Check out this just-released short film on cross-Hudson bus service, produced by Streetfilms and the Tri-State Transportation Campaign. In less than 3 minutes, it lays out why bus transit across the Hudson River is important, and how the Port Authority could improve service for the 315,000 people who take buses across the river every weekday.
The report comes on the heels of Express Route to Better Bus Service, a report TSTC released last month that examines cross-Hudson bus commuting in more detail.
(A high-quality version is available at Streetfilms, and the YouTube version is available here.)
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