Bus and subway restorations announced

NEW YORK The new service revisions are described as "more surgical in nature" than in the doomsday budget, which eliminated two subway lines and dozens of bus routes.

Some bus and subway lines will be truncated, while others will be rerouted.

The new cuts configuration maximizes savings, allowing the agency to restore some bus and subway lines that are heavily used by commuters. The new reduction plan pays greater attention to keeping service where alternate forms of transportation are not available.

The new cuts will be given to MTA board members today. They will not go into effect until June at the earliest.

Among the restorations to service will be:

SUBWAY

Subway Reductions/Discontinuations/Station Closings No Longer Under Consideration

Reducing service frequencies between 2AM and 5AM from every 20 minutes to every 30 minutes.

Reducing off-peak service frequencies on the A and E Saturdays due to relatively high ridership.

Discontinuing J, Z skip-stop service and replacing it with all-local J service.

Subway Reductions/Discontinuations Still Under Consideration

Reducing Saturday service frequency on the D, F, G, J, M, N, Q, R from every 8 minutes to every 10 minutes, and Sunday service frequency on the A, D, E, F, G, N, Q, R from every 8 minutes to every 10 minutes, to accommodate ongoing construction work.

Reducing midday service frequency on the 1, 7, A, L and evening service frequency on the 1, 7, A, F evenings as part of the revision of off-peak service guidelines.

Shorten the G to Court Square at all times (note that this proposal has a new component, increasing service frequency on the G evenings).

Extend Q to Astoria and operate N local in Manhattan to replace the W.

Eliminate Staten Island Railway (SIR) Baseball Special service.

Subway Reductions/Discontinuations Being Considered for the First Time

Reducing weekend service frequency on the 1 from every 6 minutes to every 8 minutes to accommodate ongoing construction work.

Reducing weekend service frequency on the 7, J, L, M* as part of the revision of off-peak service guidelines based on updated ridership information and applying the new off-peak guideline to weekends.

Extending V to Metropolitan Avenue to replace M service north of Essex Street and discontinuing M service south of Essex Street. V no longer stops at 2nd Avenue.

BUS

Bronx Bus Service

Bx4 Discontinuation of all service

Bx8 Discontinuation of weekend service

Bx10 Discontinuation of overnight service

Bx20 Discontinuation of weekday peak-hour service

Bx30 Discontinuation of weekend service

Bx34 Discontinuation of weekday service (weekend and overnight service will still be discontinued)

Brooklyn Bus Service

B7 Discontinuation of weekend service

B14 Discontinuation of overnight service

B25 Discontinuation of all service

B48 Discontinuation of weekend and overnight service (all service south of Fulton Street would be discontinued as shown below)

B57 Discontinuation of weekend service

B65 Discontinuation of weekend service

B70 Reduction of the span (hours) of service

Manhattan Bus Service

M8 Discontinuation of weekday service (weekend and all overnight service will still be discontinued)

M10 Discontinuation of all service (service will still be discontinued south of Columbus Circle)

M2, M23, M42, M79, M96, M102, M103, M104 Discontinuation of overnight service

Queens Bus Service

Q26 Discontinuation of weekday peak-hour service

Q56 Discontinuation of all service

Q84 Discontinuation of all except weekday peak service (restored to 7-day service)

Staten Island Bus Service

S57 Discontinuation of weekend service

Bus Reductions/Discontinuations Still Under Consideration

Express Bus Service

X25 and X32 Discontinue weekday services due to low ridership, high operating cost, and/or the availability of alternatives

X27 and X28 Discontinue weekend services due to low ridership, high operating cost, and/or the availability of alternatives

Bronx Bus Service

Bx18 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership (in addition to weekday service, a new proposal listed below)

Bx20 Discontinue off-peak and Saturday service due to low ridership

Bx33 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

Bx34 Discontinue weekend and overnight service due to low ridership

Barretto Park Pool Shuttle Discontinue all service

Reduce hours of service on the Bx33 weekdays due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Brooklyn Bus Service

B13 Discontinue the underutilized and duplicative segment north of Myrtle/Wyckoff station

Q24 Discontinue the underutilized and duplicative segment west of Broadway Junction

B2 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

B23 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

B24 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

B39 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

B51 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

B7 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B31 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B45 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B57 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B64 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B65 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

B67 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

Reduce hours of service on the B2, B9, B11, B13, B16, and B24 weekdays, the B9 Saturdays, and the B9 and B16 Sundays, due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Manhattan Bus Service

M104 Discontinue service across 42nd Street

M8 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

M18 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

M22 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

M27 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

M30 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

M50 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

M1 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

M8 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

M16 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

M22 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

M50 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

M66 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

Reduce hours of service on the M11, M20, and M21 weekdays, and the M20, M100, and M116 Saturdays, due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Queens Bus Service

Q14 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership (in addition to weekday service, a new proposal listed below)

