COMPLAINS * USA - Speeding New York's Buses
New York City has the most bus riders of any city in the country -- but the slowest and most unreliable buses, according to city officials
New York,NY,USA -The Gotham Gazette, by Mia Goldberg -15 January 2008: -- Two and a half million people board New York City buses each day, then travel at an average of 7.5 miles per hour as their buses sit stuck in traffic, stopped at red lights or waiting for passengers to board... "The buses are slow en route and in wait," said Gene Russianoff, attorney and chief spokesman for the New York Public Interest Research Group's commuter advocacy group, Straphangers Campaign... A Time for Testing: Modifications to the buses themselves - creating longer buses to accommodate more riders, additional doors for entering and exiting, and lower floors - would make it easier for passenger, particularly the elderly and disabled, to board and so cut the amount of time buses spend at bus stops... A spokesperson for the transportation department said it is studying the effectiveness of the current pilot programs, and hope to have a report early this year... Officials are exploring other alternatives, as well... The city plans to have five BRT routes, one in each borough, by 2009...
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