Chapter 3 Transit System Characteristics 3.1 Service
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisChapter 3Transit System CharacteristicsThis chapter provides an overview of public transportation services offered by the NewYork City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) funded private operators, includinglocal, limited, and express bus service based in the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx.Using data obtained from NYCDOT and other sources, it characterizes the networkoperated by these companies as well as the individual routes. Subsequent chapters presentoperating and financial data, as well as the data that was collected through the ride-checkand load check component of this study.3.1Service AreaThe service area taken as a whole encompasses the boroughs of Queens and the Bronx, aswell as portions of Brooklyn and Manhattan. All NYCDOT-funded local and limitedroutes that are part of this study are based in Queens, but several include routing inManhattan, Brooklyn, or the Bronx. Express routes provide service between Queens orthe Bronx and Manhattan. As mentioned in chapter 1, Command Bus services are notincluded as part of this study. Table 3-1 indicates the number of local/limited andexpress routes provided by each company and locates their respective service areas.Figures 3-1 through 3-3 shows the Queens local bus network and Figures 3-4 through 3-6show the express networks of the Bronx and Queens, including both NYCDOT-fundedroutes and those operated by the Metropolitan Transportation Authority-New York CityTransit (MTA-NYCT).3.2Bus Network Structure & CharacteristicsThe networks of routes provided by the six companies in Table 3-1 are part of a largerbus network serving the City of New York, which is in turn part of a larger regionaltransit network that includes subway, commuter rail, and ferry services. The majority ofcity bus routes are operated by NYCT. NYCT operates 204 local/limited bus routes and31 express bus routes. NYCT had almost four times as many vehicles in peak service asthe private bus companies, including the ones profiled in this study and Command Bus.In Queens, privately operated bus routes are spread throughout the borough and operatein the same areas as NYCT buses in many cases. The same is generally true for expressbuses in Queens. In the Bronx, local and limited routes are largely operated by NYCT,whereas Liberty Lines and New York Bus Service split the responsibilities for expressbus services among themselves.It is not very helpful to consider in isolation the individual companies’ bus routes withoutsome understanding of the entire city bus network. The “One City, One Fare” policyinstituted in the 1990s has enabled the public to use all bus routes interchangeably andhas provided free bus-to-bus and bus-to-subway transfers, regardless of the operatingcompany. Keeping this in mind, the following descriptions of the companies’ routenetworks are provided.7
Figure 3-1: Local Bus Route NetworkNorthern Queens
Figure 3-2: Local Bus Route NetworkSouthern Queens
Figure 3-3 Local Bus Route NetworkRockaway Peninsula
Figure 3-4: Express Bus Route NetworkBronx
Figure 3-5: Express Bus Route NetworkNorthern Queens
Figure 3-6: Express Bus Route NetworkSouthern Queens
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-1Bus Company Service Areas and RoutesCompanyLocal/Limited Service Area# Local/LimitedRoutes*16Green Bus LinesSouthern and Central QueensJamaica BusesQueens SurfaceCorp.Triboro CoachCorpLiberty LinesSoutheastern QueensNortheastern Queens,Northwestern QueensWestern and Central Queens13NANANew York BusServiceTOTALNANA41245Express Service Area**# Express Routes)*Southern and CentralQueensSoutheastern QueensNortheastern Queens5Western and CentralQueensWestern and CentralBronxEastern Bronx5167630*Routes having distinct route numbers**Express routes provide service to Midtown and/or downtown Manhattan from service area8
