Select Bus Service

Select Bus Service

An M15 Select Bus Service bus operates through the Lower East Side, bound for South Ferry.
Founded	2008
Locale	New York City (The Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens, and Staten Island)
Service type	Bus rapid transit
Routes	8 bus routes 7 corridors (3 proposed)
Destinations	B44: Williamsburg – Sheepshead Bay Bx12: Inwood – Bay Plaza Bx41: The Hub – Williamsbridge M15: East Harlem – South Ferry M34/M34A: West Side, then – M34: East Side M34A: Waterside Plaza M60: Upper West Side – LaGuardia Airport S79 Staten Island Mall – Bay Ridge
Stations	130
Fleet	All routes except S79: Nova Bus LFS articulated S79: Orion VII hybrid-electric low-floor standard
Operator	MTA New York City Bus
Website	Official website

Select Bus Service (SBS), marked on the buses as +selectbusservice,^{[note 1]} is a brand used by MTA Regional Bus Operations for bus rapid transit service in New York City. SBS began service in 2008 in order to improve speed and reliability along multiple long, busy limited-stop corridors. The first route to run under the SBS branding was the Bx12 along Fordham Road and the Pelham Parkway. As of January 2015, there are eight SBS routes along seven corridors, with an SBS corridor in Queens under planning.

History

In conjunction with the New York City Department of Transportation, the MTA identified five corridors for implementation of bus rapid transit, one in each of the five boroughs, in late 2004: the Fordham Road/Pelham Parkway corridor in the Bronx, First and Second Avenues in Manhattan, Merrick Boulevard in Queens, Nostrand Avenue in Brooklyn, and Hylan Boulevard in Staten Island. Four bus priority corridors were also identified for implementation or expansion (three in Manhattan, one in the Bronx): Madison Avenue (expansion), Fifth Avenue, 34th Street, and Webster Avenue.^[1][2][3] The Merrick Boulevard corridor was eventually scrapped because of community opposition related to loss of parking.^[4][5][6]

The Select Bus Service program was unveiled to the public on March 25, 2008.^[7][8] At the time of the announcement, the MTA and the mayor had stated that implementation on other corridors was contingent on the passage of congestion pricing, which ultimately did not make it for a vote in the legislature.

The first Select Bus Service corridor, on the Bx12 along 207th Street, Fordham Road, and Pelham Parkway, was placed into service on June 29, 2008.^[9] The next line, the M15, saw Select Service begin on October 10, 2010 after the delivery of new low-floor buses.^[10][11] The M34 and M34A line was started on November 13, 2011. Initially, a 34th Street busway was planned that would require eliminating 34th Street as a through street, but it was dropped in favor of the standard SBS model. The B44 Rogers/Bedford/Nostrand Avenues bus route, the fifth Select Bus Service corridor in the city, was implemented on November 17, 2013 pending the arrival of new fare machines. The S79 Hylan Boulevard/Richmond Avenue route, initially slated to be converted to SBS in 2013, was moved up to September 2, 2012; the local equivalents of the S79 route are the S78 and S59 buses. A sixth corridor, the second for the Bronx, began service on the Bx41 Webster Avenue route on June 30, 2013; this route was the first "Phase II" SBS route to begin service (the existing corridors plus the B44 comprise Phase I). Another Select Bus Service route on Webster Avenue, which will be extended to run between LaGuardia Airport and Fordham Plaza alongside the local Bx41 route, is proposed for later implementation.^{[1][3][4][12]} A seventh corridor, and the third for Manhattan, the M60 125th Street–Triborough Bridge–Astoria Boulevard bus route to LaGuardia Airport, was converted to SBS on May 25, 2014; local service was replaced by other routes running alongside the route of the M60 (namely the M100, M101, Bx15, and Q19.^[13] An eighth Select Bus Service route was planned in the 2014–17 Financial Plan; this new SBS corridor is to be determined.^[14] The ninth Select Bus Service corridor, and the fourth in Manhattan, is for the M86 running on 86th Street, which is scheduled to start running in mid-2015; the M86 route will not include a major change in stops.^[15] Select Bus Service along Woodhaven and Cross Bay Boulevards is currently being studied for the Q52 and Q53 routes.^[16]

All seven current SBS corridors are enforced by cameras restricting non-buses in these lanes on weekdays where the bus lane is curbside, with the bus lanes marked by red paint. Where the bus lane is an offset lane (that is, one lane away from the curb), non-bus traffic is restricted at all times except for emergencies.^[3]

Routes

Currently, SBS operates on the Bx12, M15, M34/M34A, M60, S79, Bx41, and B44 routes. The "stations" for all are listed below.

