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The gains compare spring 2025 with spring 2026; they describe existing service rather than another route rollout.

Weekday local buses across the borough averaged a 1.7% speed increase after the network overhaul, MTA figures show. Rush routes improved by 4.6% on average in the spring-to-spring comparison.

The agency counts 124,000 additional Queens residents within reach of buses scheduled at least every 10 minutes between 6 a.m. and 9 p.m. Those access figures describe the redesigned network.

On the Q51 between South Ozone Park and Cambria Heights, limited service saves riders up to 18 minutes. That maximum is a route-specific finding, rather than a time saving promised for every trip.