Draft Plan: B61 Local

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About the route

The B61 runs between Park Slope, Red Hook, and Downtown Brooklyn.

The current length of the B61 Local route is 5.9 miles. This would change to 5.1 miles under the Draft Plan.

In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 783 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 906 feet. There would be 2.6 turns per mile.

The route would include connections to the B25, B26, B27, B37, B38, B41, B41 XT, B45, B52, B54, B57, B61, B62, B63, B65, B67, B69, B81 and trains.

Route improvements

More direct routing
Improved stop spacing
Avoids narrow streets
Priority Corridor

Review the B61 route summary

The proposed B61 would mostly maintain its existing routing. On its southern end, it would be shortened slightly to Bartel-Pritchard Sq. Service on Prospect Park W between 15 St and 20 St would be provided by the proposed B81. In Red Hook, northbound service would be rerouted to travel directly from Dwight St to Van Dyke St, removing turns and speeding up travel to Downtown Brooklyn. Direct service to IKEA at Beard St/Otsego St would be provided by the proposed B27, B81, and southbound B61.

As a Local route, stops would be spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability.

No frequency are being proposed at this time other than a slight decrease Sunday Early Morning. No span changes are being proposed at this time.

See the route profile with full stop list.

B61 proposed frequency and span

Weekday

Service Hours: 24 hours
AM Peak: 11 minutes
Midday: 12 minutes
PM Peak: 11 minutes
Early Evening: 11 minutes
Late Evening: 21 minutes

Saturday

Service Hours: 24 hours
AM Peak: 15 minutes
Midday: 12 minutes
PM Peak: 12 minutes
Early Evening: 13 minutes
Late Evening: 20 minutes

Sunday

Service Hours: 24 hours
AM Peak: 20 minutes
Midday: 20 minutes
PM Peak: 13 minutes
Early Evening: 15 minutes
Late Evening: 20 minutes