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Gustavo Rivera, Bronx Straphangers Call for Much More Select Bus Service
Fordham-area residents know Select Bus Service better than anyone. The city's first rapid bus line opened along Fordham Road in 2008, and by all accounts it's been a success. Bus speeds are up 20 percent, and that's lured 30 percent more riders. In fact, Bronx residents like Select Bus Service so much, they're asking for more of it.
April 13, 2012
Pedestrian Ghana Ghalley Killed by Driver in Fordham on Wednesday
A pedestrian was killed by a driver Wednesday evening in the Fordham section of the Bronx.
March 15, 2012
Bronx Reps Pledge Support for Transit at Town Hall Meeting
Assembly members Marcos Crespo and Vanessa Gibson pledged their support for transit improvements at a town hall meeting in Soundview last night, starting with a campaign for more rush hour service on the Bx27, Bx36, and Bx41 buses.
February 17, 2012
Next for Select Bus Service: Webster Ave in the Bronx, Utica Ave in Brooklyn
A new crop of bus routes is moving into the pipeline for implementation as Select Bus Service. The MTA and NYC DOT are in the initial stages of bringing SBS to the Bronx's Webster Avenue, where the most unreliable bus in the borough runs, and to Brooklyn's Utica Avenue, the second-busiest bus route in the city.
December 12, 2011
The Negligent Driver’s Best Defense: “I Didn’t See Him”
A 57-year-old Bronx man was struck and killed by a school bus driver on Tuesday.
December 7, 2011
Neighborhood Slow Zone Opens in Claremont, Perhaps the First of Many
The city's first "neighborhood slow zone" officially opened this morning, bringing a 20 mph speed limit and new traffic calming treatments to the residential Claremont neighborhood in the Bronx. Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan, joined by Bronx Borough President Ruben Diaz, Jr., City Council Transportation Committee Chair James Vacca and local District Manager John Dudley, announced that the 20 mph zones would soon be coming to neighborhoods across the city. Starting today, residents and community boards can apply for their own slow zone.
November 21, 2011
DCP’s Sheridan Teardown Analysis Based on More Than Just Traffic
The Department of City Planning continues to display an openness to the possibility of tearing down the Sheridan Expressway. A slideshow prepared for a September public meeting, recently posted online, shows how the agency is applying a comprehensive approach to the question of what to do with the lightly-used, Robert Moses-era highway along the Bronx River.
November 2, 2011
Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair Stays Strong on Speeding Enforcement
City Council Transportation Chair James Vacca showed his safety supporter side at a press conference in the Bronx this morning. Standing with DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan at the corner of the Grand Concourse and 165th Street to announce the installation of countdown pedestrian signals, Vacca had strong words for speeding motorists and endorsements for both automated speeding enforcement and slow speed zones.
August 2, 2011
Vacca Watch: Transpo Chair a Big Booster of Parking Minimums
The Bronx is booming. Over the last decade, no borough added more new residents or posted faster wage growth.
August 1, 2011
Department of City Planning Continues to Restrict Development Near Transit
The Department of City Planning's commitment to rezoning the city along more transit-oriented lines is a critical component of its sustainability agenda. Allowing more people to live and work next to transit means more people will ride transit and fewer will drive.
July 6, 2011