Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about bus lanes

Northern Boulevard at 100th Street. Photo: Julianne Cuba

Plan To Tame Northern Blvd. Needs Work, Advocates Say

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 28, 2021 | No Comments

“We have waited a very, very long time. It doesn’t go far enough," said Jim Burke, the former chairman of the Fix Northern Boulevard campaign.

The Fifth Avenue Busway Is Stalled Exactly Where It Was Last Year

By Julianne Cuba | Jun 23, 2021 | No Comments

It’s deja-vu on Fifth Avenue.

An express bus using the new lane on Battery Place. Photo: Henry Beers Shenk

DOT Unveils New Bus Lane on Battery Place, Improving the Staten Island Bus Commute

By Henry Beers Shenk | Jun 10, 2021 | No Comments

The Department of Transportation has fixed one of the notorious snarls for the Staten Island-bound bus commuter. We hope Tom Wrobleski is watching!

Vanderbilt Avenue in Brooklyn is a successful open street, but too many others have challenges. It will take a city focus on public space management to ensure that people-centered placemaking thrives. File photo: Prospect Heights Neighborhood Development Council

What NYC Needs Now: Public Space Management

By Eve Kessler | Jun 8, 2021 | No Comments

A lively online session looks at the promise and pitfalls of open streets.

The three StreetsPAC-endorsed borough president candidates (from left): Mark Levine (Manhattan), Antonio Reynoso (Brooklyn) and Donovan Richards (Queens).

BEEP BEEP! StreetsPAC Makes its Picks in Three Borough President Races

By Eve Kessler | Jun 3, 2021 | No Comments

Let's meet the lucky three who have earned the street safety bump: Mark Levine (Manhattan), Antonio Reynoso (Brooklyn) and Donovan Richards (Queens).

STREETS WEEK! De Blasio Announces Fairly Ambitious Bike and Bus Lane Plans in Lame Duck Push

By Eve Kessler | May 11, 2021 | No Comments

Hizzoner revealed five "bike boulevards," plus the intention to finish 30 miles of protected bike lanes and 28 miles of dedicated bus lanes — both records.

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