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2011Long Island Bus Service Reduction Proposals

Includes Changes to Local Bus Service

Long Island Bus March 1, 2011


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Table of Contents

Page

Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................... i

Section I: Introduction and Summary Table

Introduction ................................................................................................................................ vTable 1: Long Island Bus Direct Operating Cost per Passenger and Passengers................... viii

per Trip (Sorted by Weekday Direct Operating Cost per Passenger)

Section II: Description of Service Reduction Proposals

N1 (Hewlett Elmont/Jamaica) Discontinuation ........................................................................ 4

N2 (Green Acres Mall Floral Park) Discontinuation ................................................................ 6N8 (Green Acres Mall Franklin Square) Discontinuation......................................................... 8N14 (North Rockville Centre Loop) Discontinuation................................................................. 10N16 (Baldwin Roosevelt Field) Saturday Discontinuation..................................................... 12N19 (Freeport Babylon) Discontinuation ............................................................................... 14N25 (Lynbrook Great Neck) Discontinuation......................................................................... 16N31 (Far Rockaway Hempstead) Discontinuation ................................................................ 18N33 (Far Rockaway Long Beach) Discontinuation ............................................................... 20N36 (Lynbrook Freeport) Discontinuation ............................................................................. 22N45 (Bellmore Roosevelt Field) Discontinuation................................................................... 24N46 (Hempstead Bellmore) Discontinuation ......................................................................... 26

N47 (Hempstead East Meadow) Discontinuation ................................................................. 28N50 (Bellmore Hicksville) Discontinuation ............................................................................ 30N51 (Merrick Roosevelt Field) Discontinuation..................................................................... 32N54 and N55 (Hempstead Amityville) Discontinuation ......................................................... 34N57 (North Great Neck Loop) Discontinuation......................................................................... 36N58 (Great Neck Kings Point) Discontinuation ..................................................................... 38N62 (South Freeport Loop & South Freeport Industrial Loop) Discontinuation........................ 40N73 and N74 (Hicksville Wantagh) Discontinuation.............................................................. 42N78 and N79 (Mineola South Huntington) Discontinuation................................................... 44N80 (Hicksville Sunrise Mall via Hicksville Road) Discontinuation........................................ 46N81 (Hicksville Sunrise Mall via Stewart Avenue/Broadway) Discontinuation ...................... 48

N88 (Freeport Jones Beach) Discontinuation ....................................................................... 50Glossary of Terms ................................................................................................................... 52


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Section I: Introduction and Summary Table


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Introduction

MTA Long Island Bus (LI Bus) provides service pursuant to a contract with Nassau County. Inthis way, LI Bus operates similarly to private bus operators elsewhere in the State, such asSuffolk Transit and Liberty Lines: it provides a service paid for by the host county.

This year, Nassau Countys funding will fall $24 million short of what is needed to operate thecurrent local bus and Able-Ride network. Unlike other counties, Nassau County has for thepast decade refused to fund the full amount necessary to operate the services provided by LIBus after fares and state grants are collected. This is not an issue MTA faces in any othercounty throughout the 12-county downstate region. This is an issue unique to Nassau County.

While in the past MTA filled funding gaps caused by Nassau Countys underfundingcontributing over $140 million since 2000 to subsidize Nassau Countys local bus servicetoday, given the MTAs fragile fiscal condition, we can no longer afford to do so. As a result,although we do not take this lightly, it is now necessary for LI Bus to propose scaling back thelocal bus and Able-Ride service, to the level funded by Nassau County.

MTA has reached out repeatedly to Nassau County over the past year, seeking to work withthe County to transition to a point where Nassau could meet its funding obligations.Recognizing the Countys own difficult financial situation, MTA offered to extend its subsidyduring a transitional period if the County would acknowledge its responsibility to fully fund theservice and commit to increasing its funding over time. Unfortunately, Nassau County has notacknowledged its responsibility to fund the service and has not shown a willingness to reach asolution.

MTA has been doing all it can to continue operating the current level of service in NassauCounty given the shortfall in funding. As with other parts of the MTA, we have worked hard tomake every dollar count. LI Buss budget already has been reduced by $10 million through a

series of cost saving measures, including reducing administrative staff by 16%, consolidatingfunctions into the MTAs other bus operations and implementing targeted reductions in localbus and paratransit service. This year LI Bus will continue to work hard to find ways to makeits operations more efficient. LI Bus will implement another reduction in administration for atotal reduction of 30% and further consolidate LI Bus operations into the MTAs other busoperations. Through these and other actions, LI Bus plans to reduce non-service relatedexpenses another $6 million. Combined with the prior savings, this will result in a total of $16million in cost reductions.