Q26 Discontinue off-peak service due to low ridership

Q31 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

Q74 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

Q75 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

Q76 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

Q79 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership (in addition to weekday service, a new proposal listed below)

Q30 Discontinue overnight service due to low ridership

Reduce hours of service on the Q48 Sundays due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Staten Island Bus Service

S54 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

S60 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership (in addition to weekday service, a new proposal listed below)

S76 Discontinue weekend service due to low ridership

Reduce hours of service on the S54, S57, and S66 weekdays, and the S57 Saturdays and Sundays, due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Bus Restructurings

Below describe the proposed restructuring of bus service in neighborhoods that are still under consideration:

Restructure the Bx26, Bx28, and Bx30 in Co-op City to streamline services

Restructure bus service on the Lower East Side (M9, M15, M20, and M21) to improve performance and efficiency while providing more direct crosstown service

Bus Reductions/Discontinuations Being Considered for the First Time Express Bus Service

X16, X18, X20, X29, X51, and X90 – Discontinue weekday services due to low ridership, high operating cost, and/or the availability of alternatives

Bronx Bus Service

Bx18 Discontinue weekday service due to low ridership (in addition to weekend service as originally proposed)

Reduce hours of service on the Bx17 weekends, Bx32 weekdays due to low ridership in the first and/or last hours of service

Brooklyn Bus Service

B3 Discontinue the underutilized segment south of Av U/71st St

B4 Discontinue the underutilized segment east of Coney Island Avenue

B12 Discontinue the duplicative segment east of Alabama Avenue

B48 Discontinue the duplicative segment south of Fulton Street

B64 Discontinue the duplicative segment south/east of 25th Avenue

B71 Discontinue all service due to low ridership

Reduce span (hours) of service on the B24 weekdays in response to low ridership

Manhattan Bus Service

M10 Discontinue service south of Columbus Circle

M22 Discontinue weekday service west of City Hall (in addition to discontinuation of weekday overnight service and weekend service on the entire route as originally proposed)

M42 Discontinue the underutilized segment south of 42nd Street to the Javits Center

M98 Restructure service and reduce span

Queens Bus Service

Q14 Discontinue weekday service due to low ridership (in addition to discontinuation of weekend service as originally proposed)

Q42 Discontinue all service (which currently operates weekdays only) due to low ridership

Q79 Discontinue weekday service due to low ridership (in addition to discontinuation of weekend service as originally proposed)

Staten Island Bus Service

S40/90 Discontinue the underutilized segment that serves Howland Hook due to low ridership.

S60 Discontinue weekday service due to low ridership and high operating cost (weekend service would continue to be discontinued)

S67 Discontinue all service (which currently operates weekday peak-hours only) due to low ridership

Bus Reductions/Discontinuations Being Considered for the First Time

Below describe the proposed restructuring of bus service in neighborhoods being proposed for the first time in the 2010 service reduction package:

Consolidate X27/37 and X28/38 into single routes serving Downtown and Midtown to improve efficiency.

Consolidate X13 and X14 into a single route serving Downtown and Midtown to improve efficiency.

Restructure rush hour X1-X9 services in the Hylan Boulevard corridor to reduce duplication and offer more coherent service. Service will be maintained from all neighborhoods in the corridor to both Downtown and Midtown.

Restructure the Bx5 and Bx8 in the Eastern Bronx to provide coverage in the Country Club and Pelham Bay neighborhoods to replace the discontinued Bx14 and to improve efficiency.

Replace Bx41 service on White Plains Road north of Gun Hill Road by extending the Bx39 to better match capacity and demand.

Restructure the Bx15 and Bx55 by discontinuing late evening and weekend Bx55 limited-stop service and improving Bx15 local service as needed.

Restructure bus service in Brownstone Brooklyn by combining the B61 and B77 service into a single route operating from Downtown Brooklyn to Park Slope via Red Hook; extending the new B61/B77 to replace the B75 on 9th Street and Prospect Park West; extending the B57 on weekdays to replace the B75 on Court/Smith Streets; combining the B67 and B69 on weekdays on 7th Avenue to maintain B69 service north of Grand Army Plaza; on weekends the B67 is unchanged and the B69 will not operate; and discontinuing the B71.

Restructure bus service in Bay Ridge to reroute the B70 replacing the B37 south of Bay Ridge Ave; replace the B8 between Bay Ridge and the VA Hospital with the rerouted B70; and swap the B1 and B64 routes north/west of 13th Avenue/86th Street to better match capacity and demand.

Restructure north-south bus service in Manhattan by replacing the discontinued M6 with an extended M5 to South Ferry; streamlining the M1 and M3 to operate on a single north-south alignment with the M2; and discontinuing the M1 weekends south of 106th Street.

Restructure S42 and S52 service in New Brighton to reroute the S52 to replace the most productive segment of the S42 (the S42 would be discontinued).