TWU, Advocates Join to Back All-Door Bus Boarding

President Utano addresses media to explain the value of all-door bus boarding
President Utano addresses media to explain the value of all-door bus boarding

OCTOBER 20 --  A press conference today outside of 2 Broadway to roll out the Union's recommendations for all-door boarding on NYCT buses was covered heavily by the news media, including the Daily News, AM New York, Channels 4, 5, and NY 1, as well as CBS Radio and WFUV.

As AM NY reported: "MTA bus operators have joined transit advocates in calling for the authority to institute all-door boarding on city buses to speed up service and boost safety By allowing commuters to board buses at both the front and back doors, the time operators spend at the curb would be reduced, improving notoriously unreliable service, advocates said. The union representing operators — Transport Workers Local 100 — agrees and believes the policy will also improve safety by further removing operators from mediating fare evasion.

“First of all, it’s going to move buses more efficiently, and our bus operators are not going to have to worry about arguing with passengers, getting spit on, getting assaulted, getting coffee thrown on them; those days got to be over with,” said newly elected TWU Local 100 President Tony Utano on Thursday. “Our people got to come to work and be able to drive these buses in a safe manner.”

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