"Manhattan's M42 bus is the slowest bus route in NYC. It is so painfully slow, crawling at a mere 5.25 mph about the speed of the average jogger that it won an award on Monday. The crosstown 42nd Street line won this year's Pokey Award during an annual bus awards ceremony presented by the New York Public Interest Research Group's (NYPIRG) Straphangers Campaign and the Permanent Citizens Advisory Committee to the MTA (PCAC) in Midtown on Nov. 10."
"As for winning the Pokey Award, it's not something to brag about. A bumblebee, which flies at about 10 mph, can move faster than the M42, transit gurus said. The M42 may be moving faster than in 2022 [when the ceremony was last held], but at just over 5 mph, it's still crawling along, Natasha Elder, regional director of the NYPIRG Straphangers Campaign, said."
"The Schleppie Award was given to the Q8 in Queens for being the most unreliable bus, with riders waiting an average of 3.62 minutes longer than scheduled between buses. A new award for the most improved bus service was presented this year. That honor, dubbed the Mazel Award, went to the M79, which increased its speed from 6.63 to 7.25 mph this year. This shows demonstrable progress for the bus route, Lisa Daglian, executive director"
The crosstown M42 averaged just 5.25 mph, making it the slowest high-volume bus route in the city and earning the Pokey Award. The awards ranked over 200 high-ridership bus lines on speed and wait times to spotlight underperforming routes. The Q8 in Queens won the Schleppie Award for unreliability, with average waits 3.62 minutes longer than scheduled. The M79 won the new Mazel Award after improving speed from 6.63 to 7.25 mph. Congestion pricing has reduced Midtown congestion, but significant rider relief requires strong, enforced bus-priority measures and investment.
Read at www.amny.com
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