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A crowded Fordham Road bus. File photo: Eve Kessler

Transit Advocates to MTA: Queens Bus Redesign Needs Some Key Tweaks

By Gersh Kuntzman | Jun 29, 2022 | No Comments

The MTA's proposed Queens bus redesign needs more service, and the implementation of all-door boarding, if it will realize its potential "to significantly improve the lives of riders," a coalition of transit supporters will tell the MTA.

Bus service has to improve under Mayor Adams (left) and Transportation Commissioner Ydanis Rodriguez. Main photo: MTA

Advocates: The City and the MTA Must Deliver What They’ve Promised for Bus Riders

By Dave Colon | Feb 28, 2022 | No Comments

This is not rocket science. It's political will and paint.

Mayor Eric Adams is all-in on free buses, but needs to get more red paint on the ground.

Mayor Adams Must Do More to Speed Up Buses, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jan 21, 2022 | No Comments

“What we’re looking for is a plan in the first 100 days of the administration to clearly identify the bus interventions they are going to do and to show how they’re going to devote the staffing and resources to make that happen," said one advocate.

Will the redesign help this? File photo: Angela Stach

Welcome to DOT, Commissioner Gutman — Now Create Better Bus Service, Advocates Say

By Gersh Kuntzman | Feb 4, 2021 | No Comments

The new DOT leader arrived at his desk this morning with an urgent call to end the "tale of two cities" transportation system that disproportionately affects people of color.

DOT Commissioner Polly Trottenberg during a press conference over the summer. Photo: Dave Colon

Mayor Admits Many Promised Bus Lanes May Not Happen This Year — If Ever

By Julianne Cuba | Oct 23, 2020 | No Comments

Two times in as many weeks, fed-up straphangers have asked the mayor about the busways he promised back in June — and both times, de Blasio's answers were embarrassing.

The Port Authority Bus Terminal in Manhattan. Photo: Port Authority

Port Authority Must Reopen Crucial Bus Lane, Riders And Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Aug 18, 2020 | No Comments

Public transit riders get screwed as car drivers reclaim a dedicated bus lane on the Manhattan-bound Lincoln Tunnel approach road.

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