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Opinion: Why Curbside Bus Lanes Aren’t Great
As a bus advocate, I have been skeptical of curbside bus lanes. Here's how to make them better.
March 18, 2021
Survey Says: Washington Heights Residents Want Their Awful Bus Service Fixed
Even half of the drivers said better bus service would be a good thing.
February 23, 2021
Welcome to DOT, Commissioner Gutman — Now Create Better Bus Service, Advocates Say
The new DOT leader arrived at his desk this morning with an urgent call to end the "tale of two cities" transportation system that disproportionately affects people of color.
February 4, 2021
A Round and a Roundy: The DOT Takes the Long Cut
Our national treasure cartoonist, Bill Roundy, is sick of how the Department of Transportation always chooses the long cut of delay, over-analysis and fake consensus-building instead of just improving the lives of transit users.
January 27, 2021
DOT Could Create a Busway on Fordham Road — But is Waiting for ‘Community’ Concensus
Here we slow again.
January 20, 2021
Eyes On The Street: The Flushing Busway is Finally in Effect
Seven months after Mayor de Blasio first announced it, after months of pushback and even a court case, the city's long-stalled Main Street busway finally started rolling on Tuesday.
January 19, 2021
A Fairer, Safer City? Here’s the Agenda from Top Transportation Advocacy Groups
Transit and safe streets are the foundation for climbing out of the coronavirus pandemic because street safety and transit improvements "can boost mobility, access, safety, and resiliency," a coalition of groups argue.
December 8, 2020
Tuesday’s Headlines: So Much for the Busways Edition
Our top story today is from the Daily News which (inspired by Streetsblog, no doubt) has done its own assessment of the mayor's busway successes and found those successes, well, limited. Plus all the other news of the day.
December 8, 2020
A Round and a Roundy: The Real Story Behind Delayed Busways
All of Bill Roundy's cartoons are instant classics, but this is his greatest of all time, incorporating metaphor, pop culture references and, of course, Sleepy de Blasio.
November 17, 2020
BREAKING: Judge Halts Flushing Busway as Opponents Sue the City
Council Member Peter Koo and his anti-transit cronies just TRO the Flushing busway right under the bus!
November 13, 2020
