Improvements to the B61

Good news for the B61!

Monday, the MTA board voted to add buses to Brooklyn’s B61 route during the evening rush hour. The move, part of a package of changes to bus schedules citywide, will mean that buses on the route will come more frequently and follows a study on the bus line released by Brooklyn elected officials and community groups in December.

Read the rest of the news here: 
http://bradlander.com/news/updates/following-study-mta-adds-buses-to-brooklyn-s-b61-bus-route


Big thanks to our City Councilmember Brad Lander and all the volunteers who collected data on our overpopulated bus route. 

Big changes for the B61 route!

Word has come through Craig Hammerman, through one of our readers:

"After much consideration, NYC Transit has finally agreed to split the
B61 into 2 routes -- one from Red Hook to Downtown Brooklyn, and one
from Downtown Brooklyn into Long Island City, Queens (which would become

a new B62 route). This move is intended to improve the reliability and
timeliness of the B61 route, particularly as it serves our district.

The change would go into effect in January 2010, assuming it receives
approval of the MTA Board which it is scheduled to come before later
this month. We should be receiving our formal letter from NYC Transit
within the next week."

Woohoo!