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Buses Work Best on Car-Free Streets, MTA Data Shows
Bus lane cameras are speeding up service, but new MTA data ended up emphasizing the need to get cars out of the way of buses entirely.
January 20, 2020
Queens Bus Network Redesign Strives for Simplicity
The draft plan seeks to combine routes and eliminate redundancies while improving connections among neighborhoods and between boroughs.
January 3, 2020
Mayor Finally Takes His Busway Victory Lap, Highlighting Need for More Car-Free Transit Routes
Bus ridership along 14th Street is way up, bus speeds are way up, use of bicycles in the area is way up and car drivers are being inconvenienced in virtually no appreciable way.
December 18, 2019
Data: Busway and SBS Are the Perfect Transit Marriage
The Busway boom just keeps on going.
December 15, 2019
Thursday’s Headlines: All We Want for Christmas is … More Busways Edition
Everyone wants a car-free transit priority route. That plus the other news from a relatively slow day.
December 12, 2019
Deadly Northern Boulevard Stands Out in Busway Push
It's deadly. It's congested. And thousands of bus riders need it to get to work and school every day.
Ben Garron-Caine
December 11, 2019
Service Is Slipping On Key SBS Routes, New Data Show
Speeds are down on the MTA's Select Bus Service overall compared to last year, which means you're likely to hear the mayor referred to as Bill de Busislow.
December 11, 2019
Flushing Hopes for its Own ‘Miracle’ on Main Street
Main Street Flushing needs a 14th Street-style busway.
December 10, 2019
SMILE! M14 Ridership Is Up As More Camera Enforcement Comes to the Busway
The Busway just keeps rolling, and car owners are staying on the run.
November 21, 2019
Raised Boarding Platforms Will Make 14th Street Busway Even Better
On-street bus-boarding platforms will make bus service even better.
November 6, 2019