Despite these efficiencies, however, the County subsidy falls far short of what is needed tomaintain existing levels of LI Bus service. As a result it is now necessary for LI Bus to propose

scaling back the local bus and Able-Ride service to the level funded by Nassau County.

In planning these proposed reductions, the MTA had two top priorities: to affect the fewestcustomers possible and maintain service on higher-volume routes. Overall these proposedactions would impact 27 of 48 routes, affecting about 15 percent of current local bus ridership.The MTA recognizes that these service reductions would be extremely difficult for thousandsof people who work and live in Nassau County and depend on the local bus and Able-Ridenetworksmany of whom have no alternatives.


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MTA remains open to working with Nassau County to avoid these painful service reductions.However, LI Bus service cannot continue at current levels without Nassau County meeting itsresponsibility.

The information that follows describes the service reduction approach and provides detailsabout proposed changes.

Creation of the 2011 Service Reduction Proposals

In creating the 2011 Service Reduction Proposals, the LI Bus was mindful of the effect thatchanges, and most particularly reductions, in service have on transit customers. The guidingprinciples for the selection of these fixed route proposals to achieve budget reduction targetswere as follows:

Affect the fewest number of riders; Pursue reductions on lower volume routes where subsidy levels are higher; Operate remaining services within service guidelines; Maintain reasonable network coverage to higher density areas where possible.

More specifically, LI Bus considered the following quantitative factors in determining whetherroutes should be discontinued: ridership, cost per passenger, and recent ridership trends. Asummary table of the evaluation results is provided immediately following this introduction. Inall cases, LI Bus attempted to minimize the number of passengers affected while achieving thenecessary budgeted savings. In reviewing the summary table, the reader should note that toachieve the necessary savings, routes with moderate ridership as well as low ridership wereconsidered for discontinuation. The reader should also note that in a few instances, a routewas not proposed for reductions in order to maintain network coverage to higher densitydevelopment; or if reduction of a route would require addition of service on an adjacent route,which would offset any cost savings. The summary tables footnotes explain these instances,

The 2011 Service Reduction Proposals presented below are valued at a net annualizedsavings of $12.2 million including the associated farebox revenue loss. This includes thesavings in operational cost and the associated loss in revenue due to each element of theservice reduction. Pages 1 to 51 of this document include a complete description of allproposed fixed route service actions.

Please note: Proposed fixed route actions would also result in reductions in Able-Rideparatransit service. Complementary Able-Ride services associated with discontinued fixedroute service would no longer be provided after such discontinuance; ADA-requiredcomplementary paratransit would continue in association with remaining fixed route service.


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Overview of the Document

Section I consists of the following:

Summary Bus Route Ridership and Cost Tables. Table 1 summarizes bus ridership andcost per passenger by decreasing order of weekday cost per passenger. This table shows LIBus statistics for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays for each bus route (or route pair), which

include cost indicatorsdirect operating cost per passenger and total cost per passenger,defined as follows:

Direct operating costrefers to the annual transportation and maintenance operating costsassociated with operating LI Bus scheduled bus service, including bus operators hourlypay and variable benefit costs; regular maintenance and cleaning expenses; fuel, andconsumables.

Total costrefers to direct operating cost plus the annual operating cost of fixed benefitexpenses, fixed depot maintenance, major bus overhauls, road control, training, facilityupkeep and maintenance, supervision, operating management, operating support services

such as scheduling and safety, and central administration costs. The difference betweendirect operating cost and total cost are typically referred to as overhead costs.

Overhead costs are distributed among multiple routes (e.g., associated with depots or groupsof depots). They are not reduced simply by discontinuing one particular route or severalroutes. MTA is committed to working to reduce these costs where possible across the system.

Annual operating savings in the sections that describe each service reduction are expressedas net annual savings. Net annual savings for each service reduction is calculated from directoperating cost savings less the estimated decrease in passenger revenue.

Section II: Description of Each 2011 Service Proposal

This section provides a description of each change which includes a map, neighborhoodsaffected, customer impact and net annual savings.

Following the description of the proposed service reductions is a glossary of terms used in thedocument.


