MTA Bus Redesign Affects Us
The MTA has proposed a redesign of the B9 and B64 bus routes. Their changes will affect older adults throughout Southwest Brooklyn. The changes in the B9 are the reduction of stops, which create a greater distance between stops making it difficult for older adults to navigate.
Currently, the B64 travels from Coney Island to Shore Road along Bay Ridge Avenue. The MTA proposes to shift the route so that B64 will turn right onto Fourth Avenue. That will leave the balance of Bay Ridge Avenue to Shore Road serviced by B9, which already is a crowded bus. There isnβt a shelter for older adults to wait for the transfer and the distance from Fourth Avenue to Shore Road is over half a mile.
Therefore, we are asking the community to tell the MTA not to make these changes. Afterall, there should be more accessible transportation not less.
Please help us by completing our letter to Janno Lieber, Chair and CEO of the MTA. (click here to download the letter). When signed, please either mail it to him or give it to us at the Center and weβll mail it with the others. Or, if youβd like to write your own letter using ours as a template, thatβs helpful as well.
The MTA is conducting their Spring Customer Survey. Please complete it strongly encouraging not to make the proposed changes to B9 & B64. (click here for the survey)
The dark green line is the proposed B64 route change. The grey lines are the areas no longer served by the B64.
For more information about the MTA Brooklyn Redesign plans, please visit their site. (click here for more information)
In partnership with Community Board 10, we have two surveys, weβd appreciate you completing. They are:
We appreciate your assistance in helping us stop the proposed changes to the B9 and B64 bus routes.
Questions, please contact David Dring or ddring@BayRidgeCenter.org or 718.748.0650