Issue 493 March 7, 2005
Issue 493 March 7, 2005
The strike that has stranded tens of thousands of Westchester Bee-Line bus riders is the latest evidence that mass transit service in New York’s suburbs operates on an untenable shoe-string, with virtually no ability to plan for the future. It was certainly not unpredictable that the Transport Workers Union would enter contract negotiations with a set of demands that would increase Bee Line costs. The system looked like it was finally poised to adopt a MetroCard transfer system for its connections to Bronx subways, which would significantly boost ridership. But officials now warn that increased operating costs will put the system back into the red. As with MTA services, critical suburban bus operations like Bee-Line and Long Island Bus desperately need a general financing overhaul in Albany.
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