Bx12

This was the first Select Bus Service line placed into service on June 29, 2008 which replaced limited stop service with SBS on this line. Both Bx12 Select Bus Service and Bx12 are both based out of Gun Hill Bus Depot.

A geographically correct map of the Bx12 Select Bus Service route, showing all stations and connections. The actual route is in light blue.

Bx12 Select Bus Service
Legend
Bay Plaza JC Penney Co-Op City Boulevard Bartow Mall Baychester Avenue early-morning service when Bay Plaza is closed Edson Avenue– Gun Hill Depot Pelham Bay Park Eastchester Road Williamsbridge Road White Plains Road Southern Boulevard– Bronx Zoo Fordham Plaza Valentine Avenue Grand Concourse Walton Avenue Jerome Avenue University Avenue Sedgwick Avenue Cedar Avenue University Heights Bridge Bronx Manhattan Tenth Avenue Broadway– Inwood

Station	Direction	Connections
Manhattan
Broadway – 207th Street Inwood	Westbound terminus, eastbound station	NYC Bus: Bx7, Bx20 MTA Bus: BxM1 (drop-off only) NYC Subway:  A  train at Inwood–207th Street
Tenth Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M100 NYC Subway:  1  train at 207th Street
University Heights Bridge
The Bronx
Cedar Avenue	Bidrectional	Metro-North: Hudson Line at University Heights (one block west at Major Deegan Expressway)
Sedgwick Avenue1	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx12 Local
University Avenue	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx3, Bx12 Local
Jerome / Walton Avenues	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx12 Local, Bx32 NYC Subway:  4  train at Fordham Road
Grand Concourse Valentine Avenue	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx1, Bx2, Bx12 Local, Bx22, Bx34 NYC Subway:  B   D  trains at Fordham Road
Fordham Plaza	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx9, Bx12 Local, Bx15, Bx17, Bx22, Bx41 Local, Bx41 SBS Metro-North: Harlem and New Haven lines at Fordham Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
Southern Boulevard / Crotona Avenue Bronx Zoo	Bidrectional	NYC Bus: Bx9, Bx12 Local, Bx19, Bx22 Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
White Plains Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx12 Local, Bx39, BxM11 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Pelham Parkway Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
Williamsbridge Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx8, Bx12 Local NYC Subway:  5  train at Pelham Parkway
Eastchester Road Jacobi Medical Center	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx12 Local, Bx31 MTA Bus: BxM10
Pelham Bay Park Amendola Plaza	Bidirectional	MTA Bus: Bx23, Q50 NYC Bus: Bx5, Bx12 Local, Bx24, Bx29, BxM8 NYC Subway:  6   <6>  trains at Pelham Bay Park Bee-Line: 45
Baychester Avenue Bay Plaza Boulevard	Eastbound
Bay Plaza Shopping Center1 Staples / Applebee's	Eastbound terminus, westbound station	NYC Bus: Bx29, Bx38
Bartow Mall2	Westbound	MTA Bus: Bx23, Q50 NYC Bus: Bx28
Edson Avenue Gun Hill Depot	Westbound	NYC Bus: Bx26, Bx28, Bx38
Notes: Sedgwick Avenue stop added in January 2009.[17] Bartow Mall stop added in Spring 2009.[18] Late Nights replaced by Bx12 Local Bus Service.[19]

M15

The M15-SBS began operating on October 10, 2010 which replaced limited stop service with SBS on this line.

