B70 (New York City bus)
b70 | |||
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Eighth Avenue Line | |||
MTA New York City Bus | |||
Operator | New York City Transit Authority | ||
Garage | Jackie Gleason Depot | ||
Vehicle | New Flyer C40LF CNG New Flyer Xcelsior XN40 | ||
Began service | December 1, 1916 (streetcar) May 15, 1949 (bus) | ||
Ended service | May 15, 1949 (streetcar) | ||
Route | |||
Locale | Brooklyn, New York, U.S. | ||
Start | Sunset Park – 1st Avenue and 39th Street | ||
Via | 39th Street, 8th Avenue, Fort Hamilton Parkway | ||
End | Dyker Heights – V.A. Medical Center | ||
Length | 4.9 miles (7.9 km) | ||
Service | |||
Operates | All times except late nights | ||
Annual patronage | 1,448,091 (2022)[1] | ||
Transfers | Yes | ||
Timetable | B70 | ||
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The Eighth Avenue Line is a
Route Description
Towards Dyker Heights
It begins at 1st Avenue and 39th Street, similar to the
Towards 1st Avenue & 39th Street
It begins at the bus route's terminus, VA Hospital. It continues at 7th Avenue until at Fort Hamilton Parkway where it turns left. It then turns right onto Bay Ridge Parkway and then turns right back to 7th Avenue. It goes there until 8th Avenue, when it turns right and continues until 39th Street. It turns left onto that street and continues until it turns right at Fourth Avenue and turns left at 36th Street. It then turns left at
History
The Eighth Avenue streetcar line was built and opened on December 1, 1916. It was the last streetcar line built in Brooklyn.[2] It ran on Eighth Avenue, from its terminus at Bay Ridge Avenue, through what is now Sunset Park. Streetcars continued to run until May 15, 1949, when it was converted to bus operation.[3]
In April 2001, the MTA Board announced that it planned to reroute the B70 to run along 92nd Street and Fort Hamilton Parkway instead of Seventh Avenue and 86th Street in Fort Hamilton. The change would eliminate difficult turns at Fort Hamilton Parkway and 86th Street, and to improve connections with the S53 and S79 bus routes. The change was to be implemented in June 2001.[4]
In July 2010, due to budget cuts, the B37 bus was discontinued and the B70 bus was rerouted from 7th Avenue to 3rd Avenue in Bay Ridge. When the B37 bus was restored in June 29, 2014, the B70 bus was rerouted back from 3rd Avenue to 7th Avenue in Bay Ridge.[5]
On December 1, 2022, the MTA released a draft redesign of the Brooklyn bus network.[6][7] As part of the redesign, B70 service would be slightly extended to 3rd Avenue and 30th Street at its northern end to serve Industry City.[8] Closely spaced stops would also be eliminated.[6][7]
References
- ^ "Subway and bus ridership for 2022". mta.info. August 3, 2023. Retrieved March 29, 2024.
- ISBN 978-1-4396-2045-8.
- ^ "Public Notice Bus Route 70 - Eighth Av. Line". Flickr.com. New York City Board of Transportation. 1949. Retrieved February 15, 2024.
- ^ April 2001 NYC Transit Committee Agenda. New York City Transit Authority. July 19, 2001. pp. 101, 102, 103-104, 105.
- ^ "B8 B37 B70 Effective Sunday, June 29, 2014 New and improved service for our Brooklyn customers!". mta.info. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. June 2014. Retrieved June 28, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Draft Plan: B70 Local". MTA. Retrieved December 5, 2022.