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About the route
The proposed B38 Local runs between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood.
The current length of the B38 route is 5.7 miles. This would not change under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 696 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 1,043 feet.
In the existing route and the proposed route, there are 1.4 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B7, B13, B15, B25, B26, B27, B37, B41, B41-SBS, B43, B44-SBS, B45, B46, B46-SBS, B47, B48, B52, B53, B54, B57, B61, B62, B63, B65, B66, B67, B69, Q58, Q98, the trains, and the Long Island Rail Road at Atlantic Terminal.
Route improvements
- Interborough route
- Improved stop spacing
- Fewer route patterns
- Avoids narrow streets
- Priority Corridor
Review the B38 route summary
The proposed B38 would maintain the same routing as its Seneca Av branch. Existing B38 service on Stanhope St, Woodward Av, Starr St, Metropolitan Av, and Grandview Av would be discontinued. Service would still be provided by the proposed B57 on nearby Flushing Av with increased frequencies and by the proposed Q54 on Metropolitan Av with increased frequencies.
The existing B38 Local and B38 Limited would be combined into one proposed B38 Local route, with stops spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability. All B38 buses will stop at all proposed B38 stops.
Frequencies would be the same as the existing B38 Local and B38 Limited combined, leading to an increase in frequency on Seneca Av. No service span changes are being proposed at this time.
B38 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 3 minutes
- Midday: 4 minutes
- PM Peak: 4 minutes
- Early Evening: 5 minutes
- Late Evening: 12 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 9 minutes
- Morning: 7 minutes
- Midday: 7 minutes
- Early Evening: 7 minutes
- Late Evening: 11 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 11 minutes
- Morning: 7 minutes
- Midday: 7 minutes
- Early Evening: 8 minutes
- Late Evening: 14 minutes
* Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.