Because of Second Avenue Subway construction on the Upper East Side, the southbound 96th Street and 86th Street stations are located at 100th Street and 89th Street, respectively. Southbound transfers from the M15 SBS require walking south to the corresponding streets and vice-verse. The M15 Select Bus Service is based out of Mother Clara Hale Bus Depot, while the M15 local is based out of Tuskegee Airmen Bus Depot

M15 Select Bus Service
Legend
126th Street 125th Street 116th Street 114th Street 106th Street 100th Street 97th Street 89th Street 86th Street 79th Street 67th Street 57th Street 50th Street 42nd Street 34th Street 29th Street 28th Street 23rd Street 14th Street 1st Street Houston Street Grand Street Hester Street Catherine Street Fulton Street Wall Street South Ferry

Station	Direction	Connections
South Ferry Whitehall Terminal	Southbound terminal, northbound station	NYC Bus: M5, M20 NYC Subway:  1   R  trains at South Ferry – Whitehall Street Staten Island Ferry
Wall Street Water Street	Bidirectional	Downtown Connection: Downtown Loop
Fulton Street South Street Seaport	Bidirectional	Downtown Connection: Downtown Loop
Catherine Street Madison Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M22 (eastbound only)
Hester / Grand Streets	Bidirectional	NYC Subway:  B   D  trains at Grand Street
Houston Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M21 NYC Subway:  F  train at Second Avenue
North of Houston Street, southbound service uses Second Avenue and northbound service uses First Avenue
First Street	Northbound only	NYC Subway:  F  train at Second Avenue
14th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M14A, M14D NYC Subway:  L  train at First Avenue (northbound only)
23rd / 25th Streets VA Hospital	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M9, M23, M34A SBS
28th / 29th Streets Bellevue Hospital	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M9, M34A SBS
34th Street NYU Langone Medical Center	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M34 / 34A SBS (M34A westbound only on First Avenue)
42nd / 44th Streets United Nations	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M42
50th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M50
57th / 58th Streets	Bidirectional	NYC Bus and "'MTA Bus"': M31, M57, Q32, Q60, Q101
67th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M66 (Eastbound on 68th Street, westbound on 67th Street)
79th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M79
86th Street	Northbound only	NYC Bus: M86
89th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M86 (at 86th Street)
97th Street Metropolitan Hospital	Northbound only	NYC Bus: M96
100th Street	Southbound only	NYC Bus: M96 (at 96th Street)
106th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M106
115th / 116th Streets	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M116 (at 116th Street)
125th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M35, M60 SBS, M100, Bx15
126th Street	Northbound terminus, southbound station

M34 and M34A

The M34 and M34A Select Bus Service began on November 13, 2011.^[20] These are considered by the MTA as two SBS services, the M34 34th Street Crosstown and the former M16 route, which was renamed the M34A; for the purposes of this article, they are considered a single service.^[21][22] The stops are listed below from west to east.

This service used non-articulated Orion 7 hybrid-electric buses between November 2011 and early April 2013, when they were replaced by the articulated buses found on the majority of the other SBS routes. Both M34 Select Bus Service and M34A are both based out of Michael J. Quill Bus Depot.

M34 & M34A Select Bus Service
Legend
M34  12th Avenue Javits Center11th Avenue 10th Avenue Dyer Avenue  M34A  PABT – 43rd Street & 8th Avenue 42nd Street & 9th Avenue PABT – 40th Street & 8th Avenue 39th Street & 9th Avenue 37th Street & 8th Avenue 9th Avenue Penn Station8th Avenue Penn Station7th Avenue 6th Avenue 5th Avenue Park Avenue 3rd Avenue 2nd Avenue 1st Avenue 29th Street & FDR Drive East 34th Street Ferry Terminal 28th Street & 2nd Avenue  M34  Waterside Plaza – 25th Street 23rd Street & 2nd Avenue 23rd Street & Avenue C 23rd Street & 1st Avenue  M34A