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T

able1

Lo

ngIslandBusDirectOperatingCostperPassengerandPassengersperTrip(SortedbyWeekdayDirectOperatingCostperPass

enger)

Weekday

Saturday

Sunday

Direct

Total

Direct

Total

Direct

Total

2011

Average

Operating

CostperPassengrs

Average

Operating

CostperPassengrs

Av

erage

Operating

CostperPassengrs

Proposed

Reaso

nfor

Daily

Daily

CostperPassnger

per

Daily

Daily

CostperPassnger

per

D

aily

Daily

CostperPassnger

per

Route

BudgetAction

Action

Ridership

Trips

Pass.(1)

(2)

Trip

Ridership

Trips

Pass.(1)

(2)

Trip

Rid

ership

Trips

Pass.(1)

(2)

Trip

SYSTEM

AVERAGE(3)

2,754

2.49

$

3.85

$

3

5

1,761

2.44

$

3.35

$

32

1

,483

2.33

$

3.20

$

33

N14

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

125

32

9.69

$

15.02

$

4

N73/N74

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

413

59

9.58

$

14.84

$

7

104

21

14.09

$

21.84

$

5

N81

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

268

26

8.40

$

13.03

$

1

0

129

23

16.61

$

25.75

$

6

N62

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

172

28

8.19

$

12.70

$

6

N80

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

268

26

7.70

$

11.94

$

1

0

129

23

12.74

$

19.75

$

6

N51

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

211

28

7.47

$

11.58

$

8

48

12

12.80

$

19.83

$

4

N50

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

308

28

5.73

$

8.88

$

1

1

N08

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

298

32

5.59

$

8.67

$

9

234

28

5.22

$

8.10

$

8

N26

Retain

HighPass/Trip&

Offset.Cost(4)

219

6

5.49

$

8.51

$

3

7

N45

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

371

27

5.43

$

8.42

$

1

4

129

14

7.54

$

11.69

$

9

N19

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

1,389

62

5.12

$

7.93

$

2

2

914

52

5.67

$

8.78

$

18

401

18

4.81

$

7.46

$

22

N88

Discontinue

SpecializedService(5)

441

47

5.07

$

7.86

$

9

1,267

44

1.82

$

2.82

$

24

1

,119

44

2.15

$

3.33

$

20

N36

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

400

29

4.26

$

6.61

$

1

4

227

26

5.75

$

8.91

$

9

N46/N47

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

725

46

4.16

$

6.45

$

1

6

N27

Retain

Mod.Ridership&

Net.Coverage

1,908

64

3.57

$

5.53

$

3

0

1,005

33

3.45

$

5.35

$

30

683

26

3.67

$

5.69

$

26

N78/N79

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

2,086

65

3.52

$

5.45

$

3

2

845

30

3.70

$

5.73

$

28

419

21

5.48

$

8.49

$

20

N57

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

353

17

3.34

$

5.18

$

2

1

N20/N21

Retain

HighRidership

7,493

195

3.25

$

5.04

$

3

8

3,732

127

3.62

$

5.61

$

29

2

,588

67

2.87

$

4.45

$

39

N02

Discontinue

Low

Ridership

585

38

3.15

$

4.88

$

1

5

96

18

7.96

$

12.34

$

5

N01

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

1,968

72

3.14

$

4.86

$

2

7

802

50

3.33

$

5.16

$

16

382

26

3.70

$

5.74

$

15

N23

Retain

Mod.Ridership&

Net.Coverage

2,021

66

2.88

$

4.47

$

3

1

959

30

2.38

$

3.69

$

32

482

26

4.04

$

6.26

$

19

N25

Disc.Sunday

Low

SundayRide

rship

2,877

90

2.82

$

4.37

$

3

2

735

27

3.04

$

4.71

$

27

361

27

6.39

$

9.90

$

13

N58

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

1,170

78

2.81

$

4.35

$

1

5

470

32

1.76

$

2.73

$

15

398

32

2.59

$

4.01

$

12

N70/N71/N72

Retain

HighRidership

5,500

148

2.70

$

4.18

$

3

7

2,803

72

2.13

$

3.29

$

39

1

,560

56

2.56

$

3.96

$

28

N54/N55

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

2,045

63

2.70

$

4.18

$

3

2

1,180

57

3.96

$

6.13

$

21

632

25

2.71

$

4.20

$

25

N33

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

903

48

2.60

$

4.03

$

1

9

496

44

3.86

$

5.98

$

11

348

44

5.50

$

8.53

$

8

N15

Retain

HighRidership

6,191

141

2.53

$

3.92

$

4

4

4,414

100

2.24

$

3.48

$

44

2

,624

54

1.91

$

2.97

$

49

N24

Retain

HighRidership

4,676

109

2.49

$

3.86

$

4

3

2,089

66

2.46

$

3.82

$

32

988

34

2.79

$

4.32

$

29

N35

Retain

HighRidership

3,313

82

2.37

$

3.67

$

4

0

1,974

68

2.61

$

4.04

$

29

912

25

2.34

$

3.62

$

36

N22/N22A

Retain

HighRidership

7,026

136

2.34

$

3.63

$

5

2

3,781

70

2.31

$

3.59

$

54

2

,592

63

2.98

$

4.62

$

41

N16

Disc.Saturday

Low

SaturdayRid

ership

3,266

108

2.28

$

3.54

$

3

0

543

22

2.84

$

4.40

$

25

N43

Retain

Mod.Ridership/O

ffsettingCost(4)

