Lots of transit news today! Again from CHEKPEDS, the Bolt Bus stop near Penn Station at 34^th & 8^th will be relocating far west to 33^rd & 11^th, after a decision at last night’s community board meeting.

Bolt Bus were hoping for the relocation to be at 39^th & 10^th (see the notice below), but because of the strong pushback from the community at the meeting, were instead given the 11^th Ave spot.

Fellow bus line Megabus moved from their stop last year at 41^st & 10^th – just two blocks north of Bolt Bus’s original proposed new home – to opposite the Javits Center west of 11^th Ave on 34^th St – now just one block north of the replacement Bolt Bus stop – which went down with any dramas. The Bolt Bus move should also follow suit.

Of course, if you’re ever been unlucky enough to have had to catch one of the late-​night departures from the Megabus stop, you’ll know just how generally seedy that whole area around the rail yards is at 1am, so Bolt Bus passengers will soon get to experience that fun for themselves. Then again, the additional bus service on that block might help bring some more life to the area at night, at least until the High Line extension, the 7 Line extension, and Hudson Yards are ready.

CHEKPEDS aren’t wasting any time after this victory from the community. They’ve already set their sights on 42^nd & 8^th and the swarm of buses hassling offering people trips to Woodbury Commons, etc, so look out for that battle.