Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

How to Keep Buses Moving on the 14th Street PeopleWay

By David Meyer | Sep 28, 2016 | 11 Comments

As the city and MTA consider how to move thousands of L train passengers across Manhattan when the subway line shuts down for Sandy-related repairs, momentum is growing for a 14th Street “PeopleWay” free of private motor vehicles. But with 10,000 passengers during the peak hour in the peak direction, prohibiting cars alone won’t prevent 14th Street […]

A Closer Look at How the L Train Shutdown Will Disrupt Transit Trips

By David Meyer | Sep 7, 2016 | 2 Comments

The 18-month shutdown of the L train between North Brooklyn and Eighth Avenue may be three years away, but officials still have to move quickly to help hundreds of thousands of L passengers get where they need to go. So far, city officials and the MTA have yet to provide much in the way of specifics. To get a better […]

B44 Moving 15-30 Percent Faster After Select Bus Service Upgrades

By David Meyer | Jul 1, 2016 | 4 Comments

As bus speeds decline in NYC, the few routes that are getting dedicated bus lanes and off-board fare collection are bucking the trend. The newest evidence comes from the B44 route along Nostrand Avenue and Rogers Avenue in Brooklyn, where buses are moving 15-30 percent faster since NYC DOT and the MTA upgraded the line to Select […]

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A New Blueprint for Streets That Put Transit Front and Center

By Angie Schmitt | Apr 15, 2016 | No Comments

The National Association of City Transportation Officials has released a new design guide to help cities prioritize transit on their streets. How can cities integrate bus rapid transit with protected bike lanes? How can bus stops be improved and the boarding process sped up? How should traffic signals be optimized to prioritize buses? The Transit Street Design Guide goes into greater […]

Keep L Train Passengers Moving With Great BRT

By Walter Hook and Annie Weinstock | Feb 4, 2016 | 23 Comments

The news that Sandy-related repairs will require closing one or both directions of the L train under the East River (the “Canarsie Tube”) for one to three years has understandably caused panic among the estimated 230,000 daily passengers who rely on it. Businesses in Williamsburg that count on customers from Manhattan are also concerned about a […]

Eric Ulrich Flip-Flops on Woodhaven Boulevard Redesign

By Brad Aaron | Jan 21, 2016 | 94 Comments

After coming out strong for Select Bus Service on Woodhaven Boulevard, City Council Member Eric Ulrich has done a 180. “The plan that they proposed, it stinks,” Ulrich told the Woodhaven Residents’ Block Association, according to the Queens Chronicle. “I don’t think it’s good. I think we have to go back to the drawing board.” The Woodhaven […]

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