MTA’s free bus service program to end this year
NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — The MTA’s free bus service pilot program will end this year.
The pilot program granted riders free bus service on one line in each borough. Passengers rode for free on the local and limited Q4 in Queens, B60 in Brooklyn, M116 in Manhattan, S46/96 in Staten Island, and the Bx18A/B in the Bronx.
Funds for the program were not allocated in the new state budget, according to reports.
The program was expected to serve 43,000 commuters. Last year, Gov. Kathy Hochul said it would improve transit equity to better serve all New Yorkers.
The MTA has yet to share when the program will end.
The agency’s congestion pricing plan is set to start in mid-June.
PIX11 News reached out to the MTA for comment but did not immediately receive a response.
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