What's happening
This bill requires the continued funding and operation of express bus service from Staten Island’s south shore to Manhattan and mandates the takeover of two specific express bus routes.
Why it matters
Guarantees continued public transit access. for several south shore Staten Island neighborhoods, meaning residents retain reliable, direct bus service to major employment centers in Manhattan, which can affect commuting times, job access, and property values.
Mandates a public takeover of two express bus routes (X23 and X24),. shifting them from private (Academy Bus Company) to Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) operation. This could lead to changes in fare structures, service reliability, and accountability for riders.
Creates a statutory obligation for the MTA. to maintain these specific routes, making it harder for future budget cuts or service changes to eliminate or reduce this express service, which may set a precedent for transit commitments in other parts of the city.
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Keep Staten Island Express Buses
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History
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Print number 412a
- Amend and recommit to corporations, authorities and commissions
- Referred to corporations, authorities and commissions
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Keep Staten Island Express Buses
In Assembly Committee · Corporations, Authorities And Commissions · Sponsor Michael Cusick
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STATE OF NEW YORK
412--A
2019-2020 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE (Prefiled)
January 9, 2019
Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Corporations, Authorities and Commissions -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the provision of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The public authorities law is amended by adding a new section 1266-l to read as follows:
§ 1266-l. Staten Island express bus service. The authority is hereby directed to continue to fund and operate express bus service transporting riders between the communities of Tottenville, Richmond Valley, Prince's Bay, Pleasant Plains, Charleston, Woodrow and Rossville in Staten Island to the downtown and/or midtown business districts of Manhattan on all routes operating such service on April thirtieth, two thousand twenty. The authority is hereby directed to assume and operate the two express bus routes serving the communities of Huguenot, Prince's Bay, Woodrow, Rossville, Annadale and Arden Heights to the midtown business district of Manhattan and being operated by Academy Bus Company on April thirtieth, two thousand twenty-one and better known as routes numbered X23 and X24.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00241-03-9
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Sponsor's memo
Title of bill
An act to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the provision of express bus service to the south shore of Staten Island
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide continued express bus Service to the downtown and midtown, business districts of Manhattan.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Adds a new Section 1266-k, directs the Metropolitan Transpor- tation Authority (MTA) to fund and operate existing express bus service routes servicing the South Shore of Staten Island within the city of New York to the downtown and midtown business districts of Manhattan.
Section 2. Effective date.
Justification
According to U.S. Census data released in March 2000, Richmond County (Staten Island) is ranked as the fastest growing county in New York State. The South Shore of Staten Island, specifically the communities of Tottenville, Richmond Valley, Prince's Bay, Pleasant Plains, Charleston, Woodrow and Rossville, is the only area of its size (in terms of popu- lation and geography) excluded from the MTA's full range of publicly provided surface transit services to and from Manhattan's downtown and midtown business districts.
The MTA operates 31 express bus routes in Staten Island, all north of Huguenot:Avenue. Residents there can find and utilize an express bus route merely a couple of blocks from their residences. Yet, the MTA does not provide adequate service south of Huguenot Avenue in the South Shore area. Due to the lack of service, South Shore residents who currently opt for bus service must either take MTA local service to an MTA express stop and then transfer, or take private express bus or charter bus service through New Jersey. The MTA needs to establish express bus service throughout all of Staten Island to address the transportation inequities in the South Shore and grant its residents the same conven- ience afforded to the rest of the borough and New York City. In 2000 legislation was passed by the Senate and Assembly to add needed express bus service. This legislation was vetoed by the Governor because an agreement was made through the MTA to serve the residents of the South Shore with three express buses, two of which are operated by a private bus company.
Legislative history
2018: S.3308-A- Passed Senate / A.3856-A - Referred to Corporations 2017: S.3308-Passed Senate / A.3586 - Referred to Corporations 2016: S.2337-Passed Senate / A.3494 - Referred to Corporations 2015: S.2337-Passed Senate / A.3494 - Referred to Corporations 2014: S.2304-B- Passed Senate / A.4407-B - Referred to Corporations 2013: S.2304-Referred to Transportation / A.4407- Referred to Corpo- rations
2012: S.7156- Referred to Transportation/ A.10435- Referred to Corpo- rations 2010: S.509-Referred to Transportation / A.2615 -Referred to Corpo- rations 2009: S.509-Referred to Transportation / A.2615 -Referred to Corpo- rations 2008: 5.3038- Referred to Transportation/ A.2415- Referred to Corpo- rations 2007: S.3038- Referred to Transportation/ A.2415- Referred to Corpo- rations 2006: 5.1842- Referred to Transportation/ A.3535- Referred to Corpo- rations 2005: 5.1842- Referred to Transportation/ A.3535- Referred to Corpo- rations 2004: 5.7542- Referred to Transportation/ A.11626- Referred to Corpo- rations
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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