Eyes on the Street: NYPD Continues to Mistake Bus Lane for Parking

By Brad Aaron
Nov 10, 2008

A tipster sends in these shots of police — again — and trucks — again — parked in the 34th Street Select Bus Service lane. Looks like the city’s Botts’ Dots are more soft than barrier.

Where is the outrage from the parking-obsessed media? Oh, right — they’re out chasing the real story.

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Eyes on the Street: Bus Bulbs on Broadway, Protected Lanes on Second Ave

By Noah Kazis | Jun 18, 2010

With drainage grates being installed, Broadway’s bus bulbs can lose their fences. All images: Clarence Eckerson. Bus bulbs are one of the most versatile tools in the livable streets toolkit. By extending the sidewalk out into the street, you can send a calming signal to through traffic, spare buses the trouble of pulling to the […]

Eyes on the Street: Bike, Pedestrian and Bus Upgrades Coming to East Harlem

By Brad Aaron | Oct 3, 2012

Streetsblog regular @J_uptown snapped these shots of developing infrastructure on First and Second Avenues in East Harlem, where DOT is installing a protected bike lane, shortening crossing distances for pedestrians, and speeding bus travel. Writes Jacob: It’s well underway, and nearly all of the ped islands are completed, and most of the striping is done […]

Painted markings for 26th Street's forthcoming protected bike lane adjacent to the memorial bike for Dan Hanegby, killed biking there last June. Photo: Twitter/Jeff Novich

Eyes on the Street: Start the Countdown for Midtown’s Crosstown Protected Bike Lanes

By David Meyer | Jun 13, 2018

DOT crews were out installing preliminary markings on 26th Street today.

A reviled form of transit will need to make a comeback if we are to have livable cities in America.

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A Street Is a Terrible Thing to Waste: Boston’s Newest Bus Lane

By Clarence Eckerson Jr. | Jun 7, 2018

When Mayor Marty Walsh and the Boston Transportation Department converted a parking lane on Washington Street into a pilot bus lane during the morning rush hour, travel time improvements were noticeable immediately.

On 14th Street and Avenue C, DOT towed cars to block the bus lane that DOT itself created. Photo: Sophie Maerowitz

YOU CAN’T MAKE THIS UP: DOT Towed Cars Into Its Own Bus Lane on 14th Street!

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 14, 2021

The dedicated transit lane served as a parking lot around Avenue C while ConEd did some work.

Eyes on the Street: Busted in the Bus Lane

By Brad Aaron | Oct 6, 2009

We’ve posted many times on NYPD bus lane abuse, so it’s nice to have this reader-submitted shot. This scofflaw driver was tagged Monday evening on E. 57th Street between Madison and Fifth — just in time for bus passengers to witness a rare act of traffic law enforcement. With new MTA chief Jay Walder citing […]