Project archive

The Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign was a transformative project that improved bus service in the borough, making it faster, more frequent, more reliable, and better connected to the subway.

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Background

In October 2019, we proposed a Final Plan to redesign the Bronx Bus Network focused on bringing our customers faster, more reliable bus service.

In February 2020, we held a public hearing on the proposed Final Plan to gather final comments, wrapping up a multi-year effort that incorporated feedback from every corner of the Bronx and northern Manhattan. However, in March 2020, the bus network redesign was paused due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The project remained paused for approximately 18 months.

In August 2021, we announced the restart of the Bronx Local Bus Network Redesign. We published a Final Plan Addendum in November 2021, which incorporated additional feedback gathered in 2021 from our customers and members of the public. The proposed Final Plan demonstrates our new approach to providing bus service, one that responds and adapts to the ever-changing needs and travel patterns of our customers while reallocating available resources where they are needed most.

In December 2021, the MTA Board voted unanimously to advance the project at which time the project moved into the Implementation Phase.

Implementation occurred on June 22, 2022, and was followed by the publication of the Six Month Evaluation in February 2023. 

Documents: 2022

These brochures were widely distributed to help customers better understand the changes to specific routes.

Past public events

Past proposed Final Plan in-station open houses

Monday, December 16, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m. 

Simpson Street 2/5  

Friday, December 13, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.  

125 St 2/3 station (Lenox) 

Monday, December 9, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.  

3rd Ave/149th St 2/5  

Friday, December 6, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.   

Fordham Road 4 

Monday, November 25, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.   

Mosholu Parkway 4  

Friday, November 22, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.   

233rd Street 2/5 

Friday November 15, 2019 | 3:30-6:30 p.m.  

Pelham Bay Park 6 

Past proposed Final Plan on-street pop-up events

Tuesday, November 19, 2019

4:00-7:30 p.m. 

Madison Ave and East 34 St 

Thursday, November 14, 2019 

3:00-6:00 p.m. 

West 137 St and Amsterdam Ave 

Wednesday, November 13, 2019 

3:00-6:00 p.m. 

The Hub 

Thursday, November 7, 2019 

3:00-6:00 p.m. 

Fordham Plaza 

Wednesday, November 6, 2019 

3:00-6:00 p.m. 

West Farms Sq

Monday, November 4, 2019 

3:00-6:00 p.m. 

Hunts Point and Bruckner Blvd 

Draft Plan Survey outreach events

July 12, 2019

W 206 St/Bainbridge Av

6:30 - 10:30 AM

July 18, 2019

Bartow Av/Co-op City

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

July 19, 2019

W 181 St/Broadway-Wadsworth Av

6:30 - 10:30 AM

July 24, 2019

Ogden Av/168 St

4:00 - 8:00 PM

July 25, 2019

MLK/St. Nicholas Av

4:00 - 8:00 PM

July 26, 2019

Simpson St Station/Gladstone Sq

6:30 - 10:30 AM

July 26, 2019

West Farms Square

4:00 - 8:00 PM

July 29, 2019

Broadway/W 231 St

4:00 - 8:00 PM

July 30, 2019

Westchester Square

4:00 - 8:00 PM

July 31, 2019

Co-op City/Bartow Av

10:00 AM - 1:00 PM

July 31, 2019

Pelham Bay Park Station

4:00 - 8:00 PM

August 1, 2019

Fordham Plaza/3 Av

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM

August 2, 2019

W 145 St/Broadway

4:00 - 8:00 PM

Draft Plan public open houses

Past Open House Events

Tuesday, June 11, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Ft. Independence Community Center

3350 Bailey Avenue

Wednesday, June 12, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

The Bronx Museum of the Arts - North Wing, 2nd Floor

1040 Grand Concourse

Monday, June 17, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Bronx Community Board 12 - Carriage House

4101 White Plains Road

Tuesday, June 18, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

ShopRite of Bruckner Boulevard (Bruckner Mall) - Community Space, 2nd Floor

1994 Bruckner Boulevard

Wednesday, June 19, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

PS/MS 71

3040 Roberts Avenue

Monday, June 24, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Monroe College - Kings Hall, Mintz Room

2501 Jerome Avenue

Tuesday, June 25, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

Davidson Community Center

2038 Davidson Avenue

Thursday, June 27, 2019

6:00 - 8:30 PM

RiverBay Corporation - Co-op City, Room 31

2049 Bartow Avenue

Existing Conditions Report Community Board presentations

We presented the results of the Existing Conditions Report to Community Boards throughout the Bronx. See our schedule of past presentations below:

  • Tuesday, March 5th - 6 PM
    • Community Board 5: Municipal Services Committee
    • Davidson Community Center: 2038 Davidson Avenue
  • Wednesday, March 6th - 6:30 PM
    • Community Board 4: Municipal Services Committee
    • Bronx Care - 1650 Grand Concourse: Murray Cohen Auditorium
  • Monday, March 11th - 5:30 PM
    • Community Board: 1: Municipal Services Committee
    • 3024 Third Avenue
  • Wednesday, March 13th - 6 PM
    • Community Board 2: Municipal Services Committee
    • Board Office: 1029 E. 163rd St, Room 202
  • Wednesday, March 13th - 7:30 PM
    • Community Board 10: Municipal Services Committee
    • 3165 East Tremont Avenue
  • Thursday, March 21st - 6:30 PM
    • Community Board 6: Transportation Committee
    • 1932 Arthur Ave, Room 403A
  • Tuesday, March 26th - 3 PM
    • Community Board 3: Executive Committee
    • Board Office: 1426 Boston Road
  • Thursday, April 11 - 7 PM
    • Community Board 8: Traffic and Transportation Committee
    • Fort Independence Community Center: 3350 Bailey Ave
Initial project workshops

The schedule below lists public workshops held since September 2018:

Community Board 12

Thursday, September 20, 2018

Metropolitan College of New York

Thursday, September 27, 2018

Monroe College - Kings Hall

Wednesday, October 3, 2018

RiverBay Corporation Co-Op City

Tuesday, October 9, 2018

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi

Monday, October 15, 2018

Christ Church Riverdale

Thursday, October 18, 2018

More information on these public workshops can be found in the Existing Conditions Report.

Intercept and online survey results

We conducted nearly 2,000 in-person surveys at 12 key locations in the Bronx, and hosted an online survey with roughly 750 respondents. We wanted to find out the following:

  • Where you're headed and where you're coming from
  • Your common travel patterns
  • Your priorities for bus service

It was clear from the survey results that riders value the following:

  • Buses arriving on time
  • Getting to their destination quickly
  • Accurate bus arrival information

More detailed information on the intercept and online survey results can be found in the Existing Conditions Report.

Past presentations

The following presentations were given by members of the Network Redesign Team to groups of Bronx elected officials and the Bronx Borough Board.