Bx25 and Bx26 buses explained

Box Width:300px
Subheader:Allerton Avenue
System:MTA Regional Bus Operations
Operator:New York City Transit Authority
Garage:Gun Hill Depot
Vehicle:Nova Bus LFS
Nova Bus LFS HEV
New Flyer Xcelsior XD40
Open:1928 (Bx26)
September 10, 2000 (Bx25)
June 26, 2022 (Bx25 reinstated)
Close:June 25, 2010 (Bx25)
Locale:The Bronx, New York, U.S.
Communities:Bedford Park, Allerton, Laconia, Pelham Gardens, Baychester, Co-op City
Start:Bedford Park - West 205th Street & Paul Avenue (Lehman College)
Via:Bedford Park Boulevard, Allerton Avenue, Co-op City Boulevard (Bx25)
End:Co-op City - Bay Plaza (Bx25)
Co-op City - Earhart Lane & Erskine Place (Bx26)
Length:6.8miles (Bx25)
5.7miles (Bx26)
Otherroutes:Bx28/Bx38 Gun Hill Road
Day:All times except late nights
Timetable Link:Bx25 Bx26
Annualpatronage:540,117 (Bx25, 2023)
589,093 (Bx26, 2023)[1]
Transfers:Yes
Map State:collapsed
Previous Line:Bx24

The Bx25 and Bx26 constitute a public transit line in The Bronx. These routes primarily run on Bedford Park Boulevard and Allerton Avenue between Lehman College in Bedford Park and Co-op City.

Route description

The Bx25 and Bx26 begin at Paul Avenue and 205th Street, looping around Harris Park. They then run south on Paul Avenue until Bedford Park Boulevard, where they run east until reaching Southern Boulevard/Kazimiroff Boulevard, continuing north and east as it becomes Allerton Avenue, heading east until Gunther Avenue, turning north there onto Bartow Avenue until reaching Baychester Avenue, where the routes split:

Along the route, there are several connections to the New York City Subway at:

History

The Bx26 began in 1928, under the Bx17 designation. On July 1, 1974, the Bx17 was extended from Allerton Avenue-Westervelt Avenue to its current terminus in Co-op City and extended from Allerton Avenue-White Plains Road to its current terminus in Bedford Park.[2]

On February 19, 1984, as part of the Bronx bus revamp,[3] [4] [5] the Bx17 was renamed to the Bx26.[6] [7] Service on the Bedford Park branch originally ran all times except late nights, but was reduced to only run during weekday rush hours, early weekend mornings and late evenings only in December 1991. Due to the Bx26 and Bx28 having complicated service patterns, in March 2000, the MTA proposed simplifying both of them.[8] Service to Fordham Center would be replaced by the Bx28 and all Bx26 would run to/from Paul Avenue/Lehman College in Bedford Park; Bx26 Asch Loop bypass service that ran to the southern portion of Co-op City during rush hours would also be re-designated as the Bx25 to reduce rider confusion. These changes took place on September 10, 2000.[9] [10] On June 25, 2010, due to a budget crisis, Bx26 service to Sections 1-2-3 were discontinued, and all Bx26 service was rerouted to serve Asch Loop, alongside the discontinuation of the Bx25.[11]