Station	Route	Direction	Connections
M34 only
Twelfth Avenue	M34	Westbound terminal, Eastbound stop	NYC Bus: M12 (northbound only)
Eleventh Avenue Javits Center	M34	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M12 (southbound only)(Under Construction: NYC Subway: 34th Street)
Tenth Avenue	M34	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (northbound only)
Dyer Avenue	M34	Westbound	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only)
M34A only
43rd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal	M34A	Westbound terminal, Eastbound stop	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only); (M42 at 42nd St) Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC Subway:  1   2   3   7   <7>   A   C   E   N   Q   R   S  trains at Times Square – 42nd Street / Port Authority Bus Terminal
42nd Street Ninth Avenue	M34A	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only); M42
40th Street Eighth Avenue	M34A	Westbound	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only); (M42 at 42nd St) Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC Subway:  1   2   3   7   <7>   A   C   E   N   Q   R   S  trains at Times Square – 42nd Street / Port Authority Bus Terminal
39th Street Ninth Avenue	M34A	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only)
37th Street Eighth Avenue	M34A	Westbound	NYC Bus: M20, M104 (all buses northbound only)
Common Stops
Ninth Avenue	Both routes (EB) M34 (WB)	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M11 (southbound only)
Eighth Avenue Penn Station / MSG	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M20 (northbound only) NYC Subway:  A   C   E  trains at 34th Street – Penn Station Penn Station: Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit
Seventh Avenue Penn Station / MSG	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M7, M20 (All buses southbound only) NYC Subway:  1   2   3  trains at 34th Street – Penn Station Penn Station: Amtrak, LIRR and NJ Transit
Sixth Avenue / Broadway Herald Square	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M5, M7 (All buses northbound only) NYC Subway:  B   D   F   M   N   Q   R  trains at 34th Street – Herald Square PATH: HOB – 33, JSQ – 33, JSQ – 33 (via HOB) trains at 33rd Street
Fifth Avenue Empire State Building	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, M5, Q32 (All buses southbound only) NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 (All buses northbound only) at Madison Avenue
Park Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M1, M2, M3, M4, Q32 (All buses northbound only) at Madison Avenue NYC Subway:  6   <6>  trains at 33rd Street NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses southbound only) at Lexington Avenue
Third Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses southbound only) at Lexington Avenue NYC Bus: M101, M102, M103 (All buses northbound only)
Second Avenue	Both routes	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses southbound only)
First Avenue	Both routes Westbound M34 Eastbound	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses northbound only)
M34A only
29th Street FDR Drive	M34A	Westbound
28th Street Second Avenue	M34A	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M9, M15, M15 SBS (All buses southbound only)
Waterside Plaza 25th Street	M34A	Eastbound terminus, Westbound stop
23rd Street Second Avenue	M34A	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M9, M15, M15 SBS (All buses southbound only); M23
First Avenue VA Hospital	M34A	Eastbound	NYC Bus: M15, M15 SBS (All buses northbound only); M9, M23
Avenue C 23rd Street	M34A	Eastbound
M34 only
Marginal Street East River Ferry Terminal	M34	Eastbound terminal, Westbound stop	NY Waterway: East River Ferry

S79

S79 Select Bus Service
Legend
Staten Island Mall Marsh Avenue Ring Road– Sears Ring Road– Macy's Richmond Avenue – Yukon Avenue Eltingville Transit Center Genesee Avenue Eltingville Boulevard Richmond Avenue / Hylan Boulevard Hylan Boulevard / Winchester Avenue Nelson Avenue Bay Terrace Buffalo Street– Great Kills Park Guyon Avenue Tysens Lane Ebbitts Street New Dorp Lane Midland Avenue Seaview Avenue Old Town Road / Quintard Street Clove Road Narrows Road Fingerboard Road Verrazano Narrows Bridge Staten Island Brooklyn 92 Street – Fort Hamilton Parkway Bay Ridge – 86th Street

The S79 SBS route began on September 2, 2012. While the routing was left mostly intact, the S79 had all local service eliminated (local service will continue to be available on the S59 route along Richmond Avenue and the S78 route along Hylan Boulevard), and the route was straightened through New Springville to bypass the Yukon Bus Depot. This route uses rigid 40-foot Orion VII hybrid-electric diesel buses, and does not have SBS off-board fare collection. Riders must pay the fare on board. The S79 Select Bus Service is based out of Yukon Bus Depot ^[23]

Northbound is towards Brooklyn and southbound is towards Staten Island.

