WiFi Service Comes to Bronx Buses

By DYLAN CROLL

Buses in New York will now have Wifi and USB charging ports. On March 21, the first of 83 new buses with these features arrived in the Bronx.

Three to five MTA buses will be delivered per week after the initial delivery of four buses for a total of 83 buses by the end of the year. They will be based at the MTA’s West Farms depot station and on Bx10, Bx30, and Bx38.

Select Bus Service, a bus service that resembles train service with off-board technology that allows passengers to pre-pay their fare with less time per stop, SBS buses will arrive at a rate of three to four buses per week with 22 total buses delivered by April.

This is all part of Governor Andrew Cuomo’s initiative to revamp the MTA’s bus operations which will include 2,042 total new buses joining its transportation fleet. Future endeavors to modernize buses include digital information screens, pedestrian warning systems and collision avoidance technology that includes a pedestrian turn warning system.

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