Long Beach Bus

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Long Beach Bus
Long Beach Bus awaiting departure.jpg
2015 Gillig BRT #169 and 2021 Gillig BRT #183 awaiting departure at Long Beach LIRR station
Parent City of Long Beach Department of Transportation
Commenced operationc. 1950
Headquarters1 West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
LocaleSouthern Nassau County
Service area Long Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes6
Stops~70
Hubs Long Beach LIRR station
Fleet10 (fixed route)
4 (paratransit) [1]
(2013 figures)
Daily ridership1,469 (weekday)
827 (Saturday)
550 (Sunday) [1]
OperatorCity of Long Beach Department of Transportation
Chief executiveBrendan T. Costello
Website Long Beach Bus

Long Beach Bus is a public transportation system serving Greater Long Beach on the Long Beach Barrier Island of Long Island, New York. The service operates twenty-four hours a day, with six different routes connecting to one another and to Nassau Inter-County Express and Long Island Rail Road at Long Beach station in the city center.

Contents

Although Long Beach Bus is designed to complement county bus and commuter rail service, it is run independently by the Long Beach Department of Transportation.

Service overview

The service operates 24-hours a day, except early Monday mornings. The service operates six routes, with two regular services within the city, one extended route to the Long Beach's eastern suburbs, two midday routes on weekdays, and one overnight circulator; tourist trolleys are used during the summer months. [2] Viability of such an extensive service in a suburban setting is made possible by Long Beach's high-density layout: due to the limited supply of land on the island, fewer than 40% of homes are detached houses, making Long Beach one of the fifty densest cities in the country. [3] The service also plays an important role in transporting the many tourists who arrive in the summer by train from New York City, and a tourist trolley route is operated during the summer months. [2]

Because it is owned and operated independently by the City of Long Beach, and not by Nassau County, Long Beach Bus was unaffected by the 2012 privatization of Long Island Bus.

Most service information is provided bilingually in both English and American Spanish. [2]

History

Much of what now constitutes the Long Beach Bus network originally was operated privately. [4] [5] [6] It was taken over by the City of Long Beach in the mid-20th century, following the 1947 bankruptcy of the Long Beach Bus Company and subsequent legal issues with the Beach Transit Corporation, which operated the system under a franchise for the city from 1947 until the early 1950s. [7] [8]

In 1973, the City of Long Beach considered possibly having the system taken over by the then-new Metropolitan Suburban Bus Authority. [9] The plans were ultimately called off, with the system remaining in the city's control. [9]

Fare

The fare for all routes is $2.25, except for the Point Lookout service, which has a $2.75 base fare. [10]

Long Beach Bus Pass

Bus passes, known as the Long Beach Bus Pass, are also available for purchase. [2] [11] [12] The passes, introduced on October 1, 2022, come in two variants: 10-trip passes and 20-trip passes. The standard fare for a 10-trip pass is $22.50, while the standard fare for a 20-trip pass is $45.00. [2] [11] [12]

Bus routes

A map of the Long Beach Bus routes and select stations, as of 2024. Long Beach Bus Map February 2024 for Commons, Long Beach, NY.png
A map of the Long Beach Bus routes and select stations, as of 2024.

Long Beach Bus operates six bus routes within the City and to Lido Beach and Point Lookout, all originating from the system's hub: the bus terminal at the Long Beach station on the Long Island Rail Road's Long Beach Branch, adjacent to City Hall. [2] [13] [14] The network consists of approximately 70 bus stops. [14]

RouteTerminalMajor streetsHistory and notes
East Loop
Maple Boulevard and East BroadwayEdwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
East Park Avenue
Counter-clockwise loop.
West End
West Beech Street and Nevada AvenueWest Park Avenue and West Beech StreetCounter-clockwise loop.
Shoppers' Special East
Maple Boulevard and East BroadwayEast Park Avenue
Maple Boulevard
Broadway
Edwards Boulevard
  • Weekday middays only.
  • Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Shoppers' Special West
West Beech Street and Nevada AvenueEdwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
East Park Avenue
  • Weekday middays only.
  • Clockwise loop. Reverse of West End route.
Point Lookout Line
Point Lookout Lido Boulevard
East Park Avenue
  • Branch Bus Corp at 1973 MSBA takeover; route transferred to Long Beach in 1984
  • Weekday rush hour service only.
  • No passengers carried within Long Beach on this route.
  • Formerly N69
Late Night Express
West End service first, then East Loop serviceWest Beech Street
Nevada Avenue
Edwards Boulevard
Broadway
Maple Boulevard
Park Avenue
  • Overnight service.
  • No late night Sunday/early Monday morning service.

Paratransit

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, paratransit service is offered by Long Beach Bus to those unable to utilize traditional buses. [2]

Fleet

A Gillig BRT bus running on the East Loop route in 2021. 2021 Gillig BRT 182 of Long Beach Bus.jpg
A Gillig BRT bus running on the East Loop route in 2021.
The bus garage on Long Beach Boulevard and East Pine Street. City of Long Beach Bus Garage.jpg
The bus garage on Long Beach Boulevard and East Pine Street.

Mainline bus service is operated using Gillig Advantage buses. These are supplemented by Gillig Trolley Replicas on the tourist trolley line and Ford E-Series-based paratransit vehicles. [15]

All vehicles are wheelchair accessible. Mainline buses are equipped with bicycle racks and extensive bicycle parking is available at the bus terminal.

Long Beach Bus Fleet: [15] [16]
Fleet

Number(s)

PhotoBuild

Date

ManufacturerModelEngineTransmissionNotes
169-172 Gillig 169.jpg 2013-2014 Gillig BRT 35' Cummins ISL9
176-178 Gillig 177.jpg 2010 BRT HEV 29' Cummins ISB6.7 Allison H 40 EP hybrid system176-177 retired
179 179 gillig.jpg Trolley Replica 29'
180 180 Long Beach Bus.jpg 2014Classic TrolleyCalifornia StreetBuilt on a Freightliner XB-S chassis.
181 Gillig 181 Long Beach Bus.jpg 2015 Gillig Trolley Replica 29' Cummins ISL9
182-183 2021 gilig.jpg 2021 Gillig BRT 29' Cummins L9

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