Station	Direction	Connections
Staten Island Mall Marsh Avenue	Southbound terminus, northbound station	NYC Bus: S55, S56, S61, S89, S91
Staten Island Mall Ring Road - Macy's	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S44, S59, S94
Staten Island Mall Ring Road - Sears	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S44, S59, S94
Yukon Avenue Richmond Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S44, S55, S56, S59, S61, S89, S94
Eltingville Transit Center	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S55, S56, S74, S84, S89, X1, X4, X5, X7, X8, X15, X17, X31
Genesee Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S59, S89, X1, X4, X5
Eltingville Boulevard	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S59, S89, X1, X4, X5 Staten Island Railway at Eltingville
Hylan Boulevard Richmond Avenue	Southbound	NYC Bus: S54, S59, S78, S89, X1, X4, X5, X24
Winchester Avenue Hylan Boulevard	Northbound	NYC Bus: S54, S78, X1, X4, X5, X24
Nelson Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S54, S78, X1, X4, X5, X7, X8, X24
Bay Terrace	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, X1, X4, X5, X7, X8, X24
Buffalo Street Great Kills Park	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, X1, X4, X5, X7, X8, X24
Guyon Av	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S57, S78, X1, X4, X5, X7, X8, X24
Tysens Lane	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S57, S78, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, X9, X24
Ebbitts Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, X9
New Dorp Lane	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S76, S78, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, X9
Midland Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S51, S78, X1, X2, X3, X4, X5, X7, X8, X9
Seaview Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, X1, X2, X3, X9
Old Town Road / Quintard Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, X1, X2, X3, X9 Staten Island Railway at Old Town
Clove Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S53, S78, X1, X2, X3, X9
Narrows Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S78, S93, X1, X2, X3, X9, X10, X14, X15
Fingerboard Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: S52, S93, X1, X2, X3, X9, X10, X14, X15
Verrazano Narrows Bridge - Staten Island/Brooklyn border
92nd Street Fort Hamilton Parkway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B8, B70, S53, S93
Bay Ridge – 86th Street Fourth Avenue	Northbound terminus, southbound station	NYC Bus: B1, B16, S53, S93 NYC Subway:  R  train at 86th Street

Bx41

Bx41 Select Bus Service
Legend
The Hub – East 149th / 150th Streets East 161st Street East 167th Street – Webster Avenue East 170th Street Claremont Parkway East Tremont Avenue East 180th Street East Fordham Road Bedford Park Boulevard– Botanical Garden East 204th Street East Gun Hill Road – Webster Avenue Willamsbridge – White Plains Road

The Bx41 Select Bus Service line started on June 30, 2013. The stops are nearly identical to the Limited service it replaced. They are listed from south to north. Both Bx41 Select Bus Service and Bx41 are based out of Kingsbridge Bus Depot.^[24]

Station	Direction	Connections
The Hub East 149th / 150th Streets	Northbound station, southbound terminus	NYC Bus: Bx2, Bx4/4A, Bx15, Bx19, Bx21 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at 3rd Avenue–149th Street
East 161st Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx6, Bx13 Metro-North: Harlem Line at Melrose (two blocks west on Park Avenue)
East 167th Street Webster Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx35
East 170th Street	Bidirectional
Claremont Parkway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx11
East Tremont Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx36, Bx40, Bx42 Metro-North: Harlem Line at Tremont (one block east on Park Avenue)
East 180th Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx36
East Fordham Road	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx9, Bx12, Bx12 SBS, Bx15, Bx17, Bx22 Metro-North: Harlem Line and New Haven Line at Fordham Bee-Line: 60, 61, 62
Bedford Park Boulevard Botanical Garden	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx26 Metro-North: Harlem Line at Botanical Garden
East 204th Street	Bidirectional
East Gun Hill Road Webster Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx28, Bx30, Bx38
Williamsbridge White Plains Road	Southbound station, northbound terminus	NYC Bus: Bx28, Bx30, Bx38, Bx39 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Gun Hill Road

B44

B44 Select Bus Service
Legend
Sheepshead Bay – Knapp Street Shore Parkway / Emmons Avenue Avenue X Avenue U Kings Highway Avenue L Flatbush Avenue Avenue D / Newkirk Avenue Church Avenue Clarkson Avenue Empire Boulevard Saint John's Place Fulton Street Gates Avenue Lafayette / DeKalb Avenues Flushing Avenue Hewes Street Taylor / Wilson Streets Williamsburg Bridge Plaza

The B44 SBS route began on November 17, 2013 which replaced limited stop service with SBS. Initially planned for the end of 2011, then later the summer of 2012, the start date was pushed to November 2013 as the buses for the service did not arrive until early 2013.^[25][26] Unlike other SBS routes, this service involved a significant change in route, and approximately 20 current Limited stops were eliminated. The elimination of the Avenue L stop, located adjacent to a school, from the SBS route, was controversial, with local elected representatives and community members starting a petition and calling for its restoration.^[27][28] On February 11, 2014, just under three months since its launch, the MTA conceded to community pressure and added Avenue L and Gates Avenue to the SBS route.^[29] This Bus is based out of Flatbush Bus Depot. Stops are listed from south to north.

