Submit Your MTA Surveys for More Frequent, More Reliable Bus Service on the Lower East Side
This is our chance for a better M14, M22, and M21 bus service. We can't let this opportunity slip.
The MTA is running a survey on bus service and I highly recommend to take some 15 minutes to complete it. We all know and agree that the M14A/D is a vital transit service for a significant component of the neighborhood, that the M22 doesn’t run often enough, and that the M21 is a myth made up to make gaslight the public, so why not spend some time asking for better service?
Below are three samples you can copy and paste into your response in case you’re not feeling like writing it all out. I’m mainly calling for increased frequency, but also call out for a bus lane on Houston St.
For M14A/D
M14A/D frequency should be improved to accommodate the high number of riders along this route. It is a vital transit route for myself to get across the neighborhood and lower Manhattan but also for disabled neighbors that can’t access East Broadway Station or Delancey/Essex Station and may rely on the accessible 1st Avenue L station.
For M22
M22 frequency should be improved to accommodate the high number potential for ridership along this route. It is a vital transit route for myself to access Chinatown and the Financial District but also for disabled neighbors that can’t access East Broadway Station. Additionally, this is the only public transit route that runs along its corridor, granting me access to parts of downtown not well served by the subway.
For M21
M21 service should be overhauled to provide greater frequency, reliability, and speed. This bus is the least reliable bus on the Lower East Side but is the only one that allows for East to West connectivity along Houston Street, which is extremely important commercially for all neighborhoods along the route but also for disabled riders to access the accessible Broadway/Lafayette subway station. In addition, a bus lane or some type of public road adjustment should be considered to allow for quicker speeds on busy Houston St roads.