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Eyes on the Street: Fulton Street Gets Its New Bus Lanes
Council Member Laurie Cumbo tried and failed to get DOT to scale back the project.
May 18, 2018
Trottenberg in No Hurry to Accelerate Rollout of Traffic Signals That Speed Up Buses
Advocates point out that DOT has sped up traffic signal adjustments to improve pedestrian safety, and can do the same for transit priority.
May 17, 2018
Attention L Shutdown Complainers: Bus Pollution Is a Blast From the Past
New Yorkers dreading an invasion of soot-belching buses during the L train shutdown should take a deep breath.
May 14, 2018
De Blasio’s Ignorance of NYC’s Bus Crisis Shines Through at His Umpteenth Ferry Announcement
The mayor doesn't seem to know or care how he can reverse the dramatic decline of NYC bus service.
May 3, 2018
Minneapolis Figured Out the Formula for Increasing Bus Ridership
On the A Line, riders can board at any door, buses get priority at traffic lights, and stops are spaced every half mile.
April 30, 2018
Stringer: Blocked Bus Lanes Are Stifling Select Bus Service
NYC's bus lane network is growing - and on track to grow faster under the MTA's bus action plan - but the city isn't keeping bus lanes clear of cars, according to the comptroller's office.
April 27, 2018
Part-Time Busways Won’t Cut It During the L Train Shutdown
L train ridership remains high on nights and weekends. Transit riders are counting on Mayor de Blasio to deliver functional busways during those off-peak hours too.
April 24, 2018
MTA Unveils a Bus Turnaround Plan We Can Believe In
After years of declining bus speeds that have repelled increasing numbers of people from the city's surface transit system, there's light at the end of the tunnel for NYC bus riders.
April 23, 2018
Will DOT and the MTA Prioritize Parking Over Tens of Thousands of B82 Riders?
It looks like the MTA and DOT are altering the plan for B82 Select Bus Service to appease electeds who don't want room for bus riders on Kings Highway.
April 16, 2018
Apparently, Assembly Member Bill Colton Thinks Women Don’t Ride Buses
Bus lanes are "anti-women," Colton says, oblivious to the fact that most bus commuters in Brooklyn are women.
April 12, 2018