Station	Direction	Connections
Knapp Street Emmons Avenue	Southbound terminus, northbound station	NYC Bus: B4
Emmons Avenue Nostrand Avenue	Northbound	NYC Bus: B4
Shore Parkway Nostrand Avenue	Southbound	NYC Bus: B4
Avenue X	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B36
Avenue U	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B3, B36
Kings Highway	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B7, B82
Avenue L	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B9
Flatbush Avenue	Bidirectional	MTA Bus: B103, Q35 NYC Bus: B6, B11, B41 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Flatbush Avenue – Brooklyn College
Northbound traffic uses Rogers Avenue, southbound traffic uses Nostrand Avenue
Avenue D / Newkirk Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B8 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Newkirk Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Church Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B35 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Church Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Clarkson Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B12 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Winthrop Street (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Empire Boulevard	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B43 NYC Subway:  2   5  trains at Sterling Street (on Nostrand Avenue only)
St. John's Place	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B45 NYC Subway:  2   3   4  trains at Nostrand Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only)
Nothbound buses continue from Rogers Avenue to Bedford Avenue
Fulton Street	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B25, B49 (from Bedford Avenue only) NYC Subway:  A   C  trains at Nostrand Avenue (on Nostrand Avenue only) LIRR: Nostrand Avenue (from Nostrand Avenue only)
Gates Ave	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B52
Lafayette / DeKalb Avenues	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B38 NYC Subway:  G  train at Bedford–Nostrand Avenues
Flushing Avenue	Bidirectional	NYC Bus: B48, B57
Southbound traffic continues from Lee Avenue to Nostrand Avenue
Hewes Street	Bidirectional
Taylor Street	Bidirectional
Bidirectional traffic resumes on Roebling Street
Williamsburg Bridge Plaza Broadway / Havemeyer Street	Northbound terminus, southbound station	NYC Bus: B24, B32, B39, B46, B60, B62, Q54, Q59 NYC Subway:  J   M   Z  trains at Marcy Avenue
Notes: Newkirk Avenue and Avenue D stops added to the plan in 2010. Hewes Street stop added in September 2011.

M60

M60 Select Bus Service
Legend
West 106th Street West 116th Street West 120th Street / Broadway West 120th Street / Amsterdam Avenue LaSalle Street / Amsterdam Avenue St. Nicholas Av / Frederick Douglass Blvd Lenox Avenue Madison Avenue Lexington Avenue Second Avenue Triborough Bridge  Manhattan Queens 31st Street Steinway Street 77th Street 82nd Street Ditmars Boulevard 87th Street 94th Street LaGuardia Airport  Parking Lot 1 Terminal A – Marine Air Terminal Terminal B – Central Terminal Terminal C – US Airways Terminal Terminal D – Delta Terminal

Service on the M60 Select Bus Service route began on May 25, 2014.^[30][31] The stops are listed below, west to east. Stops at the eastern end of the route, within LaGuardia Airport, are marked "Airport Stop". Service was to begin in mid or late 2013, but the start date for the route was pushed to May 25, 2014 due to community opposition, citing loss of available parking spaces along 125th Street in Manhattan.^[32][33] M60 Select Bus Service is based out of Michael J. Quill Bus Depot and is the only SBS to run at all times.

