Council Member Andrew Cohen Brings All Guide-A-Ride Bus Schedules Back to the North-West Bronx

Council Member Cohen Requested the MTA Bring Back Guide-A-Rides Schedules to the Bx7, Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2, BxM18 and Hudson Rail Link Bus Stops.

After receiving complaints from constituents concerning the lack of bus schedules posted at bus stops throughout District 11, Council Member Andrew Cohen requested the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) bring back Guide-A-Ride bus schedules to the Bx7, Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2, BxM18 and Hudson Rail Link stops.

Citywide, the MTA has approximately 16,000 Guide-A-Rides (GAR) serving both MTA Bus and New York City Transit buses. There are over 500 GARs at bus stops that serve more than four buses. In Riverdale, the bus stops share some combination of the Bx7, Bx10, Bx20, BxM1, BxM2, BxM18 and the Hudson Rail Link which operates to and from the Metro-North Stations at Spuyten Duyvil and Riverdale.

Not all of the bus routes in the Riverdale area were displayed on each Guide-A-Ride canister. As a result, many residents were unable to plan their bus routes before getting on. The Operations Planning and Scheduling units of the New York City Transit, MTA Bus Company and Metro-North (Hudson Rail Link) have come up with a solution: combine similar bus routes in one panel.

For example, in North Riverdale, the Bx7 and Bx10 will share a panel. In south Riverdale, the Bx10 and Bx20 will share a panel. Throughout the entire route, the BxM1 and BxM2 will share a panel; leaving one panel each for the Hudson Rail Link and the BxM18. With this new approach, the MTA will be able to provide more information for their customers on local and express buses. The new schedules have already been posted.

As always, customers may access bus schedules on the MTA website at www.mta.info. Customers with smartphones are encouraged to download the Bus Time app to track real-time location of buses.

“After I received a request from members of my constituency to bring back the bus schedules, I immediately began working with the MTA to make sure they were reinstalled throughout the bus lines in question. The MTA did great work coming up with a new design that will fit all bus schedules onto the four panels of the GARs and I want to thank them for having them installed quickly. These new schedules will help all commuters be able to plan their routes more efficiently,” said Council Member Andrew Cohen.