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisGreen Bus LinesGreen Bus Lines operates the most local/limited routes of all the private companies.Much of the service connects surrounding neighborhoods with downtown Jamaica, whichis a major commercial and employment center as well as major intermodal center. ManyGreen Bus riders use local feeder routes as connector services to the Queens Boulevardand Jamaica subway lines, or the Long Island Railroad, all of which provide Manhattanbound service. Several Green Bus routes provide arterial service on major streets insouthern and central Queens. Queens Boulevard in central Queens, which is an importantcorridor that has employment, shopping, and intermodal opportunities, is served by GreenBus route Q60, connecting Jamaica with Midtown Manhattan. Other arterial roadsserved by Green Bus Lines include Woodhaven Boulevard (Q11), Lefferts Boulevard(Q10), Rockaway Boulevard (Q7), and Sutphin Boulevard (Q6).Green Bus is also the major provider of bus service on the Rockaway Peninsula. Greenalso connects Queen’s neighborhoods to JFK International Airport, as well as toneighborhoods in eastern Brooklyn.Express Bus routes provided by Green Bus make stops in the Rockaways and SouthernQueens and then travel to Manhattan via the Long Island Expressway, returning toQueens via Queens Boulevard or the Long Island Expressway.Jamaica BusesJamaica Buses runs a system of four heavily-utilized arterial local routes and alsoprovides one express route. Like Green Bus, Jamaica Bus routes converge in downtownJamaica and serve areas to the east, west and south. The express route, QM21 servesRochdale Village in southeastern Queens and makes a few additional stops on QueensBoulevard in central Queens before heading to Manhattan. One of the local routes, theQ113, also provides limited stop service between Jamaica and Far Rockaway.Queens Surface CorporationQueens Surface serves northern Queens both west and east of Flushing Meadow CoronaPark. Several of its routes pass through or terminate in downtown Flushing, connecting toareas such as Whitestone and College Point to the north and Jamaica to the south. Oneroute, the Q65A, serves as a subway feeder between Kew Gardens Hills and severalhousing complexes to Queens Boulevard in Forest Hills. In western Queens, QueensSurface Corporation shares bus route responsibilities with Triboro Coach, providingservice in neighborhoods such as Astoria, Jackson Heights, and Long Island City.Queens Surface also operates the QBx1 which provides a connection across theWhitestone Bridge between Flushing in Queens and Co-op City in the Bronx. This routealso serves for local transportation within Co-op City and connects that area of the Bronxwith subway service on the Pelham (#6) subway line. Many QBx1 trips only operatebetween Co-op City and Pelham Bay Park subway station.9
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisQueens Surface provides several Manhattan-bound express routes, all of which servenortheast Queens, in areas where subway service is largely unavailable.Triboro Coach CorpThe focus of Triboro Coach’s bus service is in western Queens, where it provides 13local and 5 express routes. Several of its routes terminate on Roosevelt Ave in JacksonHeights, where connections are available to the Flushing and Queens Boulevard subwaylines. Some other routes feed into the Queens Plaza area in Long Island City. There area few others that are integrated with Queens Surface routes into a rough north-south/eastwest grid network. Triboro serves the main terminal area of La Guardia airport with itsQ33 route, as well as the Marine Terminal with route Q47. A few routes also extend intocentral and southern Queens, such as the Q53 which travels along WoodhavenBoulevard, making limited stops down to Rockaway Peninsula, and the Q23 which servesForest Hills.Triboro Coach operates several express routes serving areas in Central Queens such asLefrak City, Forest Hills, Glendale, and Middle Village, and one express route whichserves the northern part of Jackson Heights and Astoria.Liberty LinesLiberty