B60 (New York City bus)
notability.(April 2024) ) |
b60 | |||
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Wilson Avenue Line | |||
Grand Avenue Depot | |||
Vehicle | New Flyer Xcelsior XD40 New Flyer Xcelsior XDE40 | ||
Predecessors | Wilson Avenue Line | ||
Route | |||
Locale | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||
Communities served | Williamsburg, East Williamsburg, Bushwick, Ocean Hill, Brownsville, Canarsie | ||
Start | Williamsburg – Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Bus Terminal | ||
Via | Wilson Avenue, Rockaway Avenue | ||
End | Canarsie – Williams Avenue and Flatlands Avenue | ||
Length | 8.4 mi (13.5 km) | ||
Service | |||
Operates | 24 hours [1] | ||
Annual patronage | 1,518,676 (2022)[2] | ||
Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | B60 | ||
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The Wilson Avenue Line is a public transit line in
Route description
The B60 bus route starts at
History
As a trolley route
The line was built after 1897
As a bus route
Buses were substituted for streetcars on May 27, 1951 and the route was designated the B60. The only route change was that northbound buses were rerouted to run via Decatur Street instead of Cooper Street between Broadway and Wilson Avenue.[5]
On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network.[6][7] As part of the redesign, the B60 would be split in half at Fulton Street. The southern half would keep the B60 designation, and the northern half would take the new B66 designation. At Fulton Street, both routes would run east along Fulton Street to terminate at Broadway Junction.[8][9] The B60 would use Flatlands Avenue in both directions in Canarsie.[8] Closely spaced stops would also be eliminated.[6][7]
As part of a pilot program by the MTA to make five bus routes free (one in each borough), the B60 was selected alongside the
References
- ^ MTA Regional Bus Operations. "B60 bus schedule".
- ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2022". mta.info. August 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ^ "Brooklyn Bus Map" (PDF). Metropolitan Transportation Authority. October 2020. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
- ^ Rand McNally, Brooklyn and vicinity, 1897 Atlas of the World
- ^ "Public Notice Wilson Avenue Line". Flickr.com. New York City Board of Transportation. 1951. Retrieved February 14, 2024.
- ^ a b Brachfeld, Ben (December 1, 2022). "Draft plan for new Brooklyn bus network aims to finally end decades of slow, unreliable service". amNewYork. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b Spivack, Caroline (December 1, 2022). "Brooklyn bus riders could finally get faster service under MTA redesign". Crain's New York Business. Retrieved December 2, 2022.
- ^ a b "Draft Plan: B60 Local". MTA. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "Draft Plan: B66 Local". MTA. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ Brachfeld, Ben (July 17, 2023). "MTA announces five bus routes for fare-free pilot". amNewYork. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Free bus routes will be part of MTA pilot program heading to NYC this fall". NBC New York. July 17, 2023. Retrieved July 18, 2023.
- ^ "Governor Hochul Announces Fare Free Bus Routes Included in MTA Pilot". www.governor.ny.gov. New York State Government. Retrieved July 17, 2023.
- ^ "Fare-free pilot on five MTA bus routes". new. Metropolitan Transit Authority. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "NYC officials assures New Yorkers new MTA fare-free bus program is 'not a pipe dream'". abc7ny.com. ABC 7 New York. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ "Free NYC bus routes in each borough start Sunday as part of MTA program: What to know". nbcnewyork.com. NBC New York. September 20, 2023. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- ^ Shkurhan, Iryna (April 6, 2024). "Members of Congress ask Hochul to fund more fare-free buses amid state budget negotiations – QNS". QNS. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Brachfeld, Ben (March 12, 2024). "State lawmakers propose $90 million for more frequent buses, fare-free pilot in budget response". amNewYork. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
- ^ Brachfeld, Ben (April 21, 2024). "MTA's free bus experiment will end after not being reauthorized in state budget". amNewYork. Retrieved April 22, 2024.
External links
- Media related to B60 (New York City bus) at Wikimedia Commons