In 2017, the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan, aimed at speeding up mass transit services.[12] As part of the program, a draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019.[13] [14] The draft plan proposed the truncation of the Bx26 to Asch Loop, with the Bx23 taking over all Co-op City inter-section service. The final plan removed this and instead proposed re-instating the Bx25, but it would serve sections 1-2-3 instead of Asch Loop and have its eastern terminus at Bay Plaza.[15] [16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the changes were halted for over a year.[17] [18] [19] The modification took place on June 26, 2022.[20] [21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Subway and bus ridership for 2023 . mta.info . April 29, 2024. May 2, 2024.
  2. News: 2 BOROUGHS' BUSES GET NEW NUMBERS. June 20, 1974. The New York Times. 0362-4331. October 2, 2016. August 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170801085719/http://www.nytimes.com/1974/06/20/archives/2-boroughs-buses-get-new-numbers-route-jumblie-ends-july-1-in.html. live.
  3. Web site: Reyes. Lennin. Busses and Trains A Go-Go. Bronx Journal. December 24, 2015. October 2, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20151224104703/http://bronxjournal.com/2011/10/new-york-transit-museum-bus-festival-at-atlantic-antic/. December 24, 2015. dead.
  4. Web site: 1976 Bronx Bus Map. wardmaps.com. New York City Transit Authority. March 3, 2016. 1976. March 10, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310144634/http://www.wardmaps.com/viewasset.php?aid=16357. live.
  5. Old MTA bus timetables http://acm.jhu.edu/~sthurmovik/Railpics/NYCSubway/Maps/Bronx_Bus_1977_Rear-1.jpg
  6. Web site: Bronx Bus Service Changes Effective February 19, 1984. February 1984. New York City Transit Authority. February 19, 2019. April 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418084845/http://imgbox.com/Fimhx4dX. live.
  7. Web site: Bronx Bus Service Changes Effective February 19, 1984. February 1984. New York City Transit Authority. February 19, 2019. April 18, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220418084845/http://imgbox.com/IB1GXIgH. live.
  8. Book: March 2000 NYC Transit Committee Agenda . March 21, 2000 . New York City Transit . 101, 102, 103-104, 105-106, 107-108, 109-110, 111, 112, 113.
  9. News: Bx25 Bx26 Bx28 Improved bus service for Co-op City. September 13, 2000. New York Daily News. August 17, 2018. August 18, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180818020910/https://www.newspapers.com/image/?spot=22799985. live.
  10. Web site: Bus Service Advisories. November 9, 2000. mta.nyc.ny.us. https://web.archive.org/web/20001109120100/http://www.mta.nyc.ny.us/nyct/service/bus/bussrvno.htm. November 9, 2000. dead. August 17, 2018. mdy-all.
  11. https://web.archive.org/web/20130224010015/http://www.mta.info/news/pdf/NYCT_Revised_Service_Changes.pdf 2010 budget crisis information
  12. Web site: Fast Forward: The Plan to Modernize New York City Transitt. September 12, 2023. MTA. en.
  13. Web site: Draft Plan, Bronx Bus Network Redesign. December 2019. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 1, 2020.
  14. Web site: Final Plan, Bronx Bus Network Redesign. December 2019. Metropolitan Transportation Authority. January 1, 2020. October 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191028234204/https://new.mta.info/document/11321. live.
  15. Web site: MTA's Bronx bus redesign will chop 400 stops and add new routes. Spivack. Caroline. October 22, 2019. Curbed NY. December 1, 2019. November 28, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191128135053/https://ny.curbed.com/2019/10/22/20926765/mta-nyc-bus-bronx-redesign-transportation. live.
  16. Web site: MTA releases final Bronx bus system overhaul proposal. October 22, 2019. ABC7 New York. December 1, 2019. January 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101030034/https://abc7ny.com/5638098/. live.
  17. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . MTA revives borough bus network redesigns, starting with the Bronx – Bronx Times . Bronx Times . 2021-08-19 . 2021-09-04 . April 8, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220408133051/https://www.bxtimes.com/mta-revives-borough-bus-network-redesigns-starting-with-the-bronx/ . live .
  18. Web site: NYC officials announce ambitious plan to expand MTA bus service . ABC7 New York . 2021-08-16 . 2021-09-04 . September 4, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210904021530/https://abc7ny.com/10955225/ . live .
  19. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . MTA sets June date for Bronx bus redesign rollout . amNewYork . February 20, 2022 . May 16, 2022 . February 24, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220224023527/https://www.amny.com/transit/mta-sets-june-date-bronx-bus-redesign-rollout/ . live .
  20. Web site: Duggan . Kevin . What to know about the Bronx bus redesign . AMNewYork . June 26, 2022 . June 27, 2022 . June 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627011649/https://www.amny.com/news/what-to-know-about-the-bronx-bus-redesign/ . live .
  21. Web site: MTA launches redesigned bus network in the Bronx . CBS News . June 26, 2022 . June 27, 2022 . June 27, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220627004806/https://www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news/mta-launches-redesigned-bronx-bus-network/ . live .

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