Instead, these drivers wait in the cold on 42nd Street and compete by charging less and offering more frequent and late-night service.
If further cuts are made due to depleting funding avenues, late-night service may be up for further reduction or elimination in 2013.
Operation times vary from route to route, and some offer late-night service.
But consumer advocacy groups yesterday assailed the authority's plans to cut subway service, in particular, the reduction of late-night service.
January 8, 2005: Additional late-night service is provided to Grove Street.
The 320 Yonge Blue Night bus provides late-night service when the subway is not in operation.
The 300 Bloor-Danforth bus provides late-night service to the area around the stations when the subway is not in operation.
This obviously includes late-night services, which were also a concern of the Hon. Member for Maryhill.
There'll be a crowd for late-night services," he said, "and likely enough nobody's going to be where you expect them, otherwise.
Both programs are subsidized by student fees, as well as limited late-night service until about 2am.