Transit advocates seek NYC bus ‘countdown clocks’
Already in use in city’s subway stations
By now, everyone has seen the “countdown clocks” in many subway stations – electronic signs that tell you that the Number 3 train is coming in 3 minutes, or the Number 2 train is coming in 12 minutes.
The Riders Alliance and the Straphangers Campaign, two transit advocacy groups, are now campaigning for countdown clocks at bus stops.
Pilot bus countdown clocks, funded by the Staten Island Borough President’s Office, have been installed by New York City Department of Transportation at two locations in Staten Island.