BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The NFTA is conducting its annual bus stop balancing study to improve the speed of bus trips by decreasing the number of times the bus stops.
Some riders like Uling Bunbury are excited.
"I think it's a very, very great idea and project," said Bunbury. "I think it'll be a great benefit to the efficiency of time and just better for people that are commuting and taking the bus 24/7."
The NFTA said bus stop balancing is what they do to make sure the buses are as efficient as possible.
“For example, you wouldn't want a bus that was packed with people all the time and then also you don't want buses that are almost empty going around the city because that's just going to be a waste of energy and resources,” said Public Information Officer Kelly Khatib. “So for bus stop balancing we look at our system as a whole to make sure what is working and what isn't working for the community involved."
Neighbors tell me this kind of program can have a positive impact on the Delavan route.
"I think it is a good study to be doing actually," said NFTA bus rider Aja Threet. "There are some bus routes that are way too congested. For instance, I was looking that they're in the works of doing the 26, and the 26 is the one that I frequent. I've noticed that there are at least like four bus stops and they're all each a block apart...and I don't think that that's needed. I didn't see that they were making any changes on removing those. So that might be something to look at."
The NFTA said they're in the process of taking down information of what needs to be changed.
"We look at the stops, look at things as a whole, and if we say hey this area has one stop every block or this one has a stop every other block and it's constantly stopping and it's slowing down the bus route we don't want that,” said Khatib.
Click here to learn more about NFTA’s bus stop balancing study.
