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The ‘Busway’ Proves Another Benefit of Car-Free Streets: Safety
A quiet Presidents Day reminds us how much safer our city is when there are fewer cars around. The Busway is proof every day.
February 17, 2020
MTA Revives Old Proposal For Busway Underneath M Train
Ridgewood could be next in line for a genuine, bona-fide, car-defying Busway.
February 13, 2020
MTA To Late-Night Transit Riders: Via Con Dios, Have a Lyft and Uber Uber Alles
The MTA appears to be curbing its enthusiasm for bus service.
February 5, 2020
Op-Ed: The Queens Bus-Network Redesign May Hurt Transit Deserts
The MTA plan would strand Eastern Queens residents and send them back to their cars. But better, cheaper LIRR access could be a game changer.
January 27, 2020
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
Interview: Would-Be Mayor Scott Stringer Loves Busways, Hates Placards, and Wants an Affordable City
The city's green-eyeshades guy (and would-be mayor) spoke to TransAlt's Jesse Singer about what shakes (including the BQE).
January 17, 2020
The Winners And Losers in Queens Bus Network Redesign Draft
Overall, the plan has been been lauded by many transit advocates — so that's good. But it's not perfect, as our analysis shows.
January 14, 2020
Op-Ed: MTA’s Queens Bus Redesign is Not Good for Jackson Heights
I had high hopes for the Queens bus redesign. I was very disappointed.
January 7, 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
Flushing Hopes for its Own ‘Miracle’ on Main Street
Main Street Flushing needs a 14th Street-style busway.
December 10, 2019