1,513

54

2.25

$

3.49

$

2

8

967

43

2.71

$

4.20

$

22

622

30

3.19

$

4.94

$

21

N48/N49

Retain

HighRidership

2,687

73

2.22

$

3.44

$

3

7

1,702

64

2.19

$

3.40

$

27

691

24

2.10

$

3.26

$

29

N31

Discontinue

ModerateRidersh

ip

1,458

35

2.07

$

3.21

$

4

2

708

22

2.59

$

4.01

$

33

N32

4,374

104

2.07

$

3.21

$

4

2

2,123

65

2.59

$

4.01

$

33

1

,822

56

2.51

$

3.90

$

33

N04

9,341

180

1.93

$

2.99

$

5

2

4,988

99

1.83

$

2.83

$

50

3

,123

64

1.72

$

2.66

$

49

N06

14,248

284

1.53

$

2.38

$

5

0

9,309

194

1.44

$

2.24

$

48

6

,300

142

1.47

$

2.28

$

44

N40/N41

9,302

207

1.39

$

2.16

$

4

5

5,699

134

1.39

$

2.15

$

43

3

,587

88

1.36

$

2.11

$

41

AveragefarepaidpertriponLIBusfixed-routebusservice:

1.37

$

Greyroutesareproposedforcompletediscontinu

ation.

Yellow

routesareproposedforpartialdiscontinua

tion,asdescribed.

(1)-DirectOperatingCostreferstotheannualtransportationandmaintenanceoperatingcostsassociatedwithoperatingscheduledbusservice,includingbusoperators'hourlypayandva

riablebenefitcosts,regular

maintenanceandcleaningexpensesandfuel.Costsareexclusiveofrevenue.

(2)-TotalCostincludesdirectoperatingcostplusannualoperatingcostoffixedbenefitexpenses,fixeddepotmainten

ance,majorbusoverhauls,roadcontrol,training,facilityupkeepand

maintenance,supervision,

operatingmanagement,operatingsupportse

rvicessuchasschedulingandsafety,andcentraladministrationcosts.Costsareexclusiveofrevenue.

(3)-System

averagesshownaretotalsforallLIBusfixed-routeservice.System

averagedailyridershiprepresentsa

theoreticalaverageofallroutes.

(4)-Reductionofthisroutewouldrequireadditionofserviceonanadjacentroute,offsettinganycostsavings.

(5)-SpecializedService-Limitedseasonalservicedesignedtoserveasingletripgenerator.

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Section II: Description of Service Reduction Proposals

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Suffolk

Nassau

Queens

N8

N8

N14

N47

N50

N50

N57

N62

N62

N73

N74

N74

N80

N

80

N80

N81

N81

N81

N88

N51

N73

N74

N73

N73

N2

N36

N45

N1

N33

N46

N47

N46

N50

N46

N54

N55

N54

N55

N54

N55

N58

N78

N79

N78

N79

N16

N19

N25

N25

N16

N31

Glen

Co

veFreeport

Flushing

Jamaica

Rosly

n

Hicksville

Mineola

Roosevelt

Field

Hempstead

LongBeach

2011L

ongIslandBusServiceReductionProp

osals

G

reat

N

eck

Old

Westbury

Rockville

Centre

Valley

StreamF

loral

Park

Elmont

0

2

4

1

Miles

Farmingdale

Massapequa

Woodbury

Levittown

Ba

ldwin

Port

Washington

Huntington

Bellmore

NewHyde

Park

Bethpage

Amityville

JonesBeach

LIBusRoutesSaturdayor

SundayServiceDiscontinued

LIBusRoutesRemaining

LIRR

LIBusRoutesforProposed

Discontinuation

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Suffolk

Nassau

Queens

Glen

Cove F

reeport

Flushing

Jamaica

Roslyn

Hicksville

Mineola

Roosevelt

Field

Hempstead

LongBeach

LongIslandBu

sServiceRemainin

gAfterServiceRed

uctions

Great

Neck

Old

Westbury

Rockville

Centre

Valley

StreamF

loral

Park

Elmont

0

1

2

0.5

Miles

Farmingdale

Massapequa

Woodbury

Levittown

Baldwin

Port

Washington

Huntington

Bellmore

NewHyde

Park

Bethpage

Amityville

JonesBeach

LIBusRoutesSaturdayor

SundayServiceDiscontinued

LIBusRoutesRemaining

LIRR

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2011 Long Island Bus Service Reduction ProposalsProfile of Elements

Discontinue All N1 ServiceHewlett Elmont/Jamaica

Description of Action: Discontinue all N1 local bus service between Hewlett,

Elmont and Jamaica. The N1 currently operates betweenHewett and Elmont, and is extended to Jamaica duringweekday peak periods.

