Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about NYC Transit

Tonight: Tell Transpo Planners Your Ideas for the Next Round of BRT Routes

By Ben Fried | May 28, 2009 | 3 Comments

NYCDOT photosim of an off-set bus lane. Physically-separated lanes are also being considered for some routes. Preparations for the next phase of Bus Rapid Transit in New York City ramp up tonight with the first of seven public workshops to gather ideas for future routes. Tonight’s workshop gets underway at 6:30, at the College of […]

BRT and New York City, Part 2: What We’ve Got So Far

By Ben Fried | Feb 25, 2009 | 10 Comments

Select Bus Service has sped trips along the Bx12 route, but falls short of full BRT. Photo: Brad Aaron. In the second installment of our interview with ITDP director Walter Hook, we look at the package of bus improvements implemented last year along the Bx12 line, and how it stacks up against full-featured Bus Rapid […]

Eliminate the Parking Requirement

By Alex Marshall | Nov 27, 2007 | 65 Comments

I’ve long bristled at the word "subsidies" that is applied so frequently to subways, buses and trains, and so infrequently to driving, even when the latter is "subsidized" much more lavishly than the former. The latest subsidy I’ve encountered most viscerally is the requirement that exists, even in most parts of New York City, to […]

Roberts: MTA Needs Congestion Pricing

By Brad Aaron | Jun 27, 2007 | 6 Comments

When NYC Transit President Howard Roberts announced Monday — to some ridicule — that certain subway lines are overcrowded with little to no relief in sight, it was reported that the system would not be able to handle the influx of commuters who are expected to switch to transit should congestion pricing be implemented. Considering […]