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About the route
The proposed B42 Local runs between Canarsie Pier and Rockaway Parkway Station.
The current length of the B42 route is 1.3 miles. This would not change under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 777 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 881 feet.
In the existing route and the proposed route, there are 1.5 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B5, B6, B6-LTD, B17, B76, B6, B82, B82-SBS, B103, and the train.
Route improvements
- Improved stop spacing
- Priority Corridor
Review the B42 route summary
The proposed B42 would maintain its existing routing.
As a Local route, stops would be spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability.
No frequency or service span changes are being proposed at this time.
B42 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 5 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- PM Peak: 8 minutes
- Early Evening: 7 minutes
- Late Evening: 10 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 14 minutes
- Morning: 15 minutes
- Midday: 13 minutes
- Early Evening: 10 minutes
- Late Evening: 13 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 15 minutes
- Morning: 15 minutes
- Midday: 15 minutes
- Early Evening: 15 minutes
- Late Evening: 15 minutes
* Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.