Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

WNYC: East Side Plans Feature Separate Lanes for Bikes, But Not Buses

By Ben Fried | Jan 14, 2010 | 9 Comments

WNYC’s Andrea Bernstein is reporting that plans for Bus Rapid Transit on First and Second Avenues include protected bike lanes but not physically separated bus lanes. Bernstein says the MTA would not allow the bus lanes to be separated from traffic: The city and MTA are poised to unveil a proposal for BRT on these […]

Better Transit Service, Space for Peds Top CB4 Goals for 34th Street

By Ben Fried | Dec 18, 2009 | 3 Comments

Manhattan CB4’s transportation committee passed a resolution last night in favor of speedier transit and improved pedestrian conditions on 34th Street. The vote followed a brief presentation from NYCDOT outlining several options for a second phase of transit enhancements on the crosstown corridor. It’s still very early in the process: The decision whether to pursue […]

The New York City Bus Lane Blues: Paint Is Not Enough

By Ben Fried | Dec 17, 2009 | 19 Comments

Separated bus lanes. Elected officials are calling for them. The next version of enhanced bus service on 34th Street may include them. Why does New York City need them? Well, take a look at how the city’s current crop of bus lanes are working out for riders. Streetfilms’ Robin Urban Smith went on a couple […]

Tonight: Give DOT Your Ideas for the Future of 34th Street

By Ben Fried | Dec 17, 2009 | 1 Comment

Will NYPD cruisers and other bus lane blockers steer clear of the next transit improvement on 34th Street? Photo: Chris O’Leary. Last September DOT and the MTA launched the 34th Street bus lane, New York City’s second Select Bus Service route. You could say it’s had some growing pains. Bus riders aren’t getting the speedy, […]

19 NYC Electeds Call for Separated Bus and Bike Lanes on East Side

By Ben Fried | Dec 16, 2009 | 12 Comments

State Assembly member Micah Kellner, City Council members Melissa Mark-Viverito and Dan Garodnick, Council member-elect Margaret Chin, and State Senator Bill Perkins are among 19 local electeds calling on DOT and the MTA to implement "true BRT" and "complete streets" on First and Second Avenues. A group of 19 elected officials has urged NYC DOT […]

Bus vs. Rail: Transit’s Quiet Culture Clash?

By Elana Schor | Dec 15, 2009 | 14 Comments

The question of running buses or building rail has preoccupied transit planners in many an American town, with Maryland’s Montgomery County being the latest locality to choose between trains and bus rapid transit (BRT), which tends to be the less expensive option. Bogota’s Transmilenio BRT has won praise for its roomy coaches and well-designed stations. […]

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