The expansion announced Tuesday follows a test program launched in September on just seven routes and 142 buses that have flip-up seats and areas designated for standard-sized carriages.
A decal showing a baby in a stroller is displayed on the window of a B1 bus in Brooklyn. | Jose Martinez/THE CITYon just seven routes and 142 buses that have flip-up seats and areas designated for standard-sized carriages.
With close to 5,800 MTA buses citywide, stroller-only zones will now be available on close to 20% of the entire fleet, with more expansion possible. The MTA has yet to determine which routes will have buses retrofitted for stroller spaces, though officials said they will be selected by factors that include data showing which routes have a high number of passengers with strollers.
But MTA officials said the bus boarding process has, in some cases, been accelerated by operators allowing riders onto buses with unfolded carriages. In addition, the MTA said, there have been no reports of riders fighting for space. “Brooklyn riders, those caregivers and parents, are definitely making use of this and seeing this enhancement as a positive,” said Quemuel Arroyo, the MTA’s chief accessibility officer.
“Some strollers are so big, they’re like mini-cars,” said Joy Gardner, a nanny who was pushing an UPPAbaby brand double-decker carriage. “They can’t really go through the aisle.”
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