Lines provides no local/limited service in the Bronx, but does serve the westernpart of the borough with six express bus routes, in addition to a White Plains Roadexpress route. Areas served in the western Bronx include Riverdale, Woodlawn,Kingsbridge, and the Grand Concourse.New York Bus ServiceNew York Bus Service provides a similar role in the eastern Bronx as Liberty Lines inthe west, with express routes to Manhattan from Co-op City, Morris Park, Parkchester,City Island, Pelham Bay, and Throgs Neck.3.3Days and Hours of Operation/Service SpanGiven the number and diversity of routes represented in this study, it is not surprising thatdays and hours of operation, or service span, exhibits a high degree of variation. Table 32 shows the service span for all local and limited routes. Table 3-3 shows the span forexpress routes. Several routes provide service on a 7 day per week, 24-hour basis. Thesetend to be routes that are on major corridors without rapid transit, but provideconnections to subway stations in other corridors, such as the Q11 on WoodhavenBoulevard, and the Q110 on Jamaica Avenue. A large number of local/limited routes run7 days per week, but do not provide service in the early morning (e.g. 12 M – 5 AM).These routes usually have slightly shorter spans on weekends, starting later in themorning given the lack of a significant morning commute. Some routes operate onlyMonday through Friday. These routes tend to be commuter-focused. Express routes tend10
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route Analysisto operate more during peak periods, however a number of routes do provide evening andweekend service.Table 3-2Local/Limited Bus Route Span and HeadwaysRouteNumberRoute NameService Span*Q6Q7SutphinRockawayQ8101 AvenueQ9LincolnAMPeakGreen Bus Lines24 Hours3M/F - 4 AM –1 AM10Sa - 4:30 AM–1 AMSu – 4:30 AM-1 AMM/F - 4 AM–12 AM7Sa –5:30 AM–12 AMSu –5:30 AM-12 AM5 AM – 1 AM5Q9ALindenM/F–10:30 AM -5 PMQ10Q10A24 HoursM/F – 7AM-9AM24 Hours6 AM–9:30 PM5:30 AM – 1 PM5-20369Q22ALeffertsJFK AirportLimitedWoodhavenCross arine Pkwy111 Street142 StreetQ41127 StreetQ11Q21Q22Headway 45NoService15-1607220-301 ce30-70303020-3020-3040-60M/F - 7:30 AM –2:30 PM1 trip24 Hours6 AM – 1 AMM/F - 4 AM–2 AMSa –4 AM–2 AMSu –4 AM-2:30 AMM/F-5 AM–11:30 PMSa–5:30 AM–12:30 AMSu –6 AM-12:30 AM1087NoService101071015*Times rounded to nearest ½ hour11
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-2Local/Limited Bus Route Span and Headways (cont.)RouteNumberRoute NameQ60Queens BlvdQ110Q111Q112Jamaica AvGuy R. BrewerLibertyQ113***Guy R. BrewerQ25ParsonsQ34Q65Q65AQ66Q67Parsons164 yRikers IslandLimited31st StreetVernonQ104BroadwayQBX1Flushing- Co-opCity**Service Span*Headway (minutes)WeekdaySaturdayAMPMOffPeakPeakPeakGreen Bus Lines (cont)M/F-5 AM – 1 AM888-208-20Sa–5 AM–2 AMSu – 5 AM-1 AMJamaica Buses24 Hours6810-6011-6024 Hours3-103-85-608-60M/F-5:30 AM–12 AM81015-3015-30Sa–5:30 AM–12 AMSu – 7 AM-10:30 PM5 AM – 2:30 AM101520-3015-30Queens Surface CorpM/F-4:30 AM–1:30 AM3-123-1210-3015-30Sa–5 AM–1:30 AMSu – 7 AM-1 AM5:30 AM –12 AM121220-303024 Hours5812-9015-904 AM – 2 AM3315-3015-304 AM – 2 AM5-158-1512-2415-30M/F-5 AM–11 PM131530-6560Sa–7 AM– 11 PMSu – 9 AM-11 PM24 Hours101020-6030-6024 Hours12-15 10-15 30-608-605 AM–12:30 AMM/F – 7 AM – 6 PMM/F-6 AM–11:30 PMSa–6:30 AM–11:30 PMSu – 7 AM-11:30 PMM/F-4:30 AM–1 PMSa– 6 AM–12 PMSu – 6 AM-12 -4015-30No Service20-9020-3015-306030-608-6030No imes rounded to nearest ½ hour **QBx1 span and frequency does not include extra service within Bronx ***Additional limited stopprovided12
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-2Local/Limited Bus Route Span and Headways (Cont.)RouteNumberRoute NameQ1830 AvenueQ19AstoriaQ19A21 StreetQ19B35 AvenueQ23108 StreetQ2980 StreetQ33Q3882 StreetElliotQ39Q45Forest69 StreetQ4774 StreetQ53Rockaway ParkLimitedQ72JunctionService Span*AMPeakTriboro Coach Company4 AM – 1:30 AM8Headway 20-3020-30M/F– 6 AM–6:30 PMSa- 8:30AM – 6 PMSu- 8:30AM – 6 PMM/F – 5AM-1AMSa-4:30AM–1:30AMSu-4:30AM–1:30AM4 AM – 1:30 0AM–1:30 AMSa – 5 AM- 1:30 AMSu- 4:30 AM –1:30 -3020-3020-6024 HoursM/F-5:30AM–12AMSa- 6AM – 12 AMSu – 7:30 AM-12AM4 AM-1:30 AMM/F – 5AM – 1 AMSa –6 AM–12:30 AMSu – 8 AM–1 AMM/F–5AM–12:30AMSa–6:30AM-12:30AMSu – 8 AM–12 AM6 AM – 11 PM7AM – 11PM7AM – 11PM4 AM – 1:30 1520-3020-3030*Times rounded to nearest ½ hour **Q53 has 15 minute midday headways during the summer13
