Beginning on Sunday, April 21st, 2013, the Transport of Rockland (TOR) Loop #2 will be improved by adding bi-directional service to the existing bus route. Loop #2 provides convenient transportation to shopping centers in Monsey and transfer options to other bus routes on Highway 59.
This improvement will enable passengers to reach destinations more quickly and spend less time waiting for and traveling on the bus. Changes to land use and redevelopment of existing properties required an analysis of existing service in the area.
“The County is pleased to be able to provide this improvement for the popular TOR Loop #2 bus service,” said County Executive C. Scott Vanderhoef. “This is one more way the County is working hard to increase efficiency and upgrade service with no additional cost to the County.”
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“With this improvement, trips will take less time and passengers will not need to wait as long for the next bus,” said Planning & Public Transportation Commissioner Thomas Vanderbeek. “The improvement will also add a new “front door” stop at Amazing Savings and other stores located in the newly redesigned Town Square shopping center. It makes the service much more efficient and enables us to serve more people.”
The new Loop #2 service will operate from 8:30 am to 6:30 pm instead of 7:00 am to 8:40 pm. The new schedule adds mid-day service where there was higher demand, and eliminates two early morning trips and four evening trips that had little or no ridership. The improvement also includes bringing the route back to Highway 306 from Blauvelt Road, but the route will continue to serve all other previous stops.
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From Shopper’s Haven Mall on Hwy 306, the Eastbound Loop #2 will travel on Hwy 59 to serve the Town Square (Amazing Savings). It will then serve the Atrium Plaza before entering local Monsey streets via Robert Pitt Drive for a trip that eventually terminates back at Shopper’s Haven.
The Westbound Loop #2 bus will depart from Shopper’s Haven Mall in the opposite direction, traveling on Hwy 306 to serve Blueberry Hill Apartments and several other housing complexes, then through Monsey on the same streets as the Eastbound trips, but in the opposite direction. Passengers can choose to ride in whichever direction gets them to their destination most quickly. Because the “loop” route is now bi-directional, passengers will also no longer need to wait at Shopper’s Haven parking lot for the bus to “lay over”.
For the Loop #2 schedule or other transit inquiries, go to www.rocklandbus.com or call the Rockland Transit Information Center at (845) 364-3333, Monday through Friday, 9 am to 5 pm.
