Long Beach Bus

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Long Beach Bus
Long Beach (New York) bus leaving the railroad station.jpg
Now-retired Gillig Phantom bus #175 leaves the railroad station, preparing to serve the East Loop route
Parent City of Long Beach Department of Transportation
Headquarters1 West Chester Street
Long Beach, NY 11561
LocaleSouthern Nassau County
Service area Long Beach, Lido Beach, and Point Lookout
Service typeLocal bus service
Routes5
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 five 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 five routes, with two regular services within the city, one extended route to the Long Beach's eastern suburbs, one tourist trolley line and one overnight circulator. 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. [2] 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. [3]

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. [3]

Fare

The fare for all routes is $2.25, except for the Point Lookout service, which has a $2.75 base fare. [4]

Long Beach Bus Pass

Bus passes, known as the Long Beach Bus Pass, are also available for purchase. [3] [5] [6] The passes, introduced on October 3, 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. [3] [5] [6]

Bus routes

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.

Long Beach Bus operates five bus routes within the City and to Lido Beach and Point Lookout, all originating from the Long Beach Long Island Rail Road station. [3] [7]

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 Street
Shoppers' Special
Maple Boulevard and East BroadwayEast Park Avenue
Maple Boulevard
Broadway
Edwards Boulevard
  • Weekday middays only.
  • Clockwise loop. Reverse of East Loop route.
Point Lookout
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.

In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, paratransit service is offered to those unable to utilize traditional buses. [3]

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References

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  2. US Census Bureau Factfinder. Archived 2020-02-10 at archive.today
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  4. "Fares (Pasajes)". www.longbeachny.gov. Retrieved 2023-11-07.
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