"The January storm caused widespread detours and weather related obstacles, significantly disrupting normal bus operations. The January storm and ensuing freeze limited the system's ability to deliver regular service. As a result, the metrics are excluded on Monday Jan. 26 through Friday Jan. 30."
"We operate our service based on what's available to us. There are different factors which effect our ability to operate our buses. It could be crew availability, it could be equipment availability, it could be street availability."
"New Yorkers took more than 800,000 bus trips per day during that five-day period - compared to over one million trips on a typical weekday."
Following a major snowstorm on January 25, the MTA excluded five full weekdays of bus service data from its January performance report, allowing the agency to report a 95.1-percent service delivery rate. During those five days, bus ridership dropped from over one million typical weekday trips to approximately 800,000 trips daily. MTA Transit President Demetrius Crichlow attributed the service disruptions to weather-related obstacles and factors beyond the agency's control, including snow clearing at bus stops and lanes. The city's contractors and municipal services significantly impact bus operations, and the MTA operates service based on available resources including crew availability, equipment, and street conditions.
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