![]() ![]() Exact routes are still in the process of being selected. On pilot routes, customers using OMNY will be able to enter through any door in an effort to speed up boarding times. In December 2020 the MTA announced that approximately 15,000 OMNY readers have been installed on the MTA's 5,800 bus fleet. OMNY All-Door Boarding Pilot Coming to 10 Local Bus Routes The MTA will coordinate redesign plans with NYCDOT to ensure that the redesigned networks have the needed bus priority. Public outreach is expected to begin as early this fall. The MTA will monitor emerging ridership patterns and incorporate these patterns in its upcoming redesign to better match bus service with current and future travel demands. This package of initiatives, including more bus lanes, more busways, better bus lane enforcement, and better accessibility at bus stops, delivers on that promise." ![]() "Our goal today and every day is to provide bus service for our customers that is faster, more reliable and more accessible. "We carry more people on our buses than the next four largest systems in America combined, and for entire neighborhoods across the city - including many disadvantaged communities and communities of color - our buses are the only mass transit option to get to work, to get to school and to access all the opportunities New York has to offer," said Acting MTA Chair and CEO Janno Lieber. The ambitious expansion plan is set to make the commute faster and more reliable. ![]() The initiatives include more bus lanes, hundreds more on-board cameras and a network redesign that lines up with ridership numbers. NEW YORK (WABC) - The MTA and New York City Department Transportation unveiled plans Monday to upgrade MTA bus service. Some of the improvements include adding cameras on buses, improving bus lanes and incorporating OMNY all-door boarding. ![]()
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