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Locals are not happy with DOT's plans for a redesign of 21st Street in Astoria. Photo: NYC DOT

Advocates: DOT’s 21st Street Redesign Caters to Drivers and Parking

By Julianne Cuba | Dec 21, 2021 | No Comments

DOT's plan for a dedicated curbside bus lane won't remove any parking spots, which discriminates against straphangers and pedestrians on behalf of car drivers on a deadly strip, critics said.

Streetsies 2019: The Best Transportation Project of the Year

By Streetsblog | Dec 26, 2019 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation got some things — OK, many things — right this year. And the nominees for the Streetsie are...

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Snapping Together a Better Bus Stop

By Angie Schmitt | Mar 5, 2018 | No Comments

American cities are discovering a way to quickly improve bus boarding using modular plastic pads.

On Webster Avenue SBS, Buses Run 20% Faster and More People Are Riding

By Stephen Miller | Sep 12, 2014 | 1 Comment

Last June, DOT and the MTA cut the ribbon for Select Bus Service along Webster Avenue in the Bronx. Now the agencies have released a status report showing the impact of the 5.4-mile, $9 million project [PDF]. The bottom line for bus riders is that, as on other SBS lines, trips are faster and more […]

Local BID and CB 2 Ask DOT for More Safety Upgrades on Atlantic Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Apr 18, 2014 | 15 Comments

Last week, Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn became the city’s first “arterial slow zone” with a 25 mph speed limit. Now, a business improvement district on the avenue’s western end is asking for pedestrian safety upgrades, and Community Board 2’s transportation committee has signed on. “Pedestrian improvements are customer improvements,” said Atlantic Avenue BID Executive Director […]

Eyes on the Street: Painting SBS Bus Lanes on Nostrand Avenue

By Stephen Miller | Sep 26, 2013 | 11 Comments

Brooklyn’s B44 bus carried more than 12.5 million passengers last year between the base of the Williamsburg Bridge and Sheepshead Bay, making it the city’s fifth-busiest bus route. But the B44, which runs primarily along Nostrand Avenue, is notoriously unreliable and spends less than half of each run in motion. Half the time, it’s stuck in traffic or at bus […]

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