S79 SELECT BUS SERVICE BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

86 ST + • S79 will become S79 SBS R BAY RIDGE + and will only stop at SBS 92 ST stations marked +

• S59 and S78 will S BRIDGE OW continue to serve local stops with added service -NARR ANO Z A

VERR Yukon Avenue + NARROWS RD + + FINGERBO + NORTH AND SOUTH + ARD RD

+CLOCLOVEVE RD RD + OLD TOWN RD

W AV

+ SEAVIE

V + MIDLAND A

Streamlined Bus Service W DORP LN (SBS goes straight on Richmond Avenue + NE instead of along Forest Hill Road/Yukon S ST Avenue) + EBBITT

+ TYSENS LN Eltingville Transit Center HYLAN BOULEVARD V STATEN ISLAND MARSH A STATEN ISLAND + MALL MMACYSALL NORTH+ + BUFFALO ST R CI H M O N D A V E N U E STATEN ISLAND ANSIT + MALL SEARSV TR + BAY TERRACE + YUKON A

S79 TO + TINGVILLE SI MALL EL + NELSON AV + CENTER + + V S79 TO BROOKLYN + + RICHMOND AV/ WINCHESTER AV

GENESEE A MAP KEY + SBS Station

Streamlined Bus Service ELTINGVILLE SIR Bus Lanes (Peak Period on (Rerouting of Staten Island Hylan Blvd.) Mall-bound S79) SI Railway S79 SELECT BUS SERVICE BEGINS SEPTEMBER 2, 2012

IMPROVEMENTS SBS USER GUIDE COMING SEPTEMBER 2ND BUS RIDERS • All S79 service becomes Select Bus Service, stopping only at SBS stations 1. Streamlined S79 bus service • Local stops will continue to be served by the S59 and will operate with fewer stops S78, with added service and a more direct route to save travel time. • SBS fare = local bus fare • Board through the front door and pay your fare for 2. Bus lanes at key locations S79 using the farebox on bring faster and more reliable the bus service to all bus riders. • Express buses can also • On Hylan Boulevard use bus lanes between Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street. • On Richmond Avenue DRIVERS between Platinum Avenue & When a bus lane is in effect, stay out of the lane except Forest Hill Road. to: • On Richmond Avenue • Turn right at the next corner OR between Shirley Avenue & • Quickly drop off or pick up a passenger Hylan Boulevard. Bus lanes on Hylan Boulevard 3. Optimized signal timing • Between Lincoln Avenue and Steuben Street improves progression of traffic. • In effect on weekdays from 6-9am northbound and 3-7pm southbound 4. Transit Signal Priority (TSP) extends the green light or Bus lanes on Richmond Avenue shortens the red light to keep • Between Platinum Avenue and Forest Hill Road, and buses moving (coming in 2013). between Shirley Avenue and Hylan Boulevard • In effect at all times 5. Pedestrian refuge islands • Located to the left of the improve safety. curb lane

NYC enforces bus lanes with: 6. New and repaired sidewalks • Video cameras enhance safety and access to bus stops. • Increased police enforcement

7. Left turn bays on Richmond Avenue help reduce traffic $115 - $150 fine if you drive, park, congestion. or stand in an active bus lane.

More information is available at: www.nyc.gov/buslanes