NYC cracking down on curb side buses

New York is cracking down on the operation of  curbside buses that don't use the PABT.

It remains to be seen how this will play out given that the PABT is already operating at or above its capacity much of the day.

Commuter Parking Advisory Committee

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City to City, on the Cheap

By SUSAN STELLIN

Published: August 27, 2012

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The intercity bus business has expanded rapidly since companies like BoltBus and Megabus took to the highways, promising fares as low as a dollar between cities like Boston and New York.

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A Megabus boarding site on 34th Street in Manhattan. It serves 90 cities, compared with 40 two years ago.

Benefiting from a business model that relies on online ticketing instead of staffed ticket counters and curbside pickup instead of bus stations, these companies have added routes across the country and attracted passengers who once shunned bus travel.

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