Neighborhoods Hewlett, Gibson, Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, Elmont,Affected: Floral Park, Queens Village, Jamaica

Customer Impact*: An average of 1,970 weekday customers, 800 Saturdaycustomers, and 380 Sunday customers would be impacted.

There would be limited alternatives available alongsegments of the route. Customers traveling on the segmentof the route between Jamaica and Elmont may use the N6.Customers traveling between Downtown Jamaica and ValleyStream (but not to or from intermediate points) may use theN4 (note that the N4 serves Archer Avenue in Jamaica andnot Hillside Avenue, as the N1 currently does). The traveltime between points on these alternate routes would besimilar to the N1.

There would be no alternatives for other customers.

Cost per Passenger: Weekdays: Total: $4.86, Direct Operating: $3.14Saturdays: Total: $5.16, Direct Operating: $3.33Sundays: Total: $5.74, Direct Operating: $3.70

Passengers per Trip: Weekdays: 27Saturdays: 16Sundays: 15

Net Annual Savings: $1,018,000

* - Ridership data rounded.

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N6

N4

N4

N1

N1

N

1

N1Discontinuation

0

1

2

0.5

Miles

Jamaica

HillsideAv

Valley

Stream

Elmont

Fran

cisLe

wisB

lvdJamaicaAv

HempsteadTpke

Elm

ontR

d

StuartAv

NCent

ralAv

Hewlett

SunriseHwy

GreenAcresRdRoose

veltAv

CochranPl

MunroBlvd

89Av

165S

t

Parso

nsBlvd

ArcherAv

Queens Co.

NassauCo.

N1tobeDiscontinued

LIRR

AlternateLIBusService

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Discontinue All N2 ServiceGreen Acres Mall Floral Park

Description of Action: Discontinue all N2 local bus service between Green Acres

Mall and Floral Park, which currently operates on weekdaysand Saturdays only.

Neighborhoods Green Acres Mall, Valley Stream, Elmont, Floral ParkAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 585 weekday customers and 95 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted. There would be noproximate alternative.

Cost per Passenger: Weekdays: Total: $4.88, Direct Operating: $3.15Saturdays: Total: $12.34, Direct Operating: $7.96

Passengers per Trip: Weekdays: 15Saturdays: 5

Net Annual Savings: $298,000


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N2

N2

N2tobeDiscon

tinued

LIRR

N2Discontinuation

0

0.5

1

0.25

Miles

Valley

Stream

Elm

ont

Floral

Park

MeachamAvCo

vertA

v

FletcherA

v

DutchBroadway

Rocka

wayA

v

HendricksonAv

SunriseHwy

GreenAcresRd

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Discontinue All N8 ServiceGreen Acres Mall Franklin Square

Description of Action: Discontinue all N8 local bus service between Green Acres

Mall and Stewart Manor, which currently operates onweekdays and Saturdays only.

Neighborhoods Green Acres Mall, Elmont, Franklin SquareAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 300 weekday customers, and 235 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted.

There would be limited alternatives available to shortsegments of the route. Customers traveling on the segmentof the route between Elmont and Franklin Square may usethe N25 at an equivalent travel time. Customers traveling onthe segment between Elmont and Franklin Square to or fromValley Stream (Merrick Road at Hook Creek Boulevard) mayuse the N25 to the N4. Travel time would be increased byapproximately 15-20 minutes.






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N4

N25

N8

N8

N8tobeDiscon

tinued

LIRR


N8Discontinuation

0

0.5

1

0.25

Miles

FranklinAv

DutchBro

adway

Sun

riseHwy

MerrickRd

Elmo

ntRd

Frank

linAv

HookC

reekB

lvd

GreenAcresRd

Franklin

Square

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Discontinue All N14 ServiceNorth Rockville Centre Loop

Description of Action: Discontinue all N14 local bus service in North Rockville

Centre, which currently operates during weekday peakperiods only.

Neighborhoods North Rockville CentreAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 125 weekday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternative.

