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B44 (and supplemental service for B44 SBS): Orion VII NG HEV New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 B44 SBS only: New Flyer Xcelsior XD60 Nova Bus LFS articulated [1] Livery: B44 SBS: Select Bus Service: Began service: 1870 (trolley line) 1951 (bus service) 1995 (Limited-Stop service) 2013 (B44 SBS) Route; Locale: Brooklyn, New York, U.S. Start
The B44 SBS route began in November 2013, replacing the B44 Limited service with Select Bus Service. Initially planned for the end of 2011, then later the summer of 2012, the start date was pushed to November 2013 as the buses for the service did not arrive until early 2013.
The fleet consists of over 5,800 buses of various types and models for fixed-route service, making MTA RBO's fleet the largest public bus fleet in the United States. [1] The MTA also has over 2,000 vans and cabs for ADA paratransit service, providing service in New York City, southwestern Nassau County, and the city of Yonkers.
In 2007, the MTA and the New York City Department of Transportation (NYCDOT) proposed converting the Q5 Limited to Select Bus Service, the city's version of Bus Rapid Transit. The Q5 SBS would have run every 5 to 8 minutes, while no changes would be made to local service.
Other "winners" of the Pokey Award include the M79 on 79th Street [179] and the M23 on 23rd Street, [181] both of which have now been converted to Select Bus Service routes. However, Select Bus Service routes only serve 12% of all bus riders as of 2016, and the average bus route is 10% percent slower than it was in the mid-1990s. [182]
It is owned by the New York City Department of Transportation and leased to MTA Bus. [3] [27] [211] It had been leased to Queens Surface Corporation before the lease was taken over by MTA Bus. [211] Many buses under Queens Surface used compressed natural gas, [41] and all local bus service from this depot operates using CNG provided by Trillium ...
The Regional Transportation Authority (RTA) is the financial and oversight body for the three transit agencies in northeastern Illinois; the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA), Metra, and Pace, which are called Service Boards in the RTA Act. [1] RTA serves Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties.
Select Bus Service; B. B44 (New York City bus) B46 (New York City bus) Bx6 (New York City bus) Bx12 bus; Bx41 (New York City bus) M. M15 (New York City bus)