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Think it's bad now? Wait until after the grand opening of the TJMaxx & Aldi Supermarket on Broadway & 230th Street. With the addition of the new BJs mall opening and the recently opened Target/Marshals mall, there definitely needs to be expanded service on all the buses AND #1 train, specially the Bx10 & Bx7 lines!

There are a couple other simple solutions the MTA can implement to improve service:

1.Instead of ending at 231st & Riverdale Avenue, extend the Bx1 bus line to do the same stops the Bx7 does and end that line at 263rd and Riverdale Avenue with the Bx10 & Bx7. This will automatically improve service at the crowded 231st & Broadway stop.

2. Move the northbound Bx9 bus-stop from the busy and one lane corner of Broadway & 231st street to just one block up to 232nd and Broadway. When the northbound Bx9 bus stops at the current busy and narrow intersection it backs up traffic and the Bx7s behind it for several unnecessary minutes.

3. Most of the customers at 231st Street and Broadway bus-stop have just gotten off the uptown 1 train and are going west and north to Riverdale. Since there is such a huge ridership to Riverdale from Manhattan (and vice versa) the MTA should service that influx of travelers better. My solution is a simple shuttle bus that goes from 96th Street and Broadway (across the #1-2-3 subway station) and goes up the West Side Highway and across the Henry Hudson Bridge and stops in Central Riverdale (Henry Hudson & 232nd Street) and Northern Riverdale (Riverdale Ave & 263rd). This simple trip would only take about 10 minutes to Central Riverdale in light traffic. No "commercial" traffic is currently allowed across the Henry Hudson bridge but these simple shuttle buses would decrease traffic and congestion on the bridge (which is better for the environment) and improve the MTA customer's commute times. Also no "commercial" traffic is allowed on the Harlem River Drive either but the MTA got an exception for their BxM1 buses. The same should be done on Henry Hudson Bridge/West Side Highway.

I hope my ideas are well received by my fellow Riverdalians. Change in our town isn't easy however I hope that something gets done to help improve the quality of life (and property values) of our residents.

Have a great weekend!