Cost per Passenger: Weekdays: Total: $15.02, Direct Operating: $9.69

Passengers per Trip: Weekdays: 4



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Discontinue N16 Saturday ServiceBaldwin Roosevelt Field

Description of Action: Discontinue N16 Saturday service between Baldwin and

Roosevelt Field. The N16 currently operates weekdays andSaturdays only. Weekday N16 service would continue tooperate.

Neighborhoods Baldwin, Rockville Centre, South Hempstead,Affected: Hempstead, Roosevelt Field

Customer Impact*: An average of 545 Saturday customers would be impacted.

There would only be an alternative available for customerstraveling between specific points on the route. Customerstraveling between Rockville Centre, Hempstead andRoosevelt Field, may use the N15 at an equivalent traveltime.

There would be no proximate alternatives between othersegments of the route.

Cost per Passenger: Saturdays: Total: $4.40, Direct Operating: $2.84

Passengers per Trip: Saturdays: 25



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Discontinue All N19 ServiceFreeport Babylon

Description of Action: Discontinue all N19 service between Freeport and Babylon.

Neighborhoods Freeport, Merrick, Bellmore, Wantagh, Seaford,Affected: Massapequa, Massapequa Park, Amityville, Copiague,

Lindenhurst, Babylon

Customer Impact*: An average of 1,390 weekday customers, 915 Saturdaycustomers and 400 Sunday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternative.





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pequa

Babylon

Amityville

Bellmore

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NassauCo

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Discontinue N25 Sunday ServiceLynbrook Great Neck

Description of Action: Discontinue N25 Sunday service between Lynbrook and

Great Neck. Weekday and Saturday N25 service wouldcontinue to operate.

Neighborhoods Lynbrook, North Valley Stream, Franklin Square,Affected: New Hyde Park, Lake Success, Manhasset, Great Neck

Customer Impact*: An average of 360 Sunday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternative.

Cost per Passenger: Sundays: Total: $9.90, Direct Operating: $6.39

Passengers per Trip: Sundays: 13



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Discontinue All N31 ServiceFar Rockaway Hempstead

Description of Action: Discontinue all N31 service between Far Rockaway and

Hempstead. The N31 currently operates on weekdays andSaturdays only.

Note that the N31 operates on the same travel path as theN32, with the exception of the segment in Lawrence andWoodmere, where the N31 operates via West Broadway andthe N32 operates via Central Avenue and Broadway. N32service would continue to operate on weekdays, Saturdaysand Sundays.

Neighborhoods Far Rockaway, Lawrence, Woodmere, Hewlett, Lynbrook,Affected: Malverne, Hempstead

Customer Impact*: An average of 1,460 weekday customers and 710 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted. The N32 may be used as analternate at an equivalent travel time.





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Discontinue All N33 ServiceFar Rockaway Long Beach

Description of Action: Discontinue all N33 local bus service between Far

Rockaway and Long Beach.

Note that N33 customers are not currently transportedlocally within the City of Long Beach. The City of LongBeach provides local service, and would continue to providethis local service.

Neighborhoods Far Rockaway, Atlantic Beach, Long BeachAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 900 weekday customers, 500 Saturdaycustomers and 350 Sunday customers would be impacted.

There would be no proximate alternatives.





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Discontinue All N36 ServiceLynbrook Freeport

Description of Action: Discontinue all N36 local bus service between Lynbrook and

Freeport, which currently operates on weekdays andSaturdays only.

Neighborhoods Lynbrook, East Rockaway, Oceanside, Baldwin Harbor,Affected: South Freeport, Freeport

Customer Impact*: An average of 400 weekday customers and 230 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted.

There would be limited alternatives available betweenspecific points on the route. Customers traveling betweenLynbrook and Freeport only may use the N4, customerstraveling between Lynbrook or Freeport and Oceanside mayuse the N4 to the N15, and customers traveling betweenLynbrook or Freeport and Baldwin Harbor may use the N4 tothe N35. Travel time would be increased by approximately10-15 minutes.

There would be no alternatives for East Rockaway or SouthFreeport customers.





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N15

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uation

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Rockville

Centre

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AtlanticAv

DavisonAv

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Merrick

Rd

LongBeachRd

BaldwinRd

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Discontinue All N45 ServiceBellmore Roosevelt Field

Description of Action: Discontinue all N45 local bus service between Bellmore and

Roosevelt Field, which currently operates on weekdays andSaturdays only.

Neighborhoods Bellmore, Merrick, Roosevelt, Uniondale, Roosevelt FieldAffected:


There would be limited alternatives available. Customerstraveling on the segment of the route between RooseveltField and Roosevelt may use the N43 at an equivalent traveltime.

