Recent Streetsblog NYC posts about Bus Rapid Transit

Second Avenue Subway Keeps on Slipping Into the Future

By Ben Fried | | 29 Comments
Why wait? The optimal BRT configuration on First and Second Avenues would convert multiple traffic lanes to physically separated busways. Following another revision to the Second Avenue Subway construction timetable, the first phase of the mega-project remains, as ever, about seven or eight years away from completion. Pete Donohue reports in the Daily News: The […]

Transpo Bills Gummed Up By State Senate Dysfunction

By Ben Fried | | 3 Comments
After spending the last five weeks affirming Albany’s status as the nation’s most dysfunctional state capital, the State Senate will have one last extraordinary session this Wednesday before calling it a year. The chamber is not expected to pass much in the way of transportation bills. (The Assembly wrapped up its session last month.) Here’s […]

Take the Bus Rapid Transit Online Survey

By Brad Aaron | | 7 Comments
Staten Island pols have weighed in opposing center-lane SBS for Hylan Boulevard. DOT and NYC Transit want to know which configuration you prefer. Image: DOT/NYCT Following up on the recent series of Bus Rapid Transit workshops, DOT and New York City Transit have posted an online survey to collect more public input on existing and […]

Final BRT Phase II Workshops This Week

By Brad Aaron | | No Comments
Photo: Brad Aaron Tonight and Thursday, DOT and New York City Transit will conduct the last of their spring and summer Bus Rapid Transit Phase II workshops. The workshops are intended to allow DOT and NYCT to educate the public on Select Bus Service, and gather feedback on neighborhood transit needs, as the agencies plan […]

Working Families Party Wants More Street Space for BRT

By Ben Fried | | 3 Comments
Photo: Brad Aaron. Spotted in the Working Families Party candidate questionnaire (hat tip to Liz Benjamin) — the influential third party is asking 2009 City Council hopefuls to support dedicated lanes and automated enforcement for Bus Rapid Transit: Expanded Public Transportation through Bus Rapid Transit Due to a mass transportation system that leaves many City […]
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