Station		Direction	Connections
Manhattan
West 106th Street Broadway		Eastbound station, westbound terminal	NYC Bus: M104, M116
West 116th Street Columbia University		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M4, M104 NYC Subway:  1  train at 116th Street – Columbia University
West 120th Street / Broadway		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M4, M104
West 120th Street / Amsterdam Avenue		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: M11
LaSalle Street / Amsterdam Avenue 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M11, M100, M101, M104
St. Nicholas Avenue / Douglass Boulevard 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M3, M10, M100, M101 NYC Subway:  A   B   C   D  trains at 125th Street
Lenox Avenue 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M7, M100, M101, M102 NYC Subway:  2   3  trains at 125th Street
Madison Avenue 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M1 (northbound only), M100, M101 Metro-North at Harlem – 125th Street
Lexington Avenue 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M35, M98, M100, M101, M102, M103 NYC Subway:  4   5   6   <6>  trains at 125th Street Metro-North at Harlem – 125th Street
Second Avenue 125th Street		Bidirectional	NYC Bus: Bx15, M15, M15 SBS, M100
Triborough Bridge
Queens
31st Street Hoyt Avenue		Bidirectional	MTA Bus: Q19 NYC Subway:  N   Q  trains at Astoria Boulevard
Steinway Street Astoria Boulevard		Bidirectional	MTA Bus: Q19, Q101
77th Street Astoria Boulevard		Bidirectional	MTA Bus: Q19
82nd Street 23rd Avenue		Eastbound	MTA Bus: Q33, Q47 NYC Bus: Q48
Ditmars Boulevard / 82nd Street § Grand Central Parkway Service Road North		Westbound	MTA Bus: Q47, Q69 NYC Bus: Q48
87th Street 23rd Avenue		Eastbound	MTA Bus: Q33 NYC Bus: Q48
94th Street 23rd Avenue		Eastbound	MTA Bus: Q33, Q72 NYC Bus: Q48
LGA area	Parking Lot 1	Airport stop	MTA Bus: Q70, Q72 NYC Bus: Q48 LaGuardia Airport bus shuttle loop
	Terminal D
	Terminal C
	Terminal B
	Marine Air Terminal §		MTA Bus: Q47 NYC Bus: Q48 LaGuardia Airport bus shuttle loop
Notes: The route loops around LaGuardia Airport terminal bus stops and continue operate towards Westbound terminus. There is no eastbound terminus stand. Passengers traveling eastbound toward LaGuardia Airport must be off the bus by the Marine Air Terminal stop (between midnight and 6 AM, Terminal B), or purchase a westbound fare at fare payment machines at LaGuardia Airport stops. Bus stops marked with an (§) are not served between midnight and 6 AM, when 82 Street exit (and the airport in general) is closed.

Future routes

Other Select Bus Service routes are planned for the near future as part of the continuation of Phase II, including neighborhoods underserved by rapid transit and heavily used express bus routes.^[34]

Potential corridors for Phase II include:

1. The Bronx
   1. Webster Avenue/Third Avenue Corridor
   2. Soundview
2. Queens
   1. LaGuardia/East Elmhurst
   2. Middle Village
   3. Main Street/Utopia Parkway Corridor
   4. Jamaica Avenue Corridor
   5. Southeast Queens
3. Brooklyn
   1. Utica Avenue Corridor
   2. Nostrand Avenue Corridor

High-volume express bus corridors include:

1. Major Deegan Expressway (I-87)
2. Bruckner Expressway (I-278)
3. Long Island Expressway (I-495)
4. Gowanus Expressway (I-278)
5. Staten Island Expressway (I-278)

"Difficult trips" (that is, trips that are difficult to make, and require many transfers) identified by the MTA include:

1. 125th Street Crosstown Corridor
2. Upper West Side/Upper East Side/Manhattan Crosstown Corridor
3. Midtown Manhattan Crosstown Corridor
4. 14th Street Crosstown Corridor
5. Jamaica to Flushing Corridor
6. Bushwick to Downtown Brooklyn Corridor
7. Eastern Brooklyn North-South Corridor
8. Central Brooklyn East-West Corridor
9. Southern Brooklyn East-West Corridor
10. Hylan Boulevard Corridor

Subway line segments that are at or above 95% of New York City Subway loading guidelines during the rush hour include:

1. Broadway – Seventh Avenue 2 3 trains
2. Lexington Avenue 4 5 6 <6> trains
3. Queens-Manhattan connections: 7, E, N, and Q trains

Areas that are undergoing or may undergo significant growth in housing units and that have limited transit access include:

1. South Bronx
2. Queens East River waterfront
3. Brooklyn East River waterfront
4. Western Shore of Staten Island

There are also "tiered" corridors based on importance.^[35] "First-tiered" corridors include:

1. LaGuardia–Woodhaven–Rockaway (Queens)
2. Hunts Point–Flushing–Jamaica (Bronx–Queens)
3. North Shore (Staten Island)
4. Bush Terminal–Linden–JFK (Brooklyn–Queens)

