Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

How BRT Can Build Chicago’s Economy as Well as Improve Mobility

By Steven Vance | Jan 23, 2013 | No Comments

As planning advances for Chicago’s first full-fledged Bus Rapid Transit routes, public officials and advocates are starting to make the case that new, high-quality bus service is about more than getting people from point A to point B quickly and reliably. Those mobility benefits will be significant, but if BRT succeeds at improving transit trips […]

What Will It Take to Enact the Sandy Commission’s Transportation Proposals?

By Stephen Miller | Jan 15, 2013 | 1 Comment

Governor Cuomo’s post-Sandy infrastructure commission unveiled its recommendations [PDF] last week, and while it focused heavily on hardening the city’s transportation network against future storms, it also offered glimpses of how infrastructure could be more resilient in the wake of disaster, with Bus Rapid Transit playing a prominent role. In addition to BRT, the report from the […]

NYU Report: NYC’s Exclusive Busways Shouldn’t Be for Emergencies Only

By Stephen Miller | Nov 26, 2012 | 3 Comments

The city and state need to shift gears to create a more resilient transportation network in the wake of Hurricane Sandy, a group of New York University transportation researchers argue in a report released this morning. Chief among their recommendations: New York must get serious about Bus Rapid Transit and create permanent, physically-separated transit lanes to keep […]

Focused on Climate Change, Will Cuomo Reconsider the Transit-Less TZB?

By Stephen Miller | Nov 16, 2012 | 4 Comments

In August, three county executives supported Governor Cuomo’s Tappan Zee Bridge plan in exchange for a “transit task force” that would study how to strengthen transit between Rockland and Westchester counties. At the time, advocates greeted the announcement with cautious optimism, awaiting details on the task force from the governor. They’re still waiting. “It’s been […]

Webster Avenue SBS Will Not Have Center-Running Bus Lanes

By Stephen Miller | Oct 24, 2012 | 3 Comments

This spring, there was a glimmer of hope that Webster Avenue in the Bronx would get the first center-running bus-only lanes in New York. With NYC DOT and the MTA bringing Select Bus Service to Webster Avenue, the center-running option would have been the city’s boldest effort yet to implement high-quality bus rapid transit. While […]

Select Bus Service Launches This Sunday on Staten Island

By Stephen Miller | Aug 30, 2012 | 10 Comments

Select Bus Service begins on Hylan Boulevard this Sunday, aiming to speed bus rides by 15 minutes between Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, and the Staten Island Mall, cutting trip times by 20 percent on Staten Island’s second-busiest bus corridor. Mayor Bloomberg, Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and MTA Chairman and CEO Joe Lhota marked the occasion at a press […]

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