RULES & REGULATIONS * USA - NYC Might Regulate Chinatown Buses
The cheap intercity curbside pick-up buses–also known as Chinatown buses–may get regulated in New York City
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New York,NY,USA -WNYC/Transportation Nation, by Alva French and Alex Goldmark -4 Feb 2011: ... That’s if one politician gets his way... State Senator, Daniel Squadron, is introducing a bill that would allow New York City to issue permits and designate official pick-up and drop-off points. Currently the buses use just about any open curb space. There is also a law allowing any bus to pick up or discharge passengers at any bus stop... Representatives from the bus companies say ticket prices may go up in New York if Squadron’s bill passes... Right now, some bus lines charge as little as $1 for discounted tickets to Washington D.C., but most seats are in the range of $15-$30 for a one-way trip between New York and and D.C. or New York and Boston... Nobody knows how many Chinatown buses are in operation in New York. The city does work with bus operators on a case by case basis, even though it doesn’t have the right to regulate them. In fact, the city will even put up a sign marking a bus stop at no cost to the company if the bus line requests it...
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