The MTA produced a report on existing conditions ahead of Fast Forward to gauge where improvements were most sorely needed. The officials believe the current Bronx redesign would not make a “substantial difference” in bus service, and that is no effort to create new, sorely needed routes to airports and major job centers.
With the final plan for buses scheduled for release in September, local elected like Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz and Councilman Andrew Cohen took action. The plan has another element, however, that’s even more attractive to budget-sensitive lawmakers - it’s cost-neutral, meaning Fast Forward aims to spend the same amount of money on the redesigned system as they spend operating the current, malfunctioning bus system. Fast Forward plans to enforce bus lanes, increase bus frequency, and spread out stops a little more in an attempt to improve efficiency. The Fast Forward plan, as it’s called, includes specific consideration for Bronx buses, which according to the MTA are both the most-used and slowest buses in the city. Andrew Cuomo and Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair Patrick Foye to amend the MTA plan for revitalizing bus service in the Bronx. Some 17 Bronx elected officials signed a letter calling on to Gov. Bronx bus riders and the elected officials who represent them are tired of the MTA’s failure to deliver on its promises.
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