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-3Express Bus Route Span and HeadwaysRouteNumberRoute NameQM15LindenwoodExpressQM16Rockaway ParkExpressHeadway (minutes)WeekdaySaturdayAMPMOffPeakPeakPeakGreen Bus LinesM/F - 7 AM- 11 PM58No1 trip inServiceeachSA- 10AM & 4:30 PMdirectionM/F - 7:16 AM & 5:12 1 trip1 tripNoNo ServicePMServiceQM17Far RockawayExpressM/F - 6:30 AM – 5:30PM2 trips2 tripsNoServiceNo ServiceNo ServiceQM18Lefferts ExpressM/F - 7 AM – 5:30 PM1215NoServiceNo ServiceNo ServiceQM23BrooklynManor ExpressM/F - 7:40 AM & 5:30PM1 trip1 tripNoServiceNo ServiceNo Service830-80No ServiceNo llage ExpressFresh sJewelExpress**QM4Service Span*Jamaica BusesM/F – 6 AM –11 PM8Queens Surface CorpM/F - 6AM – 7PM2-37SundayNo ServiceNo Service2-32-320-30NoService***30-60M/F – 6 AM–12 AMSa- 6:30 AM – 10 PMSu–8:30AM–7:30PMM/F - 6 AM – 11:30PM3-4515-60606061060No ServiceNo ServiceM/F - 6 AM –6 PM3030No ServiceNo ServiceM/F – 6 AM–12 AMSa- 7 AM – 10 PMSu–8:30AM–7:30PM5-68-10NoService30-606060M/F 6 AM – 12 PMSa- 6:30 AM- 10 PMSu- 7 AM – 7:30 PM*Times rounded to nearest ½ hour **Trips travel to Manhattan 3rd Ave, 6th Ave, or Wall Street.QM1A on weekends***QM1 passengers served by14
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-3Express Bus Route Span and Headways (cont.)RouteNumberRoute NameService Span*AMPeakTriboro CoachM/F – 6:30 AM – 7 PM5-6QM10Lefrak CityExpress**QM11Lefrak CityExpressM/F – 6:30 AM – 6 PMQM12Forest ce715NoServiceNoServiceNoServiceM/F – 6:30 AM – 6:30 PM4-58-9NoServiceNoServiceNoServiceJackson HeightsExpress**M/F –7:30 AM & 5:20 PM2 trips2 M/F – 6:30 AM – 6:30 603060BxM1Riverdale ExpressBxM2Riverdale ExpressBxM3SedgwickExpressBxM4AHeadway (minutes)WeekdaySaturdayPMOffPeakPeakGrand ConcourseExpressLiberty LinesM/F-5:30AM – 12M4Sa– 6:30AM-12:30AMSu- 8AM – 11:30PMM/F- 6AM – 12M15Sa– 6:30AM-12AMSu- 8AM – 11PMM/F–5:30AM-12:30AM8Sa– MSa– 6:30AM-12:30AMSu-8:30AM-11:30PMBXM4BGrand ConcourseExpressM/F–6AM-11:30AMSa– 8AM-11AMSu-10AM-11PMBxM11White Plains RdExpressM/F–5:30AM-12AMSa– 6:30AM-11AMSu-8AM-11PM*Times rounded to nearest ½ hour **Trips travel to Manhattan 3rd Ave, or 6th Ave. *** Trips travel to Manhattan 3rd Ave, 8th Ave, or WallStreet15
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-3Express Bus Route Span and Headways (cont.)RouteNumberBxM18Route NameRiverdale ExpressBxM6ParkchesterExpressBxM7Co-op CityExpressBxM7APelham BayExpressBxM7BCity IslandExpressBxM9Throgs NeckExpressService Span*AMPeakLiberty LinesM/F – 6:30 AM – 7 PM15New York Bus ServiceM/F– 6:30AM – 12M20Sa**- 7 AM – 7 PMSu**- 8 AM – 7 PMM/F–5AM-12:30AM4Sa– 5AM-1:30AMSu-6AM-12MM/F–6AM-12M10Headway a– 7AM-8PMSu-8AM-7PMM/F – 7 AM – 5PM2 trips2 1030-60606051030-606060Sa– 7AM-11PMSu-8AM-7PMBxM10Morris ParkExpress*Times rounded to nearest ½ hourM/F–6AM-12MSa– 7AM-12:30AMSu-8AM-11PM**On weekends after 8:00 PM, alternate service is provided by BxM10 Morris Park Express16
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route Analysis3.4Headways and LayoversThe routes operated by NYCDOT franchise bus carriers serve many different purposes,and carry different volumes of passengers, thus the headways of these services vary fromroute to route. Some routes run as frequently as every 2 minutes during the peak periods,while others have only one or two trips throughout the entire day. Also, the headwaysvary by time of day, with shorter headways in the morning and afternoon peak periods,and considerably longer headways during the evenings and nighttime periods. Table 3-2shows the headways by time of day and day of week for local routes, with express routesshown on Table 3-3.Ideally, there would be locations for