamBay Park to City Island.

Neighborhoods City IslandAf fected:

Customer Impact: An average of 70 weekday customers would be impacted.An alternative is to use the extended BxM7A trips. Traveltime would be increased by approximately 15 minutes usingthe BxM7A.

Cost per Passenger: Total: $28.61, Direct Operating: $15.47

Passengers per Trip: 18

Net Annual Savings*: $129,000

*- Includes reinvestment to extend two weekday BxM7A trips to/from City Island in eachdirection.

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Discontinue All QM22 Express Bus ServiceJackson Heights, Queens Midtown, Manhattan

Description of Action: Discontinue all QM22 express bus service between J ackson

Heights, Queens and Midtown Manhattan, which currentlyoperates on weekday peak periods only.

Neighborhoods J ackson Heights, Astoria, and Long Island CityAf fected:

Customer Impact: An average of 60 weekday customers from J ackson Heights,Astoria, and Long Island City to Midtown Manhattan wouldbe impacted. An alternative for these customers is to use

the Q69 or Q47 to the E F NQR V7(note: NYCTproposes to replace the W in Queens with the Q). Traveltime using these alternative routes would be comparable tothe current QM22 travel time.



Net Annual Savings: $143,000

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Discontinue All QM23 Express Bus ServiceBrooklyn Manor, Queens Midtown (Penn Station), Manhattan

Description of Action: Discontinue all QM23 express bus service between Brooklyn

Manor, Queens and Penn Station, which currently operateson weekday peak periods only.

Neighborhoods Brooklyn ManorAf fected:

Customer Impact: An average of 30 weekday customers would be impacted.An alternative would be to use the QM15 orJ directlyto/from Manhattan or use the Q56 orJ and transfer to the

QM15. In Manhattan, customers using theJmay transferto other subways to their destination. Travel time would beincreased by approximately 5-10 minutes.




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Discontinue All Q89 ServiceSouth Ozone Park Jamaica

Description of Action: Discontinue all Q89 local bus service between J amaica,

Queens and South Ozone Park, Queens, which currentlyoperates on weekdays only.

Neighborhoods J amaica, South J amaica, South Ozone ParkAf fected:

Customer Impact: An average of 100 weekday customers would be impacted,and would have to use an alternate north-south bus route(Q4, Q5, Q6, Q9, Q40, Q84, Q85, Q111, Q113) to/from

J amaica. Travel time would be comparable to the Q89to/from J amaica using the alternate routes.




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