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Request by ABM Industry Groups, LLC, for an inter-city bus Stop on the Northeast Corner of West 31st Street and 8th Avenue

At the regularly scheduled monthly Community Board Five meeting on Thursday, February 10, 2022, the following resolution passed with a vote of 37 in favor; 0 opposed; 1 abstaining:

WHEREAS, ABM Industry Groups, LLC (“Applicant”), seeks approval from the New York City Department of Transportation (“DOT”) of an Application for a bus stop on the Northeast corner of West 31st Street and 8th Avenue for pick-ups and drop-offs; and

WHEREAS, The proposed location is an existing bus stop for Academy Express LLC & Gunther Charters Inc; and

WHEREAS, The current parking regulation is No Standing; and

WHEREAS, There will be 13 daily pick-ups from Monday to Sunday taking place every 15 minutes between 7:00am and 10:00am; and

WHEREAS, There will be 12 daily drop-offs from Monday to Sunday taking place every 15 minutes between 4:00pm and 7:00pm; and

WHEREAS, The bus will travel within New York City; and

WHEREAS, The current bus stop length at the proposed bus stop location allows the addition of another bus company; and

WHEREAS, The new bus company will provide shuttle service with an expeditious boarding process and the passengers will not carry luggage; and

WHEREAS, Without regulation, a high concentration of intercity bus services developed in certain areas of midtown Manhattan, quickly resulting in increased sidewalk congestion, traffic gridlock, and increased on-street bus parking and double parking, all of which combined to create safety concerns for drivers, pedestrians, local business owners, and residents; and

WHEREAS, The State Legislature adopted Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1642-a in 2014 to address these concerns, empowering DOT to create a permitting system; and

WHEREAS, This law authorizes the City to: 

WHEREAS, Community Board Five’s Transportation and Environment Committee assessed this application and viewed the location of the Northeast Corner of West 31st Street and 8th Avenue; and

WHEREAS, Neighbors and community organizations including Community Board Five generally had no objection to additional use at this location; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, Community Board Five recommends approval of the ABM Industry Groups, LLC, application for a bus stop on the Northeast Corner of West 31st Street and 8th Avenue, as long as the stops do not interfere with other buses and there is no conflict in any way with MTA buses.

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