"Second-tiered" corridors include:

1. Far Rockaway–Jamaica (Queens)
2. Sunset Park–JFK via Southeast Brooklyn (Brooklyn–Queens)
3. East Bronx–East Harlem (Bronx–Manhattan)
4. Mid-Staten Island–Hudson County, NJ–Holland Tunnel–Manhattan (Staten Island–New Jersey–Manhattan)

As of 2014, none of these routes have been definitely considered, except for the Q52 and Q53 along the Woodhaven/Cross Bay Boulevards corridor.^[16][36]

Fare and payment

The fare for SBS is the same as on all New York City Transit local and limited-stop buses, $2.75, payable with a MetroCard or coins. Boarding procedures for the S79 SBS are the same as those on regular local and limited-stop buses. On all other SBS services, unlike other bus lines in New York City, fare collection for SBS uses a proof-of-payment system. Passengers are required to pay their fare before boarding the bus at pay stations located in bus shelters at the designated stops (for customers using UniTicket, which is valid for boarding). Once fare payment is made, one must board the bus at that stop within one hour. Boarding can be done via any of the three doors, except on S79 buses, where all passengers board from the front door since fares are paid on board. New York City Transit fare inspectors, NYPD, or MTA police officers randomly check for proof of payment receipts, with those unable to produce one carry a fine up to $100.^[37]

In addition, proof-of-payment receipts are only valid for the route that stops at the station at which one boards (i.e., an M34/M34A SBS receipt cannot be used on the M15 SBS). When transferring from one SBS route to another, one must obtain a second receipt from that route's fare payment machines. Free transfers between routes are also provided with MetroCards.

Fleet

Buses in Select Bus Service have a wrap that identifies them as operating in this particular service. All SBS buses display +Select Bus Service+ in the destination sign. Bus stops where +SelectBusService buses stop are also identifiable with the SBS branding on the glass, and machines for MetroCard and coin payment in or near the shelters (except for the S79 SBS, which does not employ off-board fare collection). In addition, all buses on the SBS services have three doors for easier boarding and alighting with the exception of the S79.

The blue lights on both sides of the destination sign, used to help designate SBS buses, were removed from service in January 18, 2013. The flashing blue lights used on the Select Bus Service were controversial and violated the New York State Vehicle and Traffic Law (Article 9, Section 375 (41)).^[38] NYS Law states "The use of blue lights on vehicles shall be restricted for use only by a volunteer firefighter" and "may be affixed to a police vehicle and fire vehicle, provided that such blue light or lights shall be displayed on a police vehicle and fire vehicle for rear projection only.".^[39] MTA Select Bus Service used flashing blue forward projecting lights which violated the New York State VTL.

The following table lists the buses used on each route.

Photo	Builder and model name	Year	Length	Numbers	Powertrain (Engine and transmission or propulsion system)	Notes
	Daimler Buses North America Orion VII Next Generation (07.501) (semi-low floor, hybrid electric)	2009	41.2 ft (12.56 m)	4019, 4245-4278 (35 buses)	Cummins ISB 6.7L BAE Systems HybriDrive	Buses have A123 lithium-ion batteries. Assigned to the S79 Select Bus Service route.
	Nova Bus LFS (semi-low floor, articulated)	2009- 2010	62 ft (18.90 m)	1233-1285 (53 buses)	Cummins ISL-330 8.9L ZF Ecomat-4 6HP604C	1233-1285 assigned to the M15 SBS. 5306-5323, 5786, 5790-5792, 5794-5795, 5797-5799, 5801, 5804, 5806-5809, 5816-5817 assigned to the Bx12 SBS. 5324-5363 assigned to the B44 SBS. 5770-5785 assigned to the Bx41 SBS. 5842-5863 & 5968-5986 assigned to the M34/A & M60 SBS, respectively.
	2011- 2012	5306-5363, 5770-5786, 5790-5792, 5794-5795, 5797-5799, 5801, 5804, 5806-5809, 5816-5817, 5842-5863, 5968-5986 (131 buses)	Cummins EPA10 ISL9 9.0L ZF Ecolife 6AP1700B

See also

• MTA Regional Bus Operations
• Bus rapid transit

Notes

References

External links

• Official website

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