drivers to layover at each end of each route.However, in several cases, especially in Manhattan, no established layover sites exist, anddrivers must find a location on their own. In some instances, the lack of an establishedlayover location results in buses blocking lanes or double parking.In many instances one or both ends of the route are located in a neighborhood businessdistrict where transfers to other buses and subways occur. At these locations, there areparking areas, in most cases on-street, for the buses to park while on a layover. Atlocations that there are no dedicated layover facilities, buses usually park at the first orlast bus stop of the route to layover.3.5Route Lengths/Running TimesAll of the bus routes vary in length and time it takes to run the route. Some of the routesare short subway feeder routes that have a short running time. Others, specifically someof the express routes, are much longer routes that take quite a while to complete a trip.Running times also vary by time of day, insofar as they are dependent on trafficconditions. Crowding affects running time for each route since it takes longer to load andunload a crowded bus versus an empty bus. A running time analysis, based on datacollected from the ride-check survey is presented later in this document.For the most part, route miles are consistent for all routes, and do not vary by time of dayor day of the week. There are a few exceptions, however. One is that some routes haveshort trips that turnaround at location that is not the end of the route. Also, some routeshave multiple branches, and each individual branch may be a different length.3.6Route DescriptionsThe bus routes operated by the private companies serve many different areas in Queensand the Bronx, and have different purposes. Some are express routes connecting outlyingareas with major employment locations in Manhattan, others provide local and/or limitedstop service along major arterial roadways, while others serve to feed subway stationsfrom residential areas. In some cases a single route might serve multiple purposes atdifferent locations throughout the route. Individual route descriptions are provided inAppendix B.17
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route Analysis3.7Schedule Convenience and Transfer CoordinationThe realities of transit service in New York City dictate that buses need to operate quitefrequently to keep up with demand. Because of this most local bus schedules are notcoordinated with each other, since passengers rarely need to wait long to connect betweenbuses or subways. There are a number of locations throughout Queens where numerousbus routes meet, and connect with subways, creating de facto transfer locations. Theselocations include Downtown Flushing, Downtown Jamaica, Jackson Heights (74th Streetand Broadway), Queens Plaza, and Queens Center Mall in Rego Park. Express busroutes are designed to provide service between residential areas in Queens and the Bronxand major employment areas in Manhattan. Some express bus passengers transfer to busand subway services in Manhattan. Schedules are generally guided by demand forservice, and transfers are not coordinated.3.8Fleet Inventory and Facilities ReviewThe combined fleet of the NYCDOT franchise bus carriers, including Command, consistsof about 1,289 vehicles making it the 9th largest bus system in the United States andCanada. This fleet operates out of 8 bus depots. A significant portion of the buses arefueled by Compressed Natural Gas (CNG). Due to weight restrictions, CNG buses havea lower passenger capacity, which is reflected on the maximum load figures in AppendixB for companies in this study that operate CNG vehicles, which are Queens Surface andTriboro Coach. Most of the buses (1,258 of 1,289) and two of the depots are owned byNYCDOT, with the rest owned by the individual companies. The services in the Bronxand Queens are operated out of seven depots, using 1,153 buses.Federal Transit Guidelines state that the minimum useful life