There would be no alternatives for customers east ofRoosevelt.





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v

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fordAv

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UniondaleA

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oreAv

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velt

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Discontinue All N46 ServiceHempstead Bellmore

Description of Action: Discontinue all N46 local bus service between Hempstead

and Bellmore, which currently operates on weekdays only.

Neighborhoods Hempstead, Uniondale, East Meadow, North Bellmore,Affected: Bellmore

Customer Impact*: An average of 485 weekday customers would be impacted.

There would be alternatives available only on the segment ofthe route between Hempstead and Uniondale along the

Front Street corridor. Those customers may use the N48 orN49 at an equivalent travel time.






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tonAv

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kAv

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Av

FrontSt

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oreAv

GrandAv

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Av

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Av

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Discontinue All N50 ServiceBellmore Hicksville

Description of Action: Discontinue all N50 local bus service between Bellmore and

Hicksville, which currently operates on weekdays only.

Neighborhoods Bellmore, North Bellmore, East Meadow, Levittown,Affected: Hicksville

Customer Impact*: An average of 310 weekday customers would be impacted.

There would be limited alternatives available. Customerstraveling on the segment between Hicksville and East

Meadow may use the N49 at an equivalent travel time.

There would be no alternatives for customers south ofHempstead Turnpike in East Meadow.





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reAv

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Discontinue All N51 ServiceMerrick Roosevelt Field

Description of Action: Discontinue all N51 local bus service between Merrick and

Roosevelt Field, which currently operates on weekdays andSaturdays only.

Neighborhoods Merrick, North Merrick, East Meadow, Roosevelt FieldAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 210 weekday customers and 50 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted. There would be noproximate alternatives.





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Discontinue N54 and N55 ServiceHempstead Amityville

Description of Action: Discontinue all N54 and N55 local bus service between

Hempstead and the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa Park. TheN54 and N55 provide corridor service along JerusalemAvenue in the southern portion of Nassau County. The N54currently operates weekdays and Saturdays only betweenHempstead and Amityville via Washington Avenue inSeaford. The N55 currently operates seven days a weekbetween Hempstead and the Sunrise Mall in MassapequaPark via Broadway in Massapequa.

Neighborhoods Hempstead, Uniondale, North Merrick, North Bellmore,

Affected: North Wantagh, Seaford, Massapequa, Massapequa Park,Sunrise Mall, Amityville

Customer Impact*: An average of 2,045 weekday customers and 1,180Saturday customers, and 630 Sunday customers would beimpacted.

There would only be an alternative available for customerstraveling between specific points on the route. Customerstraveling between Hempstead and the Sunrise Mall, may

use the N71. Travel time would be increased byapproximately 10-15 minutes.

There would be no alternatives between any other segmentsof the route.





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sService

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pequa

Uniondale

Amityville

Bellmore

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SunriseHw

y

LoudenSt

Jeru

salemAv

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CarmansRd

Broa

dway

WashingtonAv

Farmingdale

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SuffolkCo.

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Discontinue All N57 ServiceNorth Great Neck Loop

Description of Action: Discontinue all N57 local bus service in Great Neck, which

currently operates on weekday peak periods only.

Neighborhoods Great Neck, Saddle RockAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 355 weekday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternatives.





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Discontinue All N58 ServiceGreat Neck Kings Point

Description of Action: Discontinue all N58 local bus service between Great Neck

and Kings Point.

Neighborhoods Great Neck, Kings PointAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 1,170 weekday customers, 470 Saturdaycustomers, and 400 Sunday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternatives.





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Discontinue N62 ServiceSouth Freeport Loop and South Freeport Industrial Loop

Description of Action: Discontinue all N62 local bus service. The N62 currently

operates as two loop services, both services operatingweekdays only from the Freeport LIRR station. One serviceoperates to and from the South Freeport residential area, allday; and the other service operates to and from the FreeportIndustrial Complex in South Freeport, peak periods only.

Neighborhoods South Freeport, South Freeport Industrial AreaAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 170 weekday customers would be impacted.There would be no proximate alternatives.





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CasinoSt

SunriseHwy

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doAv

SBayviewAv

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HanseA

v

BuffaloAv

StMary'sPl

MerrickRd

S

uffolkSt

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ort

IndustrialLo

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Discontinue All N73 and N74 ServiceHicksville Wantagh

Description of Action: Discontinue all N73 and N74 local bus service between

Hicksville and Wantagh providing corridor service alongJerusalem Avenue in Hicksville and Wantagh Avenue inWantagh. The N73 branches to west Levittown andoperates weekdays and Saturdays, and the N74 branches toeast Levittown and operates weekdays only.

