Double decker express bus The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is currently testing a double decker express bus from the South Shore of Staten Island to East Midtown, Manhattan.

Sound Transit is about to buy five double-decker express buses, similar to the popular Double Tall fleet operated by Community Transit. Transit-board members will vote Thursday on a $5.1 million ...

Foothill plans on using the double-decker buses on its commuter express routes in order to increase capacity and maneuverability. The Enviro500EV is 13-and-a-half-feet tall and carries 80 passengers.

The MTA will be testing a double-decker bus on a Staten Island express bus route this spring as part of a bus action plan. New York City has the slowest buses of any big city in the United States.