Co-Op City is a high density residential community in the Northeastern Bronx that comprises mainly tall, residential apartment buildings. Asch, Dreiser and Einstein Loops have mini shopping plazas with small businesses and community destinations such as delis, community centers, pharmacies and more. There are massive greenways that connect most of the loops and residences to each other. Co-Op City is known for one of the largest shopping malls in The Bronx, Bay Plaza, which attracts shoppers from throughout the Bronx.

                      Though Co-Op City has never had subway service, it has been a hub for bus transit in The Bronx for many years. Co-Op City has 7 local routes, the Q50-LTD, the Bx12-SBS and the BxM7 express bus to Midtown Manhattan. The Bx38 and Bx12-SBS are commonly used by riders from throughout the borough to access the Bay Plaza Shopping Center. All 7 bus routes are also commonly used by students to attend any of 5 schools in the Northeast Bronx Educational Park located in Co-Op City.  Many Co-Op City residents also ride the buses to subway stations (most notably the Pelham Bay Park station on the 6 line) and other destinations throughout the Bronx. Co-Op City is also the largest naturally occurring retirement community in not just New York, but all of the United States, so routes are heavily relied on by senior citizens to get them to destinations safely and reliably. Now, routes are being adjusted to better reflect the travel needs of the community and make Co-Op City’s bus network even more robust.

                   Another notable route adjustment is a change in the route of the Bx30. Instead of turning onto East Gun Hill Road to travel into the Norwood neighborhood , the bus will continue on Boston Rd to terminate at Boston Rd/Pelham Pkwy. This will primarily serve to provide access to the Bx12, Bx12-SBS and the 2 and 5 trains at Pelham Parkway. This will allow Co-Op City residents to make faster trips to portions of the South Bronx and Manhattan via the 2 and 5 trains where they otherwise would’ve had to walk an up to 30 minute walk in order to get to the Baychester Avenue 5 train station. In addition, access to the Bx12-SBS gives residents a reliable way to access the Fordham Rd corridor without having to also make an up to 20 minute walk to access the Bartow Ave/Co-Op City Blvd stop, which is the only Bx12-SBS stop in Co-Op City not located within the Bay Plaza Shopping Center. The Bx12-SBS is also a faster way to get across the Bronx and into Upper Manhattan. The Bx30 will also serve a portion of Boston Rd that is only served by Westchester County Bee-Line buses, that have 30-60 minute headways during weekday peaks as opposed to the Bx30 which will always have headways of 15 minutes or less at all times, giving riders there more frequent and reliable bus service. As those looking to travel along the Gun Hill Rd corridor to Norwood, they can continue to use the Bx28 and Bx38 routes as part of the logic behind the change may have been that if there were already two routes going to Norwood along E Gun Hill Rd, the third route could be used to form a different connection.