of heavy duty transitvehicles is 12 years or 500,000 miles. The average fleet age of the private fleet is 10.6years, with 52% (597) of buses older than this 12 year guideline. The year make andmodel of the fleet of the Bronx and Queens franchised carriers is provided on Table 3-4.Also included on this table is the average age of the fleet for each company.Each company has a bus depot where buses are stored and maintained. These depots alsohouse dispatch and administrative functions for each of the companies, as well as driverrooms where drivers may prepare for a shift. All local bus facilities were visited by theconsultant for the ride-check survey.Green Bus Lines operates out of two facilities. The main facility is located on RockawayBoulevard in Jamaica, across from Kennedy airport. This facility has enough room tostore the fleet that is housed there, however if the vehicle requirements at this depotgrows, this facility will be space constrained. The driver’s room and dispatch functionsare located in temporary trailers next to the administration building.Green Bus Lines also has a satellite facility that houses the portion of the fleet dedicatedto service in the Rockaway section in Queens, as well as some buses that provide service18
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route Analysison mainland Queens. This facility is located in the Arverne neighborhood alongRockaway Beach Boulevard. This is a small facility that is used to house vehicles andprovide light maintenance work. All major maintenance work is done in the Jamaicafacility. This facility has enough room for the current fleet with enough space forincreases in service.Jamaica Buses has one depot that is located in Jamaica on Guy R Brewer Boulevard nearLinden Boulevard. This facility at one time housed 173 buses, which is more than thecurrent fleet. While there is room for an expanded fleet, care should be taken not tooverburden this facility when expanding the Jamaica Buses fleet. There is a small driversand locker room located within this facility.Liberty Lines has a facility located in Yonkers, on Babcock Place. This facility housesthe vehicles for express service provided by Liberty Lines in the western part of theBronx. This facility was not visited by the consultant team.New York Bus Service has a facility located in the Co-op City section of the Bronx. Thisfacility houses all vehicles for New York Bus Service, include its school bus operation.This facility was not visited by the consultant team.Queens Surface operates out of a fairly new facility located in the Flushing/College Pointarea. The facility is located on 28th Avenue near the New York Times printing plant.This facility has plenty of room to store the current fleet, as well as plenty of room forgrowth. The driver and dispatch area at this garage is rather large, and lockers areprovided for drivers.Triboro Coach has one facility located on 24th Avenue in Jackson Heights. This facilityis located right across from LaGuardia Airport. This facility is space constrained to thepoint that many Triboro Coach vehicles are forced to park out on adjacent streets.Drivers are provided a locker room and driver room within the facility.The New York Metropolitan Transportation Council (NYMTC) in its TransportationImprovement Program (TIP) identifies a number of projects that deal with the franchisedbus program. These include replacement vehicles, as well as outfitting bus depots forcompressed natural gas. Also, included is a new depot for private buses in Queens. Busdepot projects are summarized on Table 3-5, while vehicle for replacements and fleetexpansion are presented on Table 3-6. Due to budget constraints, projects to outfit busdepots for CNG operations has been put on hold indefinitely, as well as design andconstruction of an additional bus depot in Queens. This is due to a change inprocurement policy from 100% CNG to 80% clean diesel and 20% CNG.Table 3-6 shows that there are 799 vehicles proposed to be purchased. Of these vehicles,292 were funded prior to Fiscal Year 2002. While the table lists certain vehicles asreplacements, and others as purchases, most of the vehicles purchased will be used toreplace vehicles that have reached the end of their useful life. Delivery of these vehiclesis expected to begin in July 2005 beginning with New York Bus Service and continueuntil May 2006 for the initial orders. Delivery of additional vehicles above the base order19
