By Joseph Morales

 

               After an almost two year delay caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the budget woes that came along with it, the MTA has finally implemented the final plan for the Bronx Bus Network Redesign. Bronxites have waited patiently for this day in order to have a faster and more reliable system for many years. Many Bronxites who rely on buses live in areas that lack subway service or make crosstown trips for which there is no subway service except for at almost the very southernmost point of the borough.  Since about 60% of Bronxites do not own cars,(not including middle/high school students between the ages 12-18), buses are a critical part of mobility in the borough. Bronx Borough President Vanessa Gibson said this in a recent video on the redesign published on the mtainfo youtube channel, “People want to get to their destination safely, they want it to be efficient services, reliable and affordable. If you check all of those boxes, you will have happy commuters in our borough.”

 

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