Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about bus lanes

The DOT is hoping that moving Fordham Road's bus lane off the curb will mean fewer scenes like this BX9 caught in traffic. Photo: Dave Colon

DOT Nixes Fordham Road Busway Due To ‘Community Concerns’

By Dave Colon | Jun 7, 2023 | No Comments

Fordham Road won't be getting a proposed busway after the Department of Transportation bowed to "community concerns" and opted for the potential changes to the corridor with the least benefit for bus riders.

See no evil: A BX9 bus gets boxed out of the bus lane on Fordham road. Photo: Dave Colon

Bronx Business Leaders and Local Institutions Want to Halt Bus Fixes on Fordham Rd

By Dave Colon | May 30, 2023 | No Comments

Well-connected Bronx businesses don't want Mayor Adams to improve bus service.

Council Member Selvena Brooks-Powers. Photo: Gerardo Romo / NYC Council Media Unit

Council Transportation Committee Chair Says City Needs More Parking

By Julianne Cuba | May 22, 2023 | No Comments

The city should provide motorists with more parking spaces citywide in order to clear bus and bike lanes of illegal parking, the chair of the City Council’s Transportation Committee apparently said on Friday.

The B41 in downtown Brooklyn can't use the bus lane thanks to chronic placard abuse, so riders sit in traffic instead. Photo: Ben Fried

Two-Way Busway Proposed For Brooklyn’s Placard-Ridden Livingston St.

By Dave Colon | May 15, 2023 | No Comments

A bus priority project would convert Livingston into a one-way westbound for cars alongside the new two-way busway that serves 50,000 bus riders daily.

A row of cars parked in a No Standing zone leading to a bus stop on Jay Street. Soon, the owners of all these cars will get tickets from enforcement cameras. Photo: Dave Colon

Say Cheese! State Budget Lets MTA Bus Cameras Zap Bus, Loading Zone and Bike Lane Blockers

By Dave Colon | May 1, 2023 | No Comments

Picture day is coming for double parkers and bus and bike lane blockers — thanks to the budget deal in Albany.

MTA cameras enforce the bus lane on the M15 route. Photo: Marc Hermann / MTA

SMILE! Bus Lane Cameras Reduce Collisions, Speed Commutes, MTA Says

By Kevin Duggan | Apr 25, 2023 | No Comments

The MTA’s arsenal of bus-mounted bus lane enforcement cameras have not only sped up buses — but also reduced traffic crashes, a top transit official said.

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