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In 1933, Green Bus Lines had initially received one-year franchises to operate six Manhattan crosstown bus routes, one of which was the M3. [4] The M3 was transferred to the Comprehensive Omnibus Corporation in 1935 and to New York City Omnibus Corporation in 1936. [5] [6] On July 1, 1974, the M3 was relabeled to the M27. [7]
The buses were 14.5 feet (4.4 m) tall, which required the relocation of several traffic lights and removal of tree limbs along the routes. [ 19 ] [ 20 ] A 1999 Nova Bus RTS-06 (5222) at the M55’s northern terminal (44th St-6th Ave) in Midtown.
On February 27, 2005, the MTA Bus Company took over the operations of the Queens Surface routes as part of the city's takeover of all the remaining privately operated bus routes. [ 21 ] [ 22 ] In 2009, ten buses from the Eastchester Depot near Co-op City (the former New York Bus Service depot) began to operate on QBx1 service. [ 23 ]
In March 2014, Moovit launched a "community editor" allowing volunteer editors to generate schedule and map data, providing transit data for areas where no data is officially available to app developers. [3] In January 2015, the company raised $50 million in its Series-C funding round from new and previous investors. [4]
The Manhattan bus routes should not be confused with Megabus routes originating from Manhattan. Like the Manhattan bus routes, Megabus route designations consist of the letter "M" followed by a number. All routes in operate local service; additional limited-stop or Select Bus Service routes are noted below. [4]
A 2022 XD40 (7864) on the Jamaica-bound Q54 at Metropolitan/72nd Avenues in Forest Hills A 2013 C40LF (651) on the Q66 at an old-style bus stop with the timetable box in Woodside, Queens. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operates a number of bus routes in Queens, New York, United States, under two
Transit is in direct competition with other transit mapping services such as Moovit and Citymapper, as well as general mapping services that also provide transit data such as Google Maps, Bing Maps, and Apple Maps. Current Transit app executives are Chief Executive Officer Sam Vermette and Chief Business Officer David Block-Schachter. [4]
The Queens draft plan affects three existing bus routes: the B24, B57, and B62. [168] The MTA released a draft plan for Brooklyn's bus network on December 1, 2022. One bus route (the B39) remained completely unchanged, while the remaining routes underwent changes to their route, stop spacing, service frequencies, and/or service spans. [169] [170]