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route Analysiswould occur until July 2006. These orders include vehicles that have been ordered for allof the franchised bus companies. The NYCDOT proposed delivery schedule for thesevehicles to operators in the Bronx and Queens is presented on Table 3-7. The number ofvehicles that are shown on the delivery plan differ from the TIP for a number of reasonssuch as that some of the vehicles are slated to go to Command Bus in Brooklyn, and thatfunding constraints might limit the number of vehicles that can be purchased. Certainvehicles are contingent on modifying depots for CNG vehicles, which is a project that hasbeen put on hold. For Triboro Coach, which already is a CNG operator, additional CNGvehicles are contingent on additional capacity for these vehicles.20
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-4Fleet Inventory and Average Fleet AgeAs of December 2002YearMake and Model2002MCI D4500-54394C2000Orion 05.5011999Orion 05.5011998Orion 05.5011997Orion 05.5011994TMC RTS-06Total Younger Than 12 Years1989MCI Classic1988MCI Classic1986GMC RTS-061986GMC RTS-041985GMC RTS-041984GM of Canada Classic1982 GM of Canada T8H-5307ATotal Older Than 12 YearsTotal All VehiclesPercent Older than 12 YearsAverage Fleet Age (years)Green 00001076000008686100%13.9CompanyNew York Coach0014*58*0(42 422494711173255971,15352%10.5*CNG Powered BusSource: NYCDOT21
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-5: Bus Facility Capital Projects ( Millions)ProjectEngineering and Design for Queens Bus Storage Facility IIConstruction and Project Management for Queens Bus Storage Facility IIPurchase/Install/Modify CNG Bus Fueling Station at Green Bus LinesPurchase/Install/Modify CNG Bus Fueling Station at New York Bus ServicePurchase/Install/Modify CNG Bus Fueling Station at Jamaica BusesTotalPre FY2002 0.0 0.0 10.7 8.0 8.5 27.21st YearFY 2002 0.0 0.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.02nd YearFY 2003 4.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 4.13rd YearFY 2004 0.0 35.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 35.0Total 4.1 35.0 12.0 8.0 8.5 66.3Source: NYMTCTable 3-6: New Vehicle Purchases for Private Franchised Carriers ( Millions)ProjectPurchase of 22 CNG Replacement Buses for GBLPurchase of 28 CNG Transit BusesPurchase of 78 Transit BusesPurchase of 82 Transit BusesPurchase of 82 Transit BusesPurchase of 80 Transit BusesPurchase of 78 Transit BusesPurchase of 60 Transit BusesPurchase of 100 Replacement BusesPurchase of 96 Replacement BusesPurchase of 93 Replacement pansionVehicles028788282807860000488Pre FY2002 6.2 9.3 41.2 28.1 28.7 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 113.51st YearFY 2002 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 33.9 0.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 0.0 68.92nd YearFY 2003 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 27.5 0.0 0.0 35.0 0.0 62.53rd YearFY 2004 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 26.0 0.0 0.0 16.0 42.0Total 6.2 9.3 41.2 28.1 28.7 33.9 27.5 26.0 35.0 35.0 16.0 286.9Source: NYMTC22
New York City Department of Transportation Bus Ridership Survey and Route AnalysisTable 3-7: Transit Vehicle Delivery Schedule 2004-2006CompanyGreen BusLinesJamaicaBusesLibertyLinesNew YorkBus Order seExpress-MaximumLoca
Bus route Q60, connecting Jamaica with Midtown Manhattan. Other arterial roads served by Green Bus Lines include Woodhaven Boulevard (Q11), Lefferts Boulevard (Q10), Rockaway Boulevard (Q7), and Sutph
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