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About the route
The B68 runs between Windsor Terrace and Manhattan Beach.
The current length of the B68 Local route is 7.6 miles. This would change to 7.1 miles under the Draft Plan.
In the existing route, the average stop spacing is 786 feet. Under the proposed route, that would increase to 955 feet. There would be 0.6 turns per mile.
The route would include connections to the B1, B3, B4, B5, B6, B6 LTD, B7, B8, B9, B11, B16, B31, B35, B36, B44 SBS, B49, B55, B61, B81, B82, B82, B100, and trains.
Route improvements
- New connections
- Improved stop spacing
- Priority Corridor
Review the B68 route summary
The proposed B68 would mostly maintain its existing routing but would have a new southern terminal at Kingsborough Community College. Instead of traveling west from Coney Island Av to the Coney Island-Stillwell Av station, it would travel east to the college via Brighton Beach Av and Oriental Blvd along with the B1. This would simplify service to the college and would allow for better management of overcrowding, as both bus routes to the college would serve the same Brighton Beach subway station. The proposed B68 would provide similar bus connections to the B49 north of Brighton Beach Av. Service between Coney Island Av and Stillwell Av via Brighton Beach Av, W 5th St, and Neptune Av would be provided by the proposed B49.
As a Local route, stops would be spaced slightly farther apart than existing to speed up buses and improve reliability.
No frequency changes are being proposed at this time. Service spans would be slightly shortened overnight, with new 24-hour service provided on the proposed B49 instead.
B68 proposed frequency and span
Weekday
- Service Hours: 4:00 a.m.-2:30 a.m.
- AM Peak: 8 minutes
- Midday: 9 minutes
- PM Peak: 8 minutes
- Early Evening: 9 minutes
- Late Evening: 23 minutes
Saturday
- Service Hours: 4:00 a.m.-2:30 a.m.
- AM Peak: 10 minutes
- Midday: 8 minutes
- PM Peak: 8 minutes
- Early Evening: 11 minutes
- Late Evening: 18 minutes
Sunday
- Service Hours: 4:00 a.m.-2:30 a.m.
- AM Peak: 13 minutes
- Midday: 10 minutes
- PM Peak: 10 minutes
- Early Evening: 10 minutes
- Late Evening: 19 minutes
*Frequency indicates how often the bus comes on average in the peak direction.