Bus Rapid Transit
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RED LIGHT: Tremont Ave. Busway is the Latest Project Stalled by City Hall
Another day, another busway delay.
August 18, 2025
Team Pedestrian Trounces Team Bus in Annual ‘Crosstown Bus Challenge’
Pedestrians beat the bus — but maybe for the last time?
August 8, 2025
DOT Reveals Transformational Plan For Flatbush Ave. — But Needs To Get The Details Right
The bus-first transformation is an ambitious project that could speed buses by 20 percent while also calming the roadway's notorious traffic. But it's not perfect.
August 4, 2025
Here’s A Bus Rapid Transit Plan For New York … If the City Cares
It sure beats the current method of guessing or simply basing the route on how strongly a given neighborhood opposes or supports it.
August 1, 2025
Why No BRT For NYC? Two New Reports Tackle Why Your Bus Service Sucks
Years of bus priority projects barely made a dent in speeds because Big Apple leaders won't install real bus rapid transit, two recent reports argue.
July 11, 2025
Memo to Mayor Adams: Reliable Buses Start with You
Congestion pricing’s success and legacy depends on improving bus service. Mayor Adams must act.
February 4, 2025
Opinion: We Need a Miracle on 42nd Street
Imagine if 42nd Street was transformed from a gritty through-route full of vehicles and fumes into one with much wider sidewalks and bus rapid transit!
May 22, 2024
The Definition of Great BRT Is Changing Fast — And Most of the U.S. Isn’t Measuring Up
A top international transportation organization is setting the record straight about what BRT is – and what it should aspire to be in 2024.
May 16, 2024
Indianapolis’ BRT Mess the Troubling Power of ‘State Preemption’
What happens when state legislatures try to stop sustainable transportation projects that city dwellers badly want? Indianapolis provides a troubling case study.
March 25, 2024
‘We’ve Done An Amazing Job Building Bus Lanes,’ Says Mayor Who Keeps Killing Bus Lanes
It must be Opposite Day in Albany as Mayor Adams said something that is literally counter to the facts.
February 6, 2024
