MTA removes schedules from bus stops
Riders waiting for the bus can no longer tell what time it will arrive after the MTA systematically removed schedules from bus stop poles, according to four Bay Ridge lawmakers who fired off a letter to MTA Chairperson Patrick Foye objecting to the move.
Councilmember Justin Brannan, State Sen. Andrew Gounardes, Assemblymember Mathylde Frontus and U.S. Rep. Max Rose contend that the absence of printed schedules at bus stops is a hardship for riders who don’t have smart phones and cannot access apps like MTA Bus Time and MY MTA that offer up-to-the minute information on bus arrivals.
Brannan called the removal of bus schedules “a boneheaded move” and said he will do everything he can to get the MTA to reverse course.
The MTA allows riders to text their location to access bus schedules, but the elected officials argued that that’s also problematic for many passengers.