NYC Transit officials will test allowing unfolded strollers on seven bus routes in the five boroughs starting this week, authority leaders announced.
Transit officials will test allowing unfolded strollers on seven bus routes in the five boroughs starting this week, authority leaders announced., will have dedicated spaces for the baby carriages on the selected routes without removing space currently reserved for riders with disabilities.
“When I first arrived, I said we need to try a stroller policy that works for customers and it can’t take years, we need it now,” said New York City Transit President Richard Davey in a statement Friday. Starting this week, transit workers will carve out a new space for one open stroller on buses along those routes, which will cover 142 buses by early October.
The buses will have a stroller decal on the outside near the front door and at the new storage area inside. On other routes, the old rules still apply and straphangers have to fold up their carriages to board.MTAof parents, caregivers, accessibility advocates, and operators to take a fresh look at the agency’s strict policy.
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