The Bx25 and Bx26 begin at Paul Avenue and 205th Street, looping around Harris Park. They then run south on Paul Avenue until Bedford Park Boulevard, where they run east until reaching Southern Boulevard/Kazimiroff Boulevard, continuing north and east as it becomes Allerton Avenue, heading east until Gunther Avenue, turning north there onto Bartow Avenue until reaching Baychester Avenue, where the routes split:[1]
The Bx25 runs north on Baychester Avenue and runs east on Co-op City Boulevard, deviating to serve Dreiser Loop, continuing south and skipping Asch Loop, turning east back onto Bartow Avenue and continuing for a short distance before turning south onto Bay Plaza Drive to terminate at AMC Bay Plaza. Westbound buses head south to Bay Plaza Boulevard, turning west and then north onto Co-op City Boulevard to return to service.[1]
The Bx26 heads east on Bartow Avenue, deviating to serve Asch Loop, before continuing east onto Bartow Avenue as it becomes Hutchinson River Parkway East and continuing south onto Hunter Avenue to Earhart Lane-Erskine Place[1]
The Bx26 began in 1928, under the Bx17 designation. On July 1, 1974, the Bx17 was extended from Allerton Avenue-Westervelt Avenue to its current terminus in Co-op City and extended from Allerton Avenue-White Plains Road to its current terminus in Bedford Park.[2]
On February 19, 1984, as part of the Bronx bus revamp,[3][4][5] the Bx17 was renamed to the Bx26.[6][7] Service on the Bedford Park branch originally ran all times except late nights, but was reduced to only run during weekday rush hours, early weekend mornings and late evenings only in December 1991. Due to the Bx26 and Bx28 having complicated service patterns, in March 2000, the MTA proposed simplifying both of them.[8] Service to Fordham Center would be replaced by the Bx28 and all Bx26 would run to/from Paul Avenue/Lehman College in Bedford Park; Bx26 Asch Loop bypass service that ran to the southern portion of Co-op City during rush hours would also be re-designated as the Bx25 to reduce rider confusion. These changes took place on September 10, 2000.[9][10] On June 25, 2010, due to a budget crisis, Bx26 service to Sections 1-2-3 were discontinued, and all Bx26 service was rerouted to serve Asch Loop, alongside the discontinuation of the Bx25.[11]
In 2017, the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan, aimed at speeding up mass transit services.[12] As part of the program, a draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019, with a final version published in October 2019.[13][14] The draft plan proposed the truncation of the Bx26 to Asch Loop, with the Bx23 taking over all Co-op City inter-section service. The final plan removed this and instead proposed re-instating the Bx25, but it would serve sections 1-2-3 instead of Asch Loop and have its eastern terminus at Bay Plaza.[15][16] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New York City, the changes were halted for over a year.[17][18][19] The modification took place on June 26, 2022.[20][21]
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^March 2000 NYC Transit Committee Agenda. New York City Transit. March 21, 2000. pp. 101, 102, 103-104, 105-106, 107-108, 109-110, 111, 112, 113.
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^Spivack, Caroline (October 22, 2019). "MTA's Bronx bus redesign will chop 400 stops and add new routes". Curbed NY. from the original on November 28, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019.
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The Bx25 and Bx26 constitute a public transit line in The Bronx These routes primarily run on Bedford Park Boulevard and Allerton Avenue between Lehman College in Bedford Park and Co op City bx25 bx26Allerton AvenueOverviewSystemMTA Regional Bus OperationsOperatorNew York City TransitGarageGun Hill DepotVehicleNova Bus LFS Nova Bus LFS HEVNew Flyer Xcelsior XD40Began service1928 Bx26 September 10 2000 Bx25 June 26 2022 Bx25 reinstated Ended serviceJune 25 2010 Bx25 RouteLocaleThe Bronx New York U S Communities servedBedford Park Allerton Laconia Pelham Gardens Baychester Co op CityStartBedford Park West 205th Street amp Paul Avenue Lehman College ViaBedford Park Boulevard Allerton Avenue Co op City Boulevard Bx25 EndCo op City Bay Plaza Bx25 Co op City Earhart Lane amp Erskine Place Bx26 Length6 8 miles 10 9 km Bx25 5 7 miles 9 2 km Bx26 Other routesBx28 Bx38 Gun Hill RoadServiceOperatesAll times except late nightsAnnual patronage283 513 Bx25 2022 907 756 Bx26 2022 TransfersYesTimetableBx25 Bx26Route map Bx24 system nav Bx27 Contents 1 Route description 2 History 3 References 4 External linksRoute description editThe Bx25 and Bx26 begin at Paul Avenue and 205th Street looping around Harris Park They then run south on Paul Avenue until Bedford Park Boulevard where they run east until reaching Southern Boulevard Kazimiroff Boulevard continuing north and east as it becomes Allerton Avenue heading east until Gunther Avenue turning north there onto Bartow Avenue until reaching Baychester Avenue where the routes split 1 The Bx25 runs north on Baychester Avenue and runs east on Co op City Boulevard deviating to serve Dreiser Loop continuing south and skipping Asch Loop turning east back onto Bartow Avenue and continuing for a short distance before turning south onto Bay Plaza Drive to terminate at AMC Bay Plaza Westbound buses head south to Bay Plaza Boulevard turning west and then north onto Co op City Boulevard to