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Riders and Bus Drivers Urge MTA to Bring All-Door Boarding to Every Route in the City
Bus riders and drivers gathered outside MTA headquarters this morning to demand citywide all-door boarding, which the agency can mandate in its upcoming contract for a new fare collection system.
October 19, 2017
Bx6 Riders Rave About Bus Lanes and All-Door Boarding
Dedicated bus lanes and all-door boarding debuted on the Bx6 earlier this month, and riders are noticing the difference.
September 29, 2017
Bus Riders Share Their Tales of Woeful Service. Are Cuomo and de Blasio Listening?
The stories riders share in "Woes on the Bus" go beyond time lost to delays - they show how bad bus service exacts a heavy toll on fundamental aspects of daily life.
September 26, 2017
DOT Still Lacks a Plan for Better Walking and Biking in the Heart of Midtown
At a Community Board 5 meeting, dozens of people called out DOT for hesitating to claim street space for wide sidewalks and protected bike lanes in the most crowded part of the city.
September 26, 2017
Will NYC’s Next-Gen Fare System Come With Saner Fare Enforcement?
As with other aspects of fare collection, New York should look to cities that have refined their proof-of-payment systems for guidance on how to handle enforcement.
September 21, 2017
NYPD Traffic Agents Wave Drivers Into 34th Street Bus Lane — It’s Official City Policy
The practice undermines the purpose of transit-only lanes, and the city has loosened bus lane camera enforcement to accommodate it.
September 20, 2017
Real-Time Westchester Bus Info Mysteriously Appears on Google Maps
Riders of Westchester County's "Bee Line" bus service are still waiting for bus tracking apps, but maybe not for long.
September 14, 2017
The New Bus Campaigners
Transit advocates think bus service is declining because of longstanding policy neglect, and that something can and ought to be done about it. They’re pushing elected officials and transit agencies to apply changes like bus lanes, all-door boarding and traffic signal priority.
September 13, 2017
Council Members Push DOT and the MTA to Pick Up the Pace on Transit Signal Priority
City Council members are putting some muscle behind the effort to get DOT and the MTA to speed bus service.
September 7, 2017
De Blasio Inaugurates Faster Crosstown Bronx Bus Service on the Bx6
One section of the Bx6 goes beyond typical New York City bus lane designs, which run next to the curb or the parking lane. By Sheridan and Sherman avenues, buses now run in center-running lanes.
September 5, 2017