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Bronx CB 4 Wants the Grand Concourse to Work for Walking, Biking, Transit
Bronx Community Board 4 has endorsed a proposal to make the Grand Concourse a complete street with protected bike lanes, dedicated bus lanes, and pedestrian islands.
November 23, 2016
Here’s the Plan to Keep Transit Riders Moving During the L Shutdown
The Regional Plan Association has released a new plan to beef up bus and train service for L train riders who'll need robust transit once the western part of the line shuts down for Sandy-related repairs.
November 16, 2016
Scores of New Yorkers Turn Out to Reimagine 14th Street
A capacity crowd of around 80 people gathered at a community center in Chelsea last night to brainstorm the future of 14th Street.
November 11, 2016
SBS Launches on 23rd Street – Placard Holders Remain Oblivious to Bus Lanes
Select Bus Service launched on 23rd Street in Manhattan this morning, the twelfth SBS route in the city and the sixth to start up under Mayor de Blasio.
November 7, 2016
Why Is the MTA OK With High-Speed Car Tolls But Not High-Speed Bus Fares?
MTA officials revealed today that the MetroCard will linger until 2022, though the agency still intends to phase in a new fare payment system starting in 2018. What remains unknown is whether the new system will enable electronic proof of payment, a fare collection method that promises to speed up NYC's snail-paced buses.
October 26, 2016
Transit Vote 2016: Indianapolis’s Chance to Get a Real Transit System
The presidency and Congress aren't the only things at stake when voters go to the polls next month. In several cities, people will also be deciding the future of their transit and transportation systems. With the odds of increasing federal transit funding looking remote in gridlocked Washington, these local ballot measures take on even more importance. Before the election, Streetsblog will be looking at what's at stake in some of the big transit ballot initiatives, starting with Indianapolis.
October 13, 2016
All-Door Boarding Works. Why Won’t the MTA Commit to It on Every Bus?
Buses on the M86 are moving faster and people have noticed -- ridership on the crosstown route is on the upswing again after declining for years.
October 7, 2016
MTA: Don’t Ask Us to Do More for NYC Bus Riders
Bus ridership in New York City has steadily declined since 2002, and bus riders put up with the slowest average speeds in the nation. But the MTA is in no hurry to fix the problem.
October 6, 2016
How Bad Is Bus Service on Your Route? Check This Web Site and See
Just how bad do bus riders have it in NYC? Today the transit advocates with the Bus Turnaround campaign launched a web site that lets you look up any route in the system and see how it performs. Spend a few minutes on the site and you'll see why ridership has fallen 16 percent citywide since 2002.
October 6, 2016