"New York City's buses are in crisis, and have been for a long time. In the year 2000, MTA buses carried 699 million passengers per year. Even as New York City has grown over the last quarter-century, gaining 470,000 new residents, bus ridership has dropped by 41 percent, to 409 million. Fare evasion is rampant. Over one-third of passengers refuse to pay, costing the MTA $568 million in 2024. Nearly one-third of buses run late."
"The MTA's buses are also slow, an issue showcased by Assembly Membrer Zohran Mamdani when he and others walked across E. 34th St faster than the M34 bus by eight minutes. It's time to reimagine the bus system, something that the MTA (to its credit) is acting on with its ongoing Bus Network Redesign. This network redesign doesn't go nearly far enough."
New York City's bus ridership has fallen 41 percent since 2000, from 699 million to 409 million annual passengers, despite population growth of 470,000. Fare evasion affects over one-third of riders and cost the MTA $568 million in 2024. Nearly one-third of buses run late and buses are slow, exemplified by a walk across E. 34th St beating the M34 by eight minutes. The MTA is pursuing a Bus Network Redesign, but further reforms are needed. Three inexpensive, European-style reforms are recommended: stronger, protected bus lanes; fare collection changes to reduce evasion; and consolidation of bus stops.
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