BC Transit

Friday's funeral for Johnson City Police Officer David Smith will result in some changes for motorists and bus riders in the village. According to Johnson City officials, a section of Main Street will be closed for several hours between Saint Charles Street and the arch at Floral Avenue...

Broome County public transit buses continued to operate Thursday during the snow storm. The county announced some changes were made to routes because of slippery road conditions. On Route #7, there will be no service on Glenwood Road north of Prospect Street in the town of Dickinson...

The head of the union which represents BC Transit workers says privatizing the public transportation system could be detrimental to Broome County residents. Peter Schiraldi, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1145, says turning the bus service over to a private operator could hurt the public...

Broome County Executive Debra Preston isn't pleased with the tone of union commercials raising concerns about the future of BC Transit operations. She says a request for proposals on the future of the bus system has not gone out. Preston says she doesn't know when such a request will be issued...

The union representing 80 BC Transit employees is mounting a battle against any possible effort to turn Broome County bus operations over to a private firm. Leaders of the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1145 say they're opposed to privatizing the county-run service...

Union officials are expressing concern about Broome County's move toward privatizing the BC Transit bus system. The county is planning to seek requests for proposals from companies to oversee bus operations. But that initiative isn't being well-received by leaders of the union that represents BC Transit employees...

Surveillance video from a BC Transit bus shows the driver was using a phone just before a crash on the Vestal Parkway. According to the Press & Sun-Bulletin, three people were hurt as the result of the July 3 crash on the parkway near Route 201. ...

BC Transit bus operations were suspended Monday because of the storm. According to the county, the last outbound buses were to leave the downtown Binghamton bus station at Chenango and Henry streets at 6 p.m. Monday. Buses will remain in operation for a short time after that to transport those in need...

After a firestorm of complaints, a plan to drop unlimited BC Transit bus passes has been changed. But prices for the passes would go up. Broome County executive Debra Preston Wednesday afternoon announced a revised fare structure plan that would reinstitute a 31-day unlimited ride pass...

The Democratic Candidate for Broome County Executive, Tarik Abdelazim, is calling Debbie Preston's proposed BC Transit fare changes unfair and reckless. Abdelazim said he he was "shocked to learn the details of Preston's budget plan for BC Transit...