Neighborhoods Hicksville, Levittown, North Wantagh, WantaghAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 415 weekday customers and 105 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted. There would be noproximate alternatives.





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N74

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N74

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N74

N73

N74

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4tobeDiscontinued

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iscontinuation

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Gardin

ersAv

JerusalemAv

Hemps

teadTpke

NJerusale

mRd

Wantagh

Av

Schoolhous

eRd

Hickory

Ln

Hicksville

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Discontinue All N78 and N79 ServiceMineola South Huntington

Description of Action: Discontinue all N78 and N79 service between Mineola and

South Huntington in Suffolk County. The N78/N79 currentlyprovides corridor service along Old Country Road. The N78currently operates on weekdays only between Mineola andthe Nassau County Complex in Plainview. The N79currently operates seven days a week between Mineola andthe South Huntington.

Neighborhoods Mineola, Roosevelt Field, Westbury, Hicksville, Plainview,Affected: Woodbury, South Huntington

Customer Impact*: An average of 2,090 weekday customers, 845 Saturdaycustomers, and 420 Sunday customers would be impacted.There would only be an alternative for customers travelingbetween specific points on the route. Customers travelingbetween Mineola and Hicksville, but not intermediate pointsalong this segment, would be able to use the N22 at anequivalent travel time (the N22 would not be an alternativefor intermediate points between Roosevelt Field andHicksville because of the LIRR tracks).

There would be no proximate alternatives other customers,including those customers traveling east of Hicksville.



Sundays: 20



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iscontinuation N

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dN79tobeDiscontinued

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Alterna

teLIBusService

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SuffolkCo.

Hicksville

Plainview

Mineola

W

estbury

South

Huntington

Woodbury

CarlePlace

OldCountryRd

OldCountryRd

MapleAv

ProspectAv

OldCountryRd

PlainviewRd

East

Meadow

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Discontinue All N80 ServiceHicksville Sunrise Mall

Description of Action: Discontinue all N80 local bus service between Hicksville and

the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa Park via Hicksville Road.The N80 currently operates on weekdays and Saturdaysonly.

Neighborhoods Hicksville, Plainedge, Massapequa, Massapequa Park,Affected: Sunrise Mall

Customer Impact*: An average of 270 weekday customers and 130 Saturdaycustomers would be impacted. There would be no

proximate alternates.





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Discontinue All N81 ServiceHicksville Sunrise Mall

Description of Action: Discontinue all N81 local bus service between Hicksville and

the Sunrise Mall in Massapequa Park via Stewart Avenue inBethpage and North Broadway in Massapequa whichcurrently operates on weekdays and Saturdays only.

Neighborhoods Hicksville, Bethpage, North Massapequa, Massapequa,Affected: Massapequa Park, Sunrise Mall


The LIRR may be used as an alternative between Hicksvilleand Bethpage, but not to intermediate points.

There would be no proximate alternatives for othercustomers.





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Massapequa

Park

Massap

equa

Plainedge

Bethpage

SunriseHwy

Broadw

ay

StewartAv

BoundaryAv

OldCountryRd

StewartAv

NewbridgeRd

NassauCo.

SuffolkCo.

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Discontinue All N88 ServiceFreeport Jones Beach

Description of Action: Discontinue all N88 local bus service between Freeport andJones Beach, which currently operates only during the

summer season.

Neighborhoods Freeport and Jones BeachAffected:

Customer Impact*: An average of 440 weekday customers, 1,270 Saturdaycustomers, and 1,120 Sunday customers in the summerwould be impacted. There would be no proximatealternates.


Passengers per Trip: Weekdays 9Saturdays: 24Sundays: 20



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Glossary of Terms

Direct Operating Cost refers to the annual transportation and maintenance operating costsassociated with operating LI Bus scheduled bus service, including bus operators hourly payand variable benefit costs; regular maintenance and cleaning expenses, and fuel.

Guidelines are used by LI Bus to develop and maintain comprehensive, cost-efficient transitservice that meets the needs of those who live, work, and travel in the LI Bus service area.These guidelines provide a structure for consistent and fair evaluation of existing andproposed services by determining when, where, and how frequently service should beprovided.

Net Annual Savings refers to annual operating cost saved by each proposed servicereduction. It is calculated as direct operating cost less passenger revenue loss (annual).

Span of Service refers to the hours and days of operation for each bus route.

Total cost refers to direct operating cost plus the annual operating cost of fixed benefitexpenses, fixed depot maintenance, major bus overhauls, road control, training, facility upkeepand maintenance, supervision, operating management, operating support services such asscheduling and safety, and central administration costs.

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