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BRONX TIMES R 4 EPORTER, MAY 21-27, 2021 BTR
MTA, Bronx business
leaders encourage
bus travel
BY JASON COHEN
As New Yorkers are getting vaccinated
and the city is slowly reopening,
Bronx leaders are advocating for people
to take the bus as they patronize
businesses working to recover from
the pandemic.
The MTA is focused on two Business
Improvement Districts: Westchester
Square and Throggs Neck.
On May 11, MTA Bus Company President
Craig Cipriano, Lisa Sorin, president
of the Bronx Chamber of Commerce
and the Executive Directors of
the two BIDs, Yasmin Cruz and Bobby
Jaen spoke about the affordability, convenience
and reliability of buses as a
means of getting around the borough
and how increased ridership to visit
stores can help boost the economy.
The event came on the heels of recent
news that ridership across the transit
system has risen to its highest levels
since front-door boarding resumed in
August 2020, with more than 1.2 million
bus riders utilizing the system last
Thursday. Ridership is expected to grow
further as vaccination rates rise and
COVID positive rates steeply decline.
“It’s time to get New York moving,”
Cipriano exclaimed. “I’m confi dent together
we can play the role of heroes and
bring the Bronx back. Despite changes
of the last year Bronxites have continued
to take the bus.
With 45 new electric buses coming to
the city by the end of the year, Cipriano
urged more people to take a bus.
Jaen praised the MTA and the business
owners for standing tall during the
past year.
“The best experience a person can
have is meeting people like Throggs
Neck and Westchester Square merchants
who through everything stayed
open and serviced the people that did
come in,” Jaen said. “I’m very proud of
MTA President Craig Cipriano speaks in
Westchester Square about the need for locals
to ride the bus. Photo by Jason Cohen
the merchants.”
Sorin echoed his sentiments.
“It always is about being able to
know that you have a safe, productive
way of traveling and the bus system
has never given up on us, and it makes
it that much easier,” she said. “The
MTA stepped up with their buses and
their cleaning protocols and it made it
very, very easy and comfortable for us
to come back and use public transportation.”
In the last year alone, the MTA has
worked aggressively to improve bus
service in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.
Last July, offset bus lanes were installed
on 149St for riders on the BX2,
Bx4, Bx17 and Bx19. This installation
work has been successful in speeding
up trip times in population-rich parts
of the borough.
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