Bus system new York city the most backward in the country

Bus system new York city the most backward in the country

In a new report published by the office of the new York auditor Scott Stringer said that the bus system in new York is the most backward in the country. All due to the fact that the lion’s share of attention and funding take the metro and railway transport. They are also more popular among passengers. The report suggests that the bus system of the city was unreliable, confusing and poorly linked.

The «bus crisis was alarming. The demand among passengers, a deteriorated infrastructure have an impact on all five boroughs,» said stringer. «Of course, we should focus on our metro, but we also need to create a bus system that will be the envy of the world.»

Bus system new York city the most backward in the country

According to the report, the bus system lost 100 million passengers in the past eight years, passenger traffic in Manhattan declined by 16% from 2011.

To date, the system has 5700 buses that run on 330 routes of the city. Every year about two million people use city buses.

Recommendations include creating more bus stops, as well as the transition to electric vehicles, advance motion graphics, and create sophisticated network of routes.

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