Report: NYC bus service lagging

newyorkbusiness.com     08-Jul-2008            

Bus service in Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens fell behind increasing ridership during the last decade, according to the Straphangers Campaign. July 08. 2008 10:57AM Elisabeth Butler Cordova New York City's bus service has not kept up with the increase in ridership over the past decade, according to a report released Tuesday by the New York Public Interest Research Group’s Straphangers Campaign. The group analyzed data from the Metropolitan Transportation Authority and NYC Transit. For the city bus system overall, average weekday ridership increased 22%, from 2 million to 2.5 million, between 1997 and 2007. Weekday service only grew by 15% during that period, according to the report. Bus service lagged increased ridership in three boroughs: Brooklyn, the Bronx and Queens. The gap was widest in Brooklyn, where ridership... [read full story]                    

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As gas prices rise, bus ridership increases

heraldsun.com     06-Jul-2008          

CHAPEL HILL -- As local gasoline prices creep ever higher, more local residents are hopping on the bus. Officials from Chapel Hill Transit and Orange County Public Transportation report that passenger ridership numbers are way...                    

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City Room: Bus Service Lagging, Report Says

nytimes.com     08-Jul-2008          

M.T.A. New York City Transit disputed the findings of the Straphangers Campaign, arguing that it had increased bus spending by more than $200 million a year and that service improvements had outpaced ridership increases since...                    

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City bus patrons being taken for a ride

nydailynews.com     08-Jul-2008          

It's not just subway riders who are packed in like sardines. A report released Tuesday claims that NYC Transit has failed to match higher bus ridership with additional service - a claim transit officials vigorously rejected.                    

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Ridership Is Outpacing Bus Service, Report Says

nytimes.com     08-Jul-2008          

M.T.A. New York City Transit disputed the findings of the Straphangers Campaign, arguing that it had increased bus spending by more than $200 million a year and that service improvements had outpaced ridership increases since...                    

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Rider groups says bus service not keeping pace

newsday.com     08-Jul-2008          

Bus service has not kept pace with increases in city riders, a study by the Straphangers Campaign shows, reporting that average weekday ridership increased 22 percent over the past decade while weekday service grew 15 percent.                    

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