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About the route
The B54 runs between Downtown Brooklyn and Ridgewood.
The current length of the B54 Local route is 4.3 miles. This would not change under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 724 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 911 feet. There would be 1.2 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B13, B15, B25, B26, B27, B38, B41, B41 XT, B43, B44, B45, B46, B47, B48, B52, B53, B57, B61, B62, B65, B66, B67, B69, Q55, Q58, Q98, and trains.
Route improvements
- Interborough route
- Improved stop spacing
Review the B54 route summary
The proposed B54 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.
B54 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- AM Peak: 9 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- PM Peak: 8 minutes
- Early Evening: 8 minutes
- Late Evening: 16 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 20 minutes
- Morning: 17 minutes
- Midday: 13 minutes
- Early Evening: 14 minutes
- Late Evening: 19 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 24 hours
- Early Morning: 27 minutes
- Morning: 18 minutes
- Midday: 12 minutes
- Early Evening: 16 minutes
- Late Evening: 20 minutes
*Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.