Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

State Senate Undermines Better Enforcement for New Bus Lanes

By Ben Fried and Noah Kazis | Mar 24, 2010 | 3 Comments

The New York State Senate has proposed diluting the bus lane enforcement provisions in the governor’s draft budget, a maneuver that threatens the effectiveness of new corridors in the city’s fledgling rapid bus network. Bus lanes planned for the B44 corridor in Brooklyn would miss out on camera enforcement under the Senate’s budget resolution. Image: […]

Details on East Side SBS Come Into Focus at CB 8 Meeting

By Ben Fried | Mar 15, 2010 | 9 Comments

We’ve got a few dispatches from last week’s Manhattan Community Board 8 meeting on East Side bus and bike improvements, which we couldn’t attend ourselves. First, Michael Auerbach, who’s doing some fantastic livable streets advocacy at Upper Green Side, filed a report for Second Ave Sagas about how Select Bus Service will function alongside the […]

DOT Plans to Bring NYC’s First Separated Busway to 34th Street

By Noah Kazis | Mar 2, 2010 | 101 Comments

What the 34th Street transitway might look like between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. Image: NYCDOT When DOT Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan hinted last Tuesday that bolder ideas were on the way for bus rapid transit in New York City, she apparently meant "next week." The DOT website now displays an updated plan for the next phase […]

Sadik-Khan: NYC Will Try Out Bolder Bus Improvements, But Not Now

By Noah Kazis | Feb 24, 2010 | 12 Comments

With the redesign of First and Second Avenues moving through the public review process, hundreds of regional transportation experts gathered at an NYU conference today to discuss the future of bus rapid transit in the New York region. Representatives from NYCDOT, the MTA, and the federal government all envisioned BRT as part of New York’s […]

Concern for Seniors Runs High at Low Turnout CB 11 Meeting

By Noah Kazis | Feb 3, 2010 | 1 Comment

Select Bus Service’s new low-floor buses will make it easier for seniors to get on and off the bus. Image: Second Avenue Sagas. Last night the MTA and DOT continued their tour of East Side community boards, presenting plans for better bus service and safer streets to the Manhattan CB 11 transportation committee. Attendance was low, […]

Bus Stops, Not Bike Lanes, the Hot-Button Issue at Manhattan CB 6

By Ben Fried | Feb 2, 2010 | 10 Comments

One CB 6 member praised the "Design B" template for East Side avenues because of its bike safety benefits. Image: NYCDOT/MTA Last night NYCDOT and the MTA showed their plans for enhanced bus service and safer streets on the East Side of Manhattan to the Community Board 6 transportation committee. There was no vote, but […]

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