CB7, residents have concerns about Brox Bus Redesign Plan
BY JASON COHEN
The MTA’s Bronx Bus Redesign
Plan will have a major impact on
Community Board 7 and residents
and the board are not fans of the
project.
On Tuesday, November 26, CB
7 passed a motion asking for the
MTA to reexamine the changes
being made to the Bx34, BxM28,
BxM4 and BxM3 in the redesign
plan.
Earlier in the month, a letter
was presented to the Transportation
Committee chair Edgar Ramos
from Fordham Hill Owners
Corporation Board with their concerns
over the BxM3 bus change.
District manager Ischia Bravo
told the Bronx Times the changes
to the four bus routes affect seniors
the most.
Bravo explained that many seniors
live in the Tracy Towers at
40 W. Mosholu Pkwy South, and by
eliminating stops after Fordham
Hill; it will be a challenge for them
to get to the bus.
The proposed design plans to
eliminate stops on the Bx4, which
affects commuters going into Manhattan.
Bravo explained that changes
to the Bx34 would also hurt seniors
Community Board 7 discusses the propsoed bus redesign plan on Nov. 26. Schneps Media Jason Cohen
because many of them live in the
Serviam Gardens at 323 E 198th St,
and take it to Montefi ore Hospital.
If the stops are changed, then
many who have disabilities or
physical limitations, will have to
walk further. Changes to the Bx28
will impact seniors as well.
“I think that is why we’re pushing
for a December meeting to be
an opportunity for them (residents)
to ask more questions,” Bravo
said. A Transportation Committee
meeting was held December 5.
“We’re going to make sure the rest
are heard.”
The MTA released The Bronx
Bus Network Redesign after analyzing
extensive data from the past
couple years.
The most recent collection of
data was acquired through Metrocard
registration during the
months of May and June, according
to MTA offi cials.
Additional cuts will be made
to Bx4A, Bx6, Bx8, Bx11, Bx15,
Bx18, Bx24, Bx26, Bx29, Bx30,
Bx35, Bx36, Bx38, Bx40, Bx42, Q50
LTD, M100, M125, BxM2, BxM5
(formerly BxM11), BxM8, BxM10,
BxM17, and BxM18 lines, and additional
buses on the Bx13, Bx22,
Bx23 and Bx41.
Throughout the meeting residents
expressed their displeasure
with the proposed plan.
Kelly King–Lewis questioned
how the MTA came up with their
stats.
“It comes down to metrics,”
King–Lewis said. “On a lot of
those routes you see people who
don’t pay a fare.”
One attendee felt the senior
Kelly King-Lewis speaks about the
proposed changes in buses at the CB7
meeting on Nov. 26. Schneps Media Jason
Cohen
population was being ignored with
the bus changes for the BxM3.
“We have a lot of seniors that
rely on that bus, ” she said. “That
is their sole means of transportation.”
Sirio Guerino said there are always
vehicles in bus lanes, pointing
out that the Bx41 route on
Webster Avenue is always blocked
by school buses parked in the bus
lanes between 204th and 205th.
“If the city spent a fortune
painting those stupid lines out
there and people are parking out
there, what are you going to do
about it?” he shouted.
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