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The MTA purchased and took over subway, elevated, streetcar, and bus operations from the Boston Elevated Railway in 1947. [15] In the 1950s, the MTA ran new subway extensions, while the last two streetcar lines running into the Pleasant Street Portal of the Tremont Street Subway were substituted with buses in 1953 and 1962. [16]
Select Bus Service (SBS; stylized as +selectbus service) is a service provided by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA)'s Regional Bus Operations for limited-stop bus routes with some bus rapid transit features in New York City. The first SBS route was implemented in 2008 to improve speed and reliability on long, busy corridors.
The NYCTA approved four changes in subway service on April 27, 1981, including an increase in B service. The changes were made as part of the $1 million, two-year Rapid Transit Sufficiency Study, and were expected to take place as early as 1982, following public hearings and approval by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) board.
As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the B60, Bx18, M116, Q4, and S46/96 were selected as fare-free routes in July 2023. [86] [87] The pilot program would last six to twelve months and buses would display a "Fare Free" sign, similar to the one used on the Q70. [88]
Sept. 18, 2024, 11:15 a.m. The MTA on Wednesday unveiled a record $68.4 billion capital improvement program designed to keep the teetering transit system on track — even as funding for nearly ...
List of New York City Subway yards. Coordinates: 40°35′23″N 73°58′31″W. Train of Many Colors storage at 207th Street Yard. The New York City Transit Authority operates 24 rail yards for the New York City Subway system and one for the Staten Island Railway. [1][2][3] There are 10 active A Division yards and 11 active B Division yards ...
Other actions included increasing the 60-cent fare to 65 cents to pay the salaries of additional transit police; [192] putting a subway-crimes court in the Times Square station; and stationing a police officer in each car during night hours. [195] Richard Ravitch, chairman of the MTA, said that even he was scared of going on the subway. [196]
MTA New York City Bus operates seven of the express routes in Brooklyn and Queens, which are prefixed with the letter X, as well as all express routes in Staten Island, which are prefixed with the letters SIM. The unidirectional fare, payable with MetroCard or OMNY, a contactless payment system, is $7. Discount fare media is available. Except ...