return to service 1 The Bx26 heads east on Bartow Avenue deviating to serve Asch Loop before continuing east onto Bartow Avenue as it becomes Hutchinson River Parkway East and continuing south onto Hunter Avenue to Earhart Lane Erskine Place 1 Along the route there are several connections to the New York City Subway at 1 Jerome Avenue 4 train Grand Concourse B and D trains White Plains Road 2 and 5 trains History editThe Bx26 began in 1928 under the Bx17 designation On July 1 1974 the Bx17 was extended from Allerton Avenue Westervelt Avenue to its current terminus in Co op City and extended from Allerton Avenue White Plains Road to its current terminus in Bedford Park 2 On February 19 1984 as part of the Bronx bus revamp 3 4 5 the Bx17 was renamed to the Bx26 6 7 Service on the Bedford Park branch originally ran all times except late nights but was reduced to only run during weekday rush hours early weekend mornings and late evenings only in December 1991 Due to the Bx26 and Bx28 having complicated service patterns in March 2000 the MTA proposed simplifying both of them 8 Service to Fordham Center would be replaced by the Bx28 and all Bx26 would run to from Paul Avenue Lehman College in Bedford Park Bx26 Asch Loop bypass service that ran to the southern portion of Co op City during rush hours would also be re designated as the Bx25 to reduce rider confusion These changes took place on September 10 2000 9 10 On June 25 2010 due to a budget crisis Bx26 service to Sections 1 2 3 were discontinued and all Bx26 service was rerouted to serve Asch Loop alongside the discontinuation of the Bx25 11 In 2017 the MTA released its Fast Forward Plan aimed at speeding up mass transit services 12 As part of the program a draft plan for a reorganization of Bronx bus routes was proposed in draft format in June 2019 with a final version published in October 2019 13 14 The draft plan proposed the truncation of the Bx26 to Asch Loop with the Bx23 taking over all Co op City inter section service The final plan removed this and instead proposed re instating the Bx25 but it would serve sections 1 2 3 instead of Asch Loop and have its eastern terminus at Bay Plaza 15 16 Due to the COVID 19 pandemic in New York City the changes were halted for over a year 17 18 19 The modification took place on June 26 2022 20 21 References edit a b c d Bronx Bus Map PDF Metropolitan Transportation Authority October 2018 Retrieved December 1 2020 2 BOROUGHS BUSES GET NEW NUMBERS The New York Times June 20 1974 ISSN 0362 4331 Archived from the original on August 1 2017 Retrieved October 2 2016 Reyes Lennin October 2 2011 Busses and Trains A Go Go Bronx Journal Archived from the original on December 24 2015 Retrieved December 24 2015 1976 Bronx Bus Map wardmaps com New York City Transit Authority 1976 Archived from the original on March 10 2016 Retrieved March 3 2016 Old MTA bus timetables http acm jhu edu sthurmovik Railpics NYCSubway Maps Bronx Bus 1977 Rear 1 jpg Bronx Bus Service Changes Effective February 19 1984 New York City Transit Authority February 1984 Archived from the original on April 18 2022 Retrieved February 19 2019 Bronx Bus Service Changes Effective February 19 1984 New York City Transit Authority February 1984 Archived from the original on April 18 2022 Retrieved February 19 2019 March 2000 NYC Transit Committee Agenda New York City Transit March 21 2000 pp 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 Bx25 Bx26 Bx28 Improved bus service for Co op City New York Daily News September 13 2000 Archived from the original on August 18 2018 Retrieved August 17 2018 Bus Service Advisories mta nyc ny us November 9 2000 Archived from the original on November 9 2000 Retrieved August 17 2018 2010 budget crisis information archived February 25 2011 Fast Forward The Plan to Modernize New York City Transitt PDF MTA Retrieved September 12 2023 Draft Plan Bronx Bus Network Redesign PDF Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 2019 Retrieved January 1 2020 Final Plan Bronx Bus Network Redesign Metropolitan Transportation Authority December 2019 Archived from the original on October 28 2019 Retrieved January 1 2020 Spivack Caroline October 22 2019 MTA s Bronx bus redesign will chop 400 stops and add new routes Curbed NY Archived from the original on November 28 2019 Retrieved December 1 2019 MTA releases final Bronx bus system overhaul proposal ABC7 New York October 22 2019 Archived from the original on January 1 2020 Retrieved December 1 2019 Duggan Kevin 2021 08 19 MTA revives borough bus network redesigns starting with the Bronx Bronx Times Bronx Times Archived from the original on April 8 2022 Retrieved 2021 09 04 NYC officials announce ambitious plan to expand MTA bus service ABC7 New York 2021 08 16 Archived from the original on September 4 2021 Retrieved 2021 09 04 Duggan Kevin February 20 2022 MTA sets June date for Bronx bus redesign rollout amNewYork Archived from the original on February 24 2022 Retrieved May 16 2022 Duggan Kevin June 26 2022 What to know about the Bronx bus redesign AMNewYork Archived from the original on June 27 2022 Retrieved June 27 2022 MTA launches redesigned bus network in the Bronx CBS News June 26 2022 Archived from the original on June 27 2022 Retrieved June 27 2022 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bx26 New York City bus Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Bx25 and Bx